An Eons primer: Racial and devotional sub groups
I was looking at my overall plot plan for my series with a friend, and she asked a question that I felt the need to answer on my blog. "Did you put a glossary or codex in your book to explain the various groups and subgroups?" The short version is no, I did not, but I should have. In response to this inadequacy, I am posting this info here. In time, I will make a better, perhaps illustrated version of this. For now, the following text will have to suffice.
1)VAMPIRES: Thrive at night, sustain themselves on blood. Extremely fast, mild regeneration capability, somewhat heightened senses, good emotional control. Vulnerable to immolation and exsanguination.
Breeds
A) Naturals: Those that are born as vampires. Defining physical characteristics are the multiple rows of elongated teeth, blanched white skin and red eyes without pupils. They are generally much older than most vampires. Blood is highly explosive.
B) Absorbed: The largest demographic of night kin. Born as humans, turned into vampires. Their skin is closer to ordinary human pigmentation, and only some of their teeth are pointed. Their eyes have pupils and come in a variety of colors. Blood is highly flammable.
C) Snaggleteeth: Vampires who have been exposed to excessive UV light and prolonged starvation. Yellowish dry skin, rotting teeth and elongated limbs. Mentally degraded to a feral state, standard emotional control for vampires is moot. Blood disintegrates when exposed to heat.
Groups
a) Eastern Clan: Vampires situated between the middle east and east Asia. United under the banner of Natsuko Masamura, the sole absorbed daughter of Va'in, the clan's founder. The group is by and large benign to humans, only feeding on those that violate the clan's strict code of honor. Cannibalism is a grey area.
b) The Cabal: Vampires united under the leadership of Kagan, the oldest living vampire. The Cabal stretches throughout Europe, Africa and North America. The bad guys. If you're human, you're officially food, or a slave, or both. Cannibalism is acceptable.
2) ANIMI: Effectively half animal, half human. Can shape shift into various forms, depending on how much of the inner animal they wish to release. Extremely physically strong, high regenerative capability, heightened senses, poor emotional control. Flesh eaters. Vulnerable to head shots and severe spinal damage.
Breeds
A) High breeds: Animi whose inner animal is a large, generally predatory mammal. EX: Wolf, tiger, bull. Prone to the 'hollow place' disease.
B) Low Breeds: Inner animal is vermin or a carrion eater. EX: Jackal, rat, raccoon. No hollow disease.
C) 'Her' kin: Ocean going animi. EX: Whale, dolphin, manatee. Some hollow disease.
Groups
a) Imperials: Servants and followers of the Empress Bashina. Largest, most widespread and politically powerful group in the world, with influence on every continent. All breeds welcome. Helpful to humanity as often as they can be, most often from the shadows. Eating humans and the intake of juice is absolutely forbidden. Cannibalism is an unforgivable sin.
b) The Horde: Children of the mongrel father Ahmu. Random, crazy and excessively violent. Membership fluctuates depending on when periodic culls take place. Mainly low breeds. Not helpful to ANYONE, even themselves. Eating humans and juice intake are insisted upon. Cannibalism encouraged.
c) 'Her' followers: Animi that choose to follow the teachings of an ancient channel, as opposed to Bashina or Ahmu. Profane society and therefore have no connection to the modern world. Eating humans is acceptable, juice is not, as it is unnatural. Cannibalism is allowed under duress, but not as habit.
d) The grandfather's family: ??? STAY TUNED.
3) CHANNELS: Elemental energy beings. Can absorb various forms of energy, convert it, and expel it as their specific energy type. Some abilities vary, depending on which element they house. EX: Lightning types move very quickly, fire are unaffected by temperature. Regeneration can be instantaneous if there is a nearby energy source. Physically no more resilient than a human. Emotional control varies from person to person. All contained energy is expelled on the instant of death.
Breeds
A) Just one. Types vary based on element, but only one overall breed.
Groups
a) The Chosen: Followers of Ra, the sun God. Hell bent on punishing humanity for its sins. Essentially an apocalyptic cult of fervent religious zealots. All elemental types welcome, emphasis on fire and lightning. Cannibalism is a non issue.
b) 'Her' followers: Channels who ascribe to the faith of an ancient ancestor. Strictly non violent. Fire and lightning channels not permitted. Cannibalism, in fact any consuming of sentient life, is absolutely not allowed.
c) Those who walk with the voice: ??? STAY TUNED.
4) TRACTATORI: A group of species whose defining characteristic is their ability to manipulate the emotional and physiological state of others with excretions etc. Slightly stronger and faster than a human being, but can be killed just as easily. Minor regeneration capability. Variant emotional control based on age and maturity of subject.
Breeds
A) Incubi/Succubi: Excrete spores to affect the physiology of others. Highly sexual and very physically attractive. Long barbed tongues used to consume CSF. (cerebro spinal fluid)
B) Sirens: Use sound to affect others. Non sexual and hideously ugly. Consume brain matter.
C) Banshees: ??? STAY TUNED.
Groups
a) Medina Cartel: A criminal organization under the leadership of Esteban Medina, an incubus. The largest and most influential cartel on the planet. Involved in all types of crime with an emphasis on narcotic distribution. Operatives in all walks of life, in all corners of the globe. Eating humans and cannibalism are permitted. Esteban's one golden rule is; "If it doesn't affect business, then I don't give a fuck."
b) The Hive: A loose affiliation of tractatori based out of Italy. Primarily concerned with prostitution and the operation of "baccanalias". (supernatural bordellos) Strong presence in Europe. Cannibalism is taboo, eating humans is insisted upon.
