[OOC] Dragon's Dream

[Lugia]

The pieces of the elemental plate, the one thing keeping the planet in balance, and, at peace. Before the creatures of this world split it into eight pieces, numerous wars were fought over the thing, with nobody holding the plate for very long. Millions of lives were lost just over the dreams of one king or another to rule the entire planet with the plate's power, of course, after hundreds of years of wars, an agreement was formed, that the plate would be split into eight pieces, and each piece was to be given to the eight countries that were around at the time, Gaia, Nature, Water, Ice, Air, Lightning, Fire, and finally Lava, with each one getting its respective piece, and with each nation appointing a guardian to protect their piece. Interestingly, this had some sort of effect on the planet, with Natura, the gaia nation, growing into a huge, mountainous forest, Aqua, the water nation, flooded, Zephyr, the air nation was literally thrown into the air, and suspended there, and Magma, the fire nation started burning up, its plants wilting, and a nearby volcano erupting... of course, only the non-magical wildlife had to adapt, considering that the magical creatures were usually immune to their own element, unfortunately, this also left the center of the continent as a barren wasteland where feral beasts rule, though, a few families were separated due to a difference in their powers. Oddly, around this time, the lava, nature, ice, and lightning nations seemed to be wiped off the face of the planet, with no real explanation.

Two hundred years after the plate's split, and new guardians should have been given the job of protecting each piece... however, by now, only Natura cares about the old traditions, and some countries, such as Aqua have forgotten about their piece, let alone appointed someone to guard it. Zephyr has since made theirs into a centerpiece for the capitol city, and Magma seems to power their forge with their piece, and of course, nobody even knows that there are eight pieces to the plate, rather than four. Just as well... these four forgotten pieces have been moved, their effects already becoming apparent with frequent lightning storms in Natura, fish killed by overheating in the waters of Aqua, the constant lava flow freezing over, and snowstorms in Magma, and lastly, power outages rampant in Zephyr, a nation that has since come to depend on electricity. Obviously, nobody knows about these pieces, so they find someone or something else to blame... for example, Zephyr blames Natura for their power outages, Aqua blames their newly-discovered power source, solstones, and the power plants that use them on their overheating ocean, Natura blames everyone else for not holding to the old ideals for their lightning storms and forest fires, Magma thinks they're under attack from Aqua, blaming the snowstorms and dropping temperatures on Aqua spies.

Species

Dragons

Large reptiles that may or may not have wings, and may or may not have fiery breath. They are fairly common throughout Gaia, being present in each nation. They typically grow to be about six feet in length, with their tail often being just as long as their body. Oddly, while most are quadrupedal, there are some who are bipedal, and even some whose wings have replaced their arms and hands, leaving them with only two limbs. Those who are bipedal are referred to as 'Drakes', and those who have a bird-like body (As in, the ones whose wings replaced their arms) are referred to as 'Wyverns'... though, they all prefer to just be called dragons, and some wyverns and drakes might see these names as racial slurs.

Phoenixes

Giant birds who are somewhat more common in the air nation than the rest, but they still exist in most other countries. They're particularly rare in the water nation, and their particular shape and abilities seem to differ greatly depending on which abilities they have. Those who use air resemble seagulls and other albatrosses, with their wing shape being thin, but longer than most, those who use water can resemble seagulls, penguins (who can't fly), or ducks, those who use gaia-based abilities often resemble parrots, or other jungle birds, while those who use fire typically just look like a standard phoenix. They typically grow to a height of about four feet, those phoenixes who use fire magic tend to call themselves 'True phoenixes', even if phoenixes from other countries can still rarely resemble a phoenix. They're quicker and generally better in the air than on the ground.

Chimeras

These strange creatures have only just started being considered citizens in all of the countries. The gaia nation was the first one to accept them as citizens, while the air nation was the last. Chimeras are... odd... for lack of a better word. Their bodies are typically made up of three different creatures, sometimes even the non-magical ones. Their body's shape and size depends on its constituent parts, making it next to impossible to figure out any numerical averages. The only consistent part of them is that they always have three heads, each of which is one of the species that makes up the rest of its body. They can occasionally fly, but even when they can, they're much faster on the ground than they are in the air. Unlike most of the species, they can select three elements to use, rather than two... however, they're usually not as good at using said elements as another non-chimera creature who uses the same element.

