Fall of Mana

.::~In The Beginning~::.​

A powerful Goddess looked over the mortal world, ensuring that peace would last forever. The air was filled with a powerful thing known as mana. Mana was used to fuel what humans would name magic. There were hundreds of uses for mana but humans soon grew corrupt and a man wanting to use mana for political and mystic power used mana to construct and power a large fortress in which he would use to conquer all the lands. Along with the fortress, he created eight monstrosities known as God Beasts to aid in his quest for world domination. The Goddess grew angry at what the man did and even though she could not take direct action herself, she did two things. First she created a sword powerful enough to slay the God Beasts, then she left a large portion of her own power to a tribe of humans, causing the creation of the largest tree in the land known as the Mana Tree that would contain enough magical power to destroy the fortress. A hero from that same tribe arose and took up the sword that appeared from the sky, using it to fight the God Beasts. In the end, even he was not strong enough to slay them all and decided to use the power of the Mana Tree to seal them away. The only problem was that by sealing the God Beasts away, the Mana Tree did not have enough power to completely destroy the fortress. The hero realized his mistake and asked the elders of his tribe for advice. They were angry with him for using the power of the Mana Tree for sealing the God Beasts away and banished the young warrior from their lands. The only thing that could be done was use the Mana Tree to bring down the fortress and seal away its power just like it did with the God Beasts.

Then…

Things went quiet…​

No one learnt of what became of the man who created the fortress…

Most say he died of old age, hiding from the wrath of those who despised him…

Some say he walks the world as a spirit, waiting for his chance to resurrect the fortress and his God Beasts…

Three hundred years passed…

The people of this world have forgotten the dangers of mana and the ability of humans to become corrupted by it. They have forgotten the past and nearly all records of it are gone. Those that have the ability to sense the power of mana can feel that it is weakening…Almost as if it is being drained away. Those with wisdom and who know of the ancient past know that one thing is sure to happen…

History will repeat itself.​

Basics

Well I kinda stole this from Secret of Mana…*Cough*Needstoberemade!*cough* There is SOME technology in this world but no guns, phones, cars, computers…well basically the only technology is airships(a form of transportation but they’re only used as ferries from one place to another) and the fortress itself. There are several kingdoms…quite a few different climates so just be creative. Yes, you can even be the ruler of one of a land you make up…or one of the lands I’ll list. Although I suggest you have another character because king/queens/princes/princesses probably won’t travel much. <<

Species

Humans- Nearly all humans have no magical ability whatsoever. Unless one takes time to study the arts of witchcraft or is given the power of a Mana Spirit. They’re the most “normal” yet dangerous race.

Dwarves- Not exactly rare creatures. They’re physically stronger than humans and much heavier. They’re short, stubborn creatures with a knack for building things. They have amazing night vision and most live in caves, although some work alongside humans, usually to make a profit by selling weapons and armor made by their legendary skill.

Sprites- Not to be confused with a dwarf. Although they’re short, Sprites are much taller than a dwarf and usually stand at barely over 5 feet tall. A Sprite isn’t as physically gifted as a dwarf and is much harder to find. They tend to live in woodlands and rarely come out in the open. They’re the only creature that can naturally sense mana and use it with little to no training. Legend says that if the mana in the world was to go away, the sprites too would fade.

Nekos(only putting this one here because they’re around in the game)- These cat/human hybrids are found just about everywhere. Although they aren’t as common as humans, they’re the ones usually found working as shop or innkeepers. They tend to stay in one place and don’t like action even though they’ve been known to somehow find their way in the most dangerous of places with no harm coming to them. They have some magical ability but aren’t very good when it comes to a fight.

Dark Beings- Most disguise themselves as human and live somewhat normal lives. They’re incapable of committing a good deed and have to feed off of other humans’ life force(not vampire style, they just have to be near someone and the person starts feeling dizzy or “cold” and with extended exposure they can pass out or die when next to a Dark Being) to survive. They rarely kill and are known to live to be around one hundred years of age. Some even serve as right hand men to corrupt kings for power because their own physical abilities exceed that of any normal mortal being. They use their own form of dark magic, a corruption of mana.

