WeaselThor
The Thundering Mustelid
Hidden History
"Humans like to think they have it figured out, but their books only tell half of history...but we have the other half." Enforcer Thaddeus
The Creation Wars
6000 years ago when humanity was just barely beginning to make cities and civilization was growing two species from different dimensions warred over the fate of the earth. Angels and Demons, Otherworldly beings of unparalleled power, however they lacked physical bodies in our world. As such they could only enter our world and do battle by possessing or indwelling humans. However human souls are more powerful than one would think. They would resist the demonic possession or the angelic indwelling and heavily restrict the power they could use. As such either side began a special project to overcome this hurdle.
The demons attempted to make a flawless vessel, several times. Their first attempt was to destroy the soul and all they managed to do was break it down to such small spirit particles that the soul was fused with the body creating the first Vampire Sigmund. After that they came with a different tactic, inserting the souls of hellbeasts into humans with the intention of the hellbeast souls locking down the human soul so the demon could possess the body without resistance. However this also failed as the human souls merged with the hellbeast souls creating the first pack of werewolves. Their final attempt was to create a body with a empty spot where the soul would be and this time they were successful, creating the Cyroptorin. This creature would allow the demon to use more and more of their power as the Cyroptorin ate the flesh of man and beast. However they never had a chance to use this Cyroptorin.
The angels had finally finished their Trump card, a portal linking the dimension of heaven to the dimension of hell. The Angels marched into hell slaying all who opposed them and effectively crippling hell for several thousand years. Upon their victory they noticed the new creatures the demons had created and so they used their power to manipulate the souls of men to create demi's out of two brothers. These two would become the heads of the Leto & Endymion clans that would later split into the dozens of magically charged Demi families that inhabit the earth. Confident that the humans had the means to defend themselves the angels lmwent back to heaven though occasionally they have been known to intervene on the behalf of man.
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Progeny & Calamity.
1500 years after the creation wars had ended the Werewolf population had risen into the thousands as they spread into the wilderness. At the Same time the First Cyroptorin had become a Wendigo and many more had begun to be born due to its release of strange soul spores. Even the Demi families had split and had numbers in the high hundreds. So sigmund determined it was time for him to also create offspring. As he wandered the large cities of mankind seeking one who would need immortality he finally found him. A young Eunic slave by the Name of Cain. The boy seemed on his last legs, at 17 he was malnourished and covered in bruises from his wicked owners. So Sigmund Gifted him with immortality and took him with him to teach him to live properly as a vampire. However the boy was far more damaged than Sigmund initally understood.
As Cains power grew so to did his disdain for humanity. They had after all been so cruel to him and after living two centuries with Sigmund he saw that their cruelty had grown worse and not better. So one day he snuck away from Sigmund and went to the Greatest city of humanity at the time. There he locked the gates from the outside and set the city ablaze. Hundreds of thousands perished and when Sigmund arrived he found Cain planning to do so to the next city as well. Knowing he needed to do something about it, but not possessing the heart to kill Cain, Sigmund sealed him in heavy chains, locked him in a Iron Casket and gave the Casket to the Demi family Calderon which later Split into the Hellsing & Pendragon families. Afterwards he continued his Search for adequate progeny, creating the Vampires Izekiel, Naram, And Joan who to this day sit on the council of ancients.
~~~
Rise & Fall
Between 3500 & 2000 years ago was the golden age of dark creatures. Werewolves basically Reigned supreme in north and south america, whereas Wendigos Reigned in Russian areas with a few dwelling in the topmost parts of north america. With the population of humanity growing in the Europe and Around the Mediterranean Ogre's began to proliferate there. Where as the Roman and Oriental empires prooved the perfect environment for Vampire covens. With all the growth and development two new factions rose The Council of Ancients & The Free Clans.
As the two factions grew their dosdain towards one another grew with them and eventually war broke out. The collision of these two forces contributed to the fall of rome as the cities government was torn in half. Though the conflict only lasted for 5 years, several Tribes of werewolves, families of Demi's, and covens of vampires were lost, Ogres & Wendigo's took the lowest losses in number but their low population ment that even with the low numbers lost it was more than half their total population. It was around that time That Sigmund returned from his explorong of the seas and sided with the Council of Ancients, and brokering a peace where the leaders of the free tribes would each get a seat on the council. His threat to loose destruction upon them both should the two sides not come to a peaceful solition probably helped a bit though.