Gryphons

Odd creatures who appear to be half bird, and half large cat. Their head and front legs are that of a bird's head and legs, with feathers that go from their beak to their belly, and bird wings to go along with that. Their back legs are that of a large cat's, typically a lion's, and they usually have the tail to match that, with fur starting where their feathers end. They typically reach about five feet in length, and have a wingspan that allows for flight. Even so, they're faster on the ground than they are in the air. Gryphons are oddly common in the gaia nation, and obviously common in the air nation, where their somewhat poor flight is helped by the upwards air currents surrounding the area. Oddly, almost every possible combination of cat and bird can exist as gryphons... even if the sizes of the two animals match even worse than the common and typical eagle/lion combination.

Slimes

Amorphous, semi-liquid creatures who are incredibly common in the fire nation, somewhat common in the water nation, and very rare in the air nation. Their sizes vary wildly, with some younger slimes only being a few inches in height, and some of the older slimes measuring in at ten, or even fifteen feet tall. Their color usually indicates what their primary form of magic is, with fire slimes typically being red, yellow, or orange, water slimes typically being various shades of blue and green, gaia slimes are typically brown or dark green in coloration, and are more opaque than most, and the few air slimes that exist look like living bubbles rather than actual slimes... they are also typically clear or white. Often, a slime can shapeshift to look somewhat like another creature, however, flight, and magical abilities that the slime doesn't normally have will still be unusable, and the shapeshifted copy will typically just be the same color as the slime is naturally. All slimes, even air slimes, however, are capable of turning into a puddle and going under even the smallest cracks in doors or walls. While air slimes, much like normal bubbles, can be popped, this will not kill them, it will simply make them revert to a grounded form for a short period of time.

Shadows

Creatures that, much like slimes, have no real form at birth. They do, however, mimic the first creature other than a shadow, or another creature that already has a shadow imitating it that they see. Most, if not all shadows are nocturnal, and every single one copies its host's secondary magic, while using Darkness as their primary magic, unlike other creatures, whose primary magic is based around whatever nation they live in. They are found all over the planet, but they tend to hide from the light, and often guard cities from nocturnal beasts that, back in the early days of civilization on this planet, would have otherwise eaten the then-magically-inept, and then-not-civilized creatures. Nowadays, practically nobody even knows that these things EXIST, save for a few of the smarter creatures, and some who have actually seen, or met a shadow, usually the one that imitates them. They're usually great magic-users, however, they also typically can't take a single attack without getting knocked out, unfortunately. They CAN go out into the light, however, they will be uncomfortable, as if they're in a sort of heatwave.

Capitol Cities

Capitol of Aqua, the water nation

Eau: The Capitol City of Aqua, the water nation of Gaia. This city was structured near the beginning of the creation of Aqua and has held up to a million citizens under the giant ocean. Visitors will normally require gear or some sort of assistance from an air elemental to breathe, and there are many attractions to see in the town, from amusement parks, to the giant castles that have since been abandoned and transformed into tourist attractions. They are most famous for their richer neighborhoods, but as with any town, poverty is riddled throughout. Even though it may be the capitol city, Eau is not the trading post of Aqua, rather another city by the name of Larmes d'un Oiseau de Mer is the selling and buying capital, being one of the few towns above sea level.

Capitol city of Zephyr, the air nation

Zephyre: The Capitol City of Zephyr, the air and wind nation of Gaia. Zephyre is centered exactly on its plate, and is its main attraction. It is the highest elevated city in Gaia, at around 11,000 ft. (3352 m) and is covered in flying arenas and other competitive attractions. While all have to be grounded at one point or another, the inhabitants rarely touch the floor of the city because of the constant airflow that shifts the town and causes weekly elevation changes. The town rises and falls a few feet per day, but usually returns to normal by the end of the week. Being that this town is above most clouds, Zephyre isn't popular among the folk that practice electricity because of this fact.

