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Post by Rueff on Sept 28, 2018 23:41:45 GMT -5
NOVA LUX ACADEMY Welcome to Nova Lux Academy, the first ever school created for those born with Essence. What is Essence? Well, it’s the driving force in the world of today! In the past this birthright was called Magic, and it was believed to be a gift from the ancient gods, but as times progressed and years passed we began to know more about this mystical energy. In the early 1600’s Laurence Burn, a doctor at the time, discovered that these gifts were given to us through heritage. Ever since that fateful discovery doctors around the world were able to track and pinpoint magic to a specific gene passed down through generations. This gene would later be fully discovered and broken down by Doctor Claudia Gaurenheim (a graduate of Nova Lux Academy), who described our magical makeup as our essence. Magic had never been a field of scientific discoveries until recently, and with Doctor Gaurenheim’s research many more biologists and medical workers came into the field of Essence Discovery. Years passed as these scientists and practitioners worked on identifying those with genetic makeup who had the Essence gene. A study came out in the year 1950 which stated that more than fifteen percent of our population had some kind of magical enhancement within them, and this percent only grew as time went on. Today the percent of those with the Essence gene has been risen to half the population of our world. Essence soon became a way of life, and the world began to live with it.
-- Classes- Abjuration: Abjuration essence is protective in nature, and consists of using magic against itself. Conjuration: Conjuration essence is creating something using your magic. Evocation: Evocation essence is the act of invoking your power and causing massive damage. Transmutation: Transmutation essence covers enhancements and transformations from an average mortal body. -- Races- Elves: The fathers of magic themselves have fallen, for the elves once hidden knowledge has since been spread throughout the world. Elves were once a dominant magical force in Omnia, but as times have changed their numbers have dwindled and failed to keep up with the abilities of the other races. Essence coming from the elves stem from two ancestors in their bloodlines: the ancient druidic magic of the feywilds, and the primal force of raw untapped power. Enkidu: When the Darkness the Enkidu were unprepared to fight it back due to their lack of knowledge of the magical world, that won’t happen again. As the tides have changed Enkarien are one of the most popular race of students to attend Nova Lux Academy, and they tend to work the hardest when compared to other students. Their bloodlines allow them to tap into their dark heritage and reach into the Umbral plane in order to access previously sacred magics. Littlefolk: The cherry Littlefolk of the past are no more, for when the Darkness came it destroyed their happy hearts. Being practitioners of druidic magic, and the pioneers of creation these miny mages have since become a dominant force within the world. Due to their increased wisdom and unbiased attitude these people often hold high positions within the world. Human: The first race to populate the school of Nova Lux, but certainly not the last. These humans spread the continent of Eterna, but all wish to come to Lucrum to pursue their destiny. Humans are one of the most versatile essence-weavers, for their heritage is a melting pot of all types of magic. -- (Character Sheet) Name: Race: Age: Magical power (Explained): Category that your magic falls under.: Personality: History: Physical description:
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Post by m217 on Sept 28, 2018 23:43:39 GMT -5
Name: Kim Guarenheim Race: Littlefolk/Human Age: 14 Magical Category: Evocation Magical Power: Focused Sound (ability to emit high-amplitude sound waves in extremely localized patterns. This allows her speech to only be audible to those she directs it to, and allows her to target specific objects when using sound frequencies offensively like to shatter glass.) Character Flaws: Kim’s childlike mentality manifests as an inability to look at things from others’ point of view – although not selfish per-se, she’s very self-centered philosophically. Her penchant for gossip, pranks, and annoying antics can make her seem mean-spirited even if it’s not maliciously motivated. Ironically, given her power, communication is an issue for Kim. Her character is sure to experience a dilemma when she realizes the disconnect between the real world and her own fantasies. Personality: Bubbly and bright, speaks before thinking, always eager to stick her nose in other people’s business. History: As the great-granddaughter of Claudia Guarenheim, one of history's most influential scientists, Kim was blessed with an exceedingly comfortable childhood. She was home-schooled and sheltered throughout her early life, resulting in a strong development of her magic skills but also a severe lack of social competence. She's seen very little of the world, and is eager to start making friends for the first time.
