This is going to take place in Random City, USA. (We can give it a real name if people want, but it doesn't really need to be defined.)

Random City, like many other cities in the US thanks to legalized vampirism, has many vampire owned/employed establishments; it also has a recently started animation company, preternatural catering clubs/establishments, and a preternatural safe haven that doubles as a preternatural Sure, it still is pretty difficult to be a lycanthrope, but it falls right in line with the rest of the country. It's in the Northeast - New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New England area - which, for those of you who are not from the US or are unfamiliar with that environment, means a temperate climate in which you see all four seasons. The winter thaw usually starts in early-mid March, with an average of 55-75 degrees (F) weather in the spring which lasts until about mid-May. At which point, summer takes over and can see temperatures as high as 110 degrees (F) occasionally with droughts or extreme thunderstorms. The drop off from summer to fall can sometimes be rather quick, but fall mimics the spring months temperature wise, growing colder rather than warmer, and in late September to early October, the leaves of the trees begin to change color. Winter thaw sets in usually in mid-November, but the first snow fall could happen anywhere between late October to late December; the temperature rarely exceeds high 40s during the winter, but warm spells reaching as high as the 70s are not unheard of for this region.

The Master of the City oversees all vampire establishments, though The Master does not take profit from any of them except for The Master’s own businesses; The Master merely wants to assure no one is breaking any laws, and has put out a kind request - that has seen brutal punishment when disobeyed - for anyone wishing to open a new business to approach The Master first.

What has been seen as something of a preternatural safe haven exists at the city limits, run by the lycanthrope group - the Blue Rose Pard. It was initially designed as a halfway house for lycanthropes and vampires, but as expanded to cover any and all wayward beings of the preternatural variety - or even normal humans that have simply had too close a brush with the preternatural world and need some protection for a little while.
They will take in any and all that request their help, though lycanthropes that could be part of one of the other groups (at least wolf, rat, and leopard so far) must be willing to acknowledge that being new to the group means they are subordinates to those of the Blue Rose Pard. There are a handful of master vampires here as well, able to lend guidance to younger or weaker wayward vampires. The safe haven is a mansion built to be a fortress, and can completely lock down to protect those within its walls in moments; the Pard will destroy any that mean to hurt those within.
Rumors have it that the Master of the City resides here, though it is unconfirmed.

Because of the difficulty in holding vampires, lycanthropes, or witches in prison pending trial, they are entitled to very little legal process. Once a judge is convinced that a supernatural being has used magic to kill, he or she may issue a warrant of execution without trial. Supernatural beings are executed within 48 hours of conviction of causing death by magic, without delay or appeal.

A number of preternatural actions are illegal or even capital crimes, including:

Vampires using their feeding off a human against their will (with or without hypnosis).

Vampires turning a human into a vampire against their will.

Vampires turning a minor into a vampire.

Lycanthropes intentionally infecting another person, this is always illegal without consent, with consent it varies on a state to state basis. (with consent is okay for the RP)

Witches/preternatural humans using their abilities in a malicious way (such as an animator using a zombie to kill someone, or a witch using charms

There are national groups formed within the last two decades in reaction to preternatural creatures getting rights.

Humans Against Vampires: This group is has been actively trying to get the rights for vampires overturn so they go back to being just another hunted preternatural group like before. They seek non-violent means to do so and although against vampires - they will not harm vampires or helpers, but will do things like graffiti and vandalize vampire owned business, homes, and establishments of people catering/friends with them.

Humans First: This group is a more extreme version of Humans Against Vampires, which was started by people who were once part of HAV and felt their methods to be too tame. They will actually attack vampires, their friends, and others as well as hate mail, petition, and more to get vampires rights taken away. They are also adverse to any and all types of preternatural including lycanthropes and psychic/magical humans. If they had their way, only humans and non-preternatural creatures would be left on earth.

