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"To Mr/Ms [Insert Name Here]

If you are reading this, your application for the Breakfast University of Magic (B.U.M.) has been reviewed and accepted! Congratulation and thank you for choosing us. We here at B.U.M. pride ourselves with having the best instructors, and a curriculum truly worth of being called 'the best!' and it has ever been our mission to guide potential mages, witches, warlocks, shamans, wizards, etc., towards the becoming their ideal self!

"Attached to this letter is the university handbook with map, your student I.D. so you don't get disintegrated by the school wards (that was a joke! Mostly) directions on how to get there from your location. Also attached are your room numbers and complementary lunch tickets!

"The term begins on the Spring Equinox (That's March 20 in mundane terms! See you're learning already!), please take care to arrive by 12:30 AM - yes you read that right,
AM, as in, Ante Merediem, as in before midday, as in before dawn! It doesn't matter what timezone you're in, just get there by 12 AM!

"Once again, thank you for choosing B.U.M., and may you live in interesting times!


- Secretary of Non-Academic Affairs, Germaine Gilliane, The Night Witch."



Magic exists. Magic is mysterious. Magic is attractive. Magic is powerful. Magic is all of this, and more.

But above everything, however, magic can be studied.

And that is where the Breakfast University of Magic comes into play. It is one of hundreds of secret schools scattered throughout the globe, and also among the foremost, perhaps even the best. It's Founder and current Headmaster, at least, is unrivaled among mages, and among the archmages, first among peers, and he has been for seven hundred years.

The University is an alliance of different schools of magic, all dedicated to fostering the potential of the magic users who walk through its hallowed halls. Although, rather than a conventional school, it is more akin to a huge research laboratory with occasional lectures. Fights are also more common and accepted than what would be permissible at mundane universities - it has to be, otherwise combat oriented magic users would wreck the place going mad from boredom!

Anyone can be accepted here, but not everyone; the standards for acceptance into the University mean that at the very least, some measure of control has been attained. It does not accept complete novices.


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Magic System - Magic here follows a "branch" system, in that all magic is descended from one of 5 sources or "Aeon's". The further from the source the less potent the magic. Once a magic - any magic - has reached its absolute pinnacle, it is said to evolve into an Aeon, and the mage in question is said to have "attained" it. Those that have attained an Aeon move above even the revered "Archemages" in rank, and become revered "Archetypes"


Magic Ranks - Mages are classified according to power, control, and their singularity - that is, the percentage of people that can replicate magic similar to theirs.


Examinations - Examinations in B.U.M. are the method by which one can prove they've advanced in rank. Examinations are generally held in the presence of at least 3 Masters who have no relation to the examinee(s), and consist of seven tasks. In order for a student enrolled in B.U.M. to graduate they must reach the rank of "Master", regardless of age or number of years in the school; the graduation exam is known as "The Full Circle Exam" and is done in the presence of 7 Masters, 1 Grandmaster, and the Headmaster. Generally, most mages do not pass or attempt the Full Circle, so they opt to stay in the school longer or drop out entirely and seek independent study. On average there are 3 graduates every 11 years.

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Field Trips - Only Novices and above can go on school field trips. Some locations may require you to be at least Journeyman rank, and sometimes with a Masters permission or presence. Field Trips are usually undertaken for the purpose of gathering materials, study, or experience. Locations include the likes of the realm of the Fae, Atlantis, and Tartarus. Requests for a field trip must be submitted through the Department of Academic Affairs with at the signatures of at least three participants - you are not allowed to go on a field trip alone!

I.D. - the all important Information Document! Each faculty and student is issued their own, unique ID upon acceptance to the school. Don't mistake them for just an average piece of plastic, however. The ID's contain powerful identification magic that not only allows you pass through most of the schools natural defenses unharmed, but also access its facilities. Without an ID, good luck being able to do things like take the train, receive letters from outside the school, or even go shopping!
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I am here!~

Gonna put her here so I don't lose her, but do tell when I can move her to the Char tab~

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Name: Phagora Sanders

Age: 9

Gender: Female

Appearance: 4 foot nothing and 60 lbs, with blonde hair and blue eyes, Phagora is cute as hell, pardon the pun, and she knows it. She often wears a rose-colored dress and a bright pink bow in her hair, just to add to the effect.

Year: 1

Rank: Apprentice

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Personality: Phagora has two very distinct sides to her. Be nice to her (or better yet, spoil her rotten), and she'll love you all day long. Cross her, though, and out come the curses. You have been warned.

Magic Discipline: Black magic. Basically, a catch-all term for things like curses, necromancy, blood magic, and demon summoning. If it has no useful purpose beyond general maliciousness, it's within her purview. Downside to being such a generalist is that she won't ever be able to cast spells as strong as a specialist in a particular area.

