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In the City of Empyrean live a race of creatures called the Empyreans. They are ruled by the world around them, and at the time of their birth granted life from one of the four Essences of the world. These Essences determine the Empyrean's alignment and certain colourations of the child, its attributes and personality traits.
This connection to the world through Essence allows the Empyreans to use magics - skills which the Outsiders cannot use, do not understand and fear.
It is perhaps the only tool the Empyreans have which sets them above the barbaric Outsiders and protects them from the monsters.

Alignments: Melancholy
Melancholy is the Essence of the Mind, and is Housed in the Black District.

Colours: Black, indigo, silver, purple, dark blues, garnet red, cold metallic colours.

Attributes: Good with Artistic and Magical endeavours, philosophical, deep thinkers, work well by themselves, inventive, conceptual thinkers. The Planners, but not the doers.

Personality Traits: Airy personality, solitary, self-oriented, distant from worries of the body (such as sleep or hunger)

Digamma Ouroboros: The Digamma Ouroboros is the symbol of the Melancholy humor, and is depicted as two serpents twisted in an infinity sign devouring each other's tails. The Digamma stands for eternal balance, eternal struggle, the battle between mind and body, self and others. Neither of the serpents of the Digamma will ever fully devour the other, as both are equal in strength and size, and truly without each other to feed from, the snakes in the Digamma would perish. The Digamma symbolizes not only the struggle of opposites, but also the dependance on balance for both to survive and flourish. All Melancholy Aligned Empyreans will wear their Digamma Ouroboros as a sign of pride somewhere on their person at all times, whether it be emblazoned on a possession they are never without, emroidered or fastened onto clothing, tattooed into flesh or dyed into fur, it must always be worn and visible.

Often Melancholy are best suited to the Academic or Journeyman Orientations, as this allows them to focus on magic or duelling, which they excel at.

Alignments: Sanguine
Sanguine is the Essence of the Spirit, and are assigned to the Red District.

Colours: Red, gold, russet, yellow, orange, bronze, bright, loud and vibrant colours.

Attributes: Good with fighting, metalurgy, alchemy, hunting and have good stamina, Circle Magic.

Personality Traits: Fiery personality, energetic, excitable, outgoing, ambitious, friendly, vengeful.

Stigma Ouroboros: The Stigma Ouroboros is the sign used by the Sanguines, and depicts two snakes entertwined in a tear-drop shape and both striking for the face. The Stigma symbolizes fierceness, determination, creation, struggle, turmoil and imbalance. More than any other Alignment, Sanguine have a tendancy to get out of hand, whether it be go too far in speech and say something they oughtn't or from striking too hard in a friendly duel, their over-zealous nature gets them into trouble. They have also a habit of biting off more than they can chew or getting themselves into situations they believe they can handle only to discover too late they are not ready to face their dilemmas. The serpents of the Stigma show two snakes both trying to strike to win, taking the risk and opening themselves up for a strike from ther opponent. The Stigma stands for carelessness, fighting spirit, ambition and success through diligence and passion. While the Sanguine may not be as naturally talented as the Melancholy, or as hard-working as the Choleric, or as astute as the Phlegm, they more than make up for it with passion and desire, and will give their goals everything they've got. All Sanguine Aligned Empyreans will wear their Stigma Ouroboros as a sign of pride somewhere on their person at all times. Whether it be emblazoned on a possession they are never without, emroidered or fastened onto clothing, tattooed into flesh or dyed into fur, it must always be worn and visible.

Often Sanguine are best suited to the Kinesthetic or Journeyman Orientations as they can develope great stamina and strength or great speed, and love to push themselves to their limits. Sanguine are most often fonud fighting monsters, or duelling in the Arena, always trying to be hte best that they can be.

Orientations are the basic body type that the Empyrean has. This included not only physical stature and capacity for growth, but also emotional quotient and intellectual capacity. Orientations are roughly broken down into three categories.

