WITHIN LOOM AND LIAR, THERE ARE ?̶̝͇̥̮̗͍̖̤͙͖̜͔̗͠?̸̠̗̼͙̀̆͒̄̆̓͆͆̐́́̈̀͝?̵͔͖͍͔͖͕̭̼̥̻̘̞̹̥͗́́͆̈́̇́̌̕?̴̨̰͕͔̞̞̤͎̻̍ PATHWAYS. THE INFORMATION BELOW IS CONSIDERED META IC — BUT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW FOR CHARACTER CREATION.
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SHIFTERS
Shapeshifters are in tune - or at odds - with their beastly nature; hunters who call upon the powers of the wild.
~ WEREWOLVES ~
Also known as lycanthropes.
A shifter - whether born as such or turned into one - who can assume the shape of a wolf. Werewolves tend to be social creatures and gather in packs.
~ WERECATS ~
Someone who can assume the form of a feline - either as small as a house cat or as big as a cougar. They may have been born as such a shapeshifter, or turned into one.
- w̴̧̻̖̝͉̖͛́̒h̵̯͈̲͙̒̓̽̈́̅̒̊͊̈́̉͠͝ ̴̙̓̈́̔́͂̉̌̂̀̌̚͝ȍ̵̡̢̦̠̮̻͂̀͆͒̉̕͝ ̴̢̛̺̪̜̳̰͚̟̟̼̰͚̫͛́̄͗̍̾á̵̧͎̜͇̖̯̬̺͜r̶̦̘̪̻̤̻̪̊̈́́̎͋̕͝ͅ ̷̧̢̛͍͍͑͒̉̔͛ĕ̷͔͇̦̬̱̞̳̪̯̟̫͓̭̹̊͜r̶̡̯̳̞͈̪̗̆̊̋̂̀̀̓̏̈́́̉̽̂ ̶̢̥̖̖̞̤̘͉̻̖͉̟͎̱̄͛̏̔̊̅̇͗̂͛̅͊̂̂̚w̸̻͙̝̳͉͂͋̾̑̄͌̋̉͆̄͑͆͝e̴͚̣̯̘̿͗̄̿̓͛̾̔̈́̀͝͠ ̴̻̜͕̺̪̭̬̻̞̠̈̅͒̎?̴̨͇̪͖̪͚̲̬͓͇͇̞͓͕́̒͗̐͊͐͂̈́̊ ̶̻͔̺͔̝̞̊͆͝ ̶̝̒̓̊̏͗̀̐̊͑̋͊͂̊͘͜͝?̵̭̹̟̘͉̫̖͕̖̦̦̑̓͗̄́̿̄͛̎͊̐͘ ̸̟̝͐ -
?̸̡̬͇̯̆͛̄͆͒́̽̀̀̽͛̑͋̈́̚͜?̵̥͈̠̟̟̊̽̋͂͂̅̎́̓̈́̏̋͠?̴̝̯̰̂̀̊̈́̉̓͝͝ ̵͔̱̈̓͌̈́̏̍?̸̢͕̻͍͐?̶̨̛̼̓͋̈̔͒̂̋̏͂̈͜ ̶̻̟̱͎̫̂̈́̍͆͌̚?̷̨̲̝̰̫̝̣̺̟̼̹̈́̃?̷̢̪̥͇̯̬̖̖̖̮̫̤̀̓͆͛̊̆͐̔̂͘͜ͅ ̴̻̣̗̰̦͍̰͋́͋?̵̙̜̗̘̾̊͛̈́̅̔̈͆̂̈́̕͘ͅ ̸̫͎̰̽͠?̴̛̛̤̪͉̖̐͛̄̽̉͂͛̚ ̶̢̳̼̳̩̠͚͉͓̫͓͍̬͍͛̃̓͛̐̇͑̎͌̓̚
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VAMPIRES
Feared beings of legend, cursed to feed on the blood of those around them.
~ GRAVEBORN ~
A powerful creature of the night, walking a narrow path between life and death, ever preying on warmblooded victims to sate their endless hunger and ward of the chill embrace of the grave.
~ DAYWALKERS ~
A vampire strangely blessed to walk under the light of the sun - but this grace comes at the cost of many a power or boon that other vampires may possess.
