[Continuum 2.0] Lands of the Continuum

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Lands of the Continuum

This is the submission thread for new territories in The Continuum. It acts mainly as a repository for possible areas we may add later to the continuum for factions or individuals to fight over. This will also where you submit any changes to the land caused by battles or new architecture. Any lands submitted here must be in the following format:

Name:

Picture or Description of the Area:

General Size(mainly for descriptive purposes, to prevent people from standing miles and miles away from each other.)

Magical Properties: Does this arena have any magical properties that enhance or hamper the abilities of the characters involved.

Restrictions: What restrictions does this place have?

Area's Currently in Used

Accepted Submissions

[Crazy Scion]

The Prison Island

Island

The island is somewhere in the ocean, with it's only inhabitants being the prison staff, and some other random creatures willing to live near the creature that roams the island.
Prison


The Prison is located at the top of the mountain, it has a constant patrol of guard, Its staff consists of a hand full of medical staff, and an onsite warden, and there is a creature watching over everything known as a
Death Wriath. Contracted to watch over the island and to kill any one who tries to escape without permission:

The oldest and most malevolent wraiths lurk in the depths of forgotten temples and other forsaken places. They can sense the approach of living creatures, and hunger for them. Despite its size, the dread wraith possesses unearthly quickness, and makes use of its Spring Attack feat and natural reach to strike with deadly effect and melt back into the shadows—or the walls.
Lifesense
A dread wraith notices and locates living creatures within 60 feet, just as if it possessed the blindsight ability. It also senses the strength of their life force automatically, as if it had cast deathwatch.
Constitution Drain
Living creatures hit by a dread wraith’s incorporeal touch drains constitution. On each such successful attack, the dread wraith gains temporary power.
Create Spawn
Any humanoid slain by a dread wraith becomes a wraith. Its body remains intact and inanimate, but its spirit is torn free from its corpse and transformed. Spawn are under the command of the wraith that created them and remain enslaved until its death. They do not possess any of the abilities they had in life.

[GrievousKhan]

Shadowfell

The Shadowfell, sometimes simply called Shadow lands, was a parallel plane from which necrotic energies and shadow magic stem. It exists as sort of a counterpart to Feywild in the sense that it was a reflection or "echo" of the Prime Material Plane except that it is a bleak, desolate place full of decay and death. It has now become the staging grounds for The Bone Kings growing forces of the living-dead. This is of the only few places from which to reach the Bone Kings fortress "Skull Helm".

Inhabitants

Much of the Shadowfell is a twisted reflection of the Prime Material plane and is populated primarily by dead creatures such as ghosts, specters, and other undead who for whatever reason have refused to leave the Shadowfell. There are however, numerous other inhabitants such as communities of Revenents, Goblinoids, Drow, and dark ones.

Creation

The Shadowfell was created during the Disjunction, created from the merging energies of the Negative Energy Plane with the Plane of Shadow. Since then, the Shadowfell has existed as a center of negative energy as well as a transitory place for dead mortals on their way towards judgment to the Fugue Plane.

Traits

A few effects of the Shadow Plane still effect it even after the merging though gravity and time are normal on the Plane of Shadow. Magic functions normally, except for spells that emit light or fire, which are less predictable and prone to failure, and shadow spells along with nether energy spells, which are both enhanced. Air is normal on the Shadow Lands, but water is thicker and ichorous. Non-native residents can remain for an extended period without ill effects, but during the course of years, changes might occur.

Emotions within individuals still exist on the ShadowFell, but they are less potent. The Shadow Plane is not totally dark and it has a permanent level of brightness similar to a moonless night. Any sources of light, even magical ones, appear dimmer on the Shadow Plane than they would on the Material Plane. Fires also burn cooler than they would normally on the Material Plane, and the Shadow Plane is cooler.

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Before The Fall
The tragic tale of The Cursed ones of Thultanthar is a and sad depressing one, as they are but one of many who were left "forgotten" in the wake of the Disjunction. At one point in it's history Thultanthar was a large, thriving, bustling empire, before its inevitable fall to the darkness. Now it is less then a shadow of what it once was in terms of wealth and beauty.

In those days art, music, and literature were crafts of the highest quality. Ruled by a noble and just king who's bloodline, and therefor everyone of it's Royle linage before him, it was rumored had descended from the ancient dragons and elves of old the former now nearly entirely extinct. It was for this reason in the now lost manuscripts of the history of Thultanthar that powerful sorcerers and sorceress once ruled, as kings and queens.

In the days of magic, Thultanthar was ruled for several centuries by the Olósynne Dynasty, beginning with the half-elf King Brindor and ending with the apparent death of Alassra Shentrara, "the Simbul,". Under this system of government, the monarch was advised by a council of thirty, made up of eleven councilors from major cities and a further nineteen from smaller settlements. Every community in Thultanthar was entitled to elect a member to the council, although the Fanger cities of Dahst and Findar did not acknowledge that they are part of Thultanthar and never sent a councilor.

Thultanthar, it was said in those ancient scrolls, was formed after the Battle of Ingdal's Arm, when the half-elves, who were victorious in the battle, negotiated for the creation of a new nation, with Brindor Olósynne, who had led the half-elf army, as its first king. The Olósynne Dynasty remained in power until the apparent death of “the Simbul” as a result of an invading army many centuries later, possibly making Thultanthar if not the first then one of the oldest magocratic nations ever known. By this time with "the Simbul", the half-elven mage council, was gone magic was in decline and Thultanthar was on the rise, and the Simbarch Council (none mage's) took control of the country and have ruled it since until the time of the Fall ,advising the monarch in place of the wizard council of old.