Capitol city of Magma, the fire nation

Verbren: The Capitol City of Magma, the fire and lava nation of Gaia. Verbren was founded in an active volcano in the northwest of Magma, and has been the manufacturing capitol of Gaia. If you find a sword on a walk in any of the nations, even in the Desolates, you can guarantee that it was forged in Verbren. Verbren, while being in a volcano and typically being a hundred degrees fahrenheit, has areas for tourists and visitors that use coal to energize coolers. Funny how it works, really. Verbren houses around 900,000 citizens and gets thousands of tourists per month, but be wary! Some of the larger and more brooding fire elementals of the north-central side of the town will try to hassle you and intimidate you.

Capitol city of Natura, the gaia nation

Terra: The capitol city of Natura, the gaia and nature nation of Gaia. This city was founded a few decades after the nation of Natura was recognized. The city that held the title before it was Solum Vis, now merely a town of 5,000. Terra was founded to draw people into the mainland from the edges and to house the warriors to help hone their strength. This nation, while having a moderately strong military with their strengths, is peaceful for the most part. They aren't quick to change their ways, and scorn the other nations for disturbing the balance of Gaia. Terra is a large town in the trees and underground. Bridges, catwalks, dirt stairways and tunnels connect the city, and the way of living is quite modest compared to other cities. Some neighbourhoods, even though not poor, choose to not use electricity or any technologies that damage Gaia in any way. The city houses two million and has many of the 'ordinary' types.

Usable Elements

Gaia: The element that controls the land. Users of this element typically use rocks, or if they're powerful enough (and there's some metal ore nearby), metal which they then shape into various forms... or just throw at you to attack... users of this element can't use it to heal.

Water: The element that controls the sea, ocean... and just about any body of water. Users of this element typically attack using water, either formed form the moisture in the air, or just from the sea, itself to attack opponents. Users of this element can also heal, however, this type of healing won't heal those who are weak to water.

Air: The element that controls, well, the air itself. Users of this element typically just use it to help them fly around, but can also use hurricanes to stop enemies, or blow them into trees, mountains, or rocks. Some can even make sharp blades out of the air, though, unlike Gaia magic-made swords, these don't last for very long. Users of this element can't seem to use it to heal.

Fire: The element that controls any sort of combustion, or simply just higher temperatures. Much like water users, fire users tend to use just the raw form of their element to attack, and, oddly enough, said fire can be created just about anywhere. The most common form of a fire spell is, in fact, a fireball. Interestingly, users of this element can heal using it, however, this type of healing won't heal those who are weak to fire.

Nature: The element that controls the various plantlife on the planet, as well as, apparently, life, itself. Users of this element typically summon plants from the ground, itself and grow them instantly, once summoned... they also tend to prefer to use said magic to bind, or otherwise stop enemies rather than harm them, though, poison and nature go hand-in-hand, and as such, this element also controls poison. Oddly, Gaia-born dragons can breathe poison, even if they can't use Nature magic. Users of this element can also heal using it, and said heal can also fix problems such as poison and paralysis... though it can't heal those who are weak to it, it CAN cleanse those who are weak to nature.

Ice: The element that controls lower temperatures, as well as the solid form of water. Users of this element typically try to form ice around their opponent, or simply create icicles, and throw those at the enemy, though, simply making it much colder around their enemy is also an option. Users of this element can heal, and can cure burns, however, they can't heal someone who is weak to ice.

Lava: The element that controls molten rock, and other hot, molten things. Users of this element typically just try to flood the enemy's side of the battle with the stuff, having it burst though right from Gaia's core, or, if possible, a nearby active volcano. This magic is incredibly difficult to control, and may end in an ally taking damage from your attacks. Users of this element can't use it to heal, as well.

Lightning: The element that controls electricity. Users of this element tend to use it in its raw form, shooting lightning bolts at things they don't like, while occasionally storing extra electricity to temporarily improve their speed, and magic resistances. Users of this element also occasionally charge their claws/teeth/talons/weapons with electricity, which will, of course, add that element to their next ordinary attack. Lightning attacks are bright, and loud, and as such, have a chance to stun, or even confuse the enemy. Users of this element can use it for some minor healing, but can also (unreliably) use it to bring someone back from KO... though, they won't exactly be at peak condition after that.

