The Magecraft Chronicles:

[Myrdraxxis]

In ages long past, the founder, the Mage of Beginnings, created a world where his people could live without persecution for their gifts. He created Mundus Magica, a sister world to our own and led his people to this new world where they thrived. From the great nation of Megolin, to the mysterious forests of Elborn and storm-torn ruins of Nostia, the land of Mundus Magica became a place of wonder for those with the gifts of magic.

The world of Mundus Magica is one filled with adventure, war and magic. Where heroes rise and clash with great evil as the world hangs in the balance. From the time of the Mage Wars, which utterly changed the world, to the Great Wars, and the Mage Crisis that almost saw the end of the world, heroes have risen up to stand against evil.
But this is not a tale of those heroes. This is a story of the time when heroes have faded away, crisis threatens once more and new people must rise to the challenge. It is forty years after the fall of Legion and the Mage Crisis. The original founders of the hero group Dark Wing are all but gone, and tensions between nations once again begin to rise. Unnoticed by all but a few, something dark moves to try and gain a foothold in the world.

This a fantasy RP, and yes there is a bit of continuity already established from earlier RPs, but you don’t really need to know it to join in. If you have any questions regarding it just consult myself or my co-gm Mizagium.

Megolin was the first civilization founded when humans first made the journey from Earth to Mundus Magica. It was region where man first stepped foot onto the magical world’s soil. Megolin is a strong, united nation of people with great ties to the art of magecraft and magic in general. It is a place of rich history, proud tradition and great ambition. Until conflicts of independence arose, Megolin controlled nearly all of Mundus Magica at one point. As it stands now, after giving up its holds in Mundus Magica’s west, Megolin still remains the largest nation. Megolin’s people are known for being fierce, loyal and ambitious people with an aptitude for magic.

Megolin is one of the two superpower nations of Mundus Magica, dominating the world’s eastern hemisphere. Being the oldest founded nation, Megolin remains a human-dominated nation. While not averse to the other races of Mundus Magica, statistically there are far less of them in Megolin than anywhere else, and far more humans. The capital city of the Megolin Federation is the city of Megolin-Mesbaria, on Megolin’s western coast, and is home to the Megolin Senate, the ruling body of the Megolin Federation.

Megolin has had a long time feud with its fellow nation of Hyddick, which has led to war twice in the past. The First Great War occurred shortly after the formation of Hyddick and lasted for nearly twenty years. The Second War occurred sometime later, during the rise of the heroes of Dark Wing and the Mage Crisis.

The Hyddick Confederacy is the second superpower nation in the world of Mundus Magica. Unlike its counterpart Megolin, the Hyddick Confederacy is made up primarily of nun-humans, led by Hellan race. Hyddick was founded roughly ten years after the Mage Wars scarred the land and created the hellan and other non-human races. In the ten years before Hyddick’s founded the land was divided by warring tribes of humans, beastmen and hellans who migrated over from the Ceberus Desert. The Confederacy was founded in response to aggression from its neighbor Megolin. Ironically it was this founding and the united power that followed which kicked off the war between the two nations.

Hyddick’s people are a diverse group from all walks of life, making the country a place of tolerance, unity and pride. While the geography of Hyddick is still divided between the original twelve tribes that formed there, they are united in purpose and led by ruling council and their Governor General. During the Mage Crisis, the Hyddick Confederacy was aided in the war by the Dark Wing heroes, many of which personally fought alongside the Governor General during the war. The capital city of the Confederacy, is the city of Saoel.

Xiolin is a small coastal nation to the south of the Megolin Federation. Like their Megolin neighbor, Xiolin is a human nation, populated by settlers who came from Asia during the first migration to Mundus Magica. Despite its size, Xiolin holds a large population, and as such its cities are often large metropolises, sometimes facing overcrowding. The Xiolinese are led by the Imperial Family , who rule form the nation’s capital of Kaieng. Xiolinese people are very community-oriented, with a strong sense of family and honor.
Xiolin was once a province of Megolin, only gaining its independence during a time when others like Ossen and Nostia also fought for their freedoms. During the Second War, Megolin attempted to retake Xiolin as a territory, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

Before the Mage Wars, Nostia was a proud independent nation of people who separated from Megolin and won their freedom. Nostia fell near the end of the Mage Wars, torn asunder by the wanton dark magic that engulfed the nation, turning it into a ruined land wracked by powerful arcane storms. After the Seperation, these storms began to subside, and the ecology of the nation began to return to its natural state.

Now Nostia is a cold, sparsely populated land with only a few outlying settlements as people are just beginning to venture back into the north. For the most part, Nostia is still a hostile place. Feral undead, and other remnants of Legion still wander the snowy lands. Worse still, many necromancers have begun to make the land their home, seeing the frozen and undead infested land as a prime place to practice their art. These Necromancer Lords hold no allegiance or kinship to one another, at most forming small groups or conclaves, though these are rare and usually quickly dissolve due to those involved or by outside forces. Necromancer Lords tend to make their homes in the old ruins or castles of the old Nostian civilization, researching and practicing their arts in seclusion.

The Frontier is the name given to the large open landmass that used to be known as the Frostlands. After the ice and snow melted away, a vast region dotted with ruined cities and citadels was exposed to the world. Colonization quickly followed the flock of explorers and researchers. There are many settlements that dot the Frontier, each governing itself and trading with fellow Frontiersmen, much as the old Elborn settlements did.

The ruins that cover the Frontier are of unknown origin, and since Altinor has offered no insight into the Frontier, researchers have little to go on. It was noted however that the ruins seemed to become denser as one travels further into the Frontier. In 23 a.s., renowned explorer Harris McFord stepped foot in the heart of the ancient civilization, the large city now called The Spire, named for the immense tower that rests at the heart of the decrepit city, stretching into the heavens. Magical forces in the Frontier tend to show up in bizarre and fascinating ways in the natural environment. In western Frontier, near the southern tip of Elborn, the forests there are dotted with large floating chunks of earth and rock, the earth suspended by arcane energy. The Spire is rumored to be the source of the magical nature of the continent, and the city itself is a place of mysterious and illogical dimensions.

