Goals

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==Objectives==
There are many objectives to pursue in Bloodlines. Objectives depend on what kind of a character you want to play. However, everyone who has been turned into one of the core races must survive the nightly Curse.
== Survive The Curse ==
All of the core races must endure their Curse, which is linked to the metric they must keep above 0. Vampires must collect and keep Vital Blood, Lycans must keep Lumens, Angels must keep Ether, Demons must keep Ichor, and Elders must keep Humanity. Each night, Vampires lose 0.25L of Vital Blood, Lycans lose 2.5 Lumens, Angels lose 2.5 Ether, Demons lose 0.25 Ichor, and Elders lose 5% Humanity. Hybrids of any of these two races (except Elders) will lose both metrics of the races they are a hybrid of. However, hybrids must lose both of their associated metrics in order to be destroyed. For example, if a Vampire loses all of their Vital Blood, they will be destroyed, but if a Blood Angel loses all of their Vital Blood, they will be protected from destruction by their Ether. The complete loss of any metric not linked to the races you are turned as does not affect your status. For example, if you have the Thirst, Rage, and Ascent HUDs, you can consume Vital Blood, Lumens, and Ether. If you became turned as a Vampire and an Angel, you would become a hybrid: a Blood Angel. You could then consume full lumens, or lose all of your lumens, and it would not affect your status, because you are not turned as a Lycan.
Amulets can be purchased that will protect you from the Curse for given amounts of time, or indefinitely. Any amulet protects against all metric loss when the Curse takes effect.
# Objective #1: Become Turned To become turned into one of the core races, you must first lose your human status. This can be done by accepting attacks or shifts from other avatars. Each attack or shift will reduce your humanity, and put you closer to becoming a revenant or a wraith. Each attack from a vampire or lycan reduced your humanity, but does not affect your shift. If it is reduced to 0, you will become a revenant. If you accept exaltations or corruptions from Angels or Demons, it converts your humanity into shift. Once your shift is at 100% and your humanity is at 0, you will become a wraith. Only revenants can become Vampires or Lycans, and only wraiths can become Angels or Demons. Optionally, you can choose to be initiated into the Elder order for a sacrifice of 20% Humanity.
# Objective #2: Increase your status through hunting and family-building. Status is based on the number of total souls collected. You can gain souls by being the first to attack someone who then joins Bloodlines by wearing one of the HUDs. Your total souls is the sum of the souls you have collected, and the souls collected by your minions. Minions are those avatars who have set you as their liege. See the Families section for more info on families. The more minions you have, and the more souls they have, the higher your status will become. Be a good liege to your minions, because if they decide to pledge allegiance to someone else, you will lose thier souls from your soul total. You might think of a soul as one vote in determining who the highest ranked vampire is. The more souls you collect, the more power you have in determining who is on top.
# Objective #3: Accumulate wealth Bloodlines metrics have value. You can accumulate wealth by storing Bloodlines metrics in containers. The Bloodlines store sells Tanks and Casks to hold Vital Blood, Iron and Bone Prisms to hold lumens, Vessels to hold Ether, and Urns to hold Ichor. You can purchase them full, or you can purchase them empty and fill them yourself with the metrics you collect. Everyone will know who the wealthiest are, and they may turn to you when they are desperate for blood or lumens. You can manage lists of the others that are allowed to drink from your containers, or set up and sell drinks directly from your containers in exchange for Lindens.
For Humans:
# Objective #1: Survive and thrive in a supernatural world. Many humans are drawn to the thrill and risk of living among supernatural creatures. With the Human HUD, you can offer them your humanity and be a part of their family.
# Objective #2: Collect blood and lumen trophies. You can collect Blood and Lumen Vials from vampires and lycans and trade them with others.
# Objective #3: Drink cider to restore humanity. Cider will restore humanity, and a store of cider will make you a very attractive friend to vampires and lycans. You can even set up a cider tavern for humans to gather at.
# Objective #4: Join the Elder order.