Ordinary: This is... kinda the 'default' element, used to designate non-magical, non-elemental attacks... though, there are those who CAN use magic that is still considered 'ordinary', it usually manifests as light, and, interestingly, can be used to attack and blind enemies. Users of this element are also typically better at hand-to-hand, or weapon-based combat than their peers, as well, though their magic skills tend to be sub-par. Users of this element can use it to heal... quite a bit, actually... this element can also be used to bring someone back from KO... miraculously even at peak condition, as well. Interestingly, even those weak to this element aren't immune to its healing powers.

Darkness: The element that controls shadows, darkness (duh), and the night. Users of this element typically use it to make shadows harm their enemies. Interestingly, this element can also be used to poison someone... though, said poisoning is less lethal than most Nature-based poisons, and is easily cured, unless the target is already weak, they probably won't die from it. Users of this element seem to generally be better at magic than their peers, though, they also tend to be physically weak, as well. All shadows (the species) use this as their primary element. Users of this element can also heal others, and even clear confusion, stunned, and rage conditions, and, though this healing is potent, it's done through putting the target to sleep for a bit, and won't work on insomniacs.

Obscurity: An interesting element that can be used in too many different ways to describe... it can be thought of as an element that can be used to alter the world in some way. One common use, however, is the user using some sort of artistic tool to bring drawings/paintings to life, and use said things either as weapons or allies. Interestingly, the user is very limited in their ability to do this, often starting off summoning/creating rocks, squirrels, or small, sharp sticks to aid them until they learn to control their abilities much better. Users of this element are often thought of as crazy, strange... or geniuses. Users of this element can use it to heal, often through summoning magical food with healing powers as thought up by the user, though, obviously, the target of this healing has to be able to consume it, somehow.

Null: The element that seems to simultaneously control nothing, and everything. Spells of this nature are usually shielding spells that cancel out a specific element for a short period of time, though, some expert users of this element can also use a nulled version of some other spell that they've seen before... of course, it won't have the original element tied to it, and will usually be weaker as a result. Users of this element are typically incredibly strong against magical attacks, however, their defenses also usually falter against the elements of Ordinary, Darkness, and Obscurity. Users of this element can use it to heal... provided they're good enough with the element to learn other spells, and have learned a spell that also heals... oddly, much like ordinary, even those who are weak to null aren't immune to its healing.

Rules

1. Please respect one another in OOC... your character can be as much of a jerk as you want them to be, though.

2. Please try to post at least one paragraph in every IC post... a decently-sized one, too.

3. No Power-, or meta-gaming, and please no godmodding, okay?

4. Please post ONLY finished apps in the 'Characters' tab.

[Evanist]

Will probably make my character tomorrow when I have time. Tonight I am way too tired

[Lugia]

Alright, I should have an app up at some point soon.

[Lugia]

Kabling's app is accepted, I'll make my app soon.... and where the heck is everyone else?

[KaBling]

Kabling's app is accepted, I'll make my app soon.... and where the heck is everyone else?

@Lugia

It's only been a day, 'gia. You know how slow our friends are.

[Phaesaris]

I'll have my CS up once I get home!

[Evanist]

Hider

Name: Erion Silverwind ‘Letendre’
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Species: Gryphon, of type Snow Leopard and Grey Falcon
Appearance: Erions back part is of a white and black spotted coloring. His head is one of a gray falcon, with his front legs being those of it also. He has large wings of a gray falcon, which his feathers are strangely enough spotted.

Bio: Erion Letendre, from the rich Letendre family of Larmes d'un Oiseau de Mer, a gryphon that seem to have straight out from his families normal elements. You see, Erion’s family was well known to have great control over ice magic, being able to freeze over large quantity of water, giving a possibility for some merchants to build over these temporary land masses, as well as permitting Erion’s family to set up shop and actually prepare fish based meals, mostly sushi and such.
Every member of the family from way back had mastered using ice magic, passing down generation to generation. That is… until Erion.
You see, Erion was never able to actually use ice magic. At a young age, his family tried to go and teach him how to use it, like each generation before him. This though, did not happen. Erion was unable to form any ice, as much as he worked on it, he could only make water forms. This made the family be disappointed in Erion, who felt bad. His father named William, who was the one that owned the riches, blamed Erion’s mother, named Cassie, saying that she cursed him, that she wasen’t a true ice specialist like she worked so hard to be. This made tensions happen in the family, fights break out and such.

