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| {{Info afflictions | | {{Info Affliction |
| |image = vampirebloodyb.png | | |name = Vampirism |
| |races = Various | | |image = vampirebloodyb.png |
| |contraction = Being bitten (~25%) or ingestion of Vampiric blood (~100%) | | |races = All except Urlan, Bralona, Sihndar. |
| |mortality = N/A | | |infection = Bite, Drinking, Ritual. |
| |origins = [[Cataclysm]] | | |origins = Void Gods |
| |symptoms = | | |symptoms = Blood Hunger, Red eyes, Sharp Teeth. |
| * Varying
| | |status = Not Curable. |
| |}} | | |}} |
| Vampirism, also known as the Sanguine Curse, is a [[Void]]-spawned blood-curse that has plagued [[Aloria]] for hundreds of years. Often seen as a disease and hated by most of Aloria's people, this affliction causes the infected to undergo both physical and mental transformations. Vampirism can be cured by an aggressive and somewhat lengthy process, though many Vampires desperately attempt to avoid being cured, or even seek re-infection. This is caused both by the curse itself changing the thoughts of the infected, but also by the fact that most authorities across Aloria are excessively cruel to Vampires. In the [[Regalian Empire]], being a Vampire is seen as being something unholy—akin to being a [[Demon]]. Such creatures are either killed on sight by Vampire hunters or dragged away screaming to imprisonment and isolation. Frequent Vampire executions are held by the faithful, causing most Vampires across the world to live hiding in dark alleys, caves, and sewer tunnels. Indeed, Vampires are considered leeches on society as they feed themselves on the blood of the unwilling and powerless, empowered by darkness and Void Energies. Whole religions have been founded on the idea that Vampirism is the next step in Human advancement (despite the curse also striking non-Humans), and some contract the disease willingly for the powers it grants. Globally, Vampirism is on the rise since the last [[Great Vampire Wars]]. Global conflict with the [[Void Invasion]], Imperial wars, and more recently, the [[Bone Horror Crisis]], have all weakened local authorities to the point of breaking. Vampires often follow in the wake of a weary population, feeding and making use of what they can. Vampirism has grown so prolific that among the [[Regalian]] Emperor’s close court, some nobles have fallen to the sway of Vampirism, secretly plotting the destruction of the Empire from within. Even far in the north, a Vampire Principality exists in [[Ellador]], the state of [[Dorkarth]] entirely inhabited by Vampires and their feeding cattle, seeking to overthrow neighboring Kingdoms.
| | Millions of citizens of the Regalian Empire go to bed at night, closing their windows and doors, and snuffing out the lights one by one, hoping for a good night's sleep, and a safe return of sunlight in the morning. The very thing that gives them terrors at night and has inspired neighborhood watches, as well as whole folklores of bedtime stories and tales to scare children into behaving well, is the Vampire. The Vampire is an insidious Afflicted, a person who succumbs to the crimson curse that creeps in the night and in the shadows, feeding off the blood of the innocent, and expanding their influence and power through fear and revulsion. Vampires have become the quintessential evil to the Regalian Empire, where whole wars have been fought just to keep their ruinous intent at bay, and to safeguard civilization from crumbling from within and establishing a nightmarish reality where Vampires rule in eternal night. |
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| ==History of Vampirism== | | ==History== |
| The history of Vampirism is shrouded in mystery, not in the least because most authorities across the world attempt to eradicate any mention of Vampirism in their historical narratives. Historians who research Vampirism certainly exist, but are quickly imprisoned and have their materials burned for being deemed a threat to the state, especially in Regalia, where anything to do with Vampirism or the consumption of blood is taboo. Still, some hidden libraries in Vampire dens, secret categories in Qadir libraries, or the great records of the Dorkarth Princes contain information about the historical events surrounding Vampirism. Many of these sources will easily date the source of Vampirism to shortly after the Cataclysm, particularly in and around the Empire of Hedryll, on the southwestern corner of Ellador. The Empire of Hedryll enjoyed relative prosperity as opposed to poverty in the neighboring states. The Dwarven Holds were still recovering from their warfare with the Nelfin and soon were being devastated by the Dakkar, whatever western nations had existed were all but in ruin after the Fifth Void Invasion, and those states south of the region, including the fledgeling Regalian Empire, were all small and internally unstable. Certainly, it could be said that the Empire of Hedryll was at the time the dominant Ailor state in existence, it spanned lands miles upon miles apart, and raiding brought in many riches in a post-Allorn Empire world where most nations were rebuilding and not focusing on their military like Hedryll had. But then came the [[Great Vampire Wars]], conflicts fierce and devastating that destroyed Hedryll’s dominance while also endangering the world. | | Vampirism as a Blood Curse existed long before the Cataclysm, perhaps even thousands of years, however it never drew much attention as it was just one of many Void sicknesses that were around during the Allorn Empire days, called Sangaley. The situation changed however immediately after the last Void Invasion and Cataclysm, when the Void Gods realized that the days of them being able to affect the world of Aloria were numbered. With no way of a future Void Invasion seemingly occurring, and their power waning, the Void Gods conspired to mutate the Void Sickness of Sangaley and produce Vampirism as it is known today. They upgraded what was ostensibly just a sickness and hunger for blood into a full-fledged Affliction, a highly contagious one at that, which was designed to destabilize Ailor society which seemed pre-eminent to usurp the Elves as the dominant civilization of Aloria. This scheme was met with great success, as the Sanguine Curse quickly dubbed Vampirism spread like wildfire among the Velheim populations of Ellador, to such a point that the local Kingdoms started buckling under the pressure of their infestation. With the assistance of the young Regalian Empire, the local Kingdoms fought back the Vampires, known as the Vampire War or the Hidden War because Regalia's authorities have made efforts to scrub historical records out of existence, intent on hiding the existence of Vampires from the public. This plan horribly backfired, as Vampires fled away from Ellador into the wider world, infecting the unknowing Regalian populace which had no way of dealing with that which they did not know. The plot of the Void Gods however was not ironclad either: as Vampires multiplied rapidly and diversified, the Void Gods lost control over the widening population, and could no longer mind control the Coven leaders to do their bidding. In essence, the Vampires became free to do as they pleased, and started developing their own culture. |
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| These wars lasted until 89 AC, when the Hedrylli forces were finally able to push back the Vampires and exterminate a majority of them (though many more had already slipped out into wider Aloria). In the wake of the conflict, the severe population decline in Hedryll was something the small Kingdom never recovered from, and to this day, the threat of Vampires in Ellador remained minute. This has largely been thanks to the zealous crusading society of the [[Ohrneti]], who kill most Vampires that dare to lurk too long on Ellador’s mainland, but also because of the great diaspora that occurred at the tail end and conclusion of the Great Vampire Wars. Opportunistic Vampires determined that the wider world had greater opportunities, with richer lands and softer targets for their actions. Thus, the other Bloodlines of Aloria were born and over the past 200 years or so, Vampire fortunes rose and fell over the decades as attempts were made to establish local communities which were quickly snuffed out, especially by the Regalian Empire’s efforts to cleanse the world of what it considered unholy heresy. Vampires eventually started infiltrating the Empire itself, redoubling their efforts on targeting their biggest enemy of all. In present times, most layers of the Empire have been infiltrated by Vampires and Vampire sympathizers, waiting for their time to strike at Regalia’s own weakness and isolation, waiting for a time when they can establish a global Vampire Empire of their own as blessed by the Archdemon.
| | ===Why play a Vampire=== |
| | You play a Vampire because Vampires are scheming, evil & hot, and because they bite people. When playing a Vampire, you understand that Vampires are hated in Regalia, and that many pro-state people like Knights and generally lawful citizens will either scream and run away or stand and fight if they run into a Vampire. Vampires are actively hunted by several groups (like Vampire hunting Lothar Knights), but also find natural allies in evil-aligned Void forces, like Warlock Spirit summoners and general anti-state forces. Vampirism is also a great way to have an "evil arc" and play an evil character for a while before setting out on a journey to be cleansed (which takes quite a while and is costly). All in all, playing a Vampire plays into the fantasy of Vampires and their allure, while also buying into playing the most obvious "evil" type Character in Regalia. |
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| Alternatively, the global spread of Vampirism over the centuries and revelation of the Curse’s infectibility towards all known Alorian races has witnessed the rise of various Covens, discreet and otherwise, from their less than humble origins of Dorkarth to the Songaskian Masaya and even the Maraya Mothership. This seeping spread throughout known Aloria, whilst meeting the original goal of widespread infection, has diluted the overall original goal and strict Dorkarthian Culture of Vampirism. Instead, the now diversified Bloodlines aid individuals as a corrupting tool to see their own goals, dreams and ambitions realized within the towns, cities and communities in which they would reside. This occurs to such an extent, in fact, that many Covens battle for supremacy of a certain ‘territory’ with others and such is commonplace in more populated and diversified cities, such as the Holy City of Regalia. Even the Vampiric Courts of Dorkarth are known not to have a central leader, with rival Desprinces playing at intrigue and politics as a twisted reflection of the Regalian peerage. Ultimately, the future of Vampirism remains in the hands of those with the most power, prestige, and influence to further it in whichever direction they see fit; to either remain content in ruling the shadows, or to step forth to claim all those within the light.
| | ===Vampire Types=== |
| | There exist several types of Vampires, some playable, some not, which have slightly altered Vampirism mechanics and functions, as well as backstories: |
| | * '''Thrall Vampire:''' A Thrall Vampire is a person who has been infected with Vampirism, but where Vampirism hasn't finalized into controlling their body yet. They transition into Fledglings after a few days. |
| | * '''Fledgling Vampire:''' A Fledgling Vampire is the lowest type of Vampire, or a newly Infected. Fledgling Vampires cannot infect non-Vampires and sustain themselves on the blood of their victims. |
| | * '''Greater Vampire:''' A Greater Vampire infects every person they bite and turn them into Thrall Vampires. A Fledgling Vampire becomes a Greater Vampire if it drinks the blood of another Greater Vampire. |
| | * '''Desprince Vampire:''' A Desprince Vampire is an unplayable type of an Ancient Vampire that is immensely powerful. The Term Desprince can still be used in-character as Coven-Leader title however (it is non-gendered) |
| | * '''Sangeley Vampire:''' A Sangeley Vampire is an unplayable type of first-Vampire, among the first to become the original Vampires. Rumored to exist with immense power, but haven't been seen in centuries. |
| | Note: It is considered humiliating for a Greater Vampire to get fed on by a Fledgling Vampire. Usually a Fledgling Vampire will have to fight to overpower a Greater Vampire to become a Greater Vampire themselves. No Greater Vampire would ever permit a Fledgling Vampire to feed from them without a fight, or be embarrassed and thought of as weak to all other Vampires. You can make your Character a Greater or Fledgling Vampire in their backstory if it concerns a new Character, if your Character is infected IC however, you cannot off-screen or backstory becoming a Greater Vampire and have to find another Greater Vampire and scheme against them to drink their blood IC. Also, every Character must belong to a Bloodline if they are a Vampire, and Bloodlines cannot be changed later. |
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| ==Vampirism Infection== | | ==Infection== |
| [[File:Varlord.png|260px|thumb|right|Some Greater Vampires become so heavily influenced by their infection that they become a mere shadow of their former selves.]]
| | Vampirism can be acquired in more ways than one. The simplest form of infection is to be bitten by a Greater Vampire (Thrall and Fledgling Vampires are not infectious with their bites), or to be bitten by a Desprince or Sangeley Vampire, which would instantly make their infected become a Greater Vampire (though this is extremely rare and may only occur during events). Vampiric feeding usually lasts about 5 minutes during which the victim is paralyzed, though this cannot be done mid-combat, and if the Vampire is attacked, the feeding breaks. Feeding may also be time-skipped if the victim is not comfortable roleplaying out feeding. Players are strongly requested to feed IC, but if circumstances not allowing, may resort to off-screen NPC feeding. Another method of infection, is to make a blood offering to the Void Gods, or to the [[Fornoss]] goddess Blodrúna for the Sanguine blessing. Another method, is the willful ingestion of a cup worth of Vampiric blood, of any type will work. A final method is a relic infection, which involves a person stumbling onto an ancient artifact object once held by a powerful Vampire, which may cause them to become a Greater Vampire by wielding it. Bloodline Infections always pass from the person who infected the victim to the victim, Bloodlines cannot mix. Vampirism cannot be cured in a straight forward way, or one that is accessible and can be mass-reproduced, meaning that Vampires are a considerable issue and reviled by any society that does not worship Void Gods. |
| Vampirism Infection happens in a variety of ways (explained on each Bloodline), though most commonly occurs from Vampire bites. Vampire bites have an infection rate of about 25%. This means that if a Vampire bites a person, this person must perform a /dice 1 20 to roll for infection, where anything rolled 5 or below means the person is infected, unless quick action is taken to counteract the blood plague. A Vampire bite is usually initiated on the neck with the intention of drinking the blood, but a Vampire can bite anywhere, even in the leg or arm if need be, and the infection rate is the same. For Bloodlines which require ingestion to spread the infection, a wine glass or vial worth of the Vampire's blood is required to infect another person. The infected person is usually aware of the infection and can feel, for the next 3 days, a burning sensation in their blood. By the second day, they will become paranoid and fearful, seeing enemies everywhere and not trusting even loved ones. By the third day, they will experience a terrible hunger and longing for sustenance, but find no satisfaction in food or drink, instantly puking it out again. Then by the fourth day, their skin will become hypersensitive to Hallowed Lanterns, and at this point, they have transformed into a Vampire. Other physical traits take another day to set in, but by the fourth day the transformation is complete. For more information about curing a person who has not yet fully turned to become a Vampire, consult the Curing section. Below is a bullet point to explain the process in a summary.
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| * '''Day One, Infection'''
| | ===Design=== |
| ** Itching at the wound site, twitchiness, fear of infection, burning sensation in veins
| | Vampires appear like the stereotypical Vampiric appearance: paler skin, vampiric teeth, and red eyes (some Vampires can hide this, see Bloodlines), as well as an urge to drink blood. Other traits are completely optional, like having the Vampirism make a Vampire more lithe and slender or more bulky and muscular, giving them a prehensile tail, night vision, darkened and sunken eye sockets, pointy ears, claws, taller appearance, more bat like traits in their face, digitigrade legs, void mutations, blood stained skin, shadow hands, etc. Mental changes are usually limited to removal of conscience, however Vampirism is in general an emotion amplifier, making worse in particular all the bad emotional states and traits like vanity, greed, selfishness, and cruelty. Vampires can also have a shorter attention span, a worse temper, or generally be more violently inclined of confident and self-assured than their non-vampire self would be. Vampires can be religious, but their curse renders them unable to comprehend or see the internal conflict in them being Afflicted and religious at the same time, while most Religions would reject them. Vampires can suffer from anxiety and uncertainty, though this is rare, and usually comes paired with aggression. All Vampires are capable of transforming into what is called a Vampiric Form, which is a Disguise Transformation that makes them appear more monster-like with more creative design freedom outside of the range of limitations imposed on their Race or gender appearance. All Vampires also have the Weapon Summon Ability to draw a weapon to their hand in an instant, either made of their own blood, or magically summoned, and capable of changing weapon type. All Vampires have their God Magic forcibly converted to Void Magic for the duration of their infection. |
| * '''Day Two, Growth'''
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| ** Shaking, cold chills, extreme paranoia, burning sensation in veins
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| * '''Day Three, Manifestation'''
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| ** A terrible hunger that no food can satisfy, vomiting food instantly, burning sensation in blood
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| * '''Day Four, Completion'''
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| ** Skin becomes damaged by Hallowed Lanterns; sharpened canines grow, and the Vampire can start drinking and infecting others
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| * '''Day Five, Finalization'''
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| ** Physical characteristics manifest, abilities and traits are now available
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| It is very important for Vampires to feed after having been turned; though just after turning, it is not unusual for newly formed Vampires to have some sort of revulsion to feeding on humanoids. Despite this, the urge to feed is always present, and if no humanoids can be found, the individual usually resorts to feeding on animals, like cats, birds, and dogs. Doing this, however, turns the Vampire 'Feral', a process that is very quick (after 2 or 3 feedings) and is reversed at a much slower pace (two weeks of humanoid feeding). Without this initial feeding quickly after turning, a Vampire might go into blood shock, a state where they suffer seizures and become paralyzed and thus slowly die. The longest time any Vampire has lived post turning without feeding has been five days. While the vast majority of Vampires are Ailor, due to the spread of the Blood curse, no race is inherently immune to becoming Vampires, and as such, anyone can be infected. It should however be noted that Vampire abilities tend to block certain race abilities. For reference on what happens per race, consult the table below.
