[OOC] Silver Gate Academy [Accepting New Players]

[Ginnungagap]

Taking this down for now

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Safia Reges 1st Draft

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Appearance: long red hair, slender build, 177cm. When not in a habit, she wears simple long dresses in solid colors, sometimes with floral patterns. Has a secret collection of yaoi and yuri merch and commemorative t-shirts.

Name: Safia Reges
Age: ??? (high school student)
Race: Earth Human
Nationality: Birthplace unknown, likely Great Britain

Personality: Outwardly, Safia is as loving, god-fearing, and pure as her habit suggests. However, under her coif and veil, she bears a heavy cross: she’s a fervent fujoshi, a devout shipper, and a prolific fanfic author. She sometimes has trouble reconciling her faith with her fetishes. Safia tries to be “the big sister,” but often ends up teased instead. In her free time, she locks herself up in her room, eats junk food, binge watches shows, and gets into flame wars online.

Backstory: Left as an unwanted child on the doorstep of a nunnery, Safia was raised to be pious, devoted, and wise. She played the part well, showing extraordinary talent in memorization, diction, and oration. Her faith was strong. Her love for the lord showed no signs of wavering, though she swore only simple vows.

And then she got access to a computer.

Anime, manga, visual novels, web novels, internet forums, nothing escaped Safia’s gaze. She maintained her duties as a sister, but otherwise spent nearly all her free time online. In particular, she found herself writing fanfiction and gaining notoriety as a (rather degenerate) author.

Still, she managed to keep her secret identity on the down low, and even gained favor with the Vatican, to the point that her skill and loyalty to the Church was determined to be a valuable asset.

And thus, she was whisked away to Silver Gate Academy–to learn and practice magic, of course, but also to further the understanding of faith and magic, and possibly even reconcile the two.

combat

[Combat]

-Equipment-

Weapons: The Bible. It’s literally just a Bible with a bunch of sticky notes and highlights embedded in its pages. It’s slightly magical, able to hover next to her and flip through its pages on its own. It was a gift from her abbess.
Gear: Her habit is blessed with various spells to protect against both physical and magical blows. She carries a holy symbol around her neck as well. Underneath her habit, she also usually carries 3 vials of holy water.

[Stats]
END: 20 (E)
STR: 15 (F)
DEX: 20 (E)
AGI: 40 (E)
INT: 130 (C)
WIL: 130 (B)
CHR: 80 (D)
SPT: 30 (E)
LCK: 25 (E)

Independent:

• Spirit Boost - As an Earth Human, Safia has a wellspring of inner power waiting to be tapped into. 40% boost to Spirit when over 50. Currently: Inactive.
• Devotion - When casting spells, Safia has a 20% boost to CHR. Also, once per encounter, when a hidden trigger is activated, she gains a 50% boost to INT and WIL for one cast, once per encounter.
• Hidden Desire - She keeps her interests hidden from others, and so has become quite good at that. When handling books, she has a 10% boost to DEX, and can flip through the pages at record pace. When hiding items, she has a 15% boost to CHR as she lies through her teeth.

Major Skills:

• “The Lord gives wisdom.” [LVL 1, 5pts] - Magic taught to members of the Catholic Church. Based on prayer and memorization of scripture. Power increases with faith.
• Protector’s Arc [LVL 1] - An elemental spellbook focused on support and defense.
• Archture Academics Volumes 1-3 [LVL 1] - A series of spellbooks with various uses.

Minor Skills:

• Mystic Dream ~ Protector’s Arc [LVL 1, 5pts] - Allows the caster to reduce the Cost portions of their spells by one rank within a Major Skill. This can only be obtained once per Major Skill, and costs as much as the Major Skill’s learning cost.
• Umbrella [LVL 1, 2pts] - Allows the caster to create an aura around them based on the supportive or healing spell they’re casting at the cost of more magical energy.
• Fortress Cast [LVL 1, 2pts] - Allows the caster to 100% cast the spell they are casting. They in essence become immovable, but are also susceptible to damage.
• Spellcaster [LVL 2, 4pts] - Allows the user to stack 3 minor skills on a single spell.
• Self-Execute [LVL 1, 2pts] - Allows the caster to target themselves with their spells.
• Focus Pose [LVL 1, 2pts] - While casting, if Safia kneels and prays, her spells gain a slight magical boost.
• Focused Mastery ~ Aegis of the Divine [LVL 1, 2pts] - Allows the caster to reduce the difficulty of one spell to the lowest rank. This can only be obtained once every 50 points of Intelligence.

