[color=00aeef][b]Four Winds[/b][/color][HIDER]Four Winds was founded by Jasper in the late nineteen-forties following the devastating second demon war.  During the reconstruction of magical world, Jasper spent a great deal of time in the countryside helping to rebuild the nation he had played a role in destroying.  Guilt was what moved him to start up his institution in the remote mountain valley but it quickly changed over the years.  Jasper recruited his old friends to help teach and began to scout out the gifted individuals in the world.

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Why? That is a question that has been asked for years.  The official reason is said to be Jasper’s desire to help preserve and protect the greatest humanity has to offer and to provide for them an environment that allows them to expand their abilities to that of their full potential.  Indeed, over the years many excellent individuals have come from the hallowed halls of what became known as Four Winds.  However, there have also been numerous graduates that have gone on to do horrible, monstrous things.  They all also thanked Jasper’s academy for their training.

Four Winds is an institution for those with  exceptional talents and eccentricities no matter their moral standing or family background. They take in people from all walks of life no matter their history or skill set.  It is for these reasons that the institute has another name.  The Zoo.  A place for misfits, oddities, monsters, and exotic beasts.  Have no fear though, for whatever you arrive as you most certainly will leave as something more.[/HIDER]
[b][color=aba000]Abilities[/color][/b]
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Magic is the life energy produced by all living bodies vital for survival. Magic from all parts of the body has a tendency to flow together, producing one mass of energy. This happens without the individual's awareness, typically resulting in a slow leak of magic continually escaping the body. However, there are a select few who are capable of expressing their magical energies which, in essence, allows them to create a special and unique ability.
There are six types of magical energy; every individual is born having one of these six different magic types. 

[List][*][b][color=ed1c24]Enhancement[/color][/b] refers to the use of magic to increase the natural abilities of an object or one's own body. 
[*][b][color=f26522]Transmutation[/color][/b] allows users to change the properties of their magical energy to mimic something else. 
[*][b][color=39b54a]Conjuration[/color][/b] on the other hand, grants the ability to create a physical, independent, material objects out of one's own magical energies. 
[*][b][color=00aeef]Liberation[/color][/b] deals with the controlling and deployment of their magical energy while separating it from their body. And lastly, 
[*][b][color=92278f]Manipulation[/color][/b] allows the control of living or non-living things in certain ways depending on the conditions and means set by the user.
[*][b][color=aba000]Specialization[/color][/b] is any magic that doesn't belong into the other five categories, being referred to as the vaguest of all types of magic.[/List]
Most abilities are based on one's individual magic type. Though it is possible for one to develop abilities outside of his primary magic type, one is typically less proficient at using those abilities. By creating an ability that one isn't suited for, one risks stagnating their potential by overloading their capacity for using magical energy. 
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There will be approximations to indicate just exactly how efficient one would be at using their magical abilities that one is not born into. Starting at one's own aura type, one has the potential to be 100% efficient at using abilities based in that category alone. Then looking at the category chart above, one has the potential to be 80% efficient at using aura types adjacent to one's primary type, 40% efficient at the opposite or farthest category, and 60% efficient in the two remaining categories. Specialization is typically unusable for non-Specialists because it is impossible to partially use; one either can or cannot use Specialist abilities. However, Conjurers and Manipulators have 1% efficiency potential of becoming Specialists due to being adjacent to it.
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[b][color=00a651]Application Form[/color][/b]
[HIDER][b][color=ed1c24]Name:[/color][/b] What you want people to call you.
[b][color=ed1c24]Age:[/color][/b] We accept those between age 13 to 18.
[b][color=ed1c24]Appearance:[/color][/b] An image would be amazing.

[b][color=ed1c24]Personality:[/color][/b] What are you like?
[b][color=ed1c24]History:[/color][/b] Include as much or as little of your background as you feel comfortable sharing. Just don't forget to mention the events that led to your discovery of your abilities.  This shall be kept strictly confidential.

[b][color=ed1c24]Skills:[/color][/b] Before we go into you gift, I'm sure you have something that you're good at.

[b][color=ed1c24]Magic:[/color][/b] You've been blessed with an ability. 
[List][*][color=ed1c24][b]Name:[/b][/color]What's it called?
[*][color=ed1c24][b]Type:[/b][/color] Pick from the six categories.
[*][color=ed1c24][b]Description:[/b][/color] What can you do with it?[/List] 
[b][color=ed1c24]Inventory:[/color][/b] Anything significant on you right now?[/HIDER]