[OOC] The Blood Compact

[Wraithblade6]

I'm currently struggling with a way to get the human characters, Martin, Kayta, Matt, and Hank, involved in the story. I'm thinking we are going to have to move things back to the USA... this may need to wait until the "meeting" is over, or.... we could somehow get teh humans over the the uk to start doing things... any ideas?

[Kurai Assassin]

im guessing matt is incharge of the Soldier base so if shikaru is up for it why dont SOLDIER organise a raid on the meeting

[Wraithblade6]

That sounds awesome. Shikaru?

[Kurai Assassin]

That sounds awesome. Shikaru?

@Wraithblade6

yeah all 2 of us swarm in there

[Wraithblade6]

Eh you kids will have a bunch of npc's *thumbs up*

[Wraithblade6]

Lovely intro post. So painful.

I'm waiting for Shikaru to post for Magnus, Wiz on Gabe, and Akje if he wants to do anything.

[Shikaru]

I'll get a post goin' tommorrow. Been busy.

[thewizardguy]

Ummm..... Kurai, you do realize that the Purge (and Kami no Kage) don't work for the vampires, right? In fact, they're extemist vampire hunters who are prepared to kill anyone who prevents them from killing vamps.

I mean, it's possible I read your post wrong but it seems you're accusing Kami no Kage of collaborating with vampires, which would make no sense.

[Wraithblade6]

Maybe she knows but Katya doesn't know? Could be that Kayta is a new recruit or something.

[Kurai Assassin]

@thewizardguyoh. thought they were. sorry mate but in all fairness it my post could still work if Kami acts all badass and comes back with something then walks of into the sunset

[Kurai Assassin]

@Wraithblade6 are you refering to she as in me?

[Wraithblade6]

@Wraithblade6 are you refering to she as in me?

@Kurai Assassin

Well yes. Just an assumption, because English lack a gender-neutral word. Anyhow, I've got all kinds of cool ideas to post but I really want to wait until Shikaru can have a chance to write. I'll give him a little longer, but then I promise the plot will move on.

[Shoe Thief]

So I decided do some research on vampires for my character. I found some things on Salt, Silver, Garlic (Not sure if it applies in this RP), Crosses, Dead mans Blood, and I guess Vampires have a really bad case of OCD where they have to count small objects if they are spread out. So for example if My character Hank throws a jar of Mustard seed he may likely die of laughter well the vampire is counting each and every seed. Now if some of these don't apply please let me know before I try some of it.

Actually even if some re wrong I my try is as Hank experimenting with it.

[Wraithblade6]

lol Ok vampire hunter. Holy things work in this rp, and sometimes they don't have to be christian holy things. Sunlight might affect some vampires, but likely not old ones. It's not a universal. I think garlic might be akin to holystuffs. Most vampires are not going to be ocd, although maybe there was one that was and he started the rumor. Silver works on a fair number of vampires.

You can shoot them and wound them, whi8ch will slow them down depending on their strength and healing ability. You can deprive them of oxygen, but it would take a while for them to possibly pass out, and then you also have to coup them. You can burn them, blow them, up, electrocute them, blind them with flash bombs, etc. I personally like sticky flammable glue bombs. That will really fuck a vampire up. Kami likes to stealth in and behead them from behind without warning, but he has special enhanced abilities to be able to do that. One thing I always thought might work on a lot of vampires would be to shoot them with cyanide. It stops oxygen delivery, so ti would be like suffocation and I expect at least paralyze them for a short time. It would depend on how much a dose you got into them and their strength, etc. Any significant bloodloss is also debilitating, as even a vampire can't bleed forever. Beheading or impaling their heart will kill them.

So there you go. Some ways to kill them.

I really like Hank so far. He reminds me of my character.

[Kurai Assassin]

@Wraithblade6 see thats pretty funny cause im a guy.

[The Grey Dust]

Most vampires are not going to be ocd, although maybe there was one that was and he started the rumor.

@Wraithblade6

I don't know. I'd imagine Bedivere would have a slight case of OCD.

