Once upon a time, in a universe far removed from our own, there was a land called Oblivion. In addition to its ominous name, the people of this land have a peculiar way of doing things. Namely, people of Oblivion believe that you only deserved as much freedom as you are capable of taking by your own hands. They called this the “Philosophy of Chaos”.

In this land of Oblivion, there is a city called Yire-Alba. It is one of the great cities of the land. Yire-Alba is a city divided into districts, each district ruled by a gang, each gang led by a person titled Archon. The Archons often fought between themselves in attempt to take control of the entire city, but at the beginning of this story they had been stuck in a stalemate for a decade.

In this Yire-Alba, there is a place which was not ruled by any of the Archons. It was called Dirt Town, and it was the largest slum in Oblivion. Surface-wise it was half the size of the rest of the districts combined but its population was twice as high. It was a terribly crowded place where all kinds of scum and lowlife made their dens.

In this Dirt Town, there is an orphanage. In this orphanage a strange, but powerful old man called Fritz gathered unfortunate children who were left without parents and protected them from the harshness of the world.

Alas, the old man Fritz is on his deathbed and the Dirt Town Orphans – which is the name given to them by the other denizens of the Dirt Town and which the old man Fritz adopted – are now left to fend for themselves.

Will they manage to carve out their place under the sun or will they be devoured by the cruel world of Oblivion? Well, that’s what this story will try to find out!

Chaos – an ideology of “strong rule”. It can be summed up as “You are allowed to do anything you wish as long as you are able to defend yourself from those who you piss off in the process.” There are no taboos in Oblivion.

Magic – a supernatural force which exists everywhere in the world. Every living being has some magical potential within itself, but for most it is too weak to manifest. Those whose magic is strong enough are usually the ones who set the rules in Oblivion.

Tainted – people who have been physically influenced by magic. Usually this means they have an extra body part than average human (such as horns, tail, wings, talons, etc.), but it is not rare for their entire appearance to be inhuman. In Oblivion there is no discrimination and persecution against the tainted folk.

Spirits – magical entities which feed on people’s emotion. They exist everywhere and are a fact of life in Oblivion. Humans and spirits often cooperate to fulfil their goals. It is common knowledge that all Archons have at least one spirit ally.

Ad – spirit realm that exists parallel to our own. Normally, humans can’t enter Ad.

Great Cities – ancient cities, centres of population in Oblivion. Life in them is very tumultuous due to constant power struggles. Because it is very difficult for somebody to take control of one great city, it is extremely rare for one group or person to rule several of them.

Yire-Alba – a great city located in the north-east region of the Oblivion, most of it is located on an island close to the coast, with only the Outer District and Dirt Town being located on the mainland.

Gangs – groups formed out of ambition or necessity, gangs are fact of life in Yire-Alba and Oblivion. They are the law in the area which they control. Gangs are constantly in the state of alert against bigger gangs devouring them or gangs without territory usurping them. Most gangs usually have one leader called “boss”.

Archons – bosses of the big gangs which control the seven districts of Yire-Alba. They are all incredibly powerful individuals, which is why they have been in a deadlock for a decade with neither Archon being able to get advantage over the others and take the reins of the entire city.

Ikkitousen – In Oblivion there is a huge power discrepancy between average people and powerful warriors. The latter possess magical ability so great that they can easily face hundreds of lesser combatants and win. This is why average gang member in Oblivion (and Yire-Alba) is not meant to fight other gangsters but to keep the normal population in gang’s territory under control, while fighting in gang wars is left to the boss and lieutenants.

Yire Forum – the centre if Yire Island, a 600m tall tower is located in the middle of the giant forum. It is the centre of learning in this part of Oblivion.

High Garden – the high-class area located on the slopes of small mountain of Kerna. Rich merchants make their home here.

Pale – the downtown of Yire-Alba, most business of the city operate here. It is also the location of the city’s port.

Tatalus – the entertainment district. It is the centre of arts and high culture. Anyone who wants to appear refined frequents Tatalus.

Nox – this district is the manufacturing centre of the city and home to most craftsmen. Products made here are sold all around Oblivion.

Alba Castle – a gigantic fortress located on a small island nestled between larger Yire Island and the mainland, it is the gateway to the city.

Outer District – a district dominated by the Boulevard of Respite where many inns and shops can be found. Outer District is home to those who weren’t rich enough to afford living on Yire Island but are not so poor to be forced into Dirt Town.

Dirt Town – a three dimensional maze of shacks and ruins, Dirt Town is horribly overpopulated and filled to the brim with misery. People who are left with nothing as well as people who want to escape something or someone come to live here. Dirt Town is separated in three areas: Northern, Western and Southern Dirt Town. Orphanage is located in the North Dirt Town.

