There are many creatures within the supernatural world, and more subspecies than most would care to mention, but most tend to fall into the following categories:


Human

Humans. The most common of the sapient group. What they lack in magical ability they make up for in adaptiveness and ingenuity. Most have no idea about some of the things that take place around them. Those that do tend to not benefit from this knowledge. A human in that world is in a lot of danger. Unless of course they're one of those selected to join SCION.

In which case, they're probably in even more danger.


Vampire



Vampires. The children of the night. The nosferatu. The things of horror stories and teen romance novels the world over...but the truth of a vampires is both scary, and a bit sad.

Vampires were once humans, humans who had the venom of another vampire injected directly into their jugular vein so as to have it reach their heart almost immediately..and cause it to stop. It would remain stopped for about six hours as every cell in the host's body was infected with the curse, only to have it restart again slower and colder.

A vampire has a very low body temperature, and a naturally slow pulse. They have astonishing darkvision and very fast reflexes. Much like snakes, they are able to sense body heat through adapted cells beneath their skin, and additionally like snakes, they are able to snap out a set of very long, hollow canines from their upper jaw. These often snap out when a vampire is angry or threatened, as well as about to strike.

They are incredibly effective predators. Like mantids their appearance draws their prey, humans. Humans see them as uncommonly, if rather savagely beautiful, and tend to be drawn to them. This suits a vampire well. They must drink blood every few days in order to maintain good health. Without it they will begin to sicken and decay. Their cells will degenerate until they resemble a walking corpse and until their minds degenerate into animalistic madness.


Werewolf



Hungry like the wolf. The werewolf is another of the supernatural creatures that has permeated popular culture.

Like vampires, some werewolves were once ordinary humans, turned by the bite of one of the lycan kind. However, unlike vampires, a werewolf may have children, and as a result, the majority of werewolves around in the modern era were born never having known humanity. Born wolves tend to be stronger than those turned, and those from certain lines stronger still than that. This tends to make born-wolves a little...hung up on it.

A werewolf, most of the time, resembles a person. A born-wolf tends to be on the tall side, with an athletic build and something a little..scruffy about them. Males of the species tend to build muscle mass quite easily. All werewolves have a fast metabolism, a high body temperature, and a rapid pulse. They tend to display quite impressive strength even in human form, and this is greatly increased when they transform.

Transformation is a major part of a werewolf's life. By default, upon every full moon, as the last rays of sun disappear they will be hit by agonizing, blinding pain. Bones will snap and reform, organs will fail and warp. The werewolf will suffer a heart attack, multiple fractures, massive internal trauma and their skin will tear itself apart. By the end, they will be a new creature, a horrifying meld of human and beast with a wolf-like head and a hunched body, covered in thick fur.

Transformed, partly due to the beast instincts, and partly due to the immense trauma of transformation, werewolves become animalistic and vicious. They will attack most living things and act like a wild creature, causing destruction and chaos around them.

That is unless they are properly trained. Born werewolves will be put through rigorous training by their own pack. First of all mental preparation in order to maintain their goals in wolf form, and to not harm those on their own side. The second set of training they got through it using a focus to bring on the change outside the full moon. These 'forced' transformations can give them a needed edge in a fight, but are also very hard on a werewolf's body. To force a change whilst injured or unwell can easily kill the individual.

Sorcerer

Another who has known what it is to be human, most as they were often born of humans. A sorcerer is a mortal who has magic running through their veins. They are able to channel into the fundamental forces of nature and wreck things with it.

This tends to be a problem to an inexperienced caster, though. For many it may begin to trigger accidentally, fires starting, objects flinging themselves into walls, strange presences within the home. That sort of thing. Uncontrolled, the powers can be very dangerous, growing unchecked and unfocused they often end up lashing out at random, killing the caster or people around them.

A sorcerer can however, train and learn to manipulate their abilities to call upon the elements. Through this they can become very powerful, despite being physically unremarkable and as mortal as any regular man.


