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Races and Aspects--
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The Moriera of Tarion(The Wolf god)


Divine Aspects and other information- The ability to shape shift into the form of a wolf. This race is also granted the ability to practice the shadow arts , thus enhancing their stealth and precision in battle.
There was a time when the people of De`ris Ilen cared not to interfere with the outside world. But now with their king lying on his deathbed and a young prince ruling in his father's stead the people of the wolf now seek to please their new ruler by carrying out his will of "assimilation". The twelve Envoys of De`ris Ilen who were once guardians of their kingdom are now nothing more than lowly butchers tied to the whim of their new lord; forced to destroy any that chance upon the prince's path to power.
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The Ildonia of Thea (The Hawk goddess)

Divine Aspects and other information- Much like the Moriera, the Ildonia are able to shift into the form of their deity. (That of a hawk) This race also holds close ties to nature that enable them to control their surroundings via ritual and prayer.
After the Fall this race like many drew in upon itself to tend to the damage that the Fall had caused. It was centuries ago when the Ildonia fled to the northern forests, only recently have they been sighted outside of their secluded home.

The Humans of Derasai (The god of Ingenuity and Creation)

Divine Aspects and other information- It is a well known fact that the human race has always relied heavily upon their intelligence and vast store of technology to get them through difficult times. But in the case of the last century this race has entered into a state of decay with their former governing bodies lying in shambles; with the very worst sort now in a place of power.
Still their ability to manipulate and create technology that would deter even the most talented Morierian assassin could prove to be both their salvation and destruction.


The Rudeva of Nyth (The goddess of the Underworld)


Divine Aspects and other information- Widely known simply as *summoners. The Rudeva are a varied people that posses the ability to summon spirits and creatures from other planes of existence, primarily that of the underworld. They are perhaps the most secluded civilization of all, as they live on the volcanic Isle of Elden, off the coast of lands claimed long ago by the humans.


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Descendants: Just as their name implies, these are the beings who have inherted the abilities and traits of the Children of Zodiac.


1. The Avian of Suzaku- These beings are gifted with control over the element of flame. Just as their ancestor, they are giftd with the ability to ressuret the dead. Their holiness is their sanctuary in this now corrupted and abandoned world.


2. The Draken of Seiryu- This particular race of beings are natural born cryomancers and sorcerers. They also have the ability to manipulate celestial bodies to aid them in battle as well as take on the form of a dragon at will. It is said that they prefer darker areas and are strongest at night. The mountainous regoins of the world are their home.


3. The Tigera of Byakko- Forest dwellers and masters of the wind. These beings are born with the unique ablility to do battle. They have inherited the empathy of their ancestor and are quite passive. They choose to remain out of the conflict that now plagues the world.


4. The Arachnus of Genbu - With the ability to grow and shed an exoskeleton, these blood-thristy warriors only know one thing...battle. They are allies with the Prince, and have become his strongest weapon, rivalling the Moirera. WIth the gift of geomancy, they lay seige to their enemies under the penalty of their own destruction.

The Celestials (The gods and goddesses)

Zodiac *Lord of the Celestials*



The mightiest of the gods, Zodiac is depicted by many in the form of a great dragon. Though by far the most powerful of the gods Zodiac has never granted his Aspect to any of mortal blood as those of his kin have. But it is believed that when the error of his brothers and sisters comes to full bloom within the mortal realm that he will bless a chosen few with his own strength to bring the chaos to a final end.

Tarion *The Keeper of the Heavens*


Though of a calm demeanor, Tarion is by far the greatest warrior of his kin. (save for Zodiac) Granted domain over the sun and moon and the ability to manipulate time to instill a deep foundation of order to the mortal world.

Thea *The Guardian of the Elements*


This goddess is greatly known for unstable temperament that stirs up great tempests that rage across the mortal realm. She knows both kindness and anger, the very essence of the earth that she guards.

Derasai *The Bringer of Wisdom*


In form, Derasai is never one thing or another. Teaching that absolutes are illusions of ignorance.

