Synopsis: The country of 'Sobetsu' is in a state of turmoil. To the north of Kinzoku no Ageba is a coal mine founded by natives of the southern region of Kazan but is within the norther region of Beruga. Skirmishes for the mine have begun while the governments of each region have continued to go back and forth with legal claims for the mine. 

The western region of Hisen and the eastern region of Hayate have kept from the illegitimate war between their sister regions, which puts Beruga on a losing end of the resource battle. Both the Monarchy of Hisen and the Parliament of Hayate have kept their neutrality in spite of Beruga's plea for assistance. 

The Kyoujin (Shadow's Hand), an organization of Fairs (those without the talents of Elementals) which have been targeting the nobility of Beruga's Democracy and Kazan's Oligarchy, have attracted the attention of the Elemental Elders and, thus, the Masters' Council. The Council has been assigned to seek out their base and leader and devise a way to put an end to the organization. The Elemental Conclave, of Elders, has been debating amongst themselves whether or not to intervene in their daughter regions' current dispute.

Notes:[list][*]The world I have created is largely fleshed out. I have drawn maps by hand and have the major cities' and towns' locations. Villages and Tribes have remained unmarked and these may be fleshed out by players.[/*][*]Overall, there is a Feudal Asian/Colonial American setting throughout the country. Each region has further subsocietal traits of the native people. These are not strict but should be considered when creating a character.[/*][*]I have a "stat" system that is based off one's birth place, time, and date. This is being kept out for the sake of literary freedom. Should players show interest, it may be revealed to said individuals.[/*][*]I would like to know where your character lived/grew up in. I will provide the necessary information on that region's sociology and it is up to you to describe how that character fits in or denounces these sociological traits.[/*][*]Characters should have pivotal parts within the synopsis above. If you wish to start off as an "innocent" farmhand (or some such role), then please describe how you would like to be added into the plot. Otherwise, I will not make a side-story for your character (though I'm not saying you can't explore outside of the intended plot). [/*][*]Any age or rank of character is welcome.[/*][*]Please keep names of people and places within the Japanese language. I have a list of family names and common names used by the people of 'Sobetsu.' Foreigners (those originating from outside the country) are not allowed (yet).[/*][/list]

[url=http://sobetsu.freeforums.org/post928.html#p928]Basic Information[/url] (You are not required to read all of this before posting in this thread or even making a WIP character)
Please ignore the following sections: The Discplines and Mythological Creatures.
(I also apologize for the random grammatical errors. Forgive me! D:)

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