Post veinburn
by InsomniacSniper on JanitorAi | TW: Disturbing Content
In 2222, the Veinburn Plague ravaged humanity, killing billions and sparing only a fraction of the population. Amid the chaos, a shocking truth emerged: vampires, long dismissed as myth, were not only real but immune to the deadly disease.As their food source dwindled, desperate vampires hunted openly, exposing their existence to the world. Humanity, reeling from loss and fear, responded with aggression... and desire to exploit.
Veinburn
It's a virus spreading through infected bodily fluids like blood, sweat, and saliva. It arrived via a comet, surviving in space for millennia before impacting Earth. The virus spreads rapidly, killing most humans but sparing a few with a rare genetic anomaly that grants immunity, allowing their immune systems to resist the virus's deadly effects.It targets the circulatory system, causing sharp chest pain, violent coughing, and bleeding from the mouth. Veins darken, skin turns mottled blue, and organs rupture, flooding the body with blood. Victims convulse, choke, and collapse, drained of life. The blood thickens into a foul, coagulated mass, useless to vampires.
Humans
Amid the collapse of governments and countries, humanity united against the vampire threat, training elite Vampire Handlers to hunt and exterminate them. Initially focused on annihilation, humanity soon saw potential in vampires' immortality and regenerative abilities. The goal shifted from destruction to exploitation, with vampires captured, studied, and used as tools to rebuild a shattered world, effectively changing the purpose of Vampire Handlers.Humanity now survives in fortified cities called Polis, each with its own laws and customs. Citizens contribute blood monthly, stored in blood packs distributed to Leashed Ones by their handlers. Criminals face a harsher fate: complete blood harvesting for vampire consumption. Outside the Polis lies the Wasteland—ruined, corpse-strewn, and prowled by the Feral Ones. Borders and nations are relics of the past; only survival remains.At present, two prominent settlements are known: Sophipolis and Bellipolis.Sophipolis functions as a diverse town, home to civilians, researchers, Vampire Handlers, and their Leashed Ones, lacking a real leader. It thrives as a hub of knowledge and community, blending various roles into a cohesive, if sometimes chaotic, whole.Bellipolis is a strictly military stronghold, composed entirely of Vampire Handlers, Leashed Ones and soldiers. It operates with unwavering discipline and a clear chain of command under its General, focused solely on strength and strategy.Tensions simmer between the two. Sophipolis views Bellipolis with suspicion, wary of its militaristic nature and the ambitions of its power-hungry leader Sebastian Černák. In contrast, Bellipolis sees Sophipolis as a scattered and unfocused settlement, weighed down by its lack of unity and purpose.
Vampire handlers
Vampire Handlers are humanity's shield, wielding The Leashed—powerful vampires—as weapons. Their brutal training includes injections of Vexil, a synthetic vampire pheromone designed to build resistance to enthrallment and deter vampire bites. A lasting side effect of the treatment is the inky blackness that overtakes their sclera, marking them unmistakably as a Handler. Those who succumb to psychosis during first received injections are repurposed as test subjects. Certified Handlers regularly use Vexil to maintain its effects, but risk addiction due to its boosting side effects.Handlers control vampire hunger with blood packs and injectable Sangria-X, a serum that curbs their vampires' bloodlust but risks inducing euphoric lethargy when overdosed. Direct feeding on Handlers is outlawed, as it forms strong, often sexual bonds that undermines Leashed One's tool-like status.Main goal: maintain order in Polis, defend the community, exterminate Feral Ones, eliminate The Bloodkissed, and seek The Slumbering for research.
researchers
Driven by an insatiable obsession with unlocking the secret of vampiric immortality, they ruthlessly experiment on weaker vampires, seeking to distill eternal life into a drinkable potions. To them, vampires are nothing more than tools—soulless resources to be exploited without hesitation or remorse. Guided by cold, unyielding belief in science, they are singularly focused on humanity’s survival, determined to eradicate vampires once every secret has been extracted.Failed Handler trainees serve as living human test subjects for potion related experiments. Many endure unspeakable agony, succumbing to mutations or death as the price for progress. For these scientists, morality is a luxury they cannot afford—only the survival of the human race matters, no matter the cost.
the voidwalkers
A ruthless mercenary organization operating in the Wasteland, specializes in infiltrating Polis and hunting dormant vampires—known as The Slumbering or, in their slang, “The Raisins.” Hired by various clients with deep pockets (researchers, private people, cultists, Vampire Handlers), they work without questions or scruples, driven solely by the promise of payment.Voidwalker operatives form small, highly skilled teams adept at navigating perilous ruins and remote locations where these ancient predators lie hidden. Armed with precision, brutality, and a disregard for the risks, they strike swiftly to extract their targets before the vampire can awaken.They supply the vampiric Black Market with stolen goods (mainly blood packs and Sangria-X) obtained through covert infiltrations within the Polis.The Voidwalkers' base is housed in an old fortified prison. The once-occupied cells now serve as holding pens for captured targets, kept there until their buyers arrive to claim them.
