Post by sookie stackhouse on May 8, 2012 18:42:13 GMT -5
Humans
Witches
Vampires
Shifters
Fae
These are your every day people. They have human weaknesses and everyday strengths. The humans with special powers are witches (term for both male and female).
Witches
Witches can be either men or women. They rely on spells for their magic and generally practice Wicca, but don’t have to. They have to be taught, so they usually have a mentor. The powerful ones become the mentors for others. Often witches will belong to a coven, or a group of witches who help and protect each other. Spells are more powerful when more than one witch participates. Very few witches have special abilities, like being a medium, but it does happen (these are mostly for characters that are specified to have them, like Jesus's demon and Lafayette's seeing the dead).
Vampires
Once upon a time, vampires were only myth. Now they’ve “come out of the coffin” and into the public. They try to live amongst humans by drinking synthetic blood, the most popular being TruBlood, which sustains vampire life without the need to feed from humans. Feeding from humans is still legal, but only in private and between two consenting adults. Their fangs come out when thirsty and aroused. They can be killed by stakes, sunlight, and fire if exposed long enough, the last two depending on the age of the vampire (older vampires die faster), and are injured by anything that can kill them plus silver. Garlic is irritating but not lethal. They are weakened by Hep D, the only blood born pathogen that can transfer from human to vampire (relatively harmless to humans). They can be seen in pictures and mirrors. Some vampires are Renouncers, or vampires who have decided that they should not exist and take it upon themselves to kill other supernatural creatures.
Shifters
Shifters are divided into true shape-shifters who can take the form of any animal as long as they’ve seen it and weres who can only turn into one specific animal. Shifters (along with weres) is a genetic gene. Their first shift occurse at the age of 15, if they inherit the gene. Mixed couples (one were and one human) are able to produce shifters and weres, but there is also a high chance that they won't. You can be turned into a shifter by being bitten, but then you can only change during the full moon.
Fae
The fae are fairies. They have several abilities, including mind reading and a shock from their hands. Some are also able to move metals without touching them. Full blooded fae can be fatally wounded by lemons and iron, but it does not affect hybrids. Both will burn their skin and have the ability to slice right through their flesh. Lemons are much more fatal to fae, one drop ingested can kill a fae. Any kind of fairy is very rare, so these will be limited.