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  Since the discovery of magic, mankind has pushed the limits of what is possible. Those that were lucky enough to possess the talent for magic led the world into a new renaissance of culture and discovery. Suddenly towns, cities, nations began to pop up around the world in a manner of months. Many were built on ground especially attuned to magical forces, and became hubs for magicians to gather and teach the newer generation of magicians. These hubs were the building blocks for what are now known as Magical Academies. For centuries, the world prospered under the tutelage of these academies, which often bore the future leaders of the world.
  
  This peaceful era of learning and culture seemed like it would never end, that is until the accidental discovery of the siren song of demonic magic. Nobody is quite sure who discovered it or even how they found it, but its effects spread quickly throughout the magical world. Every magician heard its alluring call, beckoning them to give in to its power. Many were able to resist, but about half the world's magicians were enticed and fell to the demonic corruption. This event became known as the Fall of Magic, marking the start of the 100 year brutal campaign against the corrupted demon army.
  
  The corrupted demon army was ruthless. They indiscriminately killed both magic and non-magic users, burning cities to the ground as they spread their corruption wherever they went. It quickly became apparent that the current state of magic was not suited to defending against such an enemy. Loss after loss threatened the end of everything, that is until a group of magicians rose up to fight back. They fought as a group, creating spells and combining skills to push the army back. They taught what few remaining magicians remained how to fight back, successfully pushing the corrupted demon army back. Eventually, they were able to seal the song with a barrier created from the life force of the group that rose up, using their very souls to seal the evil.
  
  150 long years have passed since the end of the war, but many of the scars still remain. What few Magical Academies that were not destroyed were converted into Magical Defense Academies. The restructuring of the academies focused more on teaching new generations skills to fight and defend, rather then furthering the altruistic practices that had all but been forgotten. As there was no longer a prosperous magical world to lead, graduates were charged with fighting and defending against the corruption and corrupted that still remain.
  
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  Note: Keep in mind that this RP is still in development and is subject to change up until the RP starts and perhaps a tiny bit after, if the need arises. Character specific updates will be added at request ie. addition of home towns and such. If you'd like to contribute to any of the environments, let me know or reply to this thread and I will update the lore upon approval.
  
  This RP is set in the fictional world of Ellium, consisting of 3 continents. The largest and most centralized Continent is called Mida. To the north of Mida is a much smaller continent called The Compendium. Finally, to the east of Mida is another small continent called Actium.
  
  The Compendium
  Before the war, The Compendium was the Touched homeland, due to it's extremely high concentration of Magical energy. The Touched leaders resided here, along with many of Ellium's best magical academies, and some of the best magical research labs. It was an amazingly advanced society, with structures built into the sky and wonders of magic spread throughout the continent. In it's heyday, there was even a tram that ran on light that connected to Mida and Actium.
  
  When the corruption emerged, it was believed that it started from one of the academies in the center of the continent. The dense magical concentration carried the corrupt energy throughout the continent, affecting an enormous percent of the residents, as well as scorching the landscape into a palpably evil snowscape. Anyone not corrupted were either killed or fled, abandoning the magical homeland for good. Many attempts have been made to retake The Compendium, but the evil that still resides there has proven far too difficult for even a single successful attempt. Nobody is really sure what heart of the Compendium looks like anymore, but judging from the ruined cities and destroyed magical machines spread all along the other rim, it can't be good.
  
  Actium
  Actium is the Forgotten Homeland. Before the war, it was full of small scattered cities that depended on goods and services from the Compendium and Mida. During the war, despite being the furthest away from the corruption, they still suffered heavy casualties due to the lack of help received from Mida. From that point on, the Forgotten on Actium adopted a new policy of self-sustainability, creating advanced cities and infrastructures through the development of advanced technology.
  
  Since Actium was so far from the initial spread of corruption, very little of the continent is corrupted. It is, by no means, completely safe, but it does not get attacked as often as Mida does. While there are Touched on Actium, there is an overwhelming sense that they are not welcome, especially in the areas that deal with the development of new technology. The main population of Actium live within a massive city encompassing much of the center of the continent. There are a few smaller towns and cities surrounding the main city, but these places tend to be a bit more rural in nature.
  
  The widespread technology have turned this once green and lush farming environment into an arid cityscape. Even among the more rural towns, you would be hard pressed to find an area untouched by some amount of science.
  
  Mida
  Mida is the largest continent in Ellium, surrounded by the corrupted Compendium to the north and the Forgotten Actium to the East. Before the war, it was the lifeblood of Ellium, filled with forests and cities populated by both Touched and Forgotten living in peace together. At that time, there were 24 Magical Academies spread throughout Mida. When the corruption struck, pockets of Touched all over Mida became corrupted and started attacking indiscriminately. Entire cities were wiped out and burned to the ground before the war finally ended.
  
  When the war finally ended, many of the destroyed cities and forests around Mida were left irreparably corrupt. What few Magical Academies remained were converted into Magical Defense Academies to protect against the threat from the north, as well as from the pockets of demons that formed in the corrupt sectors across the continent. Cities grew around these Defense Academies, populated by refugees from The Compendium, as well as the various Forgotten and Touched residents that survived the war.
  
