[center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjgwLjAzMDIwMi5WR2hsSUZKbGRIVnliaUJ2WmlCVFlXeGxiUSwsLjIAAAAA/security-meltdown.regular.png[/img][/center] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/d9/30/0dd930358e8023a9f7aac92244235750.gif[/img][/center] [center][color=black][i]In 1692, a group of girls began displaying bizarre behavior in the village Salem, Massachusetts. The girls went through a series of unexplained shifts in personality, seizures, shrieking, and often times were found in a trance-like state. The girls were tested and examined, doctors finding no race of abnormalities. But medical knowledge and ability was only so extensive during this time, anything that was not physically seen would be ruled nonexistent. After finding no visible health concerns, the small village of Salem declared it an act of Satan. The girls were shunned and proclaimed witches, interrogated until they revealed who controlled their behaviors. Multiple women confessed to having the presence of Satan, explaining he would reveal himself as a goat, hare, or raven. In June The Witch Trials would begin, multiple girls hanged. By the end of The Witch Trials, 19 of those convicted of witchcraft and satanism, were killed either by hanging or stoning. Those who had not been hanged nor stoned, would find death within the solitude of prison. The witch-hunt would end, but the lore and myths surrounding the horrid events that had taken place that day would live on. For centuries the talk of witchcraft and things alike would be no stranger to the world. Mothers and fathers would feed their children the belief that they were born sinners, begging god for forgiveness, promising to worship no other man but Christ himself. Satan was greatly feared, if a girl became promiscuous she would be deemed a whore, a slut, a child of Lucifer made only to bewitch men. It was said that in order to get the luxuries of the world, girls would follow Satan and his promises of a delicious lifestyle. Satan would demand young women to remove their shift, follow him to worship, and sign their name in his book. Forever smearing themselves and their families with sin. Movies, shows, costumes, and literature would be created around the idea of witchcraft. Throughout the years the act that was once believed to be satanic, would become lighthearted. The word "witch" no longer striking fear in people. The Witch Trials would be pronounced a horrible mistake, the women convicted and executed, regular god-fearing humans who had suffered health problems not yet known to doctors during the period. [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjIyLjAzMDIwMi5RblYwSUhSb1pYa2dkMlZ5WlNCM2NtOXVaeTR1TGcsLC4yAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA/security-meltdown.regular.png[/img][/center] [/i][/color][/center] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/7XMSNrx.gif[/img][/center] [center][color=black]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[/color][/center] [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjU0LjAzMDIwMi5WMmwwWTJnZ1NXNW1iM0p0WVhScGIyNCwuMgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,,/security-meltdown.regular.png[/img][/center] [center][hider=Witch/Warlock Information] [color=black] [u][h3][b]Witches Then[/b][/h3][/u] While witchcraft began with women, it would eventually branch out to men as well. In the beginning it was learned that women would fall into Satan's control, following his rule, worshiping his beliefs, abandoning all love for God. A women was made a witch once she rid herself of all pureness, sleeping with multiple men, birthing no children, and performing sacrifices appointed by Lucifer himself. These young girls would strip of their clothing on the last night of their human life, after completing each task. Naked, the girls would kneel before The Devil, a final ritual proving the girls loyalty to Satan. Once the girls fell completely into his power, the girls were to sign their names in his book, forever binding themselves and their bloodline to the satanic act. Men would eventually become victims to the same acts, Lilith, like Lucifer, would bewitch these men into following her. Promising them the luxuries of life, with the only condition of following her word. These men would however, take up the name warlock rather than witch. [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/9a1b4e3a43d59dcaf3e95b587ab32514/tumblr_p8iyzkCsl21sarywjo1_540.gif[/img][/center] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [u][h3][b]Witches Now[/b][/h3][/u] Witches now are much less feared, the thought of linking them to satanism an idea of the past. Witchcraft is believed to be nothing but fiction, something people see as only real in stories. Witches and Warlocks live in secrecy still, however everyday life has become a simple task. Witchcraft can be practiced within the home, believers of the art only a few compared to the many that brush it off as folklore. Witches and Warlocks no longer have to follow rituals nor sign any book, their bloodline cursing daughters and eventually sons to inherit the powers their ancestors signed for. People can no longer become witches or warlocks, only those related to the original witches able to fall into the power. However, not everyone related carries this curse, only a few every hundred years or so will be born a child of Satan. Witches now are much less based on satanism, while it is the foundation of the practice of witchcraft, it no longer rules the entire thing. Warlocks and Witches have taken the practice into their own hands over the centuries, the practice of bewitching and leading others into Satan's following, no longer a prominent aspect. Those within the bloodline now contain more elemental powers. Taking energy from natural resources such as fire, water, the earth, and things alike. Witches study grimoire's, which are books passed down from other's within the bloodline, containing spells and invocations. The books have instructions on how to conjure up talismans, amulets, and the process required to summon supernatural entities linked to Satan, God, and those who have passed.[/color] [img]https://media.giphy.com/media/YglOhFxl7O18c/giphy.gif[/img] [color=black]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[/color] [/hider][/center] [center][hider=Bloodlines] [color=black][b][i]These are the last names of those who were executed during The Witch Trials. Each present-day witch or warlock is to be connected to one of these bloodlines.