—–☽ Mythology ☾—–

This is a reference for you guys with fuller descriptions of all the classes, some references for research if you feel you need more, and lists of potential special powers/abilities you could give your muse (depending on her class) should you need help coming up with some ♡

Please note that if you give your muse special powers, please don’t give them ALL of the special powers.  Pick like two or three, and don’t pick ones/make up ones that wouldn’t make sense for your muse to have.

Vampiresses

The vampiress (Slavic: upyr, Hungarian: vampir) has been defined throughout the ages as an accursed body which cannot rest after death, and nightly leaves her grave to prey on the living through whom such beasts are believed to maintain a wretched semblance of life.  They must drink the blood of mortals to satisfy a maddening thirst, or bloodlust, and therefore survive, lest they starve and lose what little humanity they have left.  As they are children of the night, vampires can not exist beneath the light of the sun; it has the power to burn and destroy them, thus sentencing them to an eternal and damned life in darkness.  And yet they are  faster, stronger, their senses sharper, more heightened than any man’s, they are the perfect predators.  A vampiress is a creature of immense beauty, with pale skin and crimson eyes, she may lure her prey in with grace and seduction, but behind those ruby lips lie fangs sharper than any blade and strong enough to snap necks and tear out throats.

But vampirism is not a blessing, regardless of its beauty and immortal life.  It is a disease, a curse, spread through the blood of their own race.  Vampires alone create other vampires, spreading their damnation if only to be a little less lonely in the darkness. 

The only way to kill such a beast is by piercing a wooden stake through its black, dead heart, cutting off its wicked head, and leaving the corpse to burn. X X X 

Possible Powers or Abilities:

• Hypnotizing/Mesmerizing/Seducing Prey
• Illusion, Dream, or Nightmare Weaving
• Controlling/Communicating With/Summoning Bats
• Darkness/Shadow Manipulation
• Mind Control
• Glamouring
• Healing
• Floral Decay

Werewolves

The werewolf (Old English: wer-wulf) has been defined as a mortal who, upon being infected by the bite of another, shifts in to the form of a monstrous wolf during the night of a full moon, therefore losing her humanity.  She may, however, transform herself in to a true wolf upon command and in this form retain her human intelligence.  A werewolf, in her lunar shifted form, is larger, stronger, more dangerous, more bloodthirsty, and more wild than any known beast alive.  Though werewolves may be solitary creatures should they so choose, thus opting to hide amidst humans, many form packs and follow the command of an alpha.  They may also take mates, a bind that lasts for life.  Only when their numbers dwindle, when their humanity is lost to the moon, or when they wish to take a human lover, do werewolves deliver their non-lethal bites to infect their victims, for they above all others know that what follows is a curse, not a blessing. X X X

Possible Abilities (Please note most werewolves will have all of these):

• Communicating With/Controlling Wolves
• Blood Scenting
• Tracking
• Enhanced Hunting
• Shapeshifting - Wolf
• Enhanced Senses - Lycan
• Wolven Traits

Witches

The witch is an immortal born of blood descended from demons.  She has been defined as a being with immense power, one that is often labeled as being either white or black, or having some other affiliation with a particular element.  All witches have the ability to cast spells, curse objects, animals, or mortals, use charms, brew potions, and do many other unknown things.  They are most commonly taught to wield their powers and abilities by their mothers, covens, spellbooks/tomes, or by speaking with the dead.  While the majority are solitary, some witches may form covens, therefore following a queen of their own rights.  Considered to be the most level-headed and human of all Beasts– a fact that is ironic as witches are the only class not born mortal and then later infected– many witches are seen as forces of good or neutrality, though that is not always the case.  Some may even argue that witches are the most dangerous of all beasts, for they alone wield magic unknown by mortal kind.  X X X

Possible Affiliations (I’m not going to name specific powers because honestly you guys can give your witches anything you come up with as long as they fit her affiliation(s)- please only pick three affiliations max):

• White Magic
• Black Magic
• Earth
• Fire
• Water
• Air
• Light (may also go with White)
• Flora/Fauna (may also go with Earth)
• Shadow/Darkness (may also go with Black)
• Necromancy (may also go with Black)
• Lunar/Astral

The Beauties 

As the Beauties are a race designed only for this RP, I will do my best to describe them in a way that makes considerable sense.  The Beauties are descendants of an ancient coven of countless families who, at one time, were tasked with hunting down and eradicating all Beasts in the world.  Some even believe that their bloodline traces back to that of the angels, though this has never been either confirmed or denied.  And yet each of the three classes possess some form of inhuman power, so regardless of the source, angelic or not, there is a hint of Beastly blood in their veins.  They are divided in to the Guardians, who possess powers of healing and empathy, Warriors, who may manipulate fire, water, wind, or air (only one element please), and Huntresses, who can shapeshift in to a single animal of their own choosing (often one that will benefit them in their task of hunting).  

Questions?  Please feel free to message the blog, I’ll be happy to help ♡