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Vampires (Midnight’s Pack)

Warning: This article may include heavier topics (blood, death, animosity between magical species, mentions of slavery etc.) - consider it before you continue.

Overview:

Overlords of the night and one of the most prominent beings in the world of “Midnight’s Pack”. Alongside magic-sensitive people, vampires are the oldest of all magical species in the world, resulting in vampires being mostly repulsive towards anyone they don't see as worthy of their good will.

Biology:

Vampires are almost human-looking beings, usually considered attractive and beautiful/handsome by the community.

Due to their lower body temperature, their skin has an “unhealthily” pale shade (which applies to dark-skinned ones, as well - their skin is dark yet yet with seemingly unhealthy shade) and their touch can be viewed as uncomfortably cold. They are more resistant to warm temperatures but they can easily get too cold, which is also the reason why you can spot vampires wearing significantly warmer clothes during cold days.

The most significant differences between them and normal humans are definitely big, sharp fangs (fun fact: most of vampires have only one pair of fangs but in rare occasions, the vampire can be born with two pairs of fangs - one pair in upper jaw, the other in the lower jaw) and eyes.

Speaking of the eyes, vampires are naturally born with blue irises (this also applies to dark-skinned ones) but they can change color depending on nutrition (we'll talk about the reason later).

A vampiric stomach is also very different from a human's: their organ is separated into two parts and one of them works almost the same as a human's stomach, the other accepts only the nutrition they receive from blood. Also, this side is significantly bigger, meaning that vampires technically don't need to eat normal food, although they do it to both avoid being too thin and to smell the taste of dishes.

Aging:

In the world of “Midnight’s Pack”, vampires aren't immortal like in most media, though they can live over the age of 1,000. Actually, they're aging for 30 years like humans and then the process gets significantly slower.

Abilities:

Despite being two oldest magical species, vampires and magic-sensitive people hold different magical abilities, although some of their powers might have almost or 100% the same result.

The most significant abilities include shapeshift into a bat, mist form, object/being levitation, mind control and mind reading (can be used only on non-vampires), super strength and speed, better healing, etc.

Compared to magic-sensitive people, vampires use their powers only non-verbally, as they’re mostly tight up to their will. Magic-sensitive people have to learn how to cast spells non-verbally and because it's difficult, there's only a few of them who can do so.

Unlike in most media, vampires in Midnight’s Pack can't turn humans into new vampires with their bite - and even if they were able to, vampires wouldn't do so, as most of them see humans as something even worse than other magical species.

Weaknesses:

Sunlight isn't fatal for vampires in Midnight’s Pack, however they can feel very dizzy without wearing a hat and without a suncream or an umbrella, some of them can even get an allergic reaction on their skin - it looks like a red rash that's itchy and hot, sometimes even painful at touch.

Their eyes are also pretty sensitive to sunlight, so most of the vampires wear sunglasses outside during the day. Without them, their eyes would become watery in reaction to irritation.

Garlic is something vampires are very afraid of, mainly because it causes even worse allergic reactions to their bodies than sunlight, so they avoid it as much as they can. This vegetable not only makes their throats swollen, but they can also irritate their stomach, resulting in a long time of vomiting.

In the worst case, they can get poisoned and… die.

And lastly, silver is the only metal that can hurt or kill all magical species and magical animals from Midnight’s Pack universe, for sure.

Nutrition & “Moonlight fangsberry”:

It was already mentioned that vampires have a very specific stomach with two parts: one that accepts normal food and one that only gets nutrition from blood. Also, the second-mentioned side is bigger, which results in vampires eating normal food only to avoid being too thin and to smell the taste of dishes.

Like in most media, vampires from the universe of Midnight’s Pack can drink blood to get the needed nutritions, however the law of the world has strict rules:

For example vampires can't just go and directly drink blood from somebody’s neck. Instead, they have to go and buy it from the hospitals.

Also, there are the rules about how many packs of blood vampires can buy, as blood might be needed elsewhere.

And of course, vampires can't buy too rare blood types.