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Post by Rueff on Sept 29, 2018 0:08:55 GMT -5
Name:Graham Harvard Race:Human Age: 13 Magical power :Force Field (Explained): Using his Essence Graham can form protective shields around himself, these shields are made up of components in the vicinity around the boy, thus his environment provides weaker or stronger shields. The force fields this boy creates are air tight, and have limited oxygen inside them. Category that your magic falls under: Abjuration Personality: This boy is trapped inside his bubble, in more than one way. He’s very shy and doesn’t talk much, it’s this reason that he finds it hard to have many friends. If he ends up actually speaking it’s a jumbled mess of stutters before he finally gets the courage to speak fully. He’s often a follower, and doesn’t make many choices for himself. History: Graham Harvard is grandson to the headmaster of Nova Lux Academy. Born and raised in Lucrum this boy has always lived a fast life in the big city. He's constantly pushed by his parents and grandparents to hold up their family name, but he doesn't think he can. His power is far weaker than his siblings and parents, but due to his connections with Nova Lux he was able to get accepted based on recommendations. Surprisingly enough he managed to skip a grade in middle school and has joined the academy at the young age of thirteen. Physical description: Graham is either a short human, or a tall Littlefolk, some can’t tell the difference. He’s often mocked and made fun of because of his short height, that and the dotted freckles underneath his eyes. Accompanying the freckles are azure blue eyes and wavy auburn hair. When he’s feeling particularly antisocial he’ll often let his bangs hang over his face and hide underneath them. Name: Fynn Cyriad Race: Human / Enkidu Age: 15 Magical Power: Exhaust Category: Conjuration Personality: From others perspectives that don't know him they would consider him either lazy or a slacker, but those who get a peek into his life can see just how studious this young man is. He spends a lot of his time reading and often stays up to the crack of dawn invested in fantasy books. History: Ever since he was a little boy Fynn has been obsessed with fantasy books that tell the legend of the heroes who conquered the Darkness. He was born as a human to an Enkarien family, which made him an outcast growing up. He only really had his brother, and the two were inseparable. Fynn never had a father growing up, so he often looked to his brother as the man of the household, and as a role model. Name: Elies Cyriad Race: Enkidu Age: 16 Magical Power: Lycanthropy Category: Transmutation Personality: Hard working and loyal are two words that perfectly fit this man. He's constantly striving to better himself, and is often seen as shining example of what young men should be. History: Born into a poor family Elies was the son of a widowed 19 year old mother. Ever since he was little he had to grow up fast and adjust to the times, constantly evolving like his ancestors before him. Growing up without a father was tough, and learning how to become the man of the household was even tougher, with a little brother looking up to you he had little room for error.
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Post by widmspectra on Sept 29, 2018 0:19:25 GMT -5
Name: Kaya Costus
Race: Human
Age: 14
Magical Category: Transmutation
Magical Power: Fluid Whisking (Kaya can modify fluids she is tangentially in contact with, making them surge into an abrupt current or changing their viscosity. As long as she is contact with air air, she can remotely modify fluids within 10 meters and sight range. Kaya pretends that she is only capable of blasting wind at people for the most part.
Character Flaws: Kaya is a mischievous girl who has a penchant of messing with others, especially at meal times much to the ire of people in her vicinity. Kaya does not trust others enough to reveal her ability to change a substance's viscosity as that would take away her ability to exact petty revenge on people. She is self conscious about the burn on her lower back that she suffered in kindergarten and dislikes being tapped/poked/hugged from behind.
Personality: Kaya is a trickster at heart and channels this creative energy so that she can live a normal and functional lifestyle. She enjoys sugar and the chaos of day to day life.
History: Kaya grew up in a modest household of bakers and chefs, spending her early life watching water and dough swirl about. When she was 5, she targeted by another girl who really wanted the cupcake she was eating. After a small tussle, the other girl suddenly awakened her powers and a fireball erupted on Kaya's backside, hospitalizing her for a day and causing her parents to withdraw her from school. Upon her instance to go back, her parents relented and she returned with a batch of cookies. After gaining the good will of her small peers, she "befriended" her fiery classmate. From that day on, Kaya would occasionally trip her and make her "friend's" milk during snack time have the consistency of peanut butter until they swore off milk for good. She got her sweet revenge, eating her cupcake, and watching the world burn with her newfound powers.
