#aevumal

An element affects the world around it, connecting and shifting the world to its core. Everything works in balance, on two sides of a scale, and as such each element has its opposite, its controlling factor. They keep each other in check. One cannot exist without the other. A dichotomy. The world spins around these elemental balances. Their practitioners connect to their elements, wielding their powers as extensions of themselves. A single practitioner can be quite powerful, a master of their element- but they are always stronger when they work in balance.

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The Extremes

School: Fax Gelum

The blazing rage of flames may only be tempered by the freezing control of ice. The contrast is what powers this connection, the ability to hide one's passion behind a mask of indifference, to be unleashed later. It is potential versus kinetic. Calculation versus impulse.     

Physical Aspects: Practiced users of Fire may develop scales around their wrists and feet, as well as horns on the head or spines down the back. Practiced users of Ice may develop patches of light fur around their wrists, feet, and shoulders, as well as horns on the head. The scale and fur patches will both aid in temperature resistance. Both will develop winding, trail-like markings through their entire bodies. These may glow in oranges, reds, and blues when a practitioner activates their powers.

Psychic Aspect: Ice and Fire practitioners that follow the psychic path learn to read instinct on a primal level. They find their answers in the patterns of flames and fractals, and in the most base reactions of their companions.     

The Listeners

School: Tellus Campa     

The steady, constant being of the earth provides the base of the wind's free movement, whirling over plains and through mountain canyons. The constant interaction between the earth and the air allows for steady dependability in the midst of spontaneity.

Physical Aspects: Practiced users of Earth may develop scale-like patches of gems or stone on their skin, as well as flowers and vines woven into their hair. Earth practitioners may also experience an increase in sturdiness. Practiced users of Wind may develop small patches of feathers around the eyes or the shoulders. Wind practitioners may also experience an increase in flexibility. Both will develop winding, trail-like markings through their entire bodies. These may glow in greens, browns, and greys when a practitioner activates their powers.

Psychic Aspect: Earth and Wind practitioners that follow the psychic path learn to listen to the world around them, to read the rumbles of the ground and the shifting patterns on the air. They use deep meditation to connect to their surroundings and everything in it.

The Reactionaries

School: Fulmen Ros

The crackle of of frenetic power is amplified by the unpredictability of the currents. The constant sending and receiving of energy creates a whirling stream of power that begs to be released. The current sizzles in its intensity, creating howling, rejuvenating storms and devastating stillness in equal measure. It can be consuming.

Physical Aspects: Practiced users of Lightning may develop thin, branching spines on their shoulders and down their backs, and will experience a marked increase in physical speed. Practiced users of Water may develop small fins around the ears, as well as a little webbing through the fingers and toes. Water practitioners may also experience an increase in movement ease. Both will develop winding, trail-like markings through their entire bodies. These may glow in blues and yellows when a practitioner activates their powers.

Psychic Aspect: Water and Lightning practitioners that follow the psychic path tend to follow different roles. Water practitioners center more in the facet of cool unpredictability, using meditation and controlled movement to connect more deeply to their element and everything it touches and imprinting those memories into their minds. Lightning practitioners revel in frenetic movement, catching flashes of events worlds away, sometimes without noticing.

The Clairvoyants

School: Luxam Simulacrum

The absence of one leads to the other. The pair that most directly opposes each other, the powers of Light and Dark are energies that their practitioners absorb and cast out in equal measure, in drawing shadows forward and casting them back, in drawing the color and life into being. Their natures themselves are not so different, both calming and dangerous as needed.

Physical Aspects: Practiced users of Light may develop small dots around their eyes and hands that will glow faintly in the presence of natural light. Light practitioners may also experience a wider range of color and visibility. Practiced users of Dark may develop fuzz around the ears or a small node in the heel of their feet, which will increase their ability to sense surroundings in the absence of light. Dark practitioners may also experience an increase in perception.  Both will develop winding, trail-like markings through their entire bodies. These may glow in tinted whites or dark purples when a practitioner activates their powers.

Psychic Aspect: Light and Dark practitioners that follow the psychic path learn to affect the presentation of the world around them. With their control over the visible aspects of their surroundings, they alter perception through illusions and confusion.

PLAYER RULES 1. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE 15 YEARS OR OLDER. Collision is expected to handle some more serious content, and as such players will be expected to know their boundaries and communicate with mods if they feel uncomfortable. There will be a ban on NSFW content in and out of game.

2. PLAYERS WILL NEED TO HAVE A DISCORD ACCOUNT Collision will be taking place in a server hosted through Discord, so players will need to have an account set up there. It can be a new account or an old account, and if you need any help with this please let us know through an ask or DM! Links will be sent out through tumblr DMs, so you do not need to tell us your username or ID before the rp begins.