There are a variety of degrees of Magical/Psychic Humans. Some are such a minor level psychic that they all they have for an ability is the capability to sense lycanthrope auras.
Others actually are members of magic based religions like Voodoo (sorry I forgot the proper term for it), Wicca, or old world religions passed down through generations.
Others are innately gifted with clairvoyance (ability to see what happened at a location by touching an object that was connected to the actions there), animation (the ability to raise the dead as zombies), and even extremely rare gifts like pyrokinesis (the ability to make fires via thought.)
And still some can catch vibes from the air and are actual psychics that can use various mediums (bones, tarot, runes) to read a person's past, present, and reveal potential outcomes for future actions.
All powers must be realistically portrayed (so please contact me if you want to play a magic/psychic person so we can talk about what powers you want and how they may be portrayed.)

This is a term used by everyone to refer to were-creatures, not just werewolves.
Any kind of carnivorous animal can be a were-creature, though it is far more common for there to be werewolves, wererats, and wereleopards. Please check with me before playing a were-creature not one of these types.

Here are some traits:








All Lycanthropes have the following:

• Super Speed: Lycanthropes are extremely fast and can run faster than the human eye can see. They can equal or even outrun vampires in their speed, depending on their age.


• Super Strength: Lycanthropes' strength appears to depend somewhat on their actual size and somewhat on their level of supernatural power. Their strength is on par with vampires and they are fully able to fight off and even overpower them. Their strength is lesser in their human form, though they are still far stronger than humans (lifting heavy objects like cars is nothing even in human form.)


• Super Endurance: Lycanthropes can recover from almost any wound other than those caused by silver weapons at an accelerated rate (serious injuries healed in hours).They can even regrow lost limbs and critical bodly parts, such as regenerating an entire arm, or recover from having the throat literally torn out (if that is the only injury.) Other lycanthropes injuring them can slow this process down, but not as much as silver does.


• Super Senses: Lycanthropes have extremely acute senses, even in human form. Some can "smell" emotions or lies. Sometimes, a human being anxious changes the smell of the person and perhaps that is what the lycanthropes smell.


• Silver Allergy: Lycanthropes are allergic to silver and feel physical pain from even skin contact, although some seem to enjoy silver jewelry (i.e. masochists.) Silver weapons/bullets cause major injury that makes them heal at a rate similar to a human with the same injury.


• Called by Vampires: Lycanthropes can be "called" (summoned by a telepathic force) and commanded by a master vampire with the ability to call animals of their species (say a master can call rats - a wererat can be summoned). Strong alpahs can resist a vampire's call, or even interfere with the call, preventing the vampire from calling other lycanthropes or animals.


• Aura: All lycanthropes have an aura that allows others to know how powerful an individual is, or just that this individual is more than human. This aura is generally only something other lycanthropes can feel - with scents that help lycanthropes know what type of lycanthrope another person is (something that can be distinguished - or even psych humans that can sense auras.

Some shapeshifters reach "alpha" status, a power level similar to that of a master vampire that allows them to get high in their group as well as protect those less powerful within their group.
Powerful alpahs in their group can be resistant to the call of a vampire/prevent a vampire from calling lycanthropes of his/her kind. If you are the leader, you are assumed to be able to do this, but please put it in your profile anyways for those that are posting them for me.

Alpha lycanthropes may display some of the following traits:









If you do not have a group (i.e. are not a wolf, leopard, or rat) or do not wish to be a part of your animal group, you may seek refuge in the Blue Rose Pard which is lead by primarily were-tigers, though there are a smattering of other lycanthrope type alphas in the Pard. (The leader is a weretiger, her left and right hands are a weretiger and werewolf respectively, and the lieutenant immediately underneath them is a wererat.) If you are a weretiger, you must be part of the Blue Rose Pard.

Any new comer to any group starts off as a petitioner under the care of one of the alphas (a sponsor). Eventually, they become members and must work their way up the chain of dominance either by fights or people acknowledging their dominance over them as protectors.

RP Rules

• They can be killed by decapitation, or a stake through the heart/shot through the heart with a silver buckshot. Other forms of extreme physical trauma to the head, heart, or even their entire body has the chance of killing them as well. Guns have very little effect on them unless loaded with silver ammo.


• Sunlight, natural or synthetic, burns their undead flesh.


• Silver generally causes wounds that heal with approximately the same speed as humans and will leave scars and burns, and thus head or heart shots may be fatal.