Journeyman
Journeymen Empyreans are medium in physical, they need to work hard to get a muscular build, but are naturally very fit. They are decently intelligent and reasonably aligned with emotions, but tend to be in the middle of the pack. Journeymen have the ability to breach the barriers between classifications, orientations and Alignments and explain things to either side in terms they can understand. While the Journeymen do not have a distinct position of their own, they are often needed to balance out the scales, take sides of interperet for Outsiders, or clashing parties.

Academic
Academics are thin and waifish - sometimes bordering on underweight or skinny. They have slow metabolisms and don't need to eat very much. They tire easily when they exert themselves and have a very hard time putting on muscle. Because of their light size they can be quite quick if they train to be. Academics are brilliant in the mind, and this enables them to excell at magics and learned information. They have great memories and great analytical skills, but have a difficult time understand things from a perspective of feeling. They often consider emotions to be excessive, irrational or baffling, and prefer to deal in terms of fact or fiction, not that watery in-between substance of emotions.

Kinesthetic
Kinesthetic are strong, with great stamina and a high metabolism. They put on muscle quickly and easily, and never seem to need to work out to keep their tone. They grow restless easily and need to keep active. Intellectual pursuits bore them, and they have a very difficult time paying attention or maintaining interest. While they don't understand deep thinking, they do feel a great deal, and react on impulse more that act of logic. They do as they feel to satisfy their needs, there is no why only a must. Although it would take years to explain a concept or a skill to them in rhetoric alone, they learn very quickly if they are simply shown.

ADDITIONS: HEAD
The following Additions can be added to the head and throat area of your Empyrean. Each is listed with its cost. Where applicable, upgrades have also been listed so you can plan ahead.
Keep in mind, no Addition can be removed once it has been drawn. When ordering your Additions, compile all of your additions and costs in one PM, and specify colours and total cost.

Stage 1
Feline Eyes - 400g. Cat-like Pupils. (See Orrys)
Caprian Eyes - 400g. Horizontal rectangular pupils with a full iris and no whites, like a goat.
Canine Ears - 200g. Floppy and furry puppy-dog ears.
Feline Ears - 200g. Either fuury rounded lion-like ears, or furry pointed cat-like ears.
Aqueous Ears - 200g. Fin ears, either spined fines or soft fins.
Caprian Ears - 200g. Goat-like ears, slightly elongated and fuzzy.
Felis Pointed Ears - 100g. Small pointed ears. (See Dameron)
Tauran Mouth - 100g. A stud piercing in the lip, or a ring through the nose. Please specify which.
Felis Fangs - 100g. Small pointed fangs like those of a vampire.
Feline Whiskers - 200g. Cat-like whiskers around the mouth. (See Lelaus)
Aqueous Gills - 100g. Either placed on the cheeks or on the throat, you can have two of three lined gills. Please specify which location and which number of lines. (See Nehna)
Felis Straight Facial Markings - 300g. 1 to 3 straight bars placed on the face in the locations of the buyer's choice. (See Bardane)
Felis Curved Facial Markings - 500g. Placed on the cheek(s), brow or over one eye, as the buyer chooses. (See Dameron or Tamerind)
Felis Central Stud Horn - 100g. A single small stud in the centre of the forehead. Can be upgraded to both Felis Central Horn and Felis Double Horn. (See Melonia)
Felis Stud Horns - 200g. A small pair of studs on either the temples or the left and right side of the brow. (See Lelaus)
Add Length to Hair (medium) - 500g. Makes the Empyrean's hair grow 3 to 6 inches longer. Basic requests, like bangs, parts or ponytail are included no charge, but must be specified at time of purchase. (See Raelyn)
Add Length to Hair (long) - 800g. Makes the Empyrean's hair grow 7 to 12 inches longer. Basic requests like bangs, parts or pigtails/ponytails are included, but must be specified at time of purchase. (See Nehna)
Add Addition to Hair - 600g. Changes the hair style of hair, such as braids, buns, headbands, ribbons etc. Each addition costs 600g. (See Bellona)
Add Earrings - 50g each earring added. Specify where and select either hoops, bars, studs or cuffs. (See Tryna)