Kaya toned down her rain of terror from the shadows over the years but continues to have a good chuckle terrorizing cafeterias and blasting people's heels. Kaya has a penchant for sweets, sugary stories, and athletics.
Physical Description: 5'3'' with waist length black hair, enjoys wearing jersey knit jackets and blazers.
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Post by vireos on Sept 29, 2018 0:25:30 GMT -5
Name: Anna Ross Race: Cat Enkidu Age: 14 Magical Power: Summons puppets from stuffed animals Category: Conjuration Personality: Energetic and always smiling and willing to lend out a hand to help History: Anna is a 14 year old cat girl who hides her ears with her oversized witch hat. She goes to Nova Lux Academy to help her with her conjuration ability. However, after walking home with some friends, she was nearing her home when she noticed a column of smoke rising from where her house originally was. She rushed over and used one of her stuffed animals and summon it to be able to fight for her and give her protection. She got to the front door and rushed in only to be faced with a wall of fire blocking her path. She attempted to push through the flames but her puppet kept her back to protect her. She called for her parents but wasn’t successful. Because of this event, she now mainly keeps to her stuffed animals but will lend out a hand and put a smile on for others because she doesn’t want the same thing to happen to them.
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Post by Zen on Sept 29, 2018 0:42:10 GMT -5
Name: Dussel Tivoli Race: Human Age: 16 Magical Power + Category: General Physical Enhancement; Transmutation. When channeling his essence, Dussel can simultaneously boost the effectiveness of his eyes, his legs and his motor functions, an ability he utilizes to its fullest when proving his worth on the field. It generally doesn't come to it, but he can also drastically increase the strength of the rest of his body. Character Flaws: Overconfidence/arrogance, and an internal obligation to step in and fix problems without the help of others. Half of it is pride; the other half is a refusal to let others harm themselves. Personality: Dussel is confident to a fault, and sometimes thinks of himself as destined for greatness. As someone blessed with a purely physical array of magic, he has made an internal vow to place himself in danger before others can do the same. When broken down and defeated, he takes it as a personal challenge and will devote himself to seizing a victory in retaliation. No one who defeats him will ever leave his memory. Such a habit may, one day, lead to his destruction. History: Dussel is a hardy and persistent freshman who is already making a name for himself on the Nova Lux association football team. He uses his powers to grant himself every conceivable advantage toward the enemy goal. While the other students bombard the playing field with all manner of eldritch magic, Dussel pushes through with sheer brawn. While he lacks a distinctly supernatural edge, when stripped to the bone he's the best player by far. He's known for his talent for sports, both in physical prowess and a tactician's wit, but behind closed doors he is also a highly experienced kickboxer. What is he training for? Dussel couldn't say. But he likes the security.
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Post by Iaashadow on Sept 29, 2018 0:48:29 GMT -5
Name: Yvine Hitch
Race: Elf
Age: 15
Magical Power + Category: Evocation - Can 'jump' long distances in a straight line, which makes it seem that he is teleportation. This effect is actually achieved through him moving very very fast in an exactly straight line for a minuscule amount of time. This can be done in any direction (including straight up) and can be 'chained together' to diminishing returns (explained below). This power can be used to transfer through solid objects (with enough practice that Yvine does not yet have) and actions can be performed mid 'jump' with enough practice.
Yvine starts with an amount of distance (this can be built up but for now it is 600 feet or so) that can be used in rapid succession, as long as consecutive jumps get shorter by at least 75% or he comes to a complete stop before jumping again. His distance regenerates at a rate of 10 feet a minute (1 hour recharge time)
Personality: Yvine is your normal angsty teen. His self image isn't great and he makes up for it by attaching himself to things he thinks are cool, like his favorite elven bands, or watching power fighting tournaments. He tries to be nice but its hard for him to be nice all the time while balancing his need to be well liked by people he likes. He wants to join the military in the future, and is interested in combat. He wants to start boxing, but will probably need to build up some more muscle for that.
History: Yvine was born in a hospital, like most other kids. He grew up in a modest household as an only child, where his father, an accomplished (college level) runner, tried to live vicariously through his son. Yvine was involved in track all through middle school until his powers started surfacing, and all of a sudden he was 'cheating' at sprinting and his father put him in the academy (albeit very reluctantly). In his spare time he has enjoyed reading action novels, watching whatever movies are popular, and playing games with a local elven / human group of kids he went to middle school with.
