Jun. 26th, 2008

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Nightworld RPG

Date last posted: First post
Name of the Game: The Night World
Format: Journal threads and AIM
Genre: Supernatural / L.J. Smith verse.
Contact info: The Nightworld Mod - Click Link
Premise Summary: Vampires, witches and shapeshifters have existed since the dawn of evolution, but only recently have they stayed in the shadows, with normal jobs, normal cars, normal families. Hundreds, even thousands, of years ago, these supernatural beings ruled over humans with an iron fist, feeding off humans, making them servants and slaves. It all stopped abruptly several hundred years ago. Since then, members of the Night World have lived alongside humans, but never revealed themselves to the human race as an individual or whole-- the first rule of the Night World is that you can never tell a human about it. You certainly can't use your powers to dominate humans, like in the old days. But some want that way of life back. Unfortunately, there are some hitches-- the biggest being Soulmates, the existence of what's called a "silver cord" that links two people together, binding them forever. It's a love thing, and there are no boundaries for soulmates-- they can exist between humans and vampires, or vampires and witches, or shapeshifters and zookeepers. There are no boundaries and this causes some serious problems for members of Circle Midnight who happen to discover they have a human soulmate. Many of them defect to Circle Daybreak.

The Night World exists alongside the day world, the world of humans. Most witches, shapeshifters and vampires have a brilliant facade in place-- for example, the vampire psychiatrist who can feed on his patients after hypnotizing them as part of "therapy", or the exotic dancer who seduces men and takes them for more than just a ride. But while the Night World seems to exist alongside humans, there are certain places-- clubs like the Black Iris, for instance-- only members of the Night World know about. Certain rituals and ceremonies the witches are present for, out in the desert every year. There are symbols of the Night World that each member wears-- black flowers like irises, roses, dahlias, and others that Night World members have as a decal on their car, a pair of earrings, a drawing on a notebook in a schoolroom. There is a High Council of Witches, and one of Vampires, and another of Shapeshifters. An entire society of people pretending to be something they aren't.
Age limit: N/A
Starting date: It’s already started
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