Elborn is a lush and verdant region of forests and jungles, located to the south of the Ceberus Desert. The land of Elborn is a wild and largely untamed region, save for the small villages and towns established by early settlers that still continue to survive, despite the rugged terrain. Elborn is considered to be the homeland of the beastmen races, though the beastmen themselves have no true society or established cities.

Aside from the human settlers, beastmen locals and typical wildlife, Elborn is the home of wild herds of dragons that roam the land. While aggressive if provoked, there has been little trouble between the dragon wildlife and other races. Explorers that managed to venture deep within Elborn's deepest and most difficult forests have reported ruins and strange dwelings that seem to exist yet belong to no recognizable race. Stories surround these deep places and creatures that might lurk within.

The Darkened Isles are a cluster of islands off of Mundus Magica’s northwestern coast, bordering Nostia and the Hyddick Confederacy. Little is known about the Darkened Isles save the perpetual overcast gloom that gives the islands their name, and that it is home to the mysterious and recluse Shades. Each of the islands that make up the Darkened Isles is a separate Shade fiefdom, but other than that, explorers have not been able to reveal much about the land or the Shades that inhabit them. The climate of the islands varies from island to island, with the northern most islands being frozen and tundra-like while the southernmost islands are warmer and a great deal greener. The Darkened Isles offers no perceivable source of trade, and it is unknown how the Shades manage to make a living there.

Over fifty years ago, Ossen was a thriving nation, whose cities rivaled those of the Confederacy and Federation, and it even boasted its own magical academy, although not nearly as prestigious as Altinor’s. The sheer cliff faces that occupied a majority of Ossen’s coastal regions made sea fishing a rarity, and sea travel almost nonexistent. Overland travel was a different story. It is thought that the first road system was developed in ancient Ossen, but Megolin contests that claim. When airships were developed and brought to the small nation, it took hold like a weed. Suddenly they were free to explore the world without the ocean; Ossenians spread far and wide, but never attempted any expansionary actions. For them, home was the homeland. And that was enough.

Then the Great War happened. Political tensions between Megolin and Hyddick reached a head and the two great nations launched into full-scale war. Because of its location between them, Ossen was quickly swept up in the war. Taking neither side, Ossen’s military fought only to keep out invaders – be they Confederate or Federal. But it was in vain. Unable to withstand the might of either nation, Ossen succumbed. The final, decisive blow was struck by Megolin at the floating city of Vesperitas. They destroyed the magic engines keeping aloft and it crashed to the ground. Machinations by House Weivyr of the Darkened Isles sterilized the land. Those who escaped the devastation survived as refugees – those who didn’t, wandered, as dead as they land they haunted.

For twelve years, Ossen ceased to exist. Then came Dark Wing. Adden Gae’om, a summoner refugee from the war joined up with Ethan Sorian in a quest that brought him back to Mundas Magica, where they chased and faced down a god and emerged victorious. Along the way, Adden was reunited with his brother, Vi’ir, one of the only living survivors of the war who had remained in Ossen with his legion – the Lost Legion. After the dust had settled, Vi’ir returned to his fellow soldiers and through an ancient ritual, they shed their physical forms and bound their souls to the land itself, restoring it’s vitality, bringing Ossen back to life. With the help of the growing supranational peacekeeping organization, Dark Wing, Ossenian refugees flooded back home and began to rebuild.

Forty years later, all is not well. Many have come to resent Dark Wing’s presence in Ossen, especially the risen capital, New Vesperitas, where they have made their base. While grateful to Dark Wing for the restoration of their home, Ossenians long for the isolation they once possessed, fearing they might get caught up in another war. While Dark Wing promises peace, the fact remains that they are bringing unwanted politics into Ossen. Nationalist organizations, such as the Sons and Daughters of the Martyr, the Warriors of Ossen, and the Black Beak, have formed and actively work against Dark Wing. With fear of a war on everyone’s mind and an increasing lack of faith in both Dark Wing and the Ossenian government, people are beginning to emigrate, much as they did fifty-two years ago, only this time they are settling in the Frontier, creating Ossenian communities, many of which have banded together as New Ossen.
So now Ossen struggles to keep itself together and maintain its national identity.

The ancient homeland of the Hellans, Cerebus skirts the line between civilized and feral. The majority of this region is dominated by a vast desert – rocky around the coast and towards the northeast (the Hyddick border) with a sprawling sandy desert in the south-central region. Ruins of bygone civilizations dot the arid region. Initially believed to be ancient Hellanic, recent studies have dated many ruins to several hundred years before the rise of the Hellans, casting a shroud of mystery around them. A few discredited historians claim the ruins date back to the creation of Mundas Magica, to the time of the Celestials.

To call Cerebus a nation is something of a misnomer. While this is done out of convenience, it is inaccurate: Cerebus is chiefly a loose association of independent settlements. Beyond the local level, no organized government exists, nor does an organized police force. Instead, the land utilizes a bounty system, but thanks to the lack of serious overland travel, word spreads slowly. As well, air travel is extremely rare. For unknown reasons, the magic-engines of airships tend to fail over the desert. Many suspect a connection to the ancient ruins, but nothing has been proven.

Population demographics haven’t been dominated by Hellans in ages. Instead the land consists of an amalgamation of all races. Beastmen make up the single most significant amount, but Humans and Hellans are not far behind. Even a few communities of Shades have been known to exist. Aside from subsisting around rivers, oases, and in functioning magitech ruins, Cerebs enjoy the more-or-less nation sport of gladiatorial combat. Noteworthy gladiators make the arena circuit and make their living off of fight. Deaths occur, but are not encouraged. The Hyddick Confederacy is the second superpower nation in the world of Mundus Magica. Unlike its counterpart Megolin, the Hyddick Confederacy is made up primarily of nun-humans, led by Hellan race. Hyddick was founded roughly ten years after the Mage Wars scarred the land and created the hellan and other non-human races. In the ten years before Hyddick’s founded the land was divided by warring tribes of humans, beastmen and hellans who migrated over from the Ceberus Desert. The Confederacy was founded in response to aggression from its neighbor Megolin. Ironically it was this founding and the united power that followed which kicked off the war between the two nations.