[/i][/b][/color] [color=black][b]Bishop[/b]: [i]Executed June 10th, 1692[/i] [b]Nurse[/b]: [i]Passed in prison July 19th, 1692[/i] [b]Good[/b]: [i]Passed in prison July 19th, 1692[/i] [b]Howe[/b]: [i]Executed July 19th, 1692[/i] [b]Martin[/b]: [i]Executed July 19th, 1692[/i] [b]Wildes[/b]: [i]Executed July 19th, 1692[/i] [b]Burroughs[/b]: [i]Executed July 11th, 1692[/i] [b]Jacobs[/b]: [i]Executed July 12th, 1692[/i] [b]Carrier[/b] [i]Executed July 20th, 1692[/i] [b]Proctor[/b]: [i]Executed July 19th, 1692[/i] [b]Corey[/b]: [i]Passed in prison July 2nd, 1692[/i] [b]Shafer[/b]: [i]Executed July 4th, 1692[/i] [/color] [/hider][/center] [center] [hider=Witchcraft Objects] [color=black][h3][u] [b]Grimoire[/b][/u][/h3][/color] [hider=⛧] [color=black]A grimoire is a textbook of magic, typically including instructions on how to create magical objects like talismans and amulets, how to perform magical spells, charms and divination, and how to summon or invoke supernatural entities such as angels, spirits, and demons.[/color] [/hider] [img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/8/8b/Grimoire_of_Syclos_the_Lame_FDNP.png/revision/latest?cb=20170326220628[/img] [color=black]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[/color] [color=black][u][h3][b]Talisman[/b][/h3][/u][/color] [hider=⛧] [color=black]Talismans are empowered objects created and used to amplify a witches powers or their focus. Whether used to focus on balancing out a problem, protection from harm, drawing luck, drawing love or for another reason, a talisman is created with a specific purpose in mind.[/color] [/hider] [img]https://i.imgur.com/lpjqh0n.png?1[/img] [color=black]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [b]Witches all carry a variety of objects in order to perform spells and hexes. A grimoire and talisman being the two priority utensils when crafting. A grimoire is a necessity in order to learn spells and follow instructions. A talisman helps as an aid, strengthening the power the witch has. Candles also help with strengthening, energy being pulled from the flame. Witches all carry different crafting objects, there is no set object a witch must possess in order to perform.[/b][/color] [/hider][/center] [hr][hr] [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjEyOC5mNWY0ZjQuVkdobElGUm9jbVZoZEEsLC4wAAAA/seaweed-script.regular.png[/img][/center] [indent][color=white][i] Ever since there have been witches, there have been witch-hunters. These men and women dedicate their life to studying witches and their bloodlines. Travelling across the world to follow leads that may turn them in the direction of potential present-day witches. Hunters will kill, torture and interrogate witches they are able to track down. Hunters view witches as abominations, direct spawns from Satan, bringing nothing but hell and destruction wherever they go. While that may not be completely true, hunters have this ideology drilled into their head from childhood. Hunters originate from the same place the witches did, their ancestors those who had hunted down and executed the original women among The Witch Trials. Hunters are raised in normal families, similar to witches. While others are taught and trained day in and day out to dedicate their existence to the slaughtering and extinction of witches.[/i][/color][/indent] [center][hider=So..How do you kill them?] [center][u][h3][b]Noose[/b][/h3][/u] [hider=☩] One form of killing a witch is by noose, however not just any noose will kill a witch. The noose must originate from the original trials in Salem. These noose's contain destructive power against witches and their abilities. [/hider] [img]https://ubisafe.org/images/transparent-noose-background-5.png[/img] [color=white]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[/color] [u][h3][b]Dagger[/b][/h3][/u] [hider=☩] Another form of executing a witch would be to stab her, again not just any knife or dagger will kill a witch. While it will injure and weaken a witch, it cannot kill her. In order to kill a witch with a dagger, you must douse it with the ashes of their ancestors burned in Salem. [/hider] [img]https://i.imgur.com/IPziNEg.png?1[/img][img]https://melbournechapter.net/images/ash-clipart-7.png[/img][/center] [color=white]▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬[/color] Other forms of killing witches is yet to be known, they are incapable of revealing their powers in public in fear of being outed to the world. Making them weaker when in the public eye. Overwhelming a witch also weakens him or her, over exposing said witch to too many natural sources at once. Witches in general, are not indestructible. A conventional weapon would harm and even kill a witches body, however if the witch is an elder and contains extensive knowledge, she may be able to possess another host body after being killed with a conventional weapon rather than a weapon from the trials. A younger witch would be unable to conjure up a new body, leaving them and their powers useless if their body is killed by a normal weapon. It isn't as easy as shooting or stabbing a witch, unless said witch is completely clueless as to how to use their powers, most witches will sense incoming danger, deflecting an attacker with witchcraft if quick enough. [/hider][/center] [center] [hider=Bloodlines] [b][i]The last names of those involved in prosecuting and hanging the women in Salem.[/i][/b] [b]Stoughton[/b]: [i]Chief Justice[/i] [b]Danforth[/b]: [i]Superior Court of Judicature, 1692-93[/i] [b]Saltonstall[/b]: [i]Resigned from court due to the nature of the proceedings[/i] [b]Phips[/b]: [i]Governor of Massachusetts[/i] [b]Corwin[/b]: [i]Court Official 1692[/i] [/hider][/center] [hr][hr] [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjEyOC45NDk0OTQuVkdobElGQnNiM1EsLjAAAAA,/seaweed-script.regular.png[/img][/center] [indent][color=silver][i]This RP will revolve around the struggles both the Hunters and Witches face. Each will find hardships in discovering their identity and attempting to cope. Some will completely embrace it and dedicate their lives to what they are. There will be those who completely despise the other, hunters who want witches dead no matter what, witches who want hunters executed. Evil will be prominent, however not everyone has allowed the darkness to consume them. The age range for characters in this RP is 18-30's, most witches and hunters attending the same High School unbeknownst to the presence of their rivals. [/i][/color][/indent] [hr][hr]