The ocean holds many secrets, so much of it hasn’t been explored and to this day no one knows what’s really down there. One of the many creatures that have been with the earth since the humans are the beautiful yet dangerous creatures, the merfolk. In times of old they swayed sailors and crashed their ships, manipulating and seducing men to their graves at the bottom of the ocean where they’ve been left to rot. In the modern era, these darker times are gone but not the creatures that were a part of it.
Merfolk are filed under the fae banner and are one of its most prominent and wide-spread water elemental benders. They’re marked by the same site-wide immortal title as all the fae allowing them to be anywhere from 18 - 2k and are middle of the road when it comes to ease of riddance.
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Merfolk Telepathy - can communicate with other merfolk & sea creatures.
Hydrokinesis - the manipulation of water with their hands and tails.
Echolocation - merfolk have adapted vocal chords that allow them to use screams underwater, one released the sound bounces off objects and returns to them, painting a picture of their surroundings in special adapted receptors.
Bioluminescence - certain parts of their bodies will glow in the dark.
Sub Species; Sirens - They carry the powers of basic merfolks, however they hold another that is only held within themselves: the power of silver-tongued song.
Depicted as terrifyingly bloodthirsty, the harpy have long since been a bedtime story used to scare children into behaving, something the harpies have protected and encouraged in order to preserve their way of life; what people are afraid of, they generally tend to avoid. This idea supports their need for solitude and keeps their wild matriarchal and largely untouched way of life, far safer than most other fae.
Earthen and air bound, the harpy are filed under fae, are immortal and subject to the site-wide age limit of 18 - 2k. Most noted for their toxins and matriarchal society, the women of this species are not to be trifled with!
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The Sight - harpies have a fairly advanced form of precognition (which is commonly referred to as simply ‘The Sight’) wherein they can foresee possible futures and how, where, when and why they’ll happen.
Shared Sight - the ability to share short snippets of their visions with another person.
Sight Linking - a linking of one harpy’s sight to another’s, this both intensifies the magic of their sight while also allowing them to mesh two sights and see the possible outcome if the pair of people they are sighting for were to interact.
Illusion Manipulation - the ability to warp a person’s senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste or feel).
Sonic Scream - a projected high-pitched blast of sound that travels from the harpy’s mouth in a 2,000ft, singular directional diameter cone.
Piercing Eyes - a harpy’s eyes are easily unglamoured and a direct look into their hawk-like golden eyes will instantly render the other person immobilized for several minutes.
As well as our main plot, we will be reopening with fresh new plot points, which you get to help steer. It is the perfect time for you to help get involved with the plot as a whole. To help shape the world in which your characters live in.
Bookmark us, keep an eye on our tumblr, for further upcoming teases when it comes to our newer plot points, but for now, why don’t you take a look at our main plot, and the various things that have, and are still currently affecting the way of the world.
500 years ago:
The supernaturals emerged from the shadows. The fae, the sempiternals, the immortals and the eternals, one after another at varied points throughout the years, forcing humanity to adjust. Although the years following were predictably full of cries calling for an eradication of these creatures, humanity would soon realize it had never truly been alone. The subsequent decades slowly evened out back into the quiet lull that had been before, almost. Segregation, discrimination, and inter-species waring for power still took place behind the scenes, but the lands were relatively peaceful overall.
With peace comes comfort; allowing the species to mingle while dwindling the population of ‘pure’ humans enough that in truth, their numbers are reaching near extinction, a quiet thought at the back of everyone’s mind, but on the forefront of very few.
With this peace also came new laws. A new world order slowly set in, and in many cities territories appeared, as well as the governing rule: do not mess with each other.
March 2020:
One incident on Feb 29th, 2020 was all it took for the world to break; when a famously outspoken TV personality, most noted for sowing chaos and hate-speech, was mauled by a rogue shifter on air, all Hell broke loose. The actions only proved the bestial savagery of the species, a species that have always been more beast than man.
All eyes turned to the shifters.
Fear broke out among the mortal population, calling for justice - ignorance is bliss however, and what no one knew was that shifters have always been allowed to handle their species issues, on their own. The world cried wolf. Hate, fear, and discrimination ran rampant, businesses shut their doors to shifters, civil & city jobs were forced to lay off their shifter employees or be overrun with hate; the people called for the city to reinforce their need of segregation while the shifters pulled back among themselves and
reinforced their borders.
The other species were pushed to make a decision; would they maintain a neutral stance?
It was only a question of time before even they are dragged into the ultimate war: for San Francisco herself.
September 2020:
The world has been waiting for an answer from the rest of the the species, the hate that bred itself in the heart of San Francisco has bled out to touch most major cities across the world. Unperturbed by the frivolities of the mortals, the fae forged ahead with their annual solstice festival, the mayor declaring the weekend before the 22nd, one of peace.
Things began peacefully enough, though it took only twelve hours before the world forced another hand into the fire; this time the fae. Outed publicly during the mayoral speech, as harboring the same privilege as the shifters in policing their own, the crowd broke into riot.
This out of the fae took some time to settle, and even now it’s not fully settled into the cracks, though they’re slowly sliding down the same rabbit hole the shifters have; businesses have begun turning them away and letting them go from their jobs.
Present:
Old world factions have snuck their toes into the sand and gained footing, most notably the hunters; a secret society dragged up from the depths off the back of the spreading hatred. The shifters continue to reinforce, war and strengthen among themselves as the world continues to push against them. The clear want after justice has long since mutated and been lost in the message as the discrimination has spread to the fae; one thing is for certain, there’s no going back and there will be no peace until a resolution is found, or until one side comes out on top.
Our discord soft open is in full swing with over 20 new member and character accounts being made this week alone! There’s still plenty of open faces to work with, so come snag one and join our wonderful and growing community!
The official public open date is Nov. 30th!
We hope to see you on the other side~
Today’s the day to join us on discord and slip into the first day of our soft open! Our amazing discord community is being invited to jump into the fray and get started 2 weeks earlier than the general public, which will be welcomed in on Nov. 30th. Come join us, ask questions, read through our full lore, brainstorm and plot with your fellow writers, and add yourself into our already wonderful and supportive community!
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