Genres: Supernatural, War, Romance, Drama, Victorian-Era based (but can have fantasy clothes), Casual, Advanced

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- Playable Races - One main character per roleplayer, if you want to make a side character please PM: @lovely complex; Your character may die, but you can always make a new one.

[unlimited slots] 5 players interested (not including my character)

[1 out of 2 slots available] 1 player reserved (Co-Gm), 1 player interested

[4 out of 4 slots available] 3 players interested

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Note: Vampires are aware of other Houses' territories but not of the whereabouts of an actual nest, other than their own.

1st house: The House of Draculesti

Blood brother of Vlad and council brother: Louis Ventrue
Council brothers: Amaury Grangrel, Marc Ravnos, and Francois Malkavian


2nd house: The House of Ventrue

Nest is by the Docks near the Chelsea Royal Hospital


3rd house: The House of Grangrel

Nest is by the Courts of Justice


4th house: The House of Ravnos

Nest is by the Big Ben


5th house: The House of Malkavian

Nest is by the Tower of London

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Follow the southern road, through the graveyard, and to the London Hills. That is where Vlad Tepes and his wife reside. The path is extremely narrow on the hill so unfortunately, you must walk. The hike will be long. The hike will be tedious. His castle resembles Romanian architecture similar to his true home in Transylvania. However, please do make sure you’ve made an appointment, or that you’ve received an invitation. Vlad hates surprises.

Countess Illona Tepes founded Cross Academy as soon as the brothers of the Order of the Dragon began expanding their own Houses, saying, "We cannot have uneducated, savage vampires roaming our streets." If you are a new vampire, regardless of your age, you MUST attend the academy. During the day, the school is open to humans. But once it turns nightfall, the Night class begins. The Night Class meets twice a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays. The school is located in the heart of London, equal distance from each Nest (territory). The fact that vampires attend the Night class is kept secret from the Day class. With a Pass or Fail system, students will not stop attending the Academy until the staff and headmistress Illona deem them fit to pursue a higher purpose.

Louis Ventrue: “Okay so. You know that ummmmmm…. statue looking thing near the docks, it’s the one with the wings! IGNORE THAT COMPLETELY. That’s not important. I just wanted to say that. Now this is the real deal. You want to look for the statue of Queen Elizabeth, she’s holding some kind of parchment or something… You have to go behind the statue and touch the butt. Then everyone around you will think you’re crazy BUT there is a building behind the statue THAT HAS NO DOOR. It just looks like pure brick! When you touch the statue, a tiny grip on the brick building will appear behind you. You slide it open, go down the stairs, then WALLAH! HOME!”

Amaury Grangrel: “Everyone knows all the bureaucrats need some down time after work, so they head on over to the high class tavern down the street: The Phoenix and the Quill. The best damn Tavern this godforsaken place has to offer. Sex. Booze. Drugs. It has it all. Without me, that place would've went down the gutter. Enter, be causal, order a drink. Then ask for lady Freya. She’ll give you a “good time” in the dungeon.”

Marc Ravnos: “The most renowned Pharmacy is run by Madame Fortworth, located right next to the clock tower. As you should already know, it’s called St. Catherine's Apothecary for Pharmacy. When you arrive, tell her you are in dire need of water. I believe the simplest things are overlooked, like hiding in plain sight. If she questions you further, clutch your hands together and keep quiet. You will soon enough be led to the backroom and gain access to a secret passage. Our home is similar to that of a library. I like to take precautions. Even if an outsider would penetrate Madame’s Pharmacy, they would not have the slightest clue that our library holds secrets.”

Francois Malkavian: “Hallows-by-the-Tower. Go pay your respect to the Virgin Mary and ask for Sanctuary. Whomever is there, will lead you to the Chapel. Our home is hidden in the walls of the Church, may it be upstairs or down. Feel free to visit my bed chambers, perhaps I could give you a reason to ask for forgiveness?”

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Please post in the OOC your CS tagging @lovely complex and wait to be approved. Once approved feel free to post in Characters tab

Heya! Interest expressed! I have an idea for playing an prize fighting dockworker suddenly turned vampire, surely an known occuring within the darker underbelly of London.

@Warbozz Sounds good. Lets see if we can get more people interested. Feel free to PM me if you'd like to flesh out your character. The Venture House is by the docks, but the Grangrel House is more of the black market type, their landmark to find their nest would be by the Royal Courts of Justice (the irony)

Malkavian Nest is by the Tower of London
Ravnos Nest is by the Big Ben

@lovely complex Yeah, Kind of hard pressed to choose an nest :D. Ventrue house by honor or Gangrel by the docks like underbelly element.

