[OOC] The Reign of Vampires: Humanity in Chains

[Legion-114]

The Reign of Vampires: Humanity in Chains

Introduction

Four thousand years have passed since the rise of the Vampiric Houses and the Blood Tide. Within days Am’leth fell into the claws of the new Vampire Overlords. As a result, humanity was shackled in chains, becoming slaves and servants for their new masters.

Lord Dragan, Master of House Turarian and the one responsible for the Ethereal Eclipse that blankets the sky in darkness oversees the labour camps of Fal’mek – a small mining colony. Here, humans work fifteen hour shifts, mining for rare crystals that are said to contain arcane energies.

Vampiric Houses

House Turanian:

House Turanian is by far the largest of all the major houses. They were the house that instigated the war between human and vampire and it was Lord Dragan who cast eternal darkness onto the world, ensuring that their race would face no interference from the light of the sun. While not fatal to vampires, the intense light of the sun does weaken their powers.

House Sa’mi:

House Sa’mi is ran by Lady Garmel. House Sa’mi owns the largest of the human blood farms. Despite the horrific sounding nature, the blood farms are perhaps one of the more lucid of the possible sectors that a human can be placed in. Because the quality of blood is important, Blood Bags as humans are referred to are given the best quality of foods and are treated as fairly as is expected, only some personal servants of Vampire Lords are said to be treated better.

House Storm-Shadow:

House Storm-Shadow is the birth child of Lord Inquisitor Dalex. House Storm-Shadow is the secret hand of the Vampires. They are responsible for intelligence gathering and assassination. It is this house that is actively ensuring no resistance movements are even conceived.

Resistance

Very few even dare mention the word for if heard by their masters, the Vampiric Inquisition will be sent, slaughtering anyone they believed to have any link to some form of resistance without tribunal.
However, no matter how small, there is a faint glimmer of hope. The Children of Sol. This resistance movement thus far has remained undetected by the Vampire Overlords. Using Arcane-Technology and the very crystals they are forced to mine, CoS have managed to craft weapons capable of destroying vampires with ease.

Character Sheet

Name:
Race:
House(If Vampire):
Age:
Appearance:
Personality:
Bio:

[LadyRunic]

Character

Name: Desdemona Laguardia

Race: Human

House(If Vampire):N/A

Age: 22

Appearance: Thick black hair curls about a thin form. A fine boned face of pale skin and too thin lips. She's fair to look upon for most humans, though many mention the icy blue eyes are dead. Standing a five foot six, and a light weight. A scar wraps about her shoulder amd neck. A close brush with death.

Personality: Desdemona is not someone who can be taken in a straight line. She wears a series of masks ranging from innocent and naive, to a terrifying mad woman. Though her qualities that remain the same is her loyalty to whomever grants her greatest wish.

Bio: Servant the the House Sa'mi, Desdemona was able to get a position working as a servant to the Vampire Lords. Endlessly devoted to them for the very faint possibility that one may take fancy to turn her to their kind. Something she would trade life and limb for. While playing the Vampire's most loyal she is keeping the humans as close friends, hoping to hand any trouble makers over to the Vampires. Her keen thought of that possible future as a Vampire. A better life than a pathetic human.

[Ojo chan 42]

Name: Aethelind (Ethel) Dalex

Race: vampire

House: Storm-Shadow

Age: 20

female

Appearance:
She has long black hair that flows freelyand red eye’s. She wears a dark purple dress that reaches over her knees splitting in the middle open so she can move better. She has to tie the dress together with a black corset that goes upwards to protect her heart and the sleeves of her dress are also black. Underneat the dress she wears black pants and black shoes without a heel. She also wears a necklace her father bought for her
Personality: excited by change, adventure, and excitement. She is dynamic, visionary and versatile, able to make constructive use of her freedom. Ethel tends to be optomistic and energetic. A intelligent woman, and she is able to make friends easily. Vampire and human.

Bio: her father was the younger brother of one of the strongest Inquisitors house Storm-shadow has know. Of him ofcourse was expected the same, but her father turned out not much of a fighter for his strengt lay in research. He did many reseaches that the vampire community did not like, but he got exciled for a studie to improve the life conditions for the humans in the mines. Ethel was born in excile and was raised under the loving hand of her father, her mother had left her behind for she could not bear to stay away from society.
At the age of 12 her uncle took her away from her fathers home so she could usefull to the storm-shadow house. He trained her to kill what her father loved, humans. Although she does not support human rights in public, many in society see her as a heretic and treat her that way.
Mostly used to gather information

Weapon: tobifume kunai( japanese trowing knifes)

(GM. PLEASE do tell me if it is acceptabel that I choose the last name Dalex. and how about the ages? do vampire's live for hudreds of years bec is that is so I will edit my age)

[Legion-114]

@LadyRunic

Sounding good so far.

