[color=gray]So nice to see interest! I'll try to answer some questions.

[color=white][quote=@Dead Cruiser]
This looks cool. I'd like to hear some more of the ins and outs of supernatural beings and their communities. 
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So, I'll summarise a bit more of this in the OOC - but in short, most communities live seperately. Werewolf communities are the most isolated from the mortals, but some might find peace in smaller villages or towns. Vampires are comfortable mingling with mortals, but will generally have their own communities within a given region or country (certain powerful families, etc). Wizards/Witches are, on the whole, the most open minded toward mortals. Their communities are a bit less coherent, and are generally just magical families living among mortals, but naturally with knowledge of other supernaturals living near them. Members of all three communities might even have mortal jobs, or they may keep themselves as entirely seperate from humans as possible. Up to individual players.

The Academies (few and far between) are the 'institutions' that maintain order, and take supernaturals for teaching on their 18th birthday by ancient agreement. Hawthorne Academy is located in Scotland and, for example, will likely be responsible for all of Western Europe. The Headmasters and Headmistresses of these Academies may cooperate internationally, but that will be more 'behind the scenes' for the purposes of our roleplay.

I'll similarly explain tensions between the groups and histories a bit more in the OOC - but so far, the general idea is this: Wizards/Witches are very much the group 'in power'. They represent most senior staff and professors at Academies, and thus set a lot of supernatural rules/laws. This is the result of an ancient conflict between the three groups, that resulted in the creation of the Academies to ensure supernatural cooperation and coexistance.

On the whole, Vampires have some resentment to this and consider themselves the most powerful beings, rightful rulers, etc. Werewolves are home to the more rebellious characters, underrepresented and generally uninterested in goings on outside of their own communities - they send children to the Academies because they have to. Vampire and Werewolf hatred will definitely be a thing, with Wizards/Witches between them keeping the peace and feeling tension from both sides, as it were.

Characters can of course break the mould of their groups 'stereotype', but hopefully that gives you a bit more of an idea for how these supernatural characters exist with one another.

[color=white][quote=@udonoodles]
interested! is there any specific type of magic the witches and wizards would specialise in, or would we have some wiggle room for unique spells within reason? 
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I haven't quite decided on this, but for the sake of simplicity, we'll probably go down a 'Harry Potter' route for magic users - which means yes, they can specialise in magical areas of potions, herbology, conjuration, offensive/defensive spells, etc. I'm happy for 'unique' powers or spells to be proposed - and this goes for Vampires/Werewolves too - so long as it fits within the setting, and isn't obviously overpowered. None of our characters will be 'exceptionally powerful' by supernatural standards, yet. Expect to lose a fight with a professor, for example.

[color=white][quote=@Sanity43217]
How did you envision vampires working? People aren’t really born Vampires, so the whole waiting for a vampire to turn 18 for them to attend a college doesn’t really work considering most vampires would be older than 18 when turned. 
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Interesting question. Vampires naturally are the only major supernatural group with immortality, and so it's feasable that some Vampire students have been at the academy for decades, even. I think Vampire students will have a unique program and curriculum tailored to them, meaning the Vampire cliques are even more profound than the rest. In our universe, I think we'll say it [i]is[/i] possible for Vampires to be born, but they stop aging somewhere around 25-30, dependent on the individual. Vampires that are turned via mortals will be rare, as in this universe, Vampires will be forbidden from feeding on mortals by Academy Decree (though some may secretly ignore this), and instead drink a blood-like cocktail made by Wizard/Witch alchemists. Another point of contention in our story between the two groups.

[color=white][quote=@Ryik]
Interested. I'm thinking of a Warlock character with an eldritch patron.

Would multiple characters be allowed?
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Multiple characters, absolutely. I'll have a bit more of a think on a character with an eldritch patron, I don't know how much I want our setting to explore deities and extraplanar beings.[/color]