[OOC] Sekai no Owari no Sora: The Sky at the End of the World

[Hexaflexagon]

How

Would

You

Imagine

God?

---

• Writing Level: High Casual
• Style: Semi-Sandbox
• Genre: Urban Fantasy
• Group Size: TBD
• Posting Frequency: TBD

---

Fear Not The Darkness
Fear Not The Abominations
Fear Not The Unknown
Fear Not The Chaos
Fear Not The End
Fear Not The Mind
Fear The Self.
The Magi's Creed, The Tenants of Solomon

Our world balances on a great precipice. The boundary between life and death, reality and oblivion, light and dark is becoming blurred. The center cannot hold and soon we will all come tumbling back towards the center point. This is the plight of humanity, we live on a dying planet, a dying reality and we cannot stop its eventual death. Though we can at least try to slow it down. For as long as humanity draws its breath their indomitable will we shall thrash against the chains of fate. This is where Magi come into play.

They trace their inheritance back to King Solomon of whom was the first to be able to see the slow death of our world. He was the first to attempt to battle the forces beyond the veil of our own reality by tapping into the natural energies found within the leylines to combat these forces. But Solomon as wise and brilliant of a man as he was was also filled with arrogance. So as he grew more accustomed and powerful in the arcane his mind wandered to fancy. In this great hubris he attempted to coerce these forces to his own will rather than banishing them from the realm of man. He would become overwhelmed by these forces, corrupted and eventually killed with his kingdom collapsing soon afterwards as the Tribes of Israel scattered.

The Magi originally were the descendents of Solomon who to pay penance for the King's greed took up the banner in the war that he originally started. This would mark the start of the Guild of Magi. The Guild still stands today battered by the test of time as the Premiere de facto leader of the Magi, policing their doctrine and making sure that the art of Magery would be preserved for as long as our reality held firm. But other groups have broken off from the original like branches upon a great tree and these competing "Philosophies" dominate most of the elder Magi's time as backroom politics is almost constant and unrelenting.

The most prolific and renowned group to come out of this all in the world of Magi are simply known as Keepers. Keepers have no allegiances, not to the guild, the other Philosophies or even each other. Each Keeper is an independent entity, an agent whose loyalty is only to the mission, the original cause of the Magi to hunt beasts. They are the men and women that keep the nightmares away, they are the demon hunters. Keepers work through contracts being hired out by the Guild or others to carry out their sacred duty. The most important of these duties is to deal with Reality Convergences.

Reality Convergences are what happens when leylines become corroded. Their inherent energy begins to leak out in great amounts like some sort of mystical reactor meltdown. When a Convergence occurs the line between our reality and the next becomes blurred and beasts make it through threatening the already fragile balance in our own world. Not to the mention the amounts of energy make them hotbeds of activity as other Magi began to fight over the sites to claim the Convergence. To be able to draw the power out of of the very life force of the earth itself to be able to cast true magic, that shapes the fabric of our very reality.

Well this is where you come in isn't it? Jizakai City within Hokkaido Prefecture is set to be the first Reality Convergence to occur in Japan since the Sengoku. You shall take the place of a young Magi gunning for glory, either working as a Keeper for one of the Philosophies, as an emissary of the Guild or as a freelancer trying to make their own move. But this battle for supremacy is only the top layer beneath is an underlying mystery that beckons to be solved. Jizakai is a dangerous place and the events of this Convergence could very well shape the rest of human history as the boundaries between realities has begun to collapse and this could be the end of it all.

---

Magery

Magery is as classically defined by the Guild as the art of pushing the boundaries of our reality. The more practical would think of it as an aspect of science but on an accelerated scale. While Magery of our time is at the pinnacle of continuous research culminating in an entire millenum, it is nothing compared to the power the original founders of the guild wielded who in turn would be dwarfed in comparison to the great powers that Solomon wielded his powers of true reality shaping that can now only be tapped into briefly through drawing in the power of a Reality Convergence. The leylines of the world naturally losing power as Technology grows.

Magery like most highly evolved concepts has very precise rules about them. These rules are broken into many tenants that are study over by Magi with an almost religious fervor. The most basic tenet though can be broken down to the fact that there most always be wood to fuel a fire. Basically to get energy out you need to put energy in. To create a fireball you must draw heat from your surroundings, an open flame or your own body to mix with the energy provided naturally by the Magi to create the desired effect. As a result air manipulation or at least basic air manipulation is a much easier concept for beginners to learn than fire manipulation as air's abundance is much easier to grab from.

