Culture - Politics and Social Classes

Because Haven is a melting pot of many different species, races, and cultures, there are a lot of differing opinions when it comes to politics and society. The government has just as many critics as it does supporters, though the main struggles occur between the different species that exist in Haven. The following opinions are generalizations and in no way mean that your characters have to follow them:

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The fae have biases against vampires and werecreatures, given their touchy history together. They see them as dirty misfits, curses upon the earth that don’t deserve to hold a place in office over their kind. More extreme opinions are that they should be eradicated from the earth, but not many hold those views. The fae tend to treat these races as second-class citizens. There is a lot of racism between vampires, werecreatures, and the fae.

The fae hold themselves higher than all other races, though they are most friendly with shifters. Shifters tend to be more respectful of the fae and of nature, and the fae find that they make great friends and protectors. In regards to humans, fae see them more as pretty toys or playthings, sometimes food, sometimes friend, and sometimes foe. Mostly, they look upon humankind as we would look upon cherished pets or children.

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Shifters are also biased against vampires and werecreatures, though mostly their negative opinions are of werecreatures due to their sordid past. Their opinions are comparable to the fae’s, and they deem them unfit for office. They don’t associate with these races if they can help it. In regards to fae, shifters respect them and generally see them as great leaders and friends. They have very positive opinions of fae, though they know that the fae can be tricksters, and sometimes that side of the fae disagrees with shifters’ human morality. As far as humans are concerned, shifters are pretty neutral to them so long as they respect the fae and other shifters. Any human that is friends with a vampire or werecreature is looked upon with disgust.

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Vampires have a tendency to dislike most of the other races, as they hold themselves to a much higher standard than the other races like to think. They see the fae as stuck up or immature. They are quite proud of who they are as a race, and the fact that the fae hate them just seems to make them more prideful. They see themselves as the more evolved fae, or the ones that got all the perks of fae magic. Vampires see shifters and werecreatures as basically the same thing – dirty animals that have no place in the world except to be what animals should be – pets or workers. They don’t mingle with shifters or werecreatures if they can help it. Humans are perhaps the ones that vampires have the most negative opinions of. Humans are weak, and generally seen as lesser beings than vampires. Some vampires might see them as nothing more than walking blood bags, while others might see them in a more sympathetic light – that humans are powerless and weak, living in a city with so many creatures so much stronger than them. Some vampires might see them in a similar light as to what the fae see them as – pets, or servants, while other vampires might refuse to even acknowledge they exist.

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Werecreatures have a similar view of fae as vampires do – they can’t stand them. They feel like the fae are just stingy with their magic and their power, and they’re jealous that it was taken from them. Werecreatures view shifters similarly – that shifters don’t like them simply because werecreatures are the stronger, better versions of what shifters hope to be. Werecreatures do not tend to be embarrassed by how “dirty” they are seen. Rather, they take pride in the fact that they are different. When it comes to vampires, werecreatures have a severe dislike for them, believing them to be stuck-up, haughty, and full of themselves. Humans are seen as playthings or weaklings. Some werecreatures might befriend humans because they connect with their human sides more, but those werecreatures who are closer to their animal sides might see humans as food or targets to hunt.

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Humans are split into three categories: Enchanted, Cursed, and Unjoined. Enchanted and Cursed humans have no real opinions of each other, though both of them tend to view Unjoined humans in a negative light. They see their Unjoined counterparts as the weaker of the species, and bullying tends to happen amongst these three races. Humans, no matter their affiliation, tend to not like the other races for various reasons. Vampires and werecreatures are predators that aren’t usually very nice to humans, so humans react badly back. Humans do not appreciate being seen as food, or target practice. They have slightly higher opinions of shifters and fae, as those two species tend to be nicer to them, though the trickster nature of fae, and the idea that humans make fun toys or pets really irks them.