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St. Fortuna's Academy for the Higher Arts


A School for the Magically Gifted






Welcome to St. Fortuna's Academy for the Higher Arts, the best school for the study of magic in all of Prydain! You must be very lucky, or very wealthy, to have been accepted here! St. Fortuna's offers only the finest materials for their students, and their sacramentum-based schooling makes for one of the most successful magic-oriented schools in the world. You're all starting your second year here, correct? That means you'll finally be bonded to your first partner! What an experience! They say that first partners often become life-long friends, some even get married! Bonding is so important to our society and culture, that it's even taught in public schools! Of course, if you want to make the most of this education, the only place to go is St. Fortuna's. Oh, I just know you'll all be so happy here!




There are two kinds of people in the world. Mages and Familiars. Mages are born to a specific type of magic and can cast spells, while Familiars are born without the ability to do magic, but have a special talent called an Ability that is unique to them. Mages and Familiars are not passed through bloodlines. It is completely random who is a Mage and who is a Familiar. A Mage can be born to Familiar parents, and vice versa, or a Mage can be born to Mage parents, and vice versa. It is extremely rare that one family will only made up of Familiars or Mages, and “chains” of uninterrupted generations break quickly.

Because of this, there is no social hierarchy to being born a Mage or a Familiar. There are no hate crimes or magical racism towards either group, because everyone is related to or knows a Mage or a Familiar in some way.

Mages can perform act of magic to the element they are linked to, however, on their own, this magic is very weak. They simply use up magic far too quickly for large, grand, and long-lasting spells. Familiars, however, while being unable to use magic, tend to accumulate vast amounts of it, untapped and with great potential. But this results in the Familiar’s mind and body becoming clouded and strained, too burdened by the energy they cannot remove themselves. To use that magic to it’s full potential, Mages and Familiars form magical contracts that link their souls together. As a result, Mages are able to cast much more powerful spells by tapping into their Familiar’s reservoir of mana, and more powerful and well trained Familiars are highly sought after, and gain power in their own right. The main reason for why Familiars enter into this bond is because all that mana build up results in the inability to use their own ability. Bonding to a mage frees up their ability, making it stronger and easier to use.

Mages and Familiars form contracts with each other that, like most magical contracts, last for exactly 1 year and a day. These contracts require a skilled mage to preside over the ceremony, and both parties receive a seal, placed usually on their hands, that proves their contract. This contract, and the seal, are called sacramentum, meaning oath. As a result, the souls of the two individuals are tightly interwoven, and they share their mana. However, the intertwining of souls also leads to other unintended effects, such as easily influencing each other’s emotions, increased dependency on each other, shared dreams, and, in very rare cases, developmental telepathy. Sharing one’s soul with another is not taken lightly, and bonded pairs are expected to work in perfect unison with each other. This is not always the case, however.

Among the youth, bonding is seen not only as necessary, but as the mark of adulthood. At St. Fortuna’s Academy for the Higher Arts, it is mandatory that all second years be bonded to another student, usually selected by the Council of Educators, who take the student’s Ability and magic types, sex, personalities, backgrounds, and cultures into account to make the most educational and successful pairs possible. In their third year, students are still required to form a sacramentum, however they have the option of choosing their partner. In the fourth and final year, students are not required to form sacramentum, but may if they so choose.

While bonding between Mages and Familiars is an important step for young people in their education and in society, it is not required for adults to be bonded at all. Many who work in trades that don’t rely on magic, such as vendors, bureaucrats, landowners, and those in unskilled labor, are not in contracts at all. However, for those where magic is often used, such as in adventurer’s guilds, artisans, farming, construction, and the study of magic and science, bonding is not only required, but necessary for survival.

At St. Fortuna’s Academy for the Higher Arts, bonded partners share a dormitory that can be separated into two smaller rooms by a sliding wall. They also share a bathroom and shower, and are expected to work out their own schedules and arrangements for their use. This does not exclude bonded pairs where the parties are of opposite genders.

*Please note that St. Fortuna’s Academy for the Higher Arts does not tolerate sexual relationships of any kind on school property, and if a student is found to have been engaging in sexual acts with another student, both will be investigated. Punishments can range from suspension, detention, community service, to immediate expulsion. Any student found to be engaging in sexual misconduct will be detained and handed over to the authorities for a more formal investigation of the matter, and will be immediately expelled from school grounds. In addition, any student charged with sexual misconduct will be barred from attending other institutions of higher learning until such a time where the charges are proven false or are otherwise dismissed.*



St. Fortuna's is a slice-of-life school RP that takes place in the fictional land of Prydain. It's a modern world with all the comforts of the internet age, laptops, cellphones, online shopping, that have developed alongside magic. The school itself is a private school that focuses on magic, and caters mostly to the wealthy and upper middle class. They do offer scholarships to poorer students, but if you fall behind on your grades and wind up on academic probation, you will be expelled.

