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Apprentice: These are the beginners. Most are between the ages of 8 and 12, though it's not uncommon for them to be older or younger. The older ones are usually those who have already mastered another branch of magic. Apprentices live in their respective Magic Halls for training.

Journeyman: The youngest age for Journeyman is 13, since anyone younger is thought not mature enough for the responsibility. Most Journeyman are wanderers, getting practical experience of the magic they've studied for so long on their way to progressing to Master. Some, however, are content to remain Journeymen for the remainder of their lives. Fire Journeymen are in demand at smithies, and Air Journeymen at healing houses. Water Journeymen can get a job almost anywhere, especially during a drought, and Earth Journeymen are sought after by lumber crews, to help them replace the trees they cut.

Master: Most who attain the status of Master are content to return to their home villages and set up their own businesses utilizing their magical talents. There are a select few, however, that prefer to continue their studies in hopes of becoming Sages. The age range is pretty wide, as you can take the test to become a master after five years as a journeyman, although there have been exceptions to this rule in the past.

Sage: Each Magic and each of the components have a Sage, The best person in the world at that Magic. Sages are chosen from among the masters at the time of the last Sage's death. Dark Magic is more chaotic than Light Magic which is almost military in it's structure, although the basic system of Apprentice, Journeyman, Master, and Sage is still there..

Side note: There are those who can use magic, but have not been formally trained. These are known as Madwands. Those who use music to invoke their magic are called Spell-Singers.

The Commandments

The Accepted Characters

Sandares

Username: Smorgasmorgan

Character Name: Queen Seraphina

Age: 5,000 but she appears to be in her late twenties

Level Non-magical

Race: Elf

Physical Description: She has golden curls and of course, her eyes are green. Her face is not quite as angular as elves normally are, but it's clear that she is fully elven by the slant of her eyes and the length of her ears. Her frame is athletic, and she prefers the elven style of clothing, though she will wear the human style to special events for the kingdom.

Strengths: Her family is her major strength. She is competent with a bow, and has cursory knowledge of Earth magic, although magic never interested her much.

Weaknessess:Except for a little Earth magic, which she employs in the Palace gardens, She does not use magic. Also, she is deathly afraid of heights.

History: Born to the brother of the old elf queen, Seraphina was brought up with the same training as her cousin, the prince (now King). However, at the tender age of 700, she decided to eschew the learning of magic, since that never really appealed to her. She married her first husband, a human noble by the name of Lord D'Ketanny, when she was 3,000. He died after they had been married for 60 years. She swore she'd never marry again. That is, until she met D'Arsier. They were married about ten years ago, and they presently have two children, a six year old son, Joqril and a four year old daughter, Liliri. Her marriage to D'Arsier forged a tremulous alliance between humans and centaurs. They have stopped being openly hostile to each other, and the Centaurs have agreed to fight against Nuefo forces, but there is still resentment there.
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Username: Smorgasmorgan

Character Name: Salamander Smith

Age:19

Level: Sage

Specialty: Fire

Race: Human

Physical Description: Long, wild, red hair and brown eyes Over a tall, lanky frame. He prefers to wear casual clothes, because he dislikes the attention he gets as a Sage. His skin is tan, since he spends most of his time in the Fire Magic Hall on Unsicher Isle. He has quite a few scars and old burn marks.

Strengths: Since he became a master of Fire Magic, he has not suffered so much as a sun burn. His quickened metabolism not only keeps him fit, but it also heals him at an accelerated rate. Unfortunately, this quickened healing usually creates scars, since there is almost no time to prepare the wound. Also, he's never been sick for more that about six hours, since his body is so hot, it's as if he's constantly running a fever.
1. Fire (Sage)
2. Air (Master)
3. Space (Journeyman)

Weaknesses: He has a bit of a drinking problem, though the accelerated metabolism granted him by Fire Magic keeps him from getting drunk, and from damaging his liver. He's also a big flirt, and a bit of a womanizer. Also, he has an unpredictable temperment, and he has a short fuse.