There are several other species that I will include before the series is over, but for the time being, this almost complete list will suffice. To learn about the "under kin", the "lumpies" and the "serpentine" etc, take a look at the future installments of Eons.
Whimmy, wham, wham, whozzle internet peeps!
Reed
1)VAMPIRES: Thrive at night, sustain themselves on blood. Extremely fast, mild regeneration capability, somewhat heightened senses, good emotional control. Vulnerable to immolation and exsanguination.
Breeds
A) Naturals: Those that are born as vampires. Defining physical characteristics are the multiple rows of elongated teeth, blanched white skin and red eyes without pupils. They are generally much older than most vampires. Blood is highly explosive.
B) Absorbed: The largest demographic of night kin. Born as humans, turned into vampires. Their skin is closer to ordinary human pigmentation, and only some of their teeth are pointed. Their eyes have pupils and come in a variety of colors. Blood is highly flammable.
C) Snaggleteeth: Vampires who have been exposed to excessive UV light and prolonged starvation. Yellowish dry skin, rotting teeth and elongated limbs. Mentally degraded to a feral state, standard emotional control for vampires is moot. Blood disintegrates when exposed to heat.
Groups
a) Eastern Clan: Vampires situated between the middle east and east Asia. United under the banner of Natsuko Masamura, the sole absorbed daughter of Va'in, the clan's founder. The group is by and large benign to humans, only feeding on those that violate the clan's strict code of honor. Cannibalism is a grey area.
b) The Cabal: Vampires united under the leadership of Kagan, the oldest living vampire. The Cabal stretches throughout Europe, Africa and North America. The bad guys. If you're human, you're officially food, or a slave, or both. Cannibalism is acceptable.
2) ANIMI: Effectively half animal, half human. Can shape shift into various forms, depending on how much of the inner animal they wish to release. Extremely physically strong, high regenerative capability, heightened senses, poor emotional control. Flesh eaters. Vulnerable to head shots and severe spinal damage.
Breeds
A) High breeds: Animi whose inner animal is a large, generally predatory mammal. EX: Wolf, tiger, bull. Prone to the 'hollow place' disease.
B) Low Breeds: Inner animal is vermin or a carrion eater. EX: Jackal, rat, raccoon. No hollow disease.
C) 'Her' kin: Ocean going animi. EX: Whale, dolphin, manatee. Some hollow disease.
Groups
a) Imperials: Servants and followers of the Empress Bashina. Largest, most widespread and politically powerful group in the world, with influence on every continent. All breeds welcome. Helpful to humanity as often as they can be, most often from the shadows. Eating humans and the intake of juice is absolutely forbidden. Cannibalism is an unforgivable sin.
b) The Horde: Children of the mongrel father Ahmu. Random, crazy and excessively violent. Membership fluctuates depending on when periodic culls take place. Mainly low breeds. Not helpful to ANYONE, even themselves. Eating humans and juice intake are insisted upon. Cannibalism encouraged.
c) 'Her' followers: Animi that choose to follow the teachings of an ancient channel, as opposed to Bashina or Ahmu. Profane society and therefore have no connection to the modern world. Eating humans is acceptable, juice is not, as it is unnatural. Cannibalism is allowed under duress, but not as habit.
d) The grandfather's family: ??? STAY TUNED.
3) CHANNELS: Elemental energy beings. Can absorb various forms of energy, convert it, and expel it as their specific energy type. Some abilities vary, depending on which element they house. EX: Lightning types move very quickly, fire are unaffected by temperature. Regeneration can be instantaneous if there is a nearby energy source. Physically no more resilient than a human. Emotional control varies from person to person. All contained energy is expelled on the instant of death.
Breeds
A) Just one. Types vary based on element, but only one overall breed.
Groups
a) The Chosen: Followers of Ra, the sun God. Hell bent on punishing humanity for its sins. Essentially an apocalyptic cult of fervent religious zealots. All elemental types welcome, emphasis on fire and lightning. Cannibalism is a non issue.
b) 'Her' followers: Channels who ascribe to the faith of an ancient ancestor. Strictly non violent. Fire and lightning channels not permitted. Cannibalism, in fact any consuming of sentient life, is absolutely not allowed.
c) Those who walk with the voice: ??? STAY TUNED.
4) TRACTATORI: A group of species whose defining characteristic is their ability to manipulate the emotional and physiological state of others with excretions etc. Slightly stronger and faster than a human being, but can be killed just as easily. Minor regeneration capability. Variant emotional control based on age and maturity of subject.
Breeds
A) Incubi/Succubi: Excrete spores to affect the physiology of others. Highly sexual and very physically attractive. Long barbed tongues used to consume CSF. (cerebro spinal fluid)
B) Sirens: Use sound to affect others. Non sexual and hideously ugly. Consume brain matter.
C) Banshees: ??? STAY TUNED.
Groups
a) Medina Cartel: A criminal organization under the leadership of Esteban Medina, an incubus. The largest and most influential cartel on the planet. Involved in all types of crime with an emphasis on narcotic distribution. Operatives in all walks of life, in all corners of the globe. Eating humans and cannibalism are permitted. Esteban's one golden rule is; "If it doesn't affect business, then I don't give a fuck."
b) The Hive: A loose affiliation of tractatori based out of Italy. Primarily concerned with prostitution and the operation of "baccanalias". (supernatural bordellos) Strong presence in Europe. Cannibalism is taboo, eating humans is insisted upon.
There are several other species that I will include before the series is over, but for the time being, this almost complete list will suffice. To learn about the "under kin", the "lumpies" and the "serpentine" etc, take a look at the future installments of Eons.
Whimmy, wham, wham, whozzle internet peeps!
Reed
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