Altinor is a land of fierce independence and vast scholarship. The nation is a small one, an island nation that sits off the northern coast of the Frontier, with predominately fishing communities. These communities dot the coast, while the only real city sits in the middle of the nation, providing a crossroads for the entire land.

Altinor has long been an independent and decidedly neutral nation politically speaking. During both of the Great Wars, Altinor chose to remain officially neutral –though many agents within the nation took sides- and the only real conflict that Altinor has taken part in was during the Mage Wars. Altinor is almost as old as the Megolin Federation that it splintered from, settled by colonists who wished to pursue their research into magic without being bound politically. This ideal is the root of Altinor’s founding, and one that is still present today. Altinor allows any into its prestigious Morah Academy regardless of race or nationality, so long as they have the intention and drive to learn.

Above all else Altinor is famous for its great magical university, the Morah Academy. This giant school sits at the center of the city of Morah, though it would more accurate to say that the city is attached to the academy, as it was built up around the school over the years. Morah Academy is the greatest place of learning and arcane knowledge anywhere in Mundus Magica, which garners Altinor great respect by the other nations.

In recent times, Altinor has been witness to its share of historic events- The first appearance of the Mage of Creation for the first time in centuries and the subsequent start of the Mage Crisis, the signing of the peace treaty between Hyddick and Megolin- to name only a couple.

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Humans:

Humans first arrived in Mundus Magica when the Mage of Creation opened the way from Earth. Humanity spread across Mundus Magica and established the Megolin Federation, and later Xiolin, Altinor and Nostia. It was the backlash from the Mage Wars that mutated humans into the earliest of the other races. Humanity still maintains a large presence in the world, dominating the eastern hemisphere of Mundus Magica in the Megolin Federation and Xiolin. Humans are strong and proud, with a strong talent for magic in all of its forms.

Hellans (Sand Elves):

The Hellans are a race born from the wake of the Mage Wars. The magical backlash from the final battle warped and mutated humans into other humanoids such as the beastmen. The Hellans are a race of dark-skinned elfish humanoids with horns that wrap around their skull. Slightly longer-lived that humans, Hellans are generally dark-skinned with light hair coloring. It is not widely known why exactly certain people mutated into different races, but the climate of their surroundings is observed to have played some part in the change after the backlash struck. The hellans came from the Ceberus Desert, migrating north and establishing the Hyddick Confederacy. They are oftentimes called “Sand Elves” as a moniker by the other races. Hellans are swift, cunning and have a special talent for bladework, and often incorporate their spells into their martial prowess, making them powerful spellswords.

Beastmen:

Like the Hellans, the Beastmen are a race that came into being from the Mage Wars. The Beastmen are aptly named, a race of large, mammal-like humanoids of considerable size (the males at least). Unlike the Hellans, the Beastmen never created a central government or nation. They preferred to stick with their clans, or integrating themselves into the established societies.

Shades:

Shades appeared after the Mage Wars, but unlike the Hellans or Beastmen, were not made from mutated humans. They were brought into being by pure arcane will, a conglomeration of magic and sentience. Over time Shades gathered into a small society on the Darkened Isles, and maintained a reclusive existence away from the other races.

The Shades are divided into Houses, who each govern and island of the Darkened Isles. Each of these Lords enforce their will through a caste of knights, who rule over and protect the common folk.
After the Second Great War, The Darkened Isles fell into disarray as the rogue shade and blood mage Qwaser Weivyr killed the Baron of House Weivyr and fled for Earth, only to return and raze the Darkened Isles with his army of cultists.

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Some of these are rather short descriptions, because they honestly shouldn't need much explaining. Howver, more information will be provided if needed.

Elemental magic harnesses the raw power of nature to channel the powers of fire, water, earth and air. it is a very combat-oriented and destructive school of magic that is favored by many battle mages and mercenaries. Fire Magic is most commonly used as a purely destructive force in battle, to strike at multiple targets or to overwhelm a single foe. Earth magic is primarily defensive, but has been known to field rather devastating offensive attacks as well.Water Magic is generally used for defensive and even healing purposes in some cases. Air Magic is used for control over a battlefield, able to create massive attacks and even air walls for defense.

Generally, most elementalists specialize in one element, though dual or even tri specializations have been known to happen.

Warding magic is the ability to conjure protective shields or walls around a target. These Wards are often a combination of runes inscribed on objects, and an activation incantation to prime the Ward. There are many different Wards, all of which have to be created using intent of the caster as a focus for the type Ward being created as well as the specific runes involved.

Scrying magic is the ability to see events before they happen, to determine the future or to use one’s mind to see across great distances. Powerful scryers can even view the events or memories of others by coming into contact with materials. For instance, a scryer can touch a vase, and then see all the events that happened around that vase for a certain range of time. These Scryers are called Empaths and are highly trained powerful warriors. To date, there are only ten Empaths in the world, and five of them are members of the Megolin Battle Magi.

Artificers use magical means to create mechanical or material objects. The power of an Artificer comes from his ability to create currents of magical energy and string them through objects. In many ways, it appears to imitate science, but it finds its root in the mystical, rather than the material. True Artificing is what most people think of when asked to describe it. Currents or magic and spun and strung through inanimate object in order to animate them. It is a technique developed by, and used almost exclusively in Megolin where it powers their airships, war golems, and various other modern conveniences. Magic currents are dangerous and unstable and usually require a mage, or a team of mages, to oversee them. Touching a naked current would be like touching an electric current, but with the added bonus of probably exploding whatever body part touched it.

Enchanting: A subtalent developed much longer after artificing, Enchanting involves using the aforementioned magical currents to imbue objects with magical properties, such as giving electrical properties to a sword, or freezing qualities to a bullet - or giving protecting qualities to a locket. Often, Enchanting an object requires the use of runes, special symbols used to dictate what properties the object will possess.

Alchemy: A relatively new form of artificing, Alchemy evolved out of a combination of True Artificing and Enchanting - it allows the mage to change the physical properties of an object. Rather than imbuing the objects with special abilities, it actually changes the structure of the object. However, even magic cannot change the atomic makeup of the world, rather it allows the mage to rearrange the particles.