The natural energy provided by Magi is best summarized as all Magi have limits. Magi are born naturally with what is called "tainted blood" tainted blood is simply blood that is able to carry the energy radiated by leylines known simply as The Lacrimas a supernatural substance that flows through the air around us, in varying densities depending on the concentration of leylines. Lacrimas control (the amount you can draw in lacrimas from your surroundings to fuel magery) is the mark of any true Magi. To control the very life force of the planet is to control everything. Lacrimas control is not something that can be learned but is rather gifted to a person at birth and measured is letter grades for F to S with most Magi leveling out at the C- level, extremely powerful casters at B+. Nobody since Solomon has ever been able to break past an A- Rank with Solomon himself being the only theorized S+ in existence.

How it all works

Basically how it works is this.

You have a magi, a desired effect, lacrimas, and outside energy.

Let us say a magi wants to make fire as you said like lighting a candle something real basic.

Your Desired effect would be: a lit wick right?

Well how you get there is basically broken down into the equation of Magi+ lacrimas + outside source (in this case for fire some sort of heat source) = desired effect.

So your magi is the catalyst that gets everything moving because they draw the other parts of the equation into them to basically channel to produce the magery.

Lacrimas or the natural base energy floating in the air the comes out of leylines is drawn in by a magi. Depending on their level of lacrimas control essentially their inherent natural born ability to act as reservoir to hold this energy and use it. A magi with more control and hence able to hold more lacrimas in their body will require less work provided by the outside source. For example with a C- level of control (the average of most magi) lacrimas does about 50% of the work in this equation. While somebody like Solomon the only S+ level would have his lacrimas do about 99% of the work.

Outside sources are funny in that basically the less abstract the source is the stronger it is. Meaning that it will take less energy to draw the heat required out of say another lit candle to create the small spark because the fire is a real tangible thing that you can feel and see. Or you could draw the heat from your body which is dangerous because you could kill yourself if you overdraw but to light a candle stick you should be fine. Using the temperature in the air though that is harder because the idea is starting to become more abstract and so while you can drag the temperature out of an area so that the resultant area would cool down to create your fire, a Magi could totally do that though in -50 the heat would very minimal and not provide a lot of get up and go. But it requires more skill because to perform something like this effectively and not tiring yourself out in the process you need more lacrimas control, becaus more lacrimas means less of heat of the air you need to drag out so less stress on your mind. Hell B+ Ranks about as high as most people will see of people in Lacrimas control will even go as far as dragging the geothermal heat of the earth rather than the air because their lacrimas provides most of the energy so they only need a little bit of outside source to fuel something.

Sorry if that got a bit wordy at the end but that should help clear things up a little bit. Basically the more abstract and devoid from the physical self the harder it is to use as a source.

Magi really don't have limits per say they can draw as much as they want but this provides great mental and physical strain on the body to continually draw from the source and process it through their tainted blood. I.E if somebody tries to go God Mode their own internal lacrimas reservoirs would not be able to handle it and their brains would explode. :)

@Hexaflexagon

---

The Four Philosophies

The Four Philosophies are simply the four greatest authorities of Magi in our reality. They included The Guild, The Unseen Church, The College and The Abbey. They each hold different views upon the place of the Magi in the world and how their power should be used as a result there is a lot of infighting between them all as they scheme to get the upper hand over the others.

The Guild of Magi:
The oldest of all, the Guild is still seen by most as the dominate force in the world of Magi, with most Magi following their rules and heading to their regulations. Generally they are the most conservative of the bunch and try their best to preserve the all mighty status quo. They are against human interaction and tampering as long as it can be helped and would prefer if everything just remained on its course as they try and stop oblivion day by day. They have their own standing army of sorts a group of emissaries and enforces that ensure the Guild's doctrine is followed under penalty of death as they spend most of their time hunting rogue Magi.

The Unseen Church:
The Church are an interesting bunch, one of the first splinter cells to break off from the Guild many years ago. The Church's whole ideal breaks down to the fact that the power they have been granted is a punishment put onto them by God for their unfaithfulness. Their penance is to save the realm of his creation from the beasts and they will do it through any means. They have their own group of Keepers known as Exorcists who deal with any and all "heathens" beast or magi alike and are considered some of the deadliest Magi to live and breath. They generally are considered allies of the Guild as both groups conservative ideologies mold together nicely.

The Magi's College:
The Magi's college consist of researchers and scientists. They are concerned primarily with the history and the further development of the art of Magery. They believe only through pushing the boundaries of what is accepted of Magery. Through extensive archeological digs and testing they are on the cutting edge of Magery with some very interesting developments indeed. They believe only through the mixing of technology and magery to unlock the soul will our reality ever be able to put back into balance again. They have little friends or allies but because of their reclusive nature the others tend not to worry about them.

