The Gods
[Note: This is assuming they're at full power, I wanted to flesh out their powers/abilities more]
The Azure Dragon
Wood + Wind = Has control over plants + strong connection to wind/weather.
Feel changes in the weather, control air currents, act upon weather but has no control over rain specifically, however he can summon and control lightning
Heal plants and make them grow by using water as a conduit, feel through wood/plants and understand them, communicate with them on some level and even send messages via wind blowing through tree branches, etc
The Vermillion Bird
Fire + Rock = Has control over fire + strong connection to earth especially coal.
Can create flames around them, and can catch anything not wet on fire regardless of what it is, can control embers in the air as well, and heat things up from a distance especially metal
Can sense things through the ground and earthly materials (Non-metals), and easily melt rocks into lava.
The Black Tortoise/The Black Snake
Water + Ice = Has control over water + strong connection to cold and ice
Can control water and move it around them with ease, cause it to rain even in clear skies, can move through water with ease, the colder the water the stronger the connection, etc
Immune to cold temperatures, can make it snow, has control over ice, etc
The White Tiger
Metal + Heaven = Has control over metal + strong connection to heavenly energy
Can control metal magneto style, can fly with metal, easily manipulates metal like it was clay, can sense metal around them, their ability to control metal weakens at high temperatures, expertise in metal weapons/items.
Can communicate with animals and understand them by feeling their hearts and souls including humans, a strong connection to heavenly energy/mystics/magic, can purify and bless people/things, a deep understanding of the Ying/Yang, understands the inherent heavenly power of immortality
The Azure Dragon
Wood + Wind = Has control over plants + strong connection to wind/weather.
Feel changes in the weather, control air currents, act upon weather but has no control over rain specifically, however he can summon and control lightning
Heal plants and make them grow by using water as a conduit, feel through wood/plants and understand them, communicate with them on some level and even send messages via wind blowing through tree branches, etc
The Vermillion Bird
Fire + Rock = Has control over fire + strong connection to earth especially coal.
Can create flames around them, and can catch anything not wet on fire regardless of what it is, can control embers in the air as well, and heat things up from a distance especially metal
Can sense things through the ground and earthly materials (Non-metals), and easily melt rocks into lava.
The Black Tortoise/The Black Snake
Water + Ice = Has control over water + strong connection to cold and ice
Can control water and move it around them with ease, cause it to rain even in clear skies, can move through water with ease, the colder the water the stronger the connection, etc
Immune to cold temperatures, can make it snow, has control over ice, etc
The White Tiger
Metal + Heaven = Has control over metal + strong connection to heavenly energy
Can control metal magneto style, can fly with metal, easily manipulates metal like it was clay, can sense metal around them, their ability to control metal weakens at high temperatures, expertise in metal weapons/items.
Can communicate with animals and understand them by feeling their hearts and souls including humans, a strong connection to heavenly energy/mystics/magic, can purify and bless people/things, a deep understanding of the Ying/Yang, understands the inherent heavenly power of immortality
The Universe
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The Greater Realms
This depicts the realms post-severance and their long broken connections
The Heavenly RealmsWhere the gods and high deities live, a paradise of luxury and abundance. Everything is just right for the most part. Lots of mountains, clouds, and large palaces with even more varied landscapes outside of the central areas. It's fucking nice.
The Earthly Realms
Consists of earth, and space (modern science space). The realm is closest in distance to the Heavenly realm, however you can't get to Heaven through space physically, just spiritually. The stars in the night sky are like a projection of the Heavenly Realms onto the Earthly Realms. (You can project a movie onto a wall but you can't touch it, because it's light, not a screen.) Beings with immense power or tools with immense power, etc - could essentially Blues Clues skidoo you into Heaven and the closer you were to space, the easier this method of travel was, otherwise you'd have to find other means to get there. Though there is a direct spiritual express line connecting Earthly Realms and The Heavenly Realms. In ancient times before the expansion of space, there used to even be ladders on the tops of mountains that could bring any mortal to Heaven.
