[Hayame why are you so shocked when you already know two dhampirs, and also a third guy introduced himself as a vampire up in this same communion post?]

That would be my guess, yes. It seems unlikely to have been accidental, given his possession of a personal bodyguard, so I must assume he wished to transcend the limitations of his mortal body.

[Does he sound a little judgy when he says this? Perhaps. Only a deviant would willingly choose such a thing.]