background: Eons ago, there was only one God, Greius, the spirit of creation. They were the one who created the universe itself and upheld the balance of it, until one day, a cataclysmic event caused them split into the Gods, Orwha, the spirit of white and Chavoir, the spirit of black. The two gods proceeded to do the same thing that their predecessor had once done. They created three realms to live on with the middle being home to beings that could harness the gods' energy in the form of magic.
Years have passed and the two gods have grown distant from each other. The two of them couldn't agree on anything which nearly lead to them trying to overtake the other. There constant clashing distracted them from doing their duty to keep the balance of the universe in check. The three worlds nearly plunged into chaos until a group of wizards came together and rekindled the balance once more. To this day, the wizards made sure that the gods were doing their job as well as making sure the balance is in check. However, all was not too well since a few cults were trying to get one God to overtake the other for the sake of their own goals.
Meanwhile, in a land between black and white, the realm of the grey, your just one of the many students that have enrolled in the school of Whitesburg, a school that has two branches of white and black magic. white magic is well known for its use of mental capabilities while black magic is feared for its physical prowess, to the point that only a few students master it in secret.
magic system
The basis of the role-play is the spell system. At the beginning of the rp, you'll take spells from the two divisions of magic, white and black. Each has their own strengths and weaknesses and ways they interact with the world around them. For example, black magic is more offensive and physical oriented making it ideal for those who want dish out a lot of damage and firepower. White magic, on the other hand, is more defensive and mental using defense and telekinetic spells to give you a high defense boost with a few offensive attacks. Later on, you'll unlock the gray magic skill tree after you find a gray mage mentor on the resistance route. Gray magic is more of a Jack of all trades sort of it. It mixes both defensive and offensive skills with an added bonus of certain spells that aren't found between the two skill tree branches.
since magic derives its power from the realms it resides in, a mage is allowed to harness the magical energies from it and channel it to an object of choice. to demonstrate, take Ezaniel as a reference. he channels his black magic into his staff, which he uses as melee weapon. he can utilizes it as a boom stick sort of weapon or some thing that fans out black magic energy through staff combat. but keep in mine that some objects also have additional effects on certain spells. some have been to amplify a mage's magic ten fold while others limit it.
Each spell can be learned in a skill tree of their own with their own branches to choose from. Say you want your fireball spell to shoot 3 fireballs in an arch formation, there's an upgrade for that or you want your magic shield to manifest as a wall, there's an upgrade for that.
the god-marked are a bit of a special case. due to their bond with one of the two gods, they have access to spells that normal mages would have drained of energy using. however, this does have their downsides. the more they use these spells, the more likely the god can take advantage and take control when ever they can.
technology: (yes, in this world there is guns, but powered by magic missiles!)
the world of shattered equilibrium does of course have tech like tvs and what not but lacks other thing too like video game consoles or personal computers.
common means of transportation: are hover bikes powered by manaites, chariots, basically hover cars, and carriers, flying bus thingys.
terminology:
mage: a user of the two disciplines of magic.
sorceress:a female black magic user.
sorcerer: male or gender neutral name for someone who practices black magic.
priest: a gender neutral or male magic users that wields white magic.
priestess: a female white magic user.
wizard: another name for a mage but it's also used as a slang term for an old mage.
channelyst: an object used for channeling magic into. usually staffs or wands but weapons are also used for channeling.
god-marked:a person who has been chosen as pawn for one of the two gods. they got their namesake for tattoos they possess.
paladin: a solider of the white order.
mage-to-be: slang tern for apprentice.
adept: synonym for mage.
magis: slang for magic users. considered rude when used by non-mages.
nomags: slur for non-magic users.
cleric:healer.
call disk: a device used for short or long distance communication and information storage. how it works is by using manaties to power it up to access information and call people from around the world.
nanits: the currency in this world.
manaites: the power source for any magic powered device.
(note: i need some help with the history, what spells can be cast, and the terminology)
background: Eons ago, there was only one God, Greius, the spirit of creation. They were the one who created the universe itself and upheld the balance of it, until one day, a cataclysmic event caused them split into the Gods, Orwha, the spirit of white and Chavoir, the spirit of black. The two gods proceeded to do the same thing that their predecessor had once done. They created three realms to live on with the middle being home to beings that could harness the gods' energy in the form of magic.
Years have passed and the two gods have grown distant from each other. The two of them couldn't agree on anything which nearly lead to them trying to overtake the other. There constant clashing distracted them from doing their duty to keep the balance of the universe in check. The three worlds nearly plunged into chaos until a group of wizards came together and rekindled the balance once more. To this day, the wizards made sure that the gods were doing their job as well as making sure the balance is in check. However, all was not too well since a few cults were trying to get one God to overtake the other for the sake of their own goals.
Meanwhile, in a land between black and white, the realm of the grey, your just one of the many students that have enrolled in the school of Whitesburg, a school that has two branches of white and black magic. white magic is well known for its use of mental capabilities while black magic is feared for its physical prowess, to the point that only a few students master it in secret.
magic system
technology: (yes, in this world there is guns, but powered by magic missiles!)
terminology:
mage: a user of the two disciplines of magic.
sorceress:a female black magic user.
sorcerer: male or gender neutral name for someone who practices black magic.
priest: a gender neutral or male magic users that wields white magic.
priestess: a female white magic user.
wizard: another name for a mage but it's also used as a slang term for an old mage.
channelyst: an object used for channeling magic into. usually staffs or wands but weapons are also used for channeling.
god-marked:a person who has been chosen as pawn for one of the two gods. they got their namesake for tattoos they possess.
paladin: a solider of the white order.
mage-to-be: slang tern for apprentice.
adept: synonym for mage.
magis: slang for magic users. considered rude when used by non-mages.
nomags: slur for non-magic users.
cleric:healer.
call disk: a device used for short or long distance communication and information storage. how it works is by using manaties to power it up to access information and call people from around the world.
nanits: the currency in this world.
manaites: the power source for any magic powered device.
(note: i need some help with the history, what spells can be cast, and the terminology)
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