[OOC] The Prophecy

[Shienvien]

Thanks; I started wondering, though - do you (Jack, that is) recall the previous time I used the same character in a RP?

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

...Though it's hardly important with modern vampires like Morgan, it also depends somewhat on which generation of vampire one is from, in proportion to the power of the curse. As with their powers, the curse is so diluted in modern vampires that the difference is negligible, but in the first few generations the difference was quite noticeable, and the original vampires needed many times what their lesser kin needed, to the point where they would need to drain several people fully each day just to stave off their hunger... which is a major reason that they're gone now...

@Dark Jack

I imagine Morgan is much like an addict - the more stress he experiences or the more he exerts himself, I like to think it's not that he needs to feed, but more that he wants to feed to take off the edge of whatever is causing him stress or to binge to make himself feel better.

But the history of the vampires has me curious, Jack. Is that one "wiki" still up for your world?

@Shien - Sounds like a plan. To be honest, it'll all depend on how the situation is presented to the waking vampire.

[Shienvien]

@Rhae: Good; we'll see, then.

And yes, the "wiki" is still up. Been taking care of as much - theprophecycompendium.tk (link also in the OoC opening post).

[Dark Jack]

Ah, so you've used him before... that's why the name felt mildly familiar. Hmm... can't say that I remember, exactly, but the name does evoke some kind of response in me, so he must have made an impression.

There isn't really a lot about the history of vampires in the Compendium at the moment, mainly (if we're being honest) because there's still a ton of things I haven't written entries on for there, but also because it's just not very well-known. The original vampires and the first several generations of derivatives suffered from a crazy need for blood, but were also ridiculously powerful... although due to the way the curse dilutes, the power diminished quickly. (The dilution of the vampiric curse, to recap, causes a portion of the power of the curse to fail to transfer equal to one divided by the vampire's generation. The originals had the full power of the curse; the second generation lost 1/2 of the originals power; the third generation lost 1/3 of the second generation's power; the fourth generation lost 1/4 of the third generation's power, and so on) The original vampires were insanely powerful, to the point of near-invincibility. Barely anyone remembers because they've been gone for millennia, but in their time there were those among the original vampires that were worshiped as deities.
It may be worth noting, too, that just because someone belongs to one generation of vampires, one doesn't have to stay in that generation. Even if one was turned by someone of the twelfth generation and as such become a thirteenth generation vampire, if that vampire was to obtain the blood of a second generation vampire, they'd become a third generation one instead.
Somewhat more obscurely (and grotesquely), it's possible to avoid the dilution entirely. The dilution happens because the vampiric curse is rooted in the vampire's heart and only a portion of it permeates their blood; thus, eating another vampire's heart would make one the same generation of vampire as the one you ate.

[Mercinus3]

@Rhae/Merc: Hmm... Could probably still have Jordan spot Morgan ... but keep Ixion/Yanin close by, just in case he starts looking too much like a dinner (whether it's Ixion or Yanin who happens upon them first depending on how early into the next year Merc gets to posting, I suppose). Would at least get the three/four of them together. What do you two think?

@Shienvien

That does sound like a plan. I should have enough time tomorrow after work to get a post down (injured my ankle so it's restricting me from going tot he gym until I've had it checked out).

[Shienvien]

Alright, posted. Rhae, I made a couple of assumptions about Morgan's whereabouts - namely, that he's pick a quieter street, and he'd be at least somewhat visible from the ground (how else would have Ixion spotted him, either, otherwise?). Let me know if I was off with my guesses.

(Also a lot of backstory in that post. Oh well.)

And now I'm wondering if eating, say, the hearts of two dozen unrelated twelfth-generation vampires would be somewhat cumulative, and make one closer to eleventh or lower generation vampire, or just comparable to the most powerful one of the two dozen.

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

You assumed correctly, Shiev. Plus, he would have been tired, and not all too keen on climbing too high. He is only a mortal soul, after all :P.

And now I'm wondering if eating, say, the hearts of two dozen unrelated twelfth-generation vampires would be somewhat cumulative, and make one closer to eleventh or lower generation vampire, or just comparable to the most powerful one of the two dozen.

