Athalia Academy

[HylianRose]

In the middle of town there's an old prestigious academy. Most of the people in the town have never been inside and have only seen glimpses of the students inside. Most of the time there is a large gate and the court yard is full of students going about their day. Most of the towns people just take it as it is and assume their kids will never be able to get in. The school is very selective in even allowing visitors.

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A young man walks into the back gate of the school, where students enter. It's a bright, sunny day, he pulls his hair back and looks around as he enters. Seems he entered into the garden area off to the side. He'd visited the school before but it always seemed to have more students than this. As he looks around, there are a few students scattered around the yard, doing their own things.

"Surprised?" A voice says from behind him. He turned to see a dark skinned man with white hair and yellow eyes.

"A... A bit." The boy replied, looking up at the man. At his reply, the man let out a loud bellowing chuckle.

"Don't worry. It's magic. The school has a barrier around it, lets them see what we want them to see." He told the boy, smiling brightly down at him. "Welcome to Athalia Academy! I'm Criston. It's nice to meet you. Here, let me show you around the school." He continues, walking ahead, motioning for the boy to follow him. He follows, though a bit reluctantly as the man takes him through the school. It seemed like he was an older student by the way he spoke.

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CS Skeleton

[Please put appearance here. Do whatever you'd like be it picture(Realistic or not) or a description. Just be sure to put height and weight in there somewhere.]
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Rules

1) Be kind.
2) Be respectful.
3) If the GM tells you to do something, do it. (This won't happen often.)
4) Character limit per role-player is THREE.
5) Usual RPGuild rules. Fade to black, no goddmodding. You should be used to it. If you're new to the site, just PM me and I'll let you know the 'what not to do's.
6) Have fun!

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So that's what I have. I really want this RP to get up off the ground but I can't be on everyday. I'm going to need someone to help me co-GM that will be on more frequent than I to regulate things. If you're interested in co-GM and can promise you'll be on and dedicated, please PM me with why you think you would be a good co-GM. I'll message the one I choose and let them know they have been chosen.

[HylianRose]

Don't just leave me hangin' guys. >.>;

[Animelover_princess]

i'll join :)
maybe our 2 schools can be competing schools :)
i think that would make for some fun interactions

[Animal]

I'm interested in joining!

[HylianRose]

Cool! I'll have to wait for a few more people.

I'm not sure how that would work, Princess, but okay. Lol. I was thinking more along the lines of just taking some of my ideas and applying them to yours as I don't really have time to GM all the time.

[FaithsRose]

I'm interested ^^ Mind if I join?

[HylianRose]

Not at all. :)

[Aims]

I'm interested. :)

[HylianRose]

Well, we have five players so far. I'll work on an OOC soon. Please bare in mind that I cannot be on all the time. So, if someone would like to co-GM please, PM me with why you think you'd be good for the position. I'm a full time college student but I wanted an RP like this and no one else was doing it, so here I am. The RP is going to be pretty free-roam. Just do as you'd like. Just make sure everyone's on the same page before you decide to do something major.

Anyway, I'll explain that all again in the OOC post so just bare with me.

[Destinyfailhorror17]

I would like to join if you don't mind.

[HylianRose]

Not at all. ^-^

[Ostarion]

Still room?

[Animelover_princess]

HylianRose said
I'm not sure how that would work, Princess, but okay. Lol. I was thinking more along the lines of just taking some of my ideas and applying them to yours as I don't really have time to GM all the time.

same here haha
that'll work just fine for me :)

[HylianRose]

There's always room! The player cap for this is going to be pretty high. So until I say so, it's open. :)

@Princess But yes, I think rival schools would be cool, Princess. Would we make it one big RP or two separate ones? Separate RPs will make it hard for interaction between the schools. Meh, I dunno. I may just keep it like this and try to find a co-GM... I dunno. I can't be on very often. So I won't be here to really regulate. I'm thinking, if you could, just co-GM my side of the RP? I'll make the intro posts and stuff and a list of characters but I need someone to just be here and regulate. That's all I really need, is a co-GM. you could play both principals if you'd like. :P

@All I'm going to try and make the OOC post tonight, so just hang on tight. We'll be up and running soonish.

[Legion020]

I'm intrested in this. I can still join in right? I would make a really weird special, magical race but it wouldn't be overpowered. Just wanted to know if you're okay with it. (as i saw the 'race' part on the CS, also i'm kinda new to this website. I know the basic RP rules and stuff but is there anthing special i should know?)

[HylianRose]

@Legion020 When you post your CS, I'll help you make it better, no worries. I won't just up and tell you you can't join. A weird special race is fine by me so long as the powers and weaknesses are lain out in full. If it's not okay, I'll let you know. Don't worry about it. :)

@All I'm working on the OOC right now. Expect it up within the next hour or so.

[HylianRose]

Thread.

Here you all are! I've changed a few things from the post here, so please read. There are also a few changes to the Rules to be sure to read those. Once we have a few CSs in and approved, we'll be ready to go!

