Age of Darkness: Emergence of the First Dawn

This RP is for heroes of a kind. You don’t really need to play a “Hero.” I'm not really sure how or what you all would like from this. I have a story in mind. There will be a "sanity" number... and your character can "Break." I did have 16 tags selected. So, this can be an "anything" RP... within reason and rules. 

[hider=Era of Manns’ Darkness 999 AD (9999 After the emergence of The Darkness)]
In ancient times the races all banded together to contain the entity known as “the Darkness.” Ancient times… to men perhaps. Elves, Dwarves and other long-lived races can state that it wasn’t that long ago. Each human generation is told to write. Some find it difficult when facing the darkness because it was terrifying not knowing if it will be the last statement one writes. 

None truly knows what the darkness is. All they know is that each race has combated the darkness for thousands of years. To clarify, Each race takes turns. Every thousand years, another race steps in to combat the darkness. They do this in order for the other races to have an era of peace. Mann or Human, as most call them, have small lifespans. However, due to this, they prosper during the age of peace. Unfortunately, during the first age of Darkness for Mann, their numbers dwindle. 

Mann was the first to step up and take a thousand years of darkness. That decision nearly eradicated Mann from the planet. However, times have changed. The Human bloodlines started to mingle with other races and so did their hopes and dreams. It has been just about ten-thousand years since the darkness appeared. None had the power to defeat it, only hold it back. It was time for a change. Mann was devastated. However, they still remain and stronger than last time. 

The kingdom of Mann was very militaristic for thousands of years. They didn’t allow themselves to relax, in order to be ready in the future. Everyone down to children who can hold knives are trained to fight. Those that bear magical aptitude are admitted to The College Arcana. Those that seem able to sever magic or seem against magic are sent to the College Templars. There are other Colleges as well; Knights, Hoods, Bows, Builders, Gatherers, and others. 

Templars are meant to make sure that Mages or those of the Arcane, don’t dabble in magic they shouldn’t be. Each mage is always followed by a Templar after the graduation of both students. Otherwise, they are stuck on school grounds. Each school trains together in order to make sure they are all prepared for battles together. 

That aside the final day of Mann is coming and none know what to do next. The council arrived at the Darklands in order to discuss the future of the realm. Most of the mages could create portals to other realms and thus escaping the darkness. Others had suggested that they could erect a tower to contain the darkness. None really know what to do. Everyone is giving ideas to what should be done. However, none can land on a final answer. [/hider]