Non-Playable Creatures

Mana Spirits- There are only eight in existence and haven’t been seen in ages. Recently they’ve been choosing several beings to take on their own powers for unknown purposes(so you can start out with an elemental). It’s said that if one possesses the power of all eight, a new magical power would be unlocked. The elements of the Spirits are:

Salamando - Fire Elemental
Undine - Water Elemental
Sylphid - Wind Elemental
Gnome - Earth Elemental
Luna - Moon Elemental
Lumina - Light Elemental
Shade - Darkness Elemental
Dryad - Tree Elemental

Note: Your character(if a magic user) can use other non-elemental spells but you have to specify what those spells are.

God Beasts- Ancient creatures that have been sealed away. Each one has their roots in one of the eight mana powers. Almost nothing else is known about them except by the only other beings ancient enough to remember them, the Mana Spirits.

Mana Beasts- Very different than the God Beasts. At any time, there are only two in existence. The Mana Beasts are the only known creatures to have powers greater than both the Mana Spirits and the God Beasts. The only other things known about them is that they have an extreme hatred towards the misuse of mana and legend says that long ago, one lost its temper when the fortress was created and nearly destroyed the world itself.

Mana Weapons

An group of dwarves long ago forged seven weapons in case the world was ever threatened by the God Beasts again. Since the whereabouts of the sword of legend(now known as the Mana Sword) was a mystery, they had no choice but to create weapons that would be enough to slay a God Beast. Even though they are not as powerful as the Mana Sword itself, the seven weapons were treated with as much respect as it and were soon given to other kingdoms in preparation for the day when the God Beasts rose again.

Spear ~ Not Taken
Bow ~ Not Taken
Axe ~ Taken By Gatekeeper
Staff ~ Taken By Forgotten Hymn
Chain Whip ~ Not Taken
Spiked Knuckles ~ Taken By Fayt-Harkwind
Scythe ~ Taken By LilBueno

Lands of the World

Pandora - A human kingdom. The ruler isn’t exactly what many would call the greatest king ever but he isn’t what one would call a “monster”.

Dwarven Caves - Only dwarves live in these areas, the entrances to the caverns are usually found behind waterfalls or in mountains. Dwarves love anything with value and some like swindling any foolish enough to be tricked into buying something worthless.

Kakkara - A desert land without any ruler. Very few live there and those that do stay in a small village in the only oasis of Kakkara, the largest desert. It has been known to be a vacation spot to those with money.

Empire of Tasnica- A city of the wealthy and the powerful. It’s home to the world’s most powerful military force. The king of the empire is cruel and those that were once friends to the king blame his harsh treatment on his current advisor. Every day the king and his personal body guards look older…Many say it’s just stress…

The Lost Continent - All that is known about this land is that there was once an ancient tribe that lived upon its lands, the air is thick with mana and…the fact that it hasn’t been seen in centuries.

The Tree Palace - Although not a single soul knows its true name, it is known as the Tree Palace because of several carvings found in the ruins. The Tree Palace is merely a small deserted island with the remains of what was probably a place of worship.

There are more places…you can make some up if you want. Remember, the towns and cities are pretty old fashioned. No electricity. B|