- w̴̧̻̖̝͉̖͛́̒h̵̯͈̲͙̒̓̽̈́̅̒̊͊̈́̉͠͝ ̴̙̓̈́̔́͂̉̌̂̀̌̚͝ȍ̵̡̢̦̠̮̻͂̀͆͒̉̕͝ ̴̢̛̺̪̜̳̰͚̟̟̼̰͚̫͛́̄͗̍̾á̵̧͎̜͇̖̯̬̺͜r̶̦̘̪̻̤̻̪̊̈́́̎͋̕͝ͅ ̷̧̢̛͍͍͑͒̉̔͛ĕ̷͔͇̦̬̱̞̳̪̯̟̫͓̭̹̊͜r̶̡̯̳̞͈̪̗̆̊̋̂̀̀̓̏̈́́̉̽̂ ̶̢̥̖̖̞̤̘͉̻̖͉̟͎̱̄͛̏̔̊̅̇͗̂͛̅͊̂̂̚w̸̻͙̝̳͉͂͋̾̑̄͌̋̉͆̄͑͆͝e̴͚̣̯̘̿͗̄̿̓͛̾̔̈́̀͝͠ ̴̻̜͕̺̪̭̬̻̞̠̈̅͒̎?̴̨͇̪͖̪͚̲̬͓͇͇̞͓͕́̒͗̐͊͐͂̈́̊ ̶̻͔̺͔̝̞̊͆͝ ̶̝̒̓̊̏͗̀̐̊͑̋͊͂̊͘͜͝?̵̭̹̟̘͉̫̖͕̖̦̦̑̓͗̄́̿̄͛̎͊̐͘ ̸̟̝͐ -
?̸̡̬͇̯̆͛̄͆͒́̽̀̀̽͛̑͋̈́̚͜?̵̥͈̠̟̟̊̽̋͂͂̅̎́̓̈́̏̋͠?̴̝̯̰̂̀̊̈́̉̓͝͝ ̵͔̱̈̓͌̈́̏̍?̸̢͕̻͍͐?̶̨̛̼̓͋̈̔͒̂̋̏͂̈͜ ̶̻̟̱͎̫̂̈́̍͆͌̚?̷̨̲̝̰̫̝̣̺̟̼̹̈́̃?̷̢̪̥͇̯̬̖̖̖̮̫̤̀̓͆͛̊̆͐̔̂͘͜ͅ ̴̻̣̗̰̦͍̰͋́͋?̵̙̜̗̘̾̊͛̈́̅̔̈͆̂̈́̕͘ͅ ̸̫͎̰̽͠?̴̛̛̤̪͉̖̐͛̄̽̉͂͛̚ ̶̢̳̼̳̩̠͚͉͓̫͓͍̬͍͛̃̓͛̐̇͑̎͌̓̚
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OCCULTISTS
Humans who have harnessed the power to wield magic, but at what cost?
~ ALCHEMISTS ~
Also known as wizards, mages, and mad scientists.
A studious researcher who unravels the potential of this realm via science and experimentation. Continuously pushes the boundaries of what mortals were meant to do.~ CHANGELINGS ~
Also known as witches, sorcerers, and the weird kid in class.
Humans born with an innate ability to draw from extraplanar realms and forces, gaining power by channeling their energies into this plane - be they of an infernal or fae nature.
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Humans
Humanity. We are the improbable- the result of billions of years of specific, cunning evolution. Forged from the stardust of dying suns, we rose from nothing and ushered in a new age.
~ CIVILIANS ~Everyday folk, free to walk the world and live out their lives, guided by ambitions and dreams. They are the ranchers, the cowboys, the lawmen, the farmers, the blacksmiths, and countless others.
~ HUNTERS ~Hunters are humans who dwell in the darkness. Skilled warriors and inquisitive minds, they devote their lives to unraveling the mysteries that lie beyond the veil. Gifted with unique traits and talents, they are capable of subduing beings and creatures of unfathomable power. They are not to be taken lightly.
