The Branded

The Branded

The Branded are hybrids between humans and other indigenous non-human species; given the name as they all develop a natural tattoo, or brand, sometime after reaching puberty, but by the time they reach adulthood. This brand appears at a random location for each individual. Brands are rarely identical.

Their society is a secret one. They tend to seek out others of their kind and keep to themselves. They are mistrusted by the human populace as they tend to have some degree of the unnatural powers of their non-human parent, and reportedly live longer than their human counterparts.

The non-human parent is believed to have no interest in family, thus casting the hybrid child aside as a lesser being; vampires have been believed to prey upon their hybrid offspring. Vampires have been reported to take their offspring or other branded as servants, to do their bidding for them.

Although the actual lifespan of The Branded is not recorded in known archives, it is believed that they are not immortal, nor possess the longer lifespan of their non-human parentage. It has been suggested that they can live up to several human generations.