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INTEREST CHECK | DISCORD CHAT | IN CHARACTER THREAD
"Whats wrong young wolf, don't you hear the hunt calling?"
Name: Vanessa V. Valentine
Alias: The Black Wolf
Race: Shadar-Kai
Age: Thirty Eight
Gender: Female
Homeland: Underdark
Loyalties: Unknown
Class: Blood Hunter
Occupation: Huntress
"Whats wrong young wolf, don't you hear the hunt calling?"
Name: Vanessa V. Valentine
Alias: The Black Wolf
Race: Shadar-Kai
Age: Thirty Eight
Gender: Female
Homeland: Underdark
Loyalties: Unknown
Class: Blood Hunter
Occupation: Huntress
Oh tortured soul, a heart once pure of gold; Sorrow and grief have tarnished a once pure hope with the intoxicating bite of poisoned hate. Lethargic, the enigmatic presence bleeds through, corrupting, tearing asunder the perfected veil of purity and allowing the burning gire to seep within stalwart grace. It claws, digs to fester and bury deep under the skin, glissading skeletal fingers through malign carcass to permeate and destroy the innocence lost in cruel rapture. Though radiant and scorching upon first approach, malignant and vexing at a glance, there is still an unwavering kindness about her soul. Though she may try to be harsh, to be a thorough monstrosity for the simple sake of survival, she is unable, incapable within her programming to destroy so freely, to act so harshly to those who she seeks to guard even in her self imposed path to destroy herself. The noose around her neck as she succumbs to her dark impulses.
The fearful souls...those with no weapons to wield. She would so willingly become a martyr for them, a sacrificial lamb to be lead to slaughter to save but a single face, a solitary name and shield from the hardships which she herself once faced. Loss is something that never truly heals, an instigating pain that is never satiated by the passing ripples of time as so many assure. Comforting lies and fables are sweetly fallen from her devilish lips, along with bitter truths of the melodious affliction that slowly eats away at the spirit and weakens the body and poisons the mind.
Yes, she lies, she lies about her past, her present, and her future. She lies about her desires and she lies about her pain, thousands of stories to be told and very few of them ever being true. Though her masquerade hides well what lay 'neath the surface where she furiously struggles to simply stay afloat. Sleep eludes her, staying just a single step, tauntingly out of her desperate grasp some nights. It leaves her thoughts raw, each one like raking nails over open flesh to claw at the nerves hidden just out of sight.
Her mind is cruel, a sick repetition of traumatic nights playing without mercy in each dream she dares to seek. No longer does she yearn for the escape of reality, no longer does she wish to open her eyes to a new day, another wretched moment within this existence. A once pure and holy thing was stripped bare, ravaged ruthlessly by those that would see her perverted and destroyed; her hope, The loyal optimism had been torn from her youthful frame, a far more devastating occurrence than that which marred her flesh. Her body had mended, healed and all that remained upon it was the thin, ropy scar. Childish wonder and bemusement, however, had been slain in cold blood, a murder most foul.
In the end...we're all just...monsters, aren't we?
BLOODLINE OVERVIEW
Thrill of the Hunt
Vanessa possesses both the curse of vampirism as well as lycanthropy, an affliction she was born with as well as other members of the Valentine Family. As a result of this unholy merging Vanessa has gained a keen sense of smell and hearing, these traits mainly hailing from her Lycan blood. Her ability to identify and track targets is akin to that of a bloodhound, capable of following scents that are days old and smelling a drop of blood from miles away. Her senses are what make her such an effective hunter but this also becomes a double edged sword. Her senses are dialed to eleven and thus foul, rotten scents and loud, mind ringing noises are both effective weaknesses to the huntress. She becomes incapacitated when high pitched noises hit her ears and extremely nauseous and dizzy when met with unpleasant scents.
The Black Wolf
When shifted into her Lycan form Vanessa takes the shape of a malevolent, feral beast. Being so young and often resisting the monster within her she has yet to master herself and tame her curse and as a result when she does shift she becomes completely crazed and turns into a feral monstrosity. Her instinct to hunt, kill, and stalk overruns her logical mind and makes her a prisoner as the wolf takes over. This makes her both a danger to not only her friends or whatever allies may be around her but also to innocent civilians who may end up prey to the beast. While in this form Vanessa gains increased strength, stamina, and speed. Not to mention the size of her wolf form rivals that of a fully grown man, making her an effective killing machine. However, while in this form she is particularly vulnerable to pure silver weapons and wolfs bane, a plant that can infect her with a horrible sickness that kills her slowly overtime and prevents her from shifting back to either form.