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- w̴̧̻̖̝͉̖͛́̒h̵̯͈̲͙̒̓̽̈́̅̒̊͊̈́̉͠͝ ̴̙̓̈́̔́͂̉̌̂̀̌̚͝ȍ̵̡̢̦̠̮̻͂̀͆͒̉̕͝ ̴̢̛̺̪̜̳̰͚̟̟̼̰͚̫͛́̄͗̍̾á̵̧͎̜͇̖̯̬̺͜r̶̦̘̪̻̤̻̪̊̈́́̎͋̕͝ͅ ̷̧̢̛͍͍͑͒̉̔͛ĕ̷͔͇̦̬̱̞̳̪̯̟̫͓̭̹̊͜r̶̡̯̳̞͈̪̗̆̊̋̂̀̀̓̏̈́́̉̽̂ ̶̢̥̖̖̞̤̘͉̻̖͉̟͎̱̄͛̏̔̊̅̇͗̂͛̅͊̂̂̚w̸̻͙̝̳͉͂͋̾̑̄͌̋̉͆̄͑͆͝e̴͚̣̯̘̿͗̄̿̓͛̾̔̈́̀͝͠ ̴̻̜͕̺̪̭̬̻̞̠̈̅͒̎?̴̨͇̪͖̪͚̲̬͓͇͇̞͓͕́̒͗̐͊͐͂̈́̊ ̶̻͔̺͔̝̞̊͆͝ ̶̝̒̓̊̏͗̀̐̊͑̋͊͂̊͘͜͝?̵̭̹̟̘͉̫̖͕̖̦̦̑̓͗̄́̿̄͛̎͊̐͘ ̸̟̝͐ -
?̸̡̬͇̯̆͛̄͆͒́̽̀̀̽͛̑͋̈́̚͜?̵̥͈̠̟̟̊̽̋͂͂̅̎́̓̈́̏̋͠?̴̝̯̰̂̀̊̈́̉̓͝͝ ̵͔̱̈̓͌̈́̏̍?̸̢͕̻͍͐?̶̨̛̼̓͋̈̔͒̂̋̏͂̈͜ ̶̻̟̱͎̫̂̈́̍͆͌̚?̷̨̲̝̰̫̝̣̺̟̼̹̈́̃?̷̢̪̥͇̯̬̖̖̖̮̫̤̀̓͆͛̊̆͐̔̂͘͜ͅ ̴̻̣̗̰̦͍̰͋́͋?̵̙̜̗̘̾̊͛̈́̅̔̈͆̂̈́̕͘ͅ ̸̫͎̰̽͠?̴̛̛̤̪͉̖̐͛̄̽̉͂͛̚ ̶̢̳̼̳̩̠͚͉͓̫͓͍̬͍͛̃̓͛̐̇͑̎͌̓̚
- w̴̧̻̖̝͉̖͛́̒h̵̯͈̲͙̒̓̽̈́̅̒̊͊̈́̉͠͝ ̴̙̓̈́̔́͂̉̌̂̀̌̚͝ȍ̵̡̢̦̠̮̻͂̀͆͒̉̕͝ ̴̢̛̺̪̜̳̰͚̟̟̼̰͚̫͛́̄͗̍̾á̵̧͎̜͇̖̯̬̺͜r̶̦̘̪̻̤̻̪̊̈́́̎͋̕͝ͅ ̷̧̢̛͍͍͑͒̉̔͛ĕ̷͔͇̦̬̱̞̳̪̯̟̫͓̭̹̊͜r̶̡̯̳̞͈̪̗̆̊̋̂̀̀̓̏̈́́̉̽̂ ̶̢̥̖̖̞̤̘͉̻̖͉̟͎̱̄͛̏̔̊̅̇͗̂͛̅͊̂̂̚w̸̻͙̝̳͉͂͋̾̑̄͌̋̉͆̄͑͆͝e̴͚̣̯̘̿͗̄̿̓͛̾̔̈́̀͝͠ ̴̻̜͕̺̪̭̬̻̞̠̈̅͒̎?̴̨͇̪͖̪͚̲̬͓͇͇̞͓͕́̒͗̐͊͐͂̈́̊ ̶̻͔̺͔̝̞̊͆͝ ̶̝̒̓̊̏͗̀̐̊͑̋͊͂̊͘͜͝?̵̭̹̟̘͉̫̖͕̖̦̦̑̓͗̄́̿̄͛̎͊̐͘ ̸̟̝͐ -