Light Magic is used to heal, and destroy. Healers use Light Magic to heal grievous wounds and to protect against harm. It also has its violent side, however. Light magic can be called down to burn away targets in beams of holy fury

Necromancy is the master of death. Necromancers manipulate corpse and raise undead minions to do their bidding. They have the power to control undead, and to some degree, death itself, as well as using debilitating poisons and curses to harm the body. Necromancers can also be considered scientists, as they are well versed in matters of biology and anatomy.

Necromancy is a Dark art. It has long been considered to be a taboo art alongside blood magic.

Blood magic is the bane of life. It is an ancient magic form that corrupts all that it touches. Blood Magic harnesses the power of blood to perform abominable rites, and involves the shedding of blood or a blood sacrifice to conduct spells.

Blood magic can boil one’s blood in their veins, control people like puppets, or even imbue diseases into a person. In the history of Mundus Magica, blood magic has often played part in bringing about chaos and death. If there is any case of blood magic being used for good, it has never been documented.

The manipulation of shadows around the caster. Shadow magic can be used to solidify shadows to be used as tools, or hide a person from sight. It is a very difficult and ambiguous school of magic, as not many humans have been able to master it, as it was first practiced by the reclusive Shades.

Soul Magic (or Animism) is a school of magic closely related to but distinct from Necromancy. Where Necromancy involves controlling the deceased, Soul Magic deals with the manipulation of the spirits of (often) still living people. To be able to control the spirit of any human, living or otherwise, requires immense power and concentration. Consequently, most arts within the class of Soul Magic equate to Advanced and Master levels of the other classes. Soul Magic can be divided into multiple subsections, conveniently starting with the first letters of the alphabet.

Soul Absorption: Absorption deals with forcibly stripping a soul away from its resident body. While this technique does not offer direct control over a living person, it does offer a lot of indirect control via leverage. After all, any normal person would do anything to regain his/her soul, right? With that said, it is exceptionally difficult to sever a soul's connection to its living host (and who knows what the effects on the body might be afterward?), so this technique is generally done to the recently deceased - those bodies whose souls are making their way to the afterlife. It is possible to have a living person 'willingly' 'sign' his/her soul over to you via a magical contract, which is significantly easier than taking the soul by force. This technique is the basis for all other types of Soul Magic, and as such is the first art that aspiring Soul Mages study, as well as the only technique within Soul Magic that could be classified as 'Novice'. Expert or Master Rank if the mage is seeking to take the soul of the living, on the higher rank if the target is strong.

Soul Binding: After a soul has been taken away from its owner, it needs to be bound to something to prevent it from passing on into the afterlife. Often times this 'something' takes the form of an everyday object like a weapon, piece of armor or a book. Objects affected in this way bear curious magical properties and are generally more powerful than they were beforehand. The next logical progression, then, is for experienced practitioners to bind souls to themselves in an attempt to become more powerful, although doing so can lead to negative consequences. While severing a soul's connection to something is relatively simple, restoring a similar connection takes significantly more effort. As such, Soul Binding is an Advanced level technique, Master in the event of binding a soul to oneself.

Soul Conversion: This refers to the conversion of souls into a tangible energy that can be used to attack opponents, or, more rarely, to heal allies. Accomplished Soul Mages can also form this spirit energy into other shapes, from swords to giant creatures. While its destructive powers are no more dangerous than other branches of magic, its true powers lie in the fact that this energy can quickly be reabsorbed by the caster, resulting in near limitless attacking potential. Transforming souls into energy is an Advanced Rank technique, while shaping this energy can, depending on the shape's form, range from Advanced to Master. Foolhardy sorcerers can convert their own souls into energy, although this can lead to...negative consequences.

Soul Direction: One of the more difficult sub-techniques, Soul Direction refers to directing and commanding (absorbed) spirits, bending them to do your bidding. This can take the form of apparent telekinesis by commanding invisible spirits to move and affect things on the physical plane. Any object that has had a soul bound to it can also be commanded in this fashion. Soul Direction is a Master Rank technique; while manipulating an energy formed from souls is (relatively) simple, controlling the souls themselves (which are often reluctant to being removed from their owner) requires intense focus. Theoretically, it would be possible to direct someone's soul while it was still attached to that person, resulting in effective mind control, although such a technique would take a level of concentration far beyond the threshold of the Master Rank. As with the previous techniques, direction of one's own soul is possible, though it could lead to - you guessed it - negative consequences.

Soul Elimination: The complete and total annihilation of a person's soul. In the event the person happened to be living, not only does this result in that person's immediate death, but in the removal of that person's chances at the afterlife as well. The victim of this technique is essentially wiped from any plane of existence. As well as being the ultimate technique in this class of magic, it is the aforementioned negative consequence that befalls anyone who abuses Soul Magic for an extended period of time. It is significantly simpler to destroy a soul unbound to anything than otherwise, but either case is akin to playing god. As such, Soul Elimination is on the upper limits of the Master Rank, with the elimination of souls still attached to a person in a special rank of its own.

As you can see, while Soul Magic is not necessarily a dark art, its effects - both intended and unintended - cause many to consider it far too close to necromancy for comfort.

Arcanists master the power of pure magical energy, arcane power, to channel their spells. Arcane magic is used to blast enemies with pure arcane energy. Conjuration, a subtalent of Arcane Magic, is the ability to use pure magic to create weapons or armor out of this air. This takes extreme focus and years of practice to master, as well as a sharp mind to remember details and facts. Arcanists are highly intelligent and use their sharp minds to outwit their opponents. Many become scholars or teachers at the Morah Academy.

Nature Magic, or Druidism, concerns the ability to commune with the natural world. It is separate from Elemental Magic in that it depends on the existence of living things rather than inert natural forces. Animals and plants are the exclusive domain of Druids, and it is into these two categories that Nature Magic can be subdivided.