Then one day, it was enough. His father insulted Erion and his mother again, saying he was going to leave them with nothing. This made Erion snap, cause his mother worked so hard on being a great cook. When his father used his ice magic to strike at his mother for all this, Erion got in front and… formed a strange shield which blocked the attack completely. His father was surprised by this, before Erion sent this new energy at him in the form of a large bolt of what seemed to be black energy.
His father was hit by this, and tried again to attack, only to feel like his magic was unstable. Then Erion formed a large hammer out of water and was about to strike his father, but his mother suddenly stopped him. She looked at him with sad eyes, before Erion calmed down, the water hammer dropping on the floor. His father slowly got up, scared now, as Erion’s mother looked at him mad.
“After all this time, you though that ice magic was the only thing important, and not even your own family…. You should be ashamed of yourself!” she said, before walking to him mad.
“It is over, I am taking my things and half your things for having tried to attack me like that. If you try to stop me, you will regret it!” she says before walking towards the treasury of the family, giving sign to Erion to fallow, who did just that.
After taking what they could, they left, the father scared of what happened. He could not go and tell the authorities, he tried to attack them, and with the sound that had gone in the house of his voice, they would probably believe Erion’s mother more than him. So it ended there.
They moved on to a smaller city, to continue their lives, his mother making food and Erion helping out, even taking care of some people that tried to leave without paying for their food. As time gone by, Erion wanted to try to find his own path. He had learned how to prepare food well from his mother, but by using water magic instead. He wanted to honor his mother’s family name instead, using it instead of his old family name. To travel the world… this is what he was going to do. And that is how Erion started his journey.

Skills/Abilities: Water/Null.
-Water Form Weapons: With his magic, Erion is able to form water and make weapons out of it, The bigger the weapon, the harder it is.
-Crushing Wave: With his magic, he is able to create a large wave of water and send it to his enemies.
-Geyser Eruption: With enough concentrating, Erion is able to bring the water from deep underground and burst it upwards under the enemy.
-Nullifying bolt: With his null magic, he is able to throw a bolt that once it hits, destabilise the magic of the person temporarily, and possibly damage the person.
-Null Shield: Create a shield of null energy to block incoming magic attacks. Water and ice magic is more blocked then other types (for now).
-Nullifying water: With his magic, he is able to create water that can actually heal wounds, making them seem like they never happen.

Weaknesses: Lightning... he is both scared of lightning and vulnerable to it, apart when he has a strong enough Null shield up.
Other: Not really

[Lugia]

Evanist's app is accepted!

[Lugia]

Name: David Mason
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Species: Phoenix
Appearance: He stands at a somewhat short 3'4" tall, and he, oddly enough, looks like a "true phoenix", but with mostly green feathers instead of red/orange. His tail feathers, and chest feathers are brown, and he has a crest of feathers with the same coloration on his head, as well. His legs are a black color, and covered in spikes resembling thorns, which, oddly enough, never seem to hurt him when he rests. The underside of his feet are covered in similar thorns, though, unlike the weaker thorns on his legs, these thorns are as tough as his talons. His beak is somewhat curved, and is a black color, while his eyes are the same brown color as his tail feathers.

Bio: His parents were stonemasons, who were one of the few magical creatures that actually lived and operated out of the badlands. They typically supplied various adventurers and passers-by with shelter, as well as food, given that they'd always move around in the badlands, building a new home every time they did, and leaving a few edible plants, as well as a home behind whenever they did. They remained unknown for years, with their work often just thought of as some sort of 'wonder of nature', or just a simple rarity, that is, until they actually visited one of their old homes, only to find a gryphon, supposedly from Natura, already living there. They explained that they've been building these homes for years, and he's the first creature they've seen actually use any of them. The gryphon, seeing potential in their work, led them back to Natura, specifically, Solum Vis, where they lived for a few years until they were told to move to the new capitol, which was underground. It was there, and then when David, himself was hatched... yes, only a few days after they moved into the new capitol of Natura, where the family would spend the rest of their years, though, they would occasionally head out of the underground area to fly.