By the time Tablurauth The Just had come into power, Thultanthar was reaching a technological boon like no other, and the tales of sorcerer kings of the past become more and more myth. Then The Darkness came.

The Fall

At first the encroaching Darkness was met with great worry and even general unrest by the populace. However King Tablurauth did not fear, his kingdom was vast and powerful and he felt secure that they could and would combat this most horrifying supernatural predicament, he could not have been more wrong.

Day after day, the darkness ate away at the lands of Thultanthar, despite many valiant efforts and sacrifices. Finally Thultanthar, one of the greatest and last force's left to stand to resist the darkness was pushed back to their last defenses. Once more worse, the very taint and evil of the darkness had begun to corrupt many citizens, some going made others being twisted into vile beast. At last Tablurauth knowing the fight was now becoming hopeless, declared a mass exodus of all peasant and commoner alike his armies, made mostly of volunteers would remain behind to hold the line. Creating a mass migration eastward, where many hoped to escape their plight to flee to the last Bulwarks of the more eastern factions.

However what occurred next was completely unforeseen. The Bulwarks would not open. Despite the cries and pleading of the near countless millions that had marched all that long way, those defender's already believed them to be tainted or worse and would not open the gates. However the people with no choice left to them, swarmed the bulwarks gates and attempted to force their way through. This forced the guardians to do the unthinkable... they quickly opened fire and began to actively drive them off. Facing superior forces and defenses, the countless refuges had no hope or chance and fled in fear of their lives.

With certain death now waiting for them at bulwark gates and certain doom in Thultanthar, the many displaced people and reaces returned to the last bastion of defense in the now forsaken lands. Tablurauth was beyond surprised to see the return of his people, and stricken with dismay to learn they had been turned away. Dismayed, and enraged. It was already believed many had already been tainted by the darkness, and perhaps King Tablurauth himself. So perhaps the following events should at least come as no surprise. Now disparate to save his beloved people, Tablurauth turned to the ancient tomes and magic of his forefathers. Locked away within vaults deep within the capital's keep, were the detailed and well preserved tales of Thultanthar, and once more the ancient runes and magicks of old.

With nothing else to turn to Tablurauth sent for an edict across the city and lands he still held knowing time was short. He sought mages, casters, fortune tellers, witches, any and all who knew of the arcane arts that still remained in this current age he could find. He then put them to studying and trying to interpret the many tombs of the ancient libraries that held the countless magicks mastered by his ancestors. Seeking anything that might help at lest combat the ever coming darkness.

Finally one magi found something that Tablurauth honestly believed would save his people and possibly destroy the darkness forever. Trusting the advice of this magi, a powerful warlock. Disparate to save his people he allowed the Warlock and his coven to cast a powerful and destructive spell. One that called for Tablurauth's own ancient blood, and the ritual sacrifice of 3000 lives, however despite the warlocks exact words in using the blood of the most 'purest' he could find, Tablurauth cared for his people to much, and held his code to protect them to high to use any innocents in such a ritual. Thus he called on prisoners and even a few tainted who had already been lost to the darkness to be used in the blood pact. It however maybe have been the folly Tablurauth would come to regret for all time....

As the warlock and his coven enacted the ritual, a powerful spell in the form of a magnificent shock-wave of magical backlash was unleashed from the very heart of Thultanthar. One that not only brought ruin to the invading darkness but also ruined...everything it touched...

The Rise

In the aftermath of this cataclysmic event, the once beautiful lands of Thultanthar were now twisted and ruined, corrupted and foul. Evil. The magical wave instead of purifying and sedating the darkness, had instead only quickened the empires end. The foul hearts of those used in the sacrifice coupled with the already tainted mad had twisted the spell and turned it into a weapon of pure malice. Worse still the realm warping reality believed to the the 'Darkness" was in fact the Disjunction which had slowly been merging Thultanthar with the dreaded ShadowFell. Thultanthar had merged completely with the unrelenting Shadow Fell and had been changed forever.

But death was not last thing the once proud people of Thultanthar would endure. Instead they would rise again...not truly alive...or truly dead...and less then they were, and as time passed more and more displaced beings of 'evil' races had begun to take refuge in the once great capital.

Thultanthar is frighteningly uniform. Devotion to order is reflected in obsession for symmetry and sharp, angular shapes. Pyramids and obelisks are their archetypal buildings, unadorned except for the ever-present symbols of the Thultanthar. Their favorite construction material is the cracked black stone of the southern waste lands of the Shadow Fell, making it seem as if the entire city is drinking in the light of day and swallowing it down.

Among the living inhabitants most of Thultanthar rely upon mining for their livelihood, many others turn to thievery to get what they want and need. The cutthroat politics of Thultanthar involves backstabbing, layers of deception, and numerous advisers. The current ruler of the city, Lord Tablurauth, has kept his current position through lies, murder, and blackmail. Denizens of the city are the dark and more evilly aligned races who could never live in the Singing city, and are obsessed with titles, wealth, and status, often an inappropriate look or remark from a person of lower station results in severe punishment. The people of Thultanthar seek both wealth and the favor of the Bone King himself.

Arcane magic is relatively common here, to the extent that half of the guard are wizards or able to prefrom magic in some way. However, despite, a reputation for being a land of chaos, Thultanthar avoid evocation magic (except for the efreet-descended sorcerers), planar magic, and teleportation, preferring conventional methods such as flying carpets or other magical forms of areal transportation .

