[table][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/EAhPBQk.png[/img][/center][hr][hr][row][cell][h1][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/183929-recollections-magnanimous-a-unique-urban-fantasy-rp/ic]IC[/url][/h1][/cell][cell][h1][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/183929-recollections-magnanimous-a-unique-urban-fantasy-rp/ooc]OOC[/url][/h1][/cell][cell][h1][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/183929-recollections-magnanimous-a-unique-urban-fantasy-rp/char]CHAR[/url][/h1][/cell][/row][row][cell][quote] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187788]Recollections So Far[/url][/b] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187789]Summary[/url][/b] ◦ [b]Chapter One: He Was Tenderhearted[/b] [indent][b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5189053]1.1[/url][/b][/indent] [/quote][/cell][cell][quote] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187780]Overview[/url][/b] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187781]Extra-Normal Beings[/url][/b] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187783]The Vanburen Family[/url][/b] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187784]Araminta[/url][/b] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187790]Misc[/url][/b] [/quote][/cell] [cell][quote] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187785]Character List/Sheet[/url][/b] ◦ [b][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5187786]NPC List[/url][/b][/quote][/cell][/row][/table] [hr] [hider=Glossary of Terms] [table][row][/row][row][cell][h1]A[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Aberration -[/b] An oddity among the Extra-Normal beings as they were created by Apparitions. Which isn't supposed to happen. [b]Abscised -[/b] A form of Aberration that either had their body taken over by an Apparition or were otherwise removed. [b]Abstraction -[/b] The term for an otherworldly and fantastical ability that all Extra-Normal beings possess in one way or another. [b]Adept -[/b] A type of Extra-Normal being from Glint that uses their abstraction similar to a wizard. [b]Adjoined -[/b] A form of Aberrant when a person is fused with an Apparition and is permanently fused or capable of transforming. [b]Affinity -[/b] An Adept's preferability to learn certain spells that correspond with them. [b]Affixed -[/b] A type of Extra-Normal being that has an Apparition bonded to them that they can control. [b]Afflicted -[/b] An Extra-Normal being that was cursed by an Extra-Normal Being. [b]Agent -[/b] An Agent is created when a Blind comes in contact with an Apparition that has been sealed and are allowed to use their power. [b]All-Verse -[/b] The multiverse, a collection of infinite worlds. [b]Ancient -[/b] A God-Like being that embodies a different type of Lux. They're rarely seen other than the Hound, but each of them have their own motives. [b]Apparition -[/b] An ethereal being created by Luminscience that is created and powered by belief and emotion. [b]Aura -[/b] An invisible field that surrounds all people and objects that Extra-Normal beings can sense to discern information (such as health, hostility, etc). [b]Awakened -[/b] A being from Shimmer that had strong emotion within them and during their Awakening event gained extra-normal abilities. [b]Awakening -[/b] An event where a normal person gains fantastical powers - usually a moment of intense emotion such as dancing with a lover or almost getting killed. [h1]B[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Blind -[/b] Someone who possesses no Extra-Normal abilities or even the slightest affinity towards it. [h1]C[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Casting -[/b] The act of an adept using their ability. [b]Channeler -[/b] A tool an Adept uses to use their abstraction. [b]Collective-Awakening -[/b] The phenomenon when a group of people Awakens in the same area where they share a piece of each other's powers. Each collective has their own "mechanics" which dictate how their abstractions interact with each other. [b]Counterpart -[/b] The phenomenon of there being another version of a single person from another universe. They can be drastically different or more or less the same. [h1]E[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Emotional Field -[/b] An invisible barrier that exists between all Extra-Normal Beings that protects them from each other's abilities. [b]Extra-Normal -[/b] The term used to refer to anything supernatural. [h1]F[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Farmer Hill -[/b] A place in Montana where the Glutton was originally sealed. After the Glutton's defeat the place was destroyed by an earthquake.[/cell][cell][h1]G[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Glutton -[/b] An eldritch abomination that consumed countless worlds and was sealed and eventually defeated at Farmer Hill. However, a small fragment of the Glutton remained. [h1]H[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]The Hound -[/b] The grim reaper of the setting and an Ancient. A black wolf that claims lives and takes them to the other side. Likes to make deals that are impossible to keep. [h1]J[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Joint-Casting -[/b] An act where two adepts combine their Lux to perform stronger Casting. [h1]K[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Kindling-Event -[/b] An event where an Adept experiences a vision of either the future or one of their ancestors having to experience emotions that correspond with their Lux. [h1]L[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Luminescence -[/b] The alternate term for magic, it's separated into eleven different lights. [b]Lux -[/b] The terms for each of the eleven colors of Luminescence. They are known as Rage, Fear, Love, Happiness, Pride, Anticipation, Nostalgia, Sadness, Hope, Apathy, and Courage. [h1]O[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]One-Eye-Open -[/b] The state of a Blind gaining more of a sensitivity to the Extra-Normal and can perceive them. [h1]R[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Recollection -[/b] A flashback that can be experienced by Extra-Normal beings under certain situations. [h1]S[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Sealing -[/b] The act of sealing an Apparition into an object by drawing a symbol you [i]believe in[/i] around an object. [b]Severance -[/b] The act of an Adept willingly cutting their connection to their Lux or their Ancestor doing it for them. [b]Shimmer -[/b] The universe in which the story takes place. [b]Sigil -[/b] A tattoo-like brand that appears on an Awakened somewhere or appears when an Adept casts. [b]Subsequent-Awakening -[/b] After undergoing great personal change, an Awakened's abstraction can completely shift to something completely new after being exposed to strong emotions. [h1]T[/h1][sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [b]Traveler -[/b] A being that has traveled from their original world into another one. [/cell][/row][/table] [/hider]