?̸̡̬͇̯̆͛̄͆͒́̽̀̀̽͛̑͋̈́̚͜?̵̥͈̠̟̟̊̽̋͂͂̅̎́̓̈́̏̋͠?̴̝̯̰̂̀̊̈́̉̓͝͝ ̵͔̱̈̓͌̈́̏̍?̸̢͕̻͍͐?̶̨̛̼̓͋̈̔͒̂̋̏͂̈͜ ̶̻̟̱͎̫̂̈́̍͆͌̚?̷̨̲̝̰̫̝̣̺̟̼̹̈́̃?̷̢̪̥͇̯̬̖̖̖̮̫̤̀̓͆͛̊̆͐̔̂͘͜ͅ ̴̻̣̗̰̦͍̰͋́͋?̵̙̜̗̘̾̊͛̈́̅̔̈͆̂̈́̕͘ͅ ̸̫͎̰̽͠?̴̛̛̤̪͉̖̐͛̄̽̉͂͛̚ ̶̢̳̼̳̩̠͚͉͓̫͓͍̬͍͛̃̓͛̐̇͑̎͌̓̚
- w̴̧̻̖̝͉̖͛́̒h̵̯͈̲͙̒̓̽̈́̅̒̊͊̈́̉͠͝ ̴̙̓̈́̔́͂̉̌̂̀̌̚͝ȍ̵̡̢̦̠̮̻͂̀͆͒̉̕͝ ̴̢̛̺̪̜̳̰͚̟̟̼̰͚̫͛́̄͗̍̾á̵̧͎̜͇̖̯̬̺͜r̶̦̘̪̻̤̻̪̊̈́́̎͋̕͝ͅ ̷̧̢̛͍͍͑͒̉̔͛ĕ̷͔͇̦̬̱̞̳̪̯̟̫͓̭̹̊͜r̶̡̯̳̞͈̪̗̆̊̋̂̀̀̓̏̈́́̉̽̂ ̶̢̥̖̖̞̤̘͉̻̖͉̟͎̱̄͛̏̔̊̅̇͗̂͛̅͊̂̂̚w̸̻͙̝̳͉͂͋̾̑̄͌̋̉͆̄͑͆͝e̴͚̣̯̘̿͗̄̿̓͛̾̔̈́̀͝͠ ̴̻̜͕̺̪̭̬̻̞̠̈̅͒̎?̴̨͇̪͖̪͚̲̬͓͇͇̞͓͕́̒͗̐͊͐͂̈́̊ ̶̻͔̺͔̝̞̊͆͝ ̶̝̒̓̊̏͗̀̐̊͑̋͊͂̊͘͜͝?̵̭̹̟̘͉̫̖͕̖̦̦̑̓͗̄́̿̄͛̎͊̐͘ ̸̟̝͐ -
?̸̡̬͇̯̆͛̄͆͒́̽̀̀̽͛̑͋̈́̚͜?̵̥͈̠̟̟̊̽̋͂͂̅̎́̓̈́̏̋͠?̴̝̯̰̂̀̊̈́̉̓͝͝ ̵͔̱̈̓͌̈́̏̍?̸̢͕̻͍͐?̶̨̛̼̓͋̈̔͒̂̋̏͂̈͜ ̶̻̟̱͎̫̂̈́̍͆͌̚?̷̨̲̝̰̫̝̣̺̟̼̹̈́̃?̷̢̪̥͇̯̬̖̖̖̮̫̤̀̓͆͛̊̆͐̔̂͘͜ͅ ̴̻̣̗̰̦͍̰͋́͋?̵̙̜̗̘̾̊͛̈́̅̔̈͆̂̈́̕͘ͅ ̸̫͎̰̽͠?̴̛̛̤̪͉̖̐͛̄̽̉͂͛̚ ̶̢̳̼̳̩̠͚͉͓̫͓͍̬͍͛̃̓͛̐̇͑̎͌̓̚
- w̴̧̻̖̝͉̖͛́̒h̵̯͈̲͙̒̓̽̈́̅̒̊͊̈́̉͠͝ ̴̙̓̈́̔́͂̉̌̂̀̌̚͝ȍ̵̡̢̦̠̮̻͂̀͆͒̉̕͝ ̴̢̛̺̪̜̳̰͚̟̟̼̰͚̫͛́̄͗̍̾á̵̧͎̜͇̖̯̬̺͜r̶̦̘̪̻̤̻̪̊̈́́̎͋̕͝ͅ ̷̧̢̛͍͍͑͒̉̔͛ĕ̷͔͇̦̬̱̞̳̪̯̟̫͓̭̹̊͜r̶̡̯̳̞͈̪̗̆̊̋̂̀̀̓̏̈́́̉̽̂ ̶̢̥̖̖̞̤̘͉̻̖͉̟͎̱̄͛̏̔̊̅̇͗̂͛̅͊̂̂̚w̸̻͙̝̳͉͂͋̾̑̄͌̋̉͆̄͑͆͝e̴͚̣̯̘̿͗̄̿̓͛̾̔̈́̀͝͠ ̴̻̜͕̺̪̭̬̻̞̠̈̅͒̎?