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[Vyre Bloodline] Gluttony

Bartooliinii

An Alteran Bard
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This overview is written from the perspective of Melzar, so those who have been infected can now OOCly know the things that their characters might come to adopt too, because they now share the same blood.
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This is OOC knowledge. Use any of this IC without your character having learned it themselves and it shall be considered as Metagaming, which is a ban-able offense if I'm correct...
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History of the Bloodline:
Melzar has always been a brute, but how he became the beast he is today, he could never have predicted.

The Gluttony Bloodline can be traced back to the Evil God of Undeath; Skraag himself. Skraag was pleased with Melzar's veneration of him. When Melzar arrived in The Sorrows with the corpse of a man, burying it in Skraag's name, the dirt began to shift and a bone bowl shaped upon the disturbed grave. The bone filled up with a thick black gore, as if drawn from the corpse below and a guttural voice spoke to Melzar; "Drinketh from thise bone bowl and accepteth mine gift unto ye." Then and there, Melzar drank with the passion of a starved dog and became the first generation of a bloodline that would stretch its hungry fingers across society...

Melzar went forth, in the back of his head was the constant desire to spread what was, in his eyes, a holy blessing. He hosted a gathering of the people of Altera's underworld in his butchery in Halbed, where he revealed his powers and asked those willing to receive this vyre infection. Forth stepped James Mcguffin, not long after Jackdaw too held out her bared arm. Melzar bit his tongue, an action that would become his signature move, and fed on their blood in an animalistic manner, leaving a significant bite-mark on both and infecting them in the process. Why just give them blood when you can feed yourself? The gathering proceeded and some at of the sausages offered by the Butcher. One of the attendants ate from them and would soon find themselves turning, as the sausage contained large amounts of Melzar's blood. Attending this gathering was Samael Azarin, first in line of what would become the Azarin bloodline. The clever git urged Melzar not to spread this gift too rapidly. For a while, Melzar agreed and found himself serving under Samael, swayed by the latter's manipulative reasoning.

Melzar hosted more meetings in the butchery, until he got betrayed by a rat within the organisation and was forced to the Halbed prisons where he was brutally murdered with a pole-arm to his forehead. His was the first of vyre-resurrections and left Melzar more feral than ever before. His hunger increased even more and his temper proper foul. With visions of the undead surrounding him and remembering his body decaying and being eaten by the worms of the underground, Melzar was driven over the threshold of his former self and shed the skin of The Butcher, accepting his new-found traits and becoming The Hound.

All the while, the bloodline spread through society by a notable member of the family; James McGuffin. His efforts infected three individuals, who in time would create the makings of a chain of their own to become a sire of. Melzar, meanwhile, was driven to extremes by his hunger and launched a coordinated attack upon Sanardú. He wrecked havoc in the night, killing the servants in the royal palace by draining them entirely of their blood, leaving a dry husk behind. The beast was unleashed and the vyres of other bloodlines were drawn to Sanardú by the sudden presence of large amounts of blood and death on the streets. This caused the Fuvurs, who ruled Sanardú, to issue a public warning against killing Vyres, now that they've witnessed the aftermath of a re-born vyre's hunger.

Melzar was eventually captured and kept in a Sanardú dungeon. There he developed a taste for using the gifts Skraag bestowed upon him to drive other people to tears. During this imprisonment, he practiced his mind-tricks upon guards and the people that came to question him. Since then, he's used these divine powers to his own amusement whenever someone feigns to be superior to him. With the coming of Archon, Strange, and Know into the lands, all doors through-out Altera swung upon. Melzar took this chance to escape. He did not return to Samael after his escape.

During a meeting with the Green Shipping Company, Melzar met with Karn, the progenitor of the Grey Bloodline. He stayed with him in Karn's shrine to Skraag in the Eastern Frontier since. Melzar was visited by three members of the Azarin Bloodline, including the progenitor, in that hide-out. Samael attempted to talk Melzar into behaving as Samael saw fit. Melzar refused aggressively, vowing to Skraag that he would never have a master between himself and his true master. Samael, having been unable to control The Hound, issued an excommunication; declaring that Melzar was free game for anyone to hunt down. This notice included the obligation for anyone in Melzar's bloodline to 'pay homage' to the Accord officials and a bounty of twenty-thousand radiants was added for anyone who could bring Melzar in alive.

Since then, the beast has not been tamed. Nobody has captured Melzar, nor claimed ownership over his actions. To inspire further fear in the hearts of Alterans, Melzar organized another feeding frenzy like the one in Sanardú to take place in Haven, city of the sun. His plans leaked out and the city was prepared. Even though this occurred during a time of stasis in which nobody experienced hunger, Melzar went through with his foul tempered plans and made an attempt to feed. He infected one, who didn't turn, and gotten away with a horrible wound on his arm.

He barely escaped with his life and turned to hiding ever since. This continued until Samael Azarin showed up in Storm's Landing with Melzar's body, the stake still in his heart. Melzar was paraded through town in an open coffin and never heard of again. Though some people were not convinced he was truly gone or dead for that matter. They have searched the lands for clues to his whereabouts and after months of research finally located what is supposed to be his tomb.


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Family Traits & Relations:
The history above shows some of the basic traits one can expect in a member of the Gluttony bloodline: A foul temper, overestimation of own abilities, almost animalistic instincts and reflexes, and a terrible unquenchable hunger. It also gives insight in the relations between the three bloodlines.