Nyth *Gatekeeper of the Underworld*

Depicted in the terrifying form of a serpent, Nyth grants her followers a sense of both horror and awe. A constant reminder of the final judgment that awaits all that still draw breath.


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The Children of Zodiac
These are the children of Zodiac himself, born in the form of man and cast upon the earth to bring a sense of order and balance to the world that his brothers have created. They have their own unique abilities as well as their own purposes. Three of them have vanished, with the youngest surviving them all.


Suzaku- The Phoenix: First Child of Zodiac

Born of Flame and Light, Suzaku is gifted with the ability to destroy corrupted souls, as well as give life where there was once none. (Ressurection) He is the oldest of the four, as well as the wisest.

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Seiryu- The Dragon King: Second Child of Zodiac

Seiryu is the exact opposite if his brother, Suzaku. His cold heart is matched only the tundra which gave him life. He is the one charged with deliverring the corrupted souls of mortals to the nether realm for judgement. He is both, merciless and cunning, more so than the other three.

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Byakko- The Tiger's Fury: The Third Child of Zodiac

Byakko is the very incarnation of fury and rage. He is known for laying waste to his opponents in a gruesome, and painful manner. As a result to his ferociuosness, he was cursed with the gift of empathy. His winds are capable of providing cures for the many diseases of the realms, as well as spawning new ones. He has grown more passive than his brothers, however, his ferociousness is even greater than that of Seiryu's.

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Genbu- The Tortoise: Fourth Child of Zodiac

Genbu is the youngest of the brothers, but he is also the most blood thirsty. His stamina and endurance provides him with astounding strength. Although his size may contradict it, he is quite nimble, and enjoys smashing his eneimes with a giant mace. Earning the title of Tyrant among his descendants, he rules with a hard touch and knows little compassion. The only orders he will obey are those of his father.

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Name: Sarielle Deurock
Age: 21
Race: Rudeva
Gender: female
Weapons: An aged sword riddled with chips on the blade, hidden in it's sheath as it masquerades as a staff with its plain cylindrical exterior.
Secondary Weapons: None in particular, Sarielle is a resourceful fighter and will use any and everything within her immediate surroundings.
Divine Aspect and abilities: The summoning of otherworldly beings as well as small enchantments to enhance said beings' abilities.
Alignment: Neutral
Appearance:
Description: Sarielle is a conflicted member of the Rudeva; she seems to have a grudge against the world. Angry at the gods for having forsaken her people. Angry at her people for being too weak minded to handle the cards they've been dealt. Angry at the foolish humans for their unquenchable lust for conquest. Angry at herself because she can find neither reason nor a solution to the current state of things and has thus turned her back on it all. Sarielle is prone to wandering around in unrest and never passes up an opprotunity to engage in lengthy political discussions. She is also quick to anger and is not above settling some of her debates with combat.



Name: Issildia Nevar
Age: Unknown
Race: Moriera
Gender: Female
Weapons: An blade known as Nyththirren that is said to have been forged by the wolf god himself. It is believed that during battle this blade can bend the fabric of reality itself when in the hands of a worthy master.
Secondary Weapons: Kunai throwing blades
Divine Aspect and abilities: Can change into the White Wolf or the Saidra supposedly the form of one of children of Tarion. Saidra was once the elusive keeper of the winds in the days of eld, she often is depicted in the form of a white wolf. But now is nothing more than a forgotten deity. Also; Issildia like a number of the Envoys is a master of the shadow arts.
Alignment: Chaotic Good
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Description: Issildia is one of the twelve Envoys of De`ris Ilen. It is often that she does not agree with the ruling Prince and the assignments that he commands the Envoys to carry out. Long ago the Envoys were composed of people from all four kingdoms and were the guardians of the realm, Issildia believes that the Envoys of today have fallen short of their former place. It is well known even to Virgil Kurzick that should the Envoys decide to betray him that Issildia would be found at the very origin of the rebellion.


