Xilaw

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@OrangeInk
@Xilaw Thanks! ^__^ What did you have in mind for them? I remember you saying that you liked the whole lycan aspect, using my profile photo as a reference. Though I know you didn't mean we should liken every wolf to mine, jfc.

@Menick

I'm not quite sure yet, but I was thinking they'd be in a loose confederation of werewolf packs, with alphas, betas and gammas as a hierarchy of their society. The packs range anywhere from 3 to 10 with one Alpha and rest are Betas. Gammas are the outlaws, either thrown away by other members or lone survivor of a pack.
These packs get together only when threatened by a third party - The Order or the Vampires. Occasionally they fight each others over territory as well.
Their appearance, in my opinion at least, should be the classic werewolf like the ones in Underworld.

Ways to identify them:
1) They have a special kind of odor that only a trained human nose can detect which gives away a werewolf.
2) Their body temperature is a bit higher than an average human and on touch can feel like the person has a fever.

Ways to kill them:
1) Anything coated in wolfsbane does the trick (silver bullets are coated with it as a standard), but it takes more than one to kill a werewolf.
2) Decapitation - very difficult in hand to hand so the tactic would be to hit the werewolf with wolfsbane and weaken him before giving a finishing blow.
3) Fire. Much like against vampires, fire can be used to slow them down and weaken them, however it cannot directly kill them because of their fast regeneration.

Their traits: Very tall with very sharp senses of smell, sight and hearing. They can jump high and climb trees with ease, proving to be quite a troublesome adversary, especially in the woods. Their physical strength is greater than that of the vampires but they're effectively slower because of their massive body.

Haven't yet made a back story for them. Any additional things to add to what I've come up with are welcome.
Also, the location can just as well be a fantasy place. Glasshour city is too good to pass down for London

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@Menick Good input. I will add it to the Hunter's guide along with a few other things I thought of, like what we know bout their society, which I think is important. I will leave it vague enough to expand the knowledge on them during the RP.

Next in line are the werewolves and I had some ideas to start with.

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I'm just going to leave it here then. I don't think there is a way to add people to already created chats, which is a shame.

My Hider

History:
Creatures of eternal thirst for blood with eyes as red as the finest wine and canines as sharp as the most elegant sword of Emberfall blacksmiths. These half-breeds have been around in the humans’ shadows for as long as history is recorded. They have always been small in numbers because of the way they multiply – sucking blood from humans. Only the strongest and most resistant become one of them while the others die within hours after falling into coma.

Their origin is unknown. Some say they are a branch of humans cursed by the Ancients after becoming too fowl and aggressive, others say they are creatures from the sky brought by the Ancients themselves to teach the humans a lesson, while others claim they have always been here. Out of all the “Fallen” as they are sometimes referred to, one stands out among them. Strongest, bravest, most cunning and the first among them. His name is written down in the secret Chronicles of Arcania only as Athariel. The first-born.
The name, however, is misleading as he is not truly the first, yet the Order dubbed him such as he was the most powerful among them. Not much is known about him other than his role in the Superstition Wars when he lead the Fallen in an attempt to challenge human supremacy in Arcania which lead to commoners seeing the half-breeds leading to an avalanche of legends and unsolved murders. The Order managed to subdue them and cut them down in numbers in time. Athariel is said to have been slain and tossed off a cliff by Thracyl Lightingbane but the remnants were never found. This was in the year of 531 of the New Age.

How to deal with one:
The only known ways to kill a vampire is to pierce it’s cold pale skin with silver or remove it’s head off his body. Fire can slow them down and cripple them, however, they regenerate within minutes and if they are not dealt with in due time they can heal completely and become a nuisance.

How to identify and track them:
Despite Order’s centuries long efforts in order to differentiate them from humans there are not many tellers to go on. One sign is pale skin, but they are quite often wearing make up to appear more human.
Their bodies are naturally colder than those of humans which is a clear signal you are dealing with a vampire. However, in order to measure their temperature one needs to get close and this is not advised.

Any additions, corrections and modifications are very welcome. Name for the world is Arcania though I think it's a bit unoriginal so if you have a better idea that would be great. Ancients are deities of old days. Emberfall is a name I came up with for another city famous for mines, ores and craftsmen. Feel free to rephrase anything if you have a better idea.

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everything looks awesome so far!

@ayzrules

Thank you. Anything you'd like to add is welcome. I encourage anyone who's motivated to do a similar thing with werewolves, or even some other mythical creature they'd like to see in the RP. Keep in mind that everything other than vampires and werewolves is thought to be extinct.

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@Xilaw add me to it! hehe

@ayzrules

Errr. Is there away to add a person additionally? I already made the chat.

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Is it cool if I take a look too?

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Pm it to me as well. I wouldn't mind offering up suggestions.

@Menick

Of course. I'm going to make a group chat and just copy/paste what I already sent to caliban.

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I would love to help with the guide. If I can that is.

@caliban22

Of course! This is a group project, I only started the thread looking for people with similar interest.
I can send you the PM, or I could just post it here and hope for the best. I have to warn you guys though, the start looks like a legit lore intro and casually transforms into a handbook for killing vampires. It's a little weird but it's still informative.

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@Xilaw I'm an amateur digital artist, what would you need an artist for?

@ayzrules

Just thought at some point it could be nice to use your talent for visual representation of what we've come up with so far, specifically the town and such. I understand if drawing such things are not your area of expertise.

By the way, I'm kind of working on a sort of a "Hunter's guide" where I basically give description, history and some tips for the creatures. I think they should be defined before we start the roleplay. I'd like to share it with anyone who's interested in contributing. I've put a history section for some lore but I've had a bit of a writer's blockade and I'm not quite satisfied with how it turned out.
I could post it here but I don't want my lazy writing to deter anyone from the RP

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I was wondering, do we have any artists here?

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@Xilaw I was curious if, like Order 1886, Lycans sort of exist on societies fringes. Are they still considered the most targeted enemy, quarantined in asylums? Or can they sort of pass as humans? Are they too feral? Or would you prefer we vote on the lore behind the creatures ourselves to make it more palatable for everyone involved? Should the lore surrounding both creature be adopted from a different universe all together like the one seen in Undrworld since that was pretty cool?

@Menick

I think both Vampires and Lycans should be incorporated into the society and it will be difficult to detect them to a naked eye. Perhaps this brings a sort of a detective-like feel to the RP as well, in a way. Perhaps we should devise some sort of a Hunter Code to determine how half-breeds are dealt with, for example, if they are considered dangerous they are quarantined, if they kill a human they are put to death, if they kill among each others, etc.

Have no problem with voting on the creatures' appearances and capabilities. I personally vote for a physically stronger classic Lycan (like the one in Menick's profile picture) and a faster vampire. Also would like to see the two living in separate areas as a way of avoiding each others, for example, the cities are the vampires' domain while villages and outskirts are predominantly werewolf territory.

PS: I love the input so far, especially the Hourglass City. As far as Mina's creature goes, I'm personally okay with it as long as it's weaker than the pure-blood creatures. Maybe a unique case of a breeding between a vampire and a human, in which case you'd be stronger than average human but weaker than average vampire. Would you be okay with this?

We still need to define vampire abilities: jumping high, incredible speed, walking on walls, fast regeneration, sharp vision, hearing and smell, etc. I personally don't want them to be too strong so any suggestions are welcome.