Located in an ancient but relatively well preserved temple dedicated to an unknown deity, Orphanage provides an incredibly good standard of living for a building located in the Dirt Town. Thanks to it having many rooms, children sleep in groups of 3 or 4 per room. There is also a large hall for dining located at the back of the temple. However, the building is dominated by the main hall where religious ceremonies used to be performed in the past. Nowadays, it is used by old man Fritz and big sister Mary to educate children or when a new member of the Orphanage has to be introduced.

Orphanage is nestled on a river island called the Asylum Island, so named because in the heyday of the temple it also served as a refuge for people with deadly and contagious diseases. The name still holds true today as well, though for a slightly different reason. Although a powerful man, Fritz knew he couldn’t defeat all surrounding gangs who wanted the island for themselves, so he struck a deal with the most powerful bosses to make the Asylum Island a neutral territory, used for negotiations, trade and other possible inter-gang business. This has resulted in the Asylum Island being somewhat sheltered compared to the rest of the Dirt Town and many people have flocked to it for safety.

With the old man at his deathbed, there’s no telling if gangs will continue respecting the island’s neutrality.

Boss (Gang): Those not described are too far away from the Orphanage for Orphans to be familiar with them.

0 - Dirt Town Orphans

1 – Mr. Shiro (White Blade): The most immediate threat. It took a defeat of Mr.Shiro at the hands of old man Fritz for him to accept the Asylum Island’s neutrality. Of all the gangs surrounding the Asylum Island, the White Blade is the most disciplined and methodical. Mr.Shiro has slowly expanded his influence, making sure he consolidates his hold on his gains before moving on to take new territories.

2 – Stalwart (Vengeance): Stalwart isn’t officially part of Fritz’s original agreement because she wasn’t a boss at the time it was made but a right-hand woman to Mr.Shiro. However, after a recent disagreement, Stalwart went to form her own gang and usurp a White Blade territory on the other side of Mudstream.

3 – Momo (Nyanjin): Probably the friendliest gang around the Orphanage, and maybe the whole Yire-Alba. Momo doesn’t appear to be very ambitious and is more concerned with keeping what she has and enjoying the finer things in life.

4 – Shogun (Streetwise Samurai): The Streetwise Samurai where only a fledgling gang when the agreement was made, but Shogun was still invited to it. The gang has since expanded tremendously and Shogun doesn’t show any desire to stop.

5 – Veyles (Soul Reapers): Veyles is the person who has been a gang boss the longest in the Northern Dirt Town, and that’s saying something. However, rather than owing this to his own strength and intelligence, it is thanks to his friendship with the Archon of the Outer District that he remained in power for so long. He was the first boss to accept Fritz’s proposal to make the Asylum Island a neutral territory.

6 – Gengxin (Destroyers)
7 – Isgran Fyur (Wolf Pack)
8 – Joy (Furious Force)
9 – Sweet Tooth (Candymen)
10 – Lady Spider (Lady’s Brood)
11 – The King (Kingdom)
12 – Kaiser (Legion)
13 – Alchemist (Dirt Town Research Institute)
14 – Reverend Goldmane (Followers of Zig)
15 – Captain Hellen (Azure Sails)
16 – Uwa (-no gang-)

Name: Only first names or nicknames.
Age:10 to 15.
Gender: Male / Female.
Background: Describe your characters personality and history. One paragraph is enough.
Equipment: Your weapons and other tools. Nothing too amazing, please.
Level: You start at level 1. The level shows your character's growth and experience.
Attribute: Force / Finesse / Focus / Fluid
Skills: List 3 non-combat, non-magical skills you have.
Affinity: Dark / Water / Wind / Earth / Fire / Light
Gift: Make a magic ability based on your elemental affinity (see hider below). As your level rises your gift grows stronger and you can add more abilities to it.

The first thing one would notice about Sen, is her incredibly pale, almost snow white skin tone. The next, would likely be the six horns of varying length protruding from her head. Two, long bull like horns curve around her skull from just above her ears which have slight elfin points, with two smaller ones growing in just above them with a final, small two growing barely an inch from the top of her forehead. She has long, black hair typically not styled in any particular fashion and is usually left to hang listlessly. A pair of bat like wings extend from her spine, though they aren't large enough to allow for actual flight, though could aid one in a controlled glide.