The Abbey of The Void:
The Abby follows a malleable philosophy of the supremacy of Magery. Magi that follow the teaching of the Abbey believe that the gift of tainted blood is not a curse, a blessing. or the path to the future. They believe that it is the only path. They believe in the so called Inheritance of The Void. Meaning that each reality will eventually come crashing down upon itself and so it is pointless to fight it because Magery itself helps facilitate the problem and it is actually the Magi's duty to bring about the collapse of our reality. So within this collapse the Magi can arise as the new rulers of this transcendence. They are considered radicals and deeply opposed by the Church, The Guild and most of the College mainly because it is believed that their teachings facilitate corruption.

+Bonus+ Keepers
Keepers as mentioned earlier are the fighters of beasts and nightmares, the things that slip through when the barriers between worlds becomes weak. They hold value in their tenets and mission to purge the world of all beasts. These Magi are taken from a young age from their families and sent off to become remorseless killers. Keepers while can be hired out by other Magi to deal with dangerous, near suicidal problems that nobody wants to deal with they hold no loyalties. And so if their employer is perceived to be helping the cause of the beasts, they may be as easily stabbed in the back as well. Their name demands respect and fear amongst Magi as they are things that go bump in the night and they are watching you.

---

Channels

Channels were originally an invention created within the workshops of the College. They are weapons specifically designed to be used against Magery and the beasts that Magi face on a day to day bases. These weapons are able to harness the power of lacrimas much like the Magi that use them. Because of this they are of higher quality and have peculiar traits that set them apart from normal human weapons. Swords can cut through steel beams and be shrouded in fire, bullets can be embodied with ice and fire or even just explode bigger, staves can grow on command and change in weight to allow for devastating bludgeoning blows. The widespread use of the Channels came out after the Guild started having some of their own Magi analyze some confiscated from the College to create their own weapons for their own enforcers, and soon they become commonplace among the Magi as weapons of self defense as they are much more efficient than human weapons. Though as technology has advanced so has the Channels as they used to be just swords, staves, hammers and axes with the advent of gunpowder and new technologies rifles and new types of channels have been developed and joined the ranks of the Magi arsenal.

---

Beast

Beasts, Demons, Monsters they have a lot of names all throughout the world and all throughout history but they all share the same origins. When a Reality Convergence occurs and the boundary becomes weak Beasts begin to pour through into our realm. Some of these beasts are lazy, some are helpful and some are just plain stupid. They are complicated creatures because they are not evil in the strict sense of the word. Beasts are more like programs with set orders to perform, in their case it is to create balance by wiping imperfections, things that threatened the sanctity of realities. As human technology has evolved and expanded corroding the leylines and as a result slowly draining our reality of life in our pursuit for superiority, we have become a great big mass of imbalance and beasts are the fabric of reality natural way to return things to the status quo. They are just trying to the save everything but the Magi think that it can be done without killing everybody so they have been in conflict for some time.

Bestiary

Will be updated as creatures are fought

---

Space reserved for any other information

[Zombehs]

Moshi, moshi. This is a useless post aside from marking mah presence.

[Sen]

I'll get to working on a character tonight. Probably.

[Skyswimsky]

Moshi, moshi. This is a useless post aside from marking mah presence.

@Zombehs

^^^^this

[XLegs]

Anemone

Anemone stands at an average height of 5'6 (167 cm), and has a slight, unimpressive frame, considering her profession. She is in decent shape, but relies more on her Magery to fight and move around rather than her physical strength. Her full, long, blonde hair, gentle blue eyes, and pale, smooth skin - while normal for one of Norwegian descent - attracts much attention in Japan.

She also blushes easily, and it shows well against her light skin. All-in-all, she has a very delicate, fragile appearance, contrasting greatly with her profession.

She enjoys wearing light dresses, which is almost always what one will find her wearing when she's out and about. When fulfilling her duty as an Exorcist, however, she wears a black, hooded robe which hangs loosely around her, over tighter fitting dark clothes, allowing her to move easily.

Name: Anemone Shibuya, born as Anemone Madsen
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Nationality: Norwegian-Japanese

Allegiance: Exorcist of the Unseen Church

Notable Traits:
Despite her ladylike and well-mannered behaviour, Anemone fidgets incessantly, whether it be playing with her hands, hair, clothing, or touching her face. She has a hard time sitting still, so she tries her best to subtly relieve the itch to move to keep up her appearance. She also tends to apologize. A lot. For everything. Even if it has little to do with her.

Everything about her -- how she walks, speaks, handles objects, and all else -- always appears very deliberate and careful, as though she's treading on thin ice.

When it comes to Air Magery, Anemone is extremely skilled at it. Early on in her training, it was discovered that she seemed to have a natural inclination towards it, so she was encouraged to focus on it, which she did.