Plant Magic, or Floramancy, is the power to use the natural magic in plants and manipulate them to the caster’s will. The most basic forms of this include moving vines and roots to trap and disrupt your enemy, but high level Druids can bend entire forests to their will, which is why many of them choose to make their home in Elborn. On a more pacifistic route, Floramancy can be used to extract poisons and remedies from plants – a practice which is commonly referred to as venomancy. Plant Magic is generally considered to be on par with Novice Rank magic of other schools, although such feats as moving forests falls under Master Level; even so, plant magic is usually the first thing learned by aspiring Druids.

Beast Mastery, or Faunamancy, is a power of Druids to commune with animals, which ranges from simply communicating with animals to actually impressing one’s will upon them. The more complex the animal, the more magic and concentration is required to keep them under heel. For example, a wolf requires more effort than a squirrel. Advanced Druids can take the impression a step further: actually joining their minds with an animal and taking direct control. Such a feat requires tremendous magic and concentration. A single slip-up could cause you to become disconnected from your body forever, and you will become another beast. Beast Mastery is generally considered to be on par with Advanced Rank magic of other schools, as impressing will upon living creatures is more difficult than plants. It should go without saying that the Druidic mind-melding is considered Master Level.

Shapeshifting is the ability of extremely skilled Druids to actually change the form of their body. Most chose to adopt an animalistic form, but plant-based forms are not unheard of. Needless to say, Shapeshifting in all of its forms is Master Level material, as transforming any one part of the body requires a detailed knowledge of the human body. Transformations are meant to be temporary, as prolonged stints in a shift can cause the body to “set” and resist reversion to its natural form.

Illusion spells deceive the senses or minds of others. They cause
people to see things that are not there, not see things that are there, hear phantom noises, or remember things that never happened. This is the magic of misdirection and control. However, all forms of Illusion magic (especially Patterns and Glamours) carry the risk of permanently affecting the victims mind, causing permanent mental damage.

Phantasm: This is what most people think of when asked about Illusion magic. Phantasms are images created by a mage that are not truly "there". They are an incorporeal projection made with magic. In order to properly fool the victim, such Phantams must include all of the necessary details associated with them - or at least enough to deceive from a distance.

Patterns: False sensations created by an Illusionist upon a victim. These sensations are generated in the mind, and thus feel real to the victim, but do not actually affect the physical being. For example, if someone is given the Pattern of suffocation, he or she will feel (and act) as if they are suffocating, but are not actually suffering from suffocation. Patterns of pain or broken bones can cripple entire armies if enough magi are present.

Glamours: Glamours are a more advanced from of Pattern, in that they still affect the mind of a victim, but cause them to see, hear, or feel a false sensation, in order to make them behave a certain way. A mage could Glamour the victim into thinking he is someone of authority, and that they are in a situation where such authority is warranted, and thus order the person around

Summoning Magic: Summoning magic involves drawing spirits from another plane of existence to this world and binding them to the summoner’s commands. There are three types of summons: Familiars, Elementals, and Guardians. Moreso perhaps than any other magic type, Summoning requires extensive research into which spirit you intend to summon. Each Spirit has their own unique name; the names were once compiled in various tomes – many in the Altinor Academy – but almost all of them have been lost. Modern Summoners spend a great deal of their time rediscovering the lost spirit names, usually by performing incomplete Summonings, which is incredibly dangerous since missing any aspect of the summon incantation can result in any number of consequences, from a magic backlash, to an incorrect summon, to pulling the witless caster into Mundas Spiritas.

Familiars are spirits tied to a particular family bloodline, usually following a branch with the most magic, or the firstborn child. The method of summoning and binding Familiars is currently lost to the world, leaving only the Gae’om Familiars as possibly the last (and oldest) Familiars in Mundas Magica. So long as the bloodline continues, the spirits will remain in the mortal world.

Examples: Jorsin (a Twigman), Raefe (a Fury), and Hesseppatt (a Roc)

Elementals are creatures associated with a particular aspect of nature, ranging from fire, water, and earth, to moon, sun, and blood. Said creatures can be humanoid, vampires, dragons, or any other range of animals, real or mythical. Elementals remain in the mortal world until for 24 hours, or until they are defeated. The spell for summoning an elemental involves, in order, the Tier, or Level of the Summon (Novice, Advanced, Master – or 1, 2, 3) the Element of the spirit, the type of creature, and the name of the spirit.

An example: Advanced Tier, Ice Dragon Hyorinmaru

Guardians are almost exclusively humanoid spirits. They are associated with Heroic Virtues and weapon types; their style of fighting is then based on the elements. Guardians, when summoned, are bound to the Summoner by a Seal that cannot be released unless via the Summoner’s own command. There is no set limit on how long the Guardian may stay in the mortal world. Also, unlike Elementals, Guardians can be killed. Unless the Seal is released, the Guardian will remain after death. The Seven Heroic Virtues are: Valor, Chivalry, Courage, Berserk, Resolve, Justice, and Furtiveness.

An example: Furtive Fire-type Knife Dancer Carroway.

Humans of Earth have long since expounded upon the on the mystical quality of music. As it turns out, they were right. Musical magic involves either the voice or an instrument to bend the flow of magic to the musician's whim. Instrumental magic is generally more powerful than Vocal magic, but is more inconvenient, as it requires the caster to actually possess and instrument. However, for either, the ability to sing or play is required in order to move the magic (which itself requires the ability to sense magical flows). While Instrumental and Vocal are techniques, they are not true subcategories.

Plucking: The most basic of all Musical Magic, Plucking involves affecting a target's emotions. While absolute beginners can only affect one person, more advanced mages can Pluck the emotional strings of entire crowds and play them like puppets. Plucking does not actually control individuals, but uses the music to invoke a certain emotion in listeners, causing them to feel a certain way. The better a musician is, the more powerfully he can invoke the emotion. Plucking is Novice level in almost all of its forms.

Projection: Advanced level Music Magic can create quasi-solid manifestations out of the magic and use them to affect the physical world. This branched off from Plucking, as it behaves in a similar way - but is not limited to living things. Basic projections are barely visible, but can push or pull things. More advanced ones can move buildings and mountains. More often than not, the Projections take the form of musical notes or a staff bar.