David worked as an apprentice stonemason under his parents, and whatever tutors they could find... and while his parents usually built entire cave-houses using their magic, all David ever did for these first few years as an apprentice was make a few bricks, or reshape a slightly rough rock into a smoother rock. He, much like most of the population of Natura, had both gaia-based magic, and nature-based magic, and whenever he wasn't paying attention to his work, which was often, he usually daydreamed about living anywhere but in a cave, he'd accidentally have a plant grow out of whatever it is he was making, which, of course, would cause whichever apprentices were nearby to laugh at him. Most of his peers were dragons of varying types, and they'd usually pick on David for being what he was... even the wyvern kid picked on him from time to time, even if she was the closest thing he ever had to a friend. David... honestly wasn't nearly as good a mason as his parents were, and he wasn't exactly excited to take their job once his apprenticeship was over. He heard that soldiers got the see the rest of the world, and, though he didn't like fighting, he did want to see the rest of the world.

The day after, David was, as usual, working on some brick or another that was probably going to be used for something. He didn't particularly care about this brick, but he did hear that the current guardian was going to be here for some sort of important mission, so, he tried to make his brick as good as he could get it, though, unfortunately for David, he was still working on it when the guardian, an old gryphon who, even in his advanced age looks as if he could kill you on a moment's notice, arrived, which, of course, distracted him for long enough to have a plant grow in the brick. The other apprentices started laughing at David, as per the norm by now, but the guardian didn't do as such, instead, he took a look at the plant in the brick, cutting one of its thorny vines, and used some sort of weird magic on the green liquid that spilled out of the cut. "I wouldn't be laughing if I were you... you apprentices DO know what this is, right?" the apprentices shook their heads, as if they didn't know, and, of course, David didn't know, either. "It's a prickled screamer... its poison is well-known for causing pain, and causing its victims to scream in agony, as well as leaving its victims just at the brink of death before vanishing from their system... it's a rare plant that imitates the edible prickle flower, and a difficult plant to make via magic," the guardian explained to the room, and the apprentices started talking among each other, until the guardian announced that he was here to choose candidates for a new guardian. While the others tried to impress the guardian, David was chosen, and, oddly enough, flown to Solum Vis for his training.

David... wasn't actually all that great at non-magical fighting, initially, and he didn't seem to learn as quickly as the other students, however, when it came to magic, he was only surpassed by a gryphon who seemed to be part crow and part panther... just as well, as the gryphon, in addition to the usual gaia magic, seemed to use a weird, almost invisible power. David heard about some creatures being capable of using our own shadows against us, but he passed it off as some sort of myth, or a wives tale, yet that 'myth' seems to describe almost exactly this... the power of shadows will be hidden, those who use it are afraid of being captured... you have to seek the magic, yourself if you are to finger someone as a shadow user, but, beware, the shadow user will know stronger magic than thee... and they won't have any morals, or honor, beasts that they are. Unfortunately, the gryphon noticed David staring at him, and he started pleading that David never tell anyone about this, that his shadow magic should remain a secret, that he isn't such a bad guy, but David didn't listen to him. David told the guardian all about the shadowy powers that the other gryphon had... and the guardian didn't do anything, that is, other than tell David that he already knew about that, and that now, with what David just did, the only way he could be a guardian is if he beat the other would-bes in the final test, which was going to take place in about an hour.

Skills/Abilities:

Screaming Needle: David can use his nature magic conjure up a small needle that contains prickly screamer poison, and launch said needle at an enemy to deal damage, as well as poison them... this poison will not KO its victim, but it may also cause them to miss a turn while under its effects.

Stone Shard: David can use his gaia magic to create several sharp stones under his enemy's feet, said stones can also occasionally come up from the ground to hit a taller/flying enemy.