Flaws:
Anemone is very much a follower, and this can best be seen in her devotion to the Church and its orders. She can think for herself and silently questions orders she is given, but she has never once considered disobeying them. An extension of this is her inability to lie, even if it would be ideal. She's a bad judge of character, and will trust other's words easily. She's extremely susceptible to being convinced and talked into things, partly because she wants to please those around her, and partly because of her own doubt in herself.

Along with that, Anemone very much craves affection, and is very clingy to anyone who affords her kindness. She hates being alone, is constantly scared of being abandoned by those around her, and has a very difficult time expressing herself, both verbally and emotionally. When things get out of control, and she doesn't know what to do, she's prone to suffering panic attacks. Finally, she has a guilt complex, always blaming herself for the things that go wrong in her vicinity.

Channel: A long-barreled, all-black, 6-shot revolver.

Inventory:
A wooden, intricately designed cross which is on her person at all times. When out acting as an Exorcist, she carries plenty of bullets for her Channel, and a pair of knives.

History:
Anemone was born in Norway to a young mother not yet out of her teens, and a father gone long before the day of her birth. Her mother greatly struggled with the choice of whether to keep her child or give her up for adoption. When the time came and she finally first laid eyes on her daughter, she went against all the advice she had been given and decided to keep Anemone.

Barely being an adult herself, Anemone's mother dropped all her future plans and dedicated herself to caring for her child. It was an immense struggle, especially since her relationship with her parents was less than perfect and she had no other close friends or relatives to turn to for help.

For many years, Anemone's mother managed -- she scraped by, but always worried that her decision to keep her daughter was the wrong one. Perhaps it was just motherly bias, but she saw Anemone shining brightly even at such a young age, and feared their living conditions would deprive the girl of many opportunities.

A solution came by when Anemone was six years old. A Reality Convergence had appeared in Norway, attracting many powerful Magi -- one of which was Akio Shibuya, the head of the Shibuya family from Japan, a rich family that was a part of the Unseen Church and had spent generations selectively breeding to create only the most naturally talented successors.

It so happened that Akio came upon the dingy house that held the young Anemone Madsen and her mother, saving them from beasts and receiving light injuries in the process. To show her gratitude, Anemone's mother offered to house Akio and treat his wounds, which he accepted.

It was during this short time that Akio discovered that extremely impressive tainted blood ran through Anemone's veins. The man offered to take the girl and bring her into the Shibuya family.

After painful deliberation, Anemone's mother decided to accept. The way she had been forcing her daughter to live wasn't fair, and she wasn't even sure how much longer she could keep it up -- keeping Anemone had always been a decision she regretted, though had refused to admit it to herself until now. She wished the best for her daughter, and being adopted by such a rich family would give her all the opportunities in the world. Akio himself was a convincing man, too. Add onto that that he had saved both their lives, and Anemone's mother found herself trusting him easily.

Pleased with his acquisition, it only took a few more days for Akio to whisk Anemone away to the Shibuya manor in Japan.

It was during this time that the young Anemone developed all her issues. She was scared and confused by the sudden, drastic change in her life -- going from a small shack only occupied by her and her mother to a huge mansion filled with maids, cooks, teachers, and all sorts of other personnel. Not to mention a dozen adoptive siblings, all of whom had been fathered by Akio and mothered by various Magi mistresses, chosen for their tainted blood.

Only this would have been enough to send Anemone reeling, but there was more to it -- she was in an entirely different country, surrounded by people who spoke a different language. The first thing she was taught was Japanese. Eventually, she began to interact with those in the mansion, and began to finally settle in.

At the same time, she had been learning Magery, often taught directly by Akio himself, as the man had high hopes in her potential. This garnered her the ire of a few of her siblings, one of whom had a conversation with her that changed her forever.

The boy, a couple years older than her, told her that she had been given up by her mother because she had been a burden -- she had done nothing but make her mother's life difficult and miserable, so it was no wonder that she had been given up so easily. If she had never been born, or had been better able to care for herself, her mother wouldn't have had to give up the rest of her life.

Being so young and impressionable, and having feared herself that that could have been a reason why her mother had given her away, an event which had obviously torn the girl apart, Anemone took the words to heart and broke permanently. She began to develop abandonment issues and a guilt complex. She questioned herself at every moment, fearing that Akio or her nicer siblings would ignore her or give her away if she faltered and didn't live up to the high expectations they had of her. Every time something went wrong, she panicked and cried, apologizing profusely and promising to be better.

As she grew older, the crying stopped, but everything else got worse. While Akio took note of Anemone's issues, he made no effort to help fix them -- he saw how they drove the girl to spend every waking moment improving herself, and liked how she did everything she could to listen to orders and fulfill them. He simply saw more use in leaving her be.

