Lore

Warning! Spoilers ahead!

Races

Vampires

Vampires are a race of long-lived creatures who survive off of blood. While not immortal, their life spans can be up to a hundred times greater than that of a normal sim. The older the vampire, the stronger they are. Today, most newly turned vampires can be expected to live about ten to twenty times as long as a normal sim. Vampires have a variety of special powers, but common to almost all vampires are speed, strength, and influence, which allows a vampire to control the actions of a sim he or she makes eye contact with. Vampires who are particularly strong in influence can control their victims from several miles away, as long as they have made eye contact within the last 24 hours. Sunlight severely weakens vampires, and they cannot stay out in it long without a constant source of blood, which means most vampires are strictly nocturnal creatures. Their powers are based off of fear, so sims who are particularly susceptible to fear (coward, loser, or neurotic traits) are more likely to fall under their sway. Sims who are rarely scared (brave, daredevil, or evil traits) are less susceptible to vampiric influence.

Groups

The Bridgeport Clan

The ruling vampires of Bridgeport.

From left to right:

Jessica Talon: 

Jessica is the only living daughter of Talon, the famous vampire prophet who is rumored to have lived for thousands of years. As a half-vampire, her typical vampire abilities are comparatively weak, but she has an unrivaled power of allure. Everyone wants to be around her, and she can make her admirers do almost anything. As such, she is respected and feared by almost all of Bridgeport's vampires, who know she can make their humans turn against them.

Talon:

Talon is a figure shrouded in mystery. It is well-known that she is ancient. She's easily the oldest vampire in Bridgeport, and it seems fairly likely that she's the oldest in Simerica. Still, her origins are a mystery, as is her original name. Now she is known only as Talon, the only vampire with the power of prophecy. Her ability to see the future, along with her good judgement, makes her the Slayer's most trusted ally.

The Slayer:

The Slayer is an old vampire, although not as old as Talon. She founded the vampire colony in Bridgeport along with Talon and Vladimir Schlick, who she recently killed for attempting to rise above his station. While her origins are not quite as mysterious as Talon's, there are still very few who know the truth of them. She has proved herself a ruthless and pragmatic leader over the many years she has run Bridgeport from the shadows. Everything she does is for the good of the clan, and she has people everywhere.

Beau Merrick:

Merrick is the Slayer's newest enforcer. He is also her last living descendant, who she turned approximately ten years before he became her enforcer. Although most assume that his value to the Slayer is as mindless muscle, he is actually quite cunning. He is loyal to the Slayer above all else, and is the only vampire who follows her without expecting anything from her. As he sees it, he still owes her for saving him from his life before he was turned. Although he has the potential to become quite powerful someday, he is still a young vampire, and fairly vulnerable.

The Midnight Hollow Supernatural Council

This council makes policy decisions for the supernatural community of Midnight Hollow. Each of the five major races, as well as humans, gets a single seat on the council. The currently seated council members are:

Witch: Annie Lau

Annie is the oldest of the three Lau sisters. While still quite young, the Lau sisters are descended from the founding family of Midnight Hollow. That, along with her powerful magical abilities, guaranteed Annie her place as head of the council. She works hard to prove herself worthy to both her older counterparts and the spellcasting community of Midnight Hollow. She is generally viewed as a strong woman, powerful witch, and capable leader.

Werewolf: Nadia Cho

Nadia is the young Alpha of Midnight Hollow's only pack, which moved in only a few years ago when the previous pack felt the need to move on. Her pack is quite small, with only three other members, but she governs them as deftly as the most experienced Alpha. When anyone in town challenges her authority, she doesn't hesitate to show them exactly why her pack respects her, which has gotten her in trouble with the rest of the council more than once. However, she is valued on the council for her bluntness and fresh perspective, although she can be impulsive at times.

Vampire: Conrad Finley

Conrad is a relatively young born vampire, who has lived in Midnight Hollow all his life. He inherited his position on the council from his father, who retired to a vampire-only community when Conrad was old enough to take his seat. Conrad's mild-mannered, almost fastidiously polite temperament distinguishes him from his strong-willed fellow council members, but makes him invaluable as the peacemaker of the group.

Fairy: Kara Carter

Kara is indubitably the oldest member of the council, but she is actually quite young for a fairy. She is one of the youngest daughters of a minor offshoot of one of the royal families. She sometimes likes to explain in detail exactly how far she is from the crown... not that it matters, because none of the family members in between will ever die. She considers herself above all mortal laws, whether human or witch, but she sits on the council as a favor to Annie Lau's ancestor, to whom she owed a great debt. She will likely continue to honor that debt long after the other current council members are gone.

Ghost: Jay Salas

Jay was once a scientist whose assistant attempted to resurrect him after he was electrocuted in a lab accident. Unfortunately, the resurrection didn't work all the way. Still, Jay is quite happy representing the ghostly community on the council. He, his wife, Tatiana, and their two daughters currently make up the entirety of that community in Midnight Hollow, but they're always hoping someone new will move in. Or, that lacking, one of their neighbors to join them in death. Whatever works.

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