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As stated in the title, only a basic understanding of Nasu's settings is suggested. This RP will take place in my own heavily bastardized adjusted alternate universe, where no canon characters exist (though alternate universe versions of canon characters are fine). It will be more permissive than canon in a lot of ways, but also more restrictive in some ways. The wiki is not the best for canon accuracy, but it's perfectly fine for giving you enough of a basic idea to participate in this RP. This is supposed to be for fun, not for proving who can be the most obsessive about Nasuverse minutiae.
A Discord server for my RPs can be found here. You can also DM me on Discord at JohnSolaris#5728 for questions.
The world is full of mysteries beyond human understanding. Yet in the past millennia, humanity has persevered and prospered, engraving their nature upon the surface of the planet as its most dominant species. The Age of Man seemed secure for the foreseeable future, the Counter Force born of the collective human subconsciousness subtly intervening behind the scenes to eliminate any potential major threats to human order. With the majority of humans being unaware of the existence of the supernatural, it seemed that mystery itself would eventually become obsolete and give way entirely to technology and reason.
But due to unknown factors, the Counter Force has been weakening in the past centuries. In some places, previously robust thaumaturgical foundations have been losing strength or swaying out of control. In others, it has been becoming easier than ever to impose one's will upon the world, creating zones of grossly nature-defying magecraft that normally would have been swiftly snuffed out by Alaya's corrective impulses. A group of audacious, talented modern magi discovered how to trigger and exploit these anomalies at will, and taught the art to their associates, allowing their organization Aethra Aeternum to rapidly become the dominant faction in the Mage's Association and disseminate magecraft at unprecedented scales. Perhaps the more recent events are the consequences of this hubris.
It is the year 2021. Abnormal weather patterns and natural disasters have been escalating in the past months, beyond the scope of any climate change theory. Depression, psychosis, and many other mental disorders are on a sharp rise among the common folk. Talks of nightmares abound, intensely realistic visions of a dark, ruined reflection of the world humans are so familiar with. It does not take an astute magus to see that the world's leylines have suddenly been put into complete disarray, and when the Aethra Aeternum peered into Imaginary Space to investigate, what they found was unlike anything they could have imagined. Fragments of dead worlds that should not exist, slowly encroaching upon reality.
To investigate these realms that should not be, now dubbed the Nullity Marbles, the Aethra Aeternum begins recruiting the strongest, most skilled individuals among the magi, inquisitors of the Holy Church, and even Dead Apostles and other supernatural beings. They unveil their latest and greatest magecraft, the Eudaemonia system, which extracts data from the exalted Throne of Heroes and infuses it into the bodies of these recruited individuals to allow them to take on the powers of Heroic Spirits in a manner not unlike demonic possession. Armed with the world's legacies, these Hero Candidates are sent into where no man has gone before, for a chance to make everything right again.
You are one such Hero Candidate. Whether you like to or not, you are aware of what is at stake, and what must be done. Will you bring about the world's salvation, or its ruin?
As stated in the title, only a basic understanding of Nasu's settings is suggested. This RP will take place in my own heavily bastardized adjusted alternate universe, where no canon characters exist (though alternate universe versions of canon characters are fine). It will be more permissive than canon in a lot of ways, but also more restrictive in some ways. The wiki is not the best for canon accuracy, but it's perfectly fine for giving you enough of a basic idea to participate in this RP. This is supposed to be for fun, not for proving who can be the most obsessive about Nasuverse minutiae.
A Discord server for my RPs can be found here. You can also DM me on Discord at JohnSolaris#5728 for questions.
The world is full of mysteries beyond human understanding. Yet in the past millennia, humanity has persevered and prospered, engraving their nature upon the surface of the planet as its most dominant species. The Age of Man seemed secure for the foreseeable future, the Counter Force born of the collective human subconsciousness subtly intervening behind the scenes to eliminate any potential major threats to human order. With the majority of humans being unaware of the existence of the supernatural, it seemed that mystery itself would eventually become obsolete and give way entirely to technology and reason.
But due to unknown factors, the Counter Force has been weakening in the past centuries. In some places, previously robust thaumaturgical foundations have been losing strength or swaying out of control. In others, it has been becoming easier than ever to impose one's will upon the world, creating zones of grossly nature-defying magecraft that normally would have been swiftly snuffed out by Alaya's corrective impulses. A group of audacious, talented modern magi discovered how to trigger and exploit these anomalies at will, and taught the art to their associates, allowing their organization Aethra Aeternum to rapidly become the dominant faction in the Mage's Association and disseminate magecraft at unprecedented scales. Perhaps the more recent events are the consequences of this hubris.
It is the year 2021. Abnormal weather patterns and natural disasters have been escalating in the past months, beyond the scope of any climate change theory. Depression, psychosis, and many other mental disorders are on a sharp rise among the common folk. Talks of nightmares abound, intensely realistic visions of a dark, ruined reflection of the world humans are so familiar with. It does not take an astute magus to see that the world's leylines have suddenly been put into complete disarray, and when the Aethra Aeternum peered into Imaginary Space to investigate, what they found was unlike anything they could have imagined. Fragments of dead worlds that should not exist, slowly encroaching upon reality.
- Nehemoth - Nahui Tlayualli: When the Moon and Stars Are Right.
- Gamaliel - Akatsuki: Undying Bloodstained Battlefield.
- Samael - Chaos Labyrinthos: Machinations in the Transgressor's World-Maze.
- Harab Serapel - Huaguo Shan: Blighted Mausoleum of the Monkey King.
- Thagirion - Amarna: Sands Under an Ineffable Sun.
- Golachab - Fimbulvetr: Lament of the Unslain, Unsung Twilight.
- Gamchicoth - Abzu Nibiru: The First and Last God-King's Ocean Throne.
To investigate these realms that should not be, now dubbed the Nullity Marbles, the Aethra Aeternum begins recruiting the strongest, most skilled individuals among the magi, inquisitors of the Holy Church, and even Dead Apostles and other supernatural beings. They unveil their latest and greatest magecraft, the Eudaemonia system, which extracts data from the exalted Throne of Heroes and infuses it into the bodies of these recruited individuals to allow them to take on the powers of Heroic Spirits in a manner not unlike demonic possession. Armed with the world's legacies, these Hero Candidates are sent into where no man has gone before, for a chance to make everything right again.
You are one such Hero Candidate. Whether you like to or not, you are aware of what is at stake, and what must be done. Will you bring about the world's salvation, or its ruin?