  The furthest city to the north is called Tres Angeles, named after the team that rose up and turned the tide of the war. In the center of Tres Angeles is Olivera Magical Defense Academy, the largest and most advanced of the 8 remaining academies. Because of the danger involved in attending Olivera, due to the closer proximity to the Compendium, only the best students are accepted to attend. Like much of Mida, Tres Angeles is surrounded by forests and smaller towns and cities.
  
  
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  Olivera Magical Defense Academy is only 1 of 8 still fully functional academies. It is responsible for defending against many of the more heavier corrupted zones. As a result, it is one of the biggest academies, accepting students from all over the world.
  
  The Forgotten
  Because of the events of the Corrupted Demon War, the trust between magicians and the non-magically inclined has faltered. Not being able to hear the song, the people only saw magicians abusing their powers to kill and sew chaos. And because they had relied so much on magicians before the fall, they found themselves absolutely helpless to defend themselves. Even after the war finally ended, they did not look kindly on the restructuring of the Academies into militarized training facilities.
  
  As a result, they put much effort into developing technology to rebuild their society and to defend themselves, should they ever come under magical attack again. By the current year, 2135, the effectiveness of technology has finally caught up with magic. While they cannot directly replicate magic, they have created equipment to rival in power and, in some instances, to counter magical abilities.
  
  With tension between the magical and non-magical growing, the leaders of Olivera Academy have decided to admit non-magical students into their defense program. They are hoping that this gesture will be enough to mend the trust issues between the two groups.
  
  The Touched
  After the war, tensions began to rise between the magical and non-magical. The trust between the two groups was lost, and no amount of explanation or reparation could fix that. As time passed, magicians began to feel resentment against the misplaced hate of the normal people, causing a feeling of superiority towards the non-magical. With the announcement of the introduction of non-magical people to Olivera Academy, only time will tell if camaraderie will win over prejudice.
  
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  I would like for characters to fall under a certain character role to facilitate group events, as well as to make sure characters don't become too overpowered. Please use these as a general guideline when creating characters, but feel free to get creative!
  
  Defender
  As the name suggests, defenders specialize in defense and reinforcement magic/abilities/technology. They can take a ton of magic and/or physical damage and keep on going. While they can use their magic/abilities/technology to protect teammates, they do not possess the necessary skill to use support type abilities on others. They specialize into turning themselves and/or reinforced objects they wield/deploy into shields. Defenders tend to not have very strong attacking capabilities, but rely more on lasting longer then their enemies through a fight of attrition.
  
  -High Defense
  -Defensive and/or Reinforcement type abilities
  -Average attack power
  -Powers/abilities/technology affect only self
  -High Stamina
  
  Attacker
  Attackers are the polar opposite of Defenders. They specialize in attack magic/abilities/technology and/or abilities to strengthen the self and/or physical objects. It is possible to have an attacker with a weak physical body, but powerful external attacks or a high stamina attacker with strong physical/weapon attacks, but with no talent for external attacks. No matter what shape or form, Attackers are trained to do as much damage as possible. Attackers do not tend to have abilities for defense, and instead rely on dropping their enemy before sustaining damage.
  
  -High Attack
  -Low to Average Defense
  -Low to High stamina
  -External and/or Internal Attack Type Powers/abilities/technology
  
  Support
  The support class is responsible for the physical well being of their team. Support class can range from healers/medics that keep their team going through magic/abilities/technology that heal wounds and/or soothe pain to barrier types that protect their team through the implementation of shields or barriers that protect their team from harm. Generally speaking, Support class individuals have average stamina, as they focus more on protection then trying to overly contribute to the physical aspect of battles. That being said, it is not unheard of for support types to contribute to battles as there is often enough down time between handling what they are responsible for.
  
  -Low to Average Attack
  -Low to Average Defense
  -Low to Average Stamina
  -Healing and/or party defense type abilities.
  
  Control
  The control class has the power to manipulate the environment and those around it. This can range from controlling beasts to effecting the actual environment. The controller class is versatile in that, depending on the magic/abilities/technology, they can fill quite a few different roles in a group.
  
  -Average to High Attack
  -Average Defense
  -Average to High Stamina
  -Able to manipulate the environment and/or those around it
  
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  This is just a general guideline, but the RP will not contain fantasy creatures outside of the corrupted. I will accept a limited amount of fantasy-ish races that have emerged as a result of the corrupted lands, but lets try to keep it within reason. If you have an idea for a character that you're not sure will fit, please message me and I'll help you massage it in, in a way that will work.
  
  Touched
  The Touched are the ones that have been blessed with the gift of Magic. As a member of the Touched, you can choose to either be a returning student or a new student. You could also choose to be an instructor or veteran or just a random dude that knows magic.
  
  Forgotten
  The forgotten are the ones that have no magical aptitude, and instead rely on their own ingenuity to solve their problems. As a member of the Forgotten, no matter what age or experience, you can only be a new student. You could also choose to be an instructor or veteran or just a random dude.
  
  Corrupted
  The Corrupted are the ones that have have given themselves to the Demonic Song. Only The Touched can actually become corrupted, as The Forgotten cannot hear the call of the song. As a member of the corrupted, you can either be a corrupted incoming/returning student at the start of the story, or plan to become one at some point in the story. There will be an opportunity somewhat early on, and more then likely several more after to become corrupted. You could also choose to be a recurring villain or some type of demon, sky's the limit.
  
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