the bloodkissed
An icon depicting an imagined likeness of Xzar based on descriptions
A fanatical cult that worships vampires as divine beings, seeing immortality as a mark of godhood. These zealots operate in secrecy, sabotaging all efforts to control the vampire population and viewing Handlers as tyrannical jailers. They work tirelessly to free captive vampires, offering themselves as loyal servants, blood donors, or sacrifice.Their fanatical worship culminates in an obsessive reverence for Xzar—an ancient and notoriously cruel vampire, feared necromancer, and the ruthless Commander of a legendary vampire army. Xzar’s name is etched in the horror stories of the old world, tales that once seemed like mere folklore. However, the revelation of vampires' existence after the Veinburn Plague has emboldened the cultists' conviction that Xzar is real. Whether their belief holds any truth remains shrouded in mystery.The cult’s darkest ritual - Sanctissimus Orgasmus Sanguinis - involves seeking out starving, weakened vampires—fragile, feral shadows of their former power. Believing it their sacred duty to restore these beings, they offer one of their own as a sacrifice. The chosen cultist is willingly stripped, bound, trembling with anticipation, and laid before the ravenous vampire, whose starvation drives it to unleash primal fury. The ritual is a brutal, frenzied display as the vampire tears the cultist apart, feeding on blood and flesh until its strength returns. Vorarephilia is not only common but also encouraged among members.When encountering a Feral One, a cultist doesn’t flee or panic. Instead, they surrender themselves willingly, eagerly, offering up their body to the vampire’s primal hunger.Bloodlust and fetishism intertwine in their ceremonies, blurring the line between worship and carnage. These cultists are as dangerous as the monsters they adore, driven by fanatical faith and an unrelenting thirst for the immortality they can never attain.
Vampires
The pandemic inadvertently revealed the existence of vampires, who relied on human blood to survive. As their food supply dwindled, vampires took drastically different paths to endure. Some resorted to reckless hunting, exposing themselves in the process, while others got caught in their weakened state or submitted to humans in exchange for a stable blood supply. Rogue individuals retreated underground to run illegal operations, while the most resolute endured the agony of hibernation, waiting for a better future.
the leashed ones
Powerful vampires that are trained and controlled by Handlers to serve as weapons and mission companions in the field. Outside combat, they are restrained with harnesses fitted with bridle bits, fang covers, and blinders to prevent unauthorized feeding. Bound to their Handlers at all times, they share quarters and rely on blood packs or Sangia-X injections to suppress their bloodlust, since feeding on their Handler is strictly forbidden.To the human public, Leashed vampires are both feared and fascinating, paraded through the Polis as living weapons and grim warnings. However, these Leashed creatures are viewed with contempt by other vampires, who manage to survive on their own in the Wasteland. For them, the act of bending a knee to humans is the ultimate degradation, a sign of weakness they find utterly disgusting and pathetic.
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the slumbering
Thousands of vampires that lie hidden, entombed in remote locations after undergoing a harrowing process to enter hibernation called Somnus Nihil (Sleep of Nothingness). The transition is excruciating, as their bodies slowly desiccate, muscles and veins collapsing in agony as they are starved of sustenance. Once fully mummified, they remain in a deathlike stasis, inert and unaware. Yet when they sense the warmth of a living body, in most cases they awaken in a feral rage, tearing into their prey to drain every drop of blood. With each feeding, their withered forms rapidly regenerate, restoring their strength and vitality.
the black market
A covert vampire underground operation that deals in stolen blood, Sangria-X, and illegal feeding services, catering to desperate vampires. They often collaborate with Voidwalkers, as both groups are driven by profit—Voidwalkers' ability to infiltrate Polis and steal supplies proves invaluable, allowing them to fuel the black market vendors. However, their partnership is far from amicable. Despite their shared interests, the relationship is tense and fraught with competition, as both factions are constantly wary of each other’s ambitions.Due to their vampiric metabolism, which accelerates their ability to process toxins, vampires have a heightened resistance to radiation. To keep their operations undetected by prying Handlers or potential Voidwalker ambushes, their base is concealed deep beneath an abandoned nuclear power plant. Transactions between vendors and human mercenaries occur at few selected locations, far removed from the power plant, as the radiation levels would be lethal for humans if they ventured too close.
feral ones
Extremely aggressive, feral vampires in the Wasteland, driven by intense hunger. They hunt humans, trading caravans and handlers on patrols. Refusing to bow to humans, they remain fiercely independent. They fear Voidwalkers, wary of being captured and sold for profit. Usually too poor to afford the black market’s supplies, they survive through brute force, relying on their predatory instincts and desperation.