{"id":1136,"date":"2011-03-10T12:31:15","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T16:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/?page_id=1136"},"modified":"2011-03-10T12:31:15","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T16:31:15","slug":"half-breeds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/lore\/half-breeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Half-Breeds"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2564 ~*~*~*~ ABOUT HALF-BREEDS ~*~*~*~<\/strong>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED ORIGIN<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED PROPERTIES<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED GIFTS<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED AGE<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED PROCREATION<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED LIFESTYLE<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED RULES<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED INJURIES<\/a>
\n\u255e HALF-BREED DEATH<\/a>
\n\u255e LORE OWNERSHIP<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED ORIGIN<\/strong>
\nHalf-breeds are half-human and half-vampire.\u00a0 They are created when a vampire attempts to turn a human woman that is pregnant with child. Since the transforming ends in mortal death, the unborn child must be far enough along to survive the spontaneous birth that would occur at the death of its mother.<\/p>\n

The mother becomes a vampire, the vampire that turned her becomes her sire, and the child also has a mortal father — essentially three parents — with the characteristics of all three.\u00a0 Most vampire sires that have a half-bred child often kill off the infant to avoid the stress of raising such a being. However, often the infants’ mothers bargain for their lives.\u00a0 In such instance, it is customary to leave the child with its mortal family, having the father raise the infant.\u00a0 The lifestyle of the now-vampiric mother would not be conducive to raising a baby, especially one that would not age like mortals do.\u00a0 Once the child is able to fend for itself, he or she is usually either given up for adoption or returned to the mother and sire, since their mortal fathers usually die before the child reaches adolescence.<\/p>\n

Our laws would condemn a vampire that would knowingly create a half-breed.\u00a0 It would be considered creating a vampire that cannot essentially fend for itself.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED PROPERTIES<\/strong>
\nHalf-breed vampires are not much unlike full vampires.\u00a0 Their properties are almost identical to VAMPIRIC PROPERTIES<\/a>, but differ slightly in the following ways.<\/p>\n

Like vampires they are not affected by garlic, holy water, crosses, and they cannot be killed with wooden stakes.\u00a0 Their complexions, although never as pale as vampires, is very light almost luminescent and their fingernails can seem almost glass-like. Their facial features are softened and their physical beauty is enhanced, just like vampires.\u00a0\u00a0And just like vampires, they have fangs although they cannot transform mortals into vampires; their vampiric blood is too weak to do the job. Their fangs extend and retract like that of vampires’ but are not as big in size.<\/p>\n

Unlike vampires, however, they have no need for a secluded, dark place to sleep as they can sleep like most mortals do.\u00a0 They have no aversion to sunlight either and thus can socialize among mortals quite well during daylight hours.\u00a0 They can still eat mortal food and drink mortal drinks, which vampires at best can grow accustomed to the discomfort of wines and liquors as they age. Their bodies have no physical need for blood, although they can feed like vampires if desired, whereas a vampire can only feed on blood. This allows for a more complete submersion into the mortal world, keeping their vampiric natures well hidden.<\/p>\n

While they have one of the two basic Dark Gifts that come to all vampires, heightened physicality, they are not completely immortal. Half-breeds will eventually succumb to a mortal death, however their aging process is so absurdly slowed that they are considered to be immortal by most. Other vampiric gifts are either also limited or just not available to them at all, not even with age.\u00a0 And even further, there are a few Dark Gifts that are only offered to those with mortal blood.<\/p>\n

Half-breeds retain a sire, in the form of the vampire that bit their mothers.\u00a0 As such it is possible that a bond could form or rise should they encounter each other that would be similar to the bond between sire and progeny.\u00a0 Since a half-breed is already half-vampire, a transformation attempt is impossible.\u00a0 Any attempts at such would insta-kill the half-breed.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED GIFTS<\/strong>
\nHalf-breeds have the following Dark Gifts in common with their vampire sires, but at a lowered maximum capacity.<\/p>\n