| | ===Purging=== |
| | While in theory Vampirism in incurable, there is an arduous process and method by which anyone who has Divinium can cleanse Vampires, but only those who seek curing, it can never be forced even on a restrained Vampire. Any person can call upon the power of their Gods and sacrifice Divinium to cleanse the sanguine Curse. If a Vampire approaches a person to request to be cured, and that person agrees to sacrifice Divinium, they can perform a ritual sacrificing to cleanse the soul of the Vampire, thus freeing them of the mental effects of Vampirism. After this, the Vampire remains recognizable as a Vampire, but no longer feels any of the urges, and no longer has any of the powers (besides the red eyes, if their Bloodline included them). This process lasts for either 2 Weeks or 30 Days depending on Player choice where the Vampire may not drink any blood, and if they succeed in this the 1 Divinium is spend and they are cured properly when the period is over. |
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| | ==Bloodlines== |
| ! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0; color:#000000;" | Race
| | Vampires are infected by Vampires who came before them, who in turn were infected by others who came before them, usually descended from a long line of important and powerful Vampires. If a Desprince infected a number of people several centuries ago who went on to infect more people, each of those people who can trace their infection back to that original Desprince is a member of that Desprince’s Bloodline. Vampires don’t need to be obedient and loyal to their Bloodlines, but often find comfort in being near Vampires of similar Bloodlines, and may even have competitive feelings towards Vampires of other Bloodlines: though this usually doesn't lead to anything more than a little snark. Historical Bloodlines are usually created when a Desprince flees from Dorkarth to the Regalian Empire and establishes a new Vampiric Court there after the Vampire War, which pushed the Vampires back so far that many Desprinces were forced to leave Ellador. In summary: Voilenigme are French high-culture Vampires, Nerocanto are Italian scheming blackmail Vampires, Vintghast are high class wine and banquet party Vampires, Torrghlas are cave and mountain brute Vampires, Bremnevel are bog-witch support Vampires, Silberfeder are dignified military Vampires, Valhersir are spiritual power obsessed Vampires, Aullavientos are beast master shapeshifter Vampires, and Dymolov are culture-free Tiefling Vampires. Each Bloodline has a unique set of Mechanics listed below the description for them alone. Additionally, all Vampires regardless of Bloodline have the following Common Mechanics: |
| ! style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0; color:#000000;" | Effect on Racial Abilities
| | * '''Common Mechanic I:''' Vampires can use a Court Glamor to hide their Vampire teeth and Red Eyes from anyone but fellow Vampires, except during feeding. This counts as a Disguise, and does not work on those who already know the Vampire is a Vampire. |
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| | * '''Common Mechanic II:''' Vampires, if they have Disguising or Shapeshifting [[Adapt_Point_Buy| Magic]], can hide their Vampire teeth and Red Eyes from anyone but fellow Vampires, but all of their Proficiencies are set to 0, and they cannot use Abilities in Combat. |
| | Ailor
| | * '''Common Mechanic III:''' Vampires can use a Party Glamor at Server Events/Player Events (not Raids), which acts as a Disguise, until the leave the Event Venue. Cannot ever be used outside of Event Venues. |
| | Will of Faith no longer works, except if the Character was a Void Worshiper. Additionally. Sanktist and Rettist abilities no longer work.
| | * '''Common Mechanic IV:''' Vampires can grant immunity to Vampirism to any person willing to bargain with them. In turn, if the bargained person attacks the Vampire or reveals the deal, they take massive damage (discuss in Dm's what this means). |
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| | * '''Common Mechanic V:''' Vampires, when applying Curses via [[Advanced Roleplay Mechanics]] can apply minor Curses that last for up to 12 Hours max, without needing OOC Consent, which count as having +1 Magic Stat for dispelling considerations. |
| | Sihai
| | ===Voilenigme=== |
| | No changes, Sihai are still able to shift between Forms.
| | [[File:Alaisreworkvamp.png|left|150px|caption]] |
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| | The Voilenigme (pronounced: Voo-al-ey-neeg-mey) Bloodline was created when Desprince Morvanus fled to Ithania, creating a new Vampiric Court there in the Palace of Duchess Valtriante. The two became Desprince lovers, a rare instance of peace existing between two Vampiric overlords in such close proximity, without constantly attacking or scheming against one another. The Voilenigmes (sometimes also nickanemed Voiles or Voile) are upper-class Vampires who favor mingling with the aristocracy, while hiding their Vampirism and charming their victims with fashion, opulence, a silver tongue and beauty. The Voilenigme are profoundly powerful in Ithania where they have deeply infiltrated the nobility, and by extension the Regalian Nobility also as the Ithanian Vampire nobles travel to the Regalian Courts. The Voilenigme try to avoid any association with things that are poor, disgusting, freak-ish, or debauched without style or class. This is also why they are rarely in their Vampiric Form, or why their Vampiric form generally has a more statuesque beauty to it rather than looking like a monster. Voilenigmes are very comfortable not being in a Coven, but if they are, styling themselves as the "classy" ones in the Coven, and looking down on the other more base Vampires who are enslaved to their instincts. The Voilenigme are enemies of the Silberfeder Vampires, an extension of the enmity between the Wirtem and Ithanian Nobility. Any Coven with a Voilenigme Vampire should count itself blessed with a socialite able to mingle with other non-Vampire groups, due to their unique ability to perfectly hide their Vampirism and be less dependent on blood. |
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| | * '''Voilenigme Mechanic I:''' Voilenigme Vampires can use a Guild Glamor, that allows them to participate in any Guild Meeting and fake their membership for those meetings only (should still not draw too much attention). |
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| | * '''Voilenigme Mechanic II:''' Voilenigme Vampires are able to apply a Party Glamor onto any number of non-Vampire allies or collaborators when they use a Party Glamor themselves, following the common Rules for Party Glamor. |
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| | * '''Voilenigme Mechanic III:''' Voilenigme Vampires have magical control over their own styling, make-up, clothing, as well as that of others, able to add, remove, change and modify anything within Emote Range. |
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| | Qadir become unable to use White Cores for their Clockwork, but can still use their Spirit Force.
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| | Songaskians become unable to use World Flow powers, but can still Elder and Ancient Shift.
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| | Altalar become unable to use their Rings of Power, though Vallea Physical Stat is kept, Tal'Sieth Altalar Martial Skill is kept, and the ring of Ammu-loa remains usable at all times.
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| | Avanthar become unable to use any of their Casts.
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| | Cielothar
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| | Cielothar become unable to use Cielothar Ritualism.
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| | Sihndar
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| | Isldar
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| | Isl Zeal defaults to Disloyal Zeal regardless of which Dragon is followed (or not followed). Furthermore, the Isldar can no longer see the Soul Rivers, or use any of Frisit Weave's abilities.
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| | Kathar
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| | Maraya
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| | Allar
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| | Allar no longer regenerate their lost limbs or body parts. When cured however, any potentially removed body parts start growing back.
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| | Varran
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| | Varran are unable to interface with Living Metal. Any Living Metal they use simply slides off and dissipates.
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| | Half Races have no special race powers, and as such, Vampirism does not affect them in any way.
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| '''OOC Note:''' Because feeding is not always possible, it usually fine to assume a character has fed on an NPC citizen for day to day rp. This is purely for practicality sake, because there aren't enough players around to constantly feed every Vampire. The only exception to this is Vampires who are imprisoned (who should roleplay out being deprived of blood) and Vampires who have certain Vampiric Mutations which rely specifically on feeding at a specific time, or to trigger a specific ability. In such cases, the feeding must always be done IC and cannot be time skipped (save for situations where the curers are not providing consistent roleplay) or assumed from an NPC. If you suspect a player has not fed off a person but is using a feeding based ability anyway, report them to Lore Staff for God-Rp. Everyone should always keep in mind however that being fed on, or being turned into a Vampire, is not a permission based thing, and should always be roleplayed out for character development sake.
| | ===Nerocanto=== |
| | [[File:Bargainpire.png|left|150px|caption]] |
| | The Nerocanto (pronounced: Ney-ro-can-to) Bloodline was created when Desprince Shannon fled to Vultaro. While initially mingling with the locals before the Dressolini culture consolidated there, as Dressolini as a cultural identity developed, so too did the Nerocanto settle into their habits. The Nerocanto are upper-class Vampires who take on the appeal of aristocracy, but are spies and rogues at heart who love a political game of blackmail. Their cultural emphasis is on charming their victims with operettas, orchestral music, and hauntingly beautiful instrumentals. The Nerocanto are unique in that they can cure a Vampiric Infection while it is still in its fledgeling state of their own bitten victims. This affords them a great amount of power to blackmail anyone they have infected for a cure, that being also their primary method of roguish plotting. Nerocanto can hover around the peripheries of Covens, but usually act like lone wolves who assist Covens but don't want to get too close, and be at risk of being taken down because other Vampires are less cautious than they are. The Nerocanto take great pains to hide themselves and cover their plots in five layers of thinking ahead so as not to get caught, and to continue their game of control and intrigue. The Nerocanto do not have any overt animosity towards other Bloodlines, but do consider any Vampire that shows a low level of wit or insight as an insult to the blessing that is Vampirism itself. Any Coven with a Nerocanto Vampire should count itself blessed with a spy-master Vampire who is able to quickly and efficiently establish a network of blackmail victims for information and favors across the Regalian city. |
| | * '''Nerocanto Mechanic I:''' Nerocanto Vampires may choose one Mechanic from either the Ailor, Fin'ullen, or Eronidas Heritage Traits, whichever is not their own Heritage, and keep this Mechanic until they are Cured. |
| | * '''Nerocanto Mechanic II:''' Nerocanto Vampires can infect non-Vampires as both Fledglings and Greater Vampires, but can also cure Vampirism from those they infect only before they become Fledglings, thus allowing them to blackmail their victims. |
| | * '''Nerocanto Mechanic III:''' Nerocanto Vampires can convert Vampire Thralls into Bound Thralls, curing their Vampirism, but mind controlling them by Vampire of their choosing, allowing them to sell off Thralls and Blood Cattle. (Hidden) |
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| ==Mental Characteristics of Vampirism== | | ===Vintgast=== |
| *Constant hunger for blood, desire to feed on non-Vampires, a constant sense of disgust for anything that is not a Vampire as feeding cattle.
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| *No respect or value for anything holy, any authority, or any person, unless they are part of the Coven. Essentially anything non-Vampire is inferior.
| | The Vintgast (pronounced: Vey-nt-gah-st) Bloodline was created when Desprince Shirva fled to the borderlands between Osteiermark, Tirgunn, and Lorenthaus. While in the modern day the Darkwald Lothar mostly fight Silberfeder Vampires, the Vintgast Bloodline was the original reason why the Sarnan people turned so heavily against Vampires, and why so many of them were killed before the Lothar Order took up their cause. Vintgast Vampires are banquet masters, able to conjure the greatest of feasts, most delectable food, and above all addictive and perfect wines. They are known as vintage distillers and brewers, who favor the countryside and winery to get up to their Vampiric business in peace and away from the chaos of large urban settings. Vintgast Vampires spoil and charm their victims with large dinners and endless delectables, only to get them into a food-coma and become easy prey. Vintgast usually avoid Covens, but can make powerful allies for Covens, as well as a great party-hoster for any Vampiric community due to their ability to be social with anyone, have a deep understanding of preferences and tastes, and being able to weaponize them to enamor anyone. The Vintgast take efforts to hide their identity but aren't as capable at it as the Voilenigme, resulting in a reclusive lifestyle, content to experiment with the fine flavors and delectable aromas of rare blood types for special wines. The Vintgast are however unique in their ability to survive off very little blood for extended periods of time, and can even brew extended elixers from their wines that can satiate other Vampires, creating addiction among their own kin. |
| *Love and friendship changes from something unconditional and protective into something more possessive and objective. A Vampire can still love a non-Vampire, but their love takes a different tone of a jealous, "You are my property" attitude. Similarly, in friendships, Vampires become exclusively taking as opposed to giving or taking. A Vampire might still go drinking with their friends, but insist that one of their friends pay for them, as that is the price of friendship with them. They might also attempt to convert their friends and family into being Vampires so that they might enjoy the gift with them.
| | * '''Vintgast Mechanic I:''' Vintghast Vampires can temporarily (no cost) self-cure for up to 72 Hours. After this period is complete, they are automatically re-infected, and must drink within 24 hours, or half Proficiencies until they drink. |
| *Obsession with hedonism, and the ambition to live life the way they want it without any regard for other people, their emotions, or their well being. Vampires hold no respect for monogamy, religion, family, state or culture, instead developing their own Vampiric society of Desprinces, Covens and their feeding cattle and victims.
| | * '''Vintgast Mechanic II:''' Vintgast Vampires are able to mind-read the preferences of any non-Vampire by focusing on them, reading their preferred color, food, drink, favorite animal, clothing style, etc. (Hidden) |
| *Vampires after infection develop a pack mentality, and sometimes even incorporate animistic behaviors while hunting—such as erratic body movements and head gestures, claw scraping, sniffing, growling and stalking. | | * '''Vintgast Mechanic III:''' Vintghast Vampires are able to summon endless supplies of real food and drinks with Vampiric Magic, or brew Vampiric Tonic Wine made with Blood which sates the same as actual Blood Feeding. |
| *Vampires are fully incapable of casting any forms of magic, including parlor magic, and those who are magically inclined lose their magic upon infection.
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| ==Vampire Culture & Rituals== | | ===Torrghlas=== |
| Though the crimson curse remains synonymous with the Void, bloodlust and inherent violence, Vampirism at its core is a means of freedom from the constraints of such ideas as Religion, morality, Culture and even family, thus leaving any Vampire to live their life as they truly wish to without internal hindrance. This allowed for a breath of freedom from a potentially unsatisfying life for the common peasant. This, coupled with the origins of various sub-cultures within the named Bloodlines, makes for unconstrained potential within individualized coven culture. Whilst some Covens remain entirely composed of a singular, like-minded Bloodline such as a Barghest Hunting Pack, Von-Kerle Bandit or Mercenary Group or even Alais Virtearist Circle, others are comprised of various Bloodlines under a more open-minded Coven Leader where one Bloodline covers for the weaknesses of another. As such, depending on the goals, ideals, and mentality of the Coven as a whole, and reflectively the Coven Leader themselves, Covens will have their own traditions, holidays, festivities, and rituals. Due to the nature of Bloodlines passing infection from one to the other, however, rituals and festivities most commonly utilized among certain Bloodlines are passed unto further removed Covens across Aloria to interpret, tweak and utilize as they see fit.
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| | The Torrghlas (pronounced: Tor(rhyme with door)-glass(short a from the English "aghast") Bloodline was created when Desprince Mannis fled to Gallovia and quickly established a strong court presence in the Talahm Gall Mountains. The Torrghlas Vampires are known as cave or mountain terrors, preferring less stylish and opulent housing and favoring brutish power and strength over plotting and scheming. Torrghlas Vampires tend to be largest broad-framed Vampires who act as shock troops to any Coven who is more than willing to take them on for their brute strength. The Torrghlas take no effort to hide themselves, and in fact favor aggressive body-modification and training to become bigger, better, and stronger, whether that is chemical, mundane and aesthetic, or magical in nature. The Torrghlas are a particular terror towards the Fornoss faithful, having mastered a transformation into a Vampiric corrupted Urlan and rampaging any would be frontline with overwhelming force. The Torrghlas consider the Nerocanto weak schemers who couldn't hold their own in a fight, and generally look down on all the high-class Vampire Bloodlines as being over-reliant on hiding their Vampirism and not having pride in being to show their power to the world. The Torrghlas make great allies and comrades to the Valhersir, both operating in overlapping environments, and favoring their vanity over secrecy. Torrghlas Vampires can be testy with Coven leadership, but generally speaking when respecting a leader for their skill and strategy, will be some of the most loyal Vampires present, favoring punching the traitors and giving no thought to joining them in their rebellion. |
| | * '''Torrghlas Mechanic I:''' Torrghlas Vampires can Transform into Varghul (Gorilla-Bat Hybrids) or [[Urlan]] Appearance (but with Void theming), both with Urlan Heritage Traits, losing their old Heritage Traits. Counts as a Disguise. |
| | * '''Torrghlas Mechanic II:''' Torrghlas Vampires if in Melee Range of a Gate or Fence or Door blocking off an entryway, are able to Gate Smash their way through, or bend the bars to let themselves and others pass. |
| | * '''Torrghlas Mechanic III:''' Torrghlas Vampires are able to perform superhuman feats out of Combat, able to lift huge weights, break open solid rock, or carry multiple people on their back. |
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| ===The Faceless Masquerade=== | | ===Bremnevel=== |
| The Faceless Masquerade was first conceived at the peak of Dorkarth’s superiority and rise of The Pale Whisper; however, following the Great Vampire Wars, all credit to this practice’s creation typically falls to the Virtearist Alais and Shilot Nobility within various Courts of various Kings dotting the Regalian Empire. Though Masquerades themselves are far from uncommon among Nobility, the Faceless Masquerade requires those Vampires participating to disguise themselves with far more than just a mask; often dying their hair or taking alchemical substance to change the shade of their skin and the tone of their voice. A simpler alternative, however, is the Crimson Reflection ability, to those Vampires that retain it. With this transformation complete, the gathered Vampires then familiarize with each other’s disguises, slipping into public and private events alike with fabricated personas to mingle with the populus; most commonly during masquerade balls. These Vampires work to support their fabricated backstories (typically masquerading as wealthy merchants or aristocrats) with the aid of fellow disguised Vampires, thus misleading and deluding their victims to believe a persona that does not exist. Many Vampires utilise this joint effort to seduce away valuable political players or steal valuable items by use of their abilities and addictive drinks. For some Vampires, the Faceless Masquerade never truly ends -- as those bored with their immortality simply move from one mask to the next. It remains an ideal way to pick for potential new-blood Coven Members from a herd of unsuspecting charismatic socialites. | | [[File:Swampire.png|left|150px|caption]] |
| ===The Fledgling Hunt===
| | The Bremnevel (pronounced: Brem(rhyme with bed)-ney-vel) Bloodline was created when Desprince Zardar fled to Anglia and established himself in the Anglian Morass and Hinterlands, using the swamps and peat bogs to hide from Regalia's military and Knights. As time passed, the Bremnevel Bloodline adapted to their swamp environment, and started imitating the Anglian Witches, often mistaken for them from afar. The Bremnevel lure their victims in with hauntingly beautiful siren songs, as well as the obscuring mists and vapors of the swamps until they are in so deep that they become lost and find their demise at the hands of the Bremnevels. Bremnevel Vampires are exceedingly rare because the Anglians performed a very intensive and mostly successful campaign to purge them from their homeland, forcing them deeper in hiding in the remotest regions of the swamps. In general, they also do not like producing more Vampire fledgelings, and would rather just kill their victim to avoid detection, often obscuring the cause of death as some swamp beast or drowning. The Bremnevel favor cramp and humid living conditions, the sewers make excellent environments for them, and their slow and cautious way of acting as well as their alchemical knowledge puts them in a perfect position to act as advisors or healers among the Vampires, further adding to the mockery of Anglian Witch Archon that they have become. The Bremnevel do not consider any other Bloodline their overt enemy, however their general distaste extends itself to any Vampire that is boisterous and loud. They prefer quiet and controlled settings, and become flighty if chaos erupts. |
| Among the Barghest, Doughall and handful of von Kerle Vampires, the Fledgling Hunt is a ceremonial practice undertaken when newly blooded Vampires, or ‘Fledglings’, lack opportunity to ‘prove’ their ability to the remainder of the Coven. Typically, the Vampires will disperse from their Coven Nest and scour any and all nearby social areas such as taverns, campsites, and settlements during the daytime, typically sending inconspicuous or charismatic Vampires to infiltrate such societies. At the break of dusk, these Vampires then return to their Coven Nest and report their findings to the Coven’s leader, or leader’s designated Alpha of the Hunt. The Coven’s leader then makes a final call on the location to be struck or, more rarely, a specific group of prey to be tracked, after which follows an hour or so of ‘preparation’. This preparation process differs from pack to pack, where some sharpen their claws in silent focus and meditation, and others exercise their combat strength against one another to warm themselves up, or simply decorate themselves with warpaints of dark, muddied colours. Following this hour of preparation and upon the rising of the full moon, the Pack then descends to either capture and feast upon their selective prey, or indiscriminately feast and disperse. Ultimately, this is part of an initiation of the new-blood Vampires to the pack, where all hunt together and fight together. Alternatively, those Vampires deemed too weak are picked off in these hunts by the forces they face, leaving the difficulty of the hunt in the hands of the Coven Leader who ultimately decides the quarry. As such, the Fledgling Hunt is an ideal way of trimming useless hunters from a pack.
