"Welcome, Shadow Hunter, to your biggest trail yet."

The year is 3012, the Sun is dead, and now humanity is left stranded in the darkness, prey to a never-ending hunt. You're a Shadow Hunter rookie, a hunter that protects the small population of humans left while killing shadow beings to gain currency called Xeilcus. Recently, you joined as the job pays good and having such an honorable title gets you everywhere. You've been experimented on to gain inhumane abilities to aid you during your battles. Everything was going well (or boring, depending on how you feel) until you were given an impossible mission: to find and kill the Great One, Ihor. With the mission ordered to you, you start your quest to restore humanity. You have no clue where to start looking, no details on where the Great One Ihor is hiding. You're not the only one with the mission; what you want to do about the others is up to you: work together to create an even larger group or sabotage them and leave them to die. Maybe you're tired of being a Shadow Hunter and would love to walk with the shadows. The fate of what you do lies in your hands.

Shadow-Walkers are hunted for betraying humanity. Every Shadow Hunter was granted permission to kill on sight.

Mimic: It takes the voice of your loved ones to lure you into the darkness. It's a small creature, the smallest being 4'2 and the tallest around 4'9. It has gray skin with black spots dotting its body. Touching their skin feels leathery, and teeth human-like. They have no eyes and nose, only ears and a mouth. Seen around other beings as they're pretty weak.

Weakness: When they talk, listen closely to the sudden change of the volume in the voice.

Stalker: They lurk near the shadow's edge, waiting for one to wander too close so they can drag them into the dark. They walk on all fours with their legs twisted at an odd angle to match a horse. Hands larger than normal with disgusting claws. They have bright glowing eyes that would give off their position. Their appearance is uncertain as they cloak themselves in a dark cloud.

Weakness: Never go near the shadow's ridge, and keep an eye out for their glowing eyes.

Masquerader: Their height is around 8'2, with their body nimble and disfigured. The tone of their skin is the color of ash, and they're faceless. Able to take the apperance of someone as mentioned before.

Weakness: Ask them a personal question about your life, and they would turn to ash.

Beast: The strongest out of the beings, taking an apperance of animals, preferably land predators. They come in various shapes, personalities, and sizes due to their animal genetics. Think of them as werecreatures, standing on hindlegs with dangerously sharp claws - a mixture between man and beast.

Weaknesses: They're sensitive to flashing lights and high piercing sounds.

Snatchers: The pest of the skies, Snatchers are used to alerting the other beings of one's location, with the larger ones having the power to snatch a human up. Same as the Beast, they're a hybrid of bird and man - coming in different shapes, personalities, and colors.

Weakness: Keep an eye out in the skies. Shoot them down before they have a chance to spot you with a silenced weapon.

Drowners: Annoying beings that roam many different bodies of water. Able to adapt to any aquatic environment, making it hard to escape from them on water. The combination of man and fish - often taking the size, personality, and colors of a fish. All of them have paralyzing venom - there's no escaping that.

Weakness: Stay clear from the waters, but if you have to go near the water be sure to wear extra protection.

Shadow-Walkers: Humans that have the blood of the beings and their souls tainted by Ihor. They have the powers and weaknesses of their blood-givers, but it's not as strong as the shadow beings. If they use their dark powers too much - there's a chance they might turn into a shadow being themself.

Weaknesses: They can be killed like any other human; however, it would be a difficult battle. Use Light to weaken them, but keep in mind that it won't kill them easily as the shadow beings.

Shadow Hunters

Sigils: Every shadow hunter has a sigil (or symbol) somewhere on their body once the experimentation is complete. The sigil is a personal marker to help a hunter stand out amongst the others.

Armor: There's three main armor sets that a hunter can choose from: Heavy, Medium, and Light. They can design their armor any way they like but must have their hunter's badge somewhere visible on their armor.

Weapons: Selection of weapons from all across the world, ranging from blades to guns. Hunters have a great bond with their weapons and go as far as to name them. It's an unspoken culture that hunters engrave their symbols on their weapons.

Companions: Life does get lonely when traveling around the world. As such, some hunters have animal companions to keep them company.

Rankings: There are no rankings within the hunter community, only the leader they honorably serve back then. As time goes on, hunters start to create the Number Rank system. The Top 10 is the strongest amongst the hunters. Your rank can be changed in various ways: by power strength, battle results, or fame. Starting as rookies, you are called an Unnumbered - no one knows about you yet to rank you.

Groups and Loners: Most groups consist of four-six members. The smaller the group, the quicker it is to travel. A person can leave to join another group if they wish - you're a free reign soldier. No one can deny or accept your decision. Experienced hunters travel solo, no longer needing a group to help them.

Abilities: A person has a max of 5 abilities, and only two can get the same powers. Light ability is a rare kind of power, and only a few can get it. Those that have light magic are experimented on, which often leads to their deaths.

Only a few can play as experienced hunters. I'll put a limit within the roles.

Shadow-Walkers

Sigils: Same as the hunters, they have symbols somewhere on their bodies. Hunters that switched teams still have their hunter symbols.

Armor: Tratious hunters still have their old armor with a bit of modification. They have no hunter badge anywhere on their armor, a way to tell if they're a Shadow Hunter or Shadow-Walker. To those that aren't ex-hunters, they're giving armor granted to them by Ihor. Most wear cloaks to hide their body parts to cover their mutating body, thanks to the shadow being blood.

Weapons: Ex-hunters can keep their weapons or toss them out to get new ones. Weapons are given to the Shadow-Walker by Ihor and would have the right to customize them.

Companions: Their companions are shadow beings as they can't be around animals without having the urge to eat them. The more they use their powers, the worse those urges would become.

Rankings: Ranks are a big part of a Shadow-Walker, but it's completely different. Ranks are personally decided by Ihor and cannot be changed. However, disappoint Ihor, then you're going to get demoted. Impressed him, then you will be granted a promotion within the ranks.

Groups and Loners: They have the choice to travel with other Shadow-Walkers or shadow beings. You're not forced to work with someone and can work by yourself if it makes you comfortable.

Language(s): Able to understand the language of humans and shadow speak. Shadow speak is an ancient language that shadow beings use to communicate.

Blood-Giver/Blood Type: You can't label yourself as a Shadow-Walker without the blood of a shadow being. A title given to a shadow being that denoted their blood to a human. A Shadow-Walker would address their blood giver as Blood-Giver Ulkar, putting the title in front of the creature's name.

As time goes on, you start taking the appearance of a shadow being, and soon their abilities. It's a painful, slow process to go through since the dark blood is killing your old blood. Using too much of a being's ability can transform you into one of them.