SPECIES INFO

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--- Vampires ••[/font]

Although the most well known of species they are not exactly as they are depicted in movies and literature.

»» Strengths

Vampires are graced with abilities superior to that of their prey. Impeccable sight, the ability to hear long distances, as well as being able to pick up scents from a distance is only a few. When paired with the deadly speed, quick healing abilities and cat like grace, as well as the strength of ten men, the vampire becomes a major threat to most.

Most people find themselves uncontrollably attracted to vampires, that is, if the vampire chooses to attract you. Once in a vampires trance the only way of escape is for the vampire to lose it's concentration, usually caused by an attack on it.

Though all vampires have the natural instinct to hunt to quench their thirst, that doesn't make them ruthless. They feel the whole array of human emotions.

Lacking lung function and therefore do not need to breath, vampires often breath just to seem human. Most newborn vampires are known to breathe simply out of habit.

Vampires are able to sleep and dream but it is not needed while most vampires only do it out of boredom

»» Appearance

Their eye color remains the same as when they were human, but are known to glow when filled with adrenaline from either feeding or a strong emotional effect such as love and anger.

Blessed with diamond hard skin there is not many ways to kill a vampire. If one is quick and is prepared to possibly lose their life then a kill maybe attempted through setting a vampire on fire or through decapitation.

»» Weaknesses

Their is skin sensitive to sunlight but only after elongated exposure to the sun will they start to crack and burn. The amount of blood in their body also effects how long they can remain outside. This however can be reduced when wearing think darking clothing to cover the body.

Fire. The easiest way to kill them. Although it may take longer to kill a vampire then it would a human, it is still one of the few things that are able to completely kill a vampire. Weaker vampires burn quickly, due to the lack of blood in their bodies and most times burn until they are ashes.

Decapitation is the most preferred way to kill a vampire by a vampire, mostly because it is a certain guarantee that the vampire is dead and you get proof of it as well. Although not any human could achieve this due to the hard skin and other abilities, but if the vampire is weak enough or allows this, a strong enough human can kill him/her this way.

»» Eating habits

Directly after feeding a vampire's body absorbs the blood to run through their own veins. This gives the vampire a small frame of time to seem almost human, a small amount of color returning to their normally pale skin. Their saliva and tear glands are also replaced with the blood from their victims.

If not drank blood in an extended period of time they grow weak, easier to kill and often insane, but still cannot die.

Most vampires prefer human blood because it is simply stronger and better tasting, but those who do not like to satisfy their instincts to kill humans, drink from animals instead.

»» Transformation

Much like the venom injection of a snake a vampire can give something called a 'dry bite' rather than injecting venom. When a dry bite is received the prey will not be changed into a vampire. A vampire can bite a prey as many times as it would like. Most new vampires cannot control the urge to drink dry and usually do so. If a vampire chooses to inject a person with venom a change will occur.

The transformation itself is slow and painful but the majority of humans end up unconscious after an hour of excruciating pain. As their organs start to die the blood starts to leak out of every opening of their body, often the reason why newborns are extremely thirsty right after transformation, which can be as quick as a two days can last as long as five.

Once fully changed the new vampire will forever have a connection to their sire. The 'father' or 'mother' vampire can always find their child and vise versa, their emotions are also forever tied together as well. That is why most vampires only have one to two children at a time.

»» Special Abilities

While not every vampire has a power, the ones that do have unique abilities are influenced by their own personalities and experiences in their human life.

»» Reproducing

Since vampires are 'frozen in time' they therefore cannot reproduce. The males lose their ability to produce sperm when they turn and the women's body can not hold a healthy baby to full term without the ability to change their form. So hybrids are defiantly out of the question.

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--- Werewolves ••

These creatures originated from their original forest landscape but with the changing times have now crossed over into our more populated areas.

»» Strengths

Much like that of a wolf, werewolves have superior hearing, smell, and sight, even in human form. Their sense of scent being their greatest attribute. They are extremely strong and can bust through most things. Though they are not as graceful and their reflexes are not as fast as a vampires they are still better than that of a human, making a werewolf a force to be reckoned with.

»» Weaknesses

Silver, being the most effective, burns the werewolf's skin like acid but doesn't immediately kill it unless entered into the bloodstream and to the heart.

Although the full moon triggers a change in the lycan, it can also be triggered when provoked or angered, causing a bad encounter on whomever decides to be around them during the transformation.

»» Appearance

Werewolves in their human form look just like a normal human, though sometimes their canine teeth are more extended then a humans.
When the shift however their bones twist and shift and give them a more wolf like appearance.

Their nose and mouth jut forward to create a wolf snout, their teeth growing into fangs. Their nails grow and their hands and feet grow pads and shift into paws. Their spine extends out and becomes a tail. Their ears become long and pointed. The body becomes covered in long, dark fur.

Though unlike a wolf, werewolves have the ability to run and walk on two legs, still retaining that ability from their human counterparts.


»» Transformation

A werewolves transformation is a painful one, though most begin to enjoy the pain because it happens so often. The first transformation is the hardest, being the first time their bones shift and twist to get transform into their new form. It starts when their body temperature spikes, making them feel extremely hot. They become covered in hair and their muscles bulk up to size. Also their eye color changes to a golden bronze color but quickly reverts back to their original once the transformation is complete.

All wolves are forced to change with the moon but sometimes anger can trigger a change as well, though the older the werewolf is the easier it is to control the shift. Some older wolves have learned the ability to change into a state in between their human and werewolf forms.

»» Infection

If bitten by a werewolf or if the lycan infected blood enters your bloodstream one will go under the lycanthrope transformation within the next cycle of the full moon. However, the lycanthrope virus can be reversed. One must take the antidote before the next full moon cycle, and therefore not undergoing the transformation.

In the case that one is born with the lycanthrope disease there is no cure. If one is born from two parents with the lycanthrope disease then they will be a werewolf. If only one is a lycan then there is a 50% chance of being a human. The possibility of being born human is at its highest chance is the grandparents of the child is only at a 5% risk of being infected.

The virus lays dormant in the natural lycan until they reach puberty, then when the next full moon arrives they will transform for their first time.

»» Abilites

In both wolf and human form, werewolves are able to communicate and in some cases control their smaller ancestor wolves. They also have the ability to communicate with other werewolves telepathically as well.

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--- Shapeshifters ••[/font]

One of the simplest of species, they are also the smallest and least known.

»» Appearance

Born in the form of a human those with the shifter gene soon learn how to control the forms their body takes. They can shift between animals and humans. They also have the ability to change their outward appearance slightly whether is be a change of eye color, hair color, or even facial structure.

No matter the form they take a shifter always has a mark on their body that is always there and always transfer over to their other forms. Whether it be a birthmark, a mole, a scar, and in some rare cases that a shifter would have one, even a tattoo.

»» Characteristics

Shifters have a unique scent that only those with a superior sense of smell can pick up on, namely vampires and werewolves.

The only know way to acquire shifting abilities is to be born with it, from either their parents or grandparents as it sometimes skips generations.

Most shifters are able to change small parts of their appearance around their toddler years, changing their eye or hair color. The more the shifter changes, the more comfortable and easier it gets for them.

Although changing small features such as skin tone and eyes is easy, it is harder for a shifter to 'mimic' another person completely unless skillful enough. The shifter would have to start changing into smaller animals and rodents, before moving onto bigger ones, and then eventually to people. This takes years of practice and a concentration for the shifter to master their ability.

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