| | * '''Bremnevel Mechanic I:''' Bremnevel Vampires can transform into large bat-like monsters, gaining Elytra flight including the use of rockets for movement. Combat immediately cancels flight and this cannot be used in Combat. |
| ===Duellings of Wutienda===
| | * '''Bremnevel Mechanic II:''' Bremnevel Vampires gain a single Void Magic Familiar, which is styled as some kind of corrupted small Animal (bat, cat, mouse, etc), which they can see through the eyes of during Events (consult DM). |
| Initially devised by the Dorkarth Princes as a means to settle disagreements in a fashionable manner, the Duelling of Wutienda are most often practiced between two displeased Vampires looking to settle their mutual displeasure with a contest of combat skill within the Ring of Malice; a combat ring or pit glyphed by a member of either the Zikiel or Dorkarth Bloodline. It requires a drop or more of Dorkarth Bloodline blood to be spilt upon it to activate. This Ring, once activated, disallows any further entry or exit via a painful arcane barrier until the duel is over; until all others within the ring are deceased bar one. As such, a Duel can take place either between two Vampires, or as a free-for-all within which only the final Vampire standing is victor. The ring will simply not activate should any non-Vampires be within the ring. Once the Duel is complete, the Ring’s warding absorbs and drains all spilt blood from the dead whilst aglow with ominous energies, then revives the deceased Vampires to their physical states just prior to the Ring’s Activation, albeit somewhat weaker and more fatigued; almost as if feeding on the blood itself. The victorious Vampire’s wounds are not healed, though following the draining of deceased Vampire blood, their hunger feels satiated for the next few days.
| | * '''Bremnevel Mechanic III:''' Bremnevel Vampires gain +1 Main Offense Stat (breaks Cap up to 11) while they are in Gloomrot Forest, and gain out of combat Healing Powers, styled as Blood Magic or as Alchemy. |
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| The first victor within any Coven’s first established Ring of Malice is dubbed the Champion of Wutienda and only one Champion can exist in any one Coven at any given time. They are furthermore marked by a glowing palm-sized crimson Glyph anywhere atop their skin, though this glyph can be obscured by clothing. Naturally, it’s a rare treat to watch two Champions of Malice from opposing Covens duel for supremacy, where the victor’s glyph expands to the size of two Glyphs whilst the loser loses theirs entirely, leaving the losing Coven to instate a new Champion amongst their Ring of Malice. Champions of Malice that are cured lose their glyphs as well. Should the victor of such a battle (with a glyph the size of two or more glyphs) lose to a member of their Coven following, that Coven Member is dubbed the new Champion and receives the starting Glyph. Von Kerle Vampires, typically chosen by Desprinces as Bodyguards and Gladiators, often duel in such pits on behalf of their Masters should two or more come into a disagreement, with some legends rumoured to have glyphs worth five or more victories against rival Covens spanning their bodies. In theory, a Vampire from any Bloodline could act as a combat representative for a Desprince or Coven Leader. As such, it’s not unusual to see multiple allied Covens orchestrate entire structured tournaments to invigorate their various combattants, or simply set a particularly renowned Vampire Combattant against a multitude of starved feral Vampires for sport. | | ===Silberfeder=== |
| ===The Ritual of Projections===
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| By use of this ritual, any Zikiel Vampire is able to summon a ghastly ethereal Tome (of any chosen aesthetic design) comprised of their accumulated knowledge, arcane or otherwise. This Tome may not be stolen, conventionally or through arcane means, as any who attempt to touch it simply phase through it. Even the Zikiel is unable to touch it, instead causing it to levitate ahead of them whilst manipulating page flipping through arcane hand motions. Whilst this tome is summoned, the Zikiel is endowed with various glowing runes etched into their bodies (inclusive of any transformations to Lich form). By flipping through the pages of the Tome, the Lich is thus able to project visualizations onto any nearby wall (including the ceiling or floor) for others to view. This wall must be prepared with a runic glyph-circle etched or drawn into it, such as with chalk, blood, paint, or carvings. For instance, if the Lich were offering a lecture on [[Dragons]], they could project a vision of Dragons; regardless of whether or not the Lich had ever seen Dragons. As such, they are even able to project their memories, but may only project one vision on one wall at a time, manipulating only what is seen on the ‘screen’. They are unable to perform this ritual within combat, nor for any purpose besides the sharing of knowledge or telling of stories. It is designed to allow for wisened Zikiel Vampires to lead more engaging lectures and sermons regarding all which they have learned, or to entertain their Coven with stories of their travels.
| | The Silberfeder (pronounced: Sil-burr-fey-der) Bloodline was created when Desprince Colvan fled to Calemberg on the backs of the Wirtem nobility involved with the Vampire War. Despite losing the Vampire War, the Silberfeder Bloodline found a home in the very officers that commanded their defeat. Quickly adapting to the Calemberg lifestyle, Silberfeder Vampires are obsessed with militarism, command, strategy, and control. They focus on finesse of skill, especially swordsmanship and other forms of melee combat and use fencing as a means to establish dominance among themselves. They are incredibly keen on preservation and purity of their bloodline, avoiding infecting anyone they consider unworthy or not of good aristocratic stock. This does not however mean that they can only ever be aristocrats. Far from it: many Silberfeder are in fact the soldiers and lieutenants of Covens, as one noble Silverfeder often infects their retinue to act as a personal army. Silberfeder always insist on a chain of command, clear leadership, proper tileage, and respect. This often puts them at odds with the more rules-free Bloodlines like the Bremnevel, Torrghlas, and Dymolov. Silberfeder frequently clash with Torrghlas who will favor a frontal assault, while the Silberfeder would prefer to spend time planning and strategizing to maximize the terror they inflict while minimizing their casualties. Their enemies are the Voilenigme, with the Ithanian and Wirtem courtly rivalry having rubbed off on their Vampiric equivalents, however a good Coven leader is always able to silence and steer the Silberfeder to use their martial skills in combat instead of on other Vampires. |
| | * '''Silberfeder Mechanic I:''' Silberfeder make death-masks of drank-from victims, which change Proficiencies and Abilities (non-Custom) to their Victim's for 24 hours when worn. Cannot be used if any Abilities are on Cooldown. Single-use per drinking. |
| | * '''Silberfeder Mechanic II:''' Silberfeder Vampires are able to challenge other Vampires to Duel. The winner gains +1 Attack Stat while the loser loses -1 until Server Restart. This does not Stack but can break Cap to 11. |
| | * '''Silberfeder Mechanic III:''' Silberfeder Vampires need only class, grace, and blood to survive. They are immune to heat and cold damage, can walk through fire, do not need to breathe oxygen, and can resist high pressure. |
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| ==Bloodline Mutations== | | ===Valhersir=== |
| Vampirism knows a number of bloodlines that divide the Vampires over certain sub-cultures. These Bloodlines all have certain origins, and are usually perpetuated by one Vampire infecting another and recruiting them into their Bloodline. A Bloodline infection is permanent, meaning if someone was infected by a von Kërle Bloodline, even if they were cured and re-infected by someone from the Zikiel Bloodline, they still become von Kërle. Every Bloodline has access to 10 Mutations, but only 4 Mutations can be chosen. Any Vampire can at any age or any time gain Mutations, and doing so does not cost Proficiency Points. Simply not adding any Mutations is allowed too, Mutations are not mandatory. If a Vampire is cured, their Mutations are lost (where applicable). If the character is re-infected, the exact same Mutations are re-activated. Some Mutations also have special rules, please refer to the Special Bloodline Mutation Rules to make sure you read all the information before making any choices. If you need further help, please consult with Lore Staff.
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| | The Valhersir (pronounced Val-hur-seer) Bloodline was created when Desprince Otrygg fled to Drixagh and infected a series of Skagger holds before the Velheim even realized what hit them, as their focus was south on the Wirtem. The Valhersir are obsessed with power and themselves, immersed in [[Fornoss|Vola]] worship but specifically immersed in Blodrúna. It could be said that the Valhersir are the most spiritually inclined of the Vampires, but they are far from priest Vampires. In fact, the Valhersir are obsessed with power in any form that it can be expressed: physical power, power over the minds of others, power over love and lust, power over needs and wants, and power over the weak. They seek any means to dominate others by whatever means necessary, and are also described as perhaps the most vain of Vampires. They obsess over appearing like perfection in the eyes of others, equal parts terrifying and alluring, putting their skill, mind, and particularly body on display as the work of art that it is. They commonly also act as Vampiric Warlocks, contracting and dominating Spirits to do their will, while using Void Mutations to enhance their appearance. The Valhersir have a particular desire to hunt and feed off [[Fornoss|Eili]] worshiping Velheim, considering the act of hunter and prey a perfect analogy for the power of Rand over them. The Valhersir make excellent comrades of the Torrghlas who have aligning goals and operate in the same spaces, while looking unfavorably upon those Bloodlines that do not take care of their appearance much. Valhersis often plot and intrigue one another for who is the most powerful. |
| | * '''Valhersir Mechanic I:''' Valhersir can speak the language of command, making them universal translators, able to speak and understand every language, and gaining magic insight when reading ancient writing. |
| | * '''Valhersir Mechanic II:''' Valhersir can receive possible future and past memory visions from Vampires and non-Vampires around them, either as visions, or when touching them (discuss in Dm's what people are comfortable with). (Hidden only w/ OOC Consent) |
| | * '''Valhersir Mechanic III:''' Valhersis Vampires, when using out-of-combat Strength competitions that involve Dice Rolls, can add +5 to any Dice Result, and have higher adrenaline production. |
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| ===Immortal Aging=== | | ===Aullavientos=== |
| All Vampire bloodlines do not age from the moment they are infected. Their aging simply ceases visually, and they can also sustain themselves beyond their natural age. This is not true undeath, but rather just a state of unlife. There is no slowed gain of Proficiency Points or a cost to this, but when cured, the mechanic for Vampires does change. If a Vampire is cured when they have lived several years as a Vampire, they will proceed to rapidly age over a period of 2 weeks. Becoming re-infected during these two weeks will restore the Vampire back to the age they were physically when they were infected. If they cannot be re-infected until those 2 weeks are over, the aging remains permanent and even being reinfected causes the character to simply freeze at their new age, instead of the original infection age. If this concerns characters who have aged beyond their natural age, they will essentially die after those 2 weeks if they cannot be re-infected. (OOC Note: It is not allowed to perma-imprison a character to speed up their death during these 2 weeks, even for the Guards). Finally, The Special Permission Perm for Ancient Character applies normally at the age of 150, but for Vampires it applies above age 100 instead. This means that a character with this trait cannot be older than 100 years old without a special permission for Ancient Character. The Ancient Character Permission is automatically applied to Greater Vampire Permissions.
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| | The Aullavientos (pronounced Au(rhyme with ouch)-la-vee-yen-tos) Bloodline (sometimes also nicknamed Aula) was created when Desprince Kydaer fled to Daendroc, and mingled with the hunting lodge Cortes of the Frontierra and Basqlierra woods. The Aullavientos are the perfect hunter Vampires who are also considered beast masters, taming wolves and hounds and other beasts to do their bidding, infecting them with a form of animal Vampirism and turning them into so called Hellbeasts. The Aullavientos themselves should also not be underestimated however, able to transform themselves into sentient speaking Werebeasts to hunt as the leader of their pack. Aullavientos make excellent trackers and bounty hunters, able to operate both in Covens and as solitary hunters. Aullavientos Vampires are often thought of as the most sober and pragmatic Vampires, bereft of the usual Vampiric flair for drama and evil-ness, seeming very down to earth and normal until they catch the scent of blood. Aullavientos do not hide their Vampirism, but use the guide of being reasonable and affable to build trust with their captors and enemies so that they may be underestimated as enemies. The Aullavientos make great allies for the Vintghast, having a great appreciation for the wine productions of that Bloodline, but also because the Aullavientos consider direct feeding off a hamless victim to be vulgar, and would much prefer to consume blood through a well made vintage, or after a long savored and difficult hunt of a fleeing prey. In general, the Aullavientos are well liked by all other Bloodlines, even the ones that dislike courtly aristocratic styled Vampires, because of their gregarious nature. |
| | * '''Aullavientos Mechanic I:''' Aullavientos Vampires are not bound to having only a single pet, being allowed to have up to 15 domestic animals, and being able to use them as an aesthetic for Abilities. |
| | * '''Aullavientos Mechanic II:''' Aullavientos Vampires are able to transform into a chimera type monster at will (counts as a Disguise), keeping their old Abilities and Mechanics and being able to speak. |
| | * '''Aullavientos Mechanic III:''' Aullavientos Vampires can speak with any type of wild animal, including Marken who cannot speak normally, and can Collar defeated Marken to turn them into their (unwilling) soldiers until their collar is broken. |
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| ===Alais Bloodline=== | | ===Dymolov=== |
| The Alais Bloodline are Vampires who formed out of the high society infiltrating and mingling Vampires. Their traits are mostly aimed at subversion, avoiding detection, and being able to function within high society without easily being discovered, or even remain noble themselves and thrive in the many masquerade balls and festivities.
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| | The Dymolov (pronounced: Dee-mo-lov) Bloodline was created when Desprince Ramonder fled to the Krainivaya lands in the Regalian Archipelago. Unlike many other Bloodlines however, the Dymolov Bloodline did not insert itself into the local population and become more like them culturally, but attached itself to a pre-existing folklore terror, and chose to become it in the flesh. The Dymolov adopted the Dyyavol (диявол) folklore legend of the red-skinned horned Demon that feeds on the people. They are the most alien looking Vampire Bloodline, approximating the pop-culture appearance of Tieflings, with vibrant colored skin, demonic horns, blackened sclera and colorful eyes, a demonic tail, as well as claws and skin ridges or spikes. The Dymolov are debonair, aggressive, rebellious and quirky, assuming a more wild and unthreatening demeanor to hide their viciousness. The Dymolov are very widespread, as the Krsnik Lothar in the Krainivaya lands were successful in purging them from the snowy wasteland areas, thus making them have an origin in Krainivaya folklore, but not actually being from that area anymore (bar from a few). Dymolov can as such be of any cultural persuasion, and are generally considered very flexible, with many of them favoring berserker style fighting, but equal measure favoring magic, or even a blend of the two. Of all the Vampires, Magic comes the most natural to the Dymolov, in particular the power of Void-fire and Sinistral Dark Magic. Dymolov make excellent rank and file soldiers of any Coven, and are generally well disposed towards leadership so long as it respects their freedoms and wants and needs. |
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| | * '''Dymolov Mechanic I:''' Dymolov Vampires gain fire-based Void Magic with open aesthetics, and have great degrees of control over fire, being able to create and douse it, steer it through air, be immune to it, etc. |
| |- | | * '''Dymolov Mechanic II:''' Dymolov Vampires if they are the ones taking ownership of Divinium during a Divinium Raid, gain 2 Divinium instead. Only one is transferrable, the copy Divinium can only be used by the Dymolov. |
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| | This can be performed one of two ways, either by a "tap" or "slap", or by constant Direct Touch. A single tap will cause the person's Proficiencies to all be reset to 0 for exactly 3 minutes, after which this ability cannot affect them for another hour. Constant Direct Touch makes the Proficiencies set to 0 while the touch is maintained. After touch is broken, the effect lingers for a minute, before not affecting them again for an hour. This effect cannot stack, be reset by touching again, or having another Vampire's Crimson Curse affect them.
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| | style="background-color:#ffccc9;" | Crimson Silence
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| | Passive
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| | -
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| | Items held (like Clockwork or weapons) and stationary items used (like doors and hatches) do not produce any sound when used by the Vampire. Furthermore, the Vampire does not produce audible footsteps on any surfaces.
