In a different time, in different place, two shamans fought ceaselessly—Krsnik and Kudlak—both with the intent to kill the other.
What caused their animosity? Something foolish, something tragic?—But the knowledge of why the men sought such a violent end would not change what transpired.
For, lamentably, in strength, they were equal.
And something would break that fragile balance.
Krsnik crafted a curse most cruel—making Kudlak’s wounds fester, bleed, and never clot. Unable to remove the curse, Kudlak instead augmented it. He consumed other’s blood to heal himself, and the original curse’s effects became lessened. Silver weapons seemed to impede his newfound healing.
Kudlak’s thirst for blood made him live longer, stop aging, nigh-immortal.
Krsnik, forced to take up a silver blade as he inadvertently made his foe much more formidable, resumed their endless battle with greater malice.
...𐍈𐍆 𐍆𐌰𐍄𐌴.
N O T E S
Based on Krsnik/Kudlak myth.
Hunters, in Krsnik's footsteps, often practice magic—commonly shamanism. In order to have hunters able to fight at a younger age, a ritual is performed to "commune with the spirit" of an ancestor, preferably with either fighting skills or knowledge. It is possible for the spirit to not be a blood relation, but not as likely. Usually the person gains partial memories, and there can be detrimental effects on occasion. For example: a character might start speaking another language or archaically.
Vampires do not have to be descended from Kudlak—the world is a large and old place. The same is true for hunters—they do not have to be locked into Krsnik's ways.
There can be other creatures besides vampires.
Instead of necessarily having a large or otherwise linear plot, I would like for characters to have their own personal goals that they are trying to accomplish. I like this to be more towards character interaction and development.
I am in the process of working on one of the towns. If you want to help make some more and formulate alternate history, I would love that.
As I am sure you can tell, this is still a work in progress... but it has been stuck in my head for days. I cannot promise how long it will take to get up and running, but I always appreciate help and contributions. Feel free to ask questions.
Dynamic explosions in my brain Shattered me to drops of rain Falling from a yellow sky Orange faces to an opened eye
Stop me, hold me back as I jerk Stop me, voices from all those at work
Lips don't want to criticize, you know Eyes can never tell you lies It's the words
Take that fire burning my brain Let me love it higher
Why is it so cold out here, so cold Let me in The price of your entry is sin Go away then return Know which face you have to turn Eyes are glaring, voice's flaring
Caught up deep inside in my brain Take my love and turn it to pain Take my heart and tear it apart Gonna burn in hard desire
Background: Cesira claims to have been in college to be an astronaut—among other things—but has since dropped out. Since she doesn't even admit to her age... Is it true?
@PhobosQuestion. Is this world still OPM—as in House of Evolution is or was around and whatnot? 'Cause I have a character but the backstory intrinsically related to the House of Evolution. If not, I can change the details... because mad scientists are a dime a dozen.
The Sodie Pop[list]
[*]likes high fantasy.
[*]likes D&D and Pathfinder.
[*]totally rolls some dice.
[*]plays MTG.
[*]is older than some yet younger than others.
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<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Sodie Pop<ul class="bb-list" style="white-space: normal;"><li>likes high fantasy.</li><li>likes D&D and Pathfinder.</li><li>totally rolls some dice.</li><li>plays MTG.</li><li>is older than some yet younger than others.</li></ul></div>