[OOC] The Arcana Magica Summoners

[Absolute Grace]

Arcana Magica - Summoners
Words have power, but only those born with the marks of the Magica are able to bring life to them. The Summoners, as they are commonly known, are a rare collection of people who can summon their own familiars from the aether zone of Arcana. Each summoner can have up to three summons, the first summon being the only one able to evolve into an ultimate form. Summons are classified into six types and while one summoner can have an assortment of types, only those who stick to one particular type are classified as the strongest Summoners for that type defines them as a person. Their soul element.

• Spirit, illusion etc = Occupied by Absolute Grace



• Air, cold, mist, storm etc = Occupied by Daxam



• Water, ice, boil etc = Occupied by Leviathan



• Fire, electricity, static etc = Occupied by Tiberious



• Earth, metal, crystal etc = Occupied by Potato



• Nature, plant, wood etc = Occupied by Side Character G

Arena

The rune arena

Plot:
The six characters enter a summoners battle at the Rune Arena and each face off against one opponent before moving on to the second round, a round that has never been seen before. Six contestants in a single summoners battle. As the second round begins and upon calling forth their summons, something unexpected happens. Due to the combined summon of each of the six types within close proximity of each other, the gateway between the two worlds rips open. This unnatural occurrence cannot be reversed or closed and thus both worlds are negatively impacted and if the gateway remains open then both worlds will be torn asunder. However, there is one way to close the gateway. The six contestants must band together, journey into the aether zone and find the six Arcana Lords. Only with their power will the gateway be sealed and both worlds saved.

But, was the occurrence just an accident or was the whole thing planned? Why and by who?

If you have any plot ideas, I would love to hear them :)

Small plot spoiler

The Arcana Lords are the evolved ultimate forms of the first of our characters summons. Meaning that there will be trials which will allow the first summons to then reach their ultimate forms.

CS Layout

Appearance: (Image please)
Name: (First, middle, last)
Nickname: (optional)
Age: (Min 18 years old. Max 28 years old)
Gender:
Specific attributes: (Eye and hair colour, height, weight etc)
Magica Marking/s: (Shape, colour, location, meaning)
Personality: (Positive and negative aspects.)

Summons:
1 = Appearance, name, gender, size, type, personality, abilities- 2 attack. 1 defence. 1 special.
(4 = Evolved Form = Appearance, name, gender, size, type, personality, abilities- 6 attack. 3 defence. 4 special.)

2 = Appearance, name, gender, size, type, personality, abilities- 3 attack. 2 defence. 2 special.
3 = Appearance, name, gender, size, type, personality, abilities- 4 attack. 3 defence. 3 special.

Outfits: (Normal, contestant and Arcana)

History: (Optional, but the history must be revealed during the rp along with character development.)

Extra: (Anything you want to add?)

(Important: This rp is all about character development which is why you need not put much detail into the Personality and History sections of the CS.)

Rules

-Please don't reserve a spot unless you are absolutely 100% sure that you will be joining the rp.
-No Godmoding.
-Don't kill off other players characters.
-Obey RPG's rules.
-Comply with the Advance requirements.
-Please try to make an IC post every 1 to 3 days.
-Romance is allowed (I love a little romance), but please fade to black AKA time-skip when/if things heat up.
-No more than one character, but your characters summons will have their own personalities and movements that you will control so technically you will have five characters.
-Enjoy and have fun!