Skill Points spent: 24/24

spells

Spells [21/26]:

Support:

• Heal - A simple healing spell, the very basic. Heals light wounds, and with time can heal heavier wounds too.
• Cleanse - A spell that expels harmful elements from the target, mainly used to remove or suppress poisons
• Healing Veil - Cast a veil around a target that regenerates them over time.
• Revitalize - A powerful healing spell that also restores a person's energy, allowing them to be energetic again.
• Cleansing Veil - A veil is cast around the user, causing everyone within it to heal slowly over time, while simultaneously being cleansed of harmful elements.
• Invigorate - When cast on someone, it restores their stamina, and increases their physical capabilities for a short time.
• Call of Might - Gives one target a sharp increase in their physical prowess for a very short amount of time.
• Scan II - Created by Utsumi Shichimori, a much more advanced Scan spell that has 2 or more Scan interfaces for the user to view. Most mages never thought to enhance the Scan spell as everyone was able to use it, so the modern interface is very telling of how new it is. It doesn't give new information, but it does track multiple entities.
• Lightdash Stride - A simple spell that moves the user quickly on a path of light. The user need not make an action but are free to do so during this.
• Rallying Banner - A spell that conjures a banner that increases the potency of spells and boosts everyone's physical attributes while they are near it. The range is quite far, but the closer you are to it, the stronger the effects. This spell can also be destroyed if the enemy attacks the banner.

Defensive:

• Flashbarrier - A quickly cast barrier that can negate spells or deflect melee attacks. Not particularly strong but can be disruptive.
• Bright Barrier - A stronger barrier, but slower to come out.
• Knight’s Vow - A cast-on spell that gives the user magical armor. It only needs to be cast once, but once it is, it stays until the user chooses to remove it, or it is destroyed.
• Ward of Shields - A spell that creates an area that defends those within it from physical and magical damage, or at least dampening it. The spell lasts until the user says "dispel" but until then, it will drain the user constantly. They can actively keep it active while fighting too.

Offensive

• Lightforce - Calls forth a pillar of light from the user's desired point of firing. Fast and powerful, and long range.
• Rain of Light - This is a missile type spell made from light magic.
• Heavenly Sword - Summons a blade of light above the target. The size can be quite large, usually reflective of the user's both skill in magic, and magical capacity. This spell is noted to be highly effective against unholy beings such as undead or demons. The blade will come crashing down in a brilliant cascade of light.

Summoning:

• Shield Squire - Summons a tiny knight made from light magic. It has the use of doing small duties like writing notes.
• Page of the Sword - A bit bigger, about the size of a child, able to do chores.
• Knight of Radiance - The actual combat-ready summon. A large knight of almost 3m in height, able to fight independently or in tandem with the caster.
• Aegis of the Divine - Summons the Advanced summon, the Aegis. A powerful knight that can not only fight independently or tandem with the caster, but also increase the caster's attributes. It also has a Caster mode where it will cast various spells with no cost to the user's magical reserves. Safia refuses to use this spell unless the most dire of circumstances arise, as it drains her greatly, even with her focused mastery.