The business underworld comprises an important aspect of current Thultanthar culture. Because a person's power on the surface and her influence in the underworld are considered two separate things, title ranks may vary greatly. The underworld is the only place in Thultanthar where women are treated as equals to men. The rules for negotiations and meetings between underworld rivals are complex and delicate, involving proper forms of address, lying, and courtesy to the host.

Thultanthar as a whole is ruled by Tablurauth Torigh Oughys who resides in the city central palace. The Bone King responds to no religion or council, he is the supreme ruler. Immediately below the Bone King we can find his powerful generals that lead his forces. Following them are lesser lordlings, the princes who rule over the distracts of their respective races or also called a sabban. The ruler of a sabban is called a Sabbalad, and each drudach in the city is directed by a Druzir - the bottom of Thultanthar's pyramidal administration. Thultanthar's domestic security forces are the amlakkars, the city watch, who are entitled to arrest any individual who breaks the law or interrogate suspects. .

The Spiral tower is often the first building of note any visitor sees even as they near the city, it is a huge and mighty structure that is truly awe inspiring, built of fine dark stone and cement, the spiraling tower is a breath taking site, easily dominating the sky lines of the city. The second most notable feature of Thultanthar is The Maul, a large district given over to thievery and other unsavoury activity. Another important feature of Thultanthar is its large temple district. The religion of Set and other evil deities is very complex and demands the sacrifice of many slaves, and its priests use this district for their unholy acts, worship, study, and other activities. The temples are protected by magical warding and the guards hired by the temples themselves.

[MelonHead]

The Singing City

‘They say the city never sleeps, I say this may be the one damn place in this world you can sleep.’

The Singing city is what remains of civilisation in the Omniverse. If you’re looking to live a normal life in the Arena, this is pretty much the closest you’re going to get. The city is a place to locate weapons and armour from almost any period you can think of, as well as learn rudiments of magic or set up a business. For some reason, when the plains merged three cities from three different universes were rather messily meshed into one super city, the council call it the Singing City.

The council are the representatives of each of the three kingdoms, the Queen of Alera (Fantasy) Mayor Truman (Modern) and Classius Remar (Steampunk). They make all the major decisions and have scores of their own guards protecting them, luckily neither of the leaders is particularly power hungry, and a fairly peaceful co-existence prevails. Details on each district and ruler below.

Fantasy – Alera District
Alera was once an empire, with a capitol of the same name. They aren’t exactly the most original. Basically this is a district of the Singing City now, think fantasy architecture and white marble buildings. The district is filled with almost every fantasy creature you can imagine, and magic is writhe and flowing. This is where you can get some magic lessons, or some arrows.

The Queen of Alera, known fondly as the Queen of Alera, is a haughty and proud elf maiden who looks down on disdain at her new kingdom. However, she knows better than to upset the balance, especially with Mayor Truman and his national guard in the city. If not for the Templars maintaining order however, she may have attempted something.

Modern – Ville District
Basically a modern residential area, couple of sky scrapers and labs doctors etc. They give out every modern benefit to the city, this is where you come for your guns and ammunition in the arena, as well as some explosives.

Mayor Truman is an energetic human adapting moderately well to the situation. He’s more than grateful his city survived the disjunction, but restoring order is well beyond even his armed national guard. The Templar order The Gladius Dei however are a major help, especially as he understands their motives from some history lessons and the fact that they are predominantly human.

Steampunk – Dark Iron District
Industry Industry industry. Oh, and warforged iron golems and steampunk clockwork men. This is basically the inbetween district, and is to blame for the floating ships and multiple railways. Expect to find a good mix of magic and technology here. Multiple fantasy races as well as humans make this place their home.

Classius, a half gnomish quarter dwarfish quarter something-ish genius who spends more time building armies then trade agreements. However he keeps industry booming, and usually respects the authority of the Templars. His Warforged are a particularly fearsome sight atop the walls and have defended the city from invaders in the past.

The Singing City has magically enchanted stone/iron walls surrounding its entire area. On the outskirts just beside the walls is the Chantry, home of the Templars. From here the Templars police the city, while also protecting the numerous agricultural centres located outside the safety of the walls.

The Chantry is the homebase of the powerful Templar order which devotes its time and recourses to policing the city and protecting the city.

Gladius Dei
Sword of God
‘In darkness, these blades will light our way’

The Sword of God is a Templar faction based in the Singing city. Its origins stem from another world, where the night held terrors and abominations which fed on humanity. When technology was not enough, something greater had to be forged, through spirit, faith and strength of steel the Order fought back against the denizens of darkness. They used powerful weaponry and suits, mimicking the medieval Templars of old in their style and code. They fought for their God, and with his guidance they knew they would prevail.

As with all things, they first struggled… but their strength soon overcame the threats of the undead. They fought glorious and righteous battles all over the lands, until it finally came down to one last battle, where the darkness was purged. Almost all traces of its taint were scourged from their world. The Order eventually grew lax, with little to fear from inhuman monsters they diverted their attention to the evil within humanity itself. That was when the Order lost its true purpose, they began to police mankind and lost the support they once held. Where once the sight of an armoured Templar caused children to cheer, it then struck fear and guilt into the hearts of innocents.

The High Seneschal, a wise and devout leader of men, with his two most trusted crusaders behind him, challenged the Grand Master. He could not abide the darkness which had settled over those who claimed to be servants of the light. In the end, a civil war was fought within the order, and it fell apart. Remnants remained… one last citadel, the last bastion of the Gladius Dei.

