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Happy Blorbo Blursday! Which one of your characters would benefit from modern medication the most? If your characters are modern, what medication would help them that they're not on?

Happy Blorbo Blursday! For Katsuko Gaiden, Katsuko would probably benefit from modern medication the most, being the only human in the cast lol. Also, she takes quite the beating, so it'd definitely help to have some painkillers around. For the other more modern WIPs, the most popularly helpful medication would probably be for anxiety and/or depression, seeing as I love to self-project onto my characters.

Thanks for the ask!

Worldbuilding Spotlight: Vampires

Biology and Magic

WIP: Unnamed (doc 3)

Biology:

Vampires are nocturnal humanoids from the darklands of Velsaid. The darklands are, as their colloquial name suggests, lands shrouded in eternal darkness. It is always night there, which is why vampires are weak to the sun- they are evolutionarily not suited for harsh or bright light in general, let alone the heat of the sun. This is also why many of them are unnaturally pale.

Enhanced senses and echolocation abilities allow them to navigate in the dark. Poor eyesight is also a common trait among vampires, particularly those born outside of the darklands. Vampires have adapted to have night vision, but this trait often goes somewhat dormant in those who have been exposed to daylight since childhood. This leads to improper vision, in both day and night times. 

Vampires, while maintaining a much lower internal temperature than a human and living much longer on average, are neither a form of undead nor a condition spread through bites. They are naturally resistant to most human illnesses, and are on average faster and more durable than an average human. Full-blooded vampires must drink blood, and only blood. Half-vampires live off a balance of blood and iron-rich food, wherein the blood acts as the vegetable part of the “food pyramid” and iron-rich foods as the “meat/protein”. 

While it is possible for vampires to consume the blood of other creatures, it’s neither healthy nor recommended, and is not a sustainable diet plan. It’s to the same level of a “fad diet”, such as keto or paleolithic or no-carb. 

Vampires live an average of 300 years. As such, there are comparatively fewer of them than most other species, as well as a lower birth rate.

Magic:

Vampires are puppeteers. Their magical abilities typically lie in the realm of manipulation and control. The most common is Charm, a type of hypnotism/persuasion. It’s a magic similar to but much weaker than a siren’s Allure; once casted, those in range find themselves drawn to the caster, are more inclined to heed the caster’s words, and might not even recognize obvious dangers or threats in their vicinity. 

More powerful vampires are able to transform into bats and fly. They typically cannot do this for long periods of time, as doing so can impair their ability to return to their original form. In extreme cases, those who have morphed for too long may forget their original selves, even when forcibly transformed back.

The rarest few are able to use Puppeteering. As they’re weak to sunlight, Puppeteers use the corpses of humans to do their bidding in the day. They can then use this puppet as a hunting machine or blood vessel of sorts, sending it out to drink the blood of living humans, then returning so the vampire can consume the stored blood. Not every vampire is capable of this level of magic, and those that are, are unable to sustain it for long periods of time or incredibly long distances. Even among Puppeteers, it is uncommon to be able to command more than two at a time. 

Only one vampire is capable of the use of Hive Mind. This is the Vampire Monarch, a special being that is more powerful than the rest of the vampires. Hive Mind allows the Vampire Monarch to control and command all mature vampires so they may all work as one unit, similar to a superorganism. In turn, the Vampire Monarch’s life and magic is bound to the book of law during their coronation, so that they cannot utilize this ability in a way that violates their rules.

(Art isn't mine)

You know, when I see fictional characters who repress all their emotions, they're usually aloof and very blunt about keeping people at a distance, sometimes to an edgy degree—but what I don't see nearly enough are the emotionally repressed characters who are just…mellow.

Think about it. In real life, the person that's bottling up all their emotions is not the one that's brooding in the corner and snaps at you for trying to befriend them. More often than not, it's that friendly person in your circle who makes easy conversation with you, laughs with you, and listens and gives advice whenever you're upset. But you never see them upset, in fact they seem to have endless patience for you and everything around them—and so you call them their friend, you trust them. And only after months of telling them all your secrets do you realize…

…they've never actually told you anything about themselves.

Writeblr Introduction

Hi there! I’ve been on this car crash of a site since 2012, and somehow I still never dipped more than a toe into the writer side of things, but I wanna change that this year.

So, hi, I’m Susanne (she/her), 30. I work in a library and enjoy being outside, single player video games, and also putting my silly little thoughts on paper, so to speak. I’ve been writing in some form or other since I was a kid, although I’ve never shared much of my original writing online. A lot of fanfic stuff, though. You can still find it if you know where to look. I want to share my original stories as well at some point in the future. No publishing aspirations as this is all for fun.

I’m mainly an enjoyer of fantasy and romance, with a dash of queerness on top. But I’m interested in pretty much anything. I’m one hell of a sucker for friends to lovers as well as a good heaping of building yourself a home where you least expect it. Me and YA have a … complicated relationship.

So, if you wanna be friends or just want a new follower, please interact with this post! I’ll be sure to check out your blog! I’m always open to asks and tag games, as well as just talking, so please don’t be shy. I’m not the best at interacting first, but I’m happy to jump in!

My blog is a bit of a mix of everything but all tagged for your blacklisting pleasure. For writing stuff, you can look out for #writing, #writing inspo, and the project tags for my own stuff.

I’ll leave you off with some descriptions of my projects under the cut. I’m really bad at titling things, so don’t be surprised that they’ve all got project names instead. ;)

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