Loumand

Louis was a pimp in the New Orleans neighborhood of Storyville in 1910, when he met his future lover and vampiric maker, Lestat de Lioncourt. More than a hundred years later, he tells the story of his life as a vampire and his relationships to reporter Daniel Molloy, in the titular "interview with the vampire."

In his youth, Louis was shown to be an arrogant, impulsive, temperamental, but overall caring and well-intentioned man who deeply loved his family and had an especially strong bond with his brother Paul. After becoming a vampire, Louis was deeply conflicted and tormented by having to kill humans to survive, opting to instead feed on animal blood, a habit he still carries in the present. Unlike most vampires, Louis still had respect for human life, and showed deep remorse whenever he killed someone he did not personally hate. Despite this, he was cold and merciless to some of his victims.

In the 21th century, Louis shows a significantly more calm and patient demeanour, having grown into a poised, polite and grandiloquent man. Despite this, he still struggles with his temper at times, particularly when he found some of Daniel's remarks offensive, though he shows much more control over his anger than before.

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Armand is a 518-year-old vampire, introduced by Louis de Pointe du Lac as the "love of [his] life."

Armand was born around the year 1508 on the Indian subcontinent and is stated by Lestat to be Bengali in origin, possibly from the 16th century Bengal Sultanate or from the Delhi Sultanate but of Bengali ethnicity. Armand describes his first memories as being sent to work on a merchant ship in Delhi, not knowing his parents had sold him into slavery. He believes his birth name is Arun, but due to trauma-induced memory gaps he is not sure. He was purchased from a brothel in Renaissance Venice by Marius de Romanus, who renamed him Amadeo and continued to sexually abuse and exploit him to painters and friends. Marius refers to Amadeo as his "rotten boy" to Lestat 300+ years later.

150 or so years later and 5 months after Louis and Claudia arrive in Paris, Armand approaches Louis for the first time in a park known for gay hookups. He assures Louis that he means him no harm and invites him to the Théâtre des Vampires. After the show, Armand introduces Louis and Claudia to the rest of the coven, and tells them about the theater, including about its co-founder, Lestat. One month later, Armand invites the two of them to join the coven on a hunt. They arrive at the De LaCroix estate, where the coven feasts upon the guests inside, whilst Armand and Louis flirt outside. Armand mentions that Claudia is particularly skilled at blocking her thoughts, but Louis must work harder on it, implying that he could tell that Louis was lying about not knowing Lestat. Louis feigns ignorance, but Armand warns him that the coven can be volatile and unforgiving when lied to. He also tells Louis to never visit Lestat's law firm again. Louis and Armand are then joined by the rest of the coven.