Mar 13, 2019 2:49:57 GMT -6
Post by heyyewooc on Mar 13, 2019 2:49:57 GMT -6
Posting this here for now so I don't forget to do it later. Iza wanted me to make a vampire subspecies of sorts for the ones that are more light/holy adverse. the one that is there currently technically doesn't have any sunlight weakness, at least according to its sheet. This one will be weak to phoenix fire and holy light and relics. All the weaknesses *throws glitter around* (These are mostly notes for myself)
Name of Species: Vampires- Cursed Variant
Traits: List of traits for the species. These are inherent positive quirks of the species that almost all members should have as a baseline. For every 2 traits a species must also have 1 flaw.
• In order to turn into a humanoid into a vampire, it requires first draining their blood and then feeding them vampiric blood back to them. Theoretically the first step could be skipped. However it would involve a much slower and more painful death. With the additional possibility that, without a weakened immune system due to lack of blood loss, that they might actually survive and become resistant to future attempts to convert them. Its really not recommended to take a short cut that ends up taking longer anyways.
• Compared to other species, Vampires can go a very long time without consuming anything even blood due to already being dead the little metabolism being undead gives them is extremely slow, burning food slower than snakes. Doing things that require high levels of energy such as powerful talents or using one's healing factor will of course hasten when a vampire has to feed next.
• Vampires are capable of utilizing bats in whatever ways they desire, communication, minions, etc.
• Vampires are capable of flight outright or transforming into a bat in order to fly if it so pleases.
• Short of being staked in the heart, bitten by a were-creature, fed garlic or too many other plants, they are immortal falling unconscious instead of dying if damaged to the point of death.
• To an extent all Vampires are capable of 'hypnotizing' other species whom stare into their eyes for too long, these subjects remain hypnotized until released or separated from the vampire for over a day.(Permission is needed on Played Characters, and any important NPC's)
• Able to limitedly manipulate blood when it's outside of someone's body, mostly into shapes or such.
• Vampires are immortal, and do not age. Given this it is usually frowned upon to turn those who are too young into vampires, as they will be stuck that age forever.
• Originating from Italy, this is a variant of Italy that actually isn't allergic to garlic or plants. They actually chew on plants to wear down their continuously regenerating teeth. Eating plants does not actually provide nutritional supplementation however, and eating too much more gives them a bad case of indigestion than anything.
• Soul based magics are ineffectual against them, as they do not have souls. This has led many people to think that this variant of vampire is immoral and cruel. However, as can be seen from the story of Ambrogio, not having a soul does not mean they don't have a heart. Emotional/psychological type spells that attack the mind are still able to effect them. Melee damage of the spell hitting will still harm them.
• They do not show up in pictures or cameras, this is pretty handy when trying to get away with crimes. An unseen villain in the all seeing world.
• Healing factor- given enough blood, they can heal any wound that does not kill them.
• Parental Controls- Vampires who have sired other vampires can control their "offspring" by verbal command. So long as they are within hearing distance, the "child" will follow any command given. Once out of it, they will be freed once they complete their orders. Must have OOC permission to use on PC's.
• After they die they turn into ash.
• Artemis and other moon related deities are the only holy relics vampires are not adversely affected by.
• A temp -1 to the vitality of the enemy if they can manage to suck their blood for a post.
Flaws: List of flaws for the species. These are inherent negative quirks of the species that almost all members should have as a baseline. For every 2 traits a species must have 1 flaw.
• Vampires tend to avoid Weres because the bite of any Werecreature is a deathly poison to Vampires.
• The species is rather easy to identify if someone knows the fact they possess no reflections, which also means it's hard for them to hide what they are in many day to day situations unless they're careful. Nor do they show up in photographs or film, which can be a pain considering this is a day and age of countless selfies goddamn it.
• Weak to silver
• Weak to holy spells and relics.
• They will burn in the sunlight.
• Deadman's blood is toxic to them.
• Weak to phoenix fire and sun-related light spells. Light spells that are not calling upon the light and energy of the sun have no effect.
• Due to their lack of a soul, when they die that is the complete end for them. There is no afterlife for this species of vampire.
• This species is able to be controlled by their sire. (Must have OOC permission to use on PCs)
• They have to be invited into a house to enter. Once this invitation is given it remains eternal and cannot be revoked without specific rituals.
• Due to their slow metabolisms, any substance consumed or injected they are affected by lasts at least 10x longer than it would on a normal person.
• If they neglect feeding for too long, they enter a feeding frenzy where they try and sate themselves. Heedless of who they might hurt. Reaching this state takes at least three solid weeks of not drinking a drop.