Cleanse: David can use his nature magic to heal small cuts, as well as rid the body of any biologically-based poison... this has no effect on poisons from chemicals, or from darkness magic.

Gaia/Nature magic: David can learn other magical spells that can be considered either gaia or nature in, er, nature. He can also create things from these magic types, though he's not exactly great at creating stone-based things.

Weaknesses: David is not a fan of fire... or lava, for that matter. Basically, his feathers are extremely flammable, and his skin burns somewhat easily without them... or if they're on fire, of course.

Other: Uh... yeah, THIS RP IS TEH WORSTEST!... kidding, of course, it's my RP, lol.

[Card Captor]

After reading the description of Obscurity magic, I came up with a wonderfully insane idea. Expect My app soon.

[Lugia]

Sounds amazing, Card.

[Card Captor]

Name: Singed Strange
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Species: Dragon

Appearance

Bio: Based on his appearance, one would assume that Singed was some sort of brutal monster, one with little brain mass who fought every chance he got. This would be wrong. He is, however fucking nuts. For his entire life, Singed had always been a special child. One that would have made for prime bully fodder...if the bullies weren't terrified of him. One of the first really blatant signs of his insanity was his inability to remember the names of anyone, and instead choosing to call people either by their title, or Steve (for males) and Jenny (for females). Now you would think, you'd really think that with a mind this messed up, he clearly had to come from a broken family, but nope. His family was mind numbingly normal. Worried about their poor insane son, Singed's parents took him to counseling. Not even five minutes later, the therapist ran out of the room screaming. To this day, no one is entirely sure what happened in that room. And so, Singed's childhood conditioned without any attempts to 'fix' it, mostly because he had been blacklisted from every psychiatric facility

Despite having a natural affinity for Fire magic because of his heritage, Singed ignored it in favor of Obscurity, because, in his words, it would make him one step closer to godhood. Using his affinity for Fire magic with Obscurity magic lead to some rather unique results. Which the general public still hasn't decided if it is a crime against nature, or just mind numbingly weird. As scary as he was, Singed wasn't violent at all. In fact, nothing short of an attack on his person could get him to respond with violence. This was the sole reason why he hadn't been locked up for public safety.

Singed spent most of his life learning how to use his Obscurity magic, neglecting his Fire magic training in the process. This has left his skill with his natural magic nearly nonexistent. His many experiments have also left his neighborhood deathly afraid of corn. He insists that he's a scientist, yet he doesn't act like one. all of his experiments seem to have no greater purpose, and in fact look more like some who's board just messing around. While one might jump to the conclusion that these 'experiments' are just a front to hurt people, said argument would quickly fall apart upon learning that Singed's most request test subject is himself. He might be crazy, but he's still harmless enough to leave alone. If anything, he makes the neighborhood safer. Not many are willing to rob someone who's so close to that crazy guy and his corn...not after the last one.

One of his more crazy forms of crazy is his talking to inanimate object. He will sometimes have complete conversations with them, and sometimes even get into arguments with them. This can lead him to destroying said object over whatever insult he believes it gave him. In fact, he once tried to torture a garden gnome, because he thought it was a forward scout for the cookie elf branch of the Candyland army. He tried all sorts of things; from locking it into a box, to locking it into a box with the corn, to playing good cop bad cop with Turtle, to exposing him to music by teenage artists, yet nothing worked. Eventually, he realized he wouldn't be getting information out of him. So while he greatly respected him, Steve the elf/gnome died in fire. After that, Singed found the Candyland army's forward base (a small patch of plants growing near Magma) and killed all of them with corn and spiders.

Even though he was full blown crazy, his parents never resented Singed for that. If anything, they were more worried about him then their own reputation. This was something that Singed easily took notice of, so he still retains a healthy relationship with them to this day. Despite never having any sort of official job, Singed always seemed to have enough money to feed himself. Singed being Singed, no one was brave enough to ask him where he kept getting money. If someone did work up the nerve to ask him what he was doing with his time, he would answer with something along the lines of 'unlocking the secrets of the world' although he wouldn't go into detail about just what that entailed. Eventually one day, he packed up his things and left his life long home of Magma. When asked where he was going and why, Singed would simply reply by calling whoever asked an ignorant fool and go about his business.

