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The Sins is a freelance supernatural species roleplaying community set for a wide variety of characters. Writers may choose there own storyline, character, abilities and decide the fate of the near apocalyptic world of Nirvana. Whether you are a total newbie or experienced write, anyone may be accepted as a member. Will you choose to try to salvage what is left, or help the realm deterioate?

Species

Below are the following types of character species you may use for creating a character.

Anthropomorphic Creatures

Anthros are a hybrid between a human and animal or beast, acquiring traits from both species. Many are native to surrounding forests or areas there animal may be adapted to.

The main cause of this species is transplants form humans to animals in an attempt to cure certain sicknesses. The patient would generally be normal after surgery, but any offspring were mixed with the animal's DNA and caused the child to mutate into an anthro.
Anthros were the first species to emerge among humans. Unfortunately, the humans did not tkae a liking to them and for a period of time, they were slaves. pets and fighting tools. Remnants of that dark his still linger to this day but many have escape into different homelands.
Animal lovers are usually the only type of human to accept them, while as hunters find them repulsive and hunt them for sport and or fur coat.
A few cities have laws against hunting of this species due to protests.

Shapeshifters

Shapeshifters are human like creatures that are able to change form or identity at will. They can shift into several forms, sometimes including a mythical beast. They can control when and what to transform into most of the time, but there are exceptions. Occasionally, a shifter may become stuck in a certain form depending on the circumstances.
This species is closely related with anthropomorphic creatures, both species going through much of the same past relations.
Shapeshifters are probably the most accepted species in human society and can easily blend in due to there abilities. Some live full lives as pets and companions to humans, while others live a standard human life.
Despite being accepted by humans, this species is normally harrassed by other mythical races in the wilderness due to the soft living style.
Anthros and Shapeshifters, however closer in origin they may be, do not usually mix well. Many anthros are jealous of there powers of changing at will since they are stuck as an inbetween creature.
Some shapeshifters may not have a main form as a human or animal, but as an unknown species or field of energy.

Lycanthropes

Lycanthropes are the class of humans with the ability into turning into wolf forms. Some have the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature. This similar trait may have been inherited from Shapeshifters and Anthros.
Like shifters, Lycans can control their transformations, should the need arise.
A bite from a lycan can transform someone into a werewolf if they survive. A werewolf is a lowerclass of lycanthropes, but are cursed with forcibly and painfully
changing under the full moon. They can no control their transformation. The intellegence, emotions and logic all turn to that of a savage blood thirsty beast until morning.
Lycans generally look down upon werewolves because of there ruthless transformation. Humans also have grown to hate all lycanthropes because of werewolfves' impulsive raids and killing streaks,
Lycanthropes have an ongoing feud with Vampyres for an unknown reason that dates many centuries back. It may just be due to the difference in lifestyles as Lycanthropes live in the hardships of nature in the forest by choice while Vampyres have a more luxurious lifestyle in the city, often being the richest where they live.

Vampyres

Vampyres are the reanimated body of a dead being, believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping humans. A typical vampyre is notorious for having longer, elf pointed ears, red eyes, weakness to sunlight, an ability to transform into a bat and possibly bat wings. However, there may be some that do not fit this criteria.
There are many types aside from the stereotpyical vampyre, including spiritual, energy, pure blood, and mixed blood vampires.
Energy vampyres tend to feed off of ones aura thats given off instead of blood. They can slowly drain someone of powers and strength, as well as mental traits such as emotion and logic. Sometimes, it may be on purpose and for others, it might not be. And energy vampyre may be the most difficult race to recognize, but the most lethal as well.
Pure Bloods are the highest rank of vampyres in their society and are similar to nymphs and witches. Most are believe to be descendants from Dracula's bloodline. These vampyres are normally blessed with attractive looks, self containment, deceitive speech and self control.
Only a bite from a pure blood will turn someone into a vampire, compared to popular belief. However, these types of vampyres may be unstable, such as werewolves and attack humans and other races as well without control. The two races have mutual hatred from humans because of this.

Angels

They are spiritual beings believed by humans to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of Gods represented in human form with wings. They are known for being a guardian spirit or guiding influence. Although this is not true, angels do follow a divine and peaceful nature.
An angel is characterized by the wings on it's back. The accepted type of angels humans praise are the ones with shining white wings. Not all angels have this color wings though. Possible colors may be white, silver, gey, black, beige, tan, brown, red and rarely a pale blue. Some angels may also have markings similar to bird wings.
'Fallen Angels' are angels given that name if they have dark colored wings, such as black or brown. They are believe by people to be angels who rebelled against the heavens and were cast out. Whether or not this is true, fallen angels are frowned upon by humans.
Not all angels keep to an innocent nature. some are mischievious and do harm to humans and other races out of choice or hate. Dark angels are usually given this reputation and are regarded to the same as demons.

