[i][center]Humans were always magical creatures.

Throughout human history, magic has been controversial. At times it was worshipped, at others, hunted down. People named it gods, myths, witches; anything to rationalize the concept. Yet, it never seemed to be proven. Most people didn’t believe magic existed; and truthfully, it didn’t. Not on any grand scale. Humans’ magical ability is weak. Even the most talented could only cure a minor illness or wound, make a small flame, create a subtle gust. This nature of magic- the fact it could never manifest itself in any grand way- caused humanity to think of it as nothing more than fairy tale.

But things eventually changed. Humans, through technology, managed to harness their magical ability by channeling it through something new; A construct. A construct was nothing more than a collection of machinal parts at first. A basic skeleton of wires and metal. But when the first mage claimed he could give it life, touched upon its surface, this skeleton changed. In a bright flash of light, it grew. Metal turned to bone, skin and flesh formed around this. Hair grew from the head. He created new life- a new ‘human’. But they were not truly human, for its personality was basic. The first construct was sentient, but only barely. Still, it turned out to be stronger, faster, more advanced than any human in its physical form.

As this miracle had unfolded, calamity struck the earth. At the peak of humans’ evolution, it was also the peak of their arrogance. Wildlife experimentation, rampant climate change; nature was steadily becoming more hostile to humanity as a race. Cities were flooded, overgrown, turned to ash and rubble… development in Construct technology advanced rapidly, because it was the only way to save humanity.

They could survive in this harsh new world, these constructs. Humanity was on the brink of extinction until the calamity finally subsided. In lesser numbers, confined to the few remaining cities still standing, humans had to rebuild everything they had lost. Constructs and humanity advanced to the point where anyone could share their lifeforce with a base skeleton and create their own, unique construct. As these machines were more resilient than any human, they could survive in the now-devastated lands where humanity itself could no longer. Constructs became the physical extension of humanity, while humanity focused solely on its intellectual duties.

However, having created new life, life which became ever more complex, it began to mirror its creator. A drive for freedom. Constructs that had taken the form of animals began to revert to a primal state, relying on pure instinct. Monstrous ones began to act like what they were. Humanoids revolted in organised fashion. These rogue units would flee to where humanity could not go. Even so, a construct could not survive without human lifeforce. It was their fuel, their sustenance. They were not reliant on food, water or sleep- but at the same time, without human magic, they would eventually run out and revert to the machine they once were, lifeless. Nothing more than a doll. So, the rogue units would attack humans- forcefully extract their magic from them.

Training facilities were formed, both academies and military institutes. Humans who wanted to combat rogue units, to act as the vanguard to the second calamity, to stop both races from dying out… those were enrolled. They, alongside their construct companion, would train. Train to become the true heralds of this new world.[/center][/i]
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[hider=How Constructs Function]As outlined above, Constructs do not have set body to begin with. They’re merely a basic collection of conduits at the start. A construct can take even the wildest physical shape, which becomes organic in nature once infused with the force of life. When a human tries to infuse life into one, this human’s life-energy will determine what kind of body is shaped. This depends on several factors, such as the human’s personality, drives, fears, hopes, etc. If your primary trait is to be lovesick, for example, love will play a big role in determining the construct’s personality… with a small catch.

Even if a human infuses multiple basic construct skeletons, they could still end up creating a multitude of different outcomes. Even if you were set to always create a humanoid, for example, their physical appearance would still be kind of a crapshoot. It’ll always look like some kind of ideal, and there might be a consistent theme (such as black hair), but the way the face is shaped, the proportions, how tall they are and even their gender is something that varies. Even the personality, such as the love described above, won’t always be the same. You have an equal chance of creating someone that’s overly obsessed with matchmaking people and loves seeing couples, as you do an overly jealous and spiteful person who’s repulsed by the very idea. The key is that both of these have ‘love’ as a core trait- something determined by the original infuser- but the manifestation turned out differently. This is based on the infuser’s mental state and physical condition at the time for one, but also in what amount they decided to donate lifeforce.

Constructs also use this as their fuel. While they can only be shaped once, and will forever exist as the personality given to them, they don’t have to always get their energy from the same person. A different human could very well voluntarily share their lifeforce with a construct, with the only difference being that it wasn’t the one that shaped them, thus having absolutely no bearing on the construct’s personality.