Realization: One of two Master level types of Musical Magic, Realization is the epitome of projection magic - it forms an actual object out of magic, shaped by the music, and made real by the mage's will. This type of magic requires massive amounts of magic and control. Because of it's nature, it is sometimes referred to as a "wishsong" as it essentially makes a mage's wish come true. Legends tell that the Celestials sang their civilization into existence.

Ruination: If you can create something, you can destroy it. Ruination magic exists opposite Realization magic and deconstructs existing objects. This can range from simply exploding an object apart to actually picking it apart, but by bit. This is classified under Master level magic because, while it can be done accidentally and easily, controlling the destructive force of ruination takes years of discipline.

Otherwise known as Chronomancy, Time Magic is the power to manipulate the flow of time in localized areas, causing it to speed up, slow down, reverse, or stop. While not considered a dark art, like blood magic and necromancy, chronomancy is easily one of the most dangerous types of magic, perhaps only a few rungs down from Chaos Magic. Time Magic, while not a lost art, is seldom practiced because of the danger it presents to the caster, as well as the world at large.

Unlike other magics, the ranks of chronomancy are determined, not by the effect of the spells, but by the area affected by the spells. Novice level spells only affect single object, or a radius of up to five feet from the targeted area. Expert level spells can affect an area up to a square mile. Master level spells go up from there. Progressing from Novice to Expert to Master is incredibly difficult for Time Mages, and the magic requires an incredible amount of will power and magic. Of all the practiced forms of magic (Chaos aside) time is frequently quoted as being the most difficult. Few who learn ever make beyond Novice Level. Most, if not all, time magic requires the caster to keep the spell going, but the energy required increases exponentially.

Stasis: Stopping, or freezing things in time is a basic technique of Chronomancers. This technique works in two ways: either stopping the flow of time in that particular area, or diverting the flow of time around it. They both accomplish the same end, and require similar amounts of effort, but different masters teach different ways.

Acceleration/Deceleration: Speeding up or slowing down time. A slightly more advanced time magic technique that involves direct manipulation of the flow of time. This can be used to age things faster or slower, or to speed up or slow down opponents. While more difficult than a stasis, since it requires careful monitoring, it is used more often than stasis.

Reversal: True to its name, reversals reverse the flow of time. By far the most difficult technique to achieve, since time naturally flows forward. Chronomancers have long since theorized this as the gateway to eternal life – by reversing the aging of someone, but so far it has been unsuccessful as it is incredibly difficult to undo the age for every part of a living organism without erasing memories.

Memory charms: Not true charms as it will, but Time Magic can be applied to an individual’s memory in order to erase certain memories, or to revert their minds to a previous state. However, such a technique is incredibly unreliable and more often than not ruins the mind of the victim. Skilled time mages can indeed tamper with memories.

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1. No Godmodding. Yes I know, in a world where you can sling magical storms around just for the sake of looking cool this can be tempting. Don't.
2. The GM, namely me, has the final say in all matters. If I am not available, take up any problems with my lackey-er, co-gm Mizagium. If he is not available, then consult Nergal.
3. No back to back posting, try and let others get their word in before you keep posting. Eventually we'll probably get some sort of posting order established, but I'm not heavily enforcing it. Just don't double post.
4. This is a casual story guys, keep it cool. No fighting, name-calling or ear-biting if you can help it.
5. Keep it PG-13

There is no character limit, but you are responsible for keeping track of your own characters.

Name:
Race:
Age:
Appearance: (Either a picture or paragraph description)
Biography: (A short paragraph minimum)
Magical Abilities: (Limited to 3 schools of magic)
Other: (Anything else)

References:

The Magecraft Chronicles has a bit of lore to it already from previous RPs, which I'm sure not everyone is familiar with. So, this bit is some general overview of major events that have taken place in Mundus Magica.

It is not a widely known fact, but the Mage of beginnings did not, in fact, create Mundus Magica. He discovered it, during his travels across dimensions. When he found Mundus Magica, he found it inhabited by a powerful, awe-inspiring race known as the Celestials. He saw their empires, sung into creation by powerful magic, and their people, angelic and majestic.

“I laid eyes upon them and thought that I must have stumbled into heaven, for these were without a doubt the angels of our legend. When I learned that these beings were aware of us, and had visited us in the past, I realized I might just be right.” –The Mage of Beginnings, unknown time.

The Celestials were powerful, able to travel dimensions and time on a whim. But their society was far from perfect. Their power made them arrogant, and evil existed among the Celestials. There were those who sought to dominate, enslave and destroy. The Mage of Beginnings saw this, and feared for what might come of this. He rose up against the Celestials and drove them from Mundus Magica, placing powerful wards around the world to keep them from returning. It was then that the Mage opened the way to Mundus Magica and brought his people, the mages of Earth, to their new world.
Today little but ancient ruins and artifacts remain of the Celestial empire. But some of these artifacts and ancient places still hold power, and any who venture there should be cautious when doing so.

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Go ahead and post Character sheets, mine will be up later.

[Nergal]

Name: Jin Raishak (RY-SHOK)

Age: Chronologically, Jin is about 556 years old. Biologically he is about 61.

Race: Human

Sex: Male

Appearance: Having spent the last 40 years of his life in a large mansion on a secluded island several hundred miles from the coast of the Megolin Federation, Jin's appearance is rather unkempt. He has shoulder length black hair that is in the later stages of aging; several streaks of gray hair are interspersed throughout what would otherwise be a jet black mane. Jin bears a long scar down his right eye, having sustained it hundreds of years ago while foolishly trying to fight a dragon by himself. His skin is paling and is a shade in between tan and bleached white, another consequence of staying inside for 40 years. No longer in his prime, his muscles have weakened slightly due to atrophy and he can't wear the heavy armor of his youth. Now, Jin dons a set of black leather armor (arm and wrist braces, breast and back plates, leather greaves and a leather cuisse for his legs) created from the skin of a dragon. Around his waist is a belt, whose buckle was fashioned to look like the head of a dragon. Despite all this, Jin doesn't look all that old. His skin is virtually flawless; his facial features are those of someone in his mid 30s, with almost no wrinkles. He wears moderately thick blood red robes over his armor on the rare occasions he leaves his home, so it would be impossible to see just how thin he has gotten over the years. He is around 6' 1" tall, carries a holstered sword at his side, and all in all still looks relatively menacing.