Stage 2
Demonic Eyes - 400g. Change the colour of one eye to a different colour. Specify which eye and which colour.
Angelic Eyes - 400g. No pupils in the eyes, just solid colour of the iris. (See Eleuthero)
Felis Tapered Ears - 200g. Longer tapered ears. (See Lelaus)
Angelic Ears - 1000g. In place of ears, small feathered wings sprout from the head.
Demonic Ears - 1000g. In place of ears, small leathery wings sprout from the head. (See Paxar)
Canine Muzzle - 600g. An elongated and slender muzzle like that of a doberman, fox or wolf.
Feline Muzzle - 600g. A cat-like muzzle equipped with sharp, pointed teeth.
Equestrian Muzzle - 800g. An elongated horse-like muzzle, the eyes become more on te side of the head, instead of straightforward-staring.
Caprian Muzzle - 600g. A goat-like rounded muzzle with a stronger jaw.
Draconic Muzzle Eastern - 800g. An eastern dragon style muzzle with catfish like whiskers.
Draconic Muzzle Western - 800g. A western style dragon muzzle with raised scales and small spikes.
Felis Tusks - 200g. Lower fangs that stick up above the bottom lip. (See Orrys)
Aqueous Face - 500g. Smooth skin patterned with soft spots or soft stripes.
Tauran Face - 800g. The face is covered in blotchy spots, like those ofa cow or a spotted dog.
Draconic Face - 700g. Smooth or raised scales on the cheeks, forehead or nose, specify which colour and location.
Equestrian Face - 500g. Skin patterned with solid spots or stripes.
Felis Brow - 600g. A smooth jewel on the brow in a colour of the buyer's choice. (See Nehna or Quenda)
Felis Antenna - 500g. Either moth-like or butterfly-like antenna sprouting from the brow. (See Tamerind).
Caprian Ram Horns - 1200g. Curved Ram-like textured horns on the sides of the Empyrean's head. Can be upgraded from Felis Stud Horns (that were placed on the temple) for 1000g.(See Eleuthero)
Felis Long Horns - 1000g. As stud horns but long with a slight curl to the end. If upgrading from Felis Stud Horns, price 600g. (See Bellona)
Felis Central Horn - 1200g. A twisted unicorn-like horn on the brow. If upgrading from Felis Central Stud Horn, price 800g. (See Raelyn)
Felis Double Horn - 1400g. A long slightly curved central horn, wih a small stud horn beneath. If upgrading from Felis Central Stud Horn, price 1000g.
Tauran Crown- 1000g. Bull-like horns either sweeping forward from the temples. Specify which direction and which colour. Can be upgraded from Felis Stud Horns (that were placed on the brow) for 700g. (See Bardane)
Draconic Crown Eastern - 1000g. A thin strip of fur that trails down the back of the head and down the spine to where it ends (such as at the tailbone, or at the tip of the tail if there is one)
Draconic Crown Western - 1000g. A row of spikes that trails down the back on each vertebrae and ends where the spinal column does.
Aqueous Crown - 200g. A smooth and bald head, it will hold whatever colourations or patterns are on the face.
Caprian Crown - 1000g. a pair of goat horns that sweep back over the temples and curl inward slightly. If upgrading from Felis Stud Horns, price 800g.
Equestrian Mane - 500g. Continues the head hair down the back to the edge of the shoulder blades.
Angelic Mane 1 - 1000g. Fades the current hair colour into another colour along the length of the hair.
Demonic Mane 1 - 1000g. Chunks the hair so that it is seperate strandes of different colours, one of which is the current colour, and one of which is added by the buyer.