All characters will be entering their second year of high school at St. Fortuna's, so the age range is between 15-16. (If you can make a good case for why they're older/younger than that in your CS, we might allow it.) Because this is the second year, characters can be returning students or transfer students, the choice is entirely up to the player. All characters will either be a Mage or a Familiar, you can't be both or neither. If you're a Mage, your education will focus primarily on gaining new spells. If you're a Familiar, the discovery and development of your Ability will be the focus of yours.

Because there's a lot to get through to better know your world, school, classes and roles, and this is already a long post, I'll have put all needed information about Familiars, Mages, magic, world, and lore in hiders below. See you on the other side!























Now the hard part is over! For me to write, and for you to read. Now we can get on to the rules, CS formats, and the quizzes you'll take to determine your magic type or ability! We GM's have also gone through this process, so don't worry, you're not alone. When you submit your CS and quiz answers, we will accept you and give you the magic type/ability that the quiz has determined! If your CS requires changes, we may hold off on giving you your magic type/ability until the changes have been made. Once you have received your magic type/ability, you can consider yourself accepted by all the GM's, and may post your CS in the character tab.










And with that, this Opening post is done! Expect it to be updated when the RP starts and as time goes on! With that, have fun!

Accepted Mages:
Liliac de Blanc (Hammerman)
Felicity Joy Goldberg (Invader Len)
Monty Goldberg (The Errorist)
Nancy Jones (onenote)
Robert Allen (Natsu)
Leo John de Couer (TheHangedMan)
Samuel Deniel (duskshine749)
Mikayla Iovine (karamonnom)
Jeanette Blackwood (Raijinslayer)
Rena Narim (Natsu)

Accepted Familiars:
Richard J. Bateman (Invader Len)
Ruby Doer (onenote)
Beatrice Quincy (The Errorist)
Korrigan Umbraisis (Raijinslayer)
Regis Dimitrios (Discontent)
Marth Carter (pkken)
Talia Nitro (Redmarshmellow)
Alice Amanda Anette Anderson (TheHangedMan)
Luciano Vega (Nyahoo)
Mui Rei (liferusher)

Waiting List:
Elijah Asterius (GummyCat)
Kyra Valentina (Sorrelmyst)
Ngiwan Ziajk Liep, Vyvyan Imperial (Republic)
Nathaniel Zane Elswood (MechonRaptor)
Loke Blackhardt (HeartlessNobody)
Janine Alyra (GeneralScales)

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Familiars:Mages:
Richard J. BatemanRobert Allen
To Be DecidedTo Be Decided
Ruby DoerSamuel Deniel
Marth CarterLiliac De Blanc
Luciano VegaNancy Jones
Beatrice QuincyJeanette Blackwood
Mikayla IovineAlice Amanda Anette Anderson
Korrigan UmbraisisFelicity Joy Goldberg
To Be DecidedTo Be Decided
Regis DimitriosMonty Goldberg
Rena NarimMui Rei
Talia NitroLeo John de Couer




Edit #1: Just a reminder that in this world, everyone is either a Mage or a Familiar. There are no "normal", non-magical people.
Edit #2: Important work from our local Minister of the Office of Heights.
Edit #3: Amazing inventions in digital media from the Marquis of Video Games and Digital Media






Hidden 8 yrs ago Post by Avanhelsing
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How long do you want the Character sheet to be?
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@Avanhelsing I'd say at least 1 paragraph for personality, and at least 1 for biography. But it depends on the person, of course. As long as everything is filled out and in order, that will be fine. :)
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Want us to fill out the quiz for both Mage and Familiar, or just pick one or the other?
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Want us to fill out the quiz for both Mage and Familiar, or just pick one or the other?


One or the other, whichever one you want your character to be! You could do both if you really wanted, but it wouldn't have any effect on what you get.
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One or the other, whichever one you want your character to be! You could do both if you really wanted, but it wouldn't have any effect on what you get.


Okie dokie, mine will be up in a couple hours then.
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Is there still room here? I saw the interest check had quite a few people haha
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I'll work on having something up possibly in the next six hours. If that doesn't happen, it'll have to wait till tomorrow.
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@Orange Juice yeah it is, no worries!
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@Orange Juice yeah it is, no worries!