̴̨͇̪͖̪͚̲̬͓͇͇̞͓͕́̒͗̐͊͐͂̈́̊ ̶̻͔̺͔̝̞̊͆͝ ̶̝̒̓̊̏͗̀̐̊͑̋͊͂̊͘͜͝?̵̭̹̟̘͉̫̖͕̖̦̦̑̓͗̄́̿̄͛̎͊̐͘ ̸̟̝͐ -
?̸̡̬͇̯̆͛̄͆͒́̽̀̀̽͛̑͋̈́̚͜?̵̥͈̠̟̟̊̽̋͂͂̅̎́̓̈́̏̋͠?̴̝̯̰̂̀̊̈́̉̓͝͝ ̵͔̱̈̓͌̈́̏̍?̸̢͕̻͍͐?̶̨̛̼̓͋̈̔͒̂̋̏͂̈͜ ̶̻̟̱͎̫̂̈́̍͆͌̚?̷̨̲̝̰̫̝̣̺̟̼̹̈́̃?̷̢̪̥͇̯̬̖̖̖̮̫̤̀̓͆͛̊̆͐̔̂͘͜ͅ ̴̻̣̗̰̦͍̰͋́͋?̵̙̜̗̘̾̊͛̈́̅̔̈͆̂̈́̕͘ͅ ̸̫͎̰̽͠?̴̛̛̤̪͉̖̐͛̄̽̉͂͛̚ ̶̢̳̼̳̩̠͚͉͓̫͓͍̬͍͛̃̓͛̐̇͑̎͌̓̚
- w̴̧̻̖̝͉̖͛́̒h̵̯͈̲͙̒̓̽̈́̅̒̊͊̈́̉͠͝ ̴̙̓̈́̔́͂̉̌̂̀̌̚͝ȍ̵̡̢̦̠̮̻͂̀͆͒̉̕͝ ̴̢̛̺̪̜̳̰͚̟̟̼̰͚̫͛́̄͗̍̾á̵̧͎̜͇̖̯̬̺͜r̶̦̘̪̻̤̻̪̊̈́́̎͋̕͝ͅ ̷̧̢̛͍͍͑͒̉̔͛ĕ̷͔͇̦̬̱̞̳̪̯̟̫͓̭̹̊͜r̶̡̯̳̞͈̪̗̆̊̋̂̀̀̓̏̈́́̉̽̂ ̶̢̥̖̖̞̤̘͉̻̖͉̟͎̱̄͛̏̔̊̅̇͗̂͛̅͊̂̂̚w̸̻͙̝̳͉͂͋̾̑̄͌̋̉͆̄͑͆͝e̴͚̣̯̘̿͗̄̿̓͛̾̔̈́̀͝͠ ̴̻̜͕̺̪̭̬̻̞̠̈̅͒̎?̴̨͇̪͖̪͚̲̬͓͇͇̞͓͕́̒͗̐͊͐͂̈́̊ ̶̻͔̺͔̝̞̊͆͝ ̶̝̒̓̊̏͗̀̐̊͑̋͊͂̊͘͜͝?̵̭̹̟̘͉̫̖͕̖̦̦̑̓͗̄́̿̄͛̎͊̐͘ ̸̟̝͐ -
?̸̡̬͇̯̆͛̄͆͒́̽̀̀̽͛̑͋̈́̚͜?̵̥͈̠̟̟̊̽̋͂͂̅̎́̓̈́̏̋͠?̴̝̯̰̂̀̊̈́̉̓͝͝ ̵͔̱̈̓͌̈́̏̍?̸̢͕̻͍͐?̶̨̛̼̓͋̈̔͒̂̋̏͂̈͜ ̶̻̟̱͎̫̂̈́̍͆͌̚?̷̨̲̝̰̫̝̣̺̟̼̹̈́̃?̷̢̪̥͇̯̬̖̖̖̮̫̤̀̓͆͛̊̆͐̔̂͘͜ͅ ̴̻̣̗̰̦͍̰͋́͋?̵̙̜̗̘̾̊͛̈́̅̔̈͆̂̈́̕͘ͅ ̸̫͎̰̽͠?̴̛̛̤̪͉̖̐͛̄̽̉͂͛̚ ̶̢̳̼̳̩̠͚͉͓̫͓͍̬͍͛̃̓͛̐̇͑̎͌̓̚