Earlier in this chapter, it was stated that in Midnight’s Pack, the eyes of the vampires are naturally blue but can change to purplish blue, purple or even red through time. This is affected by hemoglobin, more specifically by iron that's in it (iron can become red in reaction with oxygen), as this protein can get in a vampire's body and change the colors of their irises.

However, there are still vampires, even adult ones, with clearly light blue eyes. These individuals decided not to drink blood, either because they feel guilty for drinking blood, because they hematophobic/hemophobic or because they just don't want to.

In these cases, there's a plant that's an alternative food for vampires in the world of Midnight's pack.

Moonlight fangsberry, what’s the plant called, is a unique fauna from the universe. A bush with a black wood, dark green leafs, white petals and big berries (about 15 centimeters long but can grow bigger). It's not only pretty unpretentious with the ability to adjust to almost every climate (although the plant was first found in the mountains), it's also 100% edible.

As M. fangsberry has the same nutritions as blood and the only thing that's missing is hemoglobin with its iron, it can't change vampire’s irises.

The plant itself has no specific smell or taste, so it’s usable in both salty and sweet dishes, or even in drinks.

Products made from M. fangsberry, for example crackers, bonbons, teas, lemonades, champagnes, etc. can be found both in the supermarkets or in small shops with stuff only for vampires.

Lifestyle:

Most vampires are wealthy, aristocratic descendants who own great mansions (each family even often owns more than 1 mansion) and a lot of known companies and factories.

As it was mentioned at the start of this article, vampires act repulsive towards anyone they don't see as worthy of their good will, which is almost every other species. Unfortunately, these opinions aren't just a thing older vampires believe in - actually, young vampires often share the negative view of different species and they might even be worse, as they usually struggle with keeping a permanent poker face and a neutral demeanor.

This is mostly affected by the fact that vampires from wealthy families are educated at home until the age of 15, then they're sent to private high schools - Diaemus Academy is known to be the most prestigious, as well as the most expensive vampire school in the world. Although their education is overall on a high level, there are still stereotypical thoughts of other species the teachers unintentionally or purposely spread, resulting in feeding these lies even more.

And it doesn't help that most of the vampires introduce these thoughts to their children when they're still little.

Most vampires meet other species at universities (which are only public in this world) for the first time but because they're mostly “brainwashed” from home and earlier education, about 95% of them is unable to form at least a neutral relationship with other species - the only exception are, of course, magic-sensitive people, because vampires consider them as equal to each other. This is affected by the fact a lot of scientists who developed important products for vampires, for example sun-protecting creams, were magic-sensitive people.

The biggest animosity mostly stays between vampires and werewolves - in the past, especially during medieval times, werewolves often worked as slaves or poorly-paid servants of the most wealthiest vampire families and even if the laws about same rights for everyone came, vampires still look down at the lycanthropes, mainly because of how unpredictable, wild and destructive they can become.

Werewolves also keep negative opinions of vampires, so it’s almost impossible to see friends or even multi-species couples.

If there are any positive, vampire-werewolf relationships, they are mostly between werewolves and middle-class vampire families (these families aren't common but they're not the rarest, either).

Trivia:

Vampires have a light liquid instead of blood - this means periods/menstrual cycles are a thing in vampires’ life, as well.

Vampires mostly wear dark clothes (black, dark purple, magenta, dark green, etc.), especially those from wealthy families - it's something they were wearing even in the ancient and medieval times. In the past, it was mostly because vampires were originally a nocturnal species and they didn't want to be spotted in the dark. Nowadays, it's mostly just a style and/or a “rule”.

Vampires celebrate national holidays, although in a very tamed way, and then specific events of their offsprings they consider “important and worthy of a great celebration”. Among these are for example birth, enrolling in a private high school, graduation, legal adulthood and marriage.

There are often multi-generational households among vampires.

Vampires’ eyes glow in the dark - they can also turn light pink (when they're shy/nervous in a romantic way) or black with white irises (when they're starving). These colors aren’t connected to their nutrition.

Wealthy vampires still sometimes have servants, including werewolf ones - even if they still don't like them as a species, vampires pay them well and don't actively treat them as sh*t (there are exceptions but not many - in these cases, werewolves usually just voluntarily quit the job).