Mind Gift (4)<\/strong>\u00a0This is the ability to communicate and read thoughts, especially of humans or other mortals. In half-breeds this could be explained as a 6th sense.\u00a0 While vampires have this gift innately through the magic in their blood, half-breeds must first learn to awaken the gift before training it.<\/p>\n

Spell Gift (0). <\/strong><\/span>This is also sometimes referred to as \u201cGlamour\u201d.\u00a0Like vampires, all half-breeds\u00a0are able to glamour human or other mortal beings which\u00a0allows them to cloud the mind, bending the mortal to his or her will. While a vampire can replace certain memories, a half-breed can only erase them.<\/p>\n

Heightened Physicality Gift (4).<\/strong><\/span> All half-breeds have\u00a0enhanced senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, feel) and strength, and are able do things many times faster than mere mortals can, with little\u00a0effort. They can move faster than humans, see more in the darkest of nighttime, hear a conversation that is happening many feet away, and raise the volume of their voice past a shout.\u00a0 A half-breed can only train this gift to a level 4, where a full vampire has 8 levels.<\/p>\n

Regeneration Gift (4).<\/strong> Vampires are immune to most attacks other than their known weakness and even then are apparently able to heal quickly, especially if they feed or are placed underground. All vampires can potentially heal from any non-fatal wound, but time and blood are needed. For half-bred vampires, this process is slower however much faster than mortals. Unlike full vampires, they do not gain strength from their injuries.<\/p>\n

Daywalker Gift (0). <\/strong><\/span>Half-breeds can not only tolerate the sun, but are not in the slightest bit affected by it. All half-breeds are able to walk among the daylight hours from the time of their creation and birth.<\/p>\n

Savagery Gift (8).<\/strong> Half-breeds have the ability to call upon the blood spirit to enhance their combat skills for a brief period of time, usually not lasting more than 15 seconds.\u00a0 This ability is known as “berserk” in some circles.\u00a0 It can be used to thwart an enemy that may have the upper hand, or to break him\/herself free from entrapment spells.<\/p>\n

Runic Gift (3).<\/strong><\/span> Half-breeds are born with an innate understanding of runic powers.\u00a0 As such they are able to carve runic marks into their skin that invoke new powers or enhance powers they already have. These marks cannot be “read” by those without training, thus only another vampire (full or half) would know what they are. To mortals, they may seem like tattoos.\u00a0 Only the most well trained and elder of the half-breeds would be able to acquire this gift.\u00a0 Full vampires may be able to teach the gift, but they themselves do not posses it.<\/p>\n

Warding Gift (3).<\/strong><\/span> By the chanting of the warding gift, a half-breed may turn to stone to ward off an incoming attack.\u00a0 Only the most well trained and elder of the half-breeds would be able to acquire this gift.\u00a0 Full vampires may be able to teach the gift, but they themselves do not posses it.<\/p>\n

Mixology Gift (3).<\/strong><\/span> Half-breeds with an affinity for alchemical science are able to produce significantly enhanced potions and even some new potions with the use of their half-vampiric blood. Only the most well trained and elder of the half-breeds would be able to acquire this gift.\u00a0 Full vampires may be able to teach the gift, but they themselves do not posses it.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED AGE<\/strong>
\nHalf-breeds, while not immortal, age in such a slowed capacity, that overall they are considered and accepted to be immortal.\u00a0 It usually takes anywhere from 50 to well over 140 years for a newborn baby to grow into an adolescent adult of 18.\u00a0 Every year a half-breed ages is the equivalent of approximately anywhere from three to\u00a0eight human years, which depends on the amount of vampiric blood transferred to the fetus in the transformation before abrupt birth. Half-breeds often do not live into the “thousand era” but it can be done; the oldest living half-breed known to our history was over 1,200 years of age. Half-breeds are also prone to aging illnesses as with any elderly human,\u00a0 thus half-breeds will eventually suffer a mortal death.\u00a0Often in appearance, at the time of their deaths, they look to be quite elderly.<\/p>\n

