Supernatural Law: New Orleans - Revision history

Potted Plant: /* Occult Crimes Division */

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Occult Crimes Division

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	And at the very back of OCD offices is a door with a sign "Dispatch. Do not enter." It is a sturdy iron door engraved with warding sigils and bolted shut from the outside with seven different, old looking padlocks that no one seems to have the keys for.		And at the very back of OCD offices is a door with a sign "Dispatch. Do not enter." It is a sturdy iron door engraved with warding sigils and bolted shut from the outside with seven different, old looking padlocks that no one seems to have the keys for.

			===Player characters===

			[[Supernatural_Law:_New_Orleans/Fantasma\|Fantasma Oblivado, Angel Blooded Necromancer]] played by Seandemonium

			[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/recruitment-chargen-supernatural-law-new-orleans-wicked-pacts.921630/post-25301083/ James "Jimmy" William Bonom] Half Blood Grunt played by shadowsaint007

			[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pK_a-qgPJ4EgJ4E5TB8xZh7tggHp3K1PhW5u4jqDLBE/edit?pli=1#heading=h.fwkjzq6qyo81 Henry Dorgan] Pure Blood Seer played by Talisman

			[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/recruitment-chargen-supernatural-law-new-orleans-wicked-pacts.921630/post-25278212/ Sorne Jasso] Pure Blood Warlock Played by Daxian

			[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtAF-vAzP2LtZTZuqwGpDBow-KeMfCf7ZBj03xvurGw/edit Seraphine Delacroix] Ungifted Angel Blooded played by NightGoblyn

	==Arclight==		==Arclight==

Potted Plant: /* Vampires */

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Vampires

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	The vampire known only as '''The Count''' came to New Orleans during the era of Spanish rule, but he may be even older than that, and is definitely the eldest vampire in the region. On the surface he seems to be the archetypal brooding vampire, residing in a historical plantation house outside the City and receiving few visitors besides the ever changing number of call girls he feeds from.		The vampire known only as '''The Count''' came to New Orleans during the era of Spanish rule, but he may be even older than that, and is definitely the eldest vampire in the region. On the surface he seems to be the archetypal brooding vampire, residing in a historical plantation house outside the City and receiving few visitors besides the ever changing number of call girls he feeds from.

	The Count is less anachronistic than the appearance tells though. He has known to have remarked that he ''got into computers back in 1945 when ENIAC was still hot''. The Count owns a number of businesses that he runs from his home, he has quite a patent portfolio in electronics and computing, and he haunts several local forums under a variety of pseudonyms. And the user ''KikUr4ss99'' who just pwned you in a FPS match, that you are sure is using cheats, may just have vampiric reflexes.		The Count is less anachronistic than the appearance tells though. He has known to have remarked that he ''got into computers back in 1945 when ENIAC was still hot''. The Count owns a number of businesses that he runs from his home, he has quite a patent portfolio in electronics and computing, and he haunts several local online forums under a variety of pseudonyms. And the user ''KikUr4ss99'' who just pwned you in a FPS match, that you are sure is using cheats, may just have vampiric reflexes.

	====Werewolves====		====Werewolves====

Potted Plant: /* Vampires */

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Vampires

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	In New Orleans, there are two registered vampire inhabitants.		In New Orleans, there are two registered vampire inhabitants.

	'''James Alexander''', a former Confederate soldier, went to Civil War as a living man. And returned to his family as a vampire. Initially shocked, his family then came to hide and aid him. And as he aged and his tolerance to vampiric weaknesses grew, James came to aid his family in turn. Today the Alexanders are a very well off family, and the true ~~natura~~ of Uncle James is a family secret.		'''James Alexander''', a former Confederate soldier, went to Civil War as a living man. And returned to his family as a vampire. Initially shocked, his family then came to hide and aid him. And as he aged and his tolerance to vampiric weaknesses grew, James came to aid his family in turn. Today the Alexanders are a very well off family, and the true nature of Uncle James is a family secret.
	James feeds by prowling the nightclubs. Tall, dark and handsome, with the manners of a gentleman and vampiric charisma, James can show a man or woman a good time. And being exhausted the next morning is just a sign of a night well spent, right?		James feeds by prowling the nightclubs. Tall, dark and handsome, with the manners of a gentleman and vampiric charisma, James can show a man or woman a good time. And being exhausted the next morning is just a sign of a night well spent, right?

Potted Plant: /* Vampires */

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Vampires

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	In New Orleans, there are two registered vampire inhabitants.		In New Orleans, there are two registered vampire inhabitants.