Fallen

An enigmatic form of cryptid, most Fallen with Scion were picked up directly from where they appeared. That is, Fallen appear to literally...fall. When you see footage of meteorites crashing to earth wreathed in flame. Not all of them are meteorites. Investigators will sometimes find, rather than shattered space rock in th e crater, a humanoid figure, smoking and blackened with burns, bones shattered and body twisted up like you might expect something that'd just rocketed out of the sky in a trail of flame to end up looking like.

It's pretty nasty...but is made quite a bit more nasty by the fact that they're nearly always alive after landing.

Most Fallen recovered by SCION have been comatose since their recovery, and offer little other than research material into the phenomenon. Those that have awoken, whilst more immediately useful, suffer from acute amnesia, and have no memory of their lives before they fell. Most however have appeared easy enough to deal with, and have often taken up posts within the organization.

All Fallen are very heavily scarred, and tend to not be too pleasant to look at, but often have quite gentle dispositions. Their touch has the odd ability of being able to relieve the pain and infer a sense of serenity upon those they make contact with, and as a result many have had success training as medics within the organization.

Demon

The final type of cryptid, and the only kind to have no known representation within SCION. A demon is an ancient manifestation of a primal darkness, and major demons exist to constantly scheme and plot and fight amoung themselves. Most will deal in 'blood pacts'; deals made with other creatures in return for something. Years of life, a first born son, years of servitude...a demon will deal in all such things, and chaos is something they thrive upon. Most demons would benefit greatly from SCION's failure.



There are plenty of types within SCION, all play a big role, and not all get along too well. Just some of these may include:
(These are not hard and fast 'roles', they more serve as writing prompts and suggestions. Other ideas are welcome!)


The Head- ????- Played by VitaminHeart - Oft-heard, never seen. The mysterious benefactor keeps an eye on her investment, and will often check in on her staff. No-one has met the Head in person, but as she is generally happy enough to allow them to work without micromanaging, few people show a lot of concern.

Scientist -Oren Kovalenko - Played by VitaminHeart - Always looking to dissect something, or connect someone up to machines and make notes, the Scientists are always trying to work out what makes people, and creatures, tick. Considering Miss Oren's general lack of interest in anyone's welfare, plenty of people are relieved that others exist to ensure that the research team do not do anything unethical.

The Barbarian - Kora Norrevinter - Played by VitaminHeart - Six and a half foot of screaming, fighting crazy, this werewolf has come from a bloodline of warriors stretching back to pre-roman tribes. A sort of doggy aristocracy, if you will. Bred for generations to be a warrior, it's evident that she's not really prepared for much else, including polite society. Enjoys death metal, cake, and punching stuff.

The Doc - Every places needs a Doctor. Someone to try and put everyone back together when things go bad. Preferably more than one. Even then, trying to keep everyone in SCION alive and kicking is a pretty full on job.

The Tech Even in a world of magic, you need someone that knows their way around modern tech. In a place with thousand year old vampires, and lycans who seem to think they're still in the viking era, someone needs to have some finesse around wires and screens.

The Old One After you've lived five hundred years, vampire society names you an 'Old One' and treats you with respect. This guy/gal could be ruling their own clan by now, but has instead taken up the good fight with SCION. How noble. Or suspicious.

The Rookie New blood in the old corpse. The rest have known each other for a few years. This one is pretty new. About to prove themselves? Or about to make it a very short career?

The Lore Expert - Immersed in the world of magic and monsters for so long, there's little he/she does not know. The go-to for questions regarding the spooky and mystical. Tends to be at odds with the researchers for that reason. They don't like stuff they can't explain off.

Fighters You need boots on the ground, people not afraid to bust some skulls when things turn ugly. These are your people for that. They're going to fight the good fight to keep the peace...even if their average career tends to run short and end messily.



SCION tends to keep plenty of data on their staff (all above board of course.)

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