The training itself was brutal, of course, as she was being prepared to become an Exorcist. Along with the obvious Magery and battle lessons, she also learnt all about the Church. She took to the religion very well, finding comfort in it. The idea that her magic was a punishment bestowed upon her simply made sense -- she had ruined her mother's life the moment she had been born, and had upset many of her siblings by winning the attention of Akio, among other things. It was only natural that she should spend her life as one of God's instruments, doing everything in her power to cleanse His creation of all heathens.

Akio was very pleased with how Anemone had turned out -- she obeyed him and served the Church without question, never blinking at murder or anything else as long as she was told it was the right thing to do. All because she wanted to atone and win the affection of those around her.

Anemone officially became an Exorcist at the age of 14, the third of her generation of Shibuya children and the youngest. During the four years she's spent as an Exorcist, she's gone through many hardships and has had more than her share of breakdowns. However, she manages and soldiers on, turning to her siblings and her faith to keep herself together.

Personality:
Anemone is soft-spoken and impressionable. Despite her noble-like behaviour, she's actually fairly hyperactive, and is always keeping herself in check to maintain the image of a Shibuya child. Her upbringing has left her a little socially stunted, though she's also outgoing, leading to her being relatively bumbly and awkward, especially when she forgets to act as she believes she should.

She's kind-hearted and honest, and genuinely wants to make the lives of those around her easier, though her primary motivation for that is to garner their affection and approval, something she desperately needs. Her guilt and abandonment issues are always present, and she constantly fears that she'll make a mistake or upset someone, leading her to be a very anxious person who doubts herself greatly when the road ahead is unclear -- if there is no obvious answer to her in any given situation, she becomes extremely indecisive and will look to others to make the choice for her.

When her path is clear or she has someone to lead her, however, her focus and drive is unparalleled -- it is her saving grace when it comes to battle and is what allowed her to become an Exorcist despite her nervousness. She completes her job unblinkingly and without a moment's hesitation, all to gain the favour of those around her. At the end of the day, Anemone is very much capable of murder -- as one who holds the position of Exorcist must be -- having been trained to do so from the moment she was adopted by the Shibuya family. It's a fine line she treads between her kind nature and ability to disconnect herself when taking lives, one that she only manages to walk by convincing herself she's doing the right thing and winning the affection of those close to her. As long as she believes her actions make her appear needed and necessary, she's capable of many atrocities.

Along with her devotion to the Church, her inherent control over lacrimas, and her impressive and ever-improving command of Magery, she makes a useful Exorcist, at the least.

Motivation:
Anemone wants to feel useful and needed by others. She wants to be liked by everyone (at least, everyone she deems to be a good person), to minimize any chance of being left alone and given up ever again. Her secondary motivation is her faith. She wants to fulfill her duty as an Exorcist, to atone for her birth and carry out God's will to the best of her ability.

Character Goals:
Anemone wishes to destroy all 'evil' as she sees it. She wants everyone around her to be happy and without worry, so along with doing anything any ask of her, she hopes that ridding the world of heathens and those who wish to destroy God's perfect creation will help her reach that ideal.

[Skyswimsky]

So Magi's College people can have nifty chuuni devices :3?

[Zombehs]

Guess I'll throw up a WIP as well. Motivate me to finish it faster rather than leave it incomplete.

Koga

Large of stature, Koga is not an easy individual to miss in any circumstance. Broad shoulders, above average height, and a thick build draw the eyes of those around. Exotic features such as a mane of white hair that falls to his lower back and blood red eyes then hold their attention. Yet despite his size he seems to move with a certain inhuman grace that lets him flit through a crowd rather than push his way through.

When tapping into his full capabilities, a skeletal creature appears around his neck like a collar. The head extends down to cover his hand with its spine coiling around his arm. The ends of his hair turn into bony tips that move about on their own, his eyes gain a dull glow, his hands are almost skeletal and end in claws rather than nails. It'll get edgier... maybe.

Name: Koga Cao, “Kocao”
Age: Looks to be early twenties.
Gender: Male

Nationality: Somewhere from East Asia probably.
Allegiance: Formerly Magi College, now an independent.

Notable Traits
As if his hair isn’t unusual enough, there are two clumps that seem to resemble ears at the top. The fact that his hair appears to twitch occasionally has to be a trick of the light though…

For his age, he was a rather skilled artisan of Channels. Yet without the tools and workshops of the College coupled with the crippling of his Lacrima Control, Koga’s basically limited to maintenance. An invaluable skill nonetheless given he already has his own pair of Channels.

A Beast hybrid, Koga is no longer fully human. Capable of feats that would injure others if they attempted such things with limited regeneration for those that strain even his inhuman body. These traits are further heightened at the cost of Beast characteristics appearing. In this form he gains the ability to consume Beasts that have been weakened. While the new material is integrated into his body he cannot revert to his human appearance. If in a place untouched by man, Koga is also capable of entering a meditative state where he taps into the world’s leylines. The weakening boundaries are something his inhuman nature can perceive and is naturally attracted to.

