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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:26:12 GMT -8
This thread is for anyone who needs refreshers on LJ Smith-world stuff, or those who haven't read all the books and such. I'll be posting in here on and off with information, so if you have anything you want added, feel free to message me. Also, if I've missed something and want to add something yourself, feel free to do so.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:30:51 GMT -8
Ancestress of all vampires:
Maya is the ancestress of all vampires. She started out as a witch who cast a spell on herself to gain immortality. To stay alive as an immortal being, Maya had to constantly drink fresh blood. As a result, she was called a vampire.
Maya gave birth to a child, Red Fern, and this child was the first lamia vampire. A lamia vampire is a vampire who was born a vampire.
Maya also created the first made vampire; by exchanging blood with her victim. A made vampire is one who was not born as a vampire.
Originals:
Maya created the first Made Vampire, Thierry Descoudres (also leader of Circle Daybreak); but there are others that have been marked as Original vampires as well. These are the people who made pacts with the devil for immortality, and were henceforth turned into Vampires like Maya. They have nearly unlimited powers, and have lived for as long as Maya has, but they cannot give birth like Maya.
Known Originals:
Klaus
Seth Marquis (on this board.)
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:33:14 GMT -8
Circles:
Circles are witch organisations. In the past, witches had to make a decision as to which Circle they would permanently belong to when they turned eighteen. They could choose to belong to either Circle Twilight or Circle Midnight.
Today though, most of the witches have seceded from the Night World. Many have followed their Maiden, Mother, and Crone and have joined another Circle, called Circle Daybreak.
Circle Midnight:
The witches of the Night World formerly belonged to either Circle Twilight or Circle Midnight. In the past, witches had to make a decision as to which Circle they would permanently belong to when they turned eighteen.
The witches of Circle Midnight were notorious for using their powers to gain personal benefits, even if this meant hurting others in the process.
Only the darkest witches of Circle Midnight still belong to the Night World. These witches no longer answer to the Inner Circle; they are governed by the Night World Council.
Circle Twilight:
The witches of Circle Twilight were known to use their powers for the greater good.
Circle Daybreak:
Circle Daybreak started out as an organisation for witches but over time it has come to encompass humans, vampires, shape-shifters, and anybody else who is willing to help Night People get along with humans.
The main objective of Circle Daybreak is to help the Night World and the human world unite and live in peace with each other.
Many Night People who have broken Night World law by falling in love with a human have become Circle Daybreakers. But, because these Night People have broken the sacred laws of the Night World, they are constantly targeted for assassination by other Night People.
Currently in the Night World series, Circle Daybreak is actively involved in finding the Wild Powers and convincing them to help save the human world from destruction. Circle Daybreak has so far found and convinced three of the four Wild Powers to work with them. These Wild Powers are kept in safe houses and Circle Daybreak agents must protect them from thugs hired by the Night World.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:34:47 GMT -8
Maiden, Mother, and Crone:
Maiden, Mother, and Crone are the three highest ranking positions of the Inner Circle. In conjunction with the Inner Circle, the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone are the rulers of the witch community.
The Maiden of the witches is eighteen-year-old Aradia. The Mother of the witches is Mother Cybele. The Crone of the witches, and the head of the Inner Circle, was Edgith Harman until her death in Witchlight. Mother Cybele is serving as leader of the witches in the series currently.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:35:23 GMT -8
Night World elders:
Night World elders are Night People hired by the Night World Council to ensure that other Night People obey Night World laws. If a Night Person suspects another Night Person of breaking Night World law, they are required to report their suspicions to Night World elders. The elders then investigate the situation. If they learn that laws have been violated, the elders will prosecute all those involved with ruthlessness.
The Night World Council, the most powerful of all Night World authority, may become involved in the investigation of an extreme case.