History: Salamander is the son of Peregrine and Pyra Smith. His father was the blacksmith in a town near Treblad, and his mother was a gifted Fire Journeyman that elected to get married and help at her husband's forge. Salamander began his apprenticeship at the Fire Magic Hall intending to help his parents. However, while he was away, his village was pillaged, by what was assumed to be drow. No one is quite sure why the town was decimated however, since there were no known survivors. Presently, Gunadae has begun the resoration process, since it is the birthplace of a Sage.

To deal with his grief, Salamander studied Fire Magic with a matchless ferocity, sometimes even studying Air and Space Magic too. He worked hard and became the youngest Fire Sage in history. He has a vendetta against the drow. He hasn't been back to the area around Treblad since his family's funerals, despite the restoration efforts. It was also at this time that he found Hephastios, his phoenix familiar. Hephastios is the one thing Sal can count on, and him and Heph have a very close relationship.
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Username: Elesariin

Character Name: Ethine

Age: Very young by the measures of her kind; no more than 1,000

Level Sage

Specialty Spirit

Race: Elf

Physical Description: Without any illusions to disguise her, Ethine is as tall as most men but unnaturally slender, with slight curves, fine bones, and long legs, but what would look unhealthy on a human woman looks natural on her. Her skin is moon pale, but never seems to burn, and she has long, silky silvery-blonde hair that falls to just above the backs of her knees. Her face is unnervingly beautiful, with enormous silver eyes, stunning to the point that most men aren't so much attracted as terrified.

Not that she often appears as she is outside the Twilight Woods. Other elves are forced to put up with gawking and other annoyances; Ethine simply glamors herself to appear as a human. She can look like anyone at all, but she usually chooses to be a young woman of about 16. As this girl she is vertically challenged and slim, her hair is the color of straw, her face and arms are pale and lightly freckled, and her eyes are plain old grey. She's pretty enough, certainly, but overwhelming would be the last word you would use to describe her, which is the point.

Strengths: Supernaturally fast reflexes, unusually good swords woman (compensates for her lack of strength with the aforementioned).
1. Spirit (Sage)
2. Water (Master)
3. Energy (Apprentice)

Weaknessess: She's very delicate, with fine bones that most people could crush without trying, so even though she's preternaturally graceful and has excellent stamina, most find her a trying companion to travel with. Once she's down, she's down. She's also not strong at all.

Not, of course, that she would expect anyone to ask her to carry anything at all. Her pride is really her main weakness; like most of her kind, she thinks herself a head above everyone else in everything, and has no problem with acting on this, or even pointing it out to the inferiors themselves.

History:Ethine was born to an important Elven Lord, and has had everything handed to her on a platter her whole life. Her natural gift in illusionary magic made becoming the Sage relatively easy, and gaining power over water was hardly less so. The only thing was.... well, recently she's gotten a bit... bored. Not that this is particularly unusual. Nothing charming a mortal into doing something idiotic can't fix, but... If Ethine didn't know better, she'd almost call it wanderlust. Ah, well. It will certainly pass.

Other:
1: She does badly against chemicals and other pollutants.
2. She hates being underground. As in loathes with a passion. She will not go under ground. Ever. Period. Under no circumstances. If someone were to stick her underground, she'd probably have a mental breakdown.
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Username: kittengrl39

Character Name: Taki

Age: 14

Level: Madwand at level of Journeyman, Spell-singer

Specialty: Spirit, some Energy

Race: Human

Physical Description: Pale-skinned and slim. Short. No real muscles to speak of. Teal hair cut short around his ears. Dark eyes. A laughing countenance. Most often dresses in a loose shirt and pants with a brown cloak. Always has a silver flute somewhere on his person.

