THE HISTORY
Crystair, a land once ruled by a kind and gracious King. For endless centuries, the same bloodline forever sat upon the crystal throne, and the kingdom eternally flourished. It was a beautiful land, with silvery trees and lakes of the clearest, shimmering blue. To the east, on the glittering horizon, one would see the dark spire that represented the land of Umbra, its tip forever shrouding in its perpetual darkness. To the West lay Precipia, land of the winged ones, though they had long since gone into hiding.
There had long been a legend told to the children of Crystair; a fabled story of the one known only as “Lionheart”. In these stories he was a courageous man with the bravery of a hundred men and the ability to control the purest of light. It is said that with this light, “Lionheart” could destroy the darkest of evils, cleanse the hearts of the weary and relay messages of the recently deceased. But the children did not believe these stories, after all, surely such a great man could not exist?
Perhaps the most skeptical of all who heard these stories was the young Crown Prince. Even at the age of four, he found these ‘tall tales’ just a little hard to digest. On the one hand, he wished such a man existed, for the war with Umbra would finally come to an end and his parents wouldn’t keep him literally under lock and key. But another part of him knew such people were not real, that these heroes were nothing more than characters in stories to aid the children of the world to sleep easier and feel safer.
Umbra, the land of eternal darkness, an evil and foreboding place. No good had ever crossed its border with Crystair and for many centuries, the two kingdoms had been locked in war. However, a new power was rising in that gloom, driving towards the highest seat of power offered to it. In just one short year, he rose to the top and killed the current Queen in cold blood. Umbra know had a new king, a man so dark that even the shadows quaked in his wake. And yet he waited, biding his time. He knew that soon, his opportunity would come to take the eternally beautiful kingdom of Crystair.
Just after the Prince’s fourth birthday, a strange, bloodstained child was found wandering the village just outside the castle. A dagger gripped in her hand, the child was easily mistaken as an orphan of war. However, she had not merely found the dagger after witnessing her parents’ demise; rather she had indulged in the murder of a rather offensive man who seemed to think that she would return to his home with him by tempting her with sweet things. The young boy that found her did not think of things this way however. A brave child, he approached the girl and guided her to his house where she was quickly cleaned up and fed.
For four years, the girl refused to speak and the family into which she had been adopted feared that perhaps the child was dumb. Yet, she squashed this belief when she spoke the name of the boy who had saved her, and taken her under his wing. For a further four years, the girl spoke only to her new Brother, and would often follow him to watch him as part of the Royal Guard. It was on these little trips that the girl often saw the young Prince, and in time, she went with her Brother more to catch glimpses of the boy rather than to watch the training. The girl was slightly envious that her Brother seemed to be on quite friendly terms with the handsome young Prince.
And still the Tyrant and his Dark General, a man clad in dark armor who was believed to be no more human than shadow, waited. The Prince reached twelve and with it came the awakening of his inner light. A single soldier survived the attack up the Umbran border, only to die upon making it to the throne room. The Prince, however, was able to relay the message of the recently deceased warrior to his father, thus preventing the dark forces from invading Crystair’s border villages. The Queen, now fearful because of this show of power, appealed to the girl’s adopted parents. By this point, her wings had sprouted, revealing her to be of the Winged Ones bloodline, and the Queen, knowing the ferocity and skill of these naturally born assassins, knew the Prince would be in safe hands.
And so the Prince and the Assassin finally met. The Brother was promoted to Commander of the Royal Guard shortly after and three grew closer. It would be this bond that proved to be essential just six years later. Finally the time had come for the Tyrant to take Crystair and he did so with little to no resistance. Having waited so long in the darkness of Umbra, his forces had grown to outnumber those of Crystair and so it was not so much an invasion as a massacre. Yet the Prince, the Assassin and her Brother fought valiantly, getting to the throne room seconds to late.
The King and Queen lay slaughtered, Crystair’s new ruler sitting upon the throne. Upon resting eyes upon the Prince, the Tyrant ordered his death. However, the Assassin lived up to her title of the Prince’s personal bodyguard by dispatching of all who came his way. Not that she needed to worry, for she had learnt over the years that the prince was a very capable swordsman.