	'''James Alexander''', a former Confederate soldier, went to Civil War as a living man. And returned to his family as a vampire. Initially shocked, his family then came to hide and aid him. And as he aged and his tolerance to vampiric weaknesses ~~crew~~, James came to aid his family in turn. Today the Alexanders are a very well off family, and the true natura of Uncle James is a family secret.		'''James Alexander''', a former Confederate soldier, went to Civil War as a living man. And returned to his family as a vampire. Initially shocked, his family then came to hide and aid him. And as he aged and his tolerance to vampiric weaknesses grew, James came to aid his family in turn. Today the Alexanders are a very well off family, and the true natura of Uncle James is a family secret.
	James feeds by prowling the nightclubs. Tall, dark and handsome, with the manners of a gentleman and vampiric charisma, James can show a man or woman a good time. And being exhausted the next morning is just a sign of a night well spent, right?		James feeds by prowling the nightclubs. Tall, dark and handsome, with the manners of a gentleman and vampiric charisma, James can show a man or woman a good time. And being exhausted the next morning is just a sign of a night well spent, right?

Potted Plant: /* Cosmology, Politics and Supernatural Beings */

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Cosmology, Politics and Supernatural Beings

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	By Law, homunculi are required to be tattooed with serial numbers and registered, so in case of trouble the police will know where to go asking questions. But there is a thriving black market trade for unmarked homunculi, to be used for purposes the police would object to.		By Law, homunculi are required to be tattooed with serial numbers and registered, so in case of trouble the police will know where to go asking questions. But there is a thriving black market trade for unmarked homunculi, to be used for purposes the police would object to.

	===Vampires and Werewolves		===Vampires and Werewolves===
	Though these beings are powerful, they are also cited as examples of what happens when one wants too much out of a pact. For while mages are still mostly human despite their otherworldly powers, and most definitely inhabitants of our world, vampires and werewolves are no longer quite human although they can pass as them. They also have difficulties surviving in our world, needing special diets to keep their otherworldly part of falling ill, and possessing strange vulnerabilities.		Though these beings are powerful, they are also cited as examples of what happens when one wants too much out of a pact. For while mages are still mostly human despite their otherworldly powers, and most definitely inhabitants of our world, vampires and werewolves are no longer quite human although they can pass as them. They also have difficulties surviving in our world, needing special diets to keep their otherworldly part of falling ill, and possessing strange vulnerabilities.

	No one knows for sure what people entered into pacts that turned them into vampires and werewolves or when exactly this happened, but most theories suspect primitive tribes living in what is today Eastern Europe. Nor is it known what being or beings they made pacts with, although the answer is unlikely to be anything good. It stands to reason that the timeless Hosts would know, but both Angels and Devils steadfastly refuse to answer questions about the subject. It is possible that vampires and werewolves were created as proxies in some otherworldly conflict, for they seem to have an instinctive loathing of each other. While this does not make them automatically fight each other upon meeting, it does make coexistence strained and violence more likely to happen.		No one knows for sure what people entered into pacts that turned them into vampires and werewolves or when exactly this happened, but most theories suspect primitive tribes living in what is today Eastern Europe. Nor is it known what being or beings they made pacts with, although the answer is unlikely to be anything good. It stands to reason that the timeless Hosts would know, but both Angels and Devils steadfastly refuse to answer questions about the subject. It is possible that vampires and werewolves were created as proxies in some otherworldly conflict, for they seem to have an instinctive loathing of each other. While this does not make them automatically fight each other upon meeting, it does make coexistence strained and violence more likely to happen.

	===Vampires===		====Vampires====
	Physically powerful and capable of enduring damage that would kill a human twice over, vampires can still die of injuries other than decapitation and a stake through the heart, although anyone who has faced one can understand where the rumors about their unkillability come from. Vampires also eat food just like anyone else, but they also need a daily diet of fresh blood to keep from wasting away. The blood needs to be from a human and freshly drawn from the veins. Animal blood is useless to a vampire and stored human blood rapidly loses the mystical qualities a vampire needs.		Physically powerful and capable of enduring damage that would kill a human twice over, vampires can still die of injuries other than decapitation and a stake through the heart, although anyone who has faced one can understand where the rumors about their unkillability come from. Vampires also eat food just like anyone else, but they also need a daily diet of fresh blood to keep from wasting away. The blood needs to be from a human and freshly drawn from the veins. Animal blood is useless to a vampire and stored human blood rapidly loses the mystical qualities a vampire needs.

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	The Count is less anachronistic than the appearance tells though. He has known to have remarked that he ''got into computers back in 1945 when ENIAC was still hot''. The Count owns a number of businesses that he runs from his home, he has quite a patent portfolio in electronics and computing, and he haunts several local forums under a variety of pseudonyms. And the user ''KikUr4ss99'' who just pwned you in a FPS match, that you are sure is using cheats, may just have vampiric reflexes.		The Count is less anachronistic than the appearance tells though. He has known to have remarked that he ''got into computers back in 1945 when ENIAC was still hot''. The Count owns a number of businesses that he runs from his home, he has quite a patent portfolio in electronics and computing, and he haunts several local forums under a variety of pseudonyms. And the user ''KikUr4ss99'' who just pwned you in a FPS match, that you are sure is using cheats, may just have vampiric reflexes.

