"In the fullness of time, I shall come to know when the time has come. Know that all I know is that I shall know all who know me. I am not but my shadow, though my shadow be not shadow, but myself." -Unknown
If you ever came across a silver door marked with a red cross while you were about your business. If you were the only one amongst your peers who could see such a door, and if the cross upon it beckoned sweetly to you with promises like sirens do to sailors, do not be afraid, for you were chosen to rise above those around you and fight among the sacred host of the Order in the Unending War. You can enter the door like many did before you, or ignore it and keep walking about, living your life like it was never there. Beware though, for the dark powers we fight yearn your potential, to twist it and take it for themselves as a weapon against us, many have fallen prey to their lies, never to come back... at least not whole.
If you ever feel eyes on you while going about your business. If the sensation of being watched increases every waking moment without apparent reason, and if you feel like the eyes are watching you from a place you should rightfully be, then fear not, for you have the potential to be chosen as a Knight of Those Who Stand Beyond. So follow the source of the gaze and make no mistake, you cannot ignore your calling, for your heart knows its destined truth, so join us in the Unending War against the wretched Order or start running... because our masters are Those Who Stand Beyond... and you can't hide from Them.
Welcome my friends, to the a world much like ours with one key difference: underneath the thin veil of reality and common sense a War has been fought since uncountable millenia. This is known simply as the Unending War, and is being fought by the mysterious Order, which seemingly defends reality from the constant assaults of Those Who Stand Beyond, beings wrapped in shadow who reside in the void between worlds and work by exclusively by proxy through their "Knights", people imbued with a portion of the Void itself. Even the Order, the side of "good" has ever seen its master (or perhaps masters) and has been fighting on the losing side for quite some time now, abandoning many worlds to be ravaged by the Knights and their armies. Among the battlefields it's also not unusual to meet creatures of lore known, unknown and forgotten, like the Wyld or the Blooded, commonly referred as fairies and vampires. So, which side has called you, seeking your potential? Are you interested in this concept? Do you want to play it?
THE FACTIONS
The Order
A mysterious organization whose origins have been lost to the waves of time. Surely at the very least millennia old, the Order has called forth many powerful figures through the centuries, though sure as rain every trace of these people disappears from both reality and memory the moment they cross the Silver Door, rendering members of the Order effectively unpeople. Some say this is the price the unknowable masters of the Order demand their disciples for the right to wield powerful reality altering abilities, others say its a necessity and that it has something to do with the fact that the Order and its Silver Door appear only to pure humans. Whatever the truth may be, this organization has been locked in battle with the forces of Those Who Stand Beyond since its inception, trying, apparently, to defend reality itself from being systematically devoured by the Void. Since the Masters never make their will known, the forces are effectively coordinated by the Four Stars, who are almost as mysterious as those above them. Most of the time the Order organizes their warriors in groups of four to ten, lead by a commander bearing the symbol of the Red Copper Cross.
Those Who Stand Beyond and their Knights
A group of beings wrapped tightly in the shadows of the Void that lies between and outside of realities. They have always been trying to devour and unmake reality itself through their power, and, while some say they are merely beasts or forces of (un)nature, others might look upon their way of recruiting their fiendish Knights and change and have a change of mind. The Knights, like the Order warriors, wield powerful reality altering powers, but, unlike the mysterious source of the Order, the Knights tap into a piece of the Void twisted and stuck into their souls which, while in some cases more powerful than the powers of the Order, needs fuel in the form of the death... or rather the cessation of existence of people. If the Knights choose or are forced to ignore their hunger, they risk being unmade by their own spirits. All Knights are independent, and "do has thou will" is the only true commandment of their Masters. Some, however, have coordinated under the rule of the Four Scourges, immensely old Knights, and have been devouring various realities whole, nourishing Those Who Stand Beyond.
The Blooded
Also called vampires by mundane humans, the Blooded are a weird mutation of baseline humanity who feeds on blood or emotion. whether hemoglobin, lust, fear or despair, the Blooded crave it like normal people crave drink and food. In spite of this weird diet, or perhaps because of it, the Blooded gain immense physical abilities, regeneration, and "sanguinaris": a kind of magic that uses their own blood as fuel. The Blooded, unlike their counterparts in pop culture and folklore, do not live forever and cannot infect others with their "curse". They can be recognized only when using their abilities, at which point their hair and eyes turn fluorescent red.
