Black Iris Society

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The rules of the Black Iris Society are simple and you have been told to follow them at all costs, no matter the stakes, no matter the situation. You have sworn yourself to the Society, though it's not as if you had a choice.
You were born into this.

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It's hard to remember a time before the formation of the Council of the Iris and it's even harder to remember a time when the King hadn't ruled over you or your people. After seeing years of slaughter and freak-shows, he decided that your people were incapable of living among humanity. This was a decision agreed upon by the Council of the Iris, a decision that shaped the way you and your people would forever interact with the society around you. You were safer this way, you were happier. 

Yours were the ones who they burned at the stake, who they belittled for your gleaming yellow eyes, who they chased with wood and cloves of garlic. Humans had never been understanding and your King sought to save you from them by shielding you from them. It was a very long time before your King allowed you and yours to integrate back into society sworn beneath the Laws of the Iris. You have lived this way for as long as you can remember, right alongside the humans, never revealing, always careful.

It was not until recently that you had ever felt threatened. An uprising has started to form with a small group of humans. These humans call themselves the Council of the Hunters and your King has been unnervingly silent about all of this.

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Born Vampires
• Born in the traditional means though only born vampires are capable of making other born vampires.
• Pale, sun sensitive but not at danger unless standing in direct sunlight.
• Shorter fangs, more "teeth-like".
• Golden eyes when in bloodlust.
• Capable of living on minimal blood.
• Derives enjoyment from "human food".
• Considered "high society", usually quite rich.
• Capable of aging or pausing that aging process.

Turned Vampires
• Turned by either a born vampire or another turned vampire.
• Pale, extremely sun sensitive, requires an enchanted object from a witch to venture into any sunlight.
• Longer fangs, curved and sharp.
• Silver or red eyes when in bloodlust dependent on blood intake.
• Requires frequent feedings.
• Derives no enjoyment from "human food", capable of tasting colorants and additives.
• Considered "lower class", often treated as secondhand.
• Incapable of aging, trapped at the age they "died" at.

Half-Bloods
• Turned vampires that were turned by an inexperienced vampire.
• Pale, extremely sun sensitive, requires an enchanted object from a witch to venture into any sunlight.
• Longer fangs, sometimes deformed fangs, missing fangs or partial fangs.
• Silver or red eyes when in bloodlust dependent on blood intake, usually red.
• Obsessively needs to feed, little to no self control.
• Extremely rare, this mutation does not happen much at all and most who wind up with it wind up killed by the Council of the Iris.
• Considered extremely "lower class", treated less than dirt.
• Incapable of aging, trapped at the age they "died" at, sometimes they're slowly rotting.

Witches
• Witches are born, you cannot make a witch.
• Witches all share a birthmark somewhere on their person that's shaped like a star or a crescent moon. The position of this birthmark is important among covens, they often favor more noticeable positions and see that as a sign of power.
• Witches often have strange eyes, vibrantly colored or so pale that they seem drained of color entirely. This is not a necessary trait but it's viewed as attractive in the community.
• Capable of many spells though witches usually specialize. Some prefer "green magic" involving nature and animals, others prefer "red magic" which is often fire based, and so on and so forth. Witches who have perfected the ability to heal without herbs are very rare.
• Considered "upper class" though nowhere near as rich as the born vampires.
• Aging is significantly slower than a human but does happen.

Werewolves
• Werewolves can procreate among themselves, though they can also change humans into werewolves.
• They're usually quite human in outward appearance, just a bit hairier with oddly colored eyes. Golds, greens, and pale blues are common.
• During transformation, their noses and mouths extend into a snout and their bodies grow in size. Their nails extend into canine-like claws. Their teeth sharpen into fangs and their ears extend into wolf-like ears.
• Transformation is triggered by the full moon, most werewolves have developed a ritual in preparation.
• Transformation can also be triggered by strong displays of emotion.
• Werewolves are often insatiably hungry, they love to eat.
• Considered "lower class", about at the same standard of changed vampires.
• Aging is actually pretty normal.


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This roleplay here will be taking a lot of heavy inspiration from L.J Smith's Night World, however it's got it's own storyline and there's no soulmate nonsense but credit where credit's due, I guess. You'll be playing either as a supernatural creature or a human hunter in this roleplay, it'll take place in a modern New York. The first scene will have us at a masquerade ball called together by the King.
You know, if this actually goes anywhere. Looking forward to seeing if anyone's interested.
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