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Yes, since it'd be considered dark magic in our universe, it's illegal among witches in Nova Pangaea; and if known by the government the person would most likely have their visa declined to travel to any district in Nova Pangaea.

As stated in this answer, it's part of nova pangaeans culture to protect each other and make sure that the safe haven trait of this country remains true, so if someone would end up knowing a witch or a coven was practicing necromancy, they'd most likely report it.

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Hi! We would say they can. Although not common to see, a coven can have from one to three or four Protectors, as long as, when it comes to their Physical Powers, their affinity elements are different.

Hello! You haven’t missed it. Unfortunately, we’re still waiting for feedback from tumblr’s support to allow us to use javascript in a few of our pages, and the lore’s page is one of those. But the moment we gain access to use it, we’ll be able to share our extended lore with all of you! 

For now, in case it helps you with your application, I’ll share below more information about both positions in a coven.

When it comes to protectors, they are usually a witch with physical powers that focus on protecting their coven, specially during rituals outdoors. Outside of Nova Pangaea, they’d be the ones casting spells to defend the coven from hunters or any danger they might face, in Nova Pangaea, their role is important during full moon nights to protect the coven. They are often tasked to try and predict with each full moon or what harm might come to the members and make use of spells to keep the coven safe.

The oracles will always be an abstract witch. To be an oracle in a coven they’d have to be chosen by the previous oracle or by the head priest/ priestess; working as a spiritual guide for the coven, the oracle is the counselor for every member but especially the leader of the coven, often aiming to keep a balance between the world of the living and the ancestors. An important observation that some covens might not have an oracle in case the head priest/priestess was unable to choose one between the members of their coven that appeased the ancestors and the absence of said position does not make a coven weaker than others, just their link to their ancestors less present.

Hope this helps, and we can’t wait to read your application!

Hey! Yes, they could. However, in case they were part of said coven while living in any of Nova Pangaea's provinces, the coven wouldn't last for too long. Talking about Astoria, for example, due camera surveillance, soon someone would find out about their shenanigans and report to the authorities. It’s part of the culture of astorians to take care of their own well being and the habitants, in general; therefore, knowing about the policy of dark magic being forbidden it’s likely someone would do something about it if they’d seen a witch or coven practicing dark magic. Because the thing about dark magic is that it ricochets off the person who casted it but it also influences nature's balance, therefore its consequences affect everyone else as well.

If they were part of this dark magic coven outside of Nova Pangaea, they'd have to either find a way to cover it up so the government wouldn't know or plea their cast to show they left the coven the moment they were aware that some members practiced dark magic. Those with violent background, we usually advise to working on the idea that their first (and even second) attempt to getting into Nova Pangaea were declined, until the country was certain that they would be a great addition within it. 

We hope this helps and if you have any other questions, feel free to send them in and apply, apply! 

Hello! First of all, thank you for your question and interest in the roleplay! 

Answering the ask above, curses do exist in our universe, therefore witches, and anyone else, could be cursed by another witch (in Nova Pangaea, it could lead to being prosecuted and getting arrested, due to going against the laws of nature). 

What we'd ask from you is that their actual age isn't close to their early twenties, so there won't be any issues due to age difference, since deep down the character would be a young adult. So, we'd prefer that their actual age is around 27+. 

If you'd like to discuss this idea with us off anon, our im is always open and we'd love to hear more from it. 

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Hello! For natural witches they are able to study their magic and practice ever since they were children. However, they'll only be able to have a better control of their powers when they reach their late teens, around 17-18 years old. That's also when they'll notice which magic they are more inclined to develop, abstract or physical and with that, and, therefore, understand their kind of power. (I'm a sucker for examples. So, take a character that is a natural witch, they could learn a few tricks and spells ever since they were young, but they'd only figure out that they're an abstract witch and once they reached their late teens.

For halfling witches, their power would only manifest when they reach their late teens or it could take even longer if they have no knowledge of the fact they have witch genes within themselves.

Hopefully this helps and if you have any other questions, feel free to reach us! Thank you for your interest and we hope to get an application our way!

Hello! How are you? Answering your question, yes, you can use dark magic in your character’s background (we already have some roles in our roleplay that were part of families or covens that practiced dark magic), as long as it's hidden in the interview (can be part of your character's paragraph but not of their interaction with the interviewer or else, the character wouldn't get in Astoria).

Dark magic is strictly forbidden in Astoria, so if a witch was caugh practicing it, they'd be arrested and prosecuted (you can find more information about it through our witch's lore page). When it comes to developing plots in the roleplay, like it's stated in our guidelines: 'major plots must be approved by the admins first', so plots involving something forbidden in Astoria falls into that category. We'll hardly neglect plots, but in case it's something we can't see happening in Astoria and that would deviate from our plot, we'd try our best to meet in the middle.

To summarize all of it: dark magic can be part of your character's background, and it could be used in plots being developed in the roleplay but with some cautious, being approved by us first.

Hopefully this helps and thank you for your time and question! We can't wait to read your application!

Hello! Aside from vampires (who can be killed but they won't age once they're turned), every other species is mortal so they age similar to humans (the one difference you may find in our lore is that werewolves stop shifting to their wolf form after they are 65 years old). You’re able to find general information about our species in the lore page right here, but if you already set about what kind of species you’d like to apply to in our roleplay, we’d advise you take a look at their page. We know that it’s extensive, but it might give you a better image of how the species works in our roleplay.

But, above it all, you’re always free to send us questions or come to us privately to share your doubts about it. We love clarifying them!

Thank you for your question and we can’t wait to read your application!