Devoured
In relation to her vampire curse Vanessa has the unique ability to consume the blood of other humanoid beings. When said blood is consumed she gains physical benefits or weaknesses depending on the health of the individual she devours. For example, if feeding from a strong, healthy human she will gain increased senses, become faster, stronger, and more 'alive', also healing mortal wounds that may be killing her and very rapidly. However, should she feed from someone with an illness or dirty blood, she becomes severely sick and physically weaker as a result. However, when biting an individual she has the chance to 'sire' another hybrid like herself should she decide to infect them, however, the process for becoming a hybrid is a very painful and agonizing transition and very, very few have ever been known to survive the ordeal. Vanessa herself however never, under any circumstances feeds from humans, choosing to simply save the blood of animals within flask and creating 'blood tablets' via alchemy to keep herself sustained. Which brings us to another major flaw of this ability. Should Vanessa fail to consume blood for longer than a couple days she becomes 'feral', this is connected to her Lycan curse. Failure to feed will trigger an involuntary instinctual response and she will be forced into her Lycan form to feed. This is also triggered should she devour too much and over indulge which will give her an uncontrollable bloodlust.
Command & Obey
Upon direct eye contact Vanessa can compel a humanoid upon direct eye contact. Those she attempts to compel however can easily resist this and it works ideally on those who are distressed, unfocused, or emotional. It is much harder to compel someone who is in a clear state of mind and completely calm and thus it becomes less effective in certain settings. Additionally, those with strong minds and powerful wills cannot be compelled at all unless forced into situations where their will is broken. Once compelled the target follows the order and intent of Vanessa to the very best of their ability, regardless of the order. But should said order be something so completely against their nature such as commanding a honest, kind woman to murder an innocent child the compulsion can be resisted and potentially broken should they fight hard enough. On top of that, overuse of this ability can result in severe migraines and crippling internal pain. Certain herbs can break a target out of this trance as well, such as garlic and holywater. Additionally after being compelled the victim shows signs of them being drained mentally and physically. Speech becomes slurred, they begin to appear sickly and sluggish and eventually the compulsion will break after the body gives out and they victim loses connection with the Vampire who compelled them. However, the victim can be sustained with regular contact with the vampire who compelled them. Also, the side effects can be negated should Vanessa release her grip on the victim early.
The Sight
An ability that Vanessa shares with her familiar, she is capable of linking her mind with her familiar and seeing through the eyes of her companion. This unique ability also links itself unto whomever she may feed off of should she decide to inflict it upon the unfortunate soul. This ability was bestowed upon Vanessa after she summoned her familiar, a rite of passage for the Valentine Family after they made their pact with demons during their conception. And it is effective for recon and scouting ahead without endangering oneself. This allows V to get a leg up on those who may be attempting to flee from her as well as help her keep an eye out for potential danger when alone. The downside to this specific ability is she is mentally linked to her familiar, and thus any damage it sustains she also will feel and the loss of her familiar can result is severely damaging physiological harm.
WEAKNESSES & FLAWS
The First Curse
As explained in the history breakdown Vanessa comes from a line of Witches & Warlocks who made a pact with demons in order to attain power, this pact not only demanded a heavy toll on the Coven, it also granted them the ability to practice extremely potent and powerful black magic which they used to infect themselves with an enhanced variation of Lycanthropy and Vampirism which cursed their bloodline beyond all repair. As a result of this blood curse the Valentine Family grew very powerful in some fields but also became extremely vulnerable in other regards. The primary example of this is the fact they can no longer practice any other form of magic aside from Blood Magic and Black Magic, the two arts in which they were famous for preforming. Never can they attempt elemental magic or any other form of arcane without it severely backfiring and killing them. Additionally, Vanessa and anyone with her bloodline suffer a crippling weakness to divine and holy magic which serves as not only a direct counter but possibly their greatest weakness beyond all else. With their blood cursed and their affiliation for the devils arcane when faced with Light Magic they are put at a great disadvantage.The First Curse
The Daywalker
While Vanessa retains her ability to walk in the light and not take damage from direct sunlight like other full fledged vampires, she is however put at a heavily disadvantage for physical activity. She becomes slower, weaker, more frail and easily exhausted. This effect is lessened when in the shadows or not under direct sunlight. Additionally, while her skin takes no damage from sunlight she can be burned by special forms of light projected through different objects. Such as when light shines through certain crystals or stones, should the light be put on her it would do significant damage.
Lust for Blood
As mentioned above when failing to feed for longer than two days upon the blood of a sentient creature Vanessa gains an unquenchable thirst and is forced into a frenzied state and is naturally forced into her wolfskin as a primal instinct. She then prowls in search for blood and will only turn back when consuming the life of another. Additionally, there is a balance to this. While a lack of feeding forces her into a feral state, over indulgence will also do the same and consuming more than a gallon of blood at once will force her into a frenzied bloodlust.
Silver Lance
A weakness inherited by her Lycan blood, Vanessa gains an increased vulnerability to weapons made of Silver which cause extreme pain when piercing her skin and entering her bloodstream, causing her to become crippled and poisoned. The pain caused by silver is agonizing and incapacitating, it can be negated by antidotes prepared via alchemy but the ingredients for a cure are extremely expensive and hard to come back. Vanessa only has two vials of antidote for silver should she ever get injured by it.