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| | style="background-color:#ffccc9;" | Crimson Guiding
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| | Mind Ability
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| | Direct Touch
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| | The Vampire can give a victim a strong urge or suggestive feeling by placing their hand on their shoulder and muttering or whispering the instruction or feeling to them. This transferal of instruction is not perceived by the victim, but others within hearing distance can see the movement and whispering or muttering, or even hear it if they are in close enough range. This instruction lapses from the memory from the victim, who is unable to explain why they feel a certain way, or have an urge to do something.
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| | style="background-color:#ffccc9;" | Crimson Truths
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| | Passive
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| | The Character is able to use charm-speech to demand a character they are talking to speak the truth about a single question that the Vampire asks of them. While answering, the person will be dazed and not remember their answer, or the original question, but they will snap out of it if they are about to be attacked, so it should not be used as a stun mechanic in combat roleplay. The answer must always be truthful and the victim cannot lie, but the question can only have a comprehensive answer. The ability can only be used once per day, and the same person cannot be targeted again for 7 days (though another person can be targeted after 24 hours). The “truth” must be presented as the victim understands it, that is if the victim was lied to, that is their “truth”. Victims do not have the freedom to be clever and use doublespeak to avoid speaking their truth, or be intentionally vague. Their mind shuts off for the answer, and they just say what they know in the totality that they know it without going into novella lengths. Intentionally remaining vague or lying to protect information for OOC motivations is god-rp and liable to be reported to staff for discipline.
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| | style="background-color:#ffccc9;" | Crimson Dressage
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| | Passive
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| | The Vampire is able to change the appearance of their clothing, add, or remove clothing magically and instantly, either with an aesthetic magical transformation, or simply instantly. This change can also alter the fabric, texture, color, or patterns on worn clothing. Clothing that is magically produced dissipates as soon as it leaves the body of the Vampire. This ability can be seen through by either 10+ Perception or 10+ Bodycare Proficiency, allowing them to see through any usage of clothing to disguise identity.
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| | style="background-color:#ffccc9;" | Crimson Hostage
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| | Passive
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| | Direct Touch
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| | Those fed upon gain the Crimson Hostage trait, which makes them strongly want to prevent the Vampire from being harmed, caught or cured, for up to 72 hours after having been fed upon. This effect cannot be cured aside from time-out.
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| | style="background-color:#ffccc9;" | Crimson Guile
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| | Mind Ability
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| | Eye Contact
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| | The Vampire appears beguiling and beautiful, entrancing even, but only while making direct eye contact. This only works for as long as the victim continues to make eye contact, but as soon as they do, it is hard for them to break away from it. While in this trance, the person who looks the Vampire in the eyes becomes unaware of what other actions the Vampire is engaging in, essentially gaining tunnel vision on the Vampire's eyes. The victim feeling any amount of pain, including the sting from a Vampire bite, will result in Crimson Guile being broken, and once they are aware of who is hurting them, the victim can no longer be put under Crimson Guile until a new encounter.
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| | style="background-color:#ffccc9;" | Crimson Reflection
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| | Passive
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| | The Character can magically change superficial appearance aspects about themselves: Change the color of their hair, change the color of their eyes (does not work while feeding), add or remove facial scars or freckles, change the skin lightness/darkness, and the length of their hair, including the texture (curliness, straightness, waveiness). A character with 10+ Bodycare Proficiency can see through the disguise and identify the original appearance of the character.
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| ===Barghest Bloodline=== | | ==Miscellaneous== |
| The Barghest Bloodline hails from the border regions of Ostyria, where it is believed that the Barghest Vampires are Ailor affected by Void mutations to appear like the hunting hounds they used in the woods of the Hinterlands. The Barghest Vampires often work best in large groups, as their Mutations are specifically geared towards helping one another and themselves.
| | This section covers Miscellaneous aspects of Vampirism that enhance Vampire RP, but don't necessarily belong in any other sections. |
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| | ===Vampire Thralls=== |
| ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Barghest Bloodline Common Traits
| | Vampire Thralls require a bit more explanation. As mentioned, an infectious bite from a Greater Vampire of any Bloodline (or Fledgling or Greater Vampire of the Nerocanto Bloodline) always results infection, guaranteed. Infection however takes several days to take hold (usually 72 hours) during which there is leeway to be cured. A Vampire Thrall that is giving into the curse during those 72 hours, can be forcibly cured by Lothar Knights through a painful curing process. A Vampire Thrall who is resisting the curse during those 72 hours, can reach out to Priests or anyone with the Exorcism Ability (this does not require any cost like Divinium), and request an expedited curing ritual, where the curse is ritually cleansed from their body. In both instances, the curse is halted, and they do not become Fledglings. Players are free to dictate how their character feels about Vampirism and whether their mind and soul is able to resist the corruption during these 72 hours. If you want to gamify this, you are able to do /dice Knowledge+Faith Proficiency added up together, with the lower half meaning they give in to the curse, and the upper half meaning they resist it, each day. For example, if a character has 2 Wisdom and 4 Faith, they do /dice 6, and if they roll 3 or below they give in that day, and if they roll 4 and above they resist it that day. Rolling below half on this dice roll 3 days in a row basically means the Character becomes a Fledgling Vampire, and becomes incurable. Keep in mind that Vampire Curing is extremely rare because there is a finite amount of Divinium available, so think ahead about decisions concerning your Character. |
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| | ===Bound Thralls=== |
| | colspan="4" style="background-color:#ffce93;" |
| | Bound Thralls are made by Nerocanto Vampires on those they have fed either as Fledgling or Greater Vampire. This process does however require OOC consent from the Vampire Thrall, as mind control is an opt-in aspect of Roleplay on MassiveCraft. Nerocanto Vampires can convert their own Vampire Thralls into Bound Thralls, which immediately cures them of their Vampirism, but makes them mind controlled by them. They can then hand off this Bound Thrall to a different Vampire, and bind the Thrall to them, thus transferring mind control to the new master. Again, this transferral must be agreed upon OOC, and all parties should consent to comfort, limitations and expectations of what it means to be a Bound Thrall, and what kind of Roleplay to expect. If a player wants to back out of being a Thrall, they must be allowed to do so immediately. Bound Thralls will never act in ways that is self-harming, but can willingly offer up their blood, and are immune to infection for as long as they are Bound Thralls. There is no way to tell if someone is a Bound Thrall by looking at them, other than studying their behavior. Bound Thralls can be cured through a cleansing ritual, which can be performed by any: Priest, Archon, Religious Chapter Knight, Lothar Knight, or Divine Entity, but will always resist capture. |
| * Barghest Vampire eyes do not appear red, but turn red during feeding, as well as when they see or smell blood.
| | ===Vampire Charm=== |
| * Barghest Vampire teeth appear at all times, but are not very noticeable.
| | Vampire Charm works like a form of Persuasion Light, which neither requires OOC consent, nor does it have wide-ranging usability. Vampire Charm can only be used to do simple things like saying "I think you should leave this room", which is a guaranteed success so long as a Character has no strict reason to stay in that room (for example if they are chaperoning someone, or having a conversation with someone). This can also be used on groups by for example saying "I think you should finish your game elsewhere", causing them all to continue their game in another room unless the group has a specific reason to be there (like the pool table is specifically in this room). Vampire Charm cannot be used in Combat, and cannot be used to mimic the function of Mind Control. It can purely be used to isolate intended feeding targets, or create a better position from which a Vampire could strike. The requests must always come across as reasonable and easily doable like "can you please go the bar and pick up some cutlery for me", or "can you please inspect the wheels of my carriage for any damage", not "please jump off the bridge" or "walk into the fire for me". |
| * Barghest Vampire skin turns more pale and eye sockets turn more reddened.
| | ===Vampire Brood=== |
| * Barghest Vampires are affected by Hallowed Lanterns, scorching and singing their skin.
| | Vampires sire offspring called Vampire-Broods. Vampire Broods are affected by the Sanguine Curse, but are not Vampires themselves. They can be born from either both parents being Vampires, or only one of them. Broods can be born with no telltale Vampire signs, or with red eyes and fangs alone. They can be born with heterochromia also, with one normal eye, and one vampiric eye. Vampire broods always have a strong connection to Void Magic but aren't Occult by default unless they invest in Magic. Vampire Brood counts as Vampires when it concerns being able to see through Court Glamor of other Vampire Bloodlines, but even if they are aware of these hidden Vampires, they are still magically compelled not to reveal their identity to anyone but a fellow Vampire or Brood. Additionally, Vampire Brood are rather unique in that if they become infected with Vampirism, they are never affected by the mental changes of Vampirism and are able to retain their conscience and normal personality. Furthermore, curing the Vampirism through Purging applied by Divinium is considerably faster, costing only a single Divinium to cleanse Mind, Body, and Soul all at once, and having no further waiting period. Vampire Broods see considerably less public scrutiny from law-abiding citizens of Regalia, though may still occasionally be attacked on sight by people who do not know they are Broods. It is possible for non-Vampires to test whether a Vampire Brood is actually a Brood or an infected Vampire. Vampire Brood blood, when exposed to sunlight, will sizzle and may even spark with a low flame, which infected Vampire blood does not. A simple cut on a finger and bloodletting is an easy way to prove a Vampire Brood's identity. |
| * Barghest Vampires can still drink and eat normal produce. They can also reproduce, giving birth to Vampire Broods.
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| * Barghest Vampires can change their head only into that of a (varying realistic colors) Wolf (or Fox) with red eyes and sharp teeth, as well as track the smell of blood and +5 Physical Stat.
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| * Barghest Vampires are hard capped to Physical Stat 30
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| * Barghest Vampires can infect others with their bite. Infection can also occur by drinking a cup of their blood.
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Mutation Name
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Power Type
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Range
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Description
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Obscuring
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| | Channel Ability
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| | 30 Blocks
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| | The Vampire can channel this ability for 5 seconds, after which they sink into a pool of black smoke and immediately re-appear in their target location. This location must be seen, and re-materializing takes 3 seconds, during which they are vulnerable. The exit location has shadow particles forming the moment they activate the channel, and the exiting procedure also produces ghostly noises.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Hunting
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | The Vampire can shoot a crimson red tether to a target, which does not miss, but also does not hurt or constrain them in any way. When the tether hits, the Vampire can yank the tether once, which will cause them to be launched at the person with high speed, or whatever their location was when the yank was performed.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Familiar
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | The Vampire gains a tattoo on their back of a large bat. They can summon a bat familiar from this tattoo (which will appear regardless of clothing or armor covering the tattoo). This bat is about the size of a small dog, and has a prehensible tail, able to carry small objects, as well as harass someone else with its sharp claws and fangs. This familiar can be killed, after which it cannot be summoned for another hour.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Kinship
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| | Channel Ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | The Vampire can activate a painful heartburn on themselves (which is not sufficient enough to cripple them or immobilize them, but certainly makes moving painful and combat impossible). While this effect is active, a single other Vampire of choice gains large bat-like wings with claws on the tips that can be used to scratch foes. Additionally, these wings allow the Vampire to jump twice as high, and use the wings to rapidly move over horizontal surfaces. The wings do not grant flight. The wings must be given in Emote Distance, but the target Vampire can then leave Emote Distance as long as they remain within Viewing Distance of the Vampire using the Channel. As soon as the Channel is broken, the wings disappear.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Howling
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| | Channel Ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | The Vampire can sing the song of Rigor Mortis, a ghostly wail of Vampiric Lore. Those considered allies to the Vampire with Sing Emote distance (> is used to sing) gain increased endurance and toughness (their skin becomes as tough as leather armor). This song must be kept up to keep the effect active.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Glamoring
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| | Mind Ability
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| | Daytime Only
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| | Vampires with this trait have a glamour version of themselves that they can activate but only while the sun is out. In this glamour form, their skin and eye sockets appear normal, the Vampire looks exceptionally beautiful/handsome to those who look upon them, and their teeth only extend during feeding. Additionally, while in glamour, the Vampire does not infect others with their Bloodline.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Packthirst
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| | Passive
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| | Emote Distance
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| | Vampires with this trait do not need to directly feed. Instead, while another Vampire within distance is feeding on someone, they gain proxy feeding, as if they were feeding themselves. This passive can be used perpetually to satiate the Vampire without ever needing to drink actual blood.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Darkening
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| | Passive
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| | Vampires with this trait are able to have perfect night and darkness vision, able to discern people and objects even in pure and complete black darkness. Darkness illusions and Magic that would obscure vision however still affects them.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Pathing
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| | Passive
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| | The Vampire is able to crawl on their hands and feet on any flat surface, meaning walls, ceilings and other such construction. They must keep at least 3 limbs attached to such a surface to remain attached, letting go of both hands for example will cause them to fall down, but they can do anything with that free limb while attached to the surface.
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| | style="background-color:#ffce93;" | Wald Lightseeking
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | Vampires with this ability are able to produce bright flashes in their hands (used to light up a room, or temporarily confuse a foe by obscuring their vision) and can can also absorb the light in an area the size of a room or a hallway (only works indoors), creating complete and perfect darkness there-in.
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| ===von Kërle Bloodline===
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| Von Kërle Vampires hail from the Calemberg cities and dark-walds, the high-military high-class realms of the Regalian Empire. Here, the von Kërle adapted by having Mutations that expedited their military victory over those who would hunt them, but invariably also became weaker to Vampire hunting tools as they surrendered themselves more to the Void.
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| ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | von Kërle Bloodline Common Traits
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| * von Kërle Vampire eyes appear red at all times, but their eye whites only turn black during feeding.
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| * von Kërle Vampire teeth appear at all times, and are noticeable.
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| * von Kërle Vampire skin turns more pale and eye sockets turn more reddened.
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| * von Kërle Vampires are affected by Hallowed Lanterns, scorching and singing their skin, while also disabling any active Mutations and Transformations.
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| * von Kërle Vampires cannot drink or eat, these substance turn to ash in their mouths. They also cannot reproduce.
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| * von Kërle gain +5 Proficiency in whatever weapon they wield at any given time.
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| * von Kërle Vampires are hard capped to Physical Stat 30
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| * von Kërle Vampires can infect others with their bite. Infection can also occur by drinking a cup of their blood.
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Mutation Name
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Power Type
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Range
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Description
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Protection
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| | Instant Ability
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| | 2 Blocks
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| | For every wound made on the Vampire, if the Vampire hits/cuts/pierces their victim, they can “draw” the blood out to heal a wound on themselves, a wound for a wound essentially. This does however close the wound on the victim and stop their bleeding (but not heal internal damage)
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Varghul
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| | Beast Transformation
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| | Can shift to beast form. Beast form offers 15 Physical Stat increase, which can exceed the Physical Stat limit. It additionally contorts the face of the Vampire to be more bat-like, with longer ears, a snarled bat-like nose and larger brow bones with no eyebrows, as well as larger teeth. Skin turns midnight-blue while spikes form on the spine, and the legs become digitigrade with claws on the feet.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Chasing
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| | Instant ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | The Vampire gains bat-like wings that appear only for a single jump, allowing them to jump up to a maximum of Emote Distance at rapid speed. This ability takes a few seconds to charge up the jump, and the wings disappear immediately after. This ability can only be used three times per hour.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Voidening
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| | Passive
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| | The Vampire has the ability to grow horns, either facing forward smaller horns, or curling ram-like horns to the back, or both at the same time. They are also able to have a forked tongue, and a thin non-prehensile tail. Their skin can also turn considerably more gray, but not so gray that the original color is lost. Any of these mutations can occur in any combination, or none at all. It is up to personal aesthetic choices.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Bloodening
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| | Instant ability
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| | The Vampire can Blood Sing a weapon by cutting their own hand and then crystallizing the blood mist drawn from it. This takes several seconds to manifest. The wound will continue to bleed, but the Vampire can return the weapon to mist form, return the blood to their hand, and seal the wound in the process. The weapon will not disappear when lit by a Hallowed Lantern.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Stonewall
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| | Passive
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| | The Vampire becomes immune to all other abilities that are classified as Mind Ability, bar any mind abilities from Greater Vampires.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Blackstrike
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| | Passive
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| | The Vampire's finger and toe nails thicken and turn black, while also sharpening and growing much faster. These can be used to leave nasty scratches and scrapes that feel very painful, and adds +5 Unarmed Proficiency to the Vampire.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Drawling
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| | Passive
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| | -
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| | The Vampire is completely immune to toxins, poisons or acids, not affecting either their organs or skin in any way, shape, or form.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Darkening
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| | Passive
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| | Vampires with this trait are able to have perfect night and darkness vision, able to discern people and objects even in pure and complete black darkness. Darkness illusions and Magic that would obscure vision however still affects them.
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| | style="background-color:#bae1ba;" | Harlord Elementing
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| | Passive
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| | Vampires with this trait are immune to environmental temperature damage, as well as the need to breathe oxygen or water depth. They are immune to freezing damage and extreme heat (fire still burns them, as do the Hallowed Lanterns), no longer need to breathe, and are able to resist extreme depth pressures.
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| ===Shilôt Bloodline===
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| Shilôt Vampires hail from the wine-producing lands of Vixhall and Ithania, melding well with high society there, but particularly honing their crafts through drinks and partying to disguise them being a Vampire and create an army of thirsty cattle that come to them.
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| ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Shilôt Bloodline Common Traits
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| * Shilôt Vampire eyes only redden during feeding, while their eye whites never turn black.
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| * Shilôt Vampire teeth appear at all times, but are barely noticeable.
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| * Shilôt Vampire skin turns more pale and eye sockets turn more reddened.
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| * Shilôt Vampires are affected by Hallowed Lanterns, scorching and singing their skin.
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| * Shilôt Vampires can drink and eat normally. They can also reproduce to create normal children.
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| * Shilôt in a hosting or drink-serving RP scenario (e.g. tending an IC bar, offering drinks at an IC event) lose all of their Vampiric features and cannot be detected by conventional abilities or means. This cloaking lasts for 5 minutes following the end of the RP scenario, giving the Shilôt enough time to depart the scenario without arousing suspicion.