Appearance: Yvine is six foot one, has longish brown hair, and brown eyes. He keeps clean shaven and has a fairly angular face and a square jaw. He likes to wear jeans and tank tops, as he thinks he is a total stud, when in reality he's pretty skinny and looks like he skips the gym. He occasionally dons a beanie when he doesn't want to stick out as Elven. He just got his ears pierced so he makes sure to rock his favorite silver stud earrings. His skin is pale and he has a few small birthmarks (spots) on his left hand.
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Name: Jocelyn Shaw
Race: Human
Age: 14
Magical power (Explained): Storybook: Can create ethereal elements that correspond with stories (List below), more stories can be gathered over time but only from other storybook power users.(I.E. you can't just read a book and get a new power). The book must be in hand in order for its power to be used. Currently known stories: (Stories last 1 hour, and have a 1 hour down time) The Conference of the Birds: Can create ethereal bird wings allowing her to fly. The Golden Legend: Can breathe fire, however has to eat a lot to use this effectively, as food is used as fuel essentially Beowulf: Allows the user to wield a large (ethereal) broadsword with incredible strength and skill
Category that your magic falls under: Conjuration
Personality: Jocelyn is a somewhat reclusive bookworm, but doesn't like being alone for too long. She likes talking about whatever nerdy thing she's currently into with whoever she happens to be near. She's bubbly, if a little naive and overly cautious. Her favorite things are books, coffee, and blankets.
History: Jocelyn grew up in the Storyteller's guild, a group of families all with the storybook power. This is to say that she grew up in a giant library. Her parents are kind people who both help to run the guild. They originally intended to school her themselves in the guild, but she insisted on going to the academy to gain some outside perspective (and to hopefully meet some people outside of the guild).
Appearance: Jocelyn is 5'0", has black hair with faded purple tips that she likes to keep in a ponytail, wears glasses, and doesn't have a preference on what clothing she wears (as long as its comfortable). Her skin is a very light olive.
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Post by Rueff on Sept 29, 2018 5:34:20 GMT -5
Updated the race lore and explained the class categories. I also changed the character sheet a little bit.
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Post by DragonLord Zae on Sept 29, 2018 11:21:24 GMT -5
Name: Ezaku Leoro Race: Human/Elf Age: 16 Magical power (Explained): Arcane Focus. Able to pull magic from his own energy, Ezaku can channel it into a large blast or smaller forms of attack. Category that your magic falls under.: Evocation Personality: Friendly and happy to be friends almost anyone, but that too causes problems with judging people's good and bad intentions. History: Being half Human and Elf, Ezaku was beaming with Essence from a young age and tapped into it quickly, but that didn't stop the boy from hanging with the wrong groups at the wrong times. He would tend to be in trouble a lot, both in and out of school but he still did well to up his grades enough to move up every year. By the time he ended up in Nova Lux, he tried to fix himself but he still found himself in the wrong groups and even with his high grades, the school held him back another year, making his parents very upset with him. Physical description: About 6ft in height, slightly toned body, 160lb, looks more human if not for his halfling ears giving away his Elven line. Short Dirty Blond hair & Forest Green eyes.
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Post by Rueff on Sept 29, 2018 16:39:09 GMT -5
GrahamBeep Beep! Beep Beep! Beep Beep! The alarm clock had exclaimed, buzzing to life and filling the room with its echoing chime.
“Good Morning Lucrum! It’s seven in the morning on this snowy September day and the temperatures are at an all time low of twenty-seven degrees. We here at Mythical Mornings suggest you bring a jacket or two before going outside. Now to play us awake it’s the new hit single by Mina Natuka, Essence ”
Music on the Radio
A slow acoustic guitar would hum a soothing melody before the vocals came in with a smooth silky tone.
“Mng…” Graham muttered as he rolled over and turned off the radio. He let out a loud yawn before rubbing his eyes and stretching his arms out wide.
“I can’t believe I made it.”, the boy muttered before flopping down back onto the bed. He’d roll his head to the side and look out his window.