Equipment: The Book of Invidiel- This book was a gift from her father to her mother, and thence to Phagora. Written by a demonic prince, the book contains many blasphemous and dangerous bits of magic within. It can only be safely read by those with infernal heritage. If someone else reads it, there are three different possible outcomes. The vast majority of the time (like 99.9%), it just appears as gibberish, and no spell can clear it up. If you're really unlucky, you can get a bad case of insane as your brain tries to comprehend things it wasn't meant to know. If you're really, really unlucky, the energies within will cause your soul to spontaneously combust. Not a fun way to go.

Biography: Phagora has a foot in two worlds, neither one of which is very nice. Her mother was a witch who specialized in demon summoning, and her father was one her contracts. She grew up with mom, being taught the dark magic she worked with. Unfortunately, knowledge does not always translate into talent. Worse yet, she had ideas about how to use these powers. Things like being a soldier or policewoman, causing harm to some in order to protect the many. Her mother sent her off to B.U.M. to learn how to control her powers. The corrupting could come later...

Master: At home, it was Phagora's mother, Emily. A dark and evil being, but Phagora is trying to resist her influence and stay on the good side. It ain't easy.

If she had to sacrifice something to advance: She doesn't have much to offer, so she'd sacrifice a little bit of her magic. She wouldn't be able to help people as well, but she wouldn't be able to do as much harm, either.

If she had one wish: To be able to live as she truly is. No hiding magic, no being shoved down the path of evil, no one hating her for being half-demon. Small chance of that, though.
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Still majorly wip, but I just wanted to ask for permission from @TheHangedMan to make Lee someone's that's lived in B.U.M her entire life. I can change it if it's not allowed, but that's the general idea. Just didn't want to write up her bio and things until I got the go signal.

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@Leoven It's not impossible, though there had better be a really good reason behind it. Especially since the school isn't a charity. So things you'd have to address asides from how she came to the school would be how she manages to fund living there. I also noticed that according to the CS, she'd have been in the school since she was 5, when B.U.M. only accepts 7 year-olds and above, and that's only if they've achieved the required rank. So I'm gonna need an explanation on that too.
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How many years would there be at the university? Just doing my CS now :)
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Not the gm, so don't take my answer as 100% correct, but since it accepts anywhere from seven to twenty one year olds, probably at most 14 years if you went from starting at seven.
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Very interested in this RP. I love making experimented magic users.

Is it possible to start as a Master in this RP? I'd very much like to play a teacher, giving lessons about the "Fundamentals of Magic" and some other newbie-oriented classes.
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@Rune_Alchemist oh, Slash already asked me in a PM. He was curious about how many years you could stay at BUM. The answer is technically unending. You graduate once you become Master ranked, and ranking has no bearing on age or year. So unless you drop out it's entirely feasible for a "student" to be in their late forties . . .

@Riffus Maximus Sadly there aren't any teacher spots open :( You could play as a student on the verge of Masterhood (graduation) however.
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Ah alright. I'll just be quiet and go back to doing semi-important things and not procrastinating~
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Thank you for the quick answer. I'll get to typing a CS then.
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A work in progress, still missing biography and his mentor, although I intend for the latter to be relatively short and simple, sorta shrouded in uncertainty.


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Finishing up here, just want to know what the take on Chronomancy(Magic dealing with time) is? I imagine it'd be a rather risky school of magic (Usually is in other universes, at least!) but if it was alright for my character to study and experiment with it?

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Hey, waiting for a response on my cute little hellspawn.
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@Riffus Maximus

So, I was just looking over your CS and was perhaps wondering if Viola and Strauss would know each other in some capacity? They both like learning about magic in general at least, so perhaps they've run into each other once or twice? Maybe not really friends per se, but perhaps acquaintances.

granted, that means he'd have to put up with Viola and her shenanigans, though.
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So, I was just looking over your CS and was perhaps wondering if Viola and Strauss would know each other in some capacity? They both like learning about magic in general at least, so perhaps they've run into each other once or twice? Maybe not really friends per se, but perhaps acquaintances.

granted, that means he'd have to put up with Viola and her shenanigans, though.


I would be delighted to have Viola already be already acquainted with Allen. Indeed they do seem to share a common interest, it would be nice to further develop on that aspect.

Worry not! His love for learning and talking about magic can pair him with even the most peculiar personalities, hahahaha
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Excellent, then. Is there anything specific you want to work out specifically? Or just say that they're fairly good acquaintances, and study in the library together or something?

Perhaps they've gone on a field trip or two once, and that ended horribly/well/hilariously or something? Just throwing out possible ideas to help cement their current relationship a bit more.
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Seeing Viola is on her 2nd year, Allen is like overly social and they are both journeymen, perhaps would they be more than acquaintances and more like partners in crime or maybe even good friends.

I like the field trip idea. I can imagine their curiosoty and eagerness to study magic would've brought them into troubles. If it's Viola's style, they could've even spar each other once in a while to put what they have studied together into practice.
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Just popping in to say I'm definitely making a character for this, and already have an idea I'm working on!
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Potentially making a character sheet not entirely sure . Have a few cs questions
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