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| * Shilôt Vampires are hard capped to Physical Stat 30
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| * Shilôt Vampires cannot infect others with a bite. Only drinking a cup of pure blood of theirs will turn others.
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Mutation Name
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Power Type
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Range
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Description
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Providing
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Direct Touch
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| | Can summon succulent foods and drinks, but must sacrifice something to make it in matter. For example mud can be used to create a medium rare steak perfectly seared. The food remains food throughout ingestion, but the Vampire can turn it back to its original substance with the flick of a hand (not allowed to be made out of harmful materials). If the Vampire does not change the material back, it remains perfect in the way it was made however, and tastes delicious. A Character with 10+ Food & Drink Sciences can smell/feel/taste/see that there is something off about the food, and upon closer inspection, identify that this food isn't natural.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Partying
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | This ability only activates in an announced Event scenario. The Shilôt is able to activate their Vinteaar Partying, which disguises the Vampiric features (red/wispy blue eyes, bloodshot gaze, sickly skin, black nails) of all Vampires at an event (including themselves), alongside making them undetectable to typical aberration detection mechanisms, in the same manner as the Alais. This ability is active for as long as the Shilôt is at the event, and up to 5 minutes after an event officially concludes. This gives all vampires socialising discretely at an event the time to depart before the ability drops. It does not, however, mask the use of Vampire abilities.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Stasis
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| | Instant Ability
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| | -
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| | The Vampire can crystallize in form as if hardened wine, turning into a dark red wine and then hardening. This crystalline form can be upheld for years, does not cause the Vampire to age, or take harm from anything. After 1 hour, the substance turns gray and stone-like, essentially disguising the Vampire as a statue. The Vampire remains aware of the passage of time, but not so sentient aware that they would be bored out of their mind. The Vampire does not gain Proficiency Points while in this statue form. Characters that have survived beyond 150 years this way still require an Ancient Character Special Permission.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Mist
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Emote Distance
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| | The Vampire can throw one of their drinks onto the floor, causing it to explode into a dusty and barely visible mist. This mist appears like the mirage of heat haze rising from a surface during a warm sunny day, meaning it does not obscure vision or cause anyone to experience negative effects while standing inside of it, except for the strong odor of liquor or wine, but will remain somewhat visible to allow others to see how far it extends in any direction. This mist remains for 10 seconds, during which the Vampire remains invisible inside the mist, unless they attack someone. Should they exit the mist and attempt to escape, they will become visible, and immediately remove the mist.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Elegance
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| | Mind Ability
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| | Victims feel no pain while being fed on, and even become unaware that they are being fed on, forgetting that a moment ago the Vampire sank teeth into them. They will only become vaguely aware that some interaction happened between the Vampire and them, but are unable to remember precisely what.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Lingua
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| | Passive
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| | A Vampire with this trait is able to understand any spoken non-Ancient and non-Forgotten language, and read any such language from written form, while understanding it in their native tongue. They can however not speak any of it back to the source.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Thickening
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| | Mind Ability
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| | -
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| | The Vampire can add a few drops of their own blood to any drink, turning said drink addictive. The persons drinking the drink will be unaware why it is addictive, but feel an intense urge to drink more of it, and have withdrawal symptoms if they are denied.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Drawling
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| | Mind Ability
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| | -
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| | Vampires with this trait are able to throw drinks containing their blood into the face of others (either by throwing a vial, or tossing the contents of a bottle directly). If the liquid hits them in the face in any quantity, they become incredibly drunk for several minutes. This effect does not stack and wears off like normal drunken-ness.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Addicting
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| | Mind Ability
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| | -
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| | The Vampire can give another Vampire a specific blood addiction by mentally targeting a person while brewing a drink, and then having them ingest it, or applying a decent quantity of it directly to their skin or soak into their clothes. This Vampire will become addicted to the blood of that specific person, and hunt and find satisfaction from drinking that specific person alone. This effect lasts for a week.
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| | style="background-color:#cbcefb;" | Vinteaar Draughting
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| | Curse Ability
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| | -
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| | The Vampire is able to brew a tonic that when drunk by anyone else, turns the Vampire completely invisible to that person for the next 48 hours.
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| ===Doughall Bloodline===
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| The Doughall Vampires were Vampires who originally lived in the caves of Gallovia, but later mingled with the people, commonly becoming the physically "strong" Vampires among the Bloodlines. The Doughall developed means to change with the seasons, and are inherently shape shifters.
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| ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Doughall Bloodline Common Traits
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| | colspan="4" style="background-color:#c5eceb;" |
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| * Doughall Vampire eyes only redden during feeding, while their eye whites never turn black.
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| * Doughall Vampire teeth appear at all times, and are noticeable like those of the von Kërle. Additionally, their nails blacken and turn more sharp claw-like.
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| * Doughall Vampire skin is not affected, but eye sockets do turn more reddened.
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| * Doughall Vampires are affected by Hallowed Lanterns, scorching and singing their skin.
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| * Doughall Vampires can drink and eat normally. They can also reproduce to create Vampire Broods.
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| * Doughall cause any person in active Beast Transformation (That is also not a Vampire) to receive a -10 Physical Stat Penalty while in their emote distance. Any Beast Transformation the Doughall uses gives +5 Physical Stat.
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| * Doughall Vampires are hard capped to Physical Stat 30
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| * Doughall Vampires can infect others with a bite. They can also infect by having someone drink their blood.
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Mutation Name
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Power Type
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Range
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Description
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Lord
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| | Passive
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| | -
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| | If a Character has Physical Stat under 20, add +10 Physical Stat. If a Character has over 20 Physical Stat, add +5 Unarmed Combat as a Proficiency boost (which does not factor into Physical Stat). This calculation is always added onto the point sheet last, after Physical Stat has already been calculated, and all Proficiency added.
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Hardening
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| | Passive
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| | -
| |
| | When feeding, the Vampire's skin turns to actual stone, and they become both immovable by others as well as immune to harm from any source except Magic. As soon as the Vampire's teeth release from their victim, their skin returns to normal and mobility is restored.
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| |-
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Winters
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| | Beast Transformation
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| | -
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| | Winter form - transform to increase by 15 Physical Stat, which can exceed the Physical Stat limit. Additionally allows for fur growth on shoulders, lower arms, back, chest, neck and facial hair. Teeth become larger, and blackened claws develop on the hands, allowing them enhanced physical combat ability.
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| |-
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Autumns
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| | Beast Transformation
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| | -
| |
| | Autumn form - transform to decrease Body Shape to one level lower than character’s Body Shape, grow thick fur on lower arms and legs, legs temporarily mutate to digitigrade legs, and gain a wolf-tail, allowing them to sprint like a canine on all fours. While in this form, they are able to run faster than a Varran.
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Summers
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| | Beast Transformation
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| | -
| |
| | Summer form - transform to decrease Body Shape to one level lower than character’s Body Shape, grow scales on the arms, neck and legs, and gills on the neck, while ears turn into webbed fins. The character gains the ability to breathe underwater and swim at high speeds, while also leaping in and out of water similar to a dolphin.
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Springs
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| | Beast Transformation
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| | -
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| | Spring form - transform to gain goat-like facial features (snout, eyes), hooved feet and digitigrade legs. Arms become covered in vines and roots that when aimed at a person, causes a burst of thorn-shaped essences to fly towards them. These wisps feel akin to being stabbed in multiple areas by a thin blade without leaving any physical wounds. The energies do not exert any physical force upon the victim, but will become crippling enough that the victim is unable to fight after three shots.
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Runes
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| | Passive
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| | -
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| | Can create Mountain Runes (a Stonebrick block with a Lapis Lazuli block on top) anywhere in a region they are at home (be it a gang base, WIS base or Rental Region), and also have a Rune Caller in their pocket, which is a smaller pebble with red runic drawings on it. At any time, the Vampire can use this Rune Caller to speak to the Mountain Runes, of which up to three can be active at any time they speak. When activated, the Rune will light up with a red glow and broadcast their voice in mutter range (5 blocks). This is one way communication, meaning others cannot speak back, and Mountain Runes can be smashed with any weapon to disable them. Additionally, the Vampire will know when someone is standing within 5 blocks of the Mountain Rune, but cannot tell who it is. If the person is present in camouflage or invisibility, this detection mechanic will not work.
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Healing
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| | Instant Ability
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| | -
| |
| | Can heal individual wounds (like a stab or gash) from a person (including self) at the cost of one level of Body Shape per wound, for a total of 1 week. Removing another wound by sacrificing another Body Shape after already performed resets the timer. This can also remove internal wounds, but not bring back lost body parts.
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Seasons
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Direct Touch
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| | Can forcibly change the race of another person for 72 hours. This ability can only be used on one person at a time, but can be cancelled early, even remotely. While forcing a race change, victim cannot access either their natural or new-race racial traits or abilities. Character design remains consistent onto the new race where applicable.
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| | style="background-color:#c5eceb;" | Mountain Shifting
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| | Passive
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| | -
| |
| | The Vampire can meld into stone materials/surfaces to hide. They can however be dug out and not move around while hidden, so generally this ability is only recommended while on the run and after turning a corner while no-one is looking. It is practically instant, and cannot be countered or prevented.
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| |}
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| ===Zikiel Bloodline===
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| Zikiel Vampires are commonly referred to as the Lich Vampires. While not the same as Undead Vampires, they are more magically-inclined than other bloodlines. They scour the world looking for more Magical Knowledge to add to their collection, encountering (and countering) Mages as they go.
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Zikiel Bloodline Common Traits
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| | colspan="4" style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" |
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| * Zikiel Vampire eyes are icy blue with gray eye whites. The eyes do not turn red at any point, but start glowing when feeding.
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| * Zikiel Vampire teeth appear at all times, and are noticeable.
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| * Zikiel Vampire skin becomes lighter, sometimes even turning white, and eye sockets turn more reddened.
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| * Zikiel Vampires are affected by Hallowed Lanterns, scorching and singing their skin.
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| * Zikiel Vampires cannot drink and eat, these things turning to ash in their mouths. They also cannot reproduce.
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| * Zikiel Vampires are able to break any kind of Ward placed anywhere, be it Mage, Vampire, Dragon or other. They however cannot actually make any Wards. This process still requires 3 minutes of uninterrupted casting.
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| * Zikiel Vampires are hard capped to Physical Stat 20
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| * Zikiel Vampires can infect others with a bite. They can also infect by having someone drink their blood.
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Mutation Name
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Power Type
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Range
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Description
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| |-
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| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Lich
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| | Mythic Transformation
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| | -
| |
| | The Vampire can assume the form of a skeletal lich, transforming them into a skeletal body with wispy eyes. They are able to levitate off the ground by a foot and change clothing into mage-inspired robes while in lich form, reverting back to normal instantly. Wounds transfer between forms.
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| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Dragons
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| | Passive
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| | -
| |
| | Vampires with this trait become completely immune to all Witchblood abilities.
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| |-
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| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Sorcery
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| | Passive
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| | -
| |
| | The Vampire may choose one Spell from any of the following Sorcery Schools without a Proficiency cost: Darkness, Chaos, Arcane, Elemental
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| |-
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| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Deflecting
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| | Passive
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Vampire has the ability to deflect Magic in the same way that Mages can, able to deflect incoming spells. Deflection casts are performed as emotes, after which a /roll 1 20 is done. If the roll is above 5, the spell is deflected and rendered harmless by a deflection cast. Deflection cast requires the Vampire to have both hands free and not already engaged in casting or fighting. It works by waving their hand in a half-circle motion as if to “slap” away the incoming spell
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| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Scent
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| | Instant Ability
| |
| | 10 blocks
| |
| | This trait allows the Vampire to place a glyph ward on the forehead of a person by pointing a finger at them from close range. This glyph is always visible, glowing in blue. While the ward is active (for 72 hours), the Vampire can track them wherever they go. This glyph cannot be removed beyond a time-out.
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| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Chains
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| | Instant Ability
| |
| | Emote Distance
| |
| | With this ability, the Vampire is able to form two ghostly chains, one on each arm (usually around their forearm). They are able to send out this chain towards a person, which will then attach to their torso. This chain does not miss, and acts like a Magical spell (and can as such also be deflected by those who are able to use Mage Deflect). When attached, the victim cannot run away anymore, and the Vampire can pull the chain towards them to slowly drag their victim closer. If the chain is broken for any reason, the person can freely move again. While a chain is attached, the Vampire cannot free their hand to do anything else, unless they choose to break the chain. If a character has 15 Proficiency points in Athletic Training, they can /dice 20 to escape being chained, if they roll above 8. If the Character has 20 in Athletic Training, they avoid this ability by default.
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| |
| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Specter
| |
| | Instant Ability
| |
| | Emote Distance
| |
| | With this ability, the Vampire is able to summon a specter-like projectile in their hand, and launch it at a target location or a person whilst steering it with their pointed finger. This ability is repeatable, but a projectile cannot be re-cast until the previous one has hit its target or is nullified by the Vampire by closing their steering hand. The casting is instant, but each projectile fired counts as a separate Instant Ability. The projectile can have any aesthetic appearance as long as it has ghost-like qualities and is no larger than a fist (with a wispy trail a foot behind it). Only one projectile can be active at a time and steered by the Vampire. When hit with this projectile, the projectile pierces through armor and hits the person's body part wherever it was aimed. If it lands, (it is not homing and can be dodged or hidden from behind obstacles) it causes excruciating pain that can cause a body part to lock up in short paralysis if hit multiple times in the same spot. The Vampire can move while casting this ability, but needs always at least one hand free to cast the ability and steer it. Attacking them while steering cancels the projectile and causes it to spin out of control and continue its trajectory it was on until it hits something. A character with at least 15+ Proficiency points in Athletic Training can perpetually dodge this ability.
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| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Staving
| |
| | Passive
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Vampire becomes immune to any type of Mind Ability as well as all forms of Alchemy induced hallucinations or illusions, except from other Vampire Mind Abilities.
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| |-
| |
| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Severing
| |
| | Mind Ability
| |
| | Direct Touch
| |
| | The Vampire is able to place a glyph at the back of a person's neck which severs their emotions and emotional connections to other people for 1 week, thus rendering them without a conscience, love, and friendship for others. These glyphs act as a kind of possession, and can be cured with any type of exorcism.
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| |
| | style="background-color:#b6b1c3;" | Haunting Seeking
| |
| | Channel Ability
| |
| | Emote Distance
| |
| | Can “bend” the light of any Hallowed Lanterns in the area away from them. This can only be done with at least one hand free and directed at the lantern (both hands can bend two individual lanterns). This allows them to turn the lantern forcibly to any other direction, regardless of the strength of the user.
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| |}
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| | |
| ===Dorkarth Bloodline===
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| Dorkarth Vampires were the first of the Vampire broods, the original Bloodline created by the Princes of Dorkarth in Ellador. Their line continues in their descendants now, spreading across the world as they continue to do the work started by their Princes and to destroy the Regalian Empire.
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Dorkarth Bloodline Common Traits
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| | colspan="4" style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" |
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| * Dorkarth Vampire eyes are always red but without black eye whites.
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| * Dorkarth Vampire teeth appear at all times, and are noticeable.
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| * Dorkarth Vampire skin becomes lighter, sometimes even turning white, and eye sockets turn more reddened.
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| * Dorkarth Vampires are affected by Hallowed Lanterns, scorching and singing their skin.
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| * Dorkarth Vampires cannot drink and eat, these things turning to ash in their mouths. They can reproduce, giving birth to Vampire Broods.
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| * Dorkarth Vampires can be infected at any age (even below 18) and can consume any source of blood, even animals, undead, or other Vampires, and be satiated.
| |
| * Dorkarth Vampires can draw blood from any wound they inflict on a foe, removing a wound of their own in return. This cannot be used to heal internal damage, only external surface damage.
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| * Dorkarth Vampires are hard capped to Physical Stat 30
| |
| * Dorkarth Vampires can infect others with a bite. They can also infect by having someone drink their blood.
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Mutation Name
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Power Type
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Range
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#c0c0c0;" | Description
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| |-
| |
| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Vexxing
| |
| | Passive
| |
| | 10 Blocks
| |
| | The Vampire can cancel or interrupt an ongoing Channel Ability, Mind Ability, or Instant Ability (that hasn't completed its primary function yet) that is activated by any Vampire, except for Greater Vampires. This ability can be used as frequently as the Vampire likes, but only within 10 blocks, and they are unable to fight each time they cancel an ability, as it requires them to make a waving hand gesture with both hands. The target will not know why their ability stopped working unless they are familiar with Dorkarth Vampires or have the appropriate Knowledge Proficiency to know about Vampire abilities.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Steeling
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| | Passive
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Vampire becomes immune to any type of Mind Ability as well as all forms of Alchemy induced hallucinations or illusions, except from other Vampire Mind Abilities.