When the cataclysmic event named the Disjunction came to all worlds, the three remaining Templar leaders stood their ground within their fortress. The earth around them shifted… and their citadel was shaken apart but they survived, along with most of their technology and equipment, locked under the metallic fortress.

Amazingly, in such a short period of time new citizens flocked around the fortress… even in disrepair it seemed as good a place as any to start anew. A city soon formed amidst the rubble, above it the entire metal fortress stood, and within it a growing new order of the Gladius Dei. Once again assured that they walked the righteous path, for why would they have been spared along with their weapons and teachings if not for God’s favour?

Grand Master: Grand Master Revelator Ovidius Cezar Gerhard high commander of Gladius Dei, veteran of the order. Messenger of God. Tier 8.

Seneschal: Highest ranking field officers. Usually seen accompanied by groups of battle tested Crusaders. Only take orders from the Grand Master himself, and God. There are places set for a maximum of 4 Seneschals, although their numbers are far lower than this due to the hard times as of late. Tier 5.

Knight Captains: (For the benefit of anyone unwilling to completely conform to the order, this is a PC rank) Talented outsiders who show an unnatural devotion to the defeat of dark creatures usually attain this rank. This marks them out as a distinguished warrior, capable of giving orders in the field. They are usually among a group of five or so Crusaders, who they may command in the place of a Seneschal. (Tier 4-5.)

Crusader: Veterans of the order. Accompany Seneschals on important missions and guard the Chantry. They are outfitted with standard Templar power armour and outfitted with the weapons they choose from the orders varied armoury. They have the power to command small groups of lower level members, if they so desire. They come in at tier 4.

Sergeant: Crusaders in training, they wear lighter less expensive, and less effective, variations of the power armour. More like a full body suit which offers protection but little else, it does however provide them with useful experience before upgrading. These soldiers guard the Chantry and support Page’s as backup in hotspots. They use metal blades with edges charged with energy, which can cut through steel and armour after a short period. They also have lighter versions of the pole arm, which fire weaker plasma rounds. Most carry shields. They come in at about tier 3.

Page: The bog standard foot soldiers of the order, armed with nano weave mail stylized armour. They carry simpler versions of the squire energy blades which are capable of slicing flesh and bone with relative ease, but have difficulty with above average armour. They carry crossbow style projectile weapons, which fire much weaker and smaller versions of the polearm plasma projectiles. Some carry shields. They are often found policing cities under Gladius protection. They come in at tier 2.

Clerics are a separate entity within the order, who are only answerable to Knight Captain’s in military matters, Seneschals, the Grand Master, the High Cleric and God.
The war-priests, the battle clerics, these men and women of Gladius Dei are called many names, but their abilities and devotion towards the Lord is undisputed. Templars who exhibit talent of the mind are initiated into this circle. Clerics can heal woulds or call down divine punishment, while blasting evil with their trusty plasma weapons with a zealous intensity matched by none. They are usually armed with ranged weapons and shields as they are too valuable to lose in the thick of battle, although some brazen clerics disregard their safety to prove themselves. Clerics recruited from the other dimensions may display vastly different abilities from the norm, although they still draw from the same concept.

Holy Abilities
Healing
A trained cleric can stop bleeding, counter toxins, inject life force, and close light wounds of his allies.

Physical Ability Enhancement
The clerics can ignore pain and push the limits of their physical body through divine faith, although their bodies may be damaged from the overexertion.

Offensive Holy Spells
Using the easiest visualization of the Lord's wrath, clerics can smite their foes with all manner of holy attacks, such as arrows of light.

Battle Cleric Standard Armour
Helmet display and optics have the same range of functions as the templar armour, except with additional monitoring of the user's mental state and energy to better grasp their mental fatigue levels. The helmet's shape is also designed to ward off possible psychic assaults by scrambling such energy waves.

The armours have a larger and more powerful Aesr core built into the suit, giving them not only increased protection from energy/arcane-based influences, but a means of amplifying their holy abilities and miracles. Through training, one can learn to concentrate their willpower upon the core before unleashing their psionic abilities, increased the magnitude by almost two-fold.

Compared to the regular templars, these suits are more streamlined in order to compensate with the extra energy expenditure used to run the large Aesr core. This leaves them with slightly less protection and mechanical strength, but the suit is also more agile as a result of the lighter weight. The extra agility is designed to more than offset the reduced defence their suit provides, allowing them to escape and dodge better.

A special feature of the Battle Cleric Armour is its self-destruct function. This was built so that clerics could not be captured and corrupted by the enemy forces, leaking vital information about the order as well as turning into a formidable and terrifying opponent. Any cleric that judges escape to be impossible will active the self-destruct sequence, detonating the nuclear power core within 5 seconds. The resultant explosion will wipe out anything in a 15 meter radius.

Speed:
Running: 70 mph (112 km/h) maximum.
Leaping: The powerful exo-skeletal legs can leap up to 15 feet (4.5 m) high and across. Add 15 feet with a running start.*

Statistical Data:
Height: 2.9 m
Width: 1.1 m
Length: 1.0 m
Weight: (180kg)
Mechanical strength: can lift/press 1 tonnes
Power System: Nuclear; average energy life is 20 years. All weapons are powered from the power system.

Clerics are tier 4.

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New Reference, note this is just an idea of how the rudimentary Crusader armour looks, any rank equal to or above Knight Captain will likely have a custom built suit of their own choosing, and except for the compulsory mark of the order will look different.


