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Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Manhatthan, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. The faeries and the warlocks have been locked in a feud for a century; an old betrayal spawned a war between once friends. To the world they put on a face; old money meets new, but behind the scenes, everything is bloodier and crueler.However, the near loss of each families respective heir has left them in an unsteady truce. How long will peace last until hands are made unclean?

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This is such an interesting take on the Shadowhunters universe! Would you say the rp's plot can be seen as a semi-au storyline in which the fae and warlocks are going through a gang war? And have all the events that happened in the show, happened here too?

Absolutely. All the way up to the most recent season. There are a few differences such as we’ve altered ages of many of the canon characters to match the ages of their fcs and we have it so Magnus Bane is still the High Warlock of Brooklyn.

-Lynn

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We’ve officially received our first application and I’m personally looking forward to more! Send your apps and questions our way and once we have more apps we will be able to set an opening day!

- Lynn

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+ 1 Alec Lightwood

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Sorry for the silence on the main! We’re very much still here and are looking forward to hearing from you all!

- Lynn

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+ 1 reservation

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is this place still alive??

Yes we’re still alive! I’ve just been personally very busy but I’d love to see some apps and answer some questions!

-Lynn

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is your theme personalized?

It’s from a theme maker but heavily edited.

-Lynn

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Good day everyone! We’re a brand new Shadowhunters rp with a Romeo and Juliette twist. We accept original characters and have several skeletons written that we would love to see taken. I’ll be around all day to answer any questions you may have. We don’t currently have an opening day set but as soon as applications stars rolling my co-admin and I will be able to better tell when opening would be good. We look forward to hearing from you!

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omg i'm in love with this rp it's so pretty!

Thank you so much! A lot of work went into it so we’re glad you like it!

-Lynn

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SPECIES ; Vampire | AGE ; 800+ / 25 | ALLIANCE ; Angelus | FC ; Bob Morley 

“I crave you, even in the darkness, even in blood.”

H I S T O R Y —

You were once a simple man, but a brutal death and reawakening left you angry and vengeful. Many have searched for your softer spots only to be disappointed when they find there are none. You’re a fighter a warrior, and you wish there were never a truce with this war. You feel like your leader is going soft, it’s no longer just about the death of her husband, but the ends of many more, the attacks and counter-attacks that have been going on for a hundred years have made this a bloody war, and it won’t be over until one side is wiped out.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

Calculating and precise no one can hold a sword to you, you fight and you claw your way to success and earn every metaphorical breath that you draw. You sometimes wish you could untangle the parts of you that are stuck and just let yourself go, but you’ve been so rigid for so long that you’re afraid you don’t know how to feel properly.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Analyse Angelus ; Boss, secret hookup. She is beautiful and, and he loves going to bed with her, but he doesn’t think she is fit to lead. He’d overthrow her if he thought it would suit him; it just might.

Genevieve Beaumont ; Interest. A shadowhunter that’s caught his eye, she’d be a good ally if he could sway her to betray everything she’s ever known.

Magnus Bane ; Old friend. An old friend he still seeks out when he needs a good laugh and some down time. You mentored him before but it was obvious he’d quickly out grow you. He’s smart and talented and you’re proud of him.

AIDEN ABERNATHY is OPEN.  His FC is NEGOTIABLE.

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SPECIES ; Warlock | AGE ; 100+ / 26 | ALLIANCE ; Angelus | FC ; Tyler Posey 

“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.”

