Original Sin: Supernatural Sandbox Based on "The Originals" (Interest Check)

[Clio]

Original Sin

Game Info:
Supernatural Species
Reserved Face Claims & Character List

New Orleans is a city of history, culture, and mystery. Since its founding, rumors of ghosts, witches, and vampires have made the city a magnet for fans of the supernatural. Little did they know that it was also a magnet for the supernatural themselves. Vampires, witches, werewolves, and more roamed the streets of the old city and the bayous surrounding it. In fact, the city itself was founded by the Mikaelsons--the original vampire family. Not only that, but Klaus Mikaelson was the original hybrid--a vampire and werewolf. While the Mikaelson family is not the powerful clan it once was, and it was unfortunately discovered that there were in fact ways to kill an Original, the city lived in. Vampires, wolves, and witches had their factions and finally in peace with the humans who knew. In current day, the four factions have finally developed a tenuous trust.

Unfortunately, someone--or something--is unhappy with this arrangement. Planting false evidence and committing murders that seem to frame rival factions have the city in an uproar. Rivalries are rekindled, friendships broken, and confusion is abundant. What does is the purpose of this, and can the factions come together to figure it out?

~~Link to Wiki about the universe and mythology.~~

Canon Info:
I want this game to be as friendly to people who haven't seen any of the shows as possible. That means there will be no canon characters allowed as PCs, and no secret members of the Mikaelson family showing up. While I may use some canon characters who are still alive as GM NPCs, they will not be a big part of the story and have all given up their claims on leadership. For those who are familiar with the show, if it gets too into the weeds of storylines or lore that other players may be unaware of, I will likely ask you to change it. This will primarily be a supernatural sandbox game based in the universe and mythology of TVD (The Vampire Diaries), The Originals, and Legacies.

Show:
Besides being the setting, it won't have a huge effect. The storyline will be the way it is at the end of all the shows. Therefore, there WILL be spoilers. If you don't want the shows spoiled, I'd suggest avoiding the game. Lol. While it will be primarily based on the Originals, obviously the universe was established and expanded in the other two shows. I will link the wiki so that you can look up any info I haven't provided, but I'm happy to answer any questions.

GM:
Clio. If it gets big, I may bring in a co-GM, but hopefully I can make it fun for people!

Category:
Extreme. While you obviously don't have to go extreme, there will definitely be blood and violence among scenes, so I will ask people to tag accordingly. Non-con and more extreme kinks will be allowed WITH full consent from the player.

Possible Species:
While I'll go into more depth in the next post, the available species are vampire, witch, werewolf, human, or hybrid. Hybrids will be limited to a total of 4 at first, and no more than one per player (essentially first come first serve). No tribrids or super all powerful characters that make the game awkward for others. Lol.

Character Limit:
At first, I'm going to limit to 4 characters per person, but we can see if that changes in the future.

Setting:
New Orleans, Louisiana, and its surrounding bayous. The French Quarter will be the primary location for vampires and witches, and the bayou will be the primary location for werewolves. Hybrids and humans would have their choice.

Communication:
I'm making a discord that will be sent to you after approval.

Application:
Please send me your application in the code below:

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[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Species:[/b]
[b]Age | Age Appearance:[/b] Must be at least 18+
[b]Job | Specialty:[/b]
[b]Sexual Preference:[/b]
[b]Face Claim:[/b] Please use real people (no AI) who both are and appear over the age of 18. Also, actors who appeared as characters in the show might make it confusing. Lol.

[b]Personality:[/b] At least 2 flaws please!

[b]History:[/b]

[b]Other Info:[/b] Any particular skills can be listed here.

[b]Connections:[/b] If the character has a relationship with another character, please include it here!

[b]Ons & Offs:[/b] You can either link to your own, or list out the character's.

[b]Writer:[/b]

[b]Additional Pictures:[/b] (optional)
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[Clio]

Supernatural Species

VAMPIRES

Vampires are immortal beings who always appear the age that they were when turned. They are turned by ingesting another vampire's blood, dying, and then choosing to feed when they wake. The first vampires were created in the 10th century CE, so any vampires must be born after that. They cannot have offspring, but can sire other vampires.

Strengths

• Compulsion of humans to do their bidding. This can also create or remove memories and feelings.
• Entering and viewing another's thoughts and memories if allowed or if the person is weakened.
• Healing from most wounds and illnesses.
• Heightened senses.
• Immortality if not killed by special means.
• Increased speed, strength, and agility.
• Their blood can heal humans through ingestion, but of course they need to be careful not to die before it's out of their system.

