Ravenhurst The Veil

RAVENHURST IS A MASQUERADE SIM, WE HOLD THE VEIL. THIS MEANS THAT ALL SUPERNATURALS MUST (!) HIDE THEIR RACE. ALL OUTWARD SIGNS OF YOUR CHARACTER AV MUST REFLECT A PURELY HUMAN APPEARANCE. THIS MEANS TAILS, HORNS, EARS, FANGS, TEETH, HOOVES, FUR, WINGS, CLAWS, EYES, SCALES, GILLS, FLIPPERS, MAGICAL AURAS,ZOMBIES, DRAGONS, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT TIP SOMEONE OFF THAT YOU ARE SOMETHING OTHER THAN HUMAN. WEAR A CAPE, CLOAK, OR HIDE IT.

YOU MIGHT JUST LOOK LIKE A SUPERNATURAL IF YOU:
FLOAT, LEVITATE, GLOW, BURN WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE, FLY, DISAPEAR, APPEAR, SUMMON OBJECTS TO YOUR HAND

IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO BREAK THE MASQUERADE IN TOWN, WHERE WE ASSUME THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HUMANS, ANY PERMAKILL RESTRICTIONS YOU HAVE IN YOUR PROFILE MAY BE CONSIDERED NULL AND VOID, AND OTHER SUPERNATURALS WILL LIKELY DISPOSE OF YOU QUICKLY TO AVOID DISCLOSURE AND AWARENESS OF THEIR OWN EXISTANCE.

FOR EXAMPLE A CHARACTER FLAUNTS THE FACT THAT HE IS A VAMPIRE, THEREBY BREAKING THE MASQUERADE / VEIL. MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS LATER, HE MAY BE WALKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS, WHEREBY A WEREWOLF PACK WHO BECAME AWARE OF THE VEIL BREAK MIGHT SHOW UP, AND DESPITE THE VAMPIRE CHARACTERS BEST EFFORTS, KILL HIM AND TEAR HIM TO PIECES, AND TAKE BITS HOME FOR TROPHIES. HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING OF COURSE :) IN THIS INSTANCE, THE WOLVES GOT TO HIM BEFORE THE VAMPIRES DID, AND BARING THAT - THE TOWNSPEOPLE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BURNED HIM, AND BEGAN A SIM WIDE HUNT FOR OTHER SUPERNATURALS PUTTING EVERYONE AT RISK.

THE HUMAN RP IS THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC OR GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT SUPERNATURALS EXIST. THERE ARE TALES AND RUMORS OF THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT, BUT THATS JUST OLD WIVES TALES….

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN PIECES LAYING IN THE REEDS, DOWN BY THE RIVER, AND YOU SAY TO YOURSELF "SELF, HOW DID I GET HERE, AND HOW WOULD I CONTINUE PLAYING IN RAVENHURST NOW THAT MY CHARACTER HAS BEEN KILLED?" YOU WOULD WANT TO SPEAK TO ONE OF THE STORYTELLERS ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO BRING A NEW CHARACTER TO RAVENHURST TO PLAY, NOW THAT YOUR INITIAL CHARACTER SINGS WITH THE ANGELS.

ALSO, IF YOU WERE TO BREAK THE VEIL BY ACCIDENT, AND FIND YOURSELF IN A PREDICAMENT WHICH APPEARS TO BE HEADING IN A DIRECTION SIMILIAR TO THE "HYPOTHETICAL" SCENARIO DESCRIBED ABOVE, SEE A STORYTELLER IMMEDIATELY TO FIND OUT IF WITH SOME ASSISTANCE YOUR GREVIOUS ACTION MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE CONCEALED, THEREBY SAVING YOU FROM NEEDLESS DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT, AS WELL AS BEING A TROPHY PIECE ON SOMEONES MANTLE / WALL / CAVE / DUNGEON / TROPHY ROOM / BELT .

JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE NO AVATARS AROUND, DOESNT MEAN THAT THERE ARE NO NPC HUMANS AROUND TO WITNESS BREAKS OF THE VEIL IN TOWN. ASSUME THAT IN TOWN, THERE ARE ALWAYS HUMANS WITHIN EARSHOT AND EYESIGHT, AND THAT SUPERNATURALS ARE THE VAST MINORITY.

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