One of the most significant werewolf servants in my story is a chef of the Desrosiers family, Roxanne Cantellow - she is a elder lady who has been working for Dorian for a long time. She took care of Ronan and Sorren (Dorian's sons) when they were little and she also wanted to help raise Valerian (Sorren's older son) - Val himself didn't want to, however. Roxy currently still takes care of Liam (she serves as a grandmother role to him, even) and even if Dorian constantly pisses her off (he's pretty bossy and arrogant), she's used to him and doesn't want to leave just because “His highness doesn't know what a proper behavior is but always commands people around him to be proper themselves”... And she's also grateful to Dorian's deceased wife Adriana for the job she gave her (the two of them surprisingly had a friendly relationship, despite Adriana being a very wealthy vampire and Roxy being “only” a werewolf chef).

Known vampire characters in “Midnight’s Pack”:

Desrosiers family (means “from the rose bushes” or “among rose bushes”)

Dorian Desrosiers

Adriana Desrosiers (née Darkmoore - means “dark marsh”)

Ronan Desrosiers

Sorren Desrosiers

Rosine Desrosiers (née Belladonna)

Valerian Desrosiers

Wren Desrosiers (née Baudelaire)

William Desrosiers

Lilith Darkmoore

Stella Gatti (means "Cat")

Belladonna family (means “beautiful lady” - also the name of a poisonous plant known as nightshade)

Mauricius Belladonna

Sienna Belladonna (née Poe - means “peacock”)

Baudelaire family (means “short sword”)

Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire

Vesper family (from a word “vesper” that means “evening star”)

Mr. and Mrs. Vesper

David Vesper

Alaister family (means “the one who repels”)

Quirina Alaister

Andre Alaister

Eris Alaister (unknown birth surname)

Vendetta Alaister

Lucius Lunerini (surname derived from the name “Luna” that means “Moon”)

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lavenderwitch80 · 4 months

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#herbal healing #natural healing #natural herbs #magic plants

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francescaswords · 7 months

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'Growing Pains,' a Bezzina's Emporium Short Story by Francesca Astraea

Ernest Bezzina really just wants a cup of tea. Two short stories in one quarter? It is indeed. There’s invented Latin. Well, the Latin is real, I just smushed two words together. That’s how language works, right. I’m not saying that if you enjoy this, you should all keep an eye on my Patreon, but you absolutely should. By ‘this’ do I mean short stories? Do I mean Bezzina’s Emporium stories?…

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Rue

Rue, also called ruta or the Holy herb, is one I grow in my garden and keep in my witch’s herb cabinet. It’s exorcist and purification powers are strong. Use it in uncrossing work, protection magic, and to ward off evil spirits. Traditionally, it was used in Four Thieves Vinegar to ward off illness including the Black Plague. Be careful when handling, as it can irritate the skin in some people.. Chamomile

Ever had a cup of chamomile tea to help soothe a sore throat or calm your nerves in the evening? Chamomile is known for its medicinal qualities, but it’s also amazing magically! Chamomile is associated with the sun, so I use it often in abundance and health workings. It’s a great one to have in the witch’s herb cabinet.Rosemary

You’ve heard it once. You’ll hear it again. If you don’t have rosemary on-hand, you need to! It’s one of those all-purpose herbs that you can literally use for any kind of magic. I grow rosemary and make it into smudge bundles to cleanse my space. I also use it in herbal baths, magical meals, and natural hair care. Get you some rosemary, witch! Bonus: it’s super easy to grow!3. Bay

Many people have bay leaves right in their kitchen cabinet and don’t realize how powerful they are. In ancient times, they were used to increase psychic abilities and induce visions. Write a wish on a bay leaf and burn it. Add to spell bags and herbal offerings to Greek and Roman gods. I use it in my cooking often to enhance sauces and meat dishes. If you can grow your own bay tree, even better. The fresher the bay leaves the stronger the effect

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Plant Fact:

The best you can do isn't always going to be the same. It's okay if you can't give 100%, or if your 60% right now is someone else's 100. You don't always have to be giving your absolute best, and I hope you're remembering to take breaks and be kind to yourself. Your worth isn't measured by what you can do for others--your mere existence is a treasure.