Rules

0. Put Holy Sword somewhere in your first post.
1. B|
2. >8D
3. D8>
4. Okay enough with the faces. First off. Godmod(or whatever you want to call it) or power play…and I will destroy you. No seriously. I will.
5. If you get in a fight with someone else’s character, don’t automatically hit them! Give them a chance to react. I may violate this rule(lol, violate) but that’ll be for story purposes.
6. Don’t make your character go from one area to another all in one post if that other area is supposed to be far away. For example:
Character 1: Character 1 walked around in the forest.
Character 2: Character 2 ran out of the castle, ran across the city, and went into the forest, seeing Character 1. “Hi! My name is Character 2!”
Do that and I swear by all the power I have…I will make you suffer. D<
7. Don’t use *’s for actions. I will kick you out the second I see this.
8. Have decent grammar. I have OCD. I’ll probably kick you out by the first post if I don’t see you capitalizing the name of your own character or misspelling something EASY to spell.
9. You CAN start out with one of the seven Mana Weapons. But just because it’s a special weapon doesn’t mean your character’s any stronger.
10. Be original with your characters. Please? For everyone’s sake don’t make your character the perfect fighter/warrior/mysterious wanderer guy. You can do A LOT with a little imagination and be “colorful”.
11. This is a kids’ site. Excessive cussing or…sexual things(this goes for me mainly *cough*) is a no-no.
12. Read rule zero(highlight right above rule one since it’s in white text). If you don’t see it, just say you read rule 0.
13. I’ve made enough rules, haven’t I? No? Fine. Make a preview post or I’ll violate you. And try to fill in EVERY part of the OC form. I won’t get mad but…it looks nice, yes? And don’t make it too short either(the form I mean, the preview post only needs to be three or four lines).
14. I’m only making this rule because…yeah. I reserve the right to add stuff here at any time. I created this. B|
15. Oh and…For the personality part of the OC Form, don’t random change your character’s personality out of nowhere. Example: You have a character that loses his/her temper quickly. Stick with it. Don’t make your character the “calm” type out of nowhere.
16. Oh! Right. If you want your character to wield one of the Mana Weapons, make sure to call it one and say how they obtained it. IE: Mana Spear instead of just Spear.
17. You can have only one Elemental.

OC Form

Username:
Name[full name if you want]:
Gender[Sprites don’t really have a gender but usually lean towards the male side]:
Species[Don’t mix them together!]:
Age[Humans and Neko‘s have the same life expectancy so don‘t make them old yet looking young]:
Appearance:
Bio:
Personality:
Magical Abilities/Elemental[humans rarely have any magical abilities]:
Weapon:
Other:
Preview Post:

OCs

Username: Arch
Name: Serin Luka
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Age: 20
Appearance: http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr11/SonicMarioDude/sword.jpg
Bio: Works quite a few different odd jobs around a village called Potos near the kingdom of Pandora. Although a few taunt him for his name, and he may despise it himself, he was named after both an ancestor and an ancient sage of the past. Because of constant raids of Potos, he learnt how to defend himself and has been in a few fights. Although he lacks true training with a blade and prefers to avoid a fight, Serin sees himself becoming a knight like his long gone ancestors were. Overall, Serin has a rather dull past. The most significant thing that ever happened to him was finding a rusted sword near a river in the remains of what could only be described as a tree stump.
Personality: Slightly naïve, stubborn, and can be a bit witty at times. He likes helping others even when it only creates more trouble. He also rarely thinks things through and is the type of person who would charge into a situation rather than use an easier option.
Magical Abilities/Elemental: None
Weapon: A rusted sword.
Other: Wow. I thought I could think of something to add here. @-@

Username: Arch
Name: Amar
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Age: Unknown
Appearance: http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk121/Role_Play_Characters101/Anime Guys/dark/Newcomers/guy.jpg
Bio: Serves as the advisor of the ruler of the Empire of Tasnica. He’s been around the Empire for as long as anyone can remember and can be very secretive about things. Whenever he’s around, people just get a bad feeling about him and even faint just from his presence. He travels around the world from time to time, acting as the “voice of the King”. Amar has demonstrated time and time again his combat ability and magical prowess, proving to be the King’s most dangerous man.
Personality: Cold at times but usually hides it under a fake mask of hospitality. Amar is a wise man and although he may be harsh at times, he shows no selfish intentions within his actions.
Magical Abilities/Elemental: Dark magic. No elemental
Weapon: A staff
Other: Thanatos reference. Kinda. *Knows nobody will understand unless they play SoM*

