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Is it possible for Hunters to supernatural in more subtle ways? I'm planning a character, possibly the Hunter leader, who is a seventh-generation demonspawn.

@Dead Cruiser

I imagine so, but it would be looked down on by other hunters. His powers would have to be pretty subtle.

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Baghead is accepted! Interesting concept. I could see the twins meeting him and being like "da fuq?" Lol

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Just to clarify, dragons are animals in this rp. As in non sentient.

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I would prefer you try to post at least once every 1 to 2 days. But I don't want any speedposting and back to back posting.

A good way to get around back to back posting if your charries are fighting, having a conversation, ect is to collaborate on a post in PMs and then make it one big post.

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Seems pretty cool; I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this.

What are your posting expectations?

@Ambrosia

One or two paragraphs minimum. Even with a writer's block, that shouldn't be too hard to keep =P

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Forgot to put them on there. Fixed it now

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Names: Amid and Kadir Karzai
Ages: 25
Genders: Male
Species: Humans
Ranks: Hunters

Personalities: Amid and Kadir are twins. They have been together their whole lives, and, for the most part, they were all each other ever had. As such, their personalities are very similar; they both have similar interest and goals. They're both young and eager to do something that they think matters.

However, the brothers vary in their own little ways.

Amid take up the role of big brother. Possibly the smarter of the two, he takes pride in his ability to form strategies and plans. He has a certain foresight that his 'baby' brother lacks. Amid is less likely to take a risk, and more likely to sit back and think things through. He's often the cooler headed one of the two. He's a bit less emotional than his brother.

Kadir is the reckless one. Although not stupid reckless. He knows that, from watching his brother, strategy pays off. But while his brother plans, Kadir paces. He's a bit on the hyper active side, always wanting to move and do something. Sometimes, this comes as an advantage. Kadir can stay up all night and take watch on hunts while his brother sleeps, and then catnap throughout the day with no ill effects. He can sit down and focus on one task, such as cleaning their guns or mapping the city, and be done in half the time it would take his brother. Kadir is always on his toes; a fast thinker.

Other: The Karzai twins were born in Afghanistan. Both are multilingual due to their travels.

Equipment and weapons: Amid was adamant that they invest in at least some creature hunting gadgets, but for the most part, they live on a budget. Both brothers own rifles and proper ammo (lead and silver), and both have their knife collections, but that was the cheaper stuff.

They recently bought a magic version of a cutie pie device that detects the trace levels of "magic" that all inhumans admit. Areas that they frequent will have higher levels. The only problem with this is that, when near witches, the device goes haywire. The merchant forgot to mention that when the brothers bought it.

Kadir bought a stake gun specifically for killing vampires, which Amid thought was a dumb ass idea.

Amid has a silver coated knife, and Kadir had one with a diamond edge. Both were incredibly expensive, leaving the brother's recent sphinx hunting money drained.

Appearance: Amid and Kadir are identical twins, but it's easy enough to tell them apart. Both are of Arab nationality, which tan skin, dark brown hair, and dark brown eyes. They're both around 5'10" and have lean muscular builds.

Amid has a small scar on his left cheek, and wears his hair shorter than his brother. His style is casual: button up shirts and slacks.

Kadir has longer hair. He dressed a bit more sloppy, preferring t-shirts and jeans, and sometime sweatpants.

History: The brothers were born in a small village in Afghanistan. As children, they played in the streets, never once feeling unsafe. This changed when a group of men came into town one day. The boys were about 13, and they didn't understand much about politics yet.

The men demanded food and supplies, but the villagers refused to help them. Their mother told the boys that these men were bad; they killed people for power and wanted to overthrow the government. Because the village refused to give in to their demands, the men demolished it. They shot people in the streets, burned houses, and raided and looted all they could.

The boys' mother gave them each a backpack with food and water and told them to run and hide in the desert until things had calmed down. They did just that, but when they returned, there was nothing left.

Amid and Kadir were left alone. Those who had managed to survive the attack were too busy with their griefs to bother with the boys. So the two set off into the desert to head to the nearest city. They hoped to find work there, and maybe pick up the shambles of their lives. It was during this journey that they first saw a mythical beast. It was part lion, part bird, and had the head of a woman. It terrified the two boys, who hid from it.