H I S T O R Y —

You know your mother took you from your birth mother as an infant and you’ve never faulted her for it, she’s always loved you and you’ve never wanted for anything but more love. Perhaps you were selfish that way, to always want and take more than you should.  Maybe you could blame it on the fact that your father died before you were born, but you’re getting far too old for that excuse. You didn’t mean to fall in love with the enemy, but you did, and it was a dramatic whirlwind that ended with everyone thinking you attempted suicide. Everyone is so swept up in this lie that you haven’t told them the truth; you simply kissed her lips where poison remained and nearly lost your life.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

Romantic, you romanticize everything, and you’re dramatic with a flair for life and everything that it means to live genuinely. You’re always in search of the next great adventure often getting bored with the first thing just as the next comes along. You could be called fickle, but you’d resent that, all you want is to be adored and to adore those who love you; even if it’s only for a short while.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Astraea Aureum ; Lover. He loves her, or so he thought but with the clearing of his head he’s starting to wonder if it was really love or just an infatuation that he nearly lost his life for. Love isn’t supposed to hurt like this.

Briar Nightshade ; Former lover. His former lover, she was so beautiful and so fickle, he chased her, and she ran from him consistently, so far and so out of reach just until he thought she was gone then she’d come right back into your arms.

Simon Lewis ; Friend. He met him while he was playing with his band at a coffee house, he loves his music and he is happy to know someone that doesn’t come with baggage that effects himself. He’s just happy to be his friend and to step outside this world of violence and obligations.

BENJAMIN ANGELUS is OPEN.  His FC is NEGOTIABLE.

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SPECIES ; Werewolf | AGE ; 40 | ALLIANCE ; Angelus | FC ; Isaiah Mustafa 

“You pride yourself on being a normal human boy, but you’re still what you are. Like I am”

H I S T O R Y —

You used to be a Shadowhunter, it was your whole life, and your loyalty was to your parabatai until he betrayed you. Perhaps you betrayed him first, you did love his wife, but you never acted on it, not until he was long gone and everything was changed. You were no longer a Shadowhunter, but a werewolf. The change was hard for you, but eventually, you embraced it and stepped into the role of a leader, it felt like coming home. You’re a mentor and take your position seriously, but you know not to mix business with your real life and do your best not to let your alliance in this war affect your relationship with the people who matter most to you.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

Mature and responsible you’ll do anything for the people you love, even if it wasn’t in your own best interest. You’re a martyr, and you have been avoiding admitting that to yourself. You know it makes you a liability to your pack, at least in the eyes of some but there isn’t anything you wouldn’t do for them as well. They are your family, and have been since you lost your runes, lost your parabatai and long before you lost the woman you loved.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Clarissa Fairchild ; Like a daughter. He always knew what Clary was, and out of respect for her mother he never told her, but he always looked out for her. She’s like a daughter to him and he has taken her under his wing as family.

Analyse Angelus ; Interest. He can’t help but feel like she is the missing piece in his life. Ever since Jocelyn’s death he feared he’d never find love again, but when he looks at Analyse he believes it’s possible.

Maia Roberts ; Pack member. Like Clary, Maia is like a daughter to him, there isn’t a thing in this world he wouldn’t do for her. She and Clary are so alike in so many ways he only hopes they can be friends.

LUKE GARROWAY is OPEN. His FC is NEGOTIABLE.

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SPECIES ; Warlock | AGE ; 1000+ / 29 | ALLIANCE ; Angelus | FC ; Ana de Armas 

“It’s like the sun hasn’t come up since you left.”

H I S T O R Y —

Your mother put you up for adoption, she never wanted you, and when she realized what you were, she wanted you even less. You were a monster in her eyes, but the family who adopted you, a family of warlocks who had found each other understood the need for love and affection and you were never begrudged a moment of it. You grew up smart and powerful with a loving family and never wanted for anything until you met Adair, your future husband. It was a whirlwind romance that resulted in a marriage and the adoption of your only son; a castaway child just like you.  However, with the loss of Adair, you knew only retribution could be had, and you kept everyone together. That was until you nearly lost your son, and you wanted to tear it all down. Nothing matters more than him, nothing. This is why your relationship with Aiden Abernathy must be kept under wraps.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

A silver tongue and a business persona to the world you’re as hard as a stone, as cutting as glass and as cold as iron but to the people who matter you’re a soft-hearted ruler with love for life and a never say no personality. You certainly don’t let things go nor do you do anything halfway. You’re an all or nothing woman who values this truce despite not everyone in your alliance feeling the same way.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Benjamin Angelus ; Son. She adopted him from a mother who had no idea what she was carrying inside of her. Adopt puts it lightly, she stole him away when she realized his birth mother had no idea how to care for a child with demon blood.

