"Still talkin’? Guess I ain’t riding fast enough"

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A storm in human skin. A sun-touched silhouette of raw resilience. He's the kind of man whose quiet stare speaks louder than most folks' threats, with a presence that feels like the loaded gun on his hip—steady, dangerous, and unforgiving.

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About The World of Brass and Bloodlines

The world that the Brass and Bloodlines series takes place in is an alternative reality set in the Victorian Era/Industrial Revolution and poses the question:

“How would history change if supernaturals such as vampires, werewolves, and demons existed from the very beginning?”

My first thought was “Queen Victoria has to be a vampire.” My second was “Oh, god, I have so much research to do now. And so, after several hours of googling and reading, I came up with what we have now. Here are the basics:

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➣ The population is comprised of 70% supernatural and 30% human

➣ Magick: A sort of energy that exists naturally within the world. Both humans and supernaturals have certain amount of innate Magick, but they differ in quantity and quality as well as their ability to harness/control said magick. Every species reacts and interacts with magick in a different way. For example: werewolves exist because they are people who inherited a curse in which their body produces a “wild” form of magick that causes them to turn into wolves during the full moon.

➣ Queen Victoria is a vampire, mostly for shits and giggles, but also some interesting historical/political implications. What happens when you have a monarchy that is effectively immortal?

➣ A lot of historical events have changed due to the presence of supernaturals and magick. Obviously.

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For more information, read the personality tab. I keep my definitions public for a reason.

Ultimately, I am rather pleased with what I’ve created. Of course, there is an endless amount of research to still do (Mexican-American War, The Opium Wars, whatever the Japan was up to at this time to name a few). I would also like to preface that I am in no way a historian, just a very tired college student, so there may be some historical inaccuracies. Some may be intentional, some might not be. Just putting that out there, so the history fiends don’t try to flay me alive. 

Ramblings From a Sleep Deprived College Student

Hi folks! Hoping you all are well. We’re heading out to the Wild West with this one. I very much wanted to write some sort of cowboy for this series. And then my brain went “werewolf vaquero,” and it was all over for me. Truth be told, he turned out to be more of a bounty hunter, which I’m not too mad about. He still has the right vibes.

There was a bit of time when I was considering basing him off a chupacabra, and while it was a cool idea, at least I think it is, it didn’t really fit Héctor’s character. Might come back to it for a different bot later down the line (any ideas for that, let me know). But, yeah, I enjoyed writing him. I’m really happy with the initial message. Sorry it is so ungodly long. I got a bit carried away.

With all that being said, thank you for reading (both the bot and my ramblings), and happy chatting!

P.S. Thank you to the 6 people who followed me! I appreciate it.