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Two centuries have passed since the towering obelisk appeared, a large black chrysalis standing as a reminder to the old days of monsters and magic. Long since have any memories of its arrival faded from the minds of the people, leaving naught but rumors and myths surrounding its origins and purpose. Those brave enough to venture into the labyrinthine forest, and lucky enough to arrive at its base, have claimed to have felt a strange energy emanating from the structure. Some have even claimed to have seen a young woman slumbering within its walls. However, all who dare attempt the journey are certain of one thing... There are no certainties when it comes to that forest. Believed to be cursed, most shy away from the forest, taking whatever alternate routes necessary in order to go around it.

Since the crystal's appearance, magic has faded considerably from the land. It is not so lost that the common man would not know of it, however, there are very few left who wield it. Those that do are often locked away within labs and libraries, focused on research of various kinds and not bothering with the outside world. Similarly, creatures that once ran rampant across the land, devouring and destroying, have all but faded to legend... Though every once in a while, rumors of mysterious disappearances will spread, inexplicable accidents soon to follow, and the ramblings of a madman describing nightmares come to life.

It is no secret though that corruption is now at an all time high. Those that do not see it simply deny its existence, or are part of it themselves. The people find themselves in a state of unrest. War with neighboring nations seem almost inevitable. And dark rumors surrounding the figures of power only grow with time. This realms tension has reached a breaking point, and many are certain that something big is about to unfold...

What they are not aware of is that their future very well may rest in the hands of complete strangers. Not only are the destined heroes from another land, they are from another realm entirely. A world devoid of magic, with technologies far more advanced than anything found in their own. Can these heroes overcome the hardships set before them? Or will they succumb to the darkness and leave both worlds vulnerable to attack?




Overview

Your characters are from Earth as we know it today. Cars, planes, cellphones... Reality tv... The whole package. They could be from different cities, countries even, but they all have one thing in common. By some mishap, each one of them manages to stumble across a portal to another world. That world is known as Astoria, and it is the place that will serve as our RPs main setting. It is there that your characters will introduced to the ways of magic in the hopes that they can heal the wounds of the realm and defeat the lingering evils. Some of them may be willing to help with such a task, others might just want to return home... That is up to you. But returning home might not be as easy as it sounds. Either way, sounds like you'll be stuck in Astoria for a while.

Abilities

As mentioned before, each of your characters are going to find themselves slightly sturdier than the average person from Astoria. Why this is the case is a complete mystery, perhaps it has to do with their origins... Perhaps it is because they are destined to be heroes. Additionally, once they receive their crystals their magic and other abilities will begin to manifest, though keep in mind not all at once. It'll be a slight process as a sudden, and massive, change like that is likely to kill your character... As sturdy as they are. Fear not though, as you will have a teacher... Not to mention, your crystals will be your guides. (More on that, all in due time).
Here is the list of and descriptions for each of the elements again in case you have forgotten, or would like to reference while making your characters.



Now, concerning the crystals themselves. I've already picked out what kind will go with each element, but I didn't want to completely take away from the creative spark. As it will serve as your characters' source of power and guide, it is your choice as to how it will be worn; be it neclace, ring, bracer... whatever will fit your style.



Rules

Just the basics people. Play nicely with others. No Godmodding. No fighting. Make mistakes. And most of all, just have fun. This is meant to be a creative space for all of us. And as much as this RP, and this world is my idea... I am opening it up to you. Take some creative liberties. Let's see where this adventure takes us.

Quick note: If I haven't mentioned it before... The writing style for this should be mid-high casual. Stumps are understandable, but please stick to this as often as possible for the sake of all of us. Difficult to create responses when there is little to work with. :)

Character Sheets

{Picture-I usually use anime-styled personally}

Name: (Nicknames/Alias)
Age: (18-25)
Gender:
Description: (Something short to accompany the picture)

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Personality:
History:

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Elemental Alignment:
Crystal Form: (This is how you will wear it)

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Other: (Any fun facts, or anything you think you want to mention that doesn't have a home)




Greatly looking forward to your submissions guys!
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@WeepingLiberty

it is extremely late here, and I really should be sleeping.