The parents of Ash Redfern are elders. Thierry Descouedres is also an elder but he is secretly also the leader of Circle Daybreak, an antagonistic organisation to the Night World Council.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:36:18 GMT -8
The flowers to signify each species:
Witches: Blck Dahlia
Shifters and Werewolves: Black Foxglove
Made Vampire: Black Rose
Lamia Vampires: Black Iris
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:36:41 GMT -8
Night World laws:
Night World law is considered sacred and is said to be unbreakable. Night World laws exist to protect the existence of the Night World from the human world. Night People are allowed to toy with the hearts of humans, even kill them. But they must never let a human know the Night World exists and they should never fall in love with one. The penalty for breaking either one of these laws is death, for everybody involved.
There are also laws that apply to specific creatures living within the Night World. Werewolves, for example, are not allowed to kill humans because they eat the internal organs of humans, thus giving away the fact that an animal attacked the human. Vampires must seek permission from the Night World Council when changing humans into vampires. A Night Person who recognises an illegally-made vampire has the right to kill them and their maker.
Night World elders make sure Night World laws are being followed. The Night World Council, and other authoritative bodies of the Night World, prescribe punishment when it is not.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:37:06 GMT -8
The battle:
The battle refers to the race between the Night World Council and Circle Daybreak to find all four Wild Powers before the Millennium approaches. It has been predicted that a darkness will take over and destroy the world during the Millennium. The Wild Powers are the only people who can stop this darkness from taking over.
Circle Daybreak wants to convince all four Wild Powers to work together to save the world. The Night World Council does not want the Wild Powers to save the world because they want the human race to be wiped out. Circle Daybreak has so far found and convinced three of the Wild Powers to work for them. Circle Daybreak also has the job of protecting the Wild Powers from Night People who are siding with the Night World Council.
The hunt for one Wild Power still remains. There is also the actual battle that will occur between the opposing sides as the darkness draws closer. All will be revealed in the final Night World book, titled Strange Fate.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:37:29 GMT -8
The Drache family:
The Drache family is the royal family that forms the First House of the Shape-shifters. This makes the Draches the rulers of all shape-shifters.
Members of the Drache family are uniquely different from other shape-shifters because they possess some of the powers of dragons – the most powerful shape-shifters. For example, the Draches have the ability to connect with any animal mind. This type of telepathy is a power only dragons possess. The Draches also have the power to choose which animal form they wish to call. The Draches have these powers because they are the descendants of the only dragon that was left awake by the witches. This dragon was a young Princess.
Galen Drache is the seventeen-year-old Prince of the First House. In Witchlight, he chooses the leopard as his animal to call. Also in this book, Galen gets engaged to Raksha Keller, a fellow shape-shifter who calls the form of the panther.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:37:51 GMT -8
The Harman family:
During the beginning of time there was a Witch Queen named Hecate. Hecate gave birth to two daughters, Hellewise and Maya. Maya used spells to form a new race – of vampires. Hellewise though, remained a witch.
In fact, Hellewise went on to have children who continued the witch race. This makes Hellewise the ancestress of the Harman family as well as the ancestress of all witches. Therefore, just as the Redferns are considered royalty to the vampires of the Night World, the Harmans are considered royalty to the witches of the Night World – because they are the direct descendants of the ancestress of the witch people.
Some particularly famous Harmans include Edgith Harman and Iliana Dominick. Edgith Harman was, until recently, the oldest living Harman. She was killed in Witchlight by renegade shape-shifters.
All Harmans born after Maeve Harman (this includes Edgith Harman) have part witch blood and part vampire blood.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:38:13 GMT -8
The Millennium:
The Millennium will mark ten thousand years of human rule. As the Millennium approaches however, Night People have discovered that the ancient Old Powers that used to control the world are rising – for good and for evil. The Earth is being disturbed by volcanoes and earthquakes. The weather has become more dangerous; floods, tornadoes, droughts, and hurricanes are occurring. Outbreaks of new diseases are killing rapidly. Insects are becoming deadly. And the soulmate principle is back. More and more Night People are helplessly falling in love with humans.
