#◇ / * （ gemma roth * headcanon. ）

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NEW ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ALERT

gemma roth and theo estrada, of original vampire apocalypse lore

okay so basically, on the same vein as the series van helsing, which this lore is heavily inspired by but not an exact replica of ... a cosmic disaster resulted in the sun shifting causing it's uv rays to diminish allowing for the vampiric race to come out of the dark and claim what they think is their rightful place as apex predators. ancients and dwellers alike came forth and started a bloodbath as they spread across hunting and eating. there are many kinds of vampire not just the ones we seen in movies, i'll write more on that at a later date. across america were set up compounds and human safe havens, many went underground to protect themselves. those above ground have utilized artificial sunlight to keep vampires at bay. it's a hard life, but humans still have to live it. vampire hunters came forth to train a select few to protect those within the compounds, as soldiers and guards, like they had been doing before the rising. that's where we meet theo estrada

theo estrada is the youngest son of one of these generational hunters, something him and his brother had been trained to do for years even before. they helped their father train volunteers in one of the human safe havens ( haven't named it yet. ) and if he's being honest his life hadn't changed much pre to post apocalypse. one day on a scavenge they were cornered by dwellers and their ancient leader, leading to the death of his father and the turning of his brother. he was bit a few times and still has the scars over his body, but because he hadn't consumed vampire blood and human blood thereafter he didn't succumb to the same fate as his brother

then we have gemma roth, a dhampir who had been in hiding from her birth. daughter of an ancient and a human woman, her mother ran before repercussions could be put into effect for birthing a half human, half vampire child, as the dhampir race were seen as abominations and immediately destroyed. she doesn't need human blood to survive but it does enhance her senses upon consumption, giving her the same advantages as a vampire. while she does feel pain and can be injured, she heals quicker than most mortals