Louis de Pointe du Lac was born in New Orleans in 1766, and was made into a vampire by Lestat in 1791. He has glossy black hair and glittering green eyes. Anne Rice wrote Interview with the Vampire after the death of her daughter, and Louis, as the main character, is portrayed as melancholic and depressive as a projection of Rice's own feelings at the time. He displays emotion that is uncommonly human for a vampire, and feels moral remorse in killing humans when he feeds. Louis, faithful, passive and frequently displaying weakness, strongly contrasts against Lestat.