Stage 3
Caprian Face - 400g/800g. 400 for a short, well trimmed beard, including goatees, short beards, soul patches and other stylish facial hair. 800 for long, shaggy or spikey beards.
Canine Face - 400g. Short fur on the face, can be coupled with Tauran Face to make spotted fur, or Angelic/Demonic Mane to make tonal fur.
Canine Throat - 500g. A thicker and slightly elongated neck. (See Melonia)
Feline Face - 800g. Soft Spots or Soft Stripes on the face.
Feline Mane - 1000g. A lion-like mane that surrounds the face, keeps all tonal changes up to date.
Draconic Throat Eastern - 800g. An elongated and lizard-like throat with smooth scales.
Draconic Throat Westrn - 800g. An elongated and lizard-like throat with raised scales and chest plate scales.
Demonic Crown - 1000g. A pair of curled Demon horns.
Angelic Halo - 2000g. A glowing Halo in the colour of the buyer's choice - so long as it complies with the colours of their alignment. Either Disk or Ring form. (See Quenda or Paxar)
Felis Essence Emission Eyes - 4000g. Eyes that glow a specific colour, and the light that comes from them swallows out the details of the eyes.
Felis Ether Eyes - 4000g. Eyes in which the white of the eye is as black as the pupil, and only the iris shows colour.
Felis Eyes - 500g. Eyes that have no iris nor pupil, merely a single solid and reflective colour.
Felis Third Eye - 2000g. A third eye in the centre of the brow that matches the other two in type, although its colour can be chosen to match or differ.
Felis Thorn Crown - 2000g. A circlet of slightly curved stud horns that surrounds the head at brow level.
Felis Spine Crown - 2000g. A series of verticle spines that sprout from the sides of the head. Choose from 3, 4, or 5 spines to curl up or down. (See Tryna)
Felis Serpentine Face - 600g. A smooth serpent-like face with minimal nose, but elongated nostrils and smoothed lips and brow. (See Paxar)
Felis Tribal Markings - 4000g. Either jagged or swirling facial markings on the locations of the face as specified, select colour.
Angelic Mane 2 - 2000g. As Angelic Mane 1, only adding another colour. If upgrading from Angelic Mane 1, cost 1000g.
Demonic Mane 2 - 2000g. As Demonic Mane 1, only adding another colour. If upgrading from Demonic Mane 1, cost 1000g.

ADDITIONS: EXTREMETIES


Stage 1
Felis Claws - 200g. Adds small dog-like claws to te tips of each finger. (See Lelaus)
Aqueous Hands - 500g. Webbed fingers on the hands. Small spine-like nails can be added at the buyer's choice for no additional cost.
Equestrian Hands - 200g. The hands become hoofs, either solid or split into two parts, working as fingers and thumb.
Canine Arms - 400g. Furred arms with Tauran spots or tonal change but no spots or stripes.
Feline Arms - 800g. Furred arms with soft spots or soft stripes.
Aqueous Feet - 500g. Webbed toes on the feet. Unlike Aqueous hands, the foot actually changes shape, with the toes longer and nearly toad-like.
Equestrian Feet - 200g. The Feet become solid horse hooves.
Canine Legs - 400g. Furred legs with Tauran spots or tonal changes but no spots or stripes, unlike Feline Legs, the knees of Canine legs are stretched out and elongated, anthro style.
Feline Legs - 800g. Furred legs with soft spots or soft stripes.
Felis Bangles - 100g per bangle. These are smooth metal rings that form around either wrists or ankles.

