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Yup. That would be a problem, but not for long. After all, mages are gathered to one place for a number of reasons, giving them citizenship is one of them.
IC is up.
Mages


Every mage could feel it - dizzyness, background sounds slowly fading away, and a voice in their heads. A voice that promised change, hope and a better future. It instructed them to go to the infamous black forest, promising it will not harm them. And just like that, everything went back to normal. Except somehow, even without knowing the forest's location, every mage instinctively knew how to find it now.
Paladins


A large group of paladins were sent letters excusing them from any current duties they are currently doing and instructing them to gather at the Paladin Headquarters in Liria - Meldiniar's capital, citizenship papers in hand. The reason for it was not written, though most realized by now that it has something to do about The Azure Covenant and the rumors that they are hiding in The Black Forest.
Alicia


Alicia was not surprised by the letter. Her father pulled a lot of strings to start off this chain of events, and she was an important link in this chain. And how to avoid any suspicion better than sending your own child along? It what was Alicia's time to shine, after all these years of training. If she was to be a princess, she would have to earn it. And Alicia was more determined than ever, even though independence from Meldiniar seemed just like wishful thinking, a colossal, impossible task. But Deliah dedicated his life to this, and the main event has started. And she is already a part of this.

Entering her room, Alicia yelled at her maids - her things were not packed. They were nowhere to be found, however, as her father explained that her personal maids are now working for paladins are cooks and caretakers, getting paid both by him and the paladins. The girl, of course, tried to throw a tantrum, but was ignored by Deliah, and told to do it herself. Problem was, Alicia has never done anything like that herself. Trying to remember how her maids did it, she did a rather decent job of packings things, as for a first timer. It was only after she was "ready" that she learned that unlike her days as an initiate, she does not get to take anything - all necessities will be provided by Paladins themselves. A sacrificial lamb for her father's simple amusement, at the very least Alicia got to ride to the capital with her own personal chariot. With nothing but her weapons and armor, as well her papers. It was going to be a lengthy ride.
William


When William heard "the call", he was reading a book. "Mass telepathy, sent to only a specific demographic, huh. That needs great skill and power. Might as well check it out." the scholar mumbled to himself. Altea was always known for building on top of lost civilizations and ruins, and Meldiniar was no different. A vast and sprawling literal underworld was beneath it, full of criminals, smugglers and nobles who want a bit more freedom. Even though paladins know of it, they can do little to enforce it - mainly to avoid a political shitstorm in case some noble gets offended. And accusing a citizen of ANYTHING is a hard, let alone proving it. Nobody wanted that mess, figuring someone else would do it.

The main perk of this Underworld was that they had a lot of lost books, lost, as in burned by paladins. William himself was highly renowned, and since this gutter of Meldiniar had it's own fair share of refugee mages, who too heard "the call", it was a good place for him to stay. But the curiosity got better of him, and William, together with many other mages formed a caravan heading to The Black Forest, disguised as scholars heading to study some long lost place. William himself now belonged to Deliah Eternus' Covenant of Scholars, so he had his citizenship. Others did not, however, and he hoped that it will be enough, should anyone ask for their citizenship papers.

The journey gave him time to think, and reflect upon the current events. Deliah Eternus was royalty, well, if his kingdom still existed. He was a known figure in the Underworld, as well as one of "role citizens" well-connected with Paladins and The Inquisition. Rumors were flying around that Paladins are going to march somewhere in force. It was clear that Deliah was planning something big, which involved playing all sides of this conflict. His further motives and goals were not clear however, at least not until they reach The Black Forest.
Plenty IMO. Gonna start working on IC soon. It's gonna begin more or less the same, though some things will be tweaked where I think things can be improved upon.
@Frey: sure it's allright.
@Cheznor: Accepted. It just strikes me a bit odd that a paladin would use the more "scientific" name for Light though.

Gonna add my second character, a mage some time later on, and maybe even start the IC.



All character lists are stored here for easier reference. Will also put this link in the main post.
Yeah, I think I'll have characters on both sides now. That also means I'll have to do even bigger posts.

No problem.
@Mad Scarlet: Accepted.

@PerniciousIntent: Accepted. There is one thing, concerning elves however, which I'll PM you with. It's a rather small thing so we have no plot holes later on!

@Rultaos: Do I even need to repeat myself? :)

I can't even nitpick anything.
Yes, as long as that elf has a good motive to be outside his forest. They don't really show themselves much. Well, not at the beginning of the story, anyway.
OOC is up here!
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