A prophecy has been found, which foretells of a period of darkness to occur during the Millennium. This period of darkness can only be stopped from destroying the world by the action of four Wild Powers working in unity.
Right now, the battle has begun between Circle Daybreak and the Night World Council. Circle Daybreak wants to save the world from destruction. They have so far convinced three of the four Wild Powers to work with them. The Night World Council is doing everything in its power to prevent this from happening. They are ruthlessly hunting down the Wild Powers because they want the darkness to destroy the world, along with the humans inhabiting it.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:38:38 GMT -8
The Old Powers:
The Old Powers are forces of nature. They refer to an ancient magic that controls the universe.
In the Night World series, the current world is controlled by humans while Night People are forced to keep their true forms a secret. According to Night World legends, the world was destroyed three times before humans gained control of the world today. The first world was controlled by the shape-shifters but that world was destroyed by fire. The witches controlled the second world but that world was destroyed by ice. A flood destroyed the third world, controlled by vampires. The Old Powers were behind the forces of nature that destroyed the first three worlds. When humans took control of the fourth and current world, the Old Powers fell asleep and have been left sleeping.
But now that the approaching Millennium marks ten thousand years of human rule, Night People have discovered the Old Powers have awakened – for good and for evil. The Old Powers are behind the changes that are unsettling the universe. The Earth is being disturbed, the weather has become more dangerous, new diseases are killing more rapidly, animals are becoming more deadly, and many Night People are finding human soulmates. The Night World Council believes the Old Powers are responsible for these changes and a phase of darkness has been foreseen. Only the Wild Powers can preclude this darkness from obliterating the human world.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:39:01 GMT -8
The Redfern family:
The Redfern family are considered royalty to the vampires of the Night World. This is because they are the direct descendents of the first vampire ever, Maya.
Maya became a vampire by casting a spell for immortality. She then gave birth to her only child, a son named Red Fern. Red Fern became the first lamia vampire; this means he was the first vampire to be able to have children. These children would also be vampires. This makes Red Fern the ancestor of the Redfern family as well as the ancestor of all lamia vampires.
Some particularly famous Redferns include Hunter Redfern, Lily Redfern, and Ash Redfern.
All Redferns born after Hunter Redfern have part vampire blood and part witch blood. This includes Ash Redfern and his three sisters: Jade, Kestrel, and Rowan. The only noted exception to this is Delos Redfern, whose blood remains purely vampirish.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:39:23 GMT -8
The soulmate principle:
In the Night World series, the soulmate principle is a theory from the Night World that suggests each person has a soulmate, just one who is perfect for you and is your destiny. Your soulmate is somebody you feel a connection to, and, can share thoughts with through simple contact.
Unprepared Night People are finding themselves falling in love with humans. Those Night People who choose to break Night World law, usually seek refuge with Circle Daybreak.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Jun 29, 2008 16:39:51 GMT -8
Wild Powers:
The Wild Powers are four children, all seventeen years old, who have blue fire within their blood. The Wild Power children have been born with this special power because only they can stop the darkness from destroying the human world during the Millennium.
A couple of prophecies have been discovered about the Wild Powers. One such prophecy tells that if all four Wild Powers do not work together, the darkness will triumph. Hence, the battle for the Wild Powers has begun between Circle Daybreak and the Night World Council.
Circle Daybreak wants to save the world from destruction. They have so far convinced three of the four Wild Powers to work with them. The Night World Council is doing everything in its power to prevent this from happening. They are ruthlessly hunting down the Wild Powers because they want the darkness to destroy the world, along with the humans inhabiting it.
The three Wild Powers that have so far been discovered and snagged by Circle Daybreak are: Delos Redfern – a vampire prince, Jez Redfern who is half human and half vampire, and Iliana Dominick – a lost witch. The fourth and final Wild Power has yet to be found. They will appear in the final Night World book, titled Strange Fate.
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