As with vampires, with age comes knowledge.\u00a0\u00a0Some gifts are granted at rebirth, while others have prerequisites. Some may even be forbidden to be used. Every 100 years grants the vampire 1 point to spend on enhancing their gifts or acquiring new ones. Each gift has a limit, max amount of points.<\/p>\n

Basic Gifts <\/strong>\u2014 the two basic level gifts that all\u00a0half-breeds are born with are Heightened Physicality and Daywalker. denoted in BLUE<\/strong> <\/span>above. If a half-breed chooses to spend additional points into the Physicality gift, their powers in that gift are increased.\u00a0 The Daywalker gift\u00a0 maintains at a singular level; you either have it or you don’t and all half-breeds do.<\/p>\n

Prerequisites<\/strong> \u2014 in order to develop either the\u00a0Runic, Warding, or Mixology Gifts\u00a0denoted in RED<\/strong> <\/span>in the above section, a half-breed must at least be\u00a0at least\u00a0100\u00a0years of age. You can only spend a max total of 3 points into any of these gifts.<\/p>\n

Forbidden Gifts <\/strong>\u2014 the Body Snatching Gift is a vampire only ability, thus no half-breed could ever learn it.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED PROCREATION<\/strong>
\nUnlike vampires, half-breeds can procreate through normal mortal mating.\u00a0 There is of course, a catch.\u00a0 Half-breeds\u00a0loose a huge portion of their living sperm\/eggs as an effect of their birth state. Most half-breeds would have severe difficulties in conception, so much so that most consider themselves sterile. Half-breeds that do conceive find that their average gestation period is roughly 24 weeks (6 months), rather than the full 40 weeks (9 months)\u00a0it normally is for humans. Most mothers would consider this pregnancy a premature delivery, however they find the baby is fully developed.\u00a0 It is however\u00a0an extremely difficult\u00a0pregnancy for\u00a0the mother\u00a0as the child drains the her almost completely to support its rapid development. Blood ingestion or transfusion may be deemed necessary to dampen the effects, but bed rest is required.\u00a0 Mortality rates of pregnant\u00a0mothers of\u00a0quarter-breeds\u00a0is very high, around 70% die during the process.<\/p>\n

A child born to a half-breed and a human would be more human than anything else.\u00a0 They would adopt some of the vampiric elements, such as heightened speed, strength, and dexterity but none of their gifts.\u00a0 They would be above average humans, most become exceptionally astute in combat; going into military units or hired as mercenaries or as security guards.<\/p>\n

Quarter-breeds,\u00a0 the children of half-breeds, do not posses any other significant abilities and while aging is hindered it is not absurdly slowed.\u00a0 They will usually live their lives to roughly 110-120 or so mortal years.\u00a0 Most grow up independently of their origin, choosing to live as mortals instead of vampires. Quarter-breeds procreate normally, like humans, and their children become fully human.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED LIFESTYLE<\/strong>
\nBecause of their nature, half-breeds have options: they can live among their mortal family, often taking a mortal\u00a0mate and attempting to live as\u00a0normal life as possible\u00a0— or — they can choose to live their lives as vampires learning new gifts and growing their powers.\u00a0 Most covens would not accept half-breeds into their ranks, however the Children of Darkness places equal value on\u00a0all Kindred, be it full or half.<\/p>\n

Life as a vampire…<\/strong><\/em>
\nSince it is against the law to knowingly create a half-breed, that vampire would loose all their belongings passing it onto the half-bred child upon sufficient age.\u00a0 The mortal parent would be in charge of the upbringing for that child during its infancy and young adulthood. The mortal parent often dies of old age before the half-breed reaches maturity, thus they are then returned to their vampire parents.\u00a0 The vampire that dared to turn the pregnant mother is then\u00a0bound to that child as their sire, thus teachings and way of life will be passed on.\u00a0 In the rare instance that both mortal parents are turned, the child will be presented to Akasha and Enkil in the Culling of that year.\u00a0 If the divine parents choose for it to live, it will be the sole responsibility of the entire coven<\/span> to bring that child up.<\/p>\n