@Ojo chan 42

That's fine, those from the Vampire Houses will most likely share surnames.

As for aging with Vampire, they are born like humans and age at the same rate until they reach their prime.

[Ojo chan 42]

@Legion-114

thanks got it

[LadyRunic]

Finished the character. @Legion-114

[Legion-114]

Both are accepted. Hoping for at least two more before we start.

@BilboTheGreat@TheTwistedOne@Eirene

[Legion-114]

Bumping for any more interest.

[Wraithblade6]

I have to ask a few questions about vampires being born.

So, vampires are alive then? Why are they immortal if they can reproduce? Or do they have a limited lifespan? Did they ever evolve from humans? Were they a magical mistake? Demonspawn? Are they into possibly leaving the planet so that they can continue to reproduce and expand to new planets and continue to grow in numbers? What are they going to do about the longer term impending death of the sun? Are they just some kind of divine curse-mockery of humankind?

If humans are totally subjugated, then what do they really do every day? Do they fight amongst each other? What constitutes the vampire's ruling body? What about animals on the planet? Does Africa still have elephants and lions and shit? What about vampire nations across the globe? I assume China is all vampires. India? Are there any places still run by humans?

Are any of the original vampires around from the initial takeover 4000 years ago? What about vampires from earlier than that time? Are they still around? Could I possibly play one that woke up in a time-capsule or tumb of some kind? Cuz that'd be rad.

[Legion-114]

@Wraithblade6

Vampires are mystical creatures like dragons, fairies and so on. They have always been, much like humans and every other creature.
The world that this is set on isn't Earth, but a created fantasy world like the Eldar Scrolls or TP's Disc World.

The vampires are very hardy, but not invincible. The only way the vampires are able to seem to live forever is that they drain the life-force of other creatures, which is why its important that they keep humans alive and as well as they can. Lack of life-force will cause vampires to go into a mortise-hybantive state.

As for the sun exploding, the age this is set in is around steam-punkish technology and understanding. They have little knowledge of stars exploding.

For human day to day lives, they live in small camps/villages which often run much like they did, there's taverns, brothels and such. However when the work bell rings, everything stops and the humans will go to their assigned jobs.

There are one or two villages on the outskirts that are still human controlled, though it is difficult to find them as they try to stay hidden.

And many of the original Vampires from the first uprising are still alive, in fact every house master is one of them. If you wish to play as a Vampire from 4000 years ago you're more than welcome.

[Karolus]

What does it take to kill a vampire?

[Legion-114]

What does it take to kill a vampire?

@Karolus

Cutting off limbs is a good way, also stakes through the heart.

[Karolus]

@Legion-114 is this common knowledge?

[Karolus]

What is the ratio of vampires to humans?

[Legion-114]

@Legion-114 is this common knowledge?

@Karolus

Pretty common, just actually being able to do it is the issue.

[Karolus]

How humans been kept in line for 4 millenia? im talking conditioning, consequences, and working conditons. How heavy is survellance and restrictions on what they can do?

[Karolus]

How have past uprisings been dealt with?

[Wraithblade6]

@Karolus brings up a good point. 4K is a long time. How inbred is the human species now? I'm sure vampires have been breeding them for the best blood and labor.

[Legion-114]

@Karolus

It's a 3:1 ratio in favour of the humans.
After 1000, or so years, most humans have just accepted the way things work. Humans who report others are often rewarded if their information is true, and punished if it is not. Working conditions varies from sector you work in and who the Vampire Lord of that land is.
The Vampiric Inquisition has agents in every major city and town.

As stated, any mention of potential uprising is quickly eliminated. - No matter how thin the connection.

@Wraithblade6

The Vampires are not believe that mass genocide is the best course of action for a few reasons, one being that they will eradicate one of the few things keeping them alive, the second is that most people only fight when they feel threatened, keeping a loose grip on the humans and having them stay in your hand is better than them slipping through your fingers.

Most day to day lives are as they were, especially Dragan thought it best to keep human activity as comfortable as possible to ensure that humans remained... 'loyal'.

[Karolus]

Is there infighting between houses?