Weaknesses

• If a human drinks or wears the herb vervain, they are immune to compulsion. If they drink blood with vervain, it will knock them out for a while and make them quite sick.
• If their sire or ancestor sire dies, they also die.
• Must drink blood to survive. While they can survive on animal blood, it weakens them considerably. They do not have to kill the humans they feed from, though. Often they may drink, heal them, and compel them to forget about it all. They can also use blood bags from donation centers or hospitals. As long as they don't take too much, a vampire can drink responsibly.
• Removal of heart or head will kill them.
• Sun. Witches can create daylight rings which allow vampires to walk in the sun, but otherwise they are unable to. They are also weak to fire and can die from burning if they aren't able to heal quickly enough.
• They can be "knocked out" by breaking their neck. It varies, but normally they wake after a few hours.
• They must be invited in to places they haven't entered previously. They also cannot own property of their own.
• Werewolf bites are poisonous and can kill them.
• Wooden stakes are extremely painful, but if stabbed through the heart, they are deadly.
  

WEREWOLVES

Werewolves are born and not created, and the majority are beholden to the full moon. They fully transition to large wolves during that time. Usually living in packs, their werewolf curse is not activated unless they kill someone. It can be accidental, but no matter the age, the curse is triggered when they first cause the death of another. While each pack has an alpha, it is not a physiological advantage...nor is it related to gender. It is essentially just a leadership position based on respect. They age normally like humans.

Strengths

• Increased speed, strength, and agility.
• Their bite can kill a vampire. It transfers a venom that will produce fever, hallucinations, and then death for a vampire unless given the cure (hybrid blood).
• Family and their pack is important to them.
• In wolf form, they are impossibly strong and fast. If they attack, there are few creatures who can escape.
• Heightened senses.

Weaknesses

• They age normally.
• Have to kill in order to activate their werewolf side.
• Cannot shift except during the full moon, and cannot escape the full moon. They are forced to painfully shift whether they want to or not.
• In wolf form, they are usually unable to recognize human emotion or connection. They can kill people they love.
• Wolfsbane can hurt and burn them.

WITCHES

Witches are natural born magic users. They have the ability to do witchcraft spells and also create their own. They can curse, bless, or enchant objects to hurt or even kill other supernatural creatures. While they still have the normal lifespan as a human, magic can do a great deal. In many ways, they're the most powerful of all the species. Magic can also prolong their lifespans in various ways, but if you're making an ancient witch, I would want that limited in the same way hybrids are.

Strengths

• They can perform spells from grimoires and create their own. Usually spells involve some sort of item as a conduit, but not always.
• Harnessing the elements and using the power of nature to channel their power.
• Telekinesis.
• Divination and astral projection.
• Illusions and dream manipulation.
• A whole lot more...lol.

Weaknesses

• Normal human lifespan and body. While they can use protection spells, unless they use magic they are prone to all the limitations and weaknesses of a human body.
• Distraction will prevent them from being able to complete a spell.
• Overexertion can cause them to lose consciousness or become ill. If doing a large spell that involves a great deal of power, their bodies need rest afterward.
• Nature keeps a balance, so if a witch resurrects too many people or cheats death too many times, their magic will be affected.

HYBRIDS

Hybrids are a mix of vampires and werewolves. They are werewolves turned into a vampire using Klaus' blood and drinking from a human doppelganger after transitioning. Or dying with Hope Mikaelson's blood in their system and drinking hers after transitioning. Klaus was the first hybrid, caused by his biological father being a werewolf and his mother creating the vampire curse on him and his siblings. His hybrid side was dormant for a long time, but once it was activated, he could create hybrids himself. They are powerful, but rare. No more hybrids can be created currently, as the only remaining doppelganger is human and Klaus is dead. Hope could possibly create more, but that would have to be discussed and planned ahead of time. I'm planning on PC hybrids being capped at 5, and limited to one per writer if they choose to play one.

Strengths

• Super strength, speed, and agility.
• Enhanced senses.
• Quick healing.
• Immune to the sun without a need for a daylight ring.
• Immortal unless killed by special means.
• Compulsion of humans.
• Control of their own shifting. They can shift at any time and retain their awareness (although animal instinct still often takes over), as well as shifting certain parts of their body at will such as eyes, teeth, or claws.
• Their bite is poisonous to vampires and requires hybrid blood to heal.