Gladius Dei battle armour weapons

Plasma Blades – A form of superheated longsword, the rudimentary design is two wide metal alloy ‘prongs’ in the place of a blade which generate a form of superheated energy around themselves, this can be charged directly by the suit to overcome tougher obstacles, but can basically be expected to slice through iron and steel with relative ease. These are carried by Templars sporting power armour, and are therefore way beyond human capability to wield. They come in at about four foot in length and are carried in one of the two weapon holsters on the suits backs. They weigh around 15kg.

Energy Shield --A force field or deflector shield comprised of a field of tightly bounded boson particles of significant magnitude so that objects affected by the force shield are unable to pass through the central axis of the field and reach the other side. The shield is usually somewhere between 26-28 inches in circumference allow the knight a good deal of bodily protection against frontal assaults. This shield can be powered up with energy to allow it to disperse or block incredibly powerful attacks. Generated on the off arm by the power supply of the armor.

Heavy Plasma Pole-arm--The heavy plasma pole-arm fires oversized, armor-penetrating plasma bolts capable of causing extreme damage to whatever target they strike. Like other burst plasma bolts, the projectiles from the heavy plasma pole-arm detonate upon impact, showering that surrounding area with damaging plasma shrapnel. Powered by their armor this has an effective range of a hundred meters. The pole-arm head is also a Plasma weapon and can be used in combat to slice down the unbelievers with deadly ease. The stronger the charge the stronger the strength. They weigh around 20kg. The polarm is 2 meters long.


Templar Knight standard issue armor.

Helmet optics include an energy detection unit that can sense power sources, power cables, and so on. Advanced Audio Receptors allow for eavesdropping and can detect people sneaking up on users. The integrated Sound Scanner is capable of separating out the frequency of all other noises, even a single whisper under tons of ruble. Meanwhile cooling systems maintain climate control inside the armor. This also includes air filters.

Covered with an incredible refractory coating, the Templar armor's exterior can deflect thermal rays, lasers, and other energy weapons to a limited degree. However a charged attack of two or longer will ignore the deflective abilities of the armor.

Templar armor also absorbs incoming radar signals, preventing them from bouncing back. Together with a built-in radar reflector (that supplements the radar-absorbing qualities of the refractory coating) Templar armor is extremely stealthy against technological sensors.

The outer fabric of the armor can also absorb many forms of energy, including magic. Linked to a new aether-magnacouple, this system allows the Templar to absorb the energy from normal energy attacks or magical sources. However the Armor must power the defenses to match incoming damage. If the incoming energy is far superior to the allotted defense energies the outer fabric can and will be rend by the force.

The Templar can emit a high-solar burst that radiates Ultra-violet light from the armor in a 30‘ radius. This burst is capable of blinding unprepared opponents and with the aether-magnacoupling can inflict injury to traditional undead opponents.


Speed:
Running: 60 mph (96 km) maximum.
Leaping: The powerful exo-skeletal legs can leap up to 12 feet (3.6 m) high or across. Add 10 feet with a running start.

Statistical Data:
Height: 7 feet, 5 inches
Width: 3 feet, 5 inches
Length: 2 feet 5 inches
Weight: 200kg
Mechanical strength: can lift/press 1.5 tonnes
Power System: Nuclear; average energy life is 20 years. All weapons are powered from the power system.

Gladius Dei Transport/Vehicles

The WRH personal transport, sometimes referred to as the steed due to its use by Gladius Dei.
They are capable of reaching speeds up to five hundred kilometers per hour, and have a flight ceiling of twenty-five meters. They are controlled by handlebars located towards the front of the vehicle, and foot pedals slung underneath adjusted speed and altitude.

These highly maneuverable vehicles were equipped with sensor and communications devices located between the handlebars, including a comlink and a comlink-jamming device. They are armed with a sonic lance for combat.

The LPT or ‘Mule’ as it is commonly referred to is a lighter less agile but cheaply mass produced variant of the WRH. They are capable of reaching speeds of up to 200 hundred kilometres per hour. They have a flight ceiling of ten meters, and are controlled in a similar way to the WRH. They are provided with a comlink for close communications between personel, and a less effective comlink-jamming device. They have two lighter variants of the plasma polearm attached to each side at the front of the vehicle. (They resemble futuristic motorbikes/starwars speeders) They are used by Squires and Sergeants.

Lower Rank weaponry and equipment

Sergeants: Crusaders in training, they have a lighter variant of the power armour worn by the Seneschals and their guard. It stands at about 7ft. (Although this very much depends on the user) And is plated in a similar metal to the armour itself, it has a much less effective power source, only capable of lasting a couple of days of sustained use, however it does provide half the mechanical strength and speed of the traditional armour. It is mostly used for protection, and the wielding of otherwise beyond human weaponry.
They carry metallic blades laced with energy at the edges, capable of cutting through steel after a few seconds. They are usually well trained and veterans in battle, although this is not always the case.
They also use weaker variants of the Shimmering shield of faith.
Most bring along energy lances/polearm variants, which are less powerful than the crusader weapons but still produce a sizable wallop.

Squires: Nano weave mail armour and helm. Capable of blocking bullets but vulnerable under any sustained duress.
Weaker variants of the energy laced swords used by Sergeants, technically only a grade above what would be considered as a normal steel longsword, flesh and bone are no real obstacles though.
Energy crossbows, which fire plasma bolts of a similar, if weaker, effect to the energy lances and polearms of squires.
Some carry energy shield like equipment, which are projected from a thin metal buckler. They have the durability to sustain the force of one or two gunshots before they fail and break down.