Vampire, Cursed Variant
Name of Species: Vampires- Cursed Variant
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Baseline Dimension: Vampires share their height range largely with humans ranging typically from 5-7 feet tall. Weight is less for Vampires averaging between 80-120lbs due to their blood diet.
Baseline Appearance: Vampires resemble humans in many appearance regards, possessing many of the same hair and eye colors. However, the Vampire species is deathly pale in comparsion to humans. They have elongated retractable fangs, and can sometimes have bat wings or devilish tails.
Culture/Origin of Species: This variant of vampires was created because a man tried to take what did not belong to him.
There was a man named Ambrogio who once came to a great city to seek fortune and fame. Upon reaching this city he visited the temple of Apollo to get a reading from a talented oracle there. The reading he got was this, "The curse. The moon. The blood will run." It disturbed him to no end, and he spent the night near by as he mused over it. It was because of this that he met Selene, sister of the oracle and follower of Apollo. They would meet every day at dawn, falling more and more in love until one day he decided he was going to ask her to come with him to his home town where they could be wed. The god Apollo was enraged that Ambrogio would try and steal one of his maidens, and thus cursed him to burn in the sunlight so the two lovers could not meet.
Fearful for his life, he ran to the dark of the caves and plead Hades for help. The god of the afterlife said he would help, but only if he could steal Artemis' silver bow for him. He gave Ambrogio a magical bow with 11 arrows to hunt down an offering to give to Artemis to gain her favor and make it easier to steal the bow. Hades took Ambrogio's soul as a down payment in this. In the end Ambrogio wasted the arrows given to him by killing 11 swans with them and using their blood to write love poems to his love, Selene.
He managed to steal the bow anyways, but Artemis realized who had done it and cursed him so that silver would burn him. This forced him to drop the bow and be unable to deliver it to Hades. Now having two curses on him, that against sunlight, and now against silver, he turned around and begged for mercy from Artemis. He told the whole story of his plight, and in pity of him, she granted him immortality, and gave him the strength and speed of a mighty hunter, and fangs to continue writing poetry for his love Selene. In return he was to dedicate his life to her. And like the virgin goddess she herself was, he was to never consumate his love with Selene.
The two ran away together, and Ambrogio was faithful to his claims to Artemis until Selene's dying days. Upon which he slew a swan and put it up as an offering to Artemis. The goddess was pleased to his dedication, and told the man to drink of his love's blood. This would kill her body, but keep her with him always. Because he had given his soul to Hades, they would not be able to spend the afterlife together. In this way, Artemis told them, they would be together forever. After this was done Artemis elevated Selene to become goddess of moonlight, where she could shine down upon her love and their children, vampires created from their mixed blood.
Baseline Dimension: Vampires share their height range largely with humans ranging typically from 5-7 feet tall. Weight is less for Vampires averaging between 80-120lbs due to their blood diet.
Baseline Appearance: Vampires resemble humans in many appearance regards, possessing many of the same hair and eye colors. However, the Vampire species is deathly pale in comparsion to humans. They have elongated retractable fangs, and can sometimes have bat wings or devilish tails.
Culture/Origin of Species: This variant of vampires was created because a man tried to take what did not belong to him.
There was a man named Ambrogio who once came to a great city to seek fortune and fame. Upon reaching this city he visited the temple of Apollo to get a reading from a talented oracle there. The reading he got was this, "The curse. The moon. The blood will run." It disturbed him to no end, and he spent the night near by as he mused over it. It was because of this that he met Selene, sister of the oracle and follower of Apollo. They would meet every day at dawn, falling more and more in love until one day he decided he was going to ask her to come with him to his home town where they could be wed. The god Apollo was enraged that Ambrogio would try and steal one of his maidens, and thus cursed him to burn in the sunlight so the two lovers could not meet.
Fearful for his life, he ran to the dark of the caves and plead Hades for help. The god of the afterlife said he would help, but only if he could steal Artemis' silver bow for him. He gave Ambrogio a magical bow with 11 arrows to hunt down an offering to give to Artemis to gain her favor and make it easier to steal the bow. Hades took Ambrogio's soul as a down payment in this. In the end Ambrogio wasted the arrows given to him by killing 11 swans with them and using their blood to write love poems to his love, Selene.
He managed to steal the bow anyways, but Artemis realized who had done it and cursed him so that silver would burn him. This forced him to drop the bow and be unable to deliver it to Hades. Now having two curses on him, that against sunlight, and now against silver, he turned around and begged for mercy from Artemis. He told the whole story of his plight, and in pity of him, she granted him immortality, and gave him the strength and speed of a mighty hunter, and fangs to continue writing poetry for his love Selene. In return he was to dedicate his life to her. And like the virgin goddess she herself was, he was to never consumate his love with Selene.