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| |-
| |
| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Shielding
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| | Instant Ability
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Vampire can summon a shield in their shielding arm the size of a heater shield. When an enemy hits the heater shield with their weapon, their weapon becomes insanely hot to the touch, not so much hat it blisters their skin, but incredibly uncomfortable (lowering their weapon Proficiency by 5 points), for 5 minutes, before slowly cooling again. If they hit the shield again within the 5 minute period of the first effect, the effect is doubled and lasts for a total of 10 minutes, but then the victim becomes immune from receiving the effect again for an hour.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Beastlording
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| | Channel Ability
| |
| | Emote Distance
| |
| | The Vampire can summon a ghostly red chain that latches onto the nearest Beast Transformation character (excluding Vampires in Beast Transformation) and establishes a control collar on this character. This character still perceives the world as if they were in control of their body and can still speak, but their actions are dictated by the Vampire holding their chain. They can for example be commanded to attack one of their allies in a combat scenario, or act as the mount of the Vampire in a pinch. This chain will not allow the Vampire to cause the Beast Transformation to harm themselves or reasonably commit any action that would bring harm to themselves, and the chain cannot be destroyed, but the Vampire is unable to use the arm that holds the chain, as it must be held firmly in their hand and entirely wrapped around their arm. If the Vampire leaves Emote distance from their changed target, the chain breaks automatically, and severing the Vampire’s arm or magically imprisoning the Vampire will also sever the chain.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Darkening
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| | Passive
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| | -
| |
| | Vampires with this trait are able to have perfect night and darkness vision, able to discern people and objects even in pure and complete black darkness. The Vampire also becomes immune to any Darkness, Obscuring or Magical or Sorcery abilities that cause an area to be darkened.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Tombing
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| | Passive
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Vampire is able to stand with their back up against a wall, cross their arms on their chest, and become camouflaged so long as they do not move or speak while they remain in this exact position up against the wall. In order to see through this camouflage, a person would need at least 10 Proficiency points in Perception. Leaving this stance or attacking someone will cancel out the camouflage, though if a person is within 2 blocks of the camouflaged Vampire when they leave camouflage, or have their backs turned to them, the Vampire will obviously have an initiative advantage.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Hexing
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| | Mind Ability
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| | Direct Touch
| |
| | The Vampire can give a victim a strong urge or suggestive feeling by placing their hand any point of the target's body and muttering or whispering the instruction or feeling to them. This transferal of instruction is not perceived by the victim, but others within hearing distance can see the movement and whispering or muttering, or even hear it if they are in close enough range. This instruction lapses from the memory from the victim, who is unable to explain why they feel a certain way, or have an urge to do something.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Severing
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| | Mind Ability
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| | Direct Touch
| |
| | The Vampire is able to place a glyph at the back of a person's neck which severs their emotions and emotional connections to other people for 1 week, thus rendering them without a conscience, love, and friendship for others. These glyphs act as a kind of possession, and can be cured with any type of exorcism.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Ballrooms
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| | Passive
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Vampire is able to change the appearance of their clothing, add, or remove clothing magically and instantly, either with an aesthetic magical transformation, or simply instantly. This change can also alter the fabric, texture, color, or patterns on worn clothing. Clothing that is magically produced dissipates as soon as it leaves the body of the Vampire. A character with 10+ Bodycare or 10+ Perception can see through the clothing disguise, identifying the person underneath.
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| | style="background-color:#d8d8d8;" | Auld Grasping
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| | Passive
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| | -
| |
| | The Vampire's finger and toe nails thicken and turn black, whilst also sharpening and growing much faster when broken. These can be used to leave nasty scratches and scrapes that feel very painful, and adds +5 Unarmed Proficiency to the Vampire.
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| |}
| |
| ===Mivver Bloodline===
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| The Mivver bloodline originates from the desert sands of Farah'deen where a group of Vampires could not openly challenge the Songaskians on their trade lanes, and as such, developed illusionary tactics and abilities to try and outsmart the Dragon-based powers of the Songaskians, which later expanded to the Witchblood when they moved further west.
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! colspan="4" style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#b6b6b6;" | Mivver Bloodline Common Traits
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| | colspan="4" style="background-color:#e1ceea;" |
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| *Mivver Vampire eyes do not appear red, their irises instead being a constant slow swirly-smokey pattern of rich purple and crimson red.
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| *Mivver Vampire teeth do not appear normally, but extend while feeding.
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| *Mivver Vampire skin does not become lighter, but their eye sockets do darken and redden to some noticeable degree.
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| *Mivver Vampires are not affected by Hallowed Lanterns, but their presence does cause notable anxiety.
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| *Mivver Vampires can still drink and eat normal produce. They can also reproduce, giving birth to normal children.
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| *Mivver Vampires can mimic the visual, sound and particle effects of any Witchblood, Vampire or Soulshard Instant Ability or Channel Ability, but without the effects, as it is essentially being an illusion.
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| *Mivver Vampires are hard capped to Physical Stat 20
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| *Mivver Vampires cannot infect others with their bite. Infection only occurs through drinking a cup of their blood.
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#b6b6b6;" | Mutation Name
| |
| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#b6b6b6;" | Power Type
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#b6b6b6;" | Range
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| | style="text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background-color:#b6b6b6;" | Description
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| |-
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| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Protection
| |
| | Curse
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| | Emote Range
| |
| | The Vampire is able to place a positive Curse on a person, which is not visible to the naked eye. Each time this person is targeted by a Witchblood ability, their ability lands, but does not apply any of its effects, and for each ability used on such a person, the Vampire gets blood-fed status. This can only apply to one person at a time, and can also be cast on self. The effect remains while the Vampire stays in Emote distance of the target (or themselves).
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| |-
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| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Draconium
| |
| | Passive
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Vampire is immune to any of the effects of Witchblood & Songaskian Abilities and Traits, including any detection mechanics.
| |
| |-
| |
| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Disguising
| |
| | Passive
| |
| | -
| |
| | The Character is able to shape-shift to any size or alteration of their body, as long as it is within their own Race's limitations. They also cannot change Body Shape. This can also hide their eyes, but will dispel the moment they go in to feed, or activate combat with someone (it will only trigger if the Vampire is the aggressor, not the defender/running away party).
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| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Reading
| |
| | Mind Ability
| |
| | Emote Distance
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| | Vampires with this ability can read the emotional state of a person, as well as detect a lie by focusing their eyes on their aura. Their aura becomes visible, showing a color corresponding to their mood, and whether a statement was a lie or a truth is shown in the form of a smiling or crying mask above their head, smiling for a lie and crying for the truth. This lie detection mechanism can only be used directly after the statement has made. While this ability is used, the irises of the Vampire give off a single flash of redness before fading back to their original color.
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| | The Vampire is able to create an illusion about the size anywhere between a coin to a humanoid (a person), complete with sound and movement, which will look like anything they want it to. This illusion is however never solid and any object going through it will dispel it. The Vampire can only only maintain 3 separate illusions at a time, and must keep them within their viewing range, and not be attacked while casting them, but does not give any visual clues to using this ability.
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| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Hexicanum
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| | The Vampire becomes immune to all other abilities that are classified as Mind Ability (not Racially based Mind Abilities though). This trait also makes the Vampire able to see through Illusions.
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| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Loxocation
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| | The Vampire is able to create an illusion on an object, changing the way the object looks and feels (but not taste, smell or sound). This illusion is counted as a Mind Ability to those who perceive the object, as the object radiates the effects to those looking at it. This can only apply to three separate objects at any time, not living creatures, or be animated, but can exist away from the viewing distance or presence of the Vampire, and will remain illusion-ed while moved around or used by others. The Vampire can also dispel the illusions from anywhere.
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| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Disruption
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| | The Vampire is able to disable any mutations, abilities or powers that a character has, by drinking their blood, for up to 2 hours after drinking their blood.
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| | The Vampire is able to change the appearance of their clothing, add, or remove clothing magically and instantly, either with an aesthetic magical transformation, or simply instantly. This change can also alter the fabric, texture, color, or patterns on worn clothing. Clothing that is magically produced dissipates as soon as it leaves the body of the Vampire. This ability does not count towards any Illusion limit.
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| | style="background-color:#e1ceea;" | Malevolent Darkness
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| | The Vampire is able to place a curse on any object that does not give off any visual warnings (but will trigger a magical detection if anyone with such an ability comes near it). This object can be anything from a ball to a sword to a vase. Once cursed, the first person to pick up the object (it must be light enough to pick up) and hold it in either of their hands, becomes cursed for 48 hours, going blind for this entire duration. This curse cannot be lifted through any means except waiting out the timer (which the victim has no knowledge of). Additionally, the victim's eyes become a solid slow swirly-smokey mixture of rich purple and crimson red, just like the Vampire's irises, almost as if someone dropped swirling ink in their eyes, obscuring their pupil and irises and eye whites. The curse can be applied "Off-screen" outside of active roleplay, but obviously the Vampire needs to still introduce the object to an area in roleplay. The Vampire will not be affected by pick-up, but anyone else who picks up the object will. The curse can be applied in active roleplay, but requires several seconds of casting and physical contact with audible and visual clues to it being unnatural during the casting period. Essentially, if a Staff member searches your logs, the first mention of the object should never be "Haha you just picked up a cursed item!" with no further reference to the object being cursed or brought into the scene. The blindness can be dispelled by the Vampire having cast it at any time within the duration of the effect.
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| ===Crimson Witches===
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| Crimson Witches are a special kind of Kathar Vampire which adheres to its own rules. Consult the [[Kathar]] page for more information. Crimson Witches have access to the following Mutations.
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| * Crimson Witches eyes are always red with black eye whites.
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| * Crimson Witches teeth appear at all times, and are noticeable.
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| * Crimson Witches are not affected by Hallowed Lanterns.
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| * Crimson Witches can eat and drink normally. Reproducing with Kathar births more Crimson Witches. Reproducing with other races produces Vampire Broods.
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| * Crimson Witches have a number of special rules. Consult the [[Kathar]] page for specifics. This is not a curable Vampire Bloodline.
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| * Crimson Witches cannot infect others in any way.
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| | style="background-color:#e77e7e;" | Witch's Lands
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| | Crimson Witches with this trait can stand on any surface (upside down or sideways) as if it was the floor, seamlessly walking and jumping between them. This ability acts as a Channel ability, but does not require focus or the Crimson Witches to not be engaging in any other actions, it can simply be cancelled as a Channel Ability.
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| | style="background-color:#e77e7e;" | Witch's Luster
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| | Mind Ability
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| | Direct Touch
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| | Crimson Witches can choose to mind-slave an intimate partner. This person must already be an intimate partner or lover, otherwise the ability does not work. While under its effects, the victim cannot abandon or betray the Crimson Witch, and always acts to defend or protect them, also following their orders, as long as they do not cause self-harm or put the victim in exceptional danger.
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| | style="background-color:#e77e7e;" | Witch's Dance
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| | Instant Ability
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| | Every three minutes, the Witch is able to activate a movement sequence that phases them in and out of existence, turning them ethereal, partially placing them in the Void. This makes them immune to non-Magical attacks for several seconds.
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| | style="background-color:#e77e7e;" | Witch's Harping
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| | The Crimson Witch's arms turn into feathered wings, their legs into bird-like legs with sharp claws, and their body is covered in crimson feathers, save for their head which remains normal. While in this form, the Crimson Witch is able to fly-hover 5 feet off the ground (but not actually take flight), and use their legs and feet to claw at foes.
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| | style="background-color:#e77e7e;" | Crimson Aging
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| | The Character becomes immortal and does not visually age (though damage and harm can still kill them). Age over 150 years old requires an Ancient Character Special Permission. Furthermore, from the moment immortality is gained, the Proficiency gain rate is changed. For every year aged (where a Character would normally gain 1 point per year) while this mutation is active, the Character only gains 0.25 Proficiency points per year. This does not round up or down, even if a character has 44.75 Proficiency, this is counted as 44, not 45.
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| | style="background-color:#e77e7e;" | Witch's Steeling
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| | The Crimson Witch is immune to any kind of Mind Ability, save for Vampire Mind Abilities. This immunity also extends to Alchemy induced hallucinations or illusions.
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| | style="background-color:#e77e7e;" | Witch's Master
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| | A Crimson Witch can identify a specific person as a Master in a ritual, which binds them to their safety. If their master is in any form of harm or risk of harm, they can "sense" this peril, and are drawn to their Master, wherever they are. A Master cannot be an intimate partner or lover, or someone under the effects of Witch's Luster. The ritual must be performed again if a Master-Witch relationship is broken.
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| ==Vampire Brood==
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| Vampire Brood are the offspring of a Vampire who can produce offspring through their mutations, and are as such considered to be half-Vampires. They retain some Vampiric traits while never being able to become full Vampires. Indeed, Vampire Brood cannot be infected with Vampirism and always retain their traits independently. Vampire Broods appear just like regular people, except that their irises are always crimson red, even when not feeding. Vampire Brood can however eat normally or drink blood, which grants them specific advantages. When consuming Blood, Vampire Brood experience a rush of adrenaline as their blood circulation speeds up and they gain a boost of energy (This feeding must always be done IC, and does not infect anyone with Vampirism). This boost lasts for about an hour, and gives them increased running speed as well as heightened senses such as smell, sight, hearing, and reduces their stamina wear from exhaustion by half. Vampire Broods are not classified as actual Vampires, though their red eyes obviously stand out. Particularly in Regalia, no laws currently exist that discriminate against Vampire Brood, and many organizations in fact feel that Vampire Brood are just victims of ravenous Vampires. In practice though, many of the Vampire Brood experience fear and revulsion in their direction because of their eyes and what they can do, even if they have never tasted blood.
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| ==Combatting Vampirism==
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| ===Curing of Vampirism===
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| In most cases, Vampirism is an easily curable affliction--but the process is considered incredibly jarring and painful for any individual to go through. The curing is achieved over a period of roughly 12 hours, in which the Vampire must be forced to ingest a vial of Holy Water and Mage Stone crystals (which render the caustic effects of the Holy Water inert and thus allow it to draw out the Void energies). Two separate sessions of Holy Water and Mage Stone crystal ingestion (both readily available from the City Guard) must occur for the curing to succeed. Putting the substances into the Vampire's mouth or introducing them to an open wound is enough to absorb them into the bloodstream, meaning it is not necessary for the Vampire to swallow. During these forced feeding sessions, the infected individual will experience extreme fear and paranoia, along with a burning sensation that radiates from their internal organs to their extremities. Vampires will often plead or fight in whatever way they can to avoid being cured, and by the end of the 12 hours will feel completely exhausted. If both feeding sessions succeed, the Vampire will proceed to vomit up a black bile-like substance, which expels the curse from their body and signifies the curing was successful. After this bile has been expelled, the ex-Vampire will lose all physical features over the next 24 hours, including their fangs, which will fall out and regrow normally.
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| In the freshly-bitten which have not yet completed the 5-day infection process, only a single dose of Holy Water and Mage Crystals are needed to rid the body of the Sanguine curse. Additionally, those who have not fully turned do not experience the same pain and paranoia that a full Vampire experiences during curing, and so the entire process can usually be completed in a single visit to the clinic.
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| After curing, a Vampire's mentality quickly reverts back to normal, but there is always a risk of relapse because for a few weeks there will be a faint hunger for blood in the cured Vampire. When cured, a Vampire cannot be re-infected for 72 hours, after which if they are re-infected, they become immediately infected with the same strand of Vampirism they had before, including the same mutations. The re-infection takes 24 hours and involves no pain or paranoia symptoms, meaning it does not go through the multi-day infection process of a first time Vampire. There are some Vampires that cannot be cured, for example Vampires with Aging mutations that make them age-wise immortal, or Greater Vampires and Crimson Witches. When this process of curing is performed on them, their Vampirism is not cured, but it does cause their Mutations to go into a dormant state for 24 hours, essentially making them powerless. During this period, the Vampire's mentality also returns back to normal, feeling no urge to drink blood or other mental traits that cause them to be sociopathic or psychopathic. After this 72 hour period is over however, everything returns back to normal. They also do not lose their Vampire visual features while this process has occurred.
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| (('''OOC Note:''' The curing process is allowed to be time-skipped. It is up to the players if they want to roleplay out the actual 12 hour period of imprisonment and curing, time-skip the entire thing, or whether they just want to go through a single forced feeding of Holy Water and Mage Stone Crystals and then immediately vomit and be instantly cured.))
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| ===Hallowed Lanterns===
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| Hallowed Lanterns are very expensive and fragile objects frequently used by the Regalian Guard to assist in weakening and capturing Vampires. Hallowed Lanterns appear like normal lanterns, but are somewhat larger and unwieldy (being about the size of a child's head) whilst still being relatively light. A Hallowed Lantern is made of a solid light metal with a single window in the front of the lantern, casting a beam of light in a straight forward trajectory up to emote distance, after which the strength of the light tapers off and no longer affects Vampires. These lanterns can project their beam of green, blue, or golden light forward, and should not be wielded during a fight, as the shaking causes the lantern to roughly move about, potentially shattering the fragile inside components. A melee weapon's physical strike can in most cases destroy a Hallowed Lantern, but the wielder is usually able to turn the beam at such a rate that no one could feasibly run up to the wielder and smash it before they were hit by the beam of light. Taking down a Hallowed Lantern always requires teamwork, since a Lantern cannot cover multiple people unless they are standing behind each other or directly next to each other. In general, Hallowed Lanterns can, during an emote, only cover one person at a time, and can be turned to such a degree that a Vampire cannot outrun the beam; only cover or leaping and blinking abilities can help to escape. Wielders can also comfortably run after Vampires with the Lantern without causing any damage to it, but while running, they are unable to fight. If both hands hold the Hallowed Lantern, this affords the wielder more flexibility, allowing it to turn faster and be moved around more roughly while avoiding damage. Guards are always allowed to have a Hallowed Lantern on them, but only if they do not also have a shield on them on patrol. New Hallowed Lanterns need to be retrieved from the prison and cannot be hung anywhere on the body of the Guard. A single Guard per Patrol group may however sacrifice both weapon and shield to wear an additional, inactive Hallowed Lantern strapped to their back, tightly secured with cloth and ropes, which can be swiftly detached and used in case the first Hallowed Lantern is broken.