[Ginnungagap]

Drafted for the Field

Erik von Motle

Appearance

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Student Registration

Full Name - Erik von Motle
Age - 17
Gender - Male
Race - Human?
Nationality - German

Backstory

"Sometimes it's more impressive to be related to one powerful dragon than it is to trace your roots to dragons, faeries, dryads, satyrs, werewolves, sirens, and whatever else have you.
After all the other guy can point to which of his ancestors is important."
While the age of nobility has long passed in Europe, some people never really gave up on the idea, and Erik's family has held on to its mystical roots desperately in a world where magic seems unreal. The house of Motle has only infamy among the other mage families in Europe, widely known as the mutts of the magical community, and not exactly incorrectly, the bloodline drawing its sorcerous roots from just about every variety of mystical creature that has ever passed through the continent. And many that have not.
Honestly you would have better luck with listing the things that are not in the Motle family.
So as it is, Erik's blood and magic are a veritable cocktail of everything magical that can be found on Earth, carefully blended together to avoid anything in particular overpowering the rest. Alongside that careful art, the Motle passed down an art of blood, to use it as fuel for their spells when natural arts failed.

Erik was born to this ebbing and flowing blood and all the expectations that came with it. Keep the family line going, clean up, be presentable, master magic. Listen to your mother, obey your father, as if either one could be bothered to talk to him. Write in your grimoire. Note down everything. Find a nice girl, get married, pour your blood, sweat, and tears into your studies. Watch your family fall apart around you. Pick yourself up after you fall down the stairs.
Bleed for your heritage.
Predictably, Erik found it, lacking. Restrictive. Mother knows best, do as thou should. You have talent, don't waste it. Get moving, child. You don't need "freedom", just work harder. This is what it means to be noble. Respect it. Live it.

But what, perhaps, if there was another option he could take. There are mage schools out there now, big, famous, connected to the other world. Places that were reputable. Places that with the right words, he could convince his parents the value of including in life. And desperation bore fruit in words. And so it was, off to Silver Gate he would go.
Just leave home. It's not home anymore. Was it ever really home? That didn't matter. He could go to a school, a school far away.
Have your "freedom" then. Mother and Father will be waiting when you tire of it. Right back at home.
Anywhere but home. He would like to be anywhere but home.

Personality

Hot-blooded, fabulous, and utterly out of his depth, Erik has approximately 2 modes: showoff, and blasting. He does not trust anyone but himself to do anything right, which is understandable given the circumstances, and he feels no need to explain this simple fact of the world to anyone. He has talent and noble blood, and most the rest of his contemporaries do not. The handful that do have any nobility in them don't deserve it anyway. Really they should just stop getting in the way.
Is it really that hard to understand the concept?

Left to his own devices, Erik keeps up his extremes by rapidly flipping between devoted absenteeism and sudden deep-diving study sessions to make up for his earlier inattentiveness. It sort of works out, usually. It's always worked just fine before. This isn't home, it's okay to take a break every now and then.

Stat System

END - E 35
STR - F 15
DEX - E 15
AGI - D 25
INT - D 50
WIL - C 80
CHR - C 80
SPT - F 15
LCK - D 40

Role - Caster
Armor Types - Cape, Hat, Accessory
Weapon Types - Binder, Book, Stylus
Skill Points Spent - 22/24

Weapons

• Motle Family Grimoire - A vellum-paged, leather-bound spellbook/journal received from his family, Erik's personal grimoire is intended to be used to record his favored and invented spells, recipes, and techniques, as well as a journal of his activities during life. The book has a variety of enchantments on it, but aside from being protected from most sorts of environmental damage, the most notable enchantment is that the only ink that will actually work on the inside pages is blood, which dries almost-immediately to a dusky maroon once applied. The book's spellwork is unfinished, as there are a number of enchantments not yet applied to it that are expected of a fledgling magician of the Motle family.

Gear

• Medical kit - A fancy kit with both magical and mundane remedies for injuries sustained on the field. Could be used for anyone but notably contains some objects specifically geared for Erik.
• Backup medical kit - Because someone is going to lose their medical kit at some point, you need a second, almost as good medical kit in a different pouch of your backpack.
• Emergency bleed kit - Contains only two things: a perfectly mundane roll of gauze, and one syringe of antihemophilic factor. Guaranteed to maybe stop you bleeding out if you've managed to lose all your other fancy medical supplies.

