Post by GINGER! on Jul 4, 2011 9:41:48 GMT -5
Shadowseekers
Shadowseekers are dark creatures. They are immortal and live on the psychic energy of mortal dragons, or blood. There are also hybrids, that can live on both but are less strong. Shadowseekers always have black, blue or dark scales, with white outlines, no matter what color they had when they were mortal dragons. Their belly and wings will have the same color of the majority of their scales were before they got turned into a Shadowseeker. If a Shadowseeker is born instead of turned, they have any color wished for the belly and wings. Eye-color can be any color wished.
With the world immortal, I mean that Shadowseekers have an unlimited lifespan. They can feel pain and they can get killed, though it is a little hard for them to die. Small wounds will heal incredibly fast, but bigger wounds will take about three quarter of the time it would take for mortal dragons to heal. They can't die by hitting their head on a hard stone, they can't drown because they only need breath for talking, and when they get struck by lighting they will be a little coaled for a while, but they will usually survive just fine. They are very vulnerable to fire and strong magic, though. And they definitely have to worry about height, cold and freezing temperatures, and getting encased into a crystal.
Shadowseekers that have been turned will stop aging from the moment they become Shadowseekers. The transformation can happen instantly or take three days, it depends on if you want to role-play the changes or not. Shadowseekers that have been born will age until they are teenagers or juveniles/adolescents, again this depends on what you want. They can't age until adulthood or older, though.
There are several 'ranks', species of Shadowseekers:
- Oldblood
The highest species of Shadowseekers. Purebloods that have taken ten souls from mortal dragons, which gives them their physical bodies. They are unbelievably strong, can summon storms and thunder, and Black Waves. They are immune to the highest kind of magic, and can open a portal to the Void and survive there without any side-effects. They are infertile their entire lives.
Oldbloods are very rare. You can role-play an Oldblood as an NCP (Non Controlled Player) in your threads if wished, but you can't make an Oldblood as a character.- Pureblood
Purebloods are the spirits of Shadowseekers. They are locked in the Void and can only come out at night. They don't have a physical body, so physical attacks don't hurt them, but they are very vulnerable to any kind of magic, weak or high. They can also summon thunderstorms, but no Black Waves. They have to take ten souls before they can get their physical bodies back and exit the Void by daytime. When they're on Earth in daylight they won't survive. Their spirits will be burned away by the sun. They are infertile and can't even mate, because they have no real bodies.
This is the same as for Oldbloods, but you may again role-play them as NCP's.- Newblood
A physical Shadowseeker. They are physically stronger than mortal dragons, and can produce strong winds, though no storms or Black Waves. Newbloods will always stay Newbloods, no matter how many souls they take or lose in their lives. Vulnerable to magic. They can reproduce, but they often get only one or two eggs, and birthing is generally dangerous for the females. They are middle-sized.
You can role-play Newbloods finely. no restrictions.
Newbloods can only reproduce with their own species and mortal dragons. They can't reproduce with Rogue's.- Rogue or Vagrant
A Rogue, or otherwise called Vagrant, are the lowest species of Shadowseekers. They can't make any storms and are pretty vulnerable to magic and any basic element (fire, earth, electricity, ice), but not as bad as Purebloods. They are quicker than mortal dragons and have better senses, such as sight, sense of smell etc. They are, however, smaller than Newbloods or Oldbloods, about the size of Cynder and Spyro. They will stay Rogues their entire lives, can reproduce finely and can get up to three eggs per pregnancy.
Same as for Newbloods. Rogues are encouraged!
Rogue's can only reproduce with their own species and mortal dragons.
Shadowseekers can have Soulmates, but only if they've been a mortal dragon in their lives. If they were born Shadowseekers, they won't have Soulmates.
A mortal dragon is turned into a Shadowseeker only when the Shadowseeker intends in doing so. The transformation will instantly happen and barely hurts. The bite stings, because a Shadowseeker releases poison when turning a mortal dragon.
The inspiration for Shadowseekers came from this story. I tweaked it around a little bit, so the Shadowsuckers and Shadowseekers aren't the same creatures. Still, I give SpyroroxThe2nd credit for the Shadowseekers/Shadowsuckers.