-Forage🌾

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gal-with-pastels · 7 months

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Some magical flowers that i’ve drawn from yesterday and today.

A fire flower that is seen only growing from spots with a current of Molten lava, It is shown to Burn brightly for 3 years once removed from its place of origin.

And a dream and night terror flower, one induces Pleasant dreams while the other Induces Terrifying nightmares. when put into Close Proximity with each other they cause anyone in the vicinity to have Blank dreams whenever they fall asleep.

#my art #Magic plants #Magic flowers #magic flower #Fire flower #Dream flower #Night terror flower #gal draws

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sputniks-taboo-thoughts · 2 months

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What are your plant ideas so far? :o

Also I think maybe some kind of plant that feeds on animal carcasses and is used by necromancers? Depending on what it feeds on it could help with diffrent rituals and spells!!

Here are the plants i've made so far! (3 serious, one thats mainly a kinky meme-)

Real plants tend to have latin names as their fancy scientifical ones, but i'm Portuguese so i thought it'd be cool to use that for the fancy names instead!

also, i like ur idea! i may do a plant that feeds on bones (of any kind 🤫) that works kinda like bonemeal and also repairs bones (so no more broken arms yippee!)

#world building #magic plants #magic system #artists on tumblr #plant art #actual tags for post #proshippers please interact #anti anti #proship safe #tags for correct audience

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witchings-ofkoi · 2 years

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Toadstool's Grimoire: Page Six

Houseplants for Protection

The poll is over! results are in and the option with the most votes was the best houseplants for protection! I love plants and working with them in my craft so im super happy to get into this topic.

Plants have plenty of properties, whether its medicinal, edible or even poisonous. Protection is in my opinion one of the best uses for plants next to healing reasons, especially if you just like having plants in your house.

There are all kinds of plants but some arent easy to care for or can be harmful to pets if they try chewing on them (and knowing cats, they will).

For this page im going to share with you a list of plants i found that are best for protection, not too hard to care for (plus a bit about how to care for them), and whether or not theyre harmful to pets/if consumed.

if you have any questions at all please let me know! im happy to answer ^^

Protective plants

Cacti A cactus can absorb anxiety and negative energies, great for keep your home a calm positive space. These prickly guys love heat and sunlight so they're fine if you leave them in a sunny spot! Do be careful not to prick yourself! Do a little research on the type of cactus you get so you have the right soil, some prefer to be dry with a little water every now and then but some prefer being watered a little more often. Cacti are fine if you forget to water them every now and then and they usually come from dry hot places, so they're pretty easy to care for and don't require too much effort! As far as i can tell most cacti and succulents are safe around pets especially cats but to be safe look up the specific plant you have just to make sure your pet will be okay. Most decorative cacti/succulents like holiday cacti are perfectly safe!

Chinese Money Plants These little guys flourish in positive energy and are great for holding onto any negativity in their leaves to keep things positive. They're super easy to care for needing indirect sunlight and not too much water! They're non-toxic to both cats and dogs so they're plenty safe!

Basil These herbs generate positive energy and are known for spiritual protection! They're not as easy to grow, needing about 1 inch of water every week but aren't too much of a handful and are even worth it because you can cook with the leaves! Basil is healthy for cats and even dogs in small quantities, a non-toxic plant to help protect your home!

Aloe Vera While being known as the best plant to help soothe burns, Aloe vera is also another good plant for spiritual protection in your home. They love sunny spots and water but don't need to be in direct sunlight or watered too often! Unfortunately this plant IS mildly toxic to cats and dog, causing vomiting, tremors and a number of other things so it's best to keep it away from your pets if you do choose to get it, maybe scheduling a vet appointment if your cat happens to get a bit mischievous and nibbles on t.

Sage This one is very well known for helping ward off negative energies among other things but it's important to do your research on the cultural connections to plants as well such as the act of burning white sage. My suggestion is just simply growing other types of sage like green sage in your home. Sage is fairly easy to care for as you don't have to water it too often so long as it's in natural lighting and the soil is wet when watered. They're very drought-resistant so if you forget to water them a few times it's perfectly fine! Sage is thankfully non-toxic to dogs but it would still be good to be on the safe side and limit just how much they end up consuming if you can help it, same goes for cats!

