Antonio Vega || Original Character || Part 4charitaslamiaJuly 24 2011, 05:57:20 UTC
Over half the world’s vampire population was wiped out by the Black Death, and half of the remainder by the Inquisition; a situation they’ve never recovered from, which can be attributed to their extremely long reproduction time. A female vampire only goes into cycle once every ten years or so. It has been estimated that roughly 800 vampires survived the Inquisition at all. As a result of this, in his 450 years of life, he’s met a handful of his own kind. Because of this, he’s convinced his destiny is to remain alone, and usually attempts to remain distant from other for fear of losing them.
He has a weakness for a woman with a bubbly personality, though, and it has been his downfall on more than one occasion. He becomes obsessed rather easily, to a point that could border on stalking. Once he gets something or someone ‘in his blood’ his mind will only focus on the object of that obsession. Work, friends, and hobbies fall to the wayside until his curiosity and/or fascination are satisfied.
World Background: Antonio's world is much like ours. The history of his Earth runs parallel to ours all the way to the present day, and there are very few exceptions. All are unknown to the general public. No one knows about nymphs, trolls, leprechauns, unicorns, etc, anymore, beyond the stories they've become.
Human expansion and scientific discovery forced many of the creatures into hiding, and others withdrew by choice. When belief shifted from the gods of old, when their names became with witchcraft and the devil, their powers faded, and with them, almost all of their influence over the world at large.
As most magic is fueled by the power of the gods, it isn't nearly as potent as it was in years past, though with the New Age movement and the re-fascination with wicca, it's starting to become more powerful. The populous at large still sits around wondering "could this be real" or "what if this is real". In our world, the answer is no, of course. In Antonio's world, the answer is yes sometimes.
There aren't many true witches, or Voodoo practitioners, but some of them do pull things off from time to time. With the very slow revival of the gods, many of their denizens are just starting to come out of hiding: nymphs, trolls, etc, are starting to reinvade the world of men, though the world at large is bargaining off the renewed attacks as things such as gang-related violence.
As far as the setting itself, the year is 2010. The cities, political, socio-economic situation, and the like are identical to that of our world, and the level of technology is the same.
He has a weakness for a woman with a bubbly personality, though, and it has been his downfall on more than one occasion. He becomes obsessed rather easily, to a point that could border on stalking. Once he gets something or someone ‘in his blood’ his mind will only focus on the object of that obsession. Work, friends, and hobbies fall to the wayside until his curiosity and/or fascination are satisfied.
World Background: Antonio's world is much like ours. The history of his Earth runs parallel to ours all the way to the present day, and there are very few exceptions. All are unknown to the general public. No one knows about nymphs, trolls, leprechauns, unicorns, etc, anymore, beyond the stories they've become.
Human expansion and scientific discovery forced many of the creatures into hiding, and others withdrew by choice. When belief shifted from the gods of old, when their names became with witchcraft and the devil, their powers faded, and with them, almost all of their influence over the world at large.
As most magic is fueled by the power of the gods, it isn't nearly as potent as it was in years past, though with the New Age movement and the re-fascination with wicca, it's starting to become more powerful. The populous at large still sits around wondering "could this be real" or "what if this is real". In our world, the answer is no, of course. In Antonio's world, the answer is yes sometimes.
There aren't many true witches, or Voodoo practitioners, but some of them do pull things off from time to time. With the very slow revival of the gods, many of their denizens are just starting to come out of hiding: nymphs, trolls, etc, are starting to reinvade the world of men, though the world at large is bargaining off the renewed attacks as things such as gang-related violence.
As far as the setting itself, the year is 2010. The cities, political, socio-economic situation, and the like are identical to that of our world, and the level of technology is the same.
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