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Post by soot on Dec 14, 2023 23:19:46 GMT -5
That's what I was thinking, yeah! Like, the injection puts them into either a feral, or just animalistic state. So hunters can trap them, and even on occasion use them to hunt other were-creatures!
The field day would be very tiring, and quite horrifying I'd think- xD
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Dec 15, 2023 22:41:34 GMT -5
Imagine getting chased by a group of feral were-hyenas
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Post by soot on Dec 16, 2023 23:08:03 GMT -5
That would be terrifying. Especially that hyena laughing? That'd just be downright disturbing at the same time-
And another bit to ad to this! I was thinking, maybe when hunters get bit, or clawed by a were creature. They have some sort of wolfsbane thing they take to try and resist the full change over? So they're just constantly on the brink of shifting, but take that wolfsbane (or whatever it may be) to fend it off. And the second they stop taking it, it's just an instant, extremely painful shift.
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 16, 2023 23:33:17 GMT -5
Ooh I have something to add onto that!
Say if a hunter gets bitten by multiple creatures through trapping/hunting/ etc. And they forget take the wolfsbane to fight off the infection. What if they become some horrifying amalgamation of wild animals, almost like a hybrid but just really uncanny looking? That would be epic for like a "final boss" character or something
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Post by soot on Dec 16, 2023 23:37:04 GMT -5
That's a great idea! Some sort of just.. horrific thing. Definitely! Hm... this exact thing is giving me all kinds of ideas for my own hunter duo.
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Post by soot on Dec 16, 2023 23:46:44 GMT -5
My brains chugging with ideas now- haha. My hunter ideas and lore for this are going crazy.
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 16, 2023 23:55:36 GMT -5
Spill the lore. Spill the lore. Spill the lore.
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Post by Junospower on Dec 17, 2023 0:08:08 GMT -5
Spill the lore. Spill the lore. Spill the lore.
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:10:37 GMT -5
For the two hunters I have, I have some speeecial plans set up for them(:
For hunter stuff in general though, my idea for my group of hunters, will be along these lines.
It's a long standing tradition, to bring anyone with the family name into the , and they teach and train everyone, even if they decide not to partake. Though.. the main hunter I have, his family is more, ah, how to put it, forceful .m. So he's sorta very reluctant, but does his job. He's the guy to be obviously annoyed or tired, but complain internally, lol.
They have hunting basics of course. Wolfsbane bullets, injections, laced weapons. Maybe even different strains, or engineered wolfsbane strains to be more potent, don't know for sure.
The main thing about this specific hunter family, is the use of their hunting dogs. Still debating how exactly to got about this. But the idea is, a dog specifically bred to help hunt supernatural creatures. Sort of a special, maybe slightly unnatural dog itself. And I'm also thinking, that some hunters in this family might even use those shifters I mentioned before that get so forced into their animal forms. With injections, or fear and shock collars, and uses them as attack animals to? Don't know for sure yet!
What I'm soooorta planning for my main hunter guy..(: Is maybe he or his little trainee get bit or scratched, and have to deal with those injections to keep them from shifting. And maybe even using that hybrid idea you mentioned!
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:10:47 GMT -5
LORRREE
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Post by Junospower on Dec 17, 2023 0:13:06 GMT -5
Jesus Soot! The angst potential!
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:17:30 GMT -5
PFt- xD That's what I'm going for with these two!
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Dec 17, 2023 0:18:14 GMT -5
Could also add in that maybe the leader warns them that if they don't watch it, he will put them down himself or turn them into hunting beasts.
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 17, 2023 0:19:56 GMT -5
MY BRAIN REALlY WANTS TO MAKE A BOTONIST FOR THOSE WOLFSBANE STRAINS!! Imagine how fun it would be to make a plague-doctor character and have them specialize in were creature biology and finding out their weak spots
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:23:38 GMT -5
Oh definitely Hawkeyes! For sure, they'll have the leader, who might be like his parents, or something? I figure there might be different families of hunters, but they all have connections to keep up with each other, and what shifters and other supernatural creatures have been hunted, or need hunting? Maybe even trading systems.
And totally Lazzy! Maybe there could even be sort of bullet smiths and such to. They need the special wolfsbane strains, and the people who put them into bullets or make weapons for 'em!
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Post by Junospower on Dec 17, 2023 0:24:04 GMT -5
lazzylakeBrooooooo do it!