There you go! im sorry the list was shortened to just five plants but others i found required more care than the rest and a lot of us dont exactly have that time on our hands or will remember all that care needed for the specific plants.

Id be very happy to create a part 2 to this list if you'd like more plants and dont mind hearing about ones that require more attention and care but for now, i hope you like these findings ^^

Of course if i left something out, something needs correcting or you feel like adding on another plant feel free to go ahead and do so! you could even share what plants you have in your home! (mine are mostly succulents!)

Thank you for joining my post series so far i have a lot of fun with this already ^^

Blessed be and merry meet!

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scriptflorist · 2 years

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Hello, dear mods!

Long story (short below): I was never good at biology, and I faintly remember some stuff about plants. But I went to uni for literature and it's been years since I forgot everything I learned about biology. Admittedly, I was happy for that for reasons, but I regret it now heh.

Short story: I'm bad at biology, but like, really bad.

A month ago, I saw this critic that talked about plant colours in fantasy stories, and gave an example from a specific story and said something like "if that plant is living in a dark place, how is it green?" and maybe silly but it blew my mind. I sorta get it because my minimal knowledge has "chlorophyll" no matter how faintly but still.

I created lots of fantasy plants until then and just never thought about those stuff, you know? Rather, I didn't know I needed to think about them.

http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/7H.html I found this helpful website about colours, but this small event made me consider the question, are there other plant features that are caused by stuff like this?

Could you help me out? Are there points do you think I should look into? I'm willing to do research, but I don't know where to start, because I know next to nothing about these stuff.

Thank you so much! Your blog is always a treasure and it felt great to know where to come to when I panicked about this topic.

That’s an excellent question with an easy and a not so easy answer. The easy one would be that of course it works because it’s fantasy, duh! You break it, you bought it – it doesn’t fit reality anymore so anything the author is doing with the plants in their story is up to their own rules.

But then of course, it’s really not that simple when looking at how plants actually function, which is why that’s an excellent question. Chlorophyll has a very specific function, other than making the plant green, which is to make photosynthesis possible. Plants that naturally don’t come with chlorophyll are white by default, which could lead to the easy conclusion that of course all underground plants would have to be white but it goes further than that. Other than sunlight being a necessity for plants to develop chlorophyll (those that don’t are all some type of parasite or symbiote to make up for it); it is also a requirement for plants to develop flowers. Well, sort of. Flowers function as a means of attracting pollinators or food for plants.

This makes it not just a question of what gives the plant its green colour but also why it produces flowers and grows in the way it does in the first place.

The description of a green plant brings the natural assumption that it must come from chlorophyll – if the plant grows underground in fantasy setting that doesn’t have to be the sole answer however. Sure it could be chlorophyll, but there’s a chance it’s not, there’s a chance something else is responsible for the plants’ green colour, yet what if it is? What if it’s fantasy chlorophyll that functions differently depending on where the plant grows or has a complete separate set of activities which allows the plant in question to thrive within a cave it could not in reality?

Further the question becomes what function the flowers serve? Are there cave pollinators which need them? Do they help trap and eat prey to offset the nutrient deficiency a plant like that should naturally suffer? In which case the question is what if not insects does the plant feed on?

And then there’s also to consider that even the smallest light source can help plants flourish in the dark, if it’s not impossibly far away. Which tends to cause plants to put all their energy in growing towards it and only really producing healthy stems and leaves once it has been reached. There is no one-size fits all answer to these questions since it’s ultimately for the author to decide. And instead of why, what for and how are much more helpful questions. Sure the answer could be magic, but magic is a bit of a science itself and there’s nothing that says both can’t be mixed. And perhaps the magic that aids the plants’ growth pays tribute in name to what reality dictates, or finds a way to connect in other ways.

I can’t speak for everyone, but personally a green plant in a cave is not going to make me put down my book when I’m reading fantasy, especially if it’s not set in our world where the rules of what’s possible and what’s not are somewhat better defined. However I do adore science mixed with fantasy like that, so if someone put thought into why the plants are green and carry flowers despite growing in the depths of a sunless cave it would definitely want to make me keep reading.

– Mod Jana

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