	===Werewolves===		====Werewolves====
	Werewolves have an easier time passing off as human because although they are capable of turning into fearsome monsters, they look outwardly human. And their vulnerability to silver is not as blatant as the vampiric vulnerabilities. But they have their own dietary needs. Every week, a werewolf must eat copious amounts of raw, freshly killed meat. It does not have to be human flesh, animals work just fine as a food source, but the meat must be unprepared and from a fresh kill. Stored or cooked meat loses its usefulness.		Werewolves have an easier time passing off as human because although they are capable of turning into fearsome monsters, they look outwardly human. And their vulnerability to silver is not as blatant as the vampiric vulnerabilities. But they have their own dietary needs. Every week, a werewolf must eat copious amounts of raw, freshly killed meat. It does not have to be human flesh, animals work just fine as a food source, but the meat must be unprepared and from a fresh kill. Stored or cooked meat loses its usefulness.

Potted Plant: /* Angels and Devils */

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Angels and Devils

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	OCD Detectives rarely have need to interact with the Consuls, that kind of thing is handled at diplomatic levels. The one member of the Hosts they on occasion do have to interact with is an Asura. '''Azharbel the Hell Cop'''. He got assigned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina stirred up all kinds of trouble, and has since been looking around for anything that might upset the Archdevil of Law, or Azharbel's direct boss, the Consul.		OCD Detectives rarely have need to interact with the Consuls, that kind of thing is handled at diplomatic levels. The one member of the Hosts they on occasion do have to interact with is an Asura. '''Azharbel the Hell Cop'''. He got assigned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina stirred up all kinds of trouble, and has since been looking around for anything that might upset the Archdevil of Law, or Azharbel's direct boss, the Consul.

	Being a Devil thoroughly lacking in compassion and empathy, Azharbel does not make arrests. And when he does, it is even worse, for that means that someone is going to get dragged ~~into~~ Hell. So when OCD Detectives and the Hell Cop end up on the same case, it is always a race to beat the Asura to the target.		Being a Devil thoroughly lacking in compassion and empathy, Azharbel does not make arrests. And when he does, it is even worse, for that means that someone is going to get dragged to Hell. So when OCD Detectives and the Hell Cop end up on the same case, it is always a race to beat the Asura to the target.

	===Demons===		===Demons===

Potted Plant: /* Angels and Devils */

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Angels and Devils

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	Hosts are expected to obey our laws while in our world and are subject to arrest if they break them. The Consuls have diplomatic immunity, but even that has limits. By the Edinburgh Treaties, Hosts are forbidden from influencing secular authorities. (Religious authorities are fair game.) They tend to circumvent this by influencing a person before he becomes a secular authority and then just let him run. But manipulating such a person into a position of authority is a treaty violation, and blatant tampering like that has been known to happen.		Hosts are expected to obey our laws while in our world and are subject to arrest if they break them. The Consuls have diplomatic immunity, but even that has limits. By the Edinburgh Treaties, Hosts are forbidden from influencing secular authorities. (Religious authorities are fair game.) They tend to circumvent this by influencing a person before he becomes a secular authority and then just let him run. But manipulating such a person into a position of authority is a treaty violation, and blatant tampering like that has been known to happen.

	OCD Detectives rarely have need to interact with the Consuls, that kind of thing is handled at diplomatic levels. The one member of the Hosts they on occasion do have to interact with is an Asura. '''Azharbel the Hell Cop'''. He got assigned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina stirred up all kinds of trouble, and has since been looking around for anything that might upset the Archdevil of Law, or ~~his~~ direct boss, the Consul.		OCD Detectives rarely have need to interact with the Consuls, that kind of thing is handled at diplomatic levels. The one member of the Hosts they on occasion do have to interact with is an Asura. '''Azharbel the Hell Cop'''. He got assigned to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina stirred up all kinds of trouble, and has since been looking around for anything that might upset the Archdevil of Law, or Azharbel's direct boss, the Consul.

	Being a Devil thoroughly lacking in compassion and empathy, ~~Aharbel~~ does not make arrests. And when he does, it is even worse, for that means that someone is going to get dragged into Hell. So when OCD Detectives and the Hell Cop end up on the same case, it is always a race to beat the Asura to the target.		Being a Devil thoroughly lacking in compassion and empathy, Azharbel does not make arrests. And when he does, it is even worse, for that means that someone is going to get dragged into Hell. So when OCD Detectives and the Hell Cop end up on the same case, it is always a race to beat the Asura to the target.