The fifteen year old sports rather decorative clothing, and stands about 5'4", a good few inches taller than the others of her age with a skirt and long stockings and platform boots adorning her feet. She has yellow colored eyes with cat like slits for pupils, and her horns don a few charms of unknown make and purpose. She comments they're only there for cosmetic effect. One should not mistake her for some delicate wallflower or other not so physically inclined person. Senna could likely give a few full grown men a run for their money in terms of strength, and her slender, toned body gives away that much at least.

Name:
Senna

Age:
15

Gender:
Female.

Background:
As far as Sen's personality goes, she's a troublesome sort and incredibly fickle most of the time. One moment she might be your best friend, the next she's liable to throw you under the bus if it something inconvenient for her or she grows bored of someone. She might be set on revenge one moment, and then decide to get all friendly with them later - with no intent for betrayal. Really, it just depends on her mood and how she feels at the moment. Generally though, she is fairly flirtatious and promiscuous in her mannerisms, and never shows open hostility towards anyone and treats most people with a fairly friendly demeanor. Of course, one should be wary of her affection of any sort and always take her words and loyalties with a grain of salt.

As she says - "Heh? What, me? Everyone's loyalties lie somewhere. Mine is to myself, and myself only. If I can get ahead by being friendly, I'll do it. If It'll serve me better to shank all of you guys in a dark alley...well, heh. I think it's obvious."

That said, she's not one for random stabbings or betrayals for giggles. One shouldn't have to worry too much about her fickle nature getting in the way of things unless the pros greatly outweigh the cons. Of course, this is only because she values long term partners higher than possibly temporary allies - basically meaning people she could manipulate to an extent with a little clever wording or other such things. Getting her to be completely on the side of any permanent cause, is going to be incredibly difficult, but in the unlikely event that you do have it, you would be surprised at the lengths she might go to repay a debt or help those she might care for.

Has somewhat refined tastes, and would love nothing more than to live in the lap of luxury through any means possible. She very rarely is angry or upset and tries to find humor in everything, but one should be careful of her temper.

Background:
Honestly, Senna has no real idea of her origins. As far as she remembers she was tossed out on the streets at a fairly early age - too young to even remember anything aside from her name, a thing she clung to as her only real possession for a fairly long time. Living on the streets wasn't exactly all that easy, but she managed well enough by showing some of the people around her who was boss and who could outsmart them. She quickly learned how to handle herself in quite a number of brawls, as while she liked to consider herself highly intelligent such things bored her to no extent. She needed things to get the blood flowing, to watch someones cranium implode while she smacked it. For a kid, she was perhaps fairly similar to what her appearance might have suggested, but without anything else to turn to, how could one survive if they didn't cut down the competition?

When Fritz found her, she was half beaten from a brawl and nearly dead when asked about what happened, all she'll comment is that she got out a lot better than those piss for brains, and 'their heads are gonna look reeeeal nice on that fence' She decided to stick around for awhile, see what this whole thing was about and decided to stay at the orphanage for awhile with the other kids.

Equipment:
The only weapons she needs are her fists legs, and gauntlets of stone.

Level:
1

Attribute:
Force

Skills:
Intelligence:
One might mistake Sen for a simple brute that likes to punch her way through everything. Well, they are mostly right. She doesn't have time to really finesse things too much. However, she greatly enjoys brain teasers and considers herself at least above average in the IQ department. She often likes to play chess in her spare time. Though, perhaps 'Clever and Resourceful' might be a better descriptor here. She is by no means going to be outsmarting any scholarly sort, since books and such things bore her to no end.

Manipulative:
Either through more friendly means or less such means, Sen has a surprising way with words when it comes to speaking. Where she picked this up from no one is quite sure, but she comments that sometimes brute force isn't enough, and perhaps a honeyed tongue and playing ones cards right with certain people could easily get one better results. Pitting people against each other and watching delightfully from the sidelines.

Cooking:
In a fairly surprising turn of events, one might find Senna is fairly talented in the cooking department and gets quite agitated if she's cooking and someone interrupts her or messes her up. If you are one of these fools who interrupts her, you won't be having a skull left after she's done with you.

Affinity:
Earth

Gift:
Senna's gift is fairly simple. It allows her to make stone gauntlets out of the earth itself. It is very simple in function, but fairly useful. Aside from enhancing her punches they are also sturdy enough to be able to deflect some blows and things. While perhaps not impressive as some other gifts currently, in time with a little training it would likely grow into something much more effective.

Nim is short and unassuming, standing at only 4’7”. Her hair is short, dark and scrawny – her eyes equally as dark. She, unlike many others, looks mostly human. From the waist up she is perfectly normal. From the waist down her legs are covered in thick feathers, a deep brown like her other features. Her feet are only slightly misshapen with toenails more claw-like than normal.