@Shienvien

My thoughts exactly. Though I highly doubt it works like that. xD

EDIT:

@Shienvien

If Morgan were to hold still, would Jordan continue on his way? Or would he investigate further? (Will curiosity kill the cat?? :P)

[Dark Jack]

And now I'm wondering if eating, say, the hearts of two dozen unrelated twelfth-generation vampires would be somewhat cumulative, and make one closer to eleventh or lower generation vampire, or just comparable to the most powerful one of the two dozen.

@Shienvien

Sadly it would not be cumulative, no. The vampiric curse isn't something tangible wherein adding more curse results in a stronger curse (otherwise two vampires could just sit down and start drinking each others' blood to create infinite reinforcement of the curse). Rather than look at the vampiric curse as many separate entities each existing in different individuals, it would be more correct to view it as a singular entity that manifests in many individuals to a different degree. The curse can't add itself on top of itself, but a more powerful instance of the curse will replace a weaker instance of it.

[Shienvien]

Mhh... Just two vampires drinking one another's blood indefinitely wouldn't have worked much in my head, either - after the first exchange, they'd already have stacked their two individual parts of the curse, and everything after that would just have done nothing. I imagined it less as an uniform power, and more like different vampires carrying different "parts" of the same curse, as it were. Parts which, potentially, could be gathered up again.

@Rhae: He is not going to give up and leave immediately, no... What he actually does might depend, though.

[Dark Jack]

Ah. Well, not quite; they can all be considered instances of the entire curse - that is, the "curse" is the same in all of them - but with varying levels of potency.

And just because I realized I hadn't actually commented on it, feeding doesn't produce a high as such. It's instinctively soothing to a vampire to do so, but beyond sating their hunger and temporarily dulling the troubles of their minds (and replenish their power) it doesn't particularly do much. It doesn't induce a state of ecstasy or anything. It's more about instinctual and physical need than psychological addiction.
I can imagine Morgan needing to feed more frequently than most vampires, though, what with him opting to be active during the day and such. Even if he's protecting himself from sunlight as much as possible, it's impossible to block it out completely and still be able to see. Given how extremely lethal sunlight is to Prophecy-vampires, the drain of sustaining himself through days like that would probably quicken his hunger.

[Legion X51]

*rains on everybody*

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

Ahhh - finally. After so long, f i n a l l y, a post is up.

Your move, @Shienvien!

*rains on everybody*

@Legion X51

I didn't realize Angora had the ability to control the clouds. :P

[Legion X51]

If only you knew the character she was derived from, Rhae... if only you knew :P

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

If only you knew the character she was derived from, Rhae... if only you knew :P

@Legion X51

Should I be concerned or curious, I wonder? ._.

[Mercinus3]

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That does sound like a plan. I should have enough time tomorrow after work to get a post down (injured my ankle so it's restricting me from going tot he gym until I've had it checked out).

@Mercinus3

Change of plans there. My computer decided to update itself and it's now stuck in limbo with the update (this message is sent from my phone). Will try to get it sorted out so I can get a post down as soon s possible.

[Shienvien]

Oh, Tinysoft...

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

Ahaha! Oh, Jordan. Well done, Shien.

Will have a response up soonish - unless Merc wants to take a shot at it?

*EDIT*
Eh, screw it. I don't think one more response will be too disruptive if I post first.

*EDIT2*

@Shienvien, post is up!

[Legion X51]

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Should I be concerned or curious, I wonder? ._.

@Rhaevnn Xeno

Something something avatar/demi-deity of Chaos :D

[Shienvien]

@Rhae/Merc: Hmm, I reckon it doesn't make too much difference how long the two interact before Ixion shows up (and whether Ixion shows up before or after "the Viper" does) - as long as Merc lets Rhae/I know when he actually starts writing a post (it has happened a few times people attempt to post at the same time - it can end up being a bit awkward)?

EDIT: Eh... I feel my last post was not much in terms of interaction, but then again, Morgan did ask a rather simple question, and Jordan answered ... can't really assume how Morgan would react, there.

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

EDIT: Eh... I feel my last post was not much in terms of interaction, but then again, Morgan did ask a rather simple question, and Jordan answered ... can't really assume how Morgan would react, there.

@Shienvien

I wouldn't worry about it, Shien. xD Both individuals are feeling each other out still I think. Things should pick up in the next post.

Also, how well known is The Viper and in what region? Is his name more of a popular, "household" name or?