Name: Osric Klauser
Age: 24
Race: Human
Gender: male
Weapons: "Vorpael", a monster sword crafted to him in tribute by the leading crafter of the capital, a weapon of his over design it requires two hands to hold-- a handle on the top with a wide handguard the blade itself reaches three feet and is 2 1/2 inches wide, on the blade's perimeter is a chain that feeds down into the hilt, this chain is covered with saw teeth, the flat of the blade holding black panels it conserves heat energy to revolve the chain around the blade once activated. Though this weapon is slowly being redsigned for mass production to be put into the military for it's raw power, the vorpael is the first of it's class and announces Osric's place on the battlefield with a terrifying whirr.
Secondary Weapons: A matchlock pistol, casing three barrels that can be fired seperately or at once.
Divine Aspect and abilities: N/A
Alignment: Lawful-Evil
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Description: Climbing the ranks as a strategist and philosopher, Osric became a chancellor of Mehtu at 20-- affluent and extremely wealthy he donates largely to the advancement of science and the military. The youngest chancellor he's considered favorite and posterboy by much of the younger denizens in Mehtu. Ultimately under the exterior of a refined noble he is a warhungry sadist who, in silence, longs to launch a full-scale invasion on De'ris Ilen; his branch of military science designing craft that can fly to render the landbridge obsolete and surround De'ris Ilen.



Name: Rayner Driscol
Age:21
Race:Human
Gender: Male
Weapons: Military Exo-Suit. Originally invented for exploration, the Military took over the project using it for military purposes. Hands/Forearms can be detached and alternate equipment can be reattached depending on the need. This version also carries a modified Life-support system to support Rayner's condition.
Secondary Weapons: Exo-suit's alternate arm attachments: Chainsaw, Clamp, Chemical/Gas Launcher(Tearing Agents, Mustard gas, Asphyxiants), Exploration Drill.
Divine Aspect and abilities:N/A
Alignment: Neutral
Appearance:
Description: Originally part of the Chemical Warfare Division of the Military, he volunteered as a test subject for the new Exo-suit models. During the test of the launcher a round of mustard gas stalled and backfired. The excessive exposure to the gas at such a close distance caused most of his flesh to be burned and blistered. Several part of his body have been mechanically modified. After his poor recovery, in a vengeful action against the military, believing they are the cause of his current condition he stole one of the exo-suit from the military and fled, but not without causing trouble first. He has modified the the suit to support his failing respitory system. Because of the air has become to rich for his lungs he is unable to be out of the suit for long periods of time.

A bitter wind blew through the open balcony of the fortress stationed at the pinnacle of Navinye, the capital city of De`ris Ilen, located only a few hundred leagues from the land bridge that connected this country to the human kingdom.
Lord Kurzick had recently decided to move the capital from the safety of the distant northern city of Daleth to the dangers of the south. Sometimes he was no more than a petty fool in Issildia's eyes, but he believed that such a bold move would tempt the humans to do something foolish themselves. There was no question that they would...but still it would be at a great cost.

Issildia had ventured out into the cold of the winter air to think; away from the happenings of the court. Recently the prince would dispatch the envoys to go out into human lands to retrieve some sort of ambassador of the Rudeva people. A routine mission but still she suspected that they would simply be bringing the poor fool to his execution for daring to bother De`ris Ilen with the woes of the Rudeva. The Prince was not the giving sort, certainly he knew how the humans had begun to raid the Isle of Elden but it was not his concern. Indeed he had enough problems here, but they were most certainly of his own making.

