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~Pre-story~ (Think of the world as being Lord of the Rings-ish, and having all the magickal and fantasy creatures you've ever head of <3) (P.S. Mages are magick-users with one or two particular talents. Ex: a Fire Mage who controls Shadows. A wizard is a magick-user who can control pretty much any type of magick, though say a wizard tried to use fire, it could be very strong, but never as strong as a fire mage's since that would be their forte)

Jyrem Sarekellryx is an orphan living in the woods near the outskirts of the Narvome wild elf territory. Normally they don't allow other beings so near to them, but Jyrem's mother was an elf and they tolerate him as a half-breed that they needn't bother with. He has lived devoid of human since he was seven, living off the kindness of random passerby and the occasional kind elf. His father, he was told, was a wizard though Jyrem himself has shown only minimal magickal aptitude. His spells are basic and when he tries to use stronger ones they usually go awry. But he never minded much since he had what he needed to survive and one friend he named X (choose a name, this is your character)

X is a Mazam or magickal familiar. (Think of black cats and witches) (Choose an animal for X to be, it can be any kind) Each magick user has a familiar given to them by the Magickal Court, a court of nine members each of varying race that oversee the use of magick and other affairs. Familiars help to guide their charges use their magick and keep them safe. But this is only with suggestion since most cannot talk to their masters. Some magick-users are strong enough that they can form a bond and link to their Mazam, granting them the ability to communicate, but most have non-verbal relationships. Jyrem and X have the non-verbal relationship, but are as close as a familiar and master can be. Jyrem considers X his best friend and treats him as such, and X eventually views Jyrem as his best friend and takes Jyrem being his charge very seriously.

Mazams are supposed to be animals endowed with magick, who are then given insight by a magickal human and therefore able to reach human intelligence. But this is often not the case, there are two kinds of Mazams. The least common are the magickally endowed animals, those animals have magick on their own and like most animals are already as smart or smarter than many humans. And then the kind that most magick-users have been given..Mazams that were once people. The first Mazam was made six hundred centuries ago by a wizard named Dremar who still lives today. (Magickal beings have varying but long life spans) Dremar was in a competition with his rival and turned the other into an animal, giving him the idea to make use such people as familiars. Very few people know of this though, since it is a well-guarded secret and they get away with it easily. Many of the Mazam's are transformed criminals or prisoners, guilty and innocent alike, also people that might not be easily missed or that are from other countries. The Mazam's have a strong spell put on them so that they are trapped in animal form and even if they can talk to their partner, they cannot reveal the truth of who they are and must act as an animal.

X was captured as a criminal (you can choose if he committed a crime or was innocent) and has been trapped as a Mazam for forty-years. Nineteen of which he has spent in the company of Jyrem. The first ten he spent being locked in a cage and treated as an animal by magickal users until a proper owner could be found. He ran away and managed to escape, hiding out until one day he came upon an elven woman as she had just given birth. X used his magick to heal the woman, who was about to die from sed childbirth and as payment she took X in and they lived in the cottage that Jyrem lives in now. As soon as he touched Jyrem, there was a flash of light and a slit heart shaped mark appeared on what would be X's right wrist if he were still human, and the same mark appeared on Jyrem's right wrist. He knew was to be the boy's familiar though he was reluctant at first. Eventually Jyrem grew on him, being fond of him and treating him kindly unlike the rest of the people. So he decided he would indeed be Jyrem's familiar and keep him safe, especially when the boy's mother died.

Nineteen years have passed, Jyrem lives by doing odd jobs here and there and one day he was walking through the forest with X. Winter had started not too long ago and the lake was frozen over with ice..or so he thought. Jyrem ran so that X would chase him and wound up on the ice, he expected it would hold but it started to crack and Jyrem picked X up and tossed him to the shore so that he would not fall in just as the ice gave way under Jyrem. He fell in and was taken by the current and trapped under the ice. X looked down at his friend in horror, his magick welling up inside of him as he realized his friend was about to die. His desperation and rage called out to his magick, and by their bond, Jyrem's as well. The next thing Jyrem is aware of, someone has broken through the ice and pulled him out of the water.

~Prestory End~

~This is where the story begins, the person that pulled him out is X in human form.~

~The story will include falling in love, magickal mishaps, trying to stop the familiar-thing-this isn't all that will/can happen this is just some ideas.~

~At some point in the story, at least once though more is always welcome, I don't care why but X has to turn Jyrem into an animal. Maybe to keep him safe or if they get into an arguement or something..*loves transformations* *puppy eyes*~

~As stated, feel free to take any liberties. X is either a powerful mage or wizard-and if you like you can make it so that he occasionally reverts to animal form. Maybe just randomly, maybe because of an emotion or using too much magick (just brainstorming, you don't have to)

~Jyrem is mine and X is yours except in flashbacks, otherwise feel free to do anything with any character or just stick to X~

Rules:
1. No cybering, this will have physical scenes but they needn't be graphic.
2. Please be as literate as possible, at least five sentences a post and nothing like "x superman dawes went to the movies and dawes said hey i like movies and superman laughed cause superman is awesome"
3. X is either a seke leaning towards seme or full seme, NO UKE. NOOOO! *hisses*
4. Have fun!