@Warbozz Well Venture is by the docks. I wanted to step away from the stereotypical docks is the location for shady business. You can pick Venture and live by by the Chelsea Royal Hospital which I'm making near the docks, and have honor. BUT, you can add to your backstory that you do black market things. You could do business with the Gangrels, who live by the Royal Courts.

@lovely complex Yeah, Kind of hard pressed to choose an nest :D. Ventrue house by honor or Gangrel by the docks like underbelly element.

Oh, think I missed some of my poor spelling, meant Venture for their honor or Grangrel by their ferocity that is more sound to the mind of freshly turned Norman (not made full CS yet but Im thinking Norman for the name.) Also an quick question, are new converts more liable to deviate towards the nests of those who sired them or are they left to whims of fate to find their own paths.

@Warbozz Well it's more like an intern-system. Rank: Aspirant. You get an invitation from a house. You stay in a barrack. You prove yourself. You're converted. You join the house. OR. You don't prove yourself. Your memory is erased by alchemy. Unless the House that was interested in you was Grangrel. They'll just kill you.

There are the special cases where a vampire slips and turns a human into a vampire. They might die for that. BUT the new convert will be claimed by the Elder whose blood runs through his veins.

BASICALLY. No Elder will want your character unless he has their blood in him.

I'd be interested in this possibly, as a human.

@Nytem4re awesome! Thank you!

Interested in taking the last Dhampir slot and going to the house of Malkavian

@Major Ursa Thanks for your interest and even going out of your way on making your character in interest check! We still need a few more interested roleplayers before I create the IC/OOC/C. Your character will be a vampire magnet.

@Jangel13 Thanks for your interest. When I can fully comprehend the world (still kinda, sorta... sleeping) we'll discuss the role of the dhampir via PM. That may be a harder role to play, so I want to know if we're going to be on the same page.

I might be interested too. I'd like to be a vampire of the house of Grangrel.

@Neko Sensei Awesome! Thanks. A lot of people like Grangrel lol

Interested as a vampire in The House of Malkavian, perhaps a Prelate if that would be acceptable?

@Miakardia of course your interest is acceptable! We need high and low ranks.

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Hello guys! So the turn out here is better than in the Advanced Interest Check. That's not a bad thing.

I'm just letting you know we are gaining interest (as you can see). If you look at the roleplay description, by the race descriptions, you'll see all our possible prospects. I do want a couple more, mainly because it's not a fun faction roleplay if there aren't at least a vampire or two in each House.
We have two Grangrel prospects
One person deciding between Ventrue or Grangrel
One dhampir in Ravnos (Co-GM)
One dhampir and one vampire Malkavian prospect
And I'm debating making a vampire either Malkavian or Ventrue. I need a picture before I decide.

The only reserved position is for the Co-GM

Thank you for your time!

@lovely complex Just a quickly put together bio, just to make sure nothing's wrong with it then, captain!

@Miakardia Lol it makes sense why he's a Prelate. He's been around for awhile. Though in vampire years, that's young. The only problem is your picture. I love your picture, but unfortunately, this is an anime picture roleplay. However. If you're unable to find a picture (that you're sold on) and you have your heart set on that look. I'll make an exception. Primarily because that guy is really effin handsome.

@Miakardia Lol it makes sense why he's a Prelate. He's been around for awhile. Though in vampire years, that's young. The only problem is your picture. I love your picture, but unfortunately, this is an anime picture roleplay. However. If you're unable to find a picture (that you're sold on) and you have your heart set on that look. I'll make an exception. Primarily because that guy is really effin handsome.

@lovely complex I wanted to make him older, but I wasn't sure from your brief how long the virus has been around. I might have missed it. :P

And I have been waiting to use this character appearance for a Victorian era RP for aaaaaages, so if you can make an exception, I'd be really appreciative. :3

@Miakardia Very well. The exception has been made. He reminds me of something I've watched. I can't recall. I love period films. I did realize it might be hard to find good Victorian age anime pictures, so I might be more lenient with pictures. But I don't want people to abuse my kindness. So for now, I'll only grant exceptions if the picture is extremely good :3

I didn't specify how long the virus has roamed the planet. It's ancient and Vlad is old as hell. Let's assume it's been here since BC times. I do want the vampire community to be deep in their ways. So let's say it's been a good amount of time since the council joined together.