Strengths: resilient, sense of humor, self-sufficient

Weaknesses: seeing people get hurt (especially families), physical fighting, nice guys

History: Taki was born in a small village near Szandzi to a very large family. With no father, every child pulled their weight helping with the farm. Although Taki wanted to be a musician, he had scant time to practice. He got on with his life as best he could.
When Taki was 11, his village was attacked. Various species ransacked the town and burned everything they could get their hands on. Taki’s entire family was killed, and he himself suffered an injury to his throat that left him unable to speak.
While Taki was recovering, he discovered that while he couldn’t speak, he could still play his flute. Taki tapped into his previously undiscovered magical powers to use his music to ‘speak’ for him. He spent two years searching for his sister, who he thought might have survived the attack. Unfortunately, he discovered that she had also been killed soon after the raid.
Taki recently regained his voice during an incident he won’t talk about. He learned to play the lute and has wandering the country as a traveling minstrel. He is strongly opposed to Ad’var Serry, suspecting him to be the mastermind behind the attack on his village.

Other: Yes, the kid is gay. Sometimes you just know early on. He’s not flamboyant about it, though.
Taki’s hair color is the result of an ill-mixed potion taken for a cold when he was little. After the flustered healer turned him crimson, striped, and purple trying to get him back to normal, Taki said he’d rather just have weird hair.
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Username: NoiseInTheShadows

Character Name: Astor Snow

Age: 25

Level: Sage

Specialty: Space

Race: Half-elf

Physical Description: Astor inherited her emerald eyes and pointed ears from her mother, but not much else. She is rather short, but what she lacks in that category, she more than makes up for in strength and speed. Sturdy yet lithe, she is underestimated all too often, but she rather enjoys proving people wrong. She usually keeps her long, brown hair tied back from her striking but not classically beautiful face, unintentionally enhancing what she has going for her.

Strengths: Astor is strong for her size, fast, and can wield a sword better than anyone would expect from her. She is also an excellent tracker due to her combination of Earth and Space magics.
1. Space (sage)
2. Earth (Journeyman)
3. Energy (Journeyman)

Weaknesses: Since she has recently been travelling for her journeymanships, she never becomes attached to anyone, which often turns people away thinking that she is cold. She is also often rather proud and stubborn, refusing to change her mind until someone shows her that her way is utterly and irrevocably wrong.

History: Born to an elfin mother and a human father who both had political aspirations, it was hoped that Astor would be able to forge a kind of peace between centaurs and humans because of her elfin blood. Her parents were understandably let down when it turned out that Astor had a natural gift for Space magic. When she was five years old, she was at the dinner table with her family, thinking about how much she couldn't wait to be in her room playing with a new toy. Before anyone knew what was giong on, Astor found herself in her room mere moments after having that thought. Her father nearly had a heart attack when he saw his daughter disappear before his eyes, but Astor's frightened and exhilirated cries of "Mommy! Daddy!" told him that she hadn't gone far, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Needless to say, Astor was shipped off to an apprenticeship in Space magic almost immediately. She studied there for eight years, but that was only because it took her eight years to become thirteen years old. Had the rules been different, she could have become a journeyman after four years, but she was content to ensure that she knew the exact ins and outs of the training that was offered at the Hall, and waited for the traditional thirteenth birthday. Once that rolled around, she entered the journeyman phase of her training, travelling and learning her craft from the masters that she could find.

At eighteen, Astor took the test for the mastery of Space magic, and passed with flying colors. She continued her study in space magic, and also began to dabble in Earth and Energy magic and has since reached the level of journeyman in both. She only recently became the space sage when the last one unexpectedly died, but she feels that she is up to the challenge.
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Username: MiharuAikou

Character Name: Sahara Hiller

Age: 18

Level: Sage

Specialty: Time

Race: Human

Physical Description: Sahara has long, sleek black hair and blue eyes. She is fair and slightly freckled and has a mysterious air around her. She is slim and petite. Sahara is always covered with a cloak.

Strengths: Sahara runs very fast, and she has an exceptional resistance against magical attacks. She has studied other branches of magic:
1. Time (Sage)
2. Space (Master)
3. Earth (Master)

Weaknesses: Her study of Time Magic has caused her to be very fragile towards physical attacks, and she tends to be too much of an introvert.

