[@Keira Adams]

I don't mind answering. This is a very short description, so I expect there to be a lot of things I'm missing. 

There is no specific mythology I used in making these races, rather a mixture of both Eastern and Western, just things I thought would be cool thematically. That said, this is predominately a fantasy setting, or what is left of it, so you can expect many different places and things of the sort, just twisted with my own flare for the grim. 

Though as of the beginning, the only playable race will be humans. I will go into more detail as to why later.

Your second question can be answered by going deeper into the lore of the Cardinal Races. In the age before, all living beings were able to use magic, to a basic degree, because they possessed a Soul. But not all were created equal. The first to rise and wake from the dreaming seeds cast by the World Tree, the very heart of Gaia, were the firstborn of the Gods, thus inheriting a piece of them. They were gifted with thoughts that allowed them to percieve beyond just instinct, subjective feelings like love and sadness and joy. These ideas allowed them to tap into a deeper power within 'Soul', discovering different methods of manipulating 'Aether' beyond just the [i]Elemental[/i], in which they defined into into magical arts called 'Arcana'. Due to their dominance over Aether, the lesser races referred to them as the 'Cardinals'.  

In short, it is both, as imagination plays in how one will use and shape their powers into unique forms. 

As for the third, you are almost correct. This is more fantasy, with a futuristic twist. It will be more the latter of what you said, with a mix of guns and swords that are modified and enhanced with magic-technology. 

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Phew, I finally got done with all that. I hope that answers everything. :^D