Demons

Demons can be in a variety of strange forms. They are thought to mainly possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell by humans. Demons may take the form of other beasts at times, but the ones that can't are not considered to be of a pure demon decent.
Ancient curses are the only thing seeming to be able to restrict them. Humans, out of fear, have even created a purifying process, but the demons usually never survive through it. If it is successful, the demon is either destroyed or turned into a normal human.
Demons have many subspecies that are believed to be decendants, such as gargoyles, imps, and possibly even creatures such as dragons.
Imps are smaller, less destructive version of demons. Ther role is more of trouble makers than actual destruction. They are usually smaller in stature and only hae a fw powrs to aid them.
Gargoyles are a considered a subspecies of demons and not many are sure about there origins. Most are entrapped as stone figures, originally being a demon once in their life before the imprisonment. Once they are break from there stone state by someone, the person that awakened them tends to be there master unless the master says otherwise. The race itself is classified as being overseers and guardians of people, but also very vengeful.
Demons have a sterotypical feud with angels. Many fro each race with attack the other just from pure looks.
Although demons are characterized as evil by humans, some demons may have the same personality as an angel has. The same can be the same about angels.

Nymphs

Nymphs are mythological spirits of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations. Out of all other races, nymphs are considered the most humanlike.
They contain great magical abilities and knowledge, much more so then other races.
Some may appear gentle and kind, but in reality are cruel and more dark hearted than demons. They are known for taking froms such as sirens and mermaids.
Nymphs may also be called elemental beings. Some have abilities to take on properties of elements fully and bend them to there will. normally, they will have masted a great deal of the elements.

Elves

The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine or semi-divine beings endowed with magical powers. They use both for the benefit and the injury of mankind and typically represented as a small, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears and magical powers.

The Elements

In addition to a different race, they may learn to master a type of element or elements depending on the race's stature. A general breakdown of the elements can be found below. There can be a max of three elements, but the character must learn them later on. Your character has the choices below:

1 Legendary element
2 Main elements
1 Main and 1 Other element
3 Other Elements

Legendary Elements:

The life creating elements only few acquire that were the first 4 elements. Normally, only ancient races acquire powers simiar to these, bu few have been hand chosen recently.

Solar

Light

Darkness

Lunar

The Main 4 Elements:

The 4 main elements everyone is used to. Each share a bond with the legendary element above them.

Fire

Earth

Water

Sky

Secondary Elements:

Secondary elements are combinations of the main 4 elements. They are normally learned by those who learn 2 or more main elements.

Poison

Fire and Sky

Lava

Fire and Earth

Wood

Earth and Water

Ice

Water and Sky

Crystal

Fire and Water

Sand

Earth and Sky

References:

Many things have been kept from society's knowledge to reduce any mass hysteria, fear or riots. Among many of those secrets, there is a sole dreadful one. For many generations, myths have surfaced from numerous regions of the world bringing such as vampires, demons, and other beasts. These "make believe creatures" do exist. In this era, scientists have come to nearly completely understand the human DNA code. The advances in the medical fields became astounding. Cures and antidotes for nearly everything has been developed, but at a cost. Embryonic research has led to the developement of other human like species. Numerous have been sighted in the recent years. The former myths were created into reality, turning many people into a developed legendary beast. The government spoke of the recent epidemics of more and more of our 'filth' appearing. The members decided to create a secret orginization under the name of the Black Hand to exterminate any remaining non-human species. The ones that were not hunted down escaped and relocated to the isle of Nirvana. The island is secluded in an unknown location to the human world and has an unique property of disappearing. The link between Nirvana and the human world only appears once every blue moon. With these two world separated, each group thought this would bring peace. It is now the year of 2177. The human world has become enraged in chaos and war between nations. Many live in poverty on the streets. The research that made us beings real has finally stopped, with the exceptions of secret laboratories still hidden underground. However, a handful of these experiments are still in this world today and used as weapons of destruction. Since time, our kind on the isle have split into several clans based on there race. Wars of our own began to rage across the land. At this time, the once thriving island is a war torn battlefield.