Real Name: Ovidius Cezar Gerhard
Occupation: Lord Cleric Revelator of the Gladius Dei,
Other Aliases: Lord Cleric Revelator, The Fist of God, The Light in the Darkness, The Purging Flame.
Place of Birth: Presumably Aearth
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
History: Grand Master Ovidius Cezar Gerhard was born the son of a plowsman in the Carraler Valley. At the age of 10 months his father realizing he could not support another mouth and wanting his son to grow to be something gave him to a Templar at Brightgate Chapel. Ovidius’s original name has been lost as the High Cleric at Brightgate took the boy as his own son and gave him the name he has. Through out his life, Ovidius has believed that he was given to the Order for a reason and with the sudden displacement of the Order to the AC continuum he believes that God has brought he and his Senechals to this land to purge it of evil and bring forth an era of peace and prosperity.
Height: 6 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 275 lbs.
Eyes: Gray
Hair: Gray-White.
Appearance: A large framed man composed of muscle and bone. Even at the age of 54, he is well muscled and capable of fighting with such fervor that many lesser men would falter after a few moments. His storm gray eyes are like thunder clouds and when he turns his attention on you a certain awe and fear creep over you. His voice thunders as if it were God himself speaking to you. Ovidius can recite the Gladius Dei bible chapter and verse and is capable of holding a religious debate with ease against most Templar scholars.
Known Powers:
Abilities: Grand Master Revelator Ovidius Cezar Gerhard has had extensive training in unarmed combat, swordplay and is considered an expert in the Templars fighting techniques.. His fighting ability is unsurpassed among the Gladius Dei order, and has been known to rally his troops by leading a charge that most would retreat from. His motto is 'I will endure to the end.'
Weapons: Ovidius employs two weapons: A two-handed vibro sword named Repentance that is nearly 5 feet long and 4 inches wide at the base, tapering to a point.
Repentance-- Due to nano-techonlogy and super conducting materials it can Radiate Daylight and Heat: the nano-crystals embedded along the blade can radiate the equivalent UV rays to natural daylight over a 50ft (15m) area (good against vampires) . It can also radiate heat up to 80 degrees (26.7 centigrade), affecting a 10ft (3m) area.
2-- It can generate a plasma burst similar to a Plasma-Pole-arm that has increased range of 200 meters.

His second weapon is a plasma hammer called Divine Fist.
Divine Fist- Can cast these events which are powered by the faith of the Lord Cleric and augmented by nano-technology.
1--Turn Dead
Range: Up to 60ft (18.3m) away
Effect: This magic will turn/repel 20-30 animated dead. This means that those creatures affected will turn and immediately leave the area without harming the spell caster or anyone near him. The dead turned will not come back for 24 hours. This magic only affects "animated" dead, and skeletons or corpses that are magically animated like marionettes, but will not affect vampires, zombies, or any corpse or skeleton possessed by a living entity.

2--Heal Wounds
Range: Touch or 3ft (.9m) distance.
Effect: This powerful invocation will instantly heal minor physical wounds, such as bruises, cuts, gashes, bullet wounds, burned flesh and pulled muscles. It will not help against illness, internal damage to organs or nerves, broken bones, or poisons/drugs.

3--Fear
Range: 20ft (6.1m) area, up to 100ft (30.5m) away.
Effect: The invocation creates a sensation of fear over a particular area. The Lord Cleric can place the enchantment on an area occupied with people, or an area that is not presently occupied. Anybody entering the area of enchantment is suddenly washed with terror and will be momentarily stunned and unable to attack for one post. This is useful against named NPC’s and can be used to halt an advance by them.

4--Globe of Daylight
Range: Near self or up to 30ft (9.1m) away.
Effect: A small globe or sphere of true daylight is magically created. The light is bright enough to light up a 144ft (43.9m) area. Because it is daylight, it can ward off most vampires, keeping them at bay just beyond the edge of light. The Grand master can mentally move it along with himself, or send it up to thirty feet (9.1m) ahead. The maximum speed at which the globe can travel is the pace of a fast walking man.

5--Protection Circle: Superior
Range: Radius of the circle.
Effect: In principle and function, the superior protection circle is just like the simple circle, only stronger. The Grand Master must draw the circle to have effect. The circle ceases to function only if it is seriously marred.
This superior protection circle will protect everybody inside its radius by preventing lesser tiered supernatural creatures from coming any closer than 20ft (6.1m) from its edge. Even greater beings can be held at bay. Lesser beings can not stand to be within line of sight of the circle and are forced to leave (even if it's only to the next room with the door shut). This means no attacks are possible for the lesser beings, Tier 3 or less.

Armor: Ovidius wears the best armor that the Gladius can produce, it is called the Light of Truth.
The armor comes with the full range of sensors including thermal, radioactivity (an alarm function alerts him of dangerous conditions, like the presence of plutonium), neutron detector, also targeting/tracking, and telemetric sensors. A new Detection Unit is capable of picking up outside radar-tracking devices that lock on or "paint" him (e.g., incoming missiles), while a psionic tracer can detect and track even small traces of psionic energy. Ultra-sonics allow for a form of ground-penetrating radar (for finding underground chambers, etc.).