History: Sahara's father had been the Sage of Time for as long as she could remember, and growing up with the influence of the said magic, she grew very interested in studying it. Her father had disapproved of her decision, but Sahara went for it anyway. The rest of the council had approved of her studying Time Magic, however, much to his chagrin. Sahara studied Time Magic, as well as Space and Earth Magic, far away from her home, and towards the end of her studies, she was surprised by a letter from home. She was told that her father suddenly died, having succumbed to a fatal illness. However, all clues point to Adv'ar Serry as her father's murderer, and Sahara vows to join the fight against Serry.
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Username: MiharuAikou

Character Name: Vancione Brixell

Age: 21

Level: Sage

Specialty: Light

Race: Human

Physical Description: Vancione has long, wavy brown hair and soft gray eyes. She is fair-skinned, owing to the fact that she has power over light. She is of just the right height, and is slim, making for a beautiful build. She usually wears a tight white robe.

Strengths: Vancione is very skilled in stealth, charisma and singing.

Weaknesses: Vancione trusts other people very easily and can become sensitive and too headstrong.

History: Vancione had long been predicted to be the Sage of Light, owing to her early skill in magic. This gift, however, led to the consequence of her always being visited by nightmares of everything in her life being destroyed before her very eyes. She lived in silent fear for the first few years of her life. Aside from her natural gift, this fear was also what drove her to study Light Magic; she wanted to prevent this vision from ever happening.

During the siege of the Szandzi village many years later, Vancione and her parents escaped. However, in the midst of the confusion, they wound up in the place where Adv'ar Serry and his army were, and Vancione's parents were killed. However, it was all she could do for her family. When her parents were killed, she was wounded, and some of her blood was left on the battlefield, and some had stained her parents. She was then inexplicably cursed to be bound to her enemy forever, and thus, she cannot kill her parents' muderer, Adv'ar Serry himself. Now, having failed to defend her home, all she can do is to try and restore peace in her land.
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Username:Lord Melvin

Character Name:Drakarth Gilinduil

Age: 10,000 yrs

Race:Dragon

Level: Sage

Specialty: Air

Physical Description:
Dragon form
Human form.

His eyes are bright green and his voice is calm and level.

Strengths: As a Dragon, he can breath fire, his scales can defect most attacks, and he can break almost any defense. As a humanoid, he can cast fire and air spells. He is also an accomplished swordsman. He seeks to learn the other lights magics to complete his magic arenal.
1. Air (sage)
2. Fire (Master)

Weaknessess: Light attacks will hurt him a lot (any form), he has no scales under his wings and he is vulnerable to anything as a human.

History: Drakarth was born in the high mountains far across the Desert Wastes. He left his cleft at 100yrs as a ritual of adulthood. However, when he returned many years later, he found that his kin had been hunted to extinction. He left the caves of his birth and traveled to the human kingdoms. There, he learned the ways of fire and air. But before he could finish his training, word got out he was one of the legendary Black Dragons, and he was forced to flee. Chance brought him to the kingdom of King D'Arsier, where he continues to reside today.

other: Drakarth has a certain dislike for races other than dragon, and tends to keep away from them.
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Username: Smorgasmorgan

Character Name: Serilis DeMora

Age: 187

Level Sage

Specialty Earth

Race: Centaur

Physical Description: Lightly tanned human half with platinum blode hair, and a palomino horse coat. Horse lines reminicent of Welsh horse.Serilis

Strengths: Earth magic, excellent archer. Has the ability to communicate with plants and animals. Has advanced wood and stone shaping abilities.
1. Earth (sage)
2. Air (master)
3. Energy (Journeyman)

Weaknessess: A bit reckless due to her youth; a little naieve. Of course, this has the upside of her not sharing her races predjudices concerning humans and others. Extremely soft-hearted.

History: Was left on the doorstep of the Earth magic hall as an infant. One of the Journeymen, a half-elf woman named Serena, took her in as her own, but left her at the Hall during her wanderings. Serilis is named for Serena's deceased sister. As she grew she picked up Earth magic. Eventually, she joined Serena on the road, and she and her foster mother took their Mastery tests on the same day. Serilis passed with flying colors, as did Serena, however, Serena soon fell ill, and nothing semed to help.