Stage 2
Caprian Hands - 400g. The hands have only three fingersm and each is hardened like a hoof, but have more dexterity than Equestrian Hands.
Canine Hands - 400g. These paw-like hands are covered in Canine fur and come equipped with short non-retractable claws.
Feline Hands - 500g. These paw-like hands are covered in fur except for the paw pads on the palm, and dappled with soft spots or soft stripes. They have claws that extend when the hand is flexed or curled into a fist, but that retract when the hand is flat or relaxed.
Felis Hands - 400g. The hands have jewels on the backs of the hand, or a smaller jewel on each top knuckle.
Draconic Arms Eastern - 600g. The arms are smoothly scaled with furred tufts coming off the elbows.
Draconic Arms Western - 800g. The arms are roughly scaled with spikes coming off the elbows.
Equestrian Arms - 400g. The skin of the arms developes solid spots or solid stripes.
Tauran Arms - 500g. The arms become covered with Tauran spots.
Aqueous Arms - 600g. The skin of the arms developes soft spots or soft stripes.
Angelic Arms - 600g. The skin of the arms developes Angelic tonal colourations.
Demonic Arms - 600g. The skin of the arms developes Demonic tonal colourations.
Canine Feet - 400g. Wolf-like feet with small non-retractable claws.
Feline Feet - 400g. Cat-like paws with paw pads on the sole and covered in soft spot or soft stripe patterned fur. Claws extend when the foot is extended, and retract when the foot is relaxed or curled.
Felis Feet - 300g. The feet have jewels on the tops of the foot.
Draconic Legs Western - 800g. As Draconic Arms Western, but on the legs and with the spikes coming off the calves and ankles.
Draconic Legs Eastern - 600g. As Draconic Arms Eastern, but on the legs and with the tufts coming off the calves and ankles.
Angelic Legs - 600g. The skin of the legs developes Angelic tonal colourations.
Demonic Legs - 600g. The skin of the legs developes Demonic tonal changes.
Aqueous Legs - 600g. The skin of the arms developes soft spots or soft stripes.
Equestrian Legs - 400g. The skin of the legs developes solid stripes or solid spots.
Caprian Legs - 800g. The legs become those of a satyr.
Tauran Legs - 500g. The legs become covered with Tauran Spots.


Stage 3
Draconic Hands Western - 600g. Scaled hands with sharp claws at the end of each finger.
Draconic Hands Eastern - 600g. The hands become like eagle talons, with curled talons on the end of each digit, the thumb becomes inverted and bends in the opposite direction as the fore-fingers.
Draconic Feet Western - 600g. As Draconic Hands Western.
Draconic Feet Eastern - 600g. As Draconic Hands Eastern.
Angelic Feet - 800g. Angelic feathered winglets sprout from the ankles.
Demonic Feet - 800g. Demonic leather winglets sprout from the ankles.
Felis Serpentism - 1000g. The body from the hips down becomes that of a snake, like that of a naga.
Felis Merfolkism - 4000g. The body becomes that of a merman or merwoman, with either a soft-finned or spine-finned fishy body.
Felis Essence Emmissions - 10,000g. Essence Emmissions can be linked to Tribal Markings, wings, claws, eyes, tails, elbows, knees and any addition, causing it to give off a glow in the colour of the body's Essence. If upgrading from Felis Tribal Tattoos only, cost 6000g.

MAGIC: CIRCLES

Circle Magic is most predominantly seen in the Red and Sanguina Districts. It is characterized by engraved jewelry and pendants and requires a circle be drawn on the floor or ground where the magic is being cast. The circle then needs to be filled with symbols, magic words, markings etc. Circle Magic often utilizes special inks, infusions or other magically prepared mediums with which to write the circles, (thus requiring herbal mixures, distillations and metallurgy), and a location in which to cast, preferable one with magical significance.

Circle Magic is used for creating barriers, hexes, target area affects and limited transportation.

MAGIC: TRIBAL

Tribal Magic is most predominantly seen in the Green and Cholera Districts. It is characterized by tatoos and trances and requires body paint, natural surroundings, chanted songs, herbs, and sacrifice of monsters (thus using animal care, botany, music, art etc.) and a dias on which to make the sacrifices. Tribal Magic is usually performed in groups with friends and like-practising Tribal Magic-users.

Tribal Magic primarily deals with manipulation of the body, energy, Essence and chakras to heighten aspects of the self. Tribal magic is often practised in groups, such as in forms of Tantra, and also couples well with Bardic or Druidic magic.