Short History: Jin is a vestige from times long past in the history of the magical world. Over 40 years ago, he sought to destroy Mundus Veritas, the sister world to (and non-magical equivalent of) Mundus Magica. He bore an intense hatred for the non-magical and almost succeeded in wiping out their planet...but was stopped at the last moment by the Mage of Beginnings. He set out to destroy their world again, this time by forming a group of partners - Team Deathblade. He was again stopped, through combined efforts from the rival organization Dark Wing, who incapacitated him in one of their skirmishes. While recovering in Mundus Spiritus, Jin's strength grew exponentially. Upon returning to Mundus Magica to resume control over Team Deathblade, Jin was eventually abandoned by them. The team (who renamed themselves "Team Friendship") grew concerned that his tactics were becoming too violent (destruction of entire villages, the senseless murder of one teammate's mother) and defected, becoming temporary allies of Dark Wing. Jin was eventually able to pick up an apprentice, Tristezza, who also abandoned him after learning of Jin's true nature. After murdering Tristezza in cold blood, Jin was re-encountered by Team Friendship. Although they could not defeat him, they were able to successfully prevent him from ever returning to Mundus Veritas, rendering all his future plans moot. Abandoned by all of his comrades, the defeated Jin returned to his home and seemingly faded away into obscurity.

Description: Jin has no friends, allies, living relatives or anyone to socialize with, and he has not left his island in 40 years. Combined with his abuse of some of the darker arts of magic, his circumstances will slowly drive him crazy. He spends almost all of his time writing a spellbook and diary of his life's events; noting down everything that has happened to him is the only thing staving off the insanity. Having lived for over 5 centuries, he knows it will take a very long time to finish his book. The first five centuries of his life were a "gift" from a time sorcerer, and now Jin has returned to aging more-or-less like a normal mortal. In order to finish his book, he thus seeks a way to perfect an immortality ritual. Because he has been betrayed so many times in the past, he has a very difficult time trusting or opening up to anyone, although he secretly longs for an apprentice to learn from his spellbook and carry on his work. He deeply, deeply deeply hates anyone or anything even remotely connected to Dark Wing, Team Friendship or the Mage of Beginnings. If he ever left his island, he would undoubtedly add "vengeance" to his list of goals, right above "finishing his spellbook" and before "find immortality spell".

Abilities: In the past, Jin was capable of using most branches of magic with relative ease. After his final battles, he lost a significant portion of his power and has limited himself to three schools of magic:

Necromancy - This was Jin's first school of magic. He is easily able to raise corpses to fight on his behalf, although these bodies are merely empty vessels. They do not hold the soul, memories or (usually) the fighting abilities of the people they once were. With a combination of Elemental Magic and Necromancy, Jin can restore the physical features of a resurrected body to make it look less corpse-like and more like the person it was before death.

Elemental Magic - A branch of magic Jin picked up after his near-fatal encounter with the leader of the Dark Wing organization. He is able to manipulate the classical elements (Fire, Water, Earth, Air) as well as lightning. He has a considerably easier time using Fire Magic than the other subschools of Elemental Magic, and as a result fire is his preferred method of attack and defense. His favorite spells are "Hellfire" spells, which create a special type of magical fire (aptly known as "hellfire") that is a dark red color. Hellfire is much hotter than regular fire and the things it burns do not create smoke - asphyxiation is not an option for death against this kind of magic. Jin's signature spell is "Hellfire Vortex", which generates a swirling pillar of flame around his body to defend from incoming attacks.

Soul Magic - Jin has the capacity to use Soul Magic, although he rarely does so in modern times. Years of abusing it in the past have rendered his own soul unstable and continued use causes deterioration to his physical health. He is capable of absorbing souls, converting them into energy, or outright destroying them if necessary. In theory, he could pull souls from the afterlife as well and bind them to reanimated corpses, although this would require a considerable amount of effort and is not really worth it, in his opinion.

Together, the three schools of magic form the basis of a spell he is designing to grant him immortality, although he still needs an apprentice in order to perfect it...

Finally, Jin used to be a master swordsman. Now, he really just keeps a sword at his side for show and cutting the fish he catches to sustain himself. He'd have to relearn basic sword forms to regain his original prowess.

[makiaka]

Whats ambigous mean?

[Mizagium]

Name: Vesperita Gae'om

Race: Human/Hellan

Age: 19

Vesperita inherited the signature silver hair of the Gae'om family, but thankfully not the nearsightednes. Her eyes are violet, a trait she inherited from her mother, and her skin is naturally tan, somewhere between human and hellan. She actually does have a pair of small horns, but they are nowhere near as grand as true hellans, and barely protrude beyond her hair.

Vesperita is the only daughter, and second child of Volantis Gae'om (and Ossenian human) and Yolanda Raevyn (a Hellan). Her father, Volantis is the cousin of Adden and Vi'ir Gae'om - two notable heroes during the Second Great War; both were Dark Wing members, and Vi'ir was one of the Thirteen who sacrificed corporeality to restore Ossen. Volantis was involved in the Legion Crisis and assisted in destroying the Soul Catcher. Yolanda was a true Dark Wing member, almost from it's inception, and even fought in Mundas Vertias and against Umbraceon. After the war, they met and married.

Vesperita was named after New Vesperitas's ancient namesake (an Ossenian hero) and shares her name with one of the Thirteen. In the forty years since Ossen's resurrection, Volantis had a falling out with the Dark Wing organization and his cousin, Adden, and so the family doesn't really speak to each other.

Vesperita was trained by her great uncle Adden in the art of Summoning for a time, before the falling out. As well, her father has taught her some of his chronomancy, making her fairly adept at both. She's lived in Ossen ehr entire life, raised to believe in the isolationism that many are calling for. Ossen wants nothing to do witht the world any longer. However, like Adden and Vi'ir, before her, she is eager to see the world beyond her home.