Flaws
Curiosity didn’t quite kill the cat, but it did change Koga enough that he’s essentially on the run from most Magi. While not too interested in Magery, he finds Beasts and Reality Convergences fascinating, and said interest has only increased after the change. Even if they’re one of the most dangerous areas for an existence like him, he finds himself compelled to investigate.

Barely passable as a Magi anymore given the state of his Lacrima Control after the changes to his body. They’d probably be ranked at a dead F, but he hasn’t really been able to properly gauge it since the incident.

Becomes more irritable if his surroundings are all artificial and man-made as his Beast nature is agitated. If forced to reside within a modern city for extended periods of time, Koga can actually become enraged and lash out indiscriminately until he’s able to flee to less touched areas.

Channel: Wields a pair of gunblades. Function as machine pistols in their firearm state. Add on Koga’s relatively bad marksmanship and they're mostly used to make opponents duck heads as he closes in the distance.
Inventory: Carries a fairly large pack filled with survival gear and equipment given he lives off the grid for the most part. Also has a bag that holds the supplies and tools required for maintenance of Channels.

History: As a member of the College, Koga was always more of a craftsman than a Magi or scientist. His Lacrima Control was actually below average, so R&D in Magery never came to easily to him. Instead his attention was mostly spent focused towards Channels and the Beasts that Magi fought against. A steady hand and eye for detail allowed him to gain apprenticeship in the Workshops that produced equipment fairly easily and it was there that he spent a good few years to hone his abilities. In what spare time he had during his stay, Koga found an interest in the creatures that crawled into this world from others.

So when a Reality Convergence occurred his inquisitive nature naturally drew him to investigate. While other Magi fought either the Beasts that broke through the weakened boundary or each other for control of the immense power that was present, Koga simply watched and observed from the sidelines. What ultimately drew him closer was the presence of an interesting Beast specimen. It was restless yet never moved more than a set distance from where it had clawed its way into this world. When he finally worked up the courage to approach the Beast proved to be intelligent enough to hold conversation and even seemed amiable in spite of its inhuman nature.

They conversed briefly before the creature expressed its desire to leave and see the world it had broken through to. In order to do so it would need a body to anchor itself to in this world, one that Koga could provide if he chose to. It was an interesting proposition to be sure and eventually he gave into his curiosity and agreed. The skeletal creature wrapped itself around his offered arm and clamped down tightly; bones sinking into his skin as the two began to merge.

It took a while before Koga could actually move again thanks to the crippling pain, but at first there wasn’t any real noticeable change. He could recall that his personality was definitely different prior to the event as well as an influx of memories that hadn’t previously existed, but physically he was no different. Those changes would come gradually and give him enough time to return to the College and deal with business. By the time his hair began to turn white, he would have left the College with all what belongings mattered and cut all ties.

Since then he’s been a reclusive nomad, journeying from one Reality Convergence to the next. Run ins with other Magi are rare occurrences, but not completely unknown to him. As of yet he doesn’t believe his nature as a Hybrid has been discovered, but continues to be cautious and wary when in the presence of others.

Personality: The best word to encapsulate Koga at the moment would be mellow. Each decision is weighed and measured, his previous impulsive nature tempered by the merge. Though his voice is soft, confidence fills each and every word that leaves his lips. This same sort of decisiveness backs each of his actions and thus it can be hard to sway Koga from his chosen path; his isolated nature doesn’t make it any easier to convince him either.

When something does manage to catch his attention, certain traits of his original personality tend to become more prominent. In dealing with Beasts or Channels, he’s certainly more excitable and animated, willing to speak more freely. In battle he’s surprisingly ferocious and displays little restraint in crushing his opponents in a speedy and brutal fashion.

Motivation: Curiosity and interest drive Koga to seek out and interact with the Beasts that appear during a Reality Convergence. Hunger and a need for sustenance requires that he hunt at least some of these otherworldly creatures on occasion. Survival is also a pretty good motivator and there’s plenty of threats towards Koga given his unique situation.
Character Goals: Wishes to learn more about the reasoning and thoughts behind the various Beasts that crawl into this world during Convergences. For those that can’t be interacted with in a meaningful manner and prove to be dangerous, he tries to hunt and assimilate. Likes it when Convergences are left to calm down by themselves and will make an effort to disrupt those who might try to harness the immense latent energy.

[Hexaflexagon]

So Magi's College people can have nifty chuuni devices :3?

@Skyswimsky

Well everybody can have nifty devices. The Magi's college devices are just nifter and more fancy!