Profiles: Yours:
Name: (give him a name) Jyrem named him Vallyn, the elven word for fire.
Animal: (what animal he is when he is in familiar mode)
Age: (Should be at least a hundred, though older is fine and lovely)
Personality: (one-word traits, and must be a seke leaning towards seme or full seme. And it would be nice if he had a temper <3)
Biography: Previously Stated (ish) Feel free to add anything.
Race: (Wizard or Mage, can be a half-ling as well if you like)
Appearance: (You can include his human form (must be a man) and his animal form if you like)

Name: Vallyn (real name is Kain)
Animal: Winter Fox
Age: 119
Personality: Blunt, Honest, Lazy, Dramatic, Tempermental
Biography: Before Kain was transformed into a Mazam, he was an innkeeper, and he loved what he did. His abode had a bar down stairs and the rooms were located above him. A lot of his patrons were shady characters as his inn was mostly run for men or woman looking for company for the night. He will admit, this he was guilty for, he ran a true brothel. But that wasn't what he was charged with. One of Kain's patrons became too handsy with one of the women and she struck back. The man was very well known and the woman had struck hard enough to kill the patron. Kain took the fall for it, assuming his power within the city was greater than the lecherous man. It wasn't. He was charged with a murder he didn't commit.
Race: Wizard
Appearance:

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Mine:
Name: Jyrem Sarekellryx
Age: 19
Personality: Goofy, playful, determined, fierce, tempermental, protective, intelligent, thoughtful, resourceful, tempermental, bold, stubborn.
Biography: Previously stated
Race: Half elf, half ? Is a wizard.
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~Enjoy!~

"Hn," Kain hissed through the cold. He crouched stark naked in the snow, having Jyrem lean against him. Thanks to his many years as a winter fox, the cold didn't pierce into him as quickly as it should have. "We need to get off the ice," he said, still hissing slightly. Due to his adrenaline caused by Jyrem's fall, he hadn't noticed that he had changed forms or that he was speaking out loud.

He stood up slowly, and nearly fell over. It was than that the realization dawned on him. He was bi-pedal!! He was standing up and he really did just talk! "What....?" was all that he managed. His hands darted up to his face and he blinked.... more than once. He was stunned and in total awe. He was human.... but did that mean the spell was completely gone?!

"I am Vallyn... No..." he said. "No... my name is Kain," he shook his head. Trying to remember everything in that short of a perioud was hard... and almost impossible. Kain shook his head again, much like a dog would. "I was Vallyn. I am your Mazam... or possibly was..."

Kain's speech was hard to understand to say the least. There was no way to tell how long it had been since he had last spoken... Kain... or Vallyn, who ever he was took a step forwards, towards Jyrem. "It really is me," he said, but as his foot landed in the snow he fell to his knees. Apparently walking on two legs had been something forgotten in the past as well.

"I don't know what I am..." Not knowing made him furious. How does one not know who or what he is? It's almost stupid. But here Kain/Vallyn was, at a total loss for words. He didn't know how to explain it to himself, not to mention Jyrem.

Vallyn nodded, smiling at the nickname. "I don't know what happened," he managed to say through now chattering teeth. "You were in trouble... so I guess I saved you... but I don't know why I'm like this. Maybe you're a better wizard than I thought..." He smiled at that.

"But why did I change now?" he asked, though he knew Jyrem couldn't possibly know the answer. He shook his head again, trying to clear it. He moved closer into Jyrem's arms. This closeness was normal for him, and Jyrem was somewhat warmer than the cold air despite being wet. "Your wet..." he said after a long moment. It shouldn't have been a surprise to Jyrem... he did just almost drown...

Vallyn stumbled alot over his own feet and over Jyrem's as well. This walking business was just too hard. Talking was a different matter. His mouth now moved in quite a few different ways than it had originally. He didn't understand any of this!

He didn't push Jyrem away or anything like he would have done in his human life. Instead he relied on him. Vallyn was o so confused and it was nice to have Jyrem thinking calmly for once. He continued to shiver under the cloak, but it was alot better than standing in the frigid air. It was also a good thing that home wasn't so far away.

"Wh-what are we going to d-do?" Vallyn asked through his chattering teeth. The words still came out as long drawn out hisses. Before he would have given anything to break the spell of being a Mazam... but now all he wanted was to go back to his fox form and take over Jyrem's lap. Why do things change when he gets comfortable?!

Vallyn nodded and said nothing. Walking barefoot in the snow was painful. The snow had a dry feel to it and crunched under his heavier weight. He was sinking slowly, but he kept trudging on, knowing that the distance wasn't all that bad. He looked up every so often to see the house come closer and closer in view. It would only be a matter of minutes now before he would walk into the warm interior and slip into a warmer bath.

He smiled at the thought and nuzzled into Jyrem. This, mind you, was something he'd always done in his other form. Space was never really an issue when he was smaller. They were known for sharing the same bed on particularly cold nights or when one or the other just wanted some company. So why was this any different?

When Jyrem went to the controls for the hot water, Vallyn stumbled to try and keep up. "I don't think I can manage..." he replied, the fret and worry obvious in his voice. "This... this is too much..." He was almost pleading with Jyrem, though he knew deep down there was nothing his wizard could do. The magic that had flowed between them wasn't likely to do so again. Even if it could, how could they duplicate it?

Vallyn shuddered, knowing he needed to get control over himself. Him acting like a helpless child wasn't going to do either of them any good. He was human once before, it would only take a matter of time before all of the motions came flooding back to him. "I... could use the help," he finally hissed after a long moment.

(no worries 3nodding )

Vallyn seemed oblivious to Jyrem's problem. He gently slid into the bath, trying to make sure he didn't slip. Which was no small feat, mind you. He had obvious problems walking, and once you added in a smooth surface such as the bath, it took all of his focus to slide gently in. He sighed very contently as the warm water started to do its work on him. Almost instantly he wasn't shivering any more, as well as some color started back into his pale frame.

Vallyn had been a Mazam for 100 years, the sudden change was a shock to his system, something he hadn't realized yet. He had only been human for 19 short years. Needless to say, the mannerisms of human nature had been lost to him. "Do you want to join?" he hissed, something normal when he was in his fox form. But now... now it was just odd to hear him say it.