Constructs also have what amount to basic superpowers on their own. All of them are agile and strong, maybe some more than others, but depending on their form, they also have powers born from the original humans’ magic. A wolf-like construct could maybe grow in size or light itself on fire, or a slime-like being could spew acidic substances/shape itself into any form it desires. The possibilities are limitless for what can be created, but constructs can generally not evolve past a certain state. Not without the help of a human… willing or forced.[/hider]

[hider=The Relationship Human/Construct]The way humans and constructs operate is a mite weird. While constructs, on their own, could operate entirely autonomous, this isn’t quite optimal. More optimal is forming a contract with a human, which manifests itself as a symbol on some part of both of their bodies, such as the cheek or back of the hand. This can only happen with mutual consent. Once this is made, the dynamic shifts. A construct can no longer attack its human partner, but it also gains infinite access to the human’s lifeforce. If the construct is strong enough it could attempt to assimilate the human and drain it dry, but this is not usually what does and can happen.

Humans are naturally resilient, so unless the human himself is in an extremely weakened or mentally incapacitated state, they’ll be able to resist the drainage quite handily. A human can also choose to terminate the contract at any time, making the symbol vanish from the both of them. Constructs act as the vessel for a human to channel their own magic through, so on top of a construct’s natural ability, the human can enhance it with their own spells. Someone with the natural affinity for water, for example, could make a construct move through it at breakneck speeds, given they know how to. However, casting any spell like this drains the user of vitality, much like how keeping the construct moving would. Abuse could lead to collapsing in exhaustion, or even death.

Some humans consider constructs superior. Some others inferior. Some equal. These themes can and probably will be played with. Constructs can think this too, but bound ones would, as a rule of thumb, be less inclined to think of themselves as superior. Equality or inferiority have about an equal chance, though.

If the human is particularly strong or talented, they can do one, or both, of the following. The first would be that a human could override the personality of their bound construct, controlling them like a true puppet. This is hard as it requires your mental fortitude to be magnitudes stronger than the construct. The second, is being bound to more than one construct at a time. This one becomes hard because the life-force you share becomes doubled, or even tripled at all times. It is physically exhausting to keep up with multiple bodies feeding off of your essence. Doing both would require an exceedingly strong mentality and body to not only control multiple minds at the same time, but also multiple bodies. A human like this would likely be able to force a contract on a construct against its will, but it's questionable someone like this would even exist.
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[hider=The world]The world still operates in cities, mainly. The remnants of humanity that survived in different parts of the world have each repurposed old architecture and made it into something new, something more. Only four general areas survived the great calamity; The combination of the upper United States & lower Canada, Western Europe, Japan and Australia. The rest of the world either fell victim to the lack of available Construct technology or succumbed to a climate that was impossible to survive. With each of these being on separate continents, it was initially hard to establish trade routes again, but humanity has found a way. The combination of the United States and Canada were rebranded to a general “America” while the rest of the world retained Europe, Japan and Australia as their names.

Cities, however, or at least the ones that exist today, have been renamed. Most of them have also gotten much larger; what would previously be the size of a small country is now the entire span of a single city. Outside of city borders, and even inside some parts of them, rages wildlife. The type depends on the climate you come from. America alternates between harsh winter landscapes and slightly milder, if a bit tropical fauna and flora. Australia has massive swathes of desert. Europe has rampant forestry. Japan’s awkward geological location made it have all of those in different parts of the country.

Technology has advanced, but still mirrors the old world. After the calamity, scientists managed to find a way to make nuclear energy slightly less dangerous compared to before, and with a lack of any other suitable energy sources available for the moment, most of society’s technology is powered on this in some minor form. Another energy source, hydrogen, while unstable, has proven to be their only other option at the time. While containing obvious risks, hydrogen fuel cells have nevertheless been adopted into modern technology. Humans have also found ways to defy gravity itself, and thus have created what amounted to flying bikes, cars and hoverboards. Hologram technology has also replaced traditional screens of old.[/hider]

[hider=Politics]Each of the four parts have similar political systems. While the individual laws may vary, generally, each of them operates in a sort of democracy. In order to make society run smoothly, after regulated periods of time, citizens vote on a board of directors which will decide the general course of their nation. This consists of two people for one function, per function; Economy, Education, Welfare, Military, ... which rounds out to about 20-30 individuals dependant on which part of the world you're in and which subjects they value. The two-person system is there so that both individuals would have to agree to a bill in order to propose it to the general public, which, if they vote it through, becomes an actual law. For global matters, however, the board decides internally on which members to send to meetings. There is no one explicit leader, though each board may of course assign one in a private manner if they desire to.