[Legion020]

Species: Human – Celestial Spirits
A Celestial spirit is a creature that roams Space with pure freedom. It’s one of the creatures closed aligned with Cosmic Powers. It is whispered that Celestial Spirits do have a home world. The truth is known to few men. Celestial Spirits do have a place they can call home. A large Nebula. Ancient Celestial Spirits go here to go die. But a Celestial Spirit does not die so easily. Instead, much like a star, it explodes like a supernova. But due to the fact it is in this nebula, a new EGG is born and from that, a star.

However, the birth of a Celestial Spirit is much less explosive or dangerous. Instead, a Celestial Spirit is born as a human (or possibly other life forms far, far away). Just like humans they grow up. Around early adolescence they start developing powers whom have close resemblance with Cosmic Power. Do note that a Celestial Spirit is born at random. They do not reproduce in a traditional way. Instead there is a small, small, small chance that a baby simply is a Celestial Spirit while both his parents are human (magical or non-magical, it does not matter). But due to this, infant Celestial Spirits have no knowledge of their powers or what they actually are.

However, they can mediate, learn and train their powers. Through this they come closer to the Cosmic Powers. Eventually a, Infant Celestial Spirit can achieve ‘enlightenment’ which is commonly seen as the point when he gains the ability to switch between an Ethereal form and a Corporal form (his human body). Upon reaching enlightenment they mostly leave earth in search of other spirits or to travel the vast Universe. Some do return to earth and take up their Corporal form once more. Mostly they leave behind coded scrolls full of mythical knowledge. But only in capable hands.

Celestial Spirits are not all mighty. Nor are the Cosmic Powers something to laugh at. When used too much with not enough focus, stamina and attunement to a Cosmic Power, it can and will destroy you. While violent emotions like hate, fear and even love can greatly enhance ones powers, they are the single greatest cause of personal destruction. Furthermore, Celestial Spirits, when they die, leave a single, little crystal in their stomach. This crystal is said to greatly enhance cosmic magic and is therefore a greatly prized object. Infant Celestial Spirits will most likely be targeted for said crystals, as they are not yet powerful enough to defend themselves.

Finally, Celestial Spirits are very, very rare. Mostly, maximum 10 Infant Spirits grow on earth worldwide at any given time. However, Celestial Spirits achieving Ethereal Sentience and Enlightenment age much slower than humans.

A celestial spirit can also chose to never achieve Ethereal Sentience. They then continue to live as humans and die as humans. When they die of old age, there is no violent reaction.

Powers: Attunement towards the Cosmic Powers or simply Cosmic Magic.

He draws power from suns, moons and the many celestial bodies. He can bundle the light of stars, the sun and moon into beams or orbs. That is the simplest of part of Cosmic Magic. It’s not very effective against foes but great for light sources. This is made possible through Attunement towards the Cosmic Power named Cosmic Light.

Another Cosmic Power is the Cosmic Flux. More often called the Ethereal Flux. It is raw Cosmic Energy that can be turned into black and purple shockwaves or blasts. It’s much more powerful against foes. But its powers greatly fluxuate when emotions are involved. It’s often the second Cosmic Power a Celestial Spirit discovers. It also leads to the most death as the Cosmic Flux is a pretty violent power.

The next force is called Cosmic Order or Gravitational Magic. The use learns how to revert gravitons. This allows him to make himself float or lift objects. Celestial Spirits cannot lift other sentient beings.

The final power learned on earth is Ethereal Sentience. The Celestial Spirit knows what he is and used his powers enough to be aligned enough with the Cosmic Powers. The search of Ethereal Sentience is none the less a tricky one. It requires long days of meditation and reflection. A Spirit must be willing to leave behind his old life, friends, family and earth to achieve Ethereal Sentience. Once he succeeds he is enlightened and can turn his body into its Ethereal Form. Mind you, Ethereal Form does not mean immortal. Celestial Spirits can still be hit by magic and can die (and that can turn out pretty violent. It is whispered that this is one of the reasons so few Spirits ever return back and stay for such a short period. They might fear for the destruction of a planet if they are killed.)

(if people want, they can also draw upon these powers as Humans. Just do mind that Celestial Spirits have a special affinity towards it. Also, a celestial spirit cannot ever learn another form of magic.)

This is the Species and Power part. Could you already tell if it would be OP or not (i got a feeling it still feels pretty OP).

[FaithsRose]

I have a rather bizarre question to ask ^^' Is this academy a boarding school or day school? Sorry if it has already been mentioned, it's rather late and I may have missed it >.<

[HylianRose]

Hmm... I'm hesitant. But, and this is a big but, if you can prove that you can start out very small with few powers, and work your way up, then I'll allow it. If it becomes a big problem, we'll sort it out when we get there. Just... We can't have a whole lot of 'celestial' beings. So let's keep it a small number, yeah?

If you can figure out another character/species idea you'd rather do, that'd be great but if you're dead set on this, I don't really see why not. I think the powers you have lain out are fairly balanced and not too terribly OP. So unless anyone has problems with it, I don't mind. Again, if there's a problem later on, we'll sort it out when we get there. For now, you're free to head on over to the thread and make a CS. :)