They have no standing in the Unending War, at least in the official statements of their Council, in truth, however, most of them stand with the Order.
The Wyld
WIP
If you ever came across a silver door marked with a red cross while you were about your business. If you were the only one amongst your peers who could see such a door, and if the cross upon it beckoned sweetly to you with promises like sirens do to sailors, do not be afraid, for you were chosen to rise above those around you and fight among the sacred host of the Order in the Unending War. You can enter the door like many did before you, or ignore it and keep walking about, living your life like it was never there. Beware though, for the dark powers we fight yearn your potential, to twist it and take it for themselves as a weapon against us, many have fallen prey to their lies, never to come back... at least not whole.
If you ever feel eyes on you while going about your business. If the sensation of being watched increases every waking moment without apparent reason, and if you feel like the eyes are watching you from a place you should rightfully be, then fear not, for you have the potential to be chosen as a Knight of Those Who Stand Beyond. So follow the source of the gaze and make no mistake, you cannot ignore your calling, for your heart knows its destined truth, so join us in the Unending War against the wretched Order or start running... because our masters are Those Who Stand Beyond... and you can't hide from Them.
Welcome my friends, to the a world much like ours with one key difference: underneath the thin veil of reality and common sense a War has been fought since uncountable millenia. This is known simply as the Unending War, and is being fought by the mysterious Order, which seemingly defends reality from the constant assaults of Those Who Stand Beyond, beings wrapped in shadow who reside in the void between worlds and work by exclusively by proxy through their "Knights", people imbued with a portion of the Void itself. Even the Order, the side of "good" has ever seen its master (or perhaps masters) and has been fighting on the losing side for quite some time now, abandoning many worlds to be ravaged by the Knights and their armies. Among the battlefields it's also not unusual to meet creatures of lore known, unknown and forgotten, like the Wyld or the Blooded, commonly referred as fairies and vampires. So, which side has called you, seeking your potential? Are you interested in this concept? Do you want to play it?
THE FACTIONS
The Order
A mysterious organization whose origins have been lost to the waves of time. Surely at the very least millennia old, the Order has called forth many powerful figures through the centuries, though sure as rain every trace of these people disappears from both reality and memory the moment they cross the Silver Door, rendering members of the Order effectively unpeople. Some say this is the price the unknowable masters of the Order demand their disciples for the right to wield powerful reality altering abilities, others say its a necessity and that it has something to do with the fact that the Order and its Silver Door appear only to pure humans. Whatever the truth may be, this organization has been locked in battle with the forces of Those Who Stand Beyond since its inception, trying, apparently, to defend reality itself from being systematically devoured by the Void. Since the Masters never make their will known, the forces are effectively coordinated by the Four Stars, who are almost as mysterious as those above them. Most of the time the Order organizes their warriors in groups of four to ten, lead by a commander bearing the symbol of the Red Copper Cross.
Those Who Stand Beyond and their Knights
A group of beings wrapped tightly in the shadows of the Void that lies between and outside of realities. They have always been trying to devour and unmake reality itself through their power, and, while some say they are merely beasts or forces of (un)nature, others might look upon their way of recruiting their fiendish Knights and change and have a change of mind. The Knights, like the Order warriors, wield powerful reality altering powers, but, unlike the mysterious source of the Order, the Knights tap into a piece of the Void twisted and stuck into their souls which, while in some cases more powerful than the powers of the Order, needs fuel in the form of the death... or rather the cessation of existence of people. If the Knights choose or are forced to ignore their hunger, they risk being unmade by their own spirits. All Knights are independent, and "do has thou will" is the only true commandment of their Masters. Some, however, have coordinated under the rule of the Four Scourges, immensely old Knights, and have been devouring various realities whole, nourishing Those Who Stand Beyond.
The Blooded
Also called vampires by mundane humans, the Blooded are a weird mutation of baseline humanity who feeds on blood or emotion. whether hemoglobin, lust, fear or despair, the Blooded crave it like normal people crave drink and food. In spite of this weird diet, or perhaps because of it, the Blooded gain immense physical abilities, regeneration, and "sanguinaris": a kind of magic that uses their own blood as fuel. The Blooded, unlike their counterparts in pop culture and folklore, do not live forever and cannot infect others with their "curse". They can be recognized only when using their abilities, at which point their hair and eyes turn fluorescent red.
They have no standing in the Unending War, at least in the official statements of their Council, in truth, however, most of them stand with the Order.
The Wyld
WIP