When they got to the city, they tried to tell people of the creatures lurking out in the desert. Their claims were brushed off by everyone except for one man, who took them aside and told them that what they saw was a sphinx. Part woman, part lion, and part bird, the sphinxes of the desert were vicious beasts. They would stop travelers and give them a riddle. If the traveler couldn't answer the riddle, they were eaten. The man explained that he and a few others hunted these beasts, and that there was good money in selling their parts on the black market.

So of course, the two young brothers wanted in. The man took them to his comrades, who agreed to help train the boys. It wasn't terribly unusual to see boys so young fighting in wars, so why not fight creatures? Amid and Kadir hunted sphinxes for years, traveling all around the middle east and eventually into Asia. This opened a new world of creatures to them. They hunted kappas and dragons, and all sorts of other critters.

Eventually, they found their way into Europe, where vampires were the ruling beast. They found that it was trickier to hunt sentient beings, but they were regarded as heroes for killing the monsters. The small towns plagued by the beasts would often reward the brother heavily for their efforts.

Eventually, they caught wind of the turmoil in New York. They caught a private flight overseas and began setting up shop. However, the diversity of the inhumans in New York wasn't what they expected. The brothers joined the hunting guild so that they could learn about the local creatures.

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I think I made the vampires out to be too big of assholes lol :P

Just to clarify, the status on the war is just the general opinion, along with the leader's opinion. Not everyone in the clan/pack/coven/tribe has to be on board with it.

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Also OOC is up! roleplayerguild.com/topics/93343-new-y..

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Name: Elwood
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Species: Gargoyle
Rank: Leader of Manhattan Clan

Personality: Elwood is a bit harden; he likes to pretend that people and things don't get to him anymore, regardless of how false that may be. He keeps a cool head most of the time, and puts his clan first. He has been known to have a temper when things don't go even remotely right; especially when he's work for it. He doesn't have a whole lot of patience for lack of intelligence. Stupid people irritate him more than anything else.

However, under his thick hide there is a tender heart. Elwood doesn't show this side often, too used to having to be the invulnerable leader. But to those he knows as friends, he isn't afraid to reveal his emotions to. He'll ask for advise, opinions, or maybe just a talk. Sometimes big scary gargoyles need to talk about their feelings.

Other: He has placed the clan on top of a large sky scraper as their resting ground. A smaller, abandoned apartment complex next door serves as a meeting place/nest.

He does not allow vampires or other human-hunting creatures in his territory.

Appearance: Elwood's looks command respect. His skin is emerald green and smooth like high quality suede. He stands at a towering 8'2", with a massive wingspan. His build is very muscular, with broad shoulders. He's clearly build for strength, not agility.

Weapons/Equipment: Nothing worth mentioning.

History: Elwood was hatched in a small castle in Ireland. He lived there with his clan until he was 23. During that time, he hardly ever saw a single human being. Sometimes they would come along the hiking trails, or ride horses by, but he never really interacted with them. He'd heard legends of how the gargoyle was made to protect the keepers of their castles. But their castle was abandoned.

Or at least, it was. One day a group of humans came to the castle and started poking around. The castle was decaying, and was set for demolition the following week, but they wanted to make sure that nothing valuable was left inside. Some of the gargoyles caught the eyes of the visitors, and they decided to come back the next day to pick them up and auction them off.

The gargoyles were sold online at very high prices, being in great condition considering their surroundings. Elwood and a few others were sold and shipped off to separate corners of the globe, while the rest were destroyed in the demolition. Elwood broke free of his sleep one night to find that he was inside a large box. Confused, he wreaked havoc, tearing through the wood to find more boxes. He was buried under tons of cargo crates on a ship.

Unable to escape, he was forced to sleep there again. The next night, he awoke on top of a stone column in front of a mansion on Staten Island. He took off into the night to find out where the hell he was, and was thrusted into a world of lights, crowds, and little greenery. For a while, he hid in Central Park. It was the only place he ever felt truly at ease.

When he found the Manhattan Clan, they were still a small group. He joined them so that they could teach him how to survive in this new world. Luckily for him, Elwood had always been versatile. He grew used to the loud, crowded streets, and soon he learned to thrive there. Over the years, he gained favor in the clan and eventually became it's leader.

He did eventually learn about his castle and old clan being destroyed, and it grieves him to this day. It's hard to not dwell on it, and hold it against the humans for their carelessness. But Elwood has more or less put it behind him, because now New York City is his castle, and he has to protect it from the things that come.