Username: Fayt-Harkwind
Name[full name if you want]: Nox Vangarth
Gender[Sprites don’t really have a gender but usually lean towards the male side]: male
Species[Don’t mix them together!]: Sprite lemonade
Age[Humans and Neko‘s have the same life expectancy so don‘t make them old yet looking young]: 27
Appearance: white hair, blue eyes, very pale, wears darker clothes than the average sprite.
Bio: Before he was born his mother was cursed with being forgotten by the use of mana, the curse effected Nox as well when he was born thus leading him be slowly forgotten by people around with each use of mana. At the age of 12 his mother had died, he believed it was because of the curse. Eventually he was forgotten by the forest village he lived in thanks to his use of mana and left seeing he had no place left. He began a quest to find a way to be free of the curse or to exist as a living ghost if he failed.
Personality: avoidant of people but when he becomes attached he become protective.
Magical Abilities/Elemental[humans rarely have any magical abilities]: Earth Magic, creating golems.
Weapon: Mana Spiked Knuckles
Other: holy sword, but so not Excalibur
Preview Post: Nox walked the forest alone, his feet dragged against the floor as he searched for shelter. He would soon leave the forest and find a human town to look for information on his problem. The mana weapon he was given by his mother was always on his fists as it was a memento and a means of protection without his magic which would activate the curse.

Username: xJayn
Name[full name if you want]: Evelyn Marie Brookes
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Age: 19
Appearance: http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l15/Evacy/Anime girls/Outfits/medieval.jpg
Bio:
She was born in Sephoriah and was put to work as a servant girl. One day, she was forced she was put into an arranged marriage and decided to escape. She travels a lot in the search for a permanent home.
Personality: She’s usually quiet and she keeps most of her feelings to herself. She doesn’t like to talk to very many people, but she will if she must.
Magical Abilities[humans rarely have any]:
Weapon: Bow
Other: Holy Sword
Preview Post: Evelyn took a step towards the bridge. She paused after, tilting her head and being careful as she usually was. Her eyes narrowed as the strangers in front of her became visible and she stepped back, crouching down in the darkness once more and waiting for them to pass as she closed her eyes and tilted her head downward, her hair falling into her face and eyes as she did.

Username: Forgotten Hymn
Name: Esmeltine Claruannette Esperantez( Goes by Claru due to his royal name being long)
Gender:Male
Species: Human
Age:16
Appearance: http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/Pekola/24_185110_xum24.jpg
Bio: He is a royal and a very likely succesor to Taniska
He is forced to leave for reasons unknown to him, and sent to a small village where the only thing to accompany him is his staff and his magic abilities.
Personality: Calm and conceited.
Magical Abilities/Elemental: Can I have luna?
Weapon: A staff that works like a basher to inflict much damage. then again, why isn't there a mana staff? If there is give it to me.
Other: Holy sword.
Preview Post: His eyes set on the clear water and the sounds of the forest creating echoes. He was exiled and nowhere to be found in the royal palace. A fledging child, he thought. His mind concentrating to create magic, but it was too hard without the aid of his mana spirit.

Username: Aura
Name: Rosette Thomson
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Age: 19
Appearance: http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q261/blusapphireanime/Anime/warrior-1.jpg
Bio: She lives alone in the kingdom of Pandora. Her parents had left her at a very young, leaving her in the care of her uncle. But, when she was 16, her uncle had passed away due to a terrible heart condition. She now works in a small shop, barely able to make enough money.
Personality: Very outgoing, brave, strong willed, always thinks before she does something.
Magical Abilities/Elemental: None
Weapon: Sword
Other: Holy Sword
Preview Post: Rosette kept her hand close to the hilt of her weapon as she walked through the dark streets. It was late and it was best if she got home, soon. She already knew it was a little dangerous to walk in the streets of Pandora late at night. Then again, she didn't really care; she able to protect herself from anyone who's a threat. She's been followed before but, she has always been able to defend herself.