Family Traits:
Daywalker - Acute Hearing - Foul Tempered - Always Hungry - Overestimating Own Abilities

We have got red eyes that seem to bleed out into the whites of the eye, teeth that resemble something more akin to a dogs, and larger, more pointed ears. We are the most animalistic of all bloodlines, taking on more feral appearances and being significantly more hungry and prone to lashing out with nasty tempers.

We are also the more resilient and hardy of the bloodlines, and have found with perseverance, the day does not hinder us quite as much as other bloodlines.
The pupils thin to almost tiny slits and we can function much like a human with a mild cold in the day(weakness, lethargic, tired), still relatively strong and capable. We must have recently fed for this to work, or we will remain weakened during day.

Our hearing has adapted to pick up traces of movement, and we can hear quite well if someone is walking upstairs or if a mouse is moving in the corner of the room. It is not honed so much to whispered conversation, but a predatory awareness of potential prey. We are however easily overwhelmed with places of multiple sources of sound, like taverns or markets, and cannot focus well in these locations.

We have foul tempers that make us hard to deal with at times, and we have far less control than those of other bloodlines. Expect us to have trouble with following orders and thinking rationally about situations. We'd rather let our emotions run rampant and take the physical way out.


For the full description of the Family Traits, see [LINK] Thanks to Elz

Relations:
The Azarin Bloodline:
We've got big beef with the Azarins. They have put themselves in a position of power and feign control over all vyres. To be controlled by anyone else is laughable and anyone aligned with the Azarins is free game to kill or feed on as far as the gluttony bloodline is concerned. Ultimately, Melzar, the progenitor of the gluttony bloodline would see the Azarin bloodline wiped out, to take their place of power and wreak an unopposed havoc wherever they go.

The Grey Bloodline:
The Greys and we compliment each other. Where the Greys lack in strength, we got their backs. We lack in nothing, but they are damned good at hiding, blending in, and keeping out of sight. Where we would strike down all who deny what is rightfully ours, they would keep out of the spotlight and find other ways. It's a weak thing to do, but it's clever, let's give them that.


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Gluttony in Altera:
A piece by Jase after The Butcher's events:
For the wretched or the silly,
Fill your gut and fill your belly!
Forbidden meats and fleshy treats-

Now served on oiled paper sheets!

An official warning, issued by the Fuvurian Empire, against killing vyres, was released on posters through-out the lands.
"Let it be known that the death of a Vyre will promote a return from death in a twisted and maddened version of themselves, and so such actions against Vyres should be considered with this information in mind."

[LINK]

When all doors through-out the lands swung open, Melzar escaped. The Fuvurs sent out another warning.
"Melzar is now back out in the world as a danger to not only the citizens of the Empire, but all people of the lands."

[LINK]

After denying the Azarins power over Melzar and thus his entire bloodline, they've issued an ex-communication.
"Melzar is considered thus free game, and any who would wish to hunt him may do so irregardless of the Accords, and those who harbor or help him are considered in violation of said Accords."

[LINK]

Almost a year after the mysterious disappearance of Melzar, one of his vyres sends out a public message.
"I am the oldest of His blessed progeny. I seek a gathering of the Blood. If it runs in your veins, let us meet. Seek out Khroroth Khrarstein."
[
LINK]

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Change-log of the Bloodline:
o - Melzar receives the infection willingly from Skraag
0 - James McGuffin (Tot ) is infected by Melzar through biting his own tongue, then feeding on him.
o - Jackdaw (ToastySpam ) is infected by Melzar through biting his own tongue, then feeding on him.
o - [Redacted] is infected by Melzar through eating a blood-sausage made of Melzar's blood.
o - [Redacted] is infected by James.
o - Branko (Kostadim ) is infected by James.
o - Maryann (Delta61251 ) is infected by James.
o - Khroroth (BoredBrit ) is infected by Melzar through biting his own tongue, then feeding on him.
o - [Redacted] is infected by James
x - James (Tot ) dies by being staked and is cured.

x - Branko (Kostadim ) dies by being staked.
o - Eria (Galaxy ) is infected by [Redacted]
o - Branko is infected by [Redacted]
0 - Harwig is infected by Eria
x - Maryann (Delta61251 ) is cured through the stake.
x - Branko is cured by the stake
x - Harwig is staked through the heart.
o - Michael Smokes / Mickey (Rue) is infected by Melzar.
o - Aziryn Ovryll (Juvix_ ) is infected by Mickey.
o - [Redacted] is infected by Bok'ra using Azyrin's blood.
o - [Redacted] is infected by Melzar in the Tomb of Destiny
o - [Redacted] is infected by Melzar in the Tomb of Destiny
o - [Redacted] is infected by Bok'ra using Mickey's blood.
x - Eria has become sunblessed
o - Amund is infected by Khroroth.
o - [Redacted] is infected by Amund.
x - Seeker turned into a gravewalker
o - [Redacted] is infected by [Redacted]
o - [Redacted] is infected by [Redacted]
o - [Redacted] is infected by [Redacted]
o - [Redacted] is infected by [Redacted]
o - [Redacted] is infected by [Redacted]
o - [Redacted] is infected by [Redacted]
o - [Redacted] is infected by [Redacted]


 
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Bartooliinii

An Alteran Bard
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I made this to keep track of things and so that the people in the bloodline got some idea of it all too. Please don't use this as a list for who to hunt down pl0x
 

Bartooliinii

An Alteran Bard
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(If I made any mistakes with who sired who, or if your infection is not mentioned in the log, please let me know. I've tried to make it as accurate as possible but sometimes I might've made a mistake.)
 
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