Plot
The Darkness has been spreading since the dawn of time, but never before has it had such a foothold. It has now gotten a foothold in Humanity. Humans have been turning from the Light which brings warmth and knowledge to the world. Other races have, too, but none as much as the human race. Elves were first to spot it. They had to. Their forest is in the middle of the continent. To the East, the city-state Vinald sits atop the lowest-bearing hill at the foot of the Holy Mountains- the ones whose peaks rise above the level clouds lay. To the West, the second-largest city-state, Oorancio, sits on the shore since it's a trading city, and the closest way off the continent from Vinald. Vinaldians have been traversing the Elven Forest in half-trances for about seventeen days now. They have definitely noticed. Though the entranced have been using the designated path, the elves, even the Drow that live in the darker depths of the forest, have felt the Darkness seeping from these humans. The dwarves that work in the Holy Mountains along with any elementalists have noticed the change of earthen vibrations. The pattern has changed noticeably, but there hasn't been any visible changes as to why it has changed.
A few weeks later, they came. An army comprised mostly of humans, who seemed to come from nowhere, attacked Vinald. The Queen's Guard- royal army loyal to the Queen of Vinald- was nearly all destroyed. A five-day battle wore them down, eventually having to call in mercenaries to assist and back up the Guard. After this attack, the Queen issued a decree to every city and town from the Holy Mountains to the Oorancio city's shoreline. The decree stated that the Queen is creating a new faction to her Army: the Holy Guard. After restocking her Guard with anyone who served and survived the now-named Queen's Purge, the Queen has realized her lack of superior guards. She intends to gather her Holy Court- which is the group of religious figures who have been chosen by the Divines, one for each Divine for a total of seven- and they will help her decide trials for anyone who comes to decide who is most Divinely gifted and deserves a spot on her highest of high armies. The date set on the decree is three days from the current day.
So, this is a high-fantasy RP about a bunch of people coming from all around to help defend the Queen. There's more to the plot, but we'll get to that later. I've laid out all the background you need to get started and make a character. I'm hoping to not have any duplicate classes, but two of any class at the very most.
Magic:
Fire - able to control heat and fire, while also being able to summon fire
Wind - able to control wind flow and intensity in varying sizes of influence
Lightning - able to call forth lightning from your body or the heavens
Ice - able to freeze any water and use it however you need, whether as a shield or spear
Earth - able to control the ground and living beings close to you
Light/Healing - able to create light and heal others
Dark - able to manipulate darkness and shadows
Skills:
Each person has their own skills they use in battles. Skills are are categorized into Instant, Encounter, and Daily which can be used any time, once per battle, and once per day respectively. An Instant skill is something that does slightly more than a basic attack or basic magic spell, maybe a slash-n-dash or a knockback boost to the spell you're readying. An Encounter skill is a more powerful or double-attack, or a spell that bewitches an opponent momentarily to attack another opponent. A Daily skill is a very powerful attack that usually has some encounter-lasting effects on you and/or your opponents, like an attack that knocks the opponent down, and any subsequent attack to them can knock them down, or a spell that creates a devastating whirlwind that hits nearby enemies with lightning.