My Little Writing Sample

Approaching the tall ethereal human was in itself a daunting task. He made it just a meter away and let out a constricted caw to announce his presence. Piercing violet eyes swirled with magic as the sorcerer stared at him causing him to take a step back. A dark smirk formed on thin lips.
“You dare to approach one such as myself, little crow?” The words reverberated around the stone room followed by a chuckle. Finding what little courage remained, the crow began his request in caws and cracks. A brow rose, a frown formed and with the flick of a wrist and a rush of magic, the crows squawks changed to form the words spoken by man.
“We shall try that again. Now what is your request?” He asked and sat back in a throne like chair which appeared upon a click of fingers.
“I- I wish to take the form of man.”
“And in return?” The emotionless question came and after a pause, the crow answered with a sigh.
“Anything...”
The sorcerer considered the answer while he sat lazily, his chin elegantly resting on an upturned palm while the other hand tapped against his knee, weighing options.
“So be it, but in return I will give you orders and you must carry them out, no matter what.”
“I accept.” The words left the crows mouth and instantly afterwards the room around them blurred and dulled to a navy blue. Nothing else existed. The sorcerer stood and in a flash, a contract appeared in his hand. He knelt down in front of the crow and plucked the left wings flight feather, then poked it into his chest until blood was drawn.
“With feather to sign and blood to bind, sign here.” The contract was placed at the crow’s feet and he took the feather in his beak and signed, Corbett. Both contract and feather caught alight with a purple flame and the ashes floated into the sorcerer’s hand.
“Now sleep, little crow, for the morrow brings with it your new form.” The words faded out and the crow’s body grew heavy. Falling onto his side the world became black.

(You are welcome to add your own little writing sample at the end of your CS.)

Extra Info

This rp will be a little bit like Pokemon and Digimon, but since I don't know much about them I decided to create my own version in a magic/fantasy setting

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1. Absolute Grace

Appearance

Name: Lunetta Rosalyn Obscuras
Nickname: Luna
Age: 20
Gender: Female

Specific attributes: Violet hued eyes, pearlescent hair. Height=5'4" (161cm). Weight= 50kg (108lbs)
Magica Marking/s: Up pointing triangle on forehead. Down pointing triangle on chest. Both are black and glow purple when summoning. The right side up triangle with the point on the top represents Involution, or Spirit into Matter. The upside down triangle with the point on the bottom represents Evolution, or Matter into Spirit. AKA spirit and balance.

Personality:
Positive = Luna has quite the knack for perception, allowing her to remain poised, confident and clear thinking. She is quite intelligent, well organised and likes to stick with routines and schedules.
Negative = Luna is a little sensitive about what others think of her and it is this concern about rejection and ridicule that causes her to feel uncomfortable and shy around others. She tends not to express her emotions which leads to her stoic facade.

Summons:

1&4: Ghast

Name = Ghast

Gender = Unknown

Size = 3ft

Type = Spirit

Personality = Ghast is a strange little summon, hovers above the ground, doesn’t speak, draws patterns on the ground or walls with talons and randomly spins around in circles. Despite that, Ghast is incredibly loyal to Luna and adores her, becoming quite protective when she is threatened.

Abilities
Attack 1: Claw strike
Attack 2: Psionic beam

Defence: Intangibility

Special: Confuse

——————Evolved Arcana Lord Form——————

Name = Ghast

Gender = Male

Size = Just about 10ft.

Type = Spirit Arcana Lord

Personality = Gast’s new form brings with it a newfound maturity. He continues to be extremely loyal and protective of Luna, but now no longer sees her as a godly figure but an equal. Undeniably patient and completely aloof, this side of Gast is a deadly force to be reckoned with.

Abilities
Attack 1: Talon strike
Attack 2: Shielded blade
Attack 3: Psionic beam
Attack 4: Psionic blast
Attack 5: Glyph daggers
Attack 6: Shadow sneak

Defence 1: Psionic shield
Defence 2: Dark haze
Defence 3: Intangibility

Special 1: Multiply
Special 2: Obscurity
Special 3: Spacial warp
Special 4: Mystify

2: Kyte

Name = Kyte

Gender = Female

Size = 5ft at shoulder

Type = Spirit

Personality = Kyte is seemingly rather unapproachable. She is aggressive in a brutally honest sort of way, a little brash and has an independent, lone wolf sort disposition. However, she seems to really like Luna and behaves slightly motherly around her.

