Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24942837-20140622155905

Right before the 4th Era, a Nord by the name of Jonathan Shadowhunter summoned the Avatar of Stendarr, and demanded one thing: A new race of peacekeepers. Stendarr agreed to this, and gave five legendary objects. The first, the Mortal Cup. Anyone that drinks from it, and has been properly trained, will become a Shadowhunter, and so will everyone in their family, including future descendants. The second, the Mortal Sword. Legend has it this blade is sharper than any weapon in all of Nirn, and was the first blade to create runes, also the only blade to pierce the Divine, and so gave his blood in the Cup to Jonathan to drink. Stendarr, wise as he is, allowed the reproduction of similar blades tht could create runes. These were called, "Seraph Blades." Along with these, he gave two important rune books: The Gray Book of Shadowhunters, and The White Book. The Gray Book held runes that only someone with Shadowhunter Blood could have, or else they would disintegrate. The White Book had much more powerful runes, runes that even others without Shadowhunter Blood could use. The last, and most important, is the Mirror. This was which the portal where Stendarr's avatar walked through.

Molag Bal was furious. He did not want his evil to be cleansed from man, mer, and beast, so he created an anti-Shadowhunter race: The Dremora Demons. These were a faster, stronger, and smarter breed than the other atronachs, and were able to shapeshift. Mehrunes Dagon advised him to create more races, so there was no chance of the peacekeeper's survival. The Daedric Prince followed this idea, and commanded Hircine to also unleash his race.

Hircine created a new breed of Werewolves, ones that could fully turn into a wolf. He also made Faeries, later called the Fair Folk. These were the same size as man, had black eyes, and were tricksters to anyone but their own, although they could never tell a direct lie. There was one more race. Molag Bal made Vampire Lords again, but knew their only downfall was their numbers, so he made a major amount. Not so long after their first battles began as good and evil, there came the inevitable... cross-breeding. Demons had a desire for mortals, or mundanes, and wanted more in their army. This resulted in the Warlock. Half mundane and half demon, this sorcerer was able to use evil magic and stayed immortal, even able to change their appearance from age to age, although the typical warlock preferred to look young and healthy.

It is now the Late Fifth Era. Alduin, Harkon, Miraak, and the original Thalmor have been defeated. A Breton Warlock by the name of Samuel has remade the Thalmor, but the only way to join them is if the applicant has demon blood in them, with proof. The Vampires, Werewolves, and Fair Folk have decided to stay neutral on most wars, but will help when required. Shadowhunters now hunt demons and rogue Vampires, Werewolves, Warlocks, and Faeries, which are also known as Downworlders. But rogues are the least of the Shadowhunters' problems. Someone is stirring up trouble, and giving tiny hints as to what. Little is known these hints lead to war.

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Rules:

. No Dragonborn.

. Keep all lore discussions in the chat.

. You can have pets like dogs and other animals, including the hostile ones like Horkers but as pets they are docile and tamed.

. You can have a Family Heirloom, like a weapon or armor. Maybe even something like that like an artifact.

. You cannot be the Emperor.

. The Blades still protect the Emperor.

. Alduin is defeated but there are still dragons that roam Tamriel.

. No killing anyone without their permission, unless they are gone for 4 or more days, and you/someone else is stuck in Limbo. Unless you have a reason, your character will get killed off.

. You can have 4 characters.

. Only the GM and Co-GMs can become Daedric Princes and Divines.

. You can meet Daedric Princes and Divines.

. Give the roleplayers time to react to the actions.

. Use lore-friendly names. If you can't think of one, use this http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/?q=namegenerator

. All Shadowhunters are related to Stendarr.

. You can Flashback in the RP to previous times.

. There are Shadowhunter headquarters, called Institutes, that house Shadowhunters (18+) and their children (17-). There are Institutes all across Tamriel.

. You can add the occational song or track in a link to the RP, use to state that you are adding a track.

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Classes:

Shadowhunter: These peacekeepers are fierce warriors that protect Tamriel's citizens, an 