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 17, 2023 0:27:41 GMT -5
Also this plot gives me mild Zootopia vibes! Might just be because it's been on my brain lately
Nola and Zhenya's dynamic reminds me of Judy Hops and Nick Wilde's, especially their personalities with Nola being more reserved and Anya being the charismatic and talkative one and both are part of the police force! The whole potential plot of them finding out there's a group of hunters turning shifters feral would be tons of fun for interactions!
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Post by Junospower on Dec 17, 2023 0:29:30 GMT -5
soot If, and big if, Jack ever gets captured, I can see him and the main guy bonding over how much they hate shifting and maybe convinces the kid to help him escape because he knows a place he could be safe (the pack houses) and that he’s trying to find a cure. Only if the story goes in that direction, though. I don’t know why but I can also see Javalle getting captured with him too.
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:31:50 GMT -5
Oh totally! And.. that's a really good comparison, xD My plans for the hunters aren't something I'm gonna fully spoil, but what I've got planned is gonna be very intriguing, and very sad.
Nola's gonna be that mix of horrified, but also knowing she's gotta help. That calm horror if that makes any sense? And I'm stoked to write it! For the hunters, and for the shifters! The drama and such are gonna be so golden.
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:34:08 GMT -5
And for sure Juno! If it does go that way, than a hundred percent. The main hunter guy is very similar to Jack in the aspect of disliking shifting in most regards. When the story first starts, he still sees were-creatures as just straight up dangerous and a hazard, but that doesn't mean he wanted to spend his entire life hunting them .m. oof.
I think, depending on what I end up doing of course.. he'll end up with some very interesting dillemas!
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Dec 17, 2023 0:40:17 GMT -5
Already planning a little something that I hope to post at the end of the rogue shifter pack plotline if things line up. To make things worse, this group of hunting families is thought to just be make believe but end up freaking out the pack which could lead to Delvin forcing his packmates to stay in groups and not go into town.
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:43:35 GMT -5
Ooo! That's gonna be so fun! The hunters probably do their best to make sure the creatures or people they hunt don't know about them. So that makes a lot of sense for sure. Suppper excited for that. It's also gonna be a delight with our on the force peeps and Primal bloods figuring out hunters exist, that's gonna be a delight to read!
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:45:24 GMT -5
Oh my goodness. The younger kid is gonna be Scottish, and I'm looking at folk lore creatures from there, and a super interesting just struck me.
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 17, 2023 0:45:42 GMT -5
My doctor guy is going to be completely off his rocker, he's going to be so obsessed with getting a shifter specimen to dissect, y'know typical mad scientist activities
I also wouldn't mind Javalle and Jack being stuck together with them technically being co-workers now! I figure Javalle will see Jack talking with the hunter one day and instantly pick up suspicious vibes and once both of them get coaxed into being trapped he'll have is "I told you so" moment
What if Javalle ends up getting injected, we could have Adeline do some witchy magic of some sorts!
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 0:50:12 GMT -5
Oh! I might make a little extra sort of 'side-ish' character that's a gun/general weapon/bullet smith, lol. Maybe he works somewhat closely with the doctor? Just an idea though.
And I can definitely see that. The hunter guy (Who I think I've just found the perfect name for) is just gonna be so done with his day watching the two he just caught stare daggers at each other- xD
And definitely! I don't know if witches are very common for hunters, so it might be a surprise? Or maybe hunters and witches work together in this world? I dunno. But definitely! Adeline's definitely there for the more 'magical' ailments, haha.
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Post by Junospower on Dec 17, 2023 0:53:49 GMT -5
lazzylake if your plague doctor wasn’t a complete and total nut I would have been so disappointed.
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Post by lazzylake on Dec 17, 2023 0:58:30 GMT -5
lazzylake if your plague doctor wasn’t a complete and total nut I would have been so disappointed. Of course! Just some crusty old guy so stuck-up in his past that he's gone too far to do anything about it- probably has a literal closet full of skeletons somewhere~
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Post by soot on Dec 17, 2023 1:00:00 GMT -5
Oh yes, a delightful sounding guy xD Do you think he'll sort of be a wolfsbane source for hunters, or is mostly a guy who experiments with it to see what makes were-creatures tick?
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Post by Hawkeyes258 on Dec 17, 2023 1:00:44 GMT -5
There is still plenty of time but currently trying to come up with a name for this group.
The Society of the Sacred Moon
The Order the Ruthless Hunt
The Silver Cross Society
The Shadow Hunters
Order of the Bloody Fang
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Post by Junospower on Dec 17, 2023 1:01:44 GMT -5
I vote for The Silver Cross Society
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