Helmet optics include an energy detection unit that can sense power sources, power cables, and so on. Advanced Audio Receptors allow for eavesdropping and can detect people sneaking up on him. The integrated Sound Scanner is capable of separating out the frequency of all other noises, even a single whisper under tons of ruble. Meanwhile cooling systems maintain climate control inside the armor.
Covered with an incredible refractory coating, the Templar armor's exterior can deflect thermal rays, lasers, and other energy weapons to a limited degree. However a charged attack of two or longer will ignore the deflective abilities of the armor.
The Light of Truth armor also absorbs incoming radar signals, preventing them from bouncing back. Together with a built-in radar reflector (that supplements the radar-absorbing qualities of the refractory coating) This is nearly invisible against technological sensors.
The outer fabric of the armor which shimmers with every movement can also absorb many forms of energy, including magic. Linked to a new aether-magnacouple, this system allows the armor to absorb the energy from normal energy attacks or magical sources. However the Armor must power the defenses to match incoming damage. If the incoming energy is far superior to the allotted defense energies the outer fabric can and will be rend by the force.
The Light of Truth can emit a high-solar burst that radiates Ultra-violet light from the armor in a 90‘ radius. This burst is capable of blinding unprepared opponents and with the aether-magnacoupling can inflict injury to traditional undead opponents.
Speed:
Running: 120 mph (193.1 kph) maximum.
Leaping: The powerful exo-skeletal legs can leap up to 25 feet (7.6 Jet thruster assisted leaps can hurl the power armor 150 feet (45 m) up or across.
If necessary, the thruster can momentarily hold the powered knight aloft as high as 22 feet (6.375 m) off the ground for upto 90 seconds. The thrusters are not made for flying.m) high or across.
Underwater Capabilities: Light of Truth can also walk along the bottom of the sea at about 25% of its normal running speed.
Maximum Ocean Depth: 1,000 feet (305 meters).
Statistical Data:
Height: 9.5 feet
Width: 4 feet, 6 inches (1.4 meters)
Length: 4 feet, 3 inches (1.3 meters)
Weight: 1,715 lbs (324.3 kg) fully armed
Physical Strength: Can lift/press 8 tons of weight.
Power System: Nuclear, average energy life is 52 years.

The massive iron fortress stands as the home to the Templar order of Gladius Dei. Found on an elevated plain it dominates the skyline of the Singing city. Within is a massive complex which houses and feeds the entire order. The Citadel is about 200m by 200m large, and made of a dark iron which is painted with the bright symbols of the order.
Large gates allow the only entrance into the citadel, making it an easy point to defend and removing any hope of fleeing from weaker minds. It is a point to stand ones ground, and a reminder of the steadfast resilience and strength of the Order itself.

Underneath the citadel is an underground complex of research labs, which develop and test the weaponry and armour of the Templars. More effort is placed in the Crusader armour especially, and the Seneschals each have a specific lab for their armour and weapons.

Wide platforms transport the armour clad Templars from underground to the main hall, allowing them to leave the citadel through the main gates battle ready. The platforms can transport about ten fully armoured Templars at a time, and open out into the main hall as mentioned. This place is an area with a raised podium and many tables, where rudimentary battle plans and patriotic speaches/sermons are delivered. Obviously the real planning is carried out in one of the four towers adorning each corner of the citadel.

Before any major battle is joined, a group communion is held within the main hall to bless those who are about to fight, and to strengthen the spirit of the order.

The hall is a massive room with a high ceiling, about forty meters by forty meters. Most of the rest of the Chantry is simply living quarters and mess halls, for each tier of Templar. The Chantry has three levels, although these all circumnavigate the main hall which stretches up to the top of the citadel. The armoury can be accessed by four smaller platforms at each corner of the citadel, which is how the lower tier troops acquire their weapons.

All Templars are bound by this vow.

I swear upon my honour, and my Lord:

To revere God and maintain His Church

To serve the Grand Master, who represents God.

To protect the defenceless

To give succour to widows and orphans

To refrain from the wanton giving of offence

To live by honour and for glory

To expect not material rewards for my duty

To fight for the welfare of all

To obey those placed in authority

To guard the honour of fellow knights
And remember those who have fallen

To eschew unfairness, meanness and deceit

To keep faith, under any threat

At all times to speak the truth

To persevere to the end in any enterprise begun

To respect the honour of women

Never to refuse a challenge from an equal

Never to turn the back upon a foe

To offer no mercy to the undead, and expect none in return.

As is my duty as a Templar, as is my duty to God.

[makiaka]

name: Ocean tomb.

[ Name: Picture or Description of the Area: General Size(mainly for descriptive purposes, to prevent people from standing miles and miles away from each other.) Magical Properties: Does this arena have any magical properties that enhance or hamper the abilities of the characters involved. Restrictions: What restrictions does this place have?


its a island that's in a cave in the ocean that leads below the water level. The cove is merely a 20 feet radius half entrance. That soon reaches a small part of land that's allows you to port in the watery tomb.
General size- 20 mile area roughly. once you enter the cave but there are a lot of twisted paths so you rarely can see all of it.

restrictions- There are walls and water everywhere movement is tough between the patches of land are so small most should only be able to move back and forth form the iand plots without falling off.

[Rayn Night]

Name: Mao Temple at the Base of the Sky Mountain

Picture or Description of the Area:

Spoiler

General Size: The temple Grounds are probably a ¾ wide a mile by ½ a mile long, the outer part being building and shrines, the inner being gardens and flat meditation grounds.

Magical Properties: This area is bound by Serene and Peaceful Spirits and a natural aura, which while greatly, reduce drastically any evil or offensive magic and making good or defensive magic much more potent. Spiritual energy from those who train there aren’t boosted or hampered, but the flow of energy within one’s body is accelerated and more easily used.

