Welcome to Gaia! ::

A group of students from the Edington School of Arts stumble upon twenty-seven ancient rings. Each slip one ring onto their fingers - unknown to them the burden and power that they now must carry.

This roleplay is based on the twenty-seven true runes concept found in all the Suikoden games from Konami.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
  
• School Rulebook (Roleplay Thread Rules)
  
• Office of the Registrar (Available Classes)
  
• School Roster (Character List)
  
• City Map (Available Places)
  
• School Newspaper (World News and Story Summary)
  
• Bulletin Board (Sidequests)
  
• Mailbox (Messages from Characters)
  
• Legend of Sword and Shield (Prologue)
  

Office of the Registrar

Hello there! Welcome to the Registrar's office. Please have a seat and fill out this form. Once this form is finished you'll be all set for your new life here at Edington School of Arts!

In addition, here is your student handbook, school uniforms, and student ID card. The student handbook contains all our current classes and the rules and protocols of this school. Please be sure to always be in uniform during classroom hours and always have your ID card with you at all times.

All school buildings and the main gate require ID card access. It's simple; because of radio frequency technology, your ID card will automatically unlock authorized school areas simply by approaching a door. Amazing isn't it? If you ever need access to a room, feel free to ask anyone here at the registrar office. Of course... your reason will need to be a good one!

Each student needs three classes. Each student is required to have at least one physical education class. When finished, please give me the form (finish those fields below and send the information via Private Message to Sentama Lin. Use the code!).



Class List

• Physical Education (Weapon Proficiency)
  
  
  
  • Swords
    
  • Staves and Sticks
    
  • Lances and Poles
    
  • Archery
    
  • Guns
    
  • Throwing
    
  • Martial Arts
    
  • Unique/Unusual
    
  
  
• Science: Gives access to potion making. Potions perform various effects like explosions, freezing, and healing.
  
• Mathematics: Gives access to observation. This allows the user to learn about a target's current health, magical energy (if applicable), weapon (if applicable), items (if applicable), strengths, and weaknesses in and out of battle.
  
• Music: Gives access to status. This allows the user to cause beneficial and damaging status effects to one or more targets.
  
• History: Gives access to strategy. This allows the user to devise plans for effective damage from all characters (i.e. make unite attacks).
  
• Engineering: Gives access to device making. Devices can do anything - as long as it has been made correctly (chance of incorrect make)
  
• Literature: Gives access to knowledge. This allows the user to know information about anything during an out-of-battle situation (chance of failure/bad information).
  
• Philosophy: Gives access to manipulation. This allows the user to coax and manipulate targets according to the user's will.
  
• Pedagogy: Gives access to learn. This allows the user to learn the various attacks and skills of the user's enemies.
  

City Map

The city of Edington is a quiet and peaceful island connected to the mainland by the Washana-Edington Connection Bridge. There are many things to do in Edington and the metropolis of Washana and transportation to many destinations is fast, free, and efficient thanks to the RWE MAGLEV-Monorail System.

More places will become available as they are revealed in the story line.

Edington School of Arts: A small private school campus located at the western edge of Edington. The School of Math and Sciences, the School of Liberal Arts, Gymnasium, Administrative Offices, Cafeteria, and Student and Teacher Dormitories are located here. RWE MAGLEV-Monorail makes stops here.

Downtown Edington: A tourist attraction featuring many entertainment possibilities. Stroll down the beach for some sun and swimming. Shop at all the stores - many materials and other items may be purchased here. Cheap local cuisine and other boardwalk favourites may also be found here. RWE MAGLEV-Monorail makes stops here.

Edington Aquarium and Park: Edington Aquarium and Park houses a beautiful outdoor garden - replete with many kinds of flowers, trees, and shrubbery; a restaurant of a fine culinary caliber; and a series of tubes which give visitors a one-hour tour of the local waters and scenery surrounding Edington. RWE MAGLEV-Monorail makes stops here.

Temple of Beginning: An old shrine to honour the spirits. People still frequent often to pray. Festivals are sometimes held here. RWE MAGLEV-Monorail makes stops here.

Washana: The bustling metropolis. Washana is filled with all sorts of life; One just has to look around. Be careful - it's easy to lose oneself. RWE MAGLEV-Monorail makes a stop at the Washana International Spaceport (west side of Washana - next to Washana-Edington Connection Bridge) and at the Washana Government District (central Washana).

Bulletin Board

Harvest Festival

Welcome, students, to another year at Edington School of Arts! We at the school administration would love to invite you all to our annual harvest festival at the Temple of Beginning this weekend. Food, fun, and excitement will abound! In addition, there will be a contest for the homeroom class with the most harvest spirit.

From Edington School Administration

Legend of Sword and Shield

In the beginning, there was "darkness." Then, the "darkness" shed a "tear."
From that "tear," the brothers Sword and Shield were born.
Shield claimed it could defend against any attack.
Sword claimed it could slice through anything.
The brothers began a legendary battle.
At the end, both Sword and Shield shattered.
Sword became the sky, Shield became the earth, and the sparks from the battle became the stars.
As for the jewels, they fell to the ground and became the True Runes--The runes that all other runes were born from.

(The story of this world is based upon this legend from Konami's Suikoden series. Although not beneficial - and possibly destructive of the plot - one may wish to research the true runes.)

Over time, the true runes changed themselves into rings. Dormant for eons, they patiently wait for their bearers to arrive.