@XLegs@Zombehs
And you two are looking good so far!

[itano123]

hmmm this looks interesting, its a shame I leave for 3 months in a week.

if it's still alive then and I can join i will

[XLegs]

Hoo boy, I think I'm done @Hexaflexagon.

Let me know about anything that needs changing. One thing I can think of right now that I was unsure of is if one can even become an Exorcist at the age of 14, which is what I have down for Anemone right now. If not, that's an easy change.

[Hexaflexagon]

@itano123
Well as the trees say on your upcoming journey, "May the sunlight find you, thy days be long, thy winters kind, and thy roots be strong." and if we are still around when you have traveled back you are more then welcome to join.

@XLegs
Let me say one thing sir. You are a monster for making me feel sad for this teenage killing machine. When I have to throw even more terrible things at her while exploiting her tragic past. All she wanted to do was love her damn mother sniff And 14 is actually okay, they start training as young as they can and so most start out at anywhere between 14-16. But they are still newbies really it's surviving in a job where your life expectancy is that of a suicidal mayfly and being able to climb the ranks is where the prestige comes in. Because you can train any idiot Magi the skills of an exorcist or a keeper but you can't teach them how to survive.

Oh and you may post your sheet to the character tab. :D

[XLegs]

Haha, awesome, thank you! And yeah, I figured it's a pretty dangerous job, so I left the fates of her other Exorcist siblings kind of up-in-the-air, so I can decide how many of them are already dead later on.

[Skyswimsky]

Do beasts also have some equivalent of tainted blood or made up 'magically'?

[Sen]

Here it is. Hope it's satisfactory for now.

The Youth With A Horribly Unhealthy Obsession

A young man of average build and a dull complexion. With his (natural) light brown hair and darker eyes, he seems remarkably normal despite his unkempt mop of hair. On a particularly rebellious streak when still with his keeper friend, he dyed his hair a green shade, something he still does to this day. Stands at 175cm and approximately 70kg on average.

Name: Kaito Kasai (笠井海翔)
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Nationality: Japanese

Allegiance: Former follower of the Guild, now working for the Magi’s College..

Notable Traits: - Pyromania: Proficient in manipulating, controlling, and creating flames/temperature. Can also go the other way and use ice/cold but is significantly worse at it.
- Dedicated: Kaito is very clearly only concerned with himself and the mission he’s set himself on. Often danger doesn’t faze him if it stands in his way. Arguably brave.

Flaws: – Selfish: Primarily concerned with himself, others are an afterthought. Places his own survival paramount.
- Brash: Often ignores others’ wants (and possibly needs) to focus on his own goals. Disregards others’ ideas and suggestions quite often.
- Hot-Headed: slightly literally An impatient young man. Prefers more direct approaches to things. Quick to get irritated at others.
- Cocky: Considers himself more proficient in his field than most, considers his ideas usually the best.

Channel: Since he didn’t have one himself, Kaito absconded with his keeper pal’s channel prior to heading off to the other side of Japan. The weapon in question is a spear with phenomenal blade sharpness, able to pierce through enemies much easier than an average spear. The melee nature of the weapon is rather unfortunate for one with Kaito’s level of combat ability.

Inventory: While he doesn’t usually carry much on his person, he usually carries a notepad and cellphone around with him at all times. Takes a flashlight and a retractable utility knife with him on the field.

History: Born and raised in a city in the Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chuugoku Region. Kaito was a child to two magi scientists. He wasn’t particularly wanted, persay, but regardless his mother kept him. His father stayed quite possibly out of obligation, considering their relationship wasn’t exactly... serious, when Kaito happened. Both parents’ lives were their work and research (hence their little affair; a little bit of stress management), leaving Kaito alone with a nanny most of the time. Growing up, Kaito never felt any particularly strong affection towards his parents because of this.

Later in life, as a young adult, he adopted the same fervour for science and magery his parents had. It was quite possible it was just to fill a hole in his heart with the nearest thing, but some might argue it was in his blood (perhaps literally?). Kaito himself was a magi with above-average ability, a natural some might say. He followed in his parents’ footsteps and practiced under the Guild’s rules. It was an empty kind of passion, one just to say you had one.

In some kind of weird twist of life, Kaito found himself growing rather fond of a fellow Magi he’d ended up working with. Whether it was the looks or the personality, it didn’t really matter to Kaito, because he knew that the hole he’d boarded over filled when he was around them. It was a weird feeling. Not quite love (though he wasn’t entirely sure what that was entirely like), not quite attraction. Something. It drove him mad day and night, pissed him off that he couldn’t wrap his head around this one person when he’d been studying the field of magery his whole life.