Other

• Hemophilia (mild) - Bleeding is easy, just one, two, three. Stopping is hard.
• Blood Mage - Erik routinely uses his own blood as a component in spellcasting; he keeps a ready supply of 1 dram (⅛ fluid ounce) vials on his person. With the right practice, this might become more than simply a basic component of keeping him as a functioning mage at all.

Independent

• Spirit Boost - As an Earth Human, Erik has a wellspring of inner power waiting to be tapped into. 40% boost to Spirit when over 50. Currently: Inactive.
• Arcane Bloodline - The unique blood of the Motle family being able to carry so much magical energy gives Erik a veritable supply of mana to access. He has a 25% bonus to WIL, his blood can be used to restore other people's mana stores, but should he bleed, he will slowly lose that WIL bonus in 2 posts.
• Show-off - Erik has an extreme sense of confidence with a strong urge to show off. If he is fighting with at least one other person, his magical potency is improved by 15%. It is improved to 20% if there's also a crowd on the enemy side.

Major Skills

• Arcture Academics 1-3 (free)
• Royal Water Vol 1 (free)
• Shin-Ganryu Blade of Dispelling (free)

Minor Skills

• Spellcaster 1 (2 pts)
• Multiplier 2 (4 pts)
• Spreader 1 (2 pts)
• Piercer 1 (2 pts)
• Sensory 1 (2 pts)
• Charger 1 (2 pts)
• Doublecast (2 pts)
• Reinforce 1 (2 pts)
• Scribe 2 (4 pts)

Spells

9/10

• Barrier
• Scan
• Scan II
• Elemental Blast
• Magic Missile
• Water Artillery
• Suppression Stream
• Reserved for Scribe loadout
• Reserved for Scribe loadout

Techniques

• Stone Stance

[Cu Chulainn]

Ironclad Demon of Justice

Name: Fuuma Kaito
Age: 17
Race: Earth Human
Nationality: Japanese

Personality: A boisterous youth with a loud mouth, Kaito is rather bold for a shinobi. Unafraid to announce his very presence against his foes and face them head-on, Kaito's headstrong nature has put him in more harm than good. Of course, this is due to his belief in justice and honor, beliefs that conflict with his status as a Fuuma ninja. Rather than a trained killer, Kaito sees himself and his clan as dark avengers of the night, seeking to bring criminals and miscreants to justice.

One should not misplace his recklessness for mere foolishness, however, as Kaito has firmly compensated for his bombastic fighting style with his own unique, if unrefined, form of ninjutsu tools. Born from his love of tokusatsu, Kaito conducts himself like a hero of justice, from his mannerisms to his combat style, referring to himself as the "Ironclad Demon of Justice" and even designing his own costume. Kaito also possesses a level of pride for his clan, seeing its most famous member, Fuuma Kotarou, as his prime inspiration to follow. While he disagrees with some of their more ruthless practices, he still holds his clan at heart, referring to himself as a Fuuma shinobi even after his self-imposed exile.

Backstory: Ever since he was born, Kaito had to prove himself as both his parents were excellent shinobi of the clan. Of course, it helped that he possessed a natural talent in the Fuuma clan ninjutsu, believes to be a prodigy among his peers. At one point when they were training in weightlessness, his peers had referred to him as "Fuuma Kotarou reincarnated" due to his control over his own weight. These praises fostered a wealth of unhealthy habits for Kaito, such as his reckless nature and the idolization and emulation of the Fuuma clan's greatest shinobi. Such habits would continue to develop over time, up to the point of Kaito's first real mission.

The mission in question was higher profile than what one would usually trust a trainee shinobi perform, but Kaito's superiors had plenty of confidence in the young ninja to complete the task. What was simply a raid into a known yakuza den turned out to be a hostage situation, as Kaito had charged in without knowing that innocents could have also been in the establishment at the time. While Kaito was tasked with slaying a yakuza officer hidden within the den, he prioritized saving the hostages instead. If it weren't for the intervention of one of Kaito's mentors tasked with supervising his progress, Kaito's target would have escaped.