As a vampire, half-breeds are integrated into society better than full vampires would be. They often serve as our eyes and ears during daylight hours,\u00a0 increasing the powers and learning new gifts.\u00a0 They drink blood almost as often as a full vampire would, yet can still enjoy mortal food should the need arise. Though most prefer to live on a diet of fresh blood. The blood increases their vampiric properties, allowing for more teachings and the acquisition of new gifts.<\/p>\n

Life as a mortal…<\/strong><\/em>
\nMost half-breeds start their lives by living among their mortal families. The father will often take the child and raise it until his passing. The severely hindered aging process is either explained as some sort of syndromatic effect or deformity. Rarely does the father tell his extended family what happened to the mother of the child, other than dying in child birth, nor does he tell the child what he or she truly is.\u00a0 Most mortal fathers do not allow the mother to be part of the child’s life, even if she requests it, and sires often do not wish to have such sort of attachments either.\u00a0It is often by necessity, because the father has aged so and is close to death,\u00a0that the child becomes aware that it’s mother is a vampire and how they came to be as a result of her turning.<\/p>\n

Half-way through their adolescence, they are either forced to live with extended families — should they take defective children — or are shoved around until they eventually either grow up enough to earn their own living or are returned to their mother’s care, if their sire allows it.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED RULES<\/strong>
\nRules for half-breeds only apply to those that are living within our vampiric coven.\u00a0 Those rules are the same for all vampires and are reflected under VAMPIRIC RULES<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED INJURIES<\/strong>
\nWhile half-breeds so have increased regenerative powers, these are often not as strong as that of\u00a0 a full vampire.\u00a0 Recovering from injuries would take a significantly longer time than it would a vampire.\u00a0 However, it is considerably faster than humans and large amounts of a sire’s blood to increase it as well.<\/p>\n

<\/a>HALF-BREED DEATH<\/strong>
\nHalf-breeds die easier than vampire, but are harder to kill\u00a0than humans. Because they still retain their mortality,\u00a0they can be killed just like any human would be killed.\u00a0 Where as to kill a\u00a0vampire,\u00a0you must\u00a0decapitate their heads, burn their bodies, and scatter the ashes, half-breeds require no concrete severance in their death.<\/p>\n

If a vampire tries to turn a half-breed, because of the fact they are already half-vampire, the half-breed would suffer a quick death. They are immune to the Dark Gift and cannot be BONDED to any vampire.<\/p>\n

All of this must be worked into the storyline for killing off your\u00a0half-breed character. NO PLAYER HAS THE RIGHT TO KILL OFF YOUR CHARACTER WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT AND A BEFITTING STORYLINE.<\/p>\n

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LORE OWNERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n

This lore was created by Sue Patterson (Bianca and Maharet & Mekare), loremaster. Any updates and changes to it are reviewed by the lorekeepers, Maria Espino (Pandora and Marius) and Adam Carter (Armand).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2564 ~*~*~*~ ABOUT HALF-BREEDS ~*~*~*~ \u255e HALF-BREED ORIGIN \u255e HALF-BREED PROPERTIES \u255e HALF-BREED GIFTS \u255e HALF-BREED AGE \u255e HALF-BREED PROCREATION \u255e HALF-BREED LIFESTYLE \u255e HALF-BREED RULES \u255e HALF-BREED INJURIES \u255e HALF-BREED DEATH \u255e LORE OWNERSHIP HALF-BREED ORIGIN Half-breeds are half-human and half-vampire.\u00a0 They are created when a vampire attempts to turn a human woman that … Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":585,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1136","page","type-page","status-publish","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1136\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}