As Serena's illness grew worse, Serilis abandoned Earth Magic for Air, and earned her Journeymanship in order to master the healing magic of Air. Unfortunately, she was too late, because by the time she got back, Serena was gone. Since then, Serelis has tried her best to live up to everything Serena taught her, and she has begun serching for Serena's family, who she's never met, as Serena estranged herself from them in her youth. All she has to go on are the bits and pieces from Serena's stories and her own name.
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User name: Deje rah

Character Name:Izen Raynor

Age:15

Level Madwand

Specialty Fire/Energy

Race:shape-shifter(lizard)

Physical Description:
Izen has long, black untidy hair. His clothing, a white lace up shirt, a fine green silk coat and some black slacks, has gotten worn down over time.

Strengths:
fire magic-destructive, Energy
stealth, pickpocketing.
he also has an affinity for daggers and throwing knives.
The voice in his head knows a few spells, but keeps silent most of the time.

Weaknesses:
varying levels of sanity, self confident
being mad wand, he has no idea how to cast most spells, and just stumbles onto them accidentally.
cant stand spirit magic.

History:
Izen went insane after exposer to a backfired spirit spell 3 years ago. In a fit of madness, he murdered his entire family and destroyed his home village impulsively, using magic accidentally. when He came back to consciousness later, he was surprised to find himself drenched in blood in the burning wreckage. then he remembered what happened and set out looking for a competent sage, any sage, to heal his mind. Exactly one year ago, he found some.
Sal and Ethine where in the process of healing Izen when they were interrupted by two simultaneous attempts on Izen's life, He escaped only partially healed. Izen fled to a fairground, where the sages caught up with him and were interrupted by yet another assignation attempt, which Izen barely escaped. He has been in hiding since,gradually going insane again.
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User NameDreams In A Rain Drop

Character Name: Yue Abhra

Age: lost count, unknown

Level Sage

Specialty Water

Race: Half-Kelpie/Half-Human

Physical Description: She has deep crimson eyes and white locks that gleam different colors depending on the light.


Yue with her everyday outfit on. (Please pretend there are slightly pointed ears.)


Yue in her horse form. (Minus the green serpents in the mane.)

Strengths: The water is her domain, she can move through the water in supernatural speeds, even for a Kelpie. She can dwell on land for long periods of time and stay moist, unlike most Kelpie. When she is really interested in something, she will set her whole mind and body to it.
1) Water-Sage
2) Air-master
3) Spirit-Apprentice

Weaknesses: Her Kelpie blood drives her into a chaotic frenzy for blood when she sights or smells it. She also has strong urges to lure humans to the bottom of the lake when in her horse form and absorb their life-force. Even though she can dwell on land longer than most of her kind, she still needs to remoisten her self back in a huge body of freshwater once in a while. Her head is also always in the clouds, dreaming. She loves her sleep and spends most of her time doing so, leaving her vulnerable to attacks. She is also very easy to trick in the heart, for she is easily wooed.

History: Her father, a Kelpie, fell in love with a woman villager(Human) and had a affair. He contained himself from his natural bloodlust, not only because of the peace treaty between the Kingdom and his kind, but also because he loved her. The women gave birth to a female child, which was quite rare for Kelpies. They both took turns to raise their child, which they named Yue. She grew in both of her parent's worlds and grew up dedicating her self to water magic, which interested her immensely.

Around the time she became a journeyman of water magic, her mother grew ill. She stopped her studies in water magic and took up air to find a cure for her mother. The medicine at the time was not only expensive, but also not very effective. Other air magic users all said that her mother was doomed to death. The current air sage was not yet around, and with time not on Yue's side, her mother died before she could find a cure. Yue dropped air magic at the level of journeyman and took on spirit magic and created illusions of her mother for herself and father. Her father committed suicide within a year, leaving Yue by her self. She returned back to her water magic studies to escape from her depression. Decades later, through her studies, she had become one of the most fearsome of her kind and took hold of the sage title over water.