Abilities
Attack 1: Claw barrage.
Attack 2: Bite
Attack 3: Dark quill strike
Attack 4: Glyph hail

Defence 1: Glyph barrier
Defence 2: Shadow form

Special 1: Psionic roar
Special 2: Cat shaped spirits charge opponent and attack

3: Deu-Cin

Name = Deu-Cin

Gender = Male

Size =8ft

Type = Spirit

Personality = Deu-Cin has two opposing personalities both of which try to gain supremacy. Deu is the white head. Cin is the black head. Deu is calm, clear headed, forgiving, insightful and kind. While Cin is brash, abrasive, callous and immeasurably hostile. When they can agree on something their minds merge as one and Deu-Cin becomes a mix of both personalities. Calculating, confident, observant, loyal, precise and a little enigmatic.

Abilities
Attack 1: Fang blades
Attack 2: Retractable daggers
Attack 3: Shadow scythe
Attack 4: Psionic pulse

Defence 1: Bubble shield
Defence 2: Phantom form
Defence 3: Repel

Special 1: Gravity swap
Special 2: Transcendance
Special 3: Time Shift

Outfits:

Normal everyday

Summoner battle contestant

Arcana world

((All images belong to their respective owners on deviantART))

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2. Side Character G
CS: Camil Casimir Desverte

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3. Potato
CS: Ambrielle Marcie Perera

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4. Daxam
CS: Ventus Caelum Blackburn

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5. Tiberious
CS: Nikamaru Tiber Tsreo

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6. Leviathan
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[Side Character G]

I am somewhat confused about the summons; initially it was stated that a Summoner can have at most four summons, however on the 'Summons' section of the CS there are summons labelled from one to five; at least I think that's what it means. Also each summon seems to have different numbers of possible abilities with the first and fifth summon being lowest and the fourth summon being highest, does that mean that the first summon should be significantly weaker than, say, the fourth summon?

Since there were mentions of what this role play was based on, I'm curious; I understand they don't lug around all their summons everywhere, but when summoning is it just a chanting of incantation or requires extra things such as a certain container or similar to release them, or their marks somehow play into this?

Speaking of marks, does the Summoner require a separate mark per summon or does the number of marks not matter?

Where would abilities such as status effects [e.g. poisoning or sleep inducing], bindings, healing etc fit into, special or defense?

[Absolute Grace]

Sorry about the confusion. Yes there are only four summons per summoner, however as is also stated in the first paragraph, the first summon has the capability to evolve into what I am calling the 'fifth' summon, since it will undergo some mega changes in power, appearance and personality.

Lowest= 1 and 2
Middle= 3
High= 4
Highest = 5 (the evolved form of 1)

The very first summon should definitely be much weaker than the fourth summon. I was planning on the 1st summon being the very first one that our characters summon when they were young children.Meaning that the 1st summon is low level since a child cannot expect to summon a high level summon.

This is where the whole 'words have power' thing comes into play. When a summoner calls the name of a being from the aether zone, that being is summoned forth and into the human world. And yes, the marks do come into play here, for without one even if a name is known the being cannot be summoned. The marks basically mean magic and so our characters are a tiny bit like witches, wizards and warlocks, but the only thing they can do is summon beings which are the ones who perform magic based on their type.

The number of marks doesn't matter, characters can have as many and/or as few marks as desired, but the marks must relate to the type(Spirit, Air, Water etc.)

Attack = Things like Claw strike, kick, the usage of a weapon if the summon has one, etc
Defence = Things like shield, phase, block etc
Special = Things that have something to do with the summons type so say poisoning is a special ability used by nature type summons. Bindings could be a special ability used by earth type summons etc.

I will post my characters CS soonish which will show an example of what I expect. If there are anymore questions, please ask away :)

[Potato]

I'm interested.

One thing I might suggest is that instead of the plot starting off with fighting, I think there should be something before that. It could be the characters interacting with each other as friends or something, or a bit of pre-fight things.

[Absolute Grace]

YAY!!! Hello there wonderful person X3

Yeah, I was thinking of allowing the first post to be an introduction post, kind of like a lead up to the first round. I was also thinking that our characters should be complete strangers and then over time become friends. For the moment however, they will just be contending against each other to become the overall winner of the Summoners Battle.

[Potato]

Hai to you too :3

That sounds like a good idea. How far would the starting fights get to before the rest starts?

[Absolute Grace]

Round one fights are the 1x1 battles and our characters will need to win to move on to round two. It'll be our characters vs, NPC's.