Weaknesses

• Wood and wooden stakes, like vampires.
• Wolfsbane, like werewolves.
• Vervain, like vampires.
• Heart extraction, beheading, or wood stake through heart can cause death.
• Sire bond to their sire that is too strong to avoid. They are forced to do whatever their sire tells them. (Even though Klaus is dead, he was unlinked before his death so it didn't kill all his hybrids)
• Needs to be invited in like vampires.

[Clio]

Reserved Face Claims:

Aldis Hodge (DarkAdonis)
Alexander Ludwig (Cold Heritage)
Anok Yai (Flower)
Bill Skardgard (Aiden)
Bridget Regan (Fluffy)
Daniel Henney (DarkAdonis)
David Tennant (Swashbuckler)
Dominic Sherwood (Bowen)
Dove Cameron (Caela)
Gideon Emery (Fiadh)
Henry Cavill (Fiadh)
Imogen Poots (Fluffy)
Jay Ryan (Bowen)
Jennifer Oliveira (Clio)
Jesse Williams (DarkAdonis)
Jung So Min (RainyHigh)
Katherine McNamara (Caela)
Kay Bear (RainyHigh)
Khushi Kapoor (BennyQ)
Max Thierot (Amaris)
Micah Gianneli (Flower)
Nicole Gregorczuk (Fiadh)
Oscar Isaac (Aiden)
Parmish Verma (BennyQ)
Pedro Pascal (Aiden)
Prateik Jain (BennyQ)
Renan Pacheco (Amaris)
Sandra Gansweid (Clio)
Sasha Luss (Fiadh)
Sumeet Sahni (BennyQ)
Timothée Chalamet (Swashbuckler)
Winston Duke (DarkAdonis)

Approved Characters:
Chris Ryder (Cold Heritage) Werewolf
Darius Okoye (DarkAdonis) Werewolf
Elias Carter (DarkAdonis) Hybrid
Julian Saint-Cyr (DarkAdonis) Vampire
Lucien Dubois (DarkAdonis) Witch
Rowan Esteves (Alias) Witch
Yoon Na Ri (RainyHigh) Werewolf
Simone Deveraux (RainyHigh) Vampire

[Clio]

Okay! Hopefully this will generate some interest. At first, I'm limiting each writer to 4 characters, and only one of those can be a hybrid. I will also stop at 4 hybrids to begin with, but we can always adjust. If you have any questions, I know this is a lot of info, but I'm happy to answer anything! <3

[BennyQ]

Planting my flag of interest!!

[Clio]

Planting my flag of interest!!

Yay! Happy to have you here! <3

[Fiadh]

Very interested!

[Clio]

Very interested!

Yay! Also, feel free to reserve face claims if you all like. :)

[Cold Heritage]

I am interested.

Please reserve Alexander Ludwig for me.

[ArtemisHighmore]

Gets lost in the wiki and flops. Well that was wonderfully confusing. Now, do I want to be a werewolf?

[Cold Heritage]

Gets lost in the wiki and flops. Well that was wonderfully confusing. Now, do I want to be a werewolf?

No, you want to be a dragon/unicorn hybrid!

[Caela]

Most definitely interested!

Would like to save Katherine McNamara and Dove Cameron as face claims please.

[Bowen]

I'm interested. I'd like to reserve Dominic Sherwood and Jay Ryan please.

[Fiadh]

@Clio please reserve Sasha Luss for my witch. :)

[Clio]

I am interested.

Please reserve Alexander Ludwig for me.

Most definitely interested!

Would like to save Katherine McNamara and Dove Cameron as face claims please.

I'm interested. I'd like to reserve Dominic Sherwood and Jay Ryan please.

@Clio please reserve Sasha Luss for my witch. :)

Consider these done! I’ll have to make the list look pretty and tabled later on my computer, but consider these reserved. :)

Also, I wrote this all too quickly and didn’t proof-read, so I apologize for the typos and errors you might find. I’ll fix those.

For anyone who has seen the show, I’m open to the possibility of heretics (witch-vampire), hunters (humans enhanced supernaturally to kill vampires and others), and some of the more “specialized” characters like Travelers, Gemini witches, doppelgängers, etc. However, as these are supposed to be rare, I’d ask that you choose one per writer for now. So one “rare” species per writer. Also, I’d need to explain the lore of each creature, so I don’t want to make it too confusing for people who haven’t seen the show. Lol.

I’ll be adding more detail about how the factions work later today, as this got a better response than I expected! Lol.

[Aiden]

Not sure what I would play but interested! 