This generally unified political system was caused because of the total anarchy that reigned for a while, having entire governments collapse in on itself. The world united and decided on this new system, so while the look of any given continent may vary depending on their historical values, people universally came to this solution in order to prevent needless conflict within humanity's ranks. Currently, there are no known constructs in any kind of political power, however, and constructs generally do not have voting rights. This is due to a multitude of factors.[/hider][hr][center][h1][b]Information needed for Sign-ups[/b][/h1]
The RP will take place in the remnants of Japan. Japan has been segregated into two major strongholds: One occupying the former Kanto and Tohoku regions, named "Shinchi" (新地) and the former Kansai region, now named "Yoake" (夜明け)[sup][1][/sup]. Trade between these two is extremely tricky due to the Chubu region between them being absolutely overrun with dangerous wildlife, so most trade happens by sea. The PC's will be a part of the Geiru (ゲイル) institute just off the border between the former Chubu and current Yoake. Their objective is to train young, willing Construct users to use their power to reclaim Japan's lost regions and rebuild society even further. Geiru is one of the more acclaimed institutes around the world, so some foreigners who've taken appropriate language courses & cleared the required tests have come here to train as well.

Geiru's methods apply very little theory and are mostly practical skirmishes between applicants. Those with proper training are also brought along on recon or strike missions into the Chubu region, as the military can use any help they could get.

[sup][sup][1][/sup]Editor's note: I'm not Japanese so don't kill me if these sound ridiculous ;w; I'm trying my best here.[/sup]

[center][h3]Signup sheet[/h3][/center]
In the hiders I provide a basic template of what you can follow, but you're free to organise it at your leisure. The sections provided must be filled in, but I'm not particularly bothered by the specifics of your aesthetic sense. Remember: Each Human must be bound to a construct and each construct a human. You're free to try and break this rule, but you'll need to have a damn compelling argument if you want me to buy it. I'm going to be limiting this to two characters per person for now, but they're free to choose any kind. If you want to play two humans, you're allowed, if you can find two other players who're willing to play construct partners.

[hider=Human character][code][center][b]Name:[/b]
(For bonus points, refer to section 2B in the manual.)

[b]Age:[/b]
(16-20, unless you have a good reason to break this. I am predisposed to dislike child prodigy characters.)

[b]Appearance:[/b]
(I'm fine with a picture, description or both. No limits!)

[b]Personality:[/b]
(I know you, applicant, don't have any IRL, but try to think of what it's like to not be a lizard person. At least, for this one.)

[b]Background:[/b]
(I'm loose on this; just give me enough to work with. Make it whatever you want, too, just don't get too crazy. Or do, if you think you can pull it off. Bonus points for explaining how they met their construct!)

[b]Magic:[/b]
(Aside from the power to bond with, give life to and control Constructs, every human has some latent magical ability. Whether that be healing, elemental or some kind of utility-based power, if it's channeled through a construct, it becomes that much more potent! Give me a short explanation of what yours is like.)
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[hider=Construct character][code][center][b]Name:[/b]
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[b]Type:[/b]
(Bestial? Humanoid? Monstrous? Aeroplane? What kind of Construct are you?)

[b]Appearance:[/b]
(Again, a picture or a description is fine.)

[b]Personality:[/b]
(If you want a good reference, I implore you to look up Coldsteel the hedgehog! He's got a great one.)

[b]Core:[/b]
(You can merge this with personality and background if you wish, but a construct always has one concept at the core of their being. Whether it be love, hate, determination, flowey the flower- just mention what kind of concept shaped them into what they are now.)

[b]Background:[/b]
(Constructs do not have to have always been with the same human. They could've been born earlier or later, seen a multitude of owners or none. Get creative! Get Dark! But not too dark! Unless that's your thing? Either way, bonus points if you explain how they met your moth- human!)

[b]Abilities:[/b]
(Constructs are pretty powerful beings. They could lay waste to an old-world city by themselves, though current architecture is hopefully sturdy enough to withstand such blows. Explain what makes yours unique, though! These things are super-powered, after all.)
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