Established in late September 2014, Sigil Academy is an anime Academy of Adventure roleplay forum set 20 Minutes into the Future, on a divergent earth. The history of Sigil Academy's earth mostly followed our own, up until an incident that took place in the early 1920's that was simply referred to as "The Calamity", which almost resulted in The End of the World as We Know It, as significant portions of Earth's surface transformed into something that more closely resembles an alien Death World rather than our home planet, populated by all manner of deadly creatures. These inhospitable areas would henceforth be known as "Cursed Lands", while the monsters that came from these areas are referred to as "The Cursed".
But humanity survived, in no small part thanks to the sudden emergence of Magic and Powers amongst the human population. The title of the roleplay came from Sigil Academy, an Extranormal Institute founded in 2001, some twenty years before the setting's present-day of 2021 as a means of helping both its students and mankind as a whole better understand the phenomenon of Magic and Powers that have practically rewritten the course of human history since their emergence a century ago; as well as to train supernaturally-gifted youths for combat, seeing how their gifts would make them humanity's first, last and only line of defense against the threat of The Cursed.
The site is currently active and growing, and can be found here
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Amtal Nguyen
Summary: A werewolf with a racially-diverse heritage, Amtal's life story was as colorful as they come, with relatives coming from all corners of the globe as well as well as a mother who was a distinguished war heroine who's served multiple tours of duty in enemy territory, inside the notorious Cursed Lands. It was on her own accord that she wished to attend the prestigious Sigil Academy, possibly to follow in her mother's footsteps as a soldier, to be put on the front lines against The Cursed. But for now she seems to be enjoying her time in Sigil Academy, where she is free to be herself.Amtal Nguyen's Tropes
- Action Girl: Given her backstory, it probably runs in the family.
- Ambiguously Brown
- Boisterous Bruiser: Overlapping with Large Ham, as her negative personality traits suggest - Loud, Proud, and Impulsive.
- Cultured Badass: Likes classic literature along with Death Metal.
- Genius Bruiser: Is far more intelligent than she usually lets on.
- It Runs in the Family: Being a badass.
- Jerkass: At least implied so in her personality, with another two of her negative traits being "Stubborn" and "Kind of a dick"
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: But being "kind of a dick" rather than "a dick" might imply she's closer to being an example of this trope.
- Omniglot: According to her bio, she's able to speak the following languages: Russian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin and even a bit of English.
- Our Werewolves Are Different: She was born one, having sported lupine features at birth. And prior to The Calamity, werewolves have only existed in myth and legend.
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This Site Provides Examples of the Following Tropes:
- Academy of Adventure: The eponymous academy of this site.
- After the End: The Calamity of the early 1920's. It was estimated that at least one-third of humanity perished within the first few years of the emergence of the Cursed Lands and The Cursed.
- All Myths Are True: Averted; while magic and monsters have existed since antiquity in the ancient myths and legends, myths and legends remain exactly just what they are - myths. There was no evidence in-universe that suggests any of the ancient myths were true prior to The Calamity. While some of the characters have abilities that seem to tie in with ancient myths, there exists no evidence that their powers stemmed from actual mythical beings such as gods, phoenix or werewolves.
- Alternate History: The history and status quo of this setting's Earth mostly mirrored our own up until The Calamity of the early 1920's, when the cataclysmic transformation of the Earth, arrival of dangerous monster and emergence of Magic and Powers amongst the human population pretty much created a divergent reality that is very different from our own.
- Always Chaotic Evil: The Cursed. Not much has been revealed about them so far, but it's easy to assume that they all attack humans without provocation and cannot be reasoned with.
- Apocalypse How: The Calamity of the early 1920's is a Class 1. Many humans perished, but modern civilization as a whole survived, rebuilt and continued to grow and thrive from that point on.
- Cosy Catastrophe: A century after The Calmity, parts of the Earth still remain as Cursed Lands that are inhospitable to human life, and The Cursed continue to pose a threat to humanity. But as a whole, human civilization has continued to grow, technology continues to advance, and it's strongly implied that they have all the comforts enjoyed by people modern-day Real Life Earth, even slightly better in fact due to technological advancements.
- Death World: The Cursed Lands. From terrain that would try to swallow people whole, to unnatural climactic conditions, as well as being home to all manner of deadly creatures, it's generally said that visiting the Cursed Lands feel more like going to an alien world rather than planet Earth.
- The Dreaded: The Cursed. So far information about them has been limited to in-universe lore, and none of appeared in-roleplay yet, but they are generally spoken of as some kind of bogeyman that strikes fear in the hearts of most.
- Extranormal Institute: Of the Superhero School variety.
- 20 Minutes into the Future: The "present-day" of the setting is in the year 2021.