The Mortal Afterlife is where mortal human souls go when they die. It's not quite hell and there's a lot of different realms here too, some are better or worse than others, it really depends. There's also a side lane directly to the Heavenly Realms, which prominent, blessed, or powerful human souls could use to get into the Heavenly Realms, usually those lucky souls are directly invited by a god.
The Demon Realms
Chaotic, horrid, and hostile.
There are nicer areas there which are typically closer to the Mortal Afterlife above, where the environment can be manageable enough for higher demons to commune, the rest of it is pretty fucked. In some parts the air is acid and the ground is molten, where it rains rocks and the water is radioactive. There are horrific beasts and caves of flying leeches with rows of horrible jagged teeth. It's really shitty here.
A connection to the Mortal Afterlife does exist although it's usually a one way trip IN and not OUT, for the most corrupt human souls. Some have are demons already, while others will spend an eternity wandering the Demonic Realms until they go mad from agony of their existence and becoming a lesser demon. It is inevitable.
The Severance
When magic/spiritual energy/mysticality/etc began to fade from Earth, the links between the Earthly and Heavenly realms were severed, and soon following so was the Mortal Afterlife. The link between the Demonic Realms and the Mortal Realms had already been cut by the Gods during the war in order to keep the Demons from smuggling themselves through, reeking havoc on the Afterlife on their way to the Earthly Realm in order to reach the Heavenly Realms.
Currently now only the links between Earth and Space remain (which would be a lot harder to sever as they are physically linked but if it ever was space would legit just like go "poof" like, it would still exist just... Hope you're not an astronaut cuz you aint getting home). As well as the links between the Earthly Realms and the Mortal Afterlife which is less physically linked but they don't take that much spiritual energy to cross between so even in the deficit, humans souls can still go there. However, it has become harder and there are a lot more ghosts and stuff, and a soul might fuse with human life and be lucky enough to be reincarnated but unlikely.
The Awakened, having previously been mostly immortal (yeah immortality has layers like an onion, crazy), and not actually Mortals despite being closer to Humans now and able to die, their souls aren't mortal souls, so they get reincarnated because there's nowhere else for them to go.
Major Organizations
The Yellow Archives Korean National Bank
A Neutral and Impartial Bank that runs transactions all over Korea regardless of who made the order, supposedly has massive underground vaults of gold. They set the worlds international gold standard of currency. The Bank is rumored to be the remnants of an ancient clan known as The Order of the Yellow Dragon.
Black Shell Laboratories
Owned by Shia Gwan, the company holds massive power in the tech industry and is known for it's charity as well as it's innovations. Powerful Connections to most other industries and organizations.
Inferno (A Korean Mafia)
Korea's third largest Mafia which has been on the rise in recent years, and is rumored to either absorb or kill of the top two as tensions rise. They have major connections to coal companies and stocks.
The Jade Group
An eco-centric parent company that has many industries in it's pool, including forestry and eco-friendly logging management, tourism, housing and development, orchards and farming, as well as lobbying firms specifically for international ecological reform.
The Iron Union Pacifist Party
A Progressive Korean Political Party set on renewing the countries aging infrastructure, global de-escalation and de-armament despite a focus on high defense spending on increased fortification of the North Korean Border. Currently holds the Presidency.
A Neutral and Impartial Bank that runs transactions all over Korea regardless of who made the order, supposedly has massive underground vaults of gold. They set the worlds international gold standard of currency. The Bank is rumored to be the remnants of an ancient clan known as The Order of the Yellow Dragon.
Black Shell Laboratories
Owned by Shia Gwan, the company holds massive power in the tech industry and is known for it's charity as well as it's innovations. Powerful Connections to most other industries and organizations.
Inferno (A Korean Mafia)
Korea's third largest Mafia which has been on the rise in recent years, and is rumored to either absorb or kill of the top two as tensions rise. They have major connections to coal companies and stocks.
The Jade Group
An eco-centric parent company that has many industries in it's pool, including forestry and eco-friendly logging management, tourism, housing and development, orchards and farming, as well as lobbying firms specifically for international ecological reform.
The Iron Union Pacifist Party
A Progressive Korean Political Party set on renewing the countries aging infrastructure, global de-escalation and de-armament despite a focus on high defense spending on increased fortification of the North Korean Border. Currently holds the Presidency.
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