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Username: MysterMe
Character Name: Mikael Petrov
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Species/Race of Character: Human

Bio: Mikael was born in St. Petersburg, and he grew up listening to his Babushka tell tales of the monsters and magic of ancient Russia. She told him of the Vampyr, of the wicked sorcerer Rasputin, of Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave and Beautiful, of Czernobog and Belobog, the brother-gods of the dark winter and the bright spring. His father did not feel such stories were proper for a young man to hear, and believed that only hard facts and harder work would bring his boy up right. He was a strict man, often harsh, though he was not cruel, and he did truly care for his son. Once he learned to read, Mikael would sneak away from his chores at the first opportunity, to read the many old books that lined the walls of the their family home. He eventually went to Moscow, to study Folklore at the University. It was there he discovered that everything he had read about, all the tall tales and legends, were true. At least in part.

A strange woman had approached him while he was working on his thesis, claiming to be a member of the faculty who wished to advise him. They had many conversations before Mikael discovered that although this woman had indeed once been a professor at the University, she had died over twenty years ago. However, he did not panic. If anything, he was overjoyed to discover that there was truth to the stories. Slowly, delicately, he brought the subject up indirectly, letting her know that he knew. At one point, she confessed her true nature as a Vampyr and asked him outright if he wanted to become one of them. He politely declined, and she left, not even attempting to feed on him, as a “matter of courtesy”, she said. But she left him with a very clear warning never to reveal the existence of her kind.

After that incident, Mikael’s curiosity and drive to know the secret nature of the world increased tenfold. He became a field researcher for the University, and spent every waking hour either poring over his books, or seeking out subjects throughout Russia. Slowly, he became initiated into the occult world beneath the surface of the everyday. He had to be careful not to put too much of what he knew into his writing, which became more and more difficult with each passing day. Eventually, he left the University (and was, in part, forced to by suspicious and superstitious colleagues).

He began to pick up many skills, as well. His Babushka had always told him that he was special, that he could see what others couldn’t. As he explored this strange new world, he found his subtle senses becoming sharper and stronger. And he began to learn the secret of secrets: Magic. He pieced spells and rituals together from the books he studied and the “people” he talked to. Much of it was useless or misleading, but he waded through it to get to what was real. On the way, he also picked up a number of “magic” tricks and illusions, and is currently working as both a stage magician and a freelance researcher and investigator of paranormal phenomena. His most recent leads have all pointed to a mysterious mansion that lies deep in the heart of an ancient forest...

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Username: [Spirit_of_Fire]
Character Name: Anton Donatien Mercer
Age: 200's
Gender: Male
Species/Race of Character: Wendigo
Bio: Born in a small village near Montreal during the 19th century, Anton Donatien Mercer was born into an aristocratic family, along with his brother Leon. They were not only attractive, but both were intelligent individuals with interests in nature, Anton in flora and Leon in fauna. However, Anton's one fatal flaw was his curiosity, and as such he always wanted to learn as much about plantlife as he could. One day Anton suggested that he and Leon venture out into the Canadian wilderness so as to get up-close looks at nature. Getting him to go with him, everything went smoothly until they both got caught in a freak blizzard.
Finding refuge in a cave, both tried to wait out the storm, but it lasted for many days. Leon caught pneumonia because of their conditions, and because they were cut off from civilization, he died. After a day or two, Anton, desperate and starving, ate his brothers corpse in a desperate attempt to prolong his life. Because of this act, he had become a Wendigo; a cannibal that attains critical flesh and gains additional "lives" for every person he consumes. Driven mad by this and the death of his brother, he fled the cave in the direction of his village, "dying" once along the way. Upon reaching his village, he went on a feeding spree and devoured every single person in his village. With nothing else to live for, he roamed the Canadian countryside, devouring many people before eventually learning that he could partially sate himself by drinking the blood of animals. He eventually became bored with the country, and stowed himself away on a Russia-bound supply ship. Consuming other people in his wake upon reaching Russia, he eventually founf the mansion deep within the woods. He had then decided to call it his new home, away from large numbers of people, but still enough to keep his hunger satisfied.
Appearance: Anton Donatien Mercer

Username: VampiricGypsy92
Character Name: Scarlet Scythe
Age: 3000 years
Gender: Female
Species/Race of Character: Vampire/Lycan hybrid
Bio: Born a slave in Egypt, Scarlet lived as a slave until her master tried to murder her because of her knowledge of an illegal act he committed. She slayed him and went on a rampage. Egypt, to an extent, was destroyed. Scarlet vanished afterwards and was never seen there again. Now she dwells in the mansion for peace from the world outside. Scarlet keeps to herself and is polite when she is confronted.
Scarlet Scythe