Name: Nim

Age:11

Gender: Female

Background: Nim has vague memories of having parents, and knows that she ended up on the street by the time she was 5 – but she cannot remember how or why. Her parents might be dead, or may have abandoned her. She knows she was old enough to survive. She doesn't remember what her parents called her, but adopted the name Nim as it's part of the word nimble - and she's pretty nimble. As it is for everyone Nim’s life on the street was difficult – but she fell in with a small group of other kids. In fact she got a bit of a reputation with them for being faster, and nimbler, than all the others which meant she was perfect for stealing. Indeed she found she was quite good at this. She lived on the streets this way for a while. It wasn’t until she slipped up, almost caught in the act, that things got more tough – stealing from a gang member wasn’t the smartest idea. It was while on the run that she was found by Fritz and taken in to the orphanage.

Nim is a quiet and somewhat withdrawn child. It is not that she is shy, because she certainly is not, just that she prefers to observe and not talk. Indeed she always seems to be watching – even if it’s inappropriate. Not that she knows when it’s not okay to just stare at something. She is untrusting, though most kids who lived on the streets are, and unlikely to just easily become friends with someone. While independent she wouldn’t necessarily choose to strike out on her own if it more sensible to stay with others. She also won’t take leadership, but won’t bend easily to the wills of others. Nim is aloof from others, and is difficult to read (by design). Nim certainly isn’t cold hearted, but she isn’t the kindest person either.

Equipment: Two knives, a few pins

Level: 1

Attribute: Finesse

Skills: Observant: Nim is good at noticing things that others don’t due to watching people, and her surroundings, carefully. This means that she might notice when something is amiss earlier than others or a small detail of someone’s facial expression. She would be more likely to notice someone pulling out a knife, say.

Theft: Due to being fast, and nimble, and living on the streets Nim is quite good at stealing. She mostly pickpocketed but also stole from shops and similar. She still practice stealing at the orphanage (but always put things back) just to make sure that she doesn’t get out of practice.

Climbing: Nim is good at climbing, enjoying scaling walls and just being in tall places. It lets her see more and is also handy for a quick getaway. Often she’ll be found climbing into various small spaces in the orphanage, using it as a way to find places to hide.

Affinity: Dark

Gift: Nim’s gift is basically shadow manipulation, though currently to a simple degree. If she is in a shadowed place she can use shadows to allow her to blend in, essentially using the shadows to coat and hide herself – and if she is close enough to a shadow she can extend it towards her.

Name: Zahny (Z-on-e) Zahn is his last name (he thinks)

Age: 15

Appearance: Zahn looks like a human and a cat were in a compactor and he got spit out, He has all the qualities of a cat however he has all the joints of a human (e.i. He stands up straight and looks like a normal human in posture but he has the fur and facial features of a cat {and its tail for mid air balance} His coats color is a cosmic black with hints of purple and streaks of Gold that twist into crazy patterns all up and down his body.) He is super tall for his age with long, however not super skinny, almost healthy looking arms and legs, and standing a total of 6'1"

Gender: Male

Background: Zahn is very energetic and happy all the time, However he takes every bump in life as a challenge and when he fails he either he gets very pissed or super depressed. He thinks his name is Zahn because it is the only noise he could remember when he was rescued, thinking it must be his name some how it stuck. Zahn has been scraping by, by stealing food and the necessities for the longest time, fortunately being rescued by the orphanage. Since he has been at the orphanage he had worked a lot on his movement and agility keeping his thieving skills close at hand. When Fritz died Zahn went straight back to his thievery, providing for himself and others.

Equipment: A small dual bladed dagger that he stole as well as a stash of throwing knives and (throwing) nails. All of which is of course stollen

Level: 1

Attribute: Finesse

Skills: Acrobatics, sleight of hand, incredible vision

Affinity: Wind

Gift: He can manipulate his magic to help him jump and move faster or quieter even in mid air.

Name: Yami
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Background: Yami is a man whose been instilled with values. He is someone who believes strongly in being able to forge his own path by his own two hands. He's not opposed to fighting to protect his beliefs. Even if he loses. He's never set in his ways though he is constantly adapting to the world around him letting the way of the world help shape, define and re-define him. But his core beliefs never change. Fight for what you believe in, think with your head not your heart, if it's something that burns strongly within follow it.