	===Demons===		===Demons===

Potted Plant: /* Criminal mages */

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Criminal mages

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	Ritual torture and murder are amongst the worst kind of magic-related crimes that the police may have to deal with. Blood and death are powerful ingredients in some kinds of magic. Especially if the blood is mystical in nature, such as the blood of a mage, especially a full blooded mage. Thankfully, this is rare, for most mages are not depraved enough to perform human sacrifice. But the sacrifice of animals used to be legal in the past, and some mages feel that it still should be.		Ritual torture and murder are amongst the worst kind of magic-related crimes that the police may have to deal with. Blood and death are powerful ingredients in some kinds of magic. Especially if the blood is mystical in nature, such as the blood of a mage, especially a full blooded mage. Thankfully, this is rare, for most mages are not depraved enough to perform human sacrifice. But the sacrifice of animals used to be legal in the past, and some mages feel that it still should be.

	When mages commit crimes, usually only one mage is involved, or a handful of partners in crime. There are no organized crime families in New Orleans. Mages may be in the employ of organized crime, or a mage may work his way to the leadership of a criminal organization, but an entire extended family or fraternity of mages dedicated to criminal pursuits is something New Orleans does not have.		When mages commit crimes, usually only one mage is involved, or a handful of partners in crime. There are no organized crime families of mages in New Orleans. Mages may be in the employ of organized crime, or a mage may work his way to the leadership of a criminal organization, but an entire extended family or fraternity of mages dedicated to criminal pursuits is something New Orleans does not have.

	This is not to say that crime families of mages do not exist. Across the Gulf, in Mexico, the '''Salamanca''' family runs an entire cartel, and there is a constant worry that they might try to expand beyond the border.		This is not to say that crime families of mages do not exist. Across the Gulf, in Mexico, the '''Salamanca''' family runs an entire cartel, and there is a constant worry that they might try to expand beyond the border.

Potted Plant: /* Criminal mages */

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Criminal mages

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	Most mages covet artifacts and grimoires. Items like these are either resource-intensive to create or originate from the Other Side, which makes them difficult to replace, and therefore valuable. Even the more commonplace tools of magic created by Enchanters can be expensive, and where a mundane might steal a smartphone, a mage might try to steal an amulet.		Most mages covet artifacts and grimoires. Items like these are either resource-intensive to create or originate from the Other Side, which makes them difficult to replace, and therefore valuable. Even the more commonplace tools of magic created by Enchanters can be expensive, and where a mundane might steal a smartphone, a mage might try to steal an amulet.

	Trespassing is annoyingly common. Some places have high ambient energy or auspicious flows of power that can be useful for certain kinds of magic, especially rituals. Many of these places are within private property, or within an area where performing rituals is not permitted, such as public buildings and graveyards. Younger ~~makes~~ are especially prone to sneaking in to perform secret rituals.		Trespassing is annoyingly common. Some places have high ambient energy or auspicious flows of power that can be useful for certain kinds of magic, especially rituals. Many of these places are within private property, or within an area where performing rituals is not permitted, such as public buildings and graveyards. Younger mages are especially prone to sneaking in to perform secret rituals.

	Various materials can be used to boost magic, enchant items or brew potions. Some are relatively commonplace. Others are rare, expensive, highly taxed, heavily regulated, or all of that. Yet others are downright illegal, and so are items and potions made from them. Crimes involving these materials include smuggling, unlawful alchemy and peddling of fake materials.		Various materials can be used to boost magic, enchant items or brew potions. Some are relatively commonplace. Others are rare, expensive, highly taxed, heavily regulated, or all of that. Yet others are downright illegal, and so are items and potions made from them. Crimes involving these materials include smuggling, unlawful alchemy and peddling of fake materials.

Potted Plant: /* New Orleans */

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New Orleans

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	And in addition to trouble, Katrina also stirred up beings that would have been better left at rest...		And in addition to trouble, Katrina also stirred up beings that would have been better left at rest...

	One major leftover from the hurricane is the Water Court. Over 80% of New Orleans flooded, water elementals moved in, and now they are here to stay. The elementals were initially unused to dealing with humans on the scale necessary, but things have since settled down. Water Court is fiercely independent ~~thought~~, and every now and then a problem arises that needs to be moderated.		One major leftover from the hurricane is the Water Court. Over 80% of New Orleans flooded, water elementals moved in, and now they are here to stay. The elementals were initially unused to dealing with humans on the scale necessary, but things have since settled down. Water Court is fiercely independent though, and every now and then a problem arises that needs to be moderated.

	==The Universe==		==The Universe==