Beings of evil alignment or evil intent will feel like they are being looked upon someone that isn’t there and also feel weaker within the perimeter of the temple. It is caused by the peaceful spirits trying to keep the peace within the vicinity of the said temple

Restrictions: There isn’t much restriction as the place is open and then goes into a heavy forest, so it has no restrictions other than the effects get negated from the spirits once you are out of the aura (Totaling to a Square Mile of the Aura)

[Crazy Scion]

Shanty City

Urban city surrounded by a mountainous region that isolates the city itself and anyone in it, with only a few choke points that leads out into the world. These choke points are varied in with the smallest being 25 feet while the biggest is as wide as a football field is long. The city is semi modern third world country status if anything.

[GrievousKhan]

Adamant Citadel


The size is quite great with the base in likened to traveling through a small city of temples, finding your enemy is half the battle. The higher one goes the more abundant energy can be taped into but the harder it is on the human body.

History: High in the mountains of Badaiar, in the dwelling-place of the gods themselves, the adamant citadel city was forged by the hands of mortals. It was carved and crafted out of white limestone, through eons of manual labor in the frigid conditions of eternal winter, to defy nature itself. The thin mountain air of the pass make's it hard for mortals to breath. This place is known to having a dark and deep connection to the beyond and thus unholy and holy cultist from all over the world have made pilgrimages into the mountains, to dedicate another temple to the site, constructed and added onto by their followers. The monumental, heavy buildings pierced the mountain, open to all the winds, defying all enemies and opposing even the harsh hands of time.

Magical Properties: Wind, Ice and water magic and power's are greatly enhanced in this environment. Those who have power over the storms are also at a great advantage. Dark magic as well as divine magic is abundant in the place and is thus also greatly empowered here as well. Fly is tricky in here as the winds, cold, and low visibility due to snow storms make it almost suicidal rather then any real advantage.

[Alphakoka]

Name: Kelethin (Tree Top City)

Picture:

Description: Ten ancient trees serve as support beams for a skyward village. Each platform is roughly 120' by 120' accommodation on each platform are: shops, homes, a bank and a chapel. Each platform is connected by wooden rope bridges that support massive weight due to magical treatment. The ropes however can be cut and planks can be broken by enough force. The platforms are stacked in height the middle tree housing the bank is the highest at 200 feet, the lowest houses the elevator lift at 75 feet. Mud, dirt, hard packed soil and rocks line ground bellow the city.

Populace: Up to the first poster. Can be bustling with activity, lone guards, or in the middle.

Participant Limit: 2-4

Magical Properties: Earth, wood, and wind users would have a slight advantage.

Restrictions: Possibly extremely large combatants would be at a disadvantage. Wood Elves would blend in nicely.

[ImportantNobody]

Name: Elscapades Estate
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Picture or Description of the Area:
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His mansion has this style, but actually has four stories and 50% more square feet.
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The entire basement floor is dedicated to a casino.
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The first floor is open to the public, should they pay the price of admission. The east and west wings of the mansion have the Day and Night Bars, respectively, and these bars are known to have large parties with many important visitors. These two rooms are sound proof. To the north is a dinning hall and a showroom. There are smaller rooms located around the Night Bar that can be reserved for smaller get togethers, as well as a library located around the Day Bar. Besides these rooms are some smaller, less important ones that are mainly there for looks and to walk through while going from place to place.
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The second floor houses most of the staff employed by the mansion, including a lot of lower level security. There are only two elevators to get up to this floor, one on the east wing and one on the west, both needing special keycards, and some stairwells in the entry hall. Any doors from here on up need keycards as well. They can be hacked or destroyed given enough effort, but it isn't easy and will take some time. A lot of the walls and floors are bulletproof and it's designed so that a small number of security can hold off invaders at special choke points. Another elevator is to the north on this floor that has a security checkpoint that must be cleared with an even higher level keycards.
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Fancy rooms house more important guests and personal in the west wing. The east wing holds a lot of the more vital equipment that keeps the mansion operating and is encased yet again in bulletproof material. Middle rooms are for these special occupants enjoyment, such as studies and lounges, as well as a pillar room for fighting if enemies get this far. At the end of the pillar room leads to a final elevator leading up to the top floor. Key cards allowing access into this elevator are extremly hard to come by.
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You're greeted to this entryway and the most elite security forces employed here. One way leads west and one way leads east; the private rooms and master bedrooms of the two owners of the Elscapades Estate. There's rumored to be a room with a lot of cats in the eastern wing.
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Located to the northwest
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Located to the north
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Located in the northeast. People can practice fighting here. Instead of wood, like in the picture, the perimeter is made of stone.
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The only entrance to the mansion short of leaping over the large, electrified fence.
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General Size: 30,000 square feet
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Location: Bamboo Forest
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Magical Properties: None
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Restrictions: Security doors, elevators, and security teams. An electrified fence around the property. A larger metal wall can raise from the ground if a major threat occurs.
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Other security: An anti-aircraft gun and two machinegun nests on the roof. Security systems inside to alert of intruders and monitor them. Other traps can be installed.
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Personnel: Veltirinus and a man known as Vergo are co-owners of this estate, although Vergo is more in charge of the business aspect while Veltirinus is in charge of security and the property. Vergo is dressed in a tuxedo and a white facemask. His real name is unknown. He's a very wealthy businessman, even more so then Veltirinus, who's also filthy rich. Veltirinus occupies the top floor east wing like a king, which he considers himself to be due to this estate belonging to it's own "country" called Elscalptia. The security teams are part of his faction and will be explained here