[Clio]

Not sure what I would play but interested!

You better be!

[TheFluffyOne]

*smashes a flag in*

May I request Imogen Poots as a FC please?

[Clio]

*smashes a flag in*

May I request Imogen Poots as a FC please?

Absolutely 100% you bet!

[Aiden]

Pedro Pascal Face claim me please

As a Santeria practicing Brujo (male witch) who is part of the "death cult" tenets of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Muerte

Beliefs TBD, not necromancers but usually associated cuz of the implications.

Hey may also own a bakery and make Churro-inspired Beignets

[Fiadh]

Oh that reminds me: should we track businesses and occupations outside of the CS as well for reference? I'm thinking my witch has a flower shop.

[Clio]

Oh that reminds me: should we track businesses and occupations outside of the CS as well for reference? I'm thinking my witch has a flower shop.

At first it will likely be separated by regions. So the bayou, French Quarter, other areas of New Orleans. Absolutely keep track of what locations you want, but they may not all have separate threads...at least at first. There are some big businesses from the show I might use as gathering spots, but in general it will likely be more general threads of businesses and public areas...if that makes sense.

[RainyHigh]

Cross-posting this here too~
Rainy's Face Claim:
✶ Simone Deveraux — Kayyybear — Vampire

Flag of interest heavily planted~

Edit #3,987

Simone is approved!
Link to CS: https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?msg=16968086
Bonus: Simone's sire and ex-witch lover are both open roles that could be filled with PCs or NPCs. 😈

[Cold Heritage]

Chris is approved!

Chris Ryder, Werewolf

Chris Ryder

Name: Chris Ryder
Species: Werewolf
Age | Age Appearance: 32 | 32
Job | Specialty: Chef | Italian-American Cuisine
Sexual Preference: Heterosexual
Face Claim: Alexander Ludwig

Personality: Chris is a somewhat introverted individual. He has a better handle on his anger than most werewolves, and is not prone to fits of sudden aggression. As he learned not to fight the transformations, he has an easier time than most werewolves, although of course they are still painful. There are no hidden depths to Chris - what you see is what you get from him. This is a man who wears his heart on his sleeve.

His love language is cooking for others. Chris takes it really personally when someone does not like the food he cooks.

History: Chris is part of a family where the werewolf gene has not been triggered in two generations. The last member of the family to do so was a great-grandfather whose werewolf gene activated in combat abroad, and he did not return home alive to share knowledge of his bloodline's condition with the rest of the family. Chris managed to lead a mundane, pedestrian life up until his werewolf gene was triggered. Chris went to school, played sports, hung out with friends, did stupid and ill-advised things, graduated, and went on to culinary school afterwards.

It was the night of graduation for his culinary program that his werewolf gene activated. Chris and several members of his class went out to celebrate. After the group left a bar, happy and flush with alcohol, they were beset by a group of criminals intent on robbery and worse. Chris and the males in his group, filled with liquid courage, opted to fight rather than allow this to happen. In the course of the fight Chris caused the death of one of the criminals. His werewolf gene was triggered, and what happened afterwards is, to Chris, a crimson blur.

The police investigated, but the truth was obfuscated. There was a werewolf on the force who made sure the deaths were ascribed to gang-related violence. Chris briefly joined the local pack, and they helped him through his first few full moons. Things were fairly good for Chris, but the alpha of the pack went to war with a group of vampires, and the pack was decimated. Chris only managed to survive because, as luck would have it, a classmate from his culinary school was recently turned into a vampire and vouched for him. The new werewolf's life was spared, but he was forever exiled from the mean streets of darkest Vancouver, never to return on pain of death.

In New Orleans, Chris got his start making beignets and cafe au lait at small cafes. By chance, he became friends with another young man who aspired to open a restaurant, and the two took out a loan and started Castello di Luigi together. The restaurant has flourished from a small hole in the wall with extremely limited seating and menu into an upper-mid scale family dining restaurant with two Michelin Stars as well as the Bib Gourmand for moderate prices.

Other Info: Chris is a good, perhaps even great, chef. His skills with a knife are amazing: he can slice, dice, and julienne with the best of them. Although Italian-American cuisine is his forte he is also skilled in the preparation of French, and American cuisine.

Connections: If the character has a relationship with another character, please include it here!

Ons & Offs: Os & Os

Writer: Cold Heritage

Additional Pictures: (optional)

[Flower]

Even though I'm a 🐢, I'm interested. I'll likely use Anok Yai. 😊