Bright Eyes
Similar to Daywalker, while her body takes physical disadvantage when in direct sunlight Vanessa' eyes are *extremely* sensitive to all forms of light. When her glasses are removed and her eyes are exposed if a bright light is shined into her eyes she is completely blinded and suffers excruciating pain, additionally, constant exposure to light will force her into a semi-state of blindness, making everything blurry and out of focus which can impair her ability to function as a normal person.
Beast Suppression
A common weakness associated with Lycans is a plant that can be found scattered across the world in jungle environments and open fields. Lunar Flowers, or as they are commonly referred to as 'Wolfsbane'. This plant, when crushed down into its core components and coated onto darts, arrows, or blades, has the ability to halt a Lycans ability to shift between human and beast form, locking them into whatever state they happen to be in at the time. Additionally, it represses their keen senses such as their sense of smell, their night-vision, and their sense of hearing. When wolfsbane is introduced to the bloodstream it effectively poisons the lycan and removes their heightened senses by nullifying them and corrupting them, ridding them of their greatest advantage. With their senses completely removed and weakened this effect last four several hours in small doses and potentially days in large doses. This is a common weapon used against the beast in Lycan Hunting which Vanessa herself utilizes from time to time. However, the Valentine Family found a better use for this planet. Being half Lycan themselves Wolfsbane is often a critical ingredient used to create small pills via alchemy that is designed to keep a young Bloodhunter from giving in to the urges pressured on them by full moons. It is given to young hunters who are still getting a grip on their accursed bloodline, Vanessa herself is still not in control of her inner beast and uses these wolfsbane-laced pills to keep herself from shifting during full moons and losing herself to her inner wolf. However, the drawback of taking these pills is that she then becomes almost 'drunk', unable to coordinate properly and thus making her pretty useless for about an entire night. Additionally, while the moon cannot effect the body it does take a heavier toll on the mind, after taking the pill and facing the moon she becomes far more emotional and prone to violent outburst. Her body becomes weak, her senses dulled and fire feels like its burning in her veins as she stumbles around sweating and wheezing. Becoming exhausted from the simplest of task~
Corrupt Senses
Arcane Silver Blade
A weapon enchanted via ancient runes designed specifically for the slaying of beast. Increased damage against fiends, demons, spirits, undead, and supernatural creatures from other realms. The blade takes the shape of a Rapier which she keeps concealed within her Cane, the sword itself is arcane by nature and can be detected by spells such as 'detect magic'. This serves as Vanessas main weapon of choice in most combat scenarios.
Oathkeeper Crossbow
Serving as an alternate weapon to the Silver Blade, this special crossbow has the unique trait of shooting silver arrows enchanted by magic much like the sword Vanessa possesses. This weapon however is large and two handed and thus it remains locked away within The Sanctuary until the need arises where she may need a long range weapon. This item also hymns with arcane energy and can be sensed by 'Detect Magic'.
The Crimson Manor
A mysterious item that Vanessa has possessed since she began her career as a Huntress is an innocent looking briefcase that, upon first glance, looks innocent enough. However, after being activated by Vanessa or anyone else who knows the special word the suitcase opens a small portal into a large room within the briefcase. This room serves as a Sanctuary for Vanessa and possesses all of her spare weapons, traps, books, study, and other useful items that she carries around with her. The Sanctuary is large enough to fit other people but to V it is a closely guarded secret considering all her skeletons are buried within The Sanctuary, including her stash of blood tablets which keep her sustained.
Hunter Traps
Buried within The Sanctuary is a collection of traps that may prove useful during her hunts. Snares, bear traps, spike traps, ect. There are only a few of each and she tends to replenish them often if they are used considering how often they come in handy. Things like rope are also held within the sanctuary as well as her blood tablets and alchemy station.
Valentine Family Bestiary
A collection of books, journals, and manuals written by the Valentine Family through the generations documenting their struggles against the creatures of the night. These books serve as a basis for lore regarding Fiends, Undead, Demons, Spirits, and Supernatural creatures and explain their strengths, weaknesses, patterns, and other useful facts and serves as an excellent guide to hunting beast. The collection however lies within The Sanctuary and Vanessa herself only possesses a single journal on her person documenting her own personal experiences.
OOC:
@Unknown Maimed
@Cactush
@Nyther
@Lykata
@Chaac
@Crimson77
@Equusheart
@BookWyrm
@Falcon
Alright everyone, these here is basically the CS. You don't have to mimic my template exactly but the information on there and the way it is written should help you all understand how to begin your CS's. I do not require long histories either since half the fun of RPing is discovering backstories together organically, however, feel free to send me the basics of your backstory in a DM if you'd like something from your past to creep up back on you and i can DM it to the best of my ability. Furthermore, i do not mind characters starting off a little strong, just remember to counterbalance them with weaknesses that can be exploited and flaws much like how Vanessa herself is designed.
And most importantly...have fun kids.
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