Aiden Abernathy ; Secret lover, second in command. It’s purely physical for her, a chance to pass time she enjoys and would rather if no one found out about. He’s a great second in command and even better physically. She trusts him with her life.

Luke Garroway ; Friend. He is an important man to her , he helps keep her organization in working condition. He keeps her moral, keeps her grounded and reminds her that there is more to life than the legacy her husband left behind.

ANALYSE ANGELUS is OPEN.  Her FC is NEGOTIABLE.

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SPECIES ; Faerie Uneelie | AGE ; 100+ / 28 | ALLIANCE ; Aureum | FC ; Casey Deidrick 

“But I would never kiss someone who didn’t burn me like the sun.”

H I S T O R Y —

War is all you’ve ever known; you were born at the start of the conflict between the Aureum and Angelus families and before you were even born, your family promised you to the unborn daughter of Luna and Soliel Aureum, a play to help unite the courts. You were born knowing one thing, fidelity. Growing up you became a knight for the Unseelie King and won many hearts but always remembered the promise made before you were born and it’s importance. As you grew, you grew to know your future bride, unsure of why she kept putting off the wedding until she nearly lost her life. You began to question yourself then, wondering what you had been so loyal for if she hadn’t been doing the same.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

Charming from boyhood you were a real ladies man, breaking hearts by merely forgetting you had them in the first place. Loyalty always meant something to you; you hold it at the highest of standards so when you were old enough, you joined the Aureum family in the war that you believed more of your people should have taken part in. Sometimes you question the end means, but then you remember it’s not your job to question things but to act.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Astraea Aureum ; Betrothed. His betrothed since before he was born, he’s unsure of what to make of her. He wants to love her, to make their future together an easy and beautiful one, but he’s been questioning her loyalty as of late and wonders what really matters to her.

Briar Nightshade ; Twin sister. From the womb to the tomb, she is his other half. If he were the stars she would be the moon. She does grate on his nerves with how bossy she is, he feels she’s trying to control his life and wishes she’d back off a little.

Soliel Aureum ; Boss. Orion looks up to Soliel, he wants nothing more than to make him proud no matter the cost. Orion is his fighter, his go to man when he needs a job done and it’s something he takes a great deal of pride in.

ORION NIGHTSHADE is OPEN. His FC is NON-NEGOTIABLE. 

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SPECIES ; Faerie Seelie | AGE ; 1000+ / 35 | ALLIANCE ; Aureum | FC ; Olivia Wilde 

“Some words are doomed like lilacs in a storm.”

H I S T O R Y —

The only daughter born to your family to survive placed a burden on your shoulders from an early age. Maybe that was a good thing because the burdens of life seemed to be all you knew, all the world prepared you for. You weren’t prepared for love, or motherhood or anything else, only fighting, only carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. Expectations were always plenty with your parents and even more so with your husband. You almost lost your daughter, and now you wish he’d put to bed this terrible war he’s been playing for the last century.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

Responsible and intelligent you wished more people listened to you, but it seems that your words are lost like lilacs in storms. You have always had to fight to be heard, the woes of a woman your mother would tell you; but that seems like a sorry excuse. No one listens until you’re screaming, then they’re asking you why you’re so loud. You’re finally coming into your skin realizing the essential things in your life, and this war isn’t one of them.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Soliel Aureum ; Husband. Married for the last three decades she has never questioned her love for him until recently. She wonders where his alliances lie if it’s with his family or his war that she feels is long overdue for ending.