Thanks! I'll start working on my app now!
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Time to start brainstorming too. Cant wait to see the cast.
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I'm starting to go to work on the C.S. and Quiz now.
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Familiar or a mage... either or sounds interesting. I'll start making an app, but I'll wait to post it until I see how distributed the two are!
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I'm working on a CS now!
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Is there still room here? I saw the interest check had quite a few people haha


Of course! We have room for quite a few people. ^^
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@MechonRaptor Either has it's benefits! Right now we have a balance of familiars and mages, with each of the three of us having a familiar and a mage, so you can be whichever you want.
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Hopefully I'll have the CS done by tonight!
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Name: Henri Amberhall

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Age: 16

Gender:Male

Orientation: Homosexual

Mage or Familiar: Mage

Magic Type: Water

Ability:

Known Spells:

Partner: (Leave this blank until your partner is announced)

Personality:
Henri is a happy man generally. He loves to smile and never seems to be unhappy about anything. If anything, does not seem to care about holding grudges. His favorite way of dealing with something is with his fist rather than words. Henri cares about his friends and will go through hell itself if it means keeping someone safe. However, he is not very bright. Intelligence based things are not his best skills. Any partner he had would need to tutor him in school related tasks. The soul is willing but the brain is weak for Henri. He never got tutors to help him with school or anything. His father had written him off as a lost cause from the day he was born. Most of what Henri knows is from books or from what his family's servants taught him. He can be quite the charmer when he is hitting on someone. However, he has a lot riding on this. His family expects a lot from Henri. It is not that Henri is not intelligent. He is quite smart, it is just that he has never had any help with his learning. He has the skills he needs to get what he wants and the desire to do it. He would do anything to get his family's empire and prove he is worthy of his name.

Biography:
Henri Andrew Amberhall was born on a cold winter's night on his families estate near Maefeld. Through some sort of accident, Maria Amberhall died soon after Henri was born. Henri never knew why she died since his father never talked about her. As the fourth son of the family, it was clear that Henri was not going to inherit anything from his father, Christopher Amberhall . From an early age, his father ignored his youngest son. He never said it out loud but Henri's brothers told him that their father blamed him for her death. It was a hard feeling for a five year old to deal with but he had to. His family fortune was based off of the local boom in fashion. The Amberhall's were the very definition of old money and had expectations. However, Henri never had any expectations on him. There was no reason for it. So, Henri was allowed to do whatever he wanted. His brothers and father would leave Henri all alone from the age of eight in the family mansion while they traveled the country. The family servants looked out for Henri and Henri used his free time to read about far away lands and magic. His family came from a long line of mages. Henri read books on magic while he wandered the cold and empty house. Whenever his father was away, the servants would teach Henri different skills to help him. They taught him how to fight and not be such a weak rich boy. Over the years, his father desired one last thing to gain power. He wanted to become a noble. He had the money and all he needed was the title to be accepted in high society. However, he was turned away at every turn. That just made him even more angry.

When Henri was 14, his father announced that he was going to St. Fortuna's Academy. Every member of the family had gone to the school. His older brothers had passed with flying colors. Now it was up to Henri to follow the family tradition. Henri saw it as a way to finally get his father's attention. His managed to get through the fist year of schooling with decent grades. He was not coasting on his family's money. However, now Henri has to prove that he is worthy of his family's name. If he could outshine his brothers, things would get better for him. He needs to win at the school. Henri Amberhall will be a somebody someday. He would get that noble title his father so lusted for and run the family empire. He was done being bossed around.

Likes:
- Meeting new people: Ollie always tries to have as many friends as possible.
-Dancing: His nanny always said that a gentleman should be able to dance.
- Cooking: Henri is a rather good cook. He spent years learning from his family's servants.
- Learning magic: He is not good with math or science, but magic he likes and understands. It's a family gift.
- Painting: He is a rather decent artist. He especially likes painting people he knows. Portraits are his favorite. His mother apparently loved to paint and so does Henri.
Dislikes:
- Math: He hates math more than is humanly possible. He does not understand it at all.None of his family's tutors could help him get through it.

Spicy food: He never seems to like food with too much heat. It tends to hurt him.
Points:

Proficiency: 4
Intelligence:3
Athletics: 3

Misc.: (Miscellaneous information about your character)
Quiz Answers:



Password: My home made pizza.

((I tried to add as much as possible. However I wanted to keep it relatively vague of now. I did not know what to add for the magic or why he was invited to the school.))
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@Invader Len I want in! I'll have a CS up hopefully this afternoon (AEST) if you don't mind
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