I'll have a CS up tomorrow sometime hopefully~
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Awesome! I'll get to work on a CS right now. I'd expect it to be finished sometime this weekend as I'll be busy the next couple days, unless I manage the entire thing in one sitting which isn't very common for me.
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No worries guys. I've got a couple of things going on myself, so take a couple of days. Hash out some really awesome characters! I want quality out of this, so I really don't mind. ^.^

We'll make sometime this weekend the target goal, however, if anyone needs more time than that due to scheduling that's ok too.
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Here's a wip for now for anyone to take a gander at, since I don't think I'll have time to add anything for a while. At least gives an idea of what I'm going for before then.

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@WeepingLiberty

Okay, I might describe the crystal a bit more in detail later, but she's done for the most part.

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you wouldnt happen to be accepting would you?
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@Mistory

Unfortunately not at this time. :( All positions are currently filled, however, if you want to keep an eye on this in the case that something happens and a space does open up, you are more than welcome.
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And here's Morgan for review

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Sorry I took a bit, kind of busy. Here's the 1.0 of my sheet, might change, add, or remove a few minor things here or there. But this right here is overall what I'm aiming for.

v1.0
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@WeepingLiberty Here's my character. Let me know if I need to change anything. Thanks! :D


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Last and hopefully not least.


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Awesome. I'll go ahead and start going through these in just a moment. Sorry, I was out all day yesterday so I didn't have much time to swing by and check things out.
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I have to say, I'm very impressed. Everything looks great and I honestly have nothing to say in terms of changing anything. Unique and well rounded bunch... Y'all are going to make this very fun indeed, I can feel it. ^.^

Additionally, you all have given me a slight idea as well. The original plan for the crystal was that it would be presented to them some point after they arrived... However (and this is probably because I misread something somewhere in a CS) I think it would make even more sense when the time comes for the characters to already be in possession of their stones. That way they have a stronger link to them already by the time they are awakened to their magical potential in the other realm. How your characters acquired that stone and why it is embedded the way it is, I will leave that up to your discretion. I'll let you know when their links to magic have been made IC.

In any case: @Rune_Alchemist@Riegal@Skyrte@TaliPaendrag@Skwint you are all accepted and may move your CS over to the character tab. ^.^ Does anybody have any further questions? About the world? Plot plans (tho beware, I might not tell you a thing mwahahaha)? Anything else? Feel free to ask anything that comes to mind, whenever it comes to mind...

That being said, I do have a question for all of you. When would you guys like to start this? Anybody need a short break before hopping into more writing? Everybody rearing to go?
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I'm ready when you are.
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Thanks! And I agree, I really like this group of characters.

I've got no burning questions at the moment, since I'm sure many of them will be answered once we start, and it'll be more fun that way for me. Looking forward to seeing the Nether character though!

And I'm up for starting as soon as everyone would like :)
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Ready to go whenever you are, boss lady.

No questions here for the moment~
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Well, that's 3 votes to start whenever. So I'll get to start on the opening post ASAP. Not sure if I'll be able to get it up immediately as the boyfriend does come home from work soon and we'll be thinking about dinner... But soooooon, I promise.
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ALMOST DONE! Had to do a re-write because the draft I was working on was lost during a SURPRISE AND COMPLETELY UNWANTED COMPUTER UPDATE!!! Fkn windows man. I'm livid. It is okay though. I usually take that as an opportunity to re-write it better than it was before so I hope you all are going to like it. It's just taken me a little longer due to work and personal issues. I'll have it for you this weekend for sure. Hoping either tonight or if not, Sunday during the day sometime.
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I'm actually pretty happy about how that turned out, it sounds way cooler than it did the first time for sure. ^.^

I do apologize for taking so long to get it up, but first official IC post is up.
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