The two ran away together, and Ambrogio was faithful to his claims to Artemis until Selene's dying days. Upon which he slew a swan and put it up as an offering to Artemis. The goddess was pleased to his dedication, and told the man to drink of his love's blood. This would kill her body, but keep her with him always. Because he had given his soul to Hades, they would not be able to spend the afterlife together. In this way, Artemis told them, they would be together forever. After this was done Artemis elevated Selene to become goddess of moonlight, where she could shine down upon her love and their children, vampires created from their mixed blood.
Traits: List of traits for the species. These are inherent positive quirks of the species that almost all members should have as a baseline. For every 2 traits a species must also have 1 flaw.
• In order to turn into a humanoid into a vampire, it requires first draining their blood and then feeding them vampiric blood back to them. Theoretically the first step could be skipped. However it would involve a much slower and more painful death. With the additional possibility that, without a weakened immune system due to lack of blood loss, that they might actually survive and become resistant to future attempts to convert them. Its really not recommended to take a short cut that ends up taking longer anyways.
• Compared to other species, Vampires can go a very long time without consuming anything even blood due to already being dead the little metabolism being undead gives them is extremely slow, burning food slower than snakes. Doing things that require high levels of energy such as powerful talents or using one's healing factor will of course hasten when a vampire has to feed next.
• Vampires are capable of utilizing bats in whatever ways they desire, communication, minions, etc.
• Vampires are capable of flight outright or transforming into a bat in order to fly if it so pleases.
• Short of being staked in the heart, bitten by a were-creature, fed garlic or too many other plants, they are immortal falling unconscious instead of dying if damaged to the point of death.
• To an extent all Vampires are capable of 'hypnotizing' other species whom stare into their eyes for too long, these subjects remain hypnotized until released or separated from the vampire for over a day.(Permission is needed on Played Characters, and any important NPC's)
• Able to limitedly manipulate blood when it's outside of someone's body, mostly into shapes or such.
• Vampires are immortal, and do not age. Given this it is usually frowned upon to turn those who are too young into vampires, as they will be stuck that age forever.
• Originating from Italy, this is a variant of Italy that actually isn't allergic to garlic or plants. They actually chew on plants to wear down their continuously regenerating teeth. Eating plants does not actually provide nutritional supplementation however, and eating too much more gives them a bad case of indigestion than anything.
• Soul based magics are ineffectual against them, as they do not have souls. This has led many people to think that this variant of vampire is immoral and cruel. However, as can be seen from the story of Ambrogio, not having a soul does not mean they don't have a heart. Emotional/psychological type spells that attack the mind are still able to effect them. Melee damage of the spell hitting will still harm them.
• They do not show up in pictures or cameras, this is pretty handy when trying to get away with crimes. An unseen villain in the all seeing world.
• Healing factor- given enough blood, they can heal any wound that does not kill them.
• Parental Controls- Vampires who have sired other vampires can control their "offspring" by verbal command. So long as they are within hearing distance, the "child" will follow any command given. Once out of it, they will be freed once they complete their orders. Must have OOC permission to use on PC's.
• After they die they turn into ash.
• Artemis and other moon related deities are the only holy relics vampires are not adversely affected by.
• A temp -1 to the vitality of the enemy if they can manage to suck their blood for a post.
Flaws: List of flaws for the species. These are inherent negative quirks of the species that almost all members should have as a baseline. For every 2 traits a species must have 1 flaw.
• Vampires tend to avoid Weres because the bite of any Werecreature is a deathly poison to Vampires.
• The species is rather easy to identify if someone knows the fact they possess no reflections, which also means it's hard for them to hide what they are in many day to day situations unless they're careful. Nor do they show up in photographs or film, which can be a pain considering this is a day and age of countless selfies goddamn it.
• Weak to silver
• Weak to holy spells and relics.
• They will burn in the sunlight.
• Deadman's blood is toxic to them.
• Weak to phoenix fire and sun-related light spells. Light spells that are not calling upon the light and energy of the sun have no effect.
• Due to their lack of a soul, when they die that is the complete end for them. There is no afterlife for this species of vampire.
• This species is able to be controlled by their sire. (Must have OOC permission to use on PCs)
• They have to be invited into a house to enter. Once this invitation is given it remains eternal and cannot be revoked without specific rituals.
• Due to their slow metabolisms, any substance consumed or injected they are affected by lasts at least 10x longer than it would on a normal person.
• If they neglect feeding for too long, they enter a feeding frenzy where they try and sate themselves. Heedless of who they might hurt. Reaching this state takes at least three solid weeks of not drinking a drop.