In the end it resulted in a new stronger governmental force for the creatures of the dark, one that forged the 3 laws of the Night.
1st- Never feed upon the innocent- If anything is to be learned from Cain it is that Young unstable humans make for dangerous unstable immortals. Not to mention this is the quickest way to bring light to our existence.
2nd- Never reveal yourself to Humans- Any who do this must turn the human who has learned of their origen. Failure to do so will result in the Death of that human.
3rd- Conflict across families is expressly forbidden. Feuds are personal matters and must be sanctioned by the council.
These three laws have governed the world of monsters since the fall of Rome they were agreed upon by the first council of ancients and each new member in the high coucil has had the opportunity to protest a revision of them but to this day none have done so.
~~~
The Modern day & The city of Seattle.
In modern times the population boom of humans has resulted in an equal boom for creatures of the night. Vampires number in the tens if thousands, werewolves roughly the same. Ogres have rebounded from half their population being killed in the great clan wars and now number in the High hundred with possibly as many as a thousand, wendigos population has taken a decline due to deforestation but the big boom they had before hand has evened them out at just over 1000. The Demi families have divided to the point where ther isnt a town or city in the world thay doesnt have at least one demi. As such the council of ancients have begun to hire Enforcers out of the stronger immortals among the populous. These enforcers uphold the laws of the Council of ancients and maintain a semblance of order in Neutral zones like large cities, however these enforcers authority ends outside of the city they are tasked to.
Seattle has been a long time home of creatures of the night. Many Have their Coven home there and at least one hundred demi call this city home. The surrounding wilds hold the werewolf clans, and orges & wendigos alike can thrive in the deep forests and mountain trails that surround the city. Four enforcers call the city home all of whome are vampires older than a thousand years. For the most part they keep to themselves but they do have associates and a life outside of their duties. The large population in the city helps to keep a steady food supply to the Nightly denizens, while the animal rich surrounding area's can sustain those who avoid feeding on humans. Creatures of the night can enjoy a rich and full life with the support of their brethren, and content in the knowledge that the Enforcers will prevent the threats they would encounter outside of the Neutral zones. Yet many think that those peaceful times will soon be at an end.
~~~
"Humans like to think they have it figured out, but their books only tell half of history...but we have the other half." Enforcer Thaddeus
The Creation Wars
6000 years ago when humanity was just barely beginning to make cities and civilization was growing two species from different dimensions warred over the fate of the earth. Angels and Demons, Otherworldly beings of unparalleled power, however they lacked physical bodies in our world. As such they could only enter our world and do battle by possessing or indwelling humans. However human souls are more powerful than one would think. They would resist the demonic possession or the angelic indwelling and heavily restrict the power they could use. As such either side began a special project to overcome this hurdle.
The demons attempted to make a flawless vessel, several times. Their first attempt was to destroy the soul and all they managed to do was break it down to such small spirit particles that the soul was fused with the body creating the first Vampire Sigmund. After that they came with a different tactic, inserting the souls of hellbeasts into humans with the intention of the hellbeast souls locking down the human soul so the demon could possess the body without resistance. However this also failed as the human souls merged with the hellbeast souls creating the first pack of werewolves. Their final attempt was to create a body with a empty spot where the soul would be and this time they were successful, creating the Cyroptorin. This creature would allow the demon to use more and more of their power as the Cyroptorin ate the flesh of man and beast. However they never had a chance to use this Cyroptorin.
The angels had finally finished their Trump card, a portal linking the dimension of heaven to the dimension of hell. The Angels marched into hell slaying all who opposed them and effectively crippling hell for several thousand years. Upon their victory they noticed the new creatures the demons had created and so they used their power to manipulate the souls of men to create demi's out of two brothers. These two would become the heads of the Leto & Endymion clans that would later split into the dozens of magically charged Demi families that inhabit the earth. Confident that the humans had the means to defend themselves the angels lmwent back to heaven though occasionally they have been known to intervene on the behalf of man.
~~~
Progeny & Calamity.
