The Ten Axioms of the Hunt.
I. The Hunter Hunts in the night.
II. The Hunter Hunts with discretion
III. The Hunter Hunts without prejudice.
IV. The Hunt is an act of mercy.
V. The Hunter’s equipment is a tool, not a weapon.
VI. The Hunter Hunts only those deemed Prey.
VII. A Hunter who unjustly murders a civilian is sentenced to death.
VIII. A Hunter who murders another Hunter is sentenced to death.
IX. A Hunter who defects from the Hunt is sentenced to death.
X. A Hunter Hunts till their death.
II. The Hunter Hunts with discretion
III. The Hunter Hunts without prejudice.
IV. The Hunt is an act of mercy.
V. The Hunter’s equipment is a tool, not a weapon.
VI. The Hunter Hunts only those deemed Prey.
VII. A Hunter who unjustly murders a civilian is sentenced to death.
VIII. A Hunter who murders another Hunter is sentenced to death.
IX. A Hunter who defects from the Hunt is sentenced to death.
X. A Hunter Hunts till their death.
Our story takes place in Victorian Era London, in the year 1850. With the Industrial Revolution raging across the West, many British people sought jobs, and the illusion of mass wealth, in the already overcrowded factories and streets of London. Many of the people who came ended up working extremely long hours in the numerous factories, with all of that work amounting to almost no pay. Overworked, underfed and underpaid, the people of London began to riot. Factory workers refused to show up, bakers shut down all their ovens, almost all industry halted within London. Without a proper labor force in London, and the looming threat of riots spreading to neighboring cities and villages, Queen Victoria faced a problem.
Around the same time, a plague had begun spreading across London, the likes of which the world had ever seen. While casualties were much less than the infamous Bubonic Plague, the number of infected people was estimated to be almost the entire population of England. The disease itself didn’t kill, but it was the disease did to them. Those infected transformed into hideous and grotesque beasts. These beasts, no longer quite human, wreaked havoc on the whole of England, their insatiable bloodlust being the cause of the many casualties.
With such a plague going around, the Queen made a single proclamation:
Resume work, and the Crown shall protect you.
And so, with little to no other options, the Londoners resumed work. England slowly quarantined itself, refusing the entry or departure of its borders. The country was in chaos, with cities falling left and right to the inevitable takeover of the bloodthirsty beasts. London became the last bastion against the scourge that threatened to end them all, only furthering the population and overcrowding issues. The world refused to help due to the risk of the plague furthering, leaving England to fend for itself.
Enter the Hunters. A mysterious group by nature, the organization was set up by Queen Victoria to be slayer of beasts, The group quickly became known for their strange weaponry, often accompanied by mechanical parts that allowed the weapons to change form. By day, London seemed normal, but once night fell, the Hunters reigned supreme. Through their sheer force of will and unrelenting Hunts, the beastly scourge seemingly slowed down. The Hunters almost single handedly saved London, with them now being frequently dispatched to neighboring areas.
This is my idea for an RP, sort of based of a video game named Bloodborne! I want to avoid the Lovecraftian aspects of the game and focus more on the beasts and the hunt and such. I sort of rushed this out real quick, but if you're interested hit me up!
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