3. ONCE IN THE SERVER, PLEASE RESPECT THE RULES, AS WELL AS MODS AND YOUR FELLOW PLAYERS Outside of the general rules for applications, we will have a list of server rules as well, mostly to do with in- and out-of-character interactions, triggers, etc. As the mods are working together to run the story, we ask that you respect their role, though of course you are allowed to question a decision or bring issues to their attention. One thing we want to stress: all mods are here to help you. If you have a question about a rule, concern about the game, or are uncomfortable with anything, including another player or mod, please let us know.

CHARACTER RULES 1. Characters must be from EITHER Aberynth or Aevumal. At the start of the story, characters will not know about the other side. There will be plot reasons for characters to go to the other side throughout the story, but at the beginning the two have no knowledge or connection to each other.

2. Characters should be between the ages of 16-23.

3. Please refer to the separate Aevumal and Aberynth character posts to find rules regarding character creation for both sides.

4. If you have any questions, feel free to send an ask or a DM!

GENERAL CHARACTER GUIDE Regardless of where your character starts, your application will need to include:

1. Name and pronouns

2. Character age

3. Personality: this can just be a few quick words about how your character acts

4. Backstory: this can be a few notes or comments, or it can be a full page of narrative. it's up to you. if there are elements of your character's backstory that you would like to keep private but would like to be included in the rp, please reach out via dms!

5: any extra information you want us to have!

See the Aevumal and Aberynth application posts to find more specific guides for each side! We’re looking for a good spread of players on both sides, and you will be able to interact with the other side, so don’t worry about missing out on anything.

A current of wild energy runs through every facet of this place. It sings through the leaves of the trees in the forest and rushes in the running river, the crack of thunder, the shifting of day to night. It swirls through every being that inhabits this place, changing them, ingraining itself into their essence. It is a celebration, it is lifeblood, it has been the people's friend for generations. Lately, it has been harder to call. It comes when asked, and it rarely goes awry, but it feels like the energy is being pulled elsewhere. Those with deeper connections to the mind, those that call the steady perseverance of the water and the quiet, immoveable strength of the earth report a metallic gleam of unnatural stiffness, resting in the undercurrents. The thing about currents is that the rely on what is above as well as what is below. Things are stirring in the forest.

                                                                                                                                Aevumal exists in a space absent of what might reasonably be referred to as “technology,” beyond simpler mechanics such as ships and forges. Everything is done with the strength of the body and community, and if it cannot be accomplished through those means it can almost certainly be accomplished with magic, taught through a system of elemental schools designed to bring students to the full access of their powers, whether connected to or separate from their peers. 

Please refer to the General Application Guide for basic player rules and information.

THIS IS THE POST FOR AEVUMAL (magic) CHARACTERS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY AS AN ABERYNTH (tech/sci-fi) CHARACTER, PLEASE VISIT HERE.

As an Aevumal character, you will have access to magical energies and training, magical creatures, and other such abilities. These abilities mainly stem from dichotomies, which everyone in Aevumal has the capacity to connect to. These connections work best when their users work in pairs, balancing out each other's energies. These bonds are usually made through the elemental schools, where those that wish to train in a particular element may go to study and become stronger. Your character may have gone to one of these schools, and may be a part of a dichotomy pair.

CHARACTER RULES 1. Your character has no knowledge of Aberynth or the machines they use there.

2. Your character can be of any race commonly found in a fantasy setting (humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, etc. basically anything from d&d).

3. If you have an idea for a character that does not exactly fit a category listed above (i.e. an anthropomorphic animal, or a homebrew race) please send us an ask or DM! We can more than likely work something out, but we need to make sure everything works with the setting.

4. Your character should be between the ages of 16-23.

5. Your character can have a connection to one of Aevumal's magical dichotomies. If your character's race is already connected to one of these, they cannot individually be connected to another (i.e an ifrit could be more deeply connected to Fire/Ice, but could not be connected to Earth/Wind).

6. Your character may have a familiar and a pet, which can be any magical or mundane creature smaller than a large horse. You cannot have a dragon the size of a mountain.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES 1. Include basic information described in the general application post (name, pronouns, age, personality, backstory).

2. Include your character's race

3. Include physical description. Give us an idea of what your character looks like! Art is encouraged, but not required.

4. Include if your character has attended/is attending one of the elemental schools

5. If you and another player would like to be a dichotomy pair, include the name of the character and player. In your post, it should appear as "Dichotomy: Character Name (Player Name)."     a. to be in a pair, characters must be in the same dichotomy set (Fire/Ice, Earth/Wind, Water/Lightning, Light/Dark).     b. also indicate if you would like your character to be in a dichotomy, but do not have a partner. we will do our best to match characters up, but we cannot promise anything.

6. Indicate if your character has followed the Psychic path of their element. This does not affect dichotomy status.