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| *Contrary to folklore, Vampires are fully able to walk in sunlight without pain or burning. However, many choose not to, and find great comfort in the shadows. | | * It is a widespread belief among many Vampires that imitation is the ultimate form of flattery. To imitate another Vampire; be it in dress style, speech patterns, and even prey or thrall preference is to declare the imitated Vampire superior in some manner, which is often seen as a great compliment. |
| *In the past, it was common practice to bloodlet a Vampire to the point of unconsciousness before introducing the Holy Water and Mage Stone mixture to their wounds. These days, it is understood that this part of the curing process is unnecessary, and is often forgone in favor of simply strapping the Vampire to a table and forcing the liquid into their mouths. | | * Vampires are functionally long-living, but not really, because true immortality does not exist in the laws of Aloria’s universe. Instead, they extend their life by stealing life essence from the people they feed on. There is life force in blood. |
| | * Vampiric mentality is so pervasive that some Vampires are deluded into thinking they are actually the oppressed and second-class social caste, when in reality they are the most tyrannical and oppressive kind of people one can ever meet, with no regard for the lives or safety of others. |
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| [[category:Afflictions]] [[category:Arcane Afflictions]] | |
| Vampirism |
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| Races |
All except Urlan, Bralona, Sihndar. |
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| Infection |
Bite, Drinking, Ritual. |
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| Origins |
Void Gods |
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| Symptoms |
Blood Hunger, Red eyes, Sharp Teeth. |
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| Status |
Not Curable. |
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Millions of citizens of the Regalian Empire go to bed at night, closing their windows and doors, and snuffing out the lights one by one, hoping for a good night's sleep, and a safe return of sunlight in the morning. The very thing that gives them terrors at night and has inspired neighborhood watches, as well as whole folklores of bedtime stories and tales to scare children into behaving well, is the Vampire. The Vampire is an insidious Afflicted, a person who succumbs to the crimson curse that creeps in the night and in the shadows, feeding off the blood of the innocent, and expanding their influence and power through fear and revulsion. Vampires have become the quintessential evil to the Regalian Empire, where whole wars have been fought just to keep their ruinous intent at bay, and to safeguard civilization from crumbling from within and establishing a nightmarish reality where Vampires rule in eternal night.
History
Vampirism as a Blood Curse existed long before the Cataclysm, perhaps even thousands of years, however it never drew much attention as it was just one of many Void sicknesses that were around during the Allorn Empire days, called Sangaley. The situation changed however immediately after the last Void Invasion and Cataclysm, when the Void Gods realized that the days of them being able to affect the world of Aloria were numbered. With no way of a future Void Invasion seemingly occurring, and their power waning, the Void Gods conspired to mutate the Void Sickness of Sangaley and produce Vampirism as it is known today. They upgraded what was ostensibly just a sickness and hunger for blood into a full-fledged Affliction, a highly contagious one at that, which was designed to destabilize Ailor society which seemed pre-eminent to usurp the Elves as the dominant civilization of Aloria. This scheme was met with great success, as the Sanguine Curse quickly dubbed Vampirism spread like wildfire among the Velheim populations of Ellador, to such a point that the local Kingdoms started buckling under the pressure of their infestation. With the assistance of the young Regalian Empire, the local Kingdoms fought back the Vampires, known as the Vampire War or the Hidden War because Regalia's authorities have made efforts to scrub historical records out of existence, intent on hiding the existence of Vampires from the public. This plan horribly backfired, as Vampires fled away from Ellador into the wider world, infecting the unknowing Regalian populace which had no way of dealing with that which they did not know. The plot of the Void Gods however was not ironclad either: as Vampires multiplied rapidly and diversified, the Void Gods lost control over the widening population, and could no longer mind control the Coven leaders to do their bidding. In essence, the Vampires became free to do as they pleased, and started developing their own culture.
Why play a Vampire
You play a Vampire because Vampires are scheming, evil & hot, and because they bite people. When playing a Vampire, you understand that Vampires are hated in Regalia, and that many pro-state people like Knights and generally lawful citizens will either scream and run away or stand and fight if they run into a Vampire. Vampires are actively hunted by several groups (like Vampire hunting Lothar Knights), but also find natural allies in evil-aligned Void forces, like Warlock Spirit summoners and general anti-state forces. Vampirism is also a great way to have an "evil arc" and play an evil character for a while before setting out on a journey to be cleansed (which takes quite a while and is costly). All in all, playing a Vampire plays into the fantasy of Vampires and their allure, while also buying into playing the most obvious "evil" type Character in Regalia.
Vampire Types
There exist several types of Vampires, some playable, some not, which have slightly altered Vampirism mechanics and functions, as well as backstories:
- Thrall Vampire: A Thrall Vampire is a person who has been infected with Vampirism, but where Vampirism hasn't finalized into controlling their body yet. They transition into Fledglings after a few days.
- Fledgling Vampire: A Fledgling Vampire is the lowest type of Vampire, or a newly Infected. Fledgling Vampires cannot infect non-Vampires and sustain themselves on the blood of their victims.
- Greater Vampire: A Greater Vampire infects every person they bite and turn them into Thrall Vampires. A Fledgling Vampire becomes a Greater Vampire if it drinks the blood of another Greater Vampire.
- Desprince Vampire: A Desprince Vampire is an unplayable type of an Ancient Vampire that is immensely powerful. The Term Desprince can still be used in-character as Coven-Leader title however (it is non-gendered)
- Sangeley Vampire: A Sangeley Vampire is an unplayable type of first-Vampire, among the first to become the original Vampires. Rumored to exist with immense power, but haven't been seen in centuries.
Note: It is considered humiliating for a Greater Vampire to get fed on by a Fledgling Vampire. Usually a Fledgling Vampire will have to fight to overpower a Greater Vampire to become a Greater Vampire themselves. No Greater Vampire would ever permit a Fledgling Vampire to feed from them without a fight, or be embarrassed and thought of as weak to all other Vampires. You can make your Character a Greater or Fledgling Vampire in their backstory if it concerns a new Character, if your Character is infected IC however, you cannot off-screen or backstory becoming a Greater Vampire and have to find another Greater Vampire and scheme against them to drink their blood IC. Also, every Character must belong to a Bloodline if they are a Vampire, and Bloodlines cannot be changed later.
Infection
Vampirism can be acquired in more ways than one. The simplest form of infection is to be bitten by a Greater Vampire (Thrall and Fledgling Vampires are not infectious with their bites), or to be bitten by a Desprince or Sangeley Vampire, which would instantly make their infected become a Greater Vampire (though this is extremely rare and may only occur during events). Vampiric feeding usually lasts about 5 minutes during which the victim is paralyzed, though this cannot be done mid-combat, and if the Vampire is attacked, the feeding breaks. Feeding may also be time-skipped if the victim is not comfortable roleplaying out feeding. Players are strongly requested to feed IC, but if circumstances not allowing, may resort to off-screen NPC feeding. Another method of infection, is to make a blood offering to the Void Gods, or to the Fornoss goddess Blodrúna for the Sanguine blessing. Another method, is the willful ingestion of a cup worth of Vampiric blood, of any type will work. A final method is a relic infection, which involves a person stumbling onto an ancient artifact object once held by a powerful Vampire, which may cause them to become a Greater Vampire by wielding it. Bloodline Infections always pass from the person who infected the victim to the victim, Bloodlines cannot mix. Vampirism cannot be cured in a straight forward way, or one that is accessible and can be mass-reproduced, meaning that Vampires are a considerable issue and reviled by any society that does not worship Void Gods.
Design
Vampires appear like the stereotypical Vampiric appearance: paler skin, vampiric teeth, and red eyes (some Vampires can hide this, see Bloodlines), as well as an urge to drink blood. Other traits are completely optional, like having the Vampirism make a Vampire more lithe and slender or more bulky and muscular, giving them a prehensile tail, night vision, darkened and sunken eye sockets, pointy ears, claws, taller appearance, more bat like traits in their face, digitigrade legs, void mutations, blood stained skin, shadow hands, etc. Mental changes are usually limited to removal of conscience, however Vampirism is in general an emotion amplifier, making worse in particular all the bad emotional states and traits like vanity, greed, selfishness, and cruelty. Vampires can also have a shorter attention span, a worse temper, or generally be more violently inclined of confident and self-assured than their non-vampire self would be. Vampires can be religious, but their curse renders them unable to comprehend or see the internal conflict in them being Afflicted and religious at the same time, while most Religions would reject them. Vampires can suffer from anxiety and uncertainty, though this is rare, and usually comes paired with aggression. All Vampires are capable of transforming into what is called a Vampiric Form, which is a Disguise Transformation that makes them appear more monster-like with more creative design freedom outside of the range of limitations imposed on their Race or gender appearance. All Vampires also have the Weapon Summon Ability to draw a weapon to their hand in an instant, either made of their own blood, or magically summoned, and capable of changing weapon type. All Vampires have their God Magic forcibly converted to Void Magic for the duration of their infection.
Purging
While in theory Vampirism in incurable, there is an arduous process and method by which anyone who has Divinium can cleanse Vampires, but only those who seek curing, it can never be forced even on a restrained Vampire. Any person can call upon the power of their Gods and sacrifice Divinium to cleanse the sanguine Curse. If a Vampire approaches a person to request to be cured, and that person agrees to sacrifice Divinium, they can perform a ritual sacrificing to cleanse the soul of the Vampire, thus freeing them of the mental effects of Vampirism. After this, the Vampire remains recognizable as a Vampire, but no longer feels any of the urges, and no longer has any of the powers (besides the red eyes, if their Bloodline included them). This process lasts for either 2 Weeks or 30 Days depending on Player choice where the Vampire may not drink any blood, and if they succeed in this the 1 Divinium is spend and they are cured properly when the period is over.
Bloodlines
Vampires are infected by Vampires who came before them, who in turn were infected by others who came before them, usually descended from a long line of important and powerful Vampires. If a Desprince infected a number of people several centuries ago who went on to infect more people, each of those people who can trace their infection back to that original Desprince is a member of that Desprince’s Bloodline. Vampires don’t need to be obedient and loyal to their Bloodlines, but often find comfort in being near Vampires of similar Bloodlines, and may even have competitive feelings towards Vampires of other Bloodlines: though this usually doesn't lead to anything more than a little snark. Historical Bloodlines are usually created when a Desprince flees from Dorkarth to the Regalian Empire and establishes a new Vampiric Court there after the Vampire War, which pushed the Vampires back so far that many Desprinces were forced to leave Ellador. In summary: Voilenigme are French high-culture Vampires, Nerocanto are Italian scheming blackmail Vampires, Vintghast are high class wine and banquet party Vampires, Torrghlas are cave and mountain brute Vampires, Bremnevel are bog-witch support Vampires, Silberfeder are dignified military Vampires, Valhersir are spiritual power obsessed Vampires, Aullavientos are beast master shapeshifter Vampires, and Dymolov are culture-free Tiefling Vampires. Each Bloodline has a unique set of Mechanics listed below the description for them alone. Additionally, all Vampires regardless of Bloodline have the following Common Mechanics:
- Common Mechanic I: Vampires can use a Court Glamor to hide their Vampire teeth and Red Eyes from anyone but fellow Vampires, except during feeding. This counts as a Disguise, and does not work on those who already know the Vampire is a Vampire.
- Common Mechanic II: Vampires, if they have Disguising or Shapeshifting Magic, can hide their Vampire teeth and Red Eyes from anyone but fellow Vampires, but all of their Proficiencies are set to 0, and they cannot use Abilities in Combat.
- Common Mechanic III: Vampires can use a Party Glamor at Server Events/Player Events (not Raids), which acts as a Disguise, until the leave the Event Venue. Cannot ever be used outside of Event Venues.
- Common Mechanic IV: Vampires can grant immunity to Vampirism to any person willing to bargain with them. In turn, if the bargained person attacks the Vampire or reveals the deal, they take massive damage (discuss in Dm's what this means).
- Common Mechanic V: Vampires, when applying Curses via Advanced Roleplay Mechanics can apply minor Curses that last for up to 12 Hours max, without needing OOC Consent, which count as having +1 Magic Stat for dispelling considerations.
Voilenigme
The Voilenigme (pronounced: Voo-al-ey-neeg-mey) Bloodline was created when Desprince Morvanus fled to Ithania, creating a new Vampiric Court there in the Palace of Duchess Valtriante. The two became Desprince lovers, a rare instance of peace existing between two Vampiric overlords in such close proximity, without constantly attacking or scheming against one another. The Voilenigmes (sometimes also nickanemed Voiles or Voile) are upper-class Vampires who favor mingling with the aristocracy, while hiding their Vampirism and charming their victims with fashion, opulence, a silver tongue and beauty. The Voilenigme are profoundly powerful in Ithania where they have deeply infiltrated the nobility, and by extension the Regalian Nobility also as the Ithanian Vampire nobles travel to the Regalian Courts. The Voilenigme try to avoid any association with things that are poor, disgusting, freak-ish, or debauched without style or class. This is also why they are rarely in their Vampiric Form, or why their Vampiric form generally has a more statuesque beauty to it rather than looking like a monster. Voilenigmes are very comfortable not being in a Coven, but if they are, styling themselves as the "classy" ones in the Coven, and looking down on the other more base Vampires who are enslaved to their instincts. The Voilenigme are enemies of the Silberfeder Vampires, an extension of the enmity between the Wirtem and Ithanian Nobility. Any Coven with a Voilenigme Vampire should count itself blessed with a socialite able to mingle with other non-Vampire groups, due to their unique ability to perfectly hide their Vampirism and be less dependent on blood.
- Voilenigme Mechanic I: Voilenigme Vampires can use a Guild Glamor, that allows them to participate in any Guild Meeting and fake their membership for those meetings only (should still not draw too much attention).
- Voilenigme Mechanic II: Voilenigme Vampires are able to apply a Party Glamor onto any number of non-Vampire allies or collaborators when they use a Party Glamor themselves, following the common Rules for Party Glamor.
- Voilenigme Mechanic III: Voilenigme Vampires have magical control over their own styling, make-up, clothing, as well as that of others, able to add, remove, change and modify anything within Emote Range.
Nerocanto
The Nerocanto (pronounced: Ney-ro-can-to) Bloodline was created when Desprince Shannon fled to Vultaro. While initially mingling with the locals before the Dressolini culture consolidated there, as Dressolini as a cultural identity developed, so too did the Nerocanto settle into their habits. The Nerocanto are upper-class Vampires who take on the appeal of aristocracy, but are spies and rogues at heart who love a political game of blackmail. Their cultural emphasis is on charming their victims with operettas, orchestral music, and hauntingly beautiful instrumentals. The Nerocanto are unique in that they can cure a Vampiric Infection while it is still in its fledgeling state of their own bitten victims. This affords them a great amount of power to blackmail anyone they have infected for a cure, that being also their primary method of roguish plotting. Nerocanto can hover around the peripheries of Covens, but usually act like lone wolves who assist Covens but don't want to get too close, and be at risk of being taken down because other Vampires are less cautious than they are. The Nerocanto take great pains to hide themselves and cover their plots in five layers of thinking ahead so as not to get caught, and to continue their game of control and intrigue. The Nerocanto do not have any overt animosity towards other Bloodlines, but do consider any Vampire that shows a low level of wit or insight as an insult to the blessing that is Vampirism itself. Any Coven with a Nerocanto Vampire should count itself blessed with a spy-master Vampire who is able to quickly and efficiently establish a network of blackmail victims for information and favors across the Regalian city.
- Nerocanto Mechanic I: Nerocanto Vampires may choose one Mechanic from either the Ailor, Fin'ullen, or Eronidas Heritage Traits, whichever is not their own Heritage, and keep this Mechanic until they are Cured.
- Nerocanto Mechanic II: Nerocanto Vampires can infect non-Vampires as both Fledglings and Greater Vampires, but can also cure Vampirism from those they infect only before they become Fledglings, thus allowing them to blackmail their victims.
- Nerocanto Mechanic III: Nerocanto Vampires can convert Vampire Thralls into Bound Thralls, curing their Vampirism, but mind controlling them by Vampire of their choosing, allowing them to sell off Thralls and Blood Cattle. (Hidden)
Vintgast
The Vintgast (pronounced: Vey-nt-gah-st) Bloodline was created when Desprince Shirva fled to the borderlands between Osteiermark, Tirgunn, and Lorenthaus. While in the modern day the Darkwald Lothar mostly fight Silberfeder Vampires, the Vintgast Bloodline was the original reason why the Sarnan people turned so heavily against Vampires, and why so many of them were killed before the Lothar Order took up their cause. Vintgast Vampires are banquet masters, able to conjure the greatest of feasts, most delectable food, and above all addictive and perfect wines. They are known as vintage distillers and brewers, who favor the countryside and winery to get up to their Vampiric business in peace and away from the chaos of large urban settings. Vintgast Vampires spoil and charm their victims with large dinners and endless delectables, only to get them into a food-coma and become easy prey. Vintgast usually avoid Covens, but can make powerful allies for Covens, as well as a great party-hoster for any Vampiric community due to their ability to be social with anyone, have a deep understanding of preferences and tastes, and being able to weaponize them to enamor anyone. The Vintgast take efforts to hide their identity but aren't as capable at it as the Voilenigme, resulting in a reclusive lifestyle, content to experiment with the fine flavors and delectable aromas of rare blood types for special wines. The Vintgast are however unique in their ability to survive off very little blood for extended periods of time, and can even brew extended elixers from their wines that can satiate other Vampires, creating addiction among their own kin.
- Vintgast Mechanic I: Vintghast Vampires can temporarily (no cost) self-cure for up to 72 Hours. After this period is complete, they are automatically re-infected, and must drink within 24 hours, or half Proficiencies until they drink.
- Vintgast Mechanic II: Vintgast Vampires are able to mind-read the preferences of any non-Vampire by focusing on them, reading their preferred color, food, drink, favorite animal, clothing style, etc. (Hidden)
- Vintgast Mechanic III: Vintghast Vampires are able to summon endless supplies of real food and drinks with Vampiric Magic, or brew Vampiric Tonic Wine made with Blood which sates the same as actual Blood Feeding.