Username: LilBueno
Name: Rhon Curas Luna
Gender: Male
Species: Nekos
Age: 17
Appearance: http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh292/sori-takeno/stock pics/nekoCAW3ZU0R.jpg ^^smaller ears/tail
Bio: Rhon grew up with his older brother, Lanan, and their dad in the Kingdom of Pandora. His dad was given the Mana Scythe when a dying Dwarf stumbled into their inn (The Whiskers' Tavern) and handed the Scythe to Rhon's father. The Dwarf told him to hide it safely before dying. Unbeknownst to the Luna family, the Dwarf was a descendant of one of the Dwarves who created the Mana Weapons. One day, Lanan went to run errands and never came home. Rhon's dad soon caught an illness and became bedridden. Before he died, he told Rhon to run the inn and wait for his brother, hoping one day he'll return. Rhon has been running the Inn for the last two years by himself.
Personality: Doesn't really care about anything or anyone, but will easily act like he does if it's beneficial to him. Rarely loses temper. Rhon loves money and would cut off his own tail for the right price. He's not above pickpocketing if he wants money.
Magical Abilities/Elemental[humans rarely have any magical abilities]: Some very simple Wind Magic.
Weapon: Twin Daggers (Primary), Mana Scythe (Secondary weapon)
Other: Holy Sword
Preview Post: Rhon looked around to see who appeared to have a nice amount of money. Finding the perfect target, he walked with his head down until he ran into a human with a large bag strapped around his back. "Sorry, sir, it was completely my fault! I'll watch where I'm going from now on!" Rhon cheerfully said as he walked past the man. After the man was out of his line of sight, Rhon pulled the man's wallet out of his pocket, smiled, and kept walking, whistling a tune.

Username: Magick
Name: Alianne
Gender: Female
Species: Nekos
Age: 18
Appearance: http://i625.photobucket.com/albums/tt332/kaymoy04/wishitwasme.jpg
Bio: She has amnesia, and dreams things from her past almost every night. During the day she works in a local tavern, making just enough money to get by. She lives in one of the rooms above the tavern, since the innkeeper has a softspot for her.
Personality: She is calm, but when her decisions are questioned, depending on who questions them, she may get quite angry. She is usually sarcastic until she begins to learn who the person is.
Magical Abilities/Elemental[humans rarely have any magical abilities]:Wind Elemental
Weapon: Mainly Bow but she can also use small knives hidden under her clothing. (pwease?)
Other: Holy Sword (Makes me think of a swear word 8D)
Preview Post: Aly sighed, making her way slowly up to the room she slept in. Another boring day, another hard day. She opened the door to her room, locking it behind her. Soon she would either have to steal food or try and starve for a bit. It would be tough, whichever way she went, but decisions were never easy. Sighing again, she sat on her small bed, kicking off her shoes.

Username:Gatekeeper
Name: Boramir StoneHammer
Gender: Male
Species: Dwarven
Age: 43 in appearance, uncountable in Dwarven years xD
Appearance: http://gizmopolis.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/wow-dwarf-model-700.jpg
Bio: The closest thing to a king among the Dwarves, Boramir was born to a Blacksmith and conceived entirely out of love. When he was strong enough to stand, he was strong enough to hold an axe, and he was but a young lad, who was said to be destined to do great things. His father had plans to construct a Kingdom inside the large cavern's inside the mountains but he passed away before he could realize it. Promising on his deathbed to create the kingdom he dreamed of, Boramir took his father's axe, not aware of what power it possessed.
Personality: As all Dwarves do, Boramir snaps when you discriminate his race. A hardened warrior and a unique individual, he can destroy an enemies morale with just his battlecry. He is loyal, but tough on those lower than him. He wishes for his Dwarven race to remain strong and independant, but to hold ties with the Humans for the economy to progress. He rarely passes up a chance to brag about his race.
Magical Abilities/Elemental: Holds the Gnome Elemental. Can summon sharp stone stalagmites with but a stomp of his foot. His weapon can parry even the most wicked of attacks.
Weapon: Mana 2H Axe
Other: Holy Sword >> also he carries two cleavers as well.
Preview Post: "Ninety nine mugs of beer on the wall, ninety nine mugs of beer! You take one down, pass it aroun', and-- hic!" Boramir shouted at the large table in the tavern, swinging his mug filled with beer around as his dwarven brothers celebrated his birthday.They sung, dance, and drank. And with friends like that, who needed enemies anyway? 'Long Live Boramir!' some said at the tops of their large lungs, wishing him the very best in his lifetime. In a way, he was the King of these men, but it was never made official. Dwarves really had no confirmed King, as they worked together to prosper and grow. They made Boramir proud to be who he was.