And so our story starts here, with the Prince, his bodyguard and the brother being chased from their lands by an army of Dark Soldiers. A handful of Crystair Loyalists find themselves following the Prince, even as the Dark soldiers close in. The commander of the Royal Guards orders the others to run whilst he fends off the soldiers, possibly trying to make up for the death of his King and Queen and his inability to save them.
The others listen to the commanders words, making a break for the border.
But what will become of them now?
Character Template
Name: Age:
Race: ((You don’t have to be Human or a Winged One. Fantasy is where it’s at ))
Gender:
Weapon:
Class:
Position:
Element:
Starting Ability: ((Name and description please. Must relate to your element. Other skills do not count towards this, this is purely Elemental Ability))
Physical Description:
Personality:
History:
Elements
Fire – Devastating offensive magic that can burn
Water – Mainly curative magic
Lightning – Destructive and unpredictable magic
Ice – Defensive and Offensive magic
Earth – Supportive magic, but can be offensive
Wind – Minor healing and buffing magic, can also be offensive
Aura – Magic of the mind
Spirit – Necromancy
*Shrines can be found along one’s travels. If you enter a shrine and complete a trial, your abilities will deepen and expand* Darkness and Light are restricted to the main characters
The Winged Ones
A race of beings that were created by the gods to be the perfect assassin. But, the gods had not counted upon the effects that taking so many lives would inflict upon them. Over time, the Winged Ones lose themselves with each kill the perform, until when they hit maturity (which is said to be around 19 years of age) they transform into demons of pure darkness, losing any shred of humanity they may have had left.
The Winged Ones vary in appearance, but always gain wings around the age of 13. Typically these wings are black but few have been known to sprout purple, blue or even green. The wings are always dark in color. Besides this, up until their transformation, Winged Ones look very much like the average human apart from the wings for which they got their name.
Main Characters (Those in the history)
The Assassin – Solstice – Winged One (Neliel Tu)
Element – Darkness
Weapon – Katana and Throwing Knives
Gender – Female
Class – Assassin
Age – 19
Starting Ability – Dark Pulse
The Prince - Markus Cardenas – Human (Rene Skylar)
Element – Light
Weapon – Sword
Gender – Male
Class - Master Swordsman
Age – 18
Starting Ability – Converse
The Commander - Jacel Onyx– Human (Klonoa)
Element – Light
Weapon – Sword
Gender – Male
Class - Loyal Defender to the Prince
Age – 20/25
Starting Ability - Sword Wave
The Tyrant - Eurynome Rhade - Human (Apollo Justice)
Element – Darkness
Weapon - Greatsword
Gender – Male
Class - ???
Age - 45
Starting Ability - Shadow Flare
The Dark General - Krypneam Awageam- Human (Prophet)
Element – Darkness
Weapon - Dark Triumph
Gender – Male
Class - Dark General
Age - 27
Starting Ability - The Dead Shall Rise
Prince Loyalists = 1 male and 1 females remaining
((??? is for the player to decide upon filling out the template))
Accepted
Rebel Army
The Assassin - Solstice (Neliel Tu)
The Prince - Markus Cardenas (Rene Skylar)
The Commander - Jacel Onyx (Klonoa)
Prince Loyalist - Henrietta Genevive (Tipsynaruto)
Prince Loyalist - Linet Harte (Lone_Jedi)
Prince Loyalist - John Batistuta (Spartan)
Felicis Magnium (Tecktoniked)
Tyrant Army
The Tyrant - Eurynome Rhade (Apollo Justice)
Dark General - Krypneam Awageam (Prophet)
Zingrad Varzen (Jill Valentine)
Letitia Heartsong (Bellatrix Lestrange)
Stefan Serius (Lestat De Lioncourt)
Neutral
Kal (Red Fox)
Aron (A20)
Ellis and Evodie (anise)
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