One day, she saved a child from drowning in her horse form. The child was injured and the scent of blood not only drove her mind in lust, but it also lured out others of her kind. She pushed back them back and raced towards a nearby healing house. She stayed up all night to watch over the child being healed by an air master. Unfortunately, the child did not make it past dawn and left Yue with past memories of her mother. She took up air magic again, dedicated to the healing properties of it.

In these current times, with warfare fast approaching, she takes up the weather attributes of air and combines it with her water magic. She is tired of seeing people die in front of her and does not wish for blood shed in her home. She swears her loyalty under King D'Arsier, ready for the dark times looming over the horizons of the Desert Wastes.
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Username: Resgil

Character Name: Malakite Draconas

Age: 30

Level Sage

Specialty Chaos

Race:Half-dragon

Physical Description: Malakite

Strengths: He is particularly gifted in spirit magic and can create illusions with little more than a wave of his hand. His wings are very tough and can block most non-magical attacks.

Weaknessess: Detests talking about his past, preferring to keep it hidden. He isn't a very good melee combatant. He is also quite sensitive about his appearance, and is a sucker for a pretty face.

History: Malakite's mother died in childbirth, leaving only his father to raise him. He lived out his childhood among the dragons and was generally liked by his peers. At the age of 20 he started to grow curious about how humans lived and decided to leave his home.
He found humans to be a superstitious lot and became a drifter, moving from town to town living off the kindness of strangers. Until he was attacked by a group of religious fanatics thinking he was an ill omen. He was saved when a master of space magic Teleported him to the chaos magic hall. After years of diligent study he was finally granted the title of Sage.
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Username: Reyl Duskfire

Character Name: Maluit Oussett

Age: 1373

Level: Sage

Specialty: Energy

Race: Drow

Physical Description: The manipulation of energy has taken it's toll on her appearance. While her face retains the image of a once youthful beauty, her very dark bluish tinted skin has began to droop and sag. Her eyes, a rare misty yellow shade, do not seem as bright and lively as they would have when she was just a beginning magician. Her body still looks the same -- mostly. She is a little heavier than she was as a young drow, but still maintains some of her past build. Her hair falls loosely in silvery-white strands, cropped neatly around the base of her neck. The shorter hair supports her long oval face shape better than long, flowing hair.

Her attire usually includes dresses that have a very airy look and feel to them. She doesn't prefer any particular color over others, but does tend to stick to the lighter end of the spectrum. Her right ear is pierced nearly up to the point -- five piercing in all. She usually wears a hoop style in the lowest one while just studs for the rest.

Strengths: Maluit relies mainly on her magical skills for tasks. She has devoted her life to the study and practice of the properties of energy magic. She has not really done much more except dabble in other forms of magic, though she could be considered a master of space magic, making her sometimes capable of going unnoticed.

Weaknesses: Her devotion to her magic studies since a young age have made her not so agile -- you won't see her jumping out of the way of a fast swinging blade. She is also quick to cast judgment on others and formulate opinions and decisions, which doesn't usually make her friends.

History: Maluit knew from a very young age that she was intended to practice magic. She began "playing" with it as a young child, often amusing the younger children in her village with simple shadow tricks, and this is what drew her into the love of magic.

She left to live in the magic hall and begin her apprenticeship at the age of eleven. She was amazing at the beginning -- quickly learning and mastering the simpler spells. She took the exam to become a journeyman in energy magic at 13, where she passed amazingly well. However, this is where her success began to unravel. The skill that came so naturally to her began to get harder, and more difficult for her to master without trying. She became very determined to not fall behind, and this was when she grew up, so to speak. Devoting herself to her studies left very little time for friendships or fun, and the wisps of youth began to slip away. She didn't feel adequate enough until 25 to attempt to become a master. The fear of failure was always a thought in the back of her mind, and even today taunts her.