Name: Osric Klauser
Age: 24
Race: Human
Gender: male
Weapons: "Vorpael", a monster sword crafted to him in tribute by the leading crafter of the capital, a weapon of his over design it requires two hands to hold-- a handle on the top with a wide handguard the blade itself reaches three feet and is 2 1/2 inches wide, on the blade's perimeter is a chain that feeds down into the hilt, this chain is covered with saw teeth, the flat of the blade holding black panels it conserves heat energy to revolve the chain around the blade once activated. Though this weapon is slowly being redsigned for mass production to be put into the military for it's raw power, the vorpael is the first of it's class and announces Osric's place on the battlefield with a terrifying whirr.
Secondary Weapons: A matchlock pistol, casing three barrels that can be fired seperately or at once.
Divine Aspect and abilities: N/A
Alignment: Lawful-Evil
Appearance:
Description: Climbing the ranks as a strategist and philosopher, Osric became a chancellor of Mehtu at 20-- affluent and extremely wealthy he donates largely to the advancement of science and the military. The youngest chancellor he's considered favorite and posterboy by much of the younger denizens in Mehtu. Ultimately under the exterior of a refined noble he is a warhungry sadist who, in silence, longs to launch a full-scale invasion on De'ris Ilen; his branch of military science designing craft that can fly to render the landbridge obsolete and surround De'ris Ilen.

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Issildia remained lost in thought as time seemed to pass uneventfully. All the Envoys save a few had been stationed at the new capital as a safeguard against the Prince's gamble.
It seems that we are always being left to clean up his mistakes...Issildia thought dully. Still being stationed near the borderlands had its advantages; it certainly would not remain dull for the likes of the Envoys for long. This became true a few moments later as a long mournful peal of a warning bell being sounded at the southern-most watchtower stationed along the wall rippled through the city.

No less than a few moments later a servant entered the threshold that opened to the balcony and took up a bowed position with his eyes lowered before speaking.

"A scouting party came upon a Denizen near the entrance to the land bridge..."

"What sort?" Issildia asked calmly.

"Of the Griffin, suspected to have been brought in from the Desolation by the humans and set loose on our soil. Your assistance along with the rest of your brethren has been requested by the Prince. That is all."

The servant then stood from his bow to look at the Envoy but the balcony was now vacant save for himself. The chill wind took a turn towards him at that particular moment, allowing him to catch the echo of a wolf's howl as it faded to the south.
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A Denizen of the Griffin was one of the largest of the constructs that took twisted forms of the gods. The monolithic form of the beast was slow moving on the ground as its skin rippled with an orange light born of hellfire. Heavily muscled legs drove it forward through the dry tundra grass that marked the entrance of De`ris Ilen. No doubt the human forces would not be far behind their living tank as it completed the brief journey over the land bridge...

Through the racing winds that fled across the flat plains which heralded the appearance of the land bridge, a white wolf moving low and fast shot across the landscape. Since snow did not blanket the area her form would not be as well hidden as in the more populated regions of De`ris Ilen but Issildia did not intend to remain in this form for long.

As the thundering footsteps that announced the nearing monolith that was the Denizen, the wolf toppled a rise that briefly overlooked the scene splayed out below her. At the present moment Issildia was the only Envoy that had answered the Prince's summons but that did not concern her at that moment.
Over a hundred soldiers of De`ris Ilen that had already been present were attempting to take the beast down but were accomplishing nothing but losing more of their own as the denizen trampled them with little effort.

Off in the distance a metallic glint of light signaled that approach of the human forces behind the advance of their beast.

Without waiting to further analyze the situation the wolf suddenly bolted off towards the towering denizen, as it lumbered on towards the city, letting loose a horrific roar as it's many rows of teeth clamped down on the struggling form of one of the soldiers.

As Issildia neared right foreleg of the beast her form shifted in a ripple of shadow, back to that of a Moriera. In the same fluid motion her body faded out of it's corporeal form into that of shadow and quickly raced upwards until she reached the bony row of spikes that lined the denizen's ribcage.

Issildia reappeared in a crouch on the first of these spikes, drawing her blade as she stood. The terrible hulking beast now aware of her presence turned sharply to throw her off, driving its bony shoulder down in a shuddering movement letting loose another roar of frustration as the Envoy began using the spikes as a means of reaching it's back where Issildia most certainly do her worst, if she could reach her destination that is...