Round one is mostly just because I would like to see how characters interact with their summons, opponents, audience etc.

[Side Character G]

Visual Appearance

Original artwork by YePpe, taken from here.

Username:
Side Character G
Name:
Camil Casimir Desverte
Age:
Twenty-four
Gender:
Male

Specific attributes:
Eye: Sharp teal-green eyes
Hair: Wavy and puffy, oaky-brown hair; doesn't reach below the collars of his usual attire and zero trace of facial hair.
Height: 187cm (~6'2")
Weight: 72kg (~158.7lbs)
Magica Marking:

Magica Marking

Located on the center of Camil's amulet as well as on the back of his right hand, though this is almost always hidden from view. If it wasn't under the thick dark fabric, the mark on his hand would glow green. Trees are a symbol of stability and sturdiness with its roots deep in the earth and its bark protecting its body, which is what Camil's Nature magic tends to heavily revolve around; perhaps this is why his marking resembles it so.

Personality:
A confident and bold man, Camil usually takes on the role of the decision maker and at times acting leader of a group. His main forte however lies on the way he treats mistakes and failures as stepping stones for the better future; that is, what makes him adored as the voice of a group of people is the way he accepts people as they are and tries to find ways for them to improve or be useful.
This Nature summoner can be very vain about himself. He thinks every woman out there will at the very least take interest of his outward appearance and will not give a second thought about approaching them if he takes fancy [or bored]. This relates to his possibly flashy attire and occasional posing as well as his abhorrence to meeting anyone unprepared. On that note he has an uncanny jealousy to anyone else who gets more attention than him.

Summons:

1&5: Phospher

This Nature summon takes the form of fireflies; they are one but they are many. They glow in a greenish luminescent light which is usually all that anyone can see due to their actual form being tiny.

Name:
Phosper
Gender:
Unknown
Size:
~0.9 mm (~0.03543 inches)
Type:
Nature
Personality:
They display indifference to almost everything around them. Perhaps it is a sign of loyalty, perhaps it is just ignorance, however they tend to adapt to their summoner without putting up much of a resistance. It is dully noted that despite this they perform more complex tasks efficiently and offer their assistance and suggest better ways to doing things to the summoner using their telepathic communication ability if they are treated with respect.

Abilities:
Attack Order - Each of the fireflies closes in on the target to bite, claw and irritate.
Carry Order - Multiple fireflies attach themselves to an object to lift and depending on the object, throw or use. [e.g if they carry swords, it will be as if the swords are moving by themselves in the air with a green glow around the hilt.]

Defend Order - Revolves around in a defensive formation around a target. Becomes more resistant to physical damages by strengthening their exoskeleton.

Hive Mind - Assimilate into willing organisms for them to become connected to a network operated by this Nature summon. Here, all connected beings are able to express and receive any of their five senses as well as communicate via telepathy. There are virtually no limit to how many can be connected at one time, however if there are too many then other abilities' efficiency will decrease, or even be unable to perform them.

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Evolved Form

Phospher loses its arthropod bodies to become something closer to pure luminescence that takes on a more humanoid form. Perhaps it is better to describe it as a floating half-man, for it only holds the shape of the head and torso. Its features are covered by the soft glow that covers it entirely and the way the particles on its body constantly shifts, but it is not difficult to make out the hollows and shadows which makes up the eyes, nose and mouth. It is capable of breaking into tiny particles to mould its body into different forms.
Size:
100cm (~3'3")
Type:
Nature
Personality:
Phospher takes on a slightly haughtier nature. It has observed those around it and came to a conclusion that there are no beings that is better than itself in terms of teamwork; for while Phospher was now a single entity, the fact that it was physically made up of hundreds of individual beings still stand.