Torrghlas
The Torrghlas (pronounced: Tor(rhyme with door)-glass(short a from the English "aghast") Bloodline was created when Desprince Mannis fled to Gallovia and quickly established a strong court presence in the Talahm Gall Mountains. The Torrghlas Vampires are known as cave or mountain terrors, preferring less stylish and opulent housing and favoring brutish power and strength over plotting and scheming. Torrghlas Vampires tend to be largest broad-framed Vampires who act as shock troops to any Coven who is more than willing to take them on for their brute strength. The Torrghlas take no effort to hide themselves, and in fact favor aggressive body-modification and training to become bigger, better, and stronger, whether that is chemical, mundane and aesthetic, or magical in nature. The Torrghlas are a particular terror towards the Fornoss faithful, having mastered a transformation into a Vampiric corrupted Urlan and rampaging any would be frontline with overwhelming force. The Torrghlas consider the Nerocanto weak schemers who couldn't hold their own in a fight, and generally look down on all the high-class Vampire Bloodlines as being over-reliant on hiding their Vampirism and not having pride in being to show their power to the world. The Torrghlas make great allies and comrades to the Valhersir, both operating in overlapping environments, and favoring their vanity over secrecy. Torrghlas Vampires can be testy with Coven leadership, but generally speaking when respecting a leader for their skill and strategy, will be some of the most loyal Vampires present, favoring punching the traitors and giving no thought to joining them in their rebellion.
- Torrghlas Mechanic I: Torrghlas Vampires can Transform into Varghul (Gorilla-Bat Hybrids) or Urlan Appearance (but with Void theming), both with Urlan Heritage Traits, losing their old Heritage Traits. Counts as a Disguise.
- Torrghlas Mechanic II: Torrghlas Vampires if in Melee Range of a Gate or Fence or Door blocking off an entryway, are able to Gate Smash their way through, or bend the bars to let themselves and others pass.
- Torrghlas Mechanic III: Torrghlas Vampires are able to perform superhuman feats out of Combat, able to lift huge weights, break open solid rock, or carry multiple people on their back.
Bremnevel
The Bremnevel (pronounced: Brem(rhyme with bed)-ney-vel) Bloodline was created when Desprince Zardar fled to Anglia and established himself in the Anglian Morass and Hinterlands, using the swamps and peat bogs to hide from Regalia's military and Knights. As time passed, the Bremnevel Bloodline adapted to their swamp environment, and started imitating the Anglian Witches, often mistaken for them from afar. The Bremnevel lure their victims in with hauntingly beautiful siren songs, as well as the obscuring mists and vapors of the swamps until they are in so deep that they become lost and find their demise at the hands of the Bremnevels. Bremnevel Vampires are exceedingly rare because the Anglians performed a very intensive and mostly successful campaign to purge them from their homeland, forcing them deeper in hiding in the remotest regions of the swamps. In general, they also do not like producing more Vampire fledgelings, and would rather just kill their victim to avoid detection, often obscuring the cause of death as some swamp beast or drowning. The Bremnevel favor cramp and humid living conditions, the sewers make excellent environments for them, and their slow and cautious way of acting as well as their alchemical knowledge puts them in a perfect position to act as advisors or healers among the Vampires, further adding to the mockery of Anglian Witch Archon that they have become. The Bremnevel do not consider any other Bloodline their overt enemy, however their general distaste extends itself to any Vampire that is boisterous and loud. They prefer quiet and controlled settings, and become flighty if chaos erupts.
- Bremnevel Mechanic I: Bremnevel Vampires can transform into large bat-like monsters, gaining Elytra flight including the use of rockets for movement. Combat immediately cancels flight and this cannot be used in Combat.
- Bremnevel Mechanic II: Bremnevel Vampires gain a single Void Magic Familiar, which is styled as some kind of corrupted small Animal (bat, cat, mouse, etc), which they can see through the eyes of during Events (consult DM).
- Bremnevel Mechanic III: Bremnevel Vampires gain +1 Main Offense Stat (breaks Cap up to 11) while they are in Gloomrot Forest, and gain out of combat Healing Powers, styled as Blood Magic or as Alchemy.
Silberfeder
The Silberfeder (pronounced: Sil-burr-fey-der) Bloodline was created when Desprince Colvan fled to Calemberg on the backs of the Wirtem nobility involved with the Vampire War. Despite losing the Vampire War, the Silberfeder Bloodline found a home in the very officers that commanded their defeat. Quickly adapting to the Calemberg lifestyle, Silberfeder Vampires are obsessed with militarism, command, strategy, and control. They focus on finesse of skill, especially swordsmanship and other forms of melee combat and use fencing as a means to establish dominance among themselves. They are incredibly keen on preservation and purity of their bloodline, avoiding infecting anyone they consider unworthy or not of good aristocratic stock. This does not however mean that they can only ever be aristocrats. Far from it: many Silberfeder are in fact the soldiers and lieutenants of Covens, as one noble Silverfeder often infects their retinue to act as a personal army. Silberfeder always insist on a chain of command, clear leadership, proper tileage, and respect. This often puts them at odds with the more rules-free Bloodlines like the Bremnevel, Torrghlas, and Dymolov. Silberfeder frequently clash with Torrghlas who will favor a frontal assault, while the Silberfeder would prefer to spend time planning and strategizing to maximize the terror they inflict while minimizing their casualties. Their enemies are the Voilenigme, with the Ithanian and Wirtem courtly rivalry having rubbed off on their Vampiric equivalents, however a good Coven leader is always able to silence and steer the Silberfeder to use their martial skills in combat instead of on other Vampires.
- Silberfeder Mechanic I: Silberfeder make death-masks of drank-from victims, which change Proficiencies and Abilities (non-Custom) to their Victim's for 24 hours when worn. Cannot be used if any Abilities are on Cooldown. Single-use per drinking.
- Silberfeder Mechanic II: Silberfeder Vampires are able to challenge other Vampires to Duel. The winner gains +1 Attack Stat while the loser loses -1 until Server Restart. This does not Stack but can break Cap to 11.
- Silberfeder Mechanic III: Silberfeder Vampires need only class, grace, and blood to survive. They are immune to heat and cold damage, can walk through fire, do not need to breathe oxygen, and can resist high pressure.
Valhersir
The Valhersir (pronounced Val-hur-seer) Bloodline was created when Desprince Otrygg fled to Drixagh and infected a series of Skagger holds before the Velheim even realized what hit them, as their focus was south on the Wirtem. The Valhersir are obsessed with power and themselves, immersed in Vola worship but specifically immersed in Blodrúna. It could be said that the Valhersir are the most spiritually inclined of the Vampires, but they are far from priest Vampires. In fact, the Valhersir are obsessed with power in any form that it can be expressed: physical power, power over the minds of others, power over love and lust, power over needs and wants, and power over the weak. They seek any means to dominate others by whatever means necessary, and are also described as perhaps the most vain of Vampires. They obsess over appearing like perfection in the eyes of others, equal parts terrifying and alluring, putting their skill, mind, and particularly body on display as the work of art that it is. They commonly also act as Vampiric Warlocks, contracting and dominating Spirits to do their will, while using Void Mutations to enhance their appearance. The Valhersir have a particular desire to hunt and feed off Eili worshiping Velheim, considering the act of hunter and prey a perfect analogy for the power of Rand over them. The Valhersir make excellent comrades of the Torrghlas who have aligning goals and operate in the same spaces, while looking unfavorably upon those Bloodlines that do not take care of their appearance much. Valhersis often plot and intrigue one another for who is the most powerful.
- Valhersir Mechanic I: Valhersir can speak the language of command, making them universal translators, able to speak and understand every language, and gaining magic insight when reading ancient writing.
- Valhersir Mechanic II: Valhersir can receive possible future and past memory visions from Vampires and non-Vampires around them, either as visions, or when touching them (discuss in Dm's what people are comfortable with). (Hidden only w/ OOC Consent)
- Valhersir Mechanic III: Valhersis Vampires, when using out-of-combat Strength competitions that involve Dice Rolls, can add +5 to any Dice Result, and have higher adrenaline production.
Aullavientos
The Aullavientos (pronounced Au(rhyme with ouch)-la-vee-yen-tos) Bloodline (sometimes also nicknamed Aula) was created when Desprince Kydaer fled to Daendroc, and mingled with the hunting lodge Cortes of the Frontierra and Basqlierra woods. The Aullavientos are the perfect hunter Vampires who are also considered beast masters, taming wolves and hounds and other beasts to do their bidding, infecting them with a form of animal Vampirism and turning them into so called Hellbeasts. The Aullavientos themselves should also not be underestimated however, able to transform themselves into sentient speaking Werebeasts to hunt as the leader of their pack. Aullavientos make excellent trackers and bounty hunters, able to operate both in Covens and as solitary hunters. Aullavientos Vampires are often thought of as the most sober and pragmatic Vampires, bereft of the usual Vampiric flair for drama and evil-ness, seeming very down to earth and normal until they catch the scent of blood. Aullavientos do not hide their Vampirism, but use the guide of being reasonable and affable to build trust with their captors and enemies so that they may be underestimated as enemies. The Aullavientos make great allies for the Vintghast, having a great appreciation for the wine productions of that Bloodline, but also because the Aullavientos consider direct feeding off a hamless victim to be vulgar, and would much prefer to consume blood through a well made vintage, or after a long savored and difficult hunt of a fleeing prey. In general, the Aullavientos are well liked by all other Bloodlines, even the ones that dislike courtly aristocratic styled Vampires, because of their gregarious nature.
- Aullavientos Mechanic I: Aullavientos Vampires are not bound to having only a single pet, being allowed to have up to 15 domestic animals, and being able to use them as an aesthetic for Abilities.
- Aullavientos Mechanic II: Aullavientos Vampires are able to transform into a chimera type monster at will (counts as a Disguise), keeping their old Abilities and Mechanics and being able to speak.
- Aullavientos Mechanic III: Aullavientos Vampires can speak with any type of wild animal, including Marken who cannot speak normally, and can Collar defeated Marken to turn them into their (unwilling) soldiers until their collar is broken.
Dymolov
The Dymolov (pronounced: Dee-mo-lov) Bloodline was created when Desprince Ramonder fled to the Krainivaya lands in the Regalian Archipelago. Unlike many other Bloodlines however, the Dymolov Bloodline did not insert itself into the local population and become more like them culturally, but attached itself to a pre-existing folklore terror, and chose to become it in the flesh. The Dymolov adopted the Dyyavol (диявол) folklore legend of the red-skinned horned Demon that feeds on the people. They are the most alien looking Vampire Bloodline, approximating the pop-culture appearance of Tieflings, with vibrant colored skin, demonic horns, blackened sclera and colorful eyes, a demonic tail, as well as claws and skin ridges or spikes. The Dymolov are debonair, aggressive, rebellious and quirky, assuming a more wild and unthreatening demeanor to hide their viciousness. The Dymolov are very widespread, as the Krsnik Lothar in the Krainivaya lands were successful in purging them from the snowy wasteland areas, thus making them have an origin in Krainivaya folklore, but not actually being from that area anymore (bar from a few). Dymolov can as such be of any cultural persuasion, and are generally considered very flexible, with many of them favoring berserker style fighting, but equal measure favoring magic, or even a blend of the two. Of all the Vampires, Magic comes the most natural to the Dymolov, in particular the power of Void-fire and Sinistral Dark Magic. Dymolov make excellent rank and file soldiers of any Coven, and are generally well disposed towards leadership so long as it respects their freedoms and wants and needs.
- Dymolov Mechanic I: Dymolov Vampires gain fire-based Void Magic with open aesthetics, and have great degrees of control over fire, being able to create and douse it, steer it through air, be immune to it, etc.
- Dymolov Mechanic II: Dymolov Vampires if they are the ones taking ownership of Divinium during a Divinium Raid, gain 2 Divinium instead. Only one is transferrable, the copy Divinium can only be used by the Dymolov.
- Dymolov Mechanic III: Dymolov Vampires can temporarily Spirit-Possess willing non-Vampires and Vampires alike, hiding in their bodies and being undetectable and unable to use Abilities but still perceiving all of their senses. (Hidden)
Miscellaneous
This section covers Miscellaneous aspects of Vampirism that enhance Vampire RP, but don't necessarily belong in any other sections.
Vampire Thralls
Vampire Thralls require a bit more explanation. As mentioned, an infectious bite from a Greater Vampire of any Bloodline (or Fledgling or Greater Vampire of the Nerocanto Bloodline) always results infection, guaranteed. Infection however takes several days to take hold (usually 72 hours) during which there is leeway to be cured. A Vampire Thrall that is giving into the curse during those 72 hours, can be forcibly cured by Lothar Knights through a painful curing process. A Vampire Thrall who is resisting the curse during those 72 hours, can reach out to Priests or anyone with the Exorcism Ability (this does not require any cost like Divinium), and request an expedited curing ritual, where the curse is ritually cleansed from their body. In both instances, the curse is halted, and they do not become Fledglings. Players are free to dictate how their character feels about Vampirism and whether their mind and soul is able to resist the corruption during these 72 hours. If you want to gamify this, you are able to do /dice Knowledge+Faith Proficiency added up together, with the lower half meaning they give in to the curse, and the upper half meaning they resist it, each day. For example, if a character has 2 Wisdom and 4 Faith, they do /dice 6, and if they roll 3 or below they give in that day, and if they roll 4 and above they resist it that day. Rolling below half on this dice roll 3 days in a row basically means the Character becomes a Fledgling Vampire, and becomes incurable. Keep in mind that Vampire Curing is extremely rare because there is a finite amount of Divinium available, so think ahead about decisions concerning your Character.
Bound Thralls
Bound Thralls are made by Nerocanto Vampires on those they have fed either as Fledgling or Greater Vampire. This process does however require OOC consent from the Vampire Thrall, as mind control is an opt-in aspect of Roleplay on MassiveCraft. Nerocanto Vampires can convert their own Vampire Thralls into Bound Thralls, which immediately cures them of their Vampirism, but makes them mind controlled by them. They can then hand off this Bound Thrall to a different Vampire, and bind the Thrall to them, thus transferring mind control to the new master. Again, this transferral must be agreed upon OOC, and all parties should consent to comfort, limitations and expectations of what it means to be a Bound Thrall, and what kind of Roleplay to expect. If a player wants to back out of being a Thrall, they must be allowed to do so immediately. Bound Thralls will never act in ways that is self-harming, but can willingly offer up their blood, and are immune to infection for as long as they are Bound Thralls. There is no way to tell if someone is a Bound Thrall by looking at them, other than studying their behavior. Bound Thralls can be cured through a cleansing ritual, which can be performed by any: Priest, Archon, Religious Chapter Knight, Lothar Knight, or Divine Entity, but will always resist capture.
Vampire Charm
Vampire Charm works like a form of Persuasion Light, which neither requires OOC consent, nor does it have wide-ranging usability. Vampire Charm can only be used to do simple things like saying "I think you should leave this room", which is a guaranteed success so long as a Character has no strict reason to stay in that room (for example if they are chaperoning someone, or having a conversation with someone). This can also be used on groups by for example saying "I think you should finish your game elsewhere", causing them all to continue their game in another room unless the group has a specific reason to be there (like the pool table is specifically in this room). Vampire Charm cannot be used in Combat, and cannot be used to mimic the function of Mind Control. It can purely be used to isolate intended feeding targets, or create a better position from which a Vampire could strike. The requests must always come across as reasonable and easily doable like "can you please go the bar and pick up some cutlery for me", or "can you please inspect the wheels of my carriage for any damage", not "please jump off the bridge" or "walk into the fire for me".
Vampire Brood
Vampires sire offspring called Vampire-Broods. Vampire Broods are affected by the Sanguine Curse, but are not Vampires themselves. They can be born from either both parents being Vampires, or only one of them. Broods can be born with no telltale Vampire signs, or with red eyes and fangs alone. They can be born with heterochromia also, with one normal eye, and one vampiric eye. Vampire broods always have a strong connection to Void Magic but aren't Occult by default unless they invest in Magic. Vampire Brood counts as Vampires when it concerns being able to see through Court Glamor of other Vampire Bloodlines, but even if they are aware of these hidden Vampires, they are still magically compelled not to reveal their identity to anyone but a fellow Vampire or Brood. Additionally, Vampire Brood are rather unique in that if they become infected with Vampirism, they are never affected by the mental changes of Vampirism and are able to retain their conscience and normal personality. Furthermore, curing the Vampirism through Purging applied by Divinium is considerably faster, costing only a single Divinium to cleanse Mind, Body, and Soul all at once, and having no further waiting period. Vampire Broods see considerably less public scrutiny from law-abiding citizens of Regalia, though may still occasionally be attacked on sight by people who do not know they are Broods. It is possible for non-Vampires to test whether a Vampire Brood is actually a Brood or an infected Vampire. Vampire Brood blood, when exposed to sunlight, will sizzle and may even spark with a low flame, which infected Vampire blood does not. A simple cut on a finger and bloodletting is an easy way to prove a Vampire Brood's identity.
Trivia
- It is a widespread belief among many Vampires that imitation is the ultimate form of flattery. To imitate another Vampire; be it in dress style, speech patterns, and even prey or thrall preference is to declare the imitated Vampire superior in some manner, which is often seen as a great compliment.
- Vampires are functionally long-living, but not really, because true immortality does not exist in the laws of Aloria’s universe. Instead, they extend their life by stealing life essence from the people they feed on. There is life force in blood.
- Vampiric mentality is so pervasive that some Vampires are deluded into thinking they are actually the oppressed and second-class social caste, when in reality they are the most tyrannical and oppressive kind of people one can ever meet, with no regard for the lives or safety of others.
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