Post by Master Thief on Sept 25, 2013 12:03:47 GMT -8
Humans
Humans are a very plain race. There is nothing special about this race. They have no powers. They can become werewolves or vampires, but on their own... they are kinda puny.
Humans can learn magic, but only if they have a history of witchcraft in their family.
They come in all shapes and sizes. These frail people rarely live more than a hundred years but they can immortalize themselves in history if they do something that is grand.
Werewolves
Werewolves are human for most of the year. They turn wolf during the full moon, but there are some that have learned to control their wolf and have figured out how to change at will, or even not change at all, but this takes years to master.
Werewolves come in all shapes and sizes. They are allergic to silver. If they touch silver in their human form they break out in a violent rash almost immediately, if they touch it in their wolf form they become extremely sick and can even die. They also dislike fire.
Werewolves can retain their youth as long as they accept their wolf and don't resist the change. Wolves that refuse to change will age the same as humans but often they are extremely violent and/or cranky.
Werewolves have heightened senses, speed and strength as well as the ability to shift.
Vampires
Vampires have been around since prehistoric times. They have been called many different things, but they remain the same. They are immortal creatures that have to feast on the blood of the living to survive. Some feed on humans, while others feed on animals. Their fangs are similar to snake fangs and curl back into their mouth, out of sight. They are only able to be seen when they are feeding.They look like humans, aside from the fact that they have pale skin and lighter eyes.
I should probably correct the misnomers about vampires. They aren't allergic to garlic, they are just sensitive to it due to their heightened senses. It's a potent smell, so garlic acts as a sensory overload; same with sunlight. Vampires have heightened senses, speed, and strength. Most vampires have one, sometimes two other skills. That can be telekinesis to shape shifting, or elemental manipulation to hypnosis. The sky is the limit.
Ghosts
Ghosts are souls that are stuck on earth, mostly because they have unfinished business. They don't age and they can remain on earth forever or until their business is finished.
Some ghosts can gather enough energy to walk around on earth, looking like humans. Werewolves & Vampires can see ghosts, but humans can't unless they are either a medium or have witchcraft in their past.
Some ghosts can't travel outside of the location where they died while other ghosts can travel freely through the world. They can dematerialize, move objects, be captured on recordings, photos, and videos. Ghosts can possess people, but this requires tons of energy and concentration and can leave the ghost weak, this can actually lead to the death of their host if the ghost isn't careful.
(If you have any more ideas for non-human races, please feel free to message Master Thief, and i'll consider them. For the moment, I ask that no one creates mixed breeds/hybrids)