Though he didn’t exactly have much experience in the field, Kaito decided to follow his enigma, an unhealthy obsession festering inside him, by becoming a pseudo-keeper. Everyone thought he was a fool. Ridiculous, thinking such a scholarly boy such as himself could handle himself outside of a lab. Well… they were kind of right. Kaito was, in fact, a liability oft times. His lack of experience and training made for a terrible companion to his keeper interest. And it wasn’t until his foolishness cost him his target of obsession did Kaito ever think of what he was doing.

This enigma of a person died in duty thanks to his insistence on intruding on their affairs (which, of course, he excused the whole thing by saying it was for his research). Kaito was almost crushed by the whole affair, left in the dark by this person who could give him the answer he wanted. There wasn’t anybody else who could do that, and his fever-pitch for this keeper did not stop at the grave. Having to go back to his studies, Kaito decided to set his eyes on something some might have called taboo. Human resurrection. It had to be possible. Somehow.

After having left the Guild’s teachings for the more liberal College, Kaito absorbed himself into books, texts, researches, anything that could give a hint. His most recent clue, Kaito decided, lies in the Reality Convergence taking place in Jizakai. There had to be something there that could give answers.

Personality: An assertive young man with little regard for others. He’s notably dedicated to his pursuits, willing to sacrifice his own health and wealth to achieve his goals. While often apathetic to the plights of others, he’s quick to help someone if doing so serves his interests. Blunt and honest. A straight-forward person.

Motivation: That void never left, and all Kaito wants is that keeper to tell him how to fix it. The Reality Convergence has Kaito convinced he’ll find answers at it, in both his pursuits of bringing his subject back and his aforementioned ache. He has an almost outrageous fixation on it.

Character Goals: To find the answers to his questions, a scholarly pursuit. Everything about that person he’d met, and as a by-product, the secrets of human alteration in magery.

_{hahaha I chose such an inaccurate picture lol}

[Hexaflexagon]

Do beasts also have some equivalent of tainted blood or made up 'magically'?

@Skyswimsky

Beasts have mostly lacrimas filled bloodstreams even more than most Magi. But where Magi use it to cast, Beasts seem to use it to "anchor" themselves to our reality.

@Sen
Everything looks! You may post the sheet to the character tab.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Marcus Anthony

Marcus Anthony

Name: Marcus Anthony
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Nationality: United States

Allegiance: Abbey of the Void

Notable Traits:

• Earth Magery affinity: able to manipulate the earth around him to serve his will and even able to single out specific elements within the earth.
• Marcus is always dressed to impress and is very rarely seen without a button up shirt and vest.
• Skilled hand-to-hand. This is notable because of the fact that Marcus will rush straight into combat even in the face of enemy fire.

Flaws:

• Narcissist
• Believes that anyone that does not follow the doctrines of the Abbey are worthless including regular humans. Meaning that he does not value human life and thinks of it as expendable.

Channel: Single Desert Eagle that fires Lacrima laced bullets that allow Marcus to channel his magery directly onto his target. A favorite technique is using the bullets to turn the target into a magnet pulling large objects in to crush his opponent.

Inventory:

• Gold plated headphones attached to a mp3 player
• Burner cell phone
• Five magazines of ammo for his gun
• Gold plated goggles

History:

Personality: Marcus Anthony is a ruthless man that will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. People that have served under him have described him as a monster who does not value the life of his men and that they are lucky that they were able to come back alive. Even though the magery user has pledged his loyalty to the Abbey of the Void, it does seem that this is a means to an end as Marcus does have his own mission in mind.

Motivation: Marcus was raised within the Abbey and never even had a chance to learn of the other Philosophies until he was completely indoctrinated into the belief. This didn't seem to bother the young man at all as he had a natural inclination toward violence and his intelligence made him dangerous to even his own people. This was channeled toward their enemies as he now as been given command of a Reality Convergence team send to take the power for themselves.

Character Goals: He views the world as broken and in much need of being fixed by the Abbey of the Void. He thinks that he will be the bringer of this destruction alone and to do this he must rise through the ranks until he is at the peak of his strength. Marcus wants to take control of the Reality Convergence to take control of all Philosophies and reshape the world in the image he imagines it should be with no humans and only Magery users alive.

[Zombehs]

Blarg. Sheet's finally done, though I'll expand the History if you want.

[Hexaflexagon]

Blarg. Sheet's finally done, though I'll expand the History if you want.

@Zombehs

Nope everything looks good on my side! You may post to the character tab if it suits you.

[Hexaflexagon]

Update

Alright once Sky and Monkey are done I'll post my own character sheet as well as the basic sheets for some of the important NPCs and then we will start! So far with your guys character's I feel this is going to get very interesting, very quickly.

[Skyswimsky]

Well I should finish my sheet tonight I guess.