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Ad astra per aspera,

To the stars through the thorns,

The war rages trough Europe, desolating the land and killing thousands of innocents. France has fallen and Germany prepares to attack England. The Allies and the Axis search desperately for power to destroy the enemy. The nations at war search desperately for every resource to insure victory: panzer units, airplanes, radars, more potent bombs, supernatural beings… The SS have created a unit of supernatural beings, designed to give them an edge in the war. Hoping to stop the Nazis, the Allies have designed their own unit of paranormal humans. The war has started.

omnes una magna nox.

the same night awaits us all.

Story

Our story starts in September of 1940. France capitulated in 25 June and the Battle for Britain has just started. The member’s of the Axis are full of confidence in their superior force. They just know that they will win the war. The Allies, however, are determined to stop them. They have lost the first battle, but now they are collecting new forces to prepare their counterattack.
The Allies had heard of the Nazi’s paranormal unit: the Ahnenerbe. Expecting to learn more about it, the Allies had prepared a trap: they spread the rumor that an ancient relic will be transported from France to England. The Nazis hear the rumor and send the Ahnenerbe to steal the relic. But in France, the newly formed Paranormal Investigation Agency (PIA) is waiting for them.


Nazis
The Ahnenerbe is a branch of the SS, founded by Heinrich Himmler. Officially it was founded to study the Aryan race; unofficially it is in charge of the paranormal research of the Third Reich. With the years it has gathered talented psychics, ancient supernatural creatures, and scientists ready to defy every law existent.


Allies
Worried about the Reich's interest in the supernatural, the Allies created the Paranormal Investigation Agency (PIA). They have gathered every person with knowledge of the paranormal in France, Engalnd and the USA. The agency is young, but its members are determained to stop the war.


Neutral
The war has destroyed the lifes of many, human and not human. Some have seen their families killed, lost their homes and destroyed their lifes. Others are hardly interested in the humans, being to old or wise to care. However, the war is undeniable, and their life, or unlife, is being affected. Now, they have joined the war, serving their own interests.

Characters

Nazis

Side: Nazis

Gaia Name: Eevin

Character Name: Mary Amsel

Codename/Nickname: Aelyn

Race: Human

Bio:
Aelyn is the older daughter of a respected doctor from East Germany. Her father was highly respected in his hometown for his almost miraculous healings. As a matter of fact, he was the last member of an old family of wizards. Aelyn had a happy life, with a father she was proud of, a mother who loved her and a small brother that she swore to protect.
However, things changed, during the Great Depression Aelyn's father felt sick. The family had not enough money to treat him and he died. The family was devastated, not only had its head died, but they had no money to survive. It was then that Hans Einz Ewers appeared. He claimed to be an old friend of her father, and helped the family trough the hardest years of the Depression.
When Hitler came to the power, Aelyn's family was glad. He promised to solve the problems of Germany, and he did it. He was the savior that the nation needed. Soon after Hitler became Fuhrer, Einz came to Aelyn with a proposition. He knew that her father had trained her in the ancient magical arts that few knew. So, he asked her to join the Ahnenerbe, the supernatural branch of the SS. She would have a job, a way to to sustain her family and to help her nation. Aelyn accepted; she was fifteen.
However things were not easy for her, she was one of the few female members of the SS and almost a child. The training was hard and she was separated from her family for the first time. Not only that, but she lost her name, Mary; transforming into Aelyn, one of the elite members of the Nazi regime. Now, Aelyn is nineteen, she has been helping the regime for four years and she plans to continue. After all, it is the Jews and Allies fault that her father is death.


Personality:
Being one of the few female members of the SS and once one of the youngest, Aelyn is desperate to prove herself. She is serious with her work and will not play or kid around. She is also a fierce Nazi follower, doubt the Fuhrer in front of her and you are dead. She is not a little girl, she is a member of the Ahnenerbe, one of the best, and she will prove it to everyone.

Motivation:
Aelyn is convinced that it is the Jews and the Allies fault that her family was destroyed. After all, they caused the Great Depression; it is their fault that her father is death. Also, she spent all her adolescence hearing Nazi propanda, so she believes in tit blindly.

Abilities:
Aelyn has the power to sense supernatural presences. Also, she has basic magical knowledge: she can summon small elementals and spirits, and create or break magical barriers. Finally, she has survived the severe SS training, making her quite good with firearms, strategy and hand to hand combat.

Weaknesses:
Aelyn is a young woman, so she is not physically strong.

Appearance:
Even trough she is a member of the SS, Aelyn is not the poster soldier. She is not tall, her eyes brown and her red-dyed hair is always kept in a strict bun. She prefers to use simple black pants and a white shirt, with the SS combat boots, gloves and trench coat. However, when in the main offices, she will use uniform’s skirt.

Characters

Neutral