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Alexander (Alex) Redwood

-he/him

-23 years old

-Aevumal (Earth), Dichotomy: Arthur (DKGamer)

- A bit of a joker, will forget names but remembers important ones, loves taking care of others, himbo

-Alex grew up in a home without a father and with a fairly absent mother. He learned to take care of himself and was very good at stealing and smooth talking his way out of situations. After attending school to lean how to use his powers, he immediately became a hit man and wasn’t really liked by his coworkers. He longs to form a bond with others but knows that most are out for themselves. He has dreams of starting a family and opening a flower shop one day

-a skilled fighter but rather not, good with some instruments and a smooth singer, he like burgers

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.

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. 

A hum of constant, controlled energy runs through the lines and pipes of this place. It twists through the seismic reactors and sizzles in the giant lightning conductors that run wires through the city, powering all manner of work and pleasure. It runs in the giant reservoirs stocked with kite-surfers, harnessing the wild power of the water and the wind in dazzling displays of skill. It is a triumph, it is the ultimate control, it is the most integral part of society. Lately, the machines have been failing faster. Systems still operate properly, the converters still work, but parts are wearing through faster and faster, and production rates are falling. Those that have worked on their engines for decades say that the machines are failing containment: the seismic reactors grow vines through their gears, the ignitive converters throw streams of flames from their ports. The thing about bound power is that it becomes confined to its conductor. It is not allowed to build. The Source is running out.

                                                                                                                              Aberynth exists without a natural means of accessing the powers that run through the core of the world. The machines tap into this power instead, allowing Aberynth’s citizens to harness the energy and bend it to their uses. The machines that control larger functions, heating and lighting and providing water, are worked in large systems, tended to and controlled by trained engineers.