Username: Gatekeeper
Name:Allen
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Age: 19
Appearance: http://www.hugewallpaper.com/data/media/78/wallpaper_prince_of_persia_warrior_within_10_1600.jpg
Bio: Born dirt poor, Allen grew up in the streets of Pandora and learned the skills of a thief from the one who found and raised him, Baird. As time went by, the two became inseparable, but at the time of Allen's seventeenth birthday, an operation to steal from the King himself went terribly wrong and Baird was captured. Allen wanted to rescue him, but Baird shouted for him to stay away, and Allen barely made it out with his life. The next day, Baird was executed, causing Allen to become a rarely forgiving individual. He swore revenge on the King and all his men, and one day he'd kill him.
Personality: Cocky and skilled with acrobatics, Allen takes after Baird and steals for the poor, taking from the Rich. He can be a very dangerous opponent. He's not much of a flirt but knows an attractive woman when he sees one.
Magical Abilities/Elemental: None, except he is unusually quiet when sneaking around. He is only detected by a good few people, and even when they find him they rarely get a chance to inform anyone.
Weapon: Daggers, two blades he holds in a reverse grip, smoke bombs, poison needles, etc. Tools a thief always needs.
Other: Holy sword..hope this is okay xD and I also already gave you a sample above so idk if I need another.

Lol Pink. Oh. Right. Little note. In case some of you don't get the point of the RP. Basically use what I've given you(Mana Weapons, or Spirit, or both)...There will be people trying to revive the God-Beasts and of course, if you want to be good, we have to stop it from happening. ^^​

 

Both are in. 8D

And Forgotten Hymn, by preview post, look at what the other two did. That'll give you an idea of how things work. Once you do a preview post(just a sample of RPing) then you're in.

 

All good. Eh, I'll change the javilen to staff so you can have it.
Everyone's in. I'll edit you guys in tomorrow. ><

And I'll wait.

 

No, sorry. D8 Tomorrow. I need to edit that weapons taken list. @-@

Magick, you're in. 8D

 

OOC: Sorry it took so long. Really. I've been distracted all day. >< Time to start. Everyone's in. 8DDDD

IC:

Serin stretched his arms out before resting them on the back of his head as the grass crunched with each step he took. He kept his eyes focused on the structure up ahead that he knew was Pandora's castle. He lowered his left hand down to the hilt of his sword, just about the only thing that wasn't rusted about it. The only reason why he never used another sword was because no blacksmith would simply give him a weapon and coming across anything sharp that wasn't a knife or arrowhead was rare in his village. Either way, the sword was light, balanced, and oddly enough, it hadn't broken so far. He smiled to himself as the city grew closer, thinking that he would finally get his chance to actually be something.

Footsteps echoed throughout the guarded hallway, every once in awhile the sound would be joined by the click of a staff smacking against the stone floor. A tall pale skined adult headed through a pair of large wooden doors, passing by several armed soldiers as he walked. As he passed by them, they noticibly shivered and some even took a step away from the man. The man walked up several stairs and raised an eyebrow, now looking upon an empty throne. "The emperor never told me that he would be missing." He muttered to himself, his grip on his staff tightening. Who's in charge here!? I cannot- He bit his lower lip, trying to keep his temper down. If he decided to show any anger now, there would likely be a few casualties. A gaurd slowly approached him, obviously afraid.

"S-sir. His royal-"

"Out with it." The man hissed.

"Out hunting with his most trusted knights." The soldier finished. He took no extra time in moving back to his post, looking much paler than before.

Then I must wait until tonight... The man known as Amar turned around in place and started to head out of the throne room, knowing that soon eight of his own men would proceed with plans he claimed as the Emperor's.