Abilities
Mimic - By shaping its body to that of the ally/opponent, Phosper copies a physical attack by an ally/opponent.
Weapons - By shaping its body it can become a giant glowing weapon such as blades or hammers.
Attack -
Attack -
Attack -
Attack -

Scatter - Temporarily breaks down into light particles.
Shielder - By assimilating to a being or object, Phosper can prevent destruction or damage of the being or object.
Defense -

Object Possession - Phospher can possess non-animate objects. These objects will have a glowy outline.
Special -
Special -
Special -

2: Zerumbet

Wrapped from head to toe in long and thick leaves much like bandages, this plant summon resembles that of a mummy. He has no particular clothing on of any sort save for the 'bandages'. In fact the only part of his dark body that is usually not covered are his eyes - a curious shade of pink in the shape of flowers and yellow pupils. When he talks the bandages around his mouth area opens up but one would only see blackness inside.

Name:
Zerumbet
Gender:
Male
Size:
149 cm (~4'11")
Type:
Plant
Personality:
Camil would summarize this summon's personality as 'jolly'. In fact it's almost impossible to see Zerumbet not laughing or in a good mood; he will always be in awe at the tiniest thing and to some his laughter and overly positive nature are contagious. He does however have his standards though; just because he's always positive doesn't mean he will be confident in fighting a battle that is two hundred percent certain it is futile. He isn't exactly gullible either; it's not like he will let himself be pushed around. No, he's the kind who would aim for your throat with a smile. He wouldn't hesitate to shed blood, and laugh at your screams. He wouldn't actually go for someone's throat the moment they meet though, for he does not harbour any bloodlust. It is, rather, if he was in a situation that required drastic measures, then he will not hesitate to perform them.

Abilities:
Leafy Whip - Lengthens a strip of bandage around his limbs to utilize it as a whip, or with much precision and strength to wrap around the target from afar. As the leaves are flat and tough, they are capable of slicing or implanting into soft materials.
Seed Bomb - Throws glowing seeds from the folds of his bandages that explode upon contact.
Ginger Spray - If there are opponents in close proximity Zerumbet can sneeze out a cloud of spicy spray that will disrupt the opponent's sense of smell make their eyes water. If they hold a sensitive or enhanced scent detection skill or similar it can cause additional damage.

Germination - When attacked, seeds are released from the folds of his leafy bandages. These seeds have micro hooks around them to easily latch onto fabric, fur or similar. After a moment to settle on wherever it landed, the seeds will take on an accelerated growth into thick vines to grow around where it landed to obstruct or bind.
Re-bandage - By growing new bandages and shedding off the old ones, this summon can prevent certain damages to his body. An example would be if he is inflicted with acid that melts the bandage and threatens to melt his actual body, by trashing the bandage afflicted with the acid and re-bandaging self, this can be prevented from reaching his actual body.

Rooting - Plants his legs to the ground to stabilize himself and absorb nutrients from the ground. While Zerumbet will not be able to move while this is active, the rate and the amount of grass bandage he can produce will increase in proportion to the amount of nutrients he can absorb.
Drifting - Requires a certain amount of Rooting to absorb enough nutrients to grow a giant wind-catching bracket using the leafy bandage. With his light weight and the wind-catcher the summon can take off to drift with the wind.

3: Occhio

Resembling a young boy of no older than ten years. His hair is a puffy bush of green and has a fair complexion with a darker shade of bark surrounding his forearm and legs. He wears a shapeless shirt and shorts as well as something resembling sneakers which are all oddly a shade of dark brown. Upon closer look, however, one could see that his 'clothing' is actually part of his body, and its texture is that of a tree bark. His 'skin' which isn't covered in bark is also quite smooth and hard upon touch. He wants to become a real boy some day.

Name:
Occhio
Gender:
Male
Size:
132 cm (~4'4")
Type:
Tree
Personality:
A headstrong summon, willing to tackle problems head-on. He boasts an indomitable will and enough energy to back it up. Has a tendency to forget to listen to others.

Abilities:
Leaf Storm - conjures a storm or leaves to surround and attack an area. The leaves are capable of slicing.
Sticks and Stones - conjures sticks and logs to throw at a target.
Wood Mallet - The bark around his forearm covers his fist, making it be used like a hammer.

Ironbark Armour - Covers his entire body in ironbark bark which has fire resisting properties.
Rowan Armour - Covers his entire body in rowan bark which has magic/status resisting properties.
Thorn Armour - Covers his entire body in thorntree bark to damage physically attacking opponents.