[thewizardguy]

The weaknesses of vampires depends upon their bloodline. The different bloodlines function slightly differently.

Dracula's Bloodline is the most common. They are vulnerable to crosses, holy water, stakes to the heart and beheading. Burning them to a crisp will also kill them. Garlic and the like will do nothing to them. They rapidly regenerate damage and have a poison resistance far beyond that of humans, but they can still be put down by these things. Pretty much all vampires fall under this category, and as such you can generally assume this shit works.

Then there are the truly old vampires, Gods. They are so ancient, they were revered as deities by ancient civilizations. Most of them can only be harmed by symbols specific to their own religion, bound by special rituals to their religion, etc. To take on one of these vampires without having specifically researched their weaknesses is folly, and will get you killed. Almost all vampires older than Dracula are biologically dead, and as such unaffected by poison and suffocation.

There is also the bloodline of the Pale Lady, which stems from the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian Myth. These vampires are able to exert some form of control over their spawn, although the extent to which these functions depends on the vampire. Only Bedhivere and his lackeys are a part of this bloodline (as well as, obviously, the Pale Lady.) For more information on these mysterious vamps, you're going to have to go to Bedhivere.

Small database of vampires and weaknesses:

Magnus
A Draculan oldblood, although Magnus has removed his heart from his body and replaced it with a machine. This means that stakes will not harm him, unless you manage to find his original heart. Like many Draculan vampires, he has mild psychic capabilities. This means he is able to influence his opponents, creating mild illusions and performing acts such as Telepathy.

Bedhivere
As aforementioned, Bedhivere is the spawn of the Pale Lady. During the night, he is one of the most powerful vampires ever to walk the face of the earth, in sheer power he becomes unmatchable. During the day, however, he is no more powerful than a normal human, and as such if you catch him at this time he is easy to kill. Christian symbols will affect him, I'm unsure as to whether he is biologically alive or dead.

Gabriel
Thought to be one of the oldest vampires alive, Gabriel is his own bloodline. He is biologically dead, and far older than Christianity. He cannot be harmed by Christian symbols, and those of his bloodline must be killed through decapitation or a stake to the heart. Whilst he is physically unimpressive, he boasts the greatest psychic capabilities of all vampires. He is able to completely dominate lesser foes, shaping their perception of reality to his will. Throughout the entire history of the human race, nobody has managed to come even close to killing Gabriel, giving him his legendary status.

Lady Mo
A God vampire, Lady Mo is an ancient North American nature spirit. She is not harmed by Christian symbols, and can only be harmed by the ancient rituals used to bind and kill such spirits. Decapitating her will most likely also kill her, although up to this point nobody has been able to test this. She can transform into animals, dominate the weather, and exerts immense physical capabilities. She controls nature as her battlefield, and is most deadly when faced in the wild.

Several other ancient and powerful vampires exist not yet incorporated into this database, but most fall into one of the Bloodlines described above and should be killable through such methods. As the story progresses, new bloodlines may appear, either old or new. A new Bloodline is formed when the traits a vampire bestows upon it's kin vary so greatly from the original that it's a new 'type'. And, of course, if it grows big enough for anyone to give a shit.

[Shoe Thief]

Wow, so I guess the biggest trumps are Removing the head, Burning them, or wood chipper. Hmm, I know it may be too comedic but would a wood chipper be over kill?

[Wraithblade6]

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I don't know. I'd imagine Bedivere would have a slight case of OCD.

@The Grey Dust

Ok, Bedivere definitely does. Hank, get your mustard seeds.

[Wraithblade6]

Wow, so I guess the biggest trumps are Removing the head, Burning them, or wood chipper. Hmm, I know it may be too comedic but would a wood chipper be over kill?

@Remipa Awesome

Hmmm.... If you grind up a typical vampire into goo, I'm going to say it would kill them, unless of course they have hemokinesis or seriously godlike regeneration. Someone could probably help them to survive and grow their body back from cells, but... it would probably take a mad scientist and a biostasis cylinder or some such fancy tech.