It is mentioned that Yami has been a part of the orphanage since he was a baby. He could not remember anything before that but he had experienced all sort of things during his childhood. Born with a magic, he's tainted. Many people gave sinister stares but because he's used to it, he couldn't care much. He often gets into trouble and sometimes, Mr. Fritz help cleaning his mess. Thus, marking him as a troublesome kid. He fought a lot in the past but mainly, because he defended his friends or someone in need. Constant exposure to his dark gift, his hand changes into something dark and fearsome. Nowadays, he do what he wants and he doesn't care what other people think. He has his own value but he listened to lectures that come from his closest ones.
Equipment: Some stolen armors consisted of spaulders and couter and a hidden dagger.
Level: 1
Attribute: Fluid
Skills:

Athletic - Constant physical training makes him muscular. His physical strength, durability, endurance and stamina are above the average of children of his age.

Cunning - Probably his little crazy plans and tricks what make him alive till this day. He often gets out of troubles unscathed because he is cunning.

Hand-to-Hand Combat - Although he has his gift that he can use in combats, he's quite good at fighting using bare hands. This is achieved through small fights he had during his childhood. From someone bigger than him to little kids, no one leaves unscathed. Nevertheless, he likes to use his mischievous tricks to defeat adults instead of fighting them directly lol.

Affinity: Dark /
Gift: Through his dark affinity, he has been using dark magics that summon inhuman creatures, demon-like beasts using his imagination. The stronger he gets, the more vivid his imagination is, the creature summoned can be more powerful but this is achieved when he reaches new mastery of his gift, which is still far. At the moment, Yami starts with only one monster to summon. If it takes too much damage in combat, Yami will feel exhausted and wouldn't be able to summon it again soon. The beast shares attribute with Yami. As Yami grow more powerful Yami can either improve the monster Yami already have or gain more monsters.

Name: Luca

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Background: The knowledge of how Luca came to the orphanage is known by no one other than Fritz, who refused to speak on the subject, even to Luca himself. All that is known is that Luca came to the orphanage as a small babe, and the secrets of his origins beyond that have now died with the old man. Luca grew up as a sickly child, the Taint inflicting him with a sickness of the blood, and would have quickly died on the streets if Fritz had not taken him in. Perhaps in spite of his frail body, Luca proved to be a startlingly intelligent boy as he grew up, learning to read before he could walk, and spending much time taking apart his few toys and reassembling them into clever configurations. Given his physical weakness and shy temperament, Luca was much a much-protected "little brother" among the children of the orphanage, even those younger than him, many of whom he taught to read or built fanciful toys for. While the children he was raised alongside understand Luca's moods and eccentricities, his stoic and sometimes disconcerting demeanor can come across as disturbing or alien to those unfamiliar with him. This is far from intentional, as Luca is merely a sheltered boy who is clumsy at best in social encounters.

Equipment: Luca has a basic collection of pilfered tinker's tools, and a knapsack full of half-finished contraptions, as well as various bits and gubbins. Kept close to him is Luca's most valued possession: a metal flask filled with a curative medicinal elixir, from which small sips can quickly restore his strength when it flags. He has no reliable source of refilling his flask, and so only drinks from it when he direly needs his body to not fail him.

Level: 1

Attribute: Focus

Skills: Luca is alarmingly intelligent for a boy his age, to an extent that can surprise and unnerve many adults. He is quick-witted and observant, and has a memory like a steel trap. While he is not the most eloquent when expressing his thoughts and ideas, the children he was raised alongside understand him well enough.

Something of an amateur engineer or inventor, Luca has a deft mind for things of a mechanical nature. With skillful fingers and a sharp eye, he disassemble or construct small tools or contraptions with startling speed. While most of his experience stems from scrapping together silly toys and complex contraptions for the entertainment of the other children in the orphanage. His skills in more complex forms of engineering are limited by his (lack of) education, but he is eager to learn all he can and further develop his talent, which he views as a fun and engaging hobby.

Much to the amazement of his peers, Luca is also rather talented at slight of hand. Books, tools, and parts do not come cheaply, and Luca is no stranger to picking a pocket or two to acquire a few coins to rub together. Given his frail body, running from an attempt at theft gone poorly was never an option, and so he was forced to get good quickly. Similarly, his nimble fingers and knowledge of mechanics are easily put to use in picking locks, an act Luca sees as nothing more than solving a puzzle.

Affinity: Dark

Gift: At times, Luca hears whispers from an entity that he cannot otherwise sense. It tells him secrets about people or places around him, usually at times when that information is critical or pivotal. On rare occasions, the whispers reply to Luca's thoughts as though he were speaking them aloud, and has demonstrated a playful personality, and a mentor-like attitude toward Luca himself, but is otherwise quite cruel and openly malicious. Luca does not know the name of this entity or anything else about it, but its whispers have always rung true, and any questions about its identity (that it deigns to answer) are met with taunting promises that Luca will learn such things later.