Admonished for his failures, Kaito was severely punished for his actions, believing his priority to save the lives of others as signs of weakness. This shook Kaito's own beliefs, as he had initially thought that the goal of a shinobi is to defend the lives of the common man over all else. Because of this disagreement, Kaito had entered exile to seek a new purpose, one that would allow him to mete out his own form of justice without being told what he was doing was wrong.

It was then that he found himself at the Silver Gate Academy, eager to pave a new path for himself as a true hero of justice.

[Stat System]
END: 40 (C)
STR: 70 (D)
DEX: 100 (C)
AGI: 65 (C)
INT: 10 (F)
WIL: 30 (D)
CHR: 10 (F)
SPT: 50 (C)
LCK: 20 (F)

[Combat]
-Equipment-
Weapons: Kaito wields a heavily stylized ninjato meant to go with his outfit. While it looks cool and can light up, it provides no clear advantage in combat when compared to a similar weapon. Kaito also carries shuriken with a similar design philosophy, with each painstakingly made to look uniform with one another.
Gear: Kaito wears a customized set of Fuuma clan armor, reinforced composite armor stylized to look like his heroic persona. It is complete with modifications such as various compartments to hold shuriken and other smaller ninja tools in, a built-in kite that pops out from the back, reinforced arms and legs for improved unarmed combat, and a star-shaped chest piece made with reflective glass and filled with bright LEDs meant to both disorient foes and look marvelous.
Other: Kaito possesses a cosplaying kit meant for both quick disguises and to maintain his suit.

Independent:

• Spirit Boost - As an Earth Human, Kaito has a wellspring of inner power waiting to be tapped into. 40% boost to Spirit when over 50.
• Ally of Justice - Upon announcing his presence, he will demand the attention of every enemy in the area, and have a heightened level of aggression towards him. He is also more likely to power through attacks by enemies who possess thuggish or miscreant attributes, able to overpower them in a direct trade.
• Shadow of Kotaro - Despite his youthful vigor and self-proclaimed title, he is still but a shadow. As one talented in the arts Fuuma Kotaro was known for, the cost of any ninjutsu related to weightlessness is reduced by one rank in both SPT and WIL. It cannot go lower than F rank.

Major Skills:

• Fuuma-ryu Genin Level - Level 1 (3 pts)
• Shin-Ganryu Blade of Dispelling - Level 1 (Free)
• Fist of Raging Heaven - Level 1 (3 pts)

Minor Skills:

• Iron Fist [1/1] (8 pts)
• Focus Charge [1/5] (2 pts)
• Acrobatics [1/10] (2 pts)
• Studied Form - Fuuma-ryu Genin-level: Sixth Jutsu [1/5] (2 pts)
• Application - Fuuma-ryu Genin-Level: Sixth Jutsu [1/5] (2 pts)
• Signature Move - Justice Arrival [1/5] (2 pts)

Spells: lol

Techniques:

• Justice Arrival - A flashy and exaggerated flying kick, Kaito leaps to his opponent, utilizing the Sixth Jutsu of the Fuuma-ryu to allow him to soar greater distances before abruptly ending the Jutsu mid-air, placing his entire weight directed towards his kicking foot. Utilizing one's own cumbersome weight to their advantage, it is particularly effective when wearing heavy armor. However, it is difficult to change the direction of one's attack once their weight is directed towards a target. As such, it is primarily utilized as an opening attack, when one has the element of surprise.
• Justice Blast - A move performed normally as a counter-attack or to recover from being knocked, Kaito leaps to the ground landing on his outstretched palms as support, usually behind his opponent, before thrusting his legs in an upward motion towards the opponent. When properly performed, the opponent should be knocked up into the air as if they were a rocket.
• Justice Driver - A technique that attests to the Fuuma clan's superiority over the skies, Kaito leaps into the air, lessening his weight and spinning rapidly with his legs together to create a drill-like motion. Once proper momentum is built up, Kaito restores his weight suddenly before directing himself downward towards his opponent as if to screw them into the ground. Most effective against airborne opponents.

A hero is never late!

[Floch]

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