Outside was a serene image of fluffy white snow gently falling to the ground of the Nova Lux Academy plaza. He had finally made it, his first day of freshman year at the most renowned school known to man would start today. A smile spread across his face as he lunged out of the bed with joy and began to bounce around the room like a bunny rabbit. He’d plaster his face against the window and look over the landscape with beaming baby blue eyes. This was the place he always dreamed about coming to, and now that he was here he was happier than can be. The overview of the school plaza was a sight to behold on the snowy fall morning. Crisp autumn leaves fell down over the rustic cobblestone pavilion and were quickly blotted white with sprinkling diamond dust from the sky above. From the view of his dormitory Graham could see it all. He could see the past the historical buildings and towards the mossy green bridge that connected the school to the rest of the world. He could see the sports fields which looked more like a covered backyard on a snowy evening. He could even see the Lucrum harbor far below.
Giddy with joy Graham rushed to get ready for his first day of class. He’d scramble around his dormitory and tug on his uniform in a whirlwind, before slamming his door shut and running down the halls. Every step he took was one step closer to reaching his goal, and he took those strides as fast as he could, flying down the hallway and heading towards class A!
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Post by Zen on Sept 29, 2018 18:15:13 GMT -5
Dussel Tivoli
"Hey!" Graham suddenly felt a strong pull at the back of his collar, and he immediately stopped in his tracks. Grasping his shirt was a boy a couple of years his senior, with tan skin and a dark, pale blue head of hair. "No running in the halls. This ain't your old boarding school. You stampede over the wrong person and you could level the building!"
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Post by DragonLord Zae on Sept 29, 2018 18:28:58 GMT -5
Ezaku Leoro
The alarm rang and rang before being quieted by a hit of a hand. A mumble cam from the owner as the limb pulled back under the bed sheet to hide away from the world. Ezaku was never a morning person and even after all of last year, he still wasnt but he had gotten better, at least when the years end comes but day one? Not so easy. It would be another five minutes before the clock rings again just to be silenced again but in the background he could hear a podcast, perhaps his roommates own alarm? Ezaku pulls his arm back, wanting just five more minutes of this sweet sleep, and would almost get that if he didnt hear the soft thumps of his roomie moving about the place, clearly getting ready for his first day. Ez couldnt be upset with the boy, even in this hour of the day, he was the same on his first day too.
The blond would finally push himself up from his bed sheets, stretching out his own arms and getting a few pops of his shoulder and back before the limbs fall to rest in his lap. Ezaku would look to his window to see the weather but frown when snow fell in front of the glass. It would be a few moments before he pulled himself out of his bed, looking out more to see the amount of snow covering the land. "Oh come on, its to early for this..." He mumbled then looks to the door as he could hear Graham getting around, reminding him he too would need to get around for class.
Once the other boy was hurrying off, Ezaku was just getting on the last of his uniform, fixing up his hair before slowly making his way out of the room. He was in no rush as he knew where the classes are at and didnt need to be as early as most first years would need to be as some didnt even know where the classes were. He locks the door, being the last to leave, then finally heads off to Class A while fixing his jacket to bundle up in it, heading down the same Hall as Graham had taken.
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Post by Rueff on Sept 29, 2018 18:31:07 GMT -5
Graham
“Wa-Woah!”, Graham exclaimed as he was tugged back and held in place by the blue haired boy. He cowered as the boy towered over him, intimidating him and causing him to stutter out, “S-Sorry! I, I really didn’t mean to run into you or anything! It’s uhm. It’s my first day here and I’m just really excited.”
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Post by vireos on Sept 29, 2018 18:34:55 GMT -5
Anna
As Dussel did that, a flash of pink went by as the two boys turn their heads to see a girl with pink hair walk by. She is holding what looks to be just a regular stuffed bear. As she walked by she was humming a small tune to herself giving off that weird "ooooooookaaaaaaaay" kind of vibe. She stops in her tracks and spun on her heel to look at the two boys revealing her also pink eyes. She walks towards the boys, smiles and says "Especially if it's a girl that you run into." She kinda just chuckles softly and goes back to humming and goes on about her way to the classroom.
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Post by Zen on Sept 29, 2018 19:37:21 GMT -5
Dussel Tivoli
Dussel snickered and gave the boy a firm pat on the back. "Yeah, we're all pretty excited. Just don't get yourself blown up, okay?" He clapped his hands once and made his way down the hall.
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