Summoning Magic: Trained by her Uncle Addy, Vesperita has reached a moderate level of summoning ability, able to call forth most Novice level spirits and a good amount of Advanced level spirits, with ease. She had yet to attempt her first Master level summon. As her elder brother inherited the Gae'om Familiars, she has made do with her summoning alone, and is currently researching a Guardian Spirirt to bind to her.

Time Magic: Her father was one of the last chronomancers in the world after the wars, and has staunchly advocated all his children learning it. He has even established a school for it, a sort of rival to Adden's summoning school. While she can handle all forms of the art, she has not progressed to "expert level" and likely never will. Her father is only just barely expert level - and she cares little for the art, though recognizing it's value.

Elemental Magic: It seems as though Vesperita never really has a choice when it came to learning magical arts; one was her father's, one her uncle's, and this one her mother's. Truth be told, she finds this one more appealing anyway. She even learned some Hellanic spellblade techniques.

Other: Vesperita is one of those kids who is desperate to get out from under her family's shadow, so if it means getting to leave home, she's bound to ignore her intelligence and act rashly.

[Myrdraxxis]

@ Miz and Nergal: Approved.

@makiaka: just look it up.

[makiaka]

Name:Akuuni on'nonakan(if you get her name i'm sorry for the bad joke.)

Age:15

Race:Human

Appearance:

Too old by 4 years but it will have to do.

Just so you know at max height shell be about 6' 8 so use your best judgement for now.

Gender: female

Personailty:Eccentric,faithful,driven, and a mute.... It's a odd combination i know. Also is particularly prone to bad luck

Biography:Akuumi's youth was not a very pleasant one, and has probably let to her troubles as a person. At birth she was named a two worded name as custom for her traveling culture. So in fact she does not have a last name just one long name. Her mother was both a doctor and a druid, teaching her medicine, nature, and light magic. She had gotten used to life on the road by the age of 8 being able to carry all of her things resourceful of nature and it's animals.She had a tendency to avoid eating meat or byproducts that killed something, because she thought it was cruel, although if given the option of the meat going bad she would of ate it. She began to think about the dominance of humanoids and there hunting as no better then the species that slaughtered them. At the age of nine all but three member of her nomadic group had been slaughtered by a group of lycanthropes. Although she graved deeply for her mother and father she found comfort in the fact that they died and became food, rather then being poisoned to death and rotting. This did not stop her from crying herself to sleep at night

To her displeasure the other nomads had brought her to a city were a friend of theirs would take care of her. Although she hated the city her care taker was like a second mother to her. Ironically she had been put in the hands of a woman quite skilled in both artificing among other crafts such as being a blacksmith and tailor. The nomads and the woman had a like mind for children, especially that a child should not have no responsibilities. So her free time was spent either working on her personal projects, carrying things to impress miss Asper or if she was allowed out of the town observing the wild life. She still currently works in the shop, although has a bit more respect as of her age.

Magical abilities-

Artificing-This is one of her true skills as she has dedicated herself for the past few years, although she has been mostly limited to enchanting and alchemy rather then machines due to her bad luck but occasionally sneaks off to work on machines. Sadly a lot of her passion for the art has been derived from her master. Which leads to weird inscriptions on her work.

Nature magic- Originally learned from her mother. She mostly has dabbled in plants and animals since there death actually learning how to modify living creatures and sprout flowers from there seeds. As well as controlling plants she has already tried to practice shape shifting

Light magic-Learned from her mother yet again. She has only learned the basics of healing.

She is also able to carry almost over her own weight on trips on her person.

[Myrdraxxis]

The name and age are fine, but I'll hold off on approving or disapproving until the rest of the CS is up

[Fedested]

Great! I'll post my CS in the morning. Until then!

[Sariel of Tevet]

Name: Eleazar Sicarioi


Race: Human


Age: 23

Biography: Born twenty or so years after the Legion uprising, during a time where necromancers were still hated. Hyddick, being geographical neighbors with Nostia and wary of their scattered necrotic population, began to send small parties of forces to eliminate what small groups they could find just to keep them under foot. Eleazar was only 14 when he and his small village of ten were crushed by the search party. He grew up learning shadow magic, necromancy, and blood magic from his father at a young age, so at the time at the attack he was pretty well versed. Instead of taking part in the fight, he grabbed all that he could (including his father’s journal which contained all of his lessons) and fled. He waited out the battle on a nearby hill incased in a shadow to keep himself from sight and returned in the morning to search for survivors. Unsurprisingly, none were found, and from then on he vowed to correct his mistake and seek out any Hyddick forces and destroy them. Being small and not much in a physical matchup, but quite quick and easily hidden via shadow magic and stature, he decided stealth would be best to take out the group of mages that destroyed his family. He observed tracking habits and hunting rituals from the nearby animals and predators for almost a year, all while staying in the wake of the small Hyddick force. Just shy of 15, Eleazar took his revenge and with his newfound bloodlust, decided there was more to be done. He then set off to Hyddick (taking out tiny vanguards along the way) and has since been residing within the crevices of the Confederacy. By day he scrolls through his father’s journal, by night he does what he can to the nearby barracks before moving on to the next town. Now having made his way through the country, he resides on the eastern coast of Hyddick above Ossen.


Appearance: Smallish and unassuming. 5’6”. Extremely pale to the point of being mistaken for a cold blooded creature from his time in Nostia. His body is covered in an improbable amount of scar tissue, most notably from his time trying to become an assassin. Wears a black cloak with a shadow cape, because he tends to be a bit flashy, a real cape just wasn’t good enough.


Magical Abilities:

Shadow Magic – mostly used for sneaking and weapons. Occasionally when he is in a good mood, he will use it to encase his target in a shroud of blackness for hours or sometimes days until their mind eventually cracks and their inner demons destroy them.

Necromancy – used mainly for summoning, his father had a few special tricks in his journal however.

Blood magic- used in whatever creative manner possible at the time. He does typically refrain from using blood magic to create puppets. He believes that it takes away from the fun of the chase.

Other:

[nrexplain]

Definitely interested and I already have a character in mind..but I'd like to have a look at the previous RPs before writing it down, just to make sure everything fits.