• Holy water in like acid to their flesh.


• Vampires are repulsed by garlic and it will weaken them if they come into physical contact with it, they will try to avoid it as much as possible.


• Religious symbols of any faith can repel and even physically harm vampires providing the person carrying such a symbol is a true believer; a Jew carrying a cross or a Christian wielding a mezzuzah would have no effect.


• They cannot enter a person's home without an invitation. That invitation can be revoked, and if the vampire is within the residence at the time they will be forced from it by an invisible force.


• Vampires have super human strength and speed which makes them extremely dangerous. They also should never be looked directly in the eye, least they control your mind.


• Unless killed, vampires can live forever.

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:
Type of Lycanthrope: (are you a leopard? rat? wolf? etc. It will be assumed you are part of that particular animal type's local group unless you contact me about Blue Rose Pard)
Are you an alpha? (yes/no)
If yes - what alpha abilities do you have? (Pick up to 5 from list above in lycanthrope information hider)
How did you become a lycanthrope? (Survivor of an attack? asked to get changed? took the bad batch of vaccine?)
Are you in the closet about being a lycanthrope? (yes/no)
Physical Description: Human form - (Including a picture is fine, but all photos must be accompanied by at least a full paragraph description. Remember, if you spend a lot of time in animal form, you will have some physical characteristics in human form.)
Animal form - (like are you a grey wolf, or black wolf, a snow leopard, a cloud leopard, etc.)
Biggest Fear:
Greatest Accomplishment:
Any strange eccentricities? (like carrying an exact amount of change, or must open/close something 3 times before and after use. List all that apply)
Any Bad Habits? (Bites nails, chews on writing utensil while thinking. List all that apply)
Brief History: (At least 1-2 full paragraphs that sum up the character. You don't have to give your full life story, but at least give me highlights that made your character the way he/she is today.)

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:
Do you dislike/fear/would rather not associate with preternatural creatures? (yes/no)
What is your stance on vampires being legal citizens and having rights? (please use 1-7 sentences.)
Are you currently or have you ever been a member of Humans First, Humans against Vampires, or League of Human Voters? (yes/no) If not, have you ever considered joining? (yes/no)
Physical Description: (Remember, normal humans are restricted to normal physical traits. If you have wonky colored eyes or hair, note how that is accomplished, as in contacts or dye job and what your original coloration is. Using a picture is okay, but please use at least one full paragraph to describe.)
Biggest Fear:
Greatest Accomplishment:
Any strange eccentricities? (like carrying an exact amount of change, or must open/close something 3 times before and after use. List all that apply)
Any Bad Habits? (Bites nails, chews on writing utensil while thinking. List all that apply)
Brief History: (At least 1-2 full paragraphs that sum up the character. You don't have to give your full life story, but at least give me highlights that made your character the way he/she is today.)

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Occupation:
What kind of magical/psychic ability do you have?
Do you use it as part of your job? (if no, do you practice it regularly?)
Have you been trained to properly use your magic/psychic ability? If yes, how much training do you have?
Do you dislike/fear/would rather not associate with other types of preternatural beings? (as in non-humans - yes/no)
Are you, or have you ever been, a member of Humans Against Vampires or League of Human Voters? (yes/no) If no, have you ever considered joining? (yes/no)
Have you, or anyone you know, been the victim of a preternatural creature attack? (yes/no) If yes, who was attacked (yourself or the relation of the person to you) and what was the outcome of the attack?
What is your stance on vampires being legal citizens and having rights? (1-7 sentences, please)
Physical Description: (Again, humans are restricted to normal physical traits. If you have wonky colored eyes or hair, note how that is accomplished, as in contacts or dye job and what your original coloration is. Using a picture is okay, but please use at least a full paragraph to describe.)
Biggest Fear:
Greatest Accomplishment:
Any strange eccentricities? (like carrying an exact amount of change, or must open/close something 3 times before and after use. List all that apply)
Any Bad Habits? (Bites nails, chews on writing utensil while thinking. List all that apply)
Brief History: (At least 1-2 full paragraphs that sum up the character. You don't have to give your full life story, but at least give me highlights that made your character the way he/she is today.)