Tree Planting - Plants a part of his bark to make a tree grow.
Forest Curse - Turns an opponent's type into tree [meaning the opponent will have tree-like traits somehow].
Wendigo Mode - Bark grows around Occhio rapidly, making him grow almost twice as high as normal, turning him into a treant-like summon for enhanced power and defense.

Outfits:

outfits

Normal:

Contestant:

Arcana:

History:
To Be Added

Extra:
-If there were others who were aiming to write up a Nature summoner, just say so; I had a few ideas for other summoners so I can change.
-I will fill out history and the rest of the summon's abilities after sleeping and what-not, think of this as a placeholder an checking if what i've written so far is okay.
Questions
-Does the summoners start with or can have the maximum number of summons, or do they obtain them throughout the roleplay?

[Absolute Grace]

CS looks awesome :)

Don't worry, Nature is yours so you don't need to change.
Alright, sleep well and everything in the CS so far is perfect.

I have been debating that question myself and have been thinking that yes, the summoners do start with the maximum number of summons. But do you think we should stick to three summons instead of four?

[Side Character G]

Absolute Grace said do you think we should stick to three summons instead of four?

I personally don't mind whether the maximum number of summons are decreased or stay as is; rather i'm having more trouble thinking up abilities, especially for the evolved form, sob.

I mean this will be character driven so the number of summons shouldn't matter too much? I think.

Actually on that note, are the summoners limited to one summon out during a battle? [and if the summon is knocked out, then the next one comes in etc]

[Absolute Grace]

Oh, I am having trouble with that too, but not just for the evolved form but the others as well ;-;

I am loving the questions since it reminds me of the things I need to think about, keep asking/suggesting things XD

Depends on the rules of the battle, but usually it is just one summon per battle. If it is a multi summon battle then yes, the next summon will come out if the first one is knocked out.

[Potato]

I'll get my CS up soon.

[Absolute Grace]

Alright, I am excited to see your character :)

[Potato]

I was thinking that possibly the characters start out with only one summon, obtain a second pretty soon after, and then the rest they have to work for throughout the rp. They would also have to train them to make them stronger (excluding the first one, although I did have an idea for that). I think both of these would help contribute to the character development quite a bit. Another idea I had was that at first, the first summon can't metamorphise (That would be the correct term :v fuck you pokemon for not using the correct term lel) unless in dire need, such as the character being in danger. However, as the rp goes on both the character and the summon learn to control it and use it on whim.

[Wulfenheart]

Looks pretty interesting. If you're accepting, I'll get started on the fire summoner right away.

[Absolute Grace]

Potato said
I was thinking that possibly the characters start out with only one summon, obtain a second pretty soon after, and then the rest they have to work for throughout the rp. They would also have to train them to make them stronger (excluding the first one, although I did have an idea for that). I think both of these would help contribute to the character development quite a bit. Another idea I had was that at first, the first summon can't metamorphise (That would be the correct term :v fuck you pokemon for not using the correct term lel) unless in dire need, such as the character being in danger. However, as the rp goes on both the character and the summon learn to control it and use it on whim.

I have been thinking about that too and I don't know if I want it to go that way, but I am still tweaking the plot a little bit so I guess anything is possible. That second idea however, I absolutely adore. Good thinking X3

By the way, what type of summoner do you wish your character to be?

Wulfenheart said
Looks pretty interesting. I'll get started on an Air summoner right away.

Huzzah! I am glad that you are interested in joining. Welcome, welcome :)

[Wulfenheart]

By the way, I wrote air before, but that was my mistake. I meant to write fire, just to avoid any complications.

[Absolute Grace]

Oh! I shall change that. Thanks for letting me know or there would have been complications ^^'

Edit: Going to bed now, goodnight.

[Potato]

Am wants my character to have Earthsweg and Crystalyolo and Metalfinna.

Which idea were you referring to as the second idea? o.o

[Daxam]

Hey, Grace, I'm gonna jump in, if you don't mind :3