1500 years after the creation wars had ended the Werewolf population had risen into the thousands as they spread into the wilderness. At the Same time the First Cyroptorin had become a Wendigo and many more had begun to be born due to its release of strange soul spores. Even the Demi families had split and had numbers in the high hundreds. So sigmund determined it was time for him to also create offspring. As he wandered the large cities of mankind seeking one who would need immortality he finally found him. A young Eunic slave by the Name of Cain. The boy seemed on his last legs, at 17 he was malnourished and covered in bruises from his wicked owners. So Sigmund Gifted him with immortality and took him with him to teach him to live properly as a vampire. However the boy was far more damaged than Sigmund initally understood.
As Cains power grew so to did his disdain for humanity. They had after all been so cruel to him and after living two centuries with Sigmund he saw that their cruelty had grown worse and not better. So one day he snuck away from Sigmund and went to the Greatest city of humanity at the time. There he locked the gates from the outside and set the city ablaze. Hundreds of thousands perished and when Sigmund arrived he found Cain planning to do so to the next city as well. Knowing he needed to do something about it, but not possessing the heart to kill Cain, Sigmund sealed him in heavy chains, locked him in a Iron Casket and gave the Casket to the Demi family Calderon which later Split into the Hellsing & Pendragon families. Afterwards he continued his Search for adequate progeny, creating the Vampires Izekiel, Naram, And Joan who to this day sit on the council of ancients.
~~~
Rise & Fall
Between 3500 & 2000 years ago was the golden age of dark creatures. Werewolves basically Reigned supreme in north and south america, whereas Wendigos Reigned in Russian areas with a few dwelling in the topmost parts of north america. With the population of humanity growing in the Europe and Around the Mediterranean Ogre's began to proliferate there. Where as the Roman and Oriental empires prooved the perfect environment for Vampire covens. With all the growth and development two new factions rose The Council of Ancients & The Free Clans.
As the two factions grew their dosdain towards one another grew with them and eventually war broke out. The collision of these two forces contributed to the fall of rome as the cities government was torn in half. Though the conflict only lasted for 5 years, several Tribes of werewolves, families of Demi's, and covens of vampires were lost, Ogres & Wendigo's took the lowest losses in number but their low population ment that even with the low numbers lost it was more than half their total population. It was around that time That Sigmund returned from his explorong of the seas and sided with the Council of Ancients, and brokering a peace where the leaders of the free tribes would each get a seat on the council. His threat to loose destruction upon them both should the two sides not come to a peaceful solition probably helped a bit though.
In the end it resulted in a new stronger governmental force for the creatures of the dark, one that forged the 3 laws of the Night.
1st- Never feed upon the innocent- If anything is to be learned from Cain it is that Young unstable humans make for dangerous unstable immortals. Not to mention this is the quickest way to bring light to our existence.
2nd- Never reveal yourself to Humans- Any who do this must turn the human who has learned of their origen. Failure to do so will result in the Death of that human.
3rd- Conflict across families is expressly forbidden. Feuds are personal matters and must be sanctioned by the council.
These three laws have governed the world of monsters since the fall of Rome they were agreed upon by the first council of ancients and each new member in the high coucil has had the opportunity to protest a revision of them but to this day none have done so.
~~~
The Modern day & The city of Seattle.
In modern times the population boom of humans has resulted in an equal boom for creatures of the night. Vampires number in the tens if thousands, werewolves roughly the same. Ogres have rebounded from half their population being killed in the great clan wars and now number in the High hundred with possibly as many as a thousand, wendigos population has taken a decline due to deforestation but the big boom they had before hand has evened them out at just over 1000. The Demi families have divided to the point where ther isnt a town or city in the world thay doesnt have at least one demi. As such the council of ancients have begun to hire Enforcers out of the stronger immortals among the populous. These enforcers uphold the laws of the Council of ancients and maintain a semblance of order in Neutral zones like large cities, however these enforcers authority ends outside of the city they are tasked to.
Seattle has been a long time home of creatures of the night. Many Have their Coven home there and at least one hundred demi call this city home. The surrounding wilds hold the werewolf clans, and orges & wendigos alike can thrive in the deep forests and mountain trails that surround the city. Four enforcers call the city home all of whome are vampires older than a thousand years. For the most part they keep to themselves but they do have associates and a life outside of their duties. The large population in the city helps to keep a steady food supply to the Nightly denizens, while the animal rich surrounding area's can sustain those who avoid feeding on humans. Creatures of the night can enjoy a rich and full life with the support of their brethren, and content in the knowledge that the Enforcers will prevent the threats they would encounter outside of the Neutral zones. Yet many think that those peaceful times will soon be at an end.
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