After attaining master, she continued studying in hope to become a sage. However, it was during this time that she picked up space magic, as well. Though it was oddly difficult for her, she stayed with it for a time but eventually returned to her love. She took up the role of a teacher, instructing the new young apprentices while she continued her education as well. After nearly 500 years since her birth, the current sage passed on, and she was the one chosen to be the next.
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Neufo

Username:Deje rah

Character Name:Ad'var Serry

Age:27

LevelNon-magical

Race:human

Physical Description:here

Strengths: Serry is an excellent warrior, trained to be able to use any and all weapons efficiently. he prefers to use a scythe and a long sword. His training also included combat against magical beings.
He is also General of the Neufo.

Weaknesses: Serry cannot stand magic.
Despite the Empress's insistence, he does not have a body guard.

History:Starting at the age of seven, Serry trained to be a member of the Neufo Elite guard, and by the age of thirteen had been named commander of his own squadron of soldiers. Two years later, he was promoted into the Imperial Guard. He was the only survivor of the guard after the first of many assignation attempts on the Empress's life. He was named to be the Empress's personal body guard, then her top General, and led the Imperial Army to unify all of the western continent under Neufo control. He has now been ordered to cross the desert waste to expand the Imperial rule.
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The FAQ

What do you mean by writing sample?
I just want to see you write to check that you appreciate the generally accepted guidelines of spelling and grammar. It doesn’t have to be fancy (or even long), just coherent.

Does it have to be related to the roleplay?
Absolutely not. Although if it is, you’ll earn brownie points.

So, what is it Sages do?
Not only are they the most accomplished magician in their specialized branch of study, making them responsible for the education and well-being of their apprentices, but they are also part of the king’s counsel. It’s their job to protect the kingdom, and as Sages they take an oath to do whatever’s best for Sandares.

How many different magics can I use?
Well, that depends on a couple of things. First of all, think about your character’s age. Most halls won’t take children younger than eight, unless they’re exceptionally talented. You have to be at least thirteen to be a journeyman. You can become a master after about three years, although five is recommended. If you are an apprentice, you cannot actively study another magic. This is because apprentices live at the magic halls in which they are apprenticing (except for those who are Sages of another magic). So really, if you’re using the usual age range of 19-25 years, then three or four is the practical limit.

You have weird place names.
Okay. Well, that’s not really a question is it? Anyway, yes, I have an odd sense of humor (I blame my dad, a man who loves Monty Python and those laffy-taffy jokes), and it’s reflected in the names of towns and stuff. If you want the reasoning behind it, Click Here.

Can my character use magic that’s not listed here?
Wait, there’s magic I haven’t listed!? Well, if you can make it fit into one of the existing branches, you can use it. Telepathy falls under Sprit magic, by the way, and under no circumstances can it be overheard. Teleporting and Telekinesis are part of Space magic. Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth are pretty straightforward.

Why can’t Sages use magic on each other?
This is a rule imposed to avoid a magician’s war. The thing is, that no Sage, nor anyone under their power, can use magic directly on another Sage. This means that not only can’t Sages attack one another, they can’t trick each other with magic, or heal each other. Indirect magic on the other hand, like magically eavesdropping on a whole room that a Sage happens to be in, or causing the ceiling above a Sage’s head to magically cave in, will work.

Does Sandares have an army?
Not really. It hasn’t been at war in few hundred thousand years. Ever since the individual countries that made it up became combined. The army has become mostly ceremonial nowadays, guarding important places like the Magic Halls and the Imperial Palace, and only numbers about fifty thousand, although, with the Nuefo situation, it will soon be increasing it’s numbers.

How does the monarchy work?
Each race has a chance to hold the throne for a period of at least two hundred years, but not exceeding five hundred. The order runs thus: Humans (including Shifters), Elves, Dragons, Centaurs, Unicorns, Vampires, and Drow. Currently it is the one-hundred twenty-ninth year in the human reign, under King D’Arsier, a good and fair king. Each race has differing methods for determining the monarch, but the humans hold to the tradition of families. The eldest child of the human ruler, male or female, will become the next ruler.

((I'll be the Sage of Air.))

(Amen! I want to get going again.)

((Only one word I can say, and it is my SoA, my current catchphrase: AWESOME!))