Astraea Aureum ; Daughter. Her pride and joy and the only child she has ever had that survived birth. She means more to Luna than anything else in this world and there is nothing she wouldn’t do for her. However, she never stopped mourning the loss of the children she buried. She wonders if she has shown Astraea that she’s not a replacement but the single most important person to her in this world and the next.

Unseelie King ; Former lover. She had an affair before the war started, it was simple, easy. He made her feel heard while her husband was busy with Adair and the gang. It was a lonely life and he gave her something to live for.

LUNA AUREUM is OPEN.  Her FC is NEGOTIABLE.

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SPECIES ; Warlock | AGE ; 450+ / 29 | ALLIANCE ; Neutral | FC ; Harry Shum Jr.

“For almost a century, I’ve closed myself off to feeling anything for anyone. Man or woman. You’ve unlocked something in me.”

H I S T O R Y —

You were only a child when your mother realized what your eyes meant; unable to deal with what you were she took her own life. You were just a scared child, and when your stepfather found you grief-stricken, he accused you of being an abomination. You killed him with your magic, and it’s only one of your regrets. Life hasn’t always been kind or easy for you, so much that you nearly took your own life in the 1800’s. However, it’s fortunate you did live for you’re now the high warlock of Brooklyn a place that has been your home for centuries.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

You are fierce, intelligent, cunning and wise. Your compassion knows no bounds, and there is nothing you wouldn’t do for those who you love; even at your detriment. You’re incredibly empathetic and able to discern the motives of those around you thanks to hundreds of years of experience.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Alec Lightwood ; Boyfriend. Smitten the moment Magnus met him; Alec has always been someone he was fond of and being his boyfriend gives him an immeasurable amount of joy. Boyfriend or not, there isn’t anything he wouldn’t do for him and his friends.

Simon Lewis ; Friend. A good friend and someone he feels  a great attachment to. He is a fledgling without any real guidance and he has done his best to guide him.

Seelie Queen ; Questionable ally. He doesn’t trust her, he knows better than that, but he’d rather keep her on his side than have her align with anyone in this war between the Downworlder families.

MAGNUS BANE is OPEN. His FC is NON-NEGOTIABLE.

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SPECIES ; Faerie | AGE ; 100+ / 28 | ALLIANCE ; Neutral | FC ; Nina Dobrev  

“She looked pale, mysterious. Like a lily drowned under water.”

H I S T O R Y —

Born at the start of the war you have taken a different approach than your brother. You prefer to live your life without the worry of what’s going on just outside of the Faerie realm, it holds no value to your life, and you wished your brother would cut all ties with the war altogether. You believe its petty spite between two men one of which is no longer alive.  Your life is far more concerned with the beauty of the world, and how you can make it more beautiful, war is ugly, and you’d pretend it didn’t exist if you were able.

P E R S O N A L I T Y —

You are a free spirit and refuse to let anything hold you down as you float through your daydreams. You’re charming and eclectic and have your own extreme opinions about everything and demand them to be heard. You don’t take well to being ignored as you value the insights of others and you expect the same.

C O N N E C T I O N S —

Orion Nightshade ; Twin brother. The stars to her moon; Orion means the world to Briar. She wishes he would take her advice but he is instant that he is the older sibling (by a few minutes) and that, that means she needs to take his advice instead.

Isabelle Lightwood ; Enemy. Briar doesn’t care for her, she thinks she pokes around where she shouldn’t, but she is fond of the way she has treated her people even if Isabelle doesn’t agree with everything she’s done to include replacing Briar’s spot as Astraea’s best friend.

Astraea Aureum ; Former bestfriend. Her brothers betrothed; the two were friends when they were just children, playing together and always keeping close. Briar doesn’t know what happened or why she distanced herself from her. She misses her and just wants her back in her life.

BRIAR NIGHTSHADE is OPEN.  Her FC is NON-NEGOTIABLE.