Skills/Abilities

Elements; Fire/Obscurity

Corn: Singed's favorite ability. drawing a 3D image of a small pile of corn with fire. This drawing will then change into an actual pile of corn. Singed can then order the corn to either 'feast' or 'mate'. What difference there is between these two orders (if any) is unknown, but they make the corn shoot at the target and burrow into them. Once inside, the corn will begin to expel fire.

Turtle: By drawing a 3D image of a turtle with fire, Singed brings to life a cute and friendly little turtle. Once stepped on however, the turtle will quickly say 'hello' before exploding into a fiery inferno

Squirrel: By drawing a 3D image of a squirrel with fire, Singed brings to life a fluffy squirrel...who will turn into a rabid monster on command. Once he has ordered it to, the squirrel will maul it's target, it's eyes red, and breathing fire.

Spider: By drawing a 3D image of a spider with fire, Singed brings to life a tiny spider...that shoots out fire instead of string.

Mundane object creation: Singed can also use his Obscurity magic to make more mundane things. However, he can't make anything to mechanically complex that he hasn't made a special spell for.

Weaknesses: His elemental weakness is Ice, however his other weaknesses are much more note worthy. They include, but aren't limited to; the number four, butter, orchestral music, getting stabbed in the eye, foreigners (sometimes), being killed, and bubbles.

Other: Gentlemen...behold!

If you really need me to go into more detail with his bio then I can, however I wanted to keep it short since I only want to give people a rough idea what he's like right now.

[Lugia]

Hm... I'm a little on the fence about this one, I mean, I did say that his bio had to be at least three paragraphs. I'd ask Kabling, but he fell asleep... not to mention the fact that he's throwing around the 'M' word again, you know... Mary Sue... so... I dunno, honestly.

[Card Captor]

Well just what problems do you have with him?

[Lugia]

As I've said, the bio's a little short, and I'm not sure if I should allow someone to replace their primary magic (the one that's supposed to be [insert nation here's] magic, but... I mean, if Kabling's fine with it, I could chalk it up to insanity... or, if you're okay with it, you could have him use Fire/Obscurity, and have him draw with fire.

[Card Captor]

As I've said, the bio's a little short, and I'm not sure if I should allow someone to replace their primary magic (the one that's supposed to be [insert nation here's] magic, but... I mean, if Kabling's fine with it, I could chalk it up to insanity... or, if you're okay with it, you could have him use Fire/Obscurity, and have him draw with fire.

@Lugia

Well he didn't really replace his primary magic, so much as focus on something else while using his primary magic as a catalyst for his magic. I'm okay with using Fire/Obscurity, but I'm not sure how that would fix anything. Also, if it really bugs you, then I can add more to the bio if you want me to.

[Lugia]

I wouldn't mind if you added a bit more to your bio. Sorry for being like this, but yeah, everyone's primary magic is determined by where they were born/hatched/ect, as well as where their parents were born/hatched/ect. So, for example, my character was born in Natura, thus, has Gaia as his primary magic. Again, sorry.

[Card Captor]

Would it be better if I changed his magic from Obscurity/Lava, to Lava/Obscurity? Because Lava really is his primary magic that he got from his family and home, but he's neglected to train it in favor of Obscurity magic. And even then, he still can't use Obscurity magic without Lava magic.

[Lugia]

Erm... again, I'm not so sure... maybe it's a little too limiting, but your primary magic should be fire, 'cause you're from Magma... do you think that's a little too limiting, though? I mean, I guess I could let people have characters use a related secondary magic as their primary, such as someone using Nature/Lightning, and being from Gaia... that would open up a few more possibilities.

[Card Captor]

Oh...I think I see what the problem is; I thought that those from Magma had Lava as their primary magic (mostly because of the names). Okay, I get it now, I'll get to work on fixing up my CS. I thought you were upset that he was mostly using Obscurity magic over Lava magic.

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Okay, I added two more paragraphs to his Bio, and changed his Lava magic for Fire. Is that any better?