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Hey there! So magic is like radiation--stay with me!

I am a science nerd, I like science and I applied science shit to magic in my world in order to treat magic in a way that doesn't make it science, and to me, I think it's best to treat it like a force in the universe rather than treating it like a method for a character to have examined, mastered and calculated around because magic becomes less magical when your characters can predict it.

SO in NeXus magic acts a force that is able to chaotically rearrange particles into other randomized particles, allowing it to make matter fluid the longer said matter is held in magic. Magic's counter balance is Gnosis which is a force that solidifies and keeps matter stable in opposition to magic.

People who can use magic are people who after many generations in their lineage, are genetically predisposed to absorb magical particles. Depending on where these particles settle in the body, this can inform the kind of powers you get, and as humans have evolved in history, people have developed different genetic pre-dispositions, making for a variety which is where get different magical classifications of people who are called archetypes.

When a lot of magic gathers in one place, that creates what is called Alchemy and it is the most unstable form of magic as it distorts particles altogether, Alchemy can only be stopped from gathering by using Gnosis which humans have also developed genetic dispositions to absorbing in their bodies.

If you as a person are more pre-disposed to having more magic in your body, you are what is called a bacchanalian. They are able to use magical abilities thanks to magic in your body that has warped your physiology and allowed you to use magical powers. If you are more pre-disposed to holding Gnosis in your body, you are a Warder. Warders are normal people who passively and unknowingly are able to project wards of Gnosis around them that negate the effects of magic and shield them from alchemy.

The more warders in an area there are, the less that magic works and the less chances that there's going to be alchemy present there. The more Bacchanalians there are, the less restrained magic is and the more chances that alchemy can form. With this in mind, alchemy is found more in unpopulated areas than it is in urban environments.

Hypothetically I'd have to say, Uriah

Hey there! I'm gonna assume you are new to audio roleplay as a concept so excuse me as I tell you about it:

NeXus is a dramatic contemporary fantasy* audio roleplay series I created two years ago! It is a bit of a passion project for me that got my channel started and it is something I am proud to have made into what it is today!

*contemporary fantasy is a genre of work where magic is present within a setting similar to the one in which we as the audience exists. Examples of this are Percy Jackson franchise, 2010's The Sorcerer's Apprentice movie, and any magic-based comic in Marvel. It is also often used in paranormal romance books.

In this project you, the audience, inhabit the role of a "listener" who interacts with characters called "speakers". Each listener and speaker have their own storylines, and in NeXus, they are characterized around the world I have created where people with magical abilities blend in amongst other humans while navigating their personal lives, the politics of their world, and the supernatural forces that threaten it. NeXus weaves together character drama, mythology, mystery, tropes of the genre and paranormal romance as different characters romance, befriend, fight or die across the whole story.

NeXus is separated into different storylines that take place across the world with characters who are mainly voiced by me and guest VAs I have on the channel! It's also separated into different episodes that tackle those storylines one at a time through the characters established in them.

Across the board, NeXus is a piece of fiction that engages in themes of romance, race, identity, queerness, community, violence, politics and grief. It is mostly for my own indulgence and I created it to entertain myself and people like me who wanted representation and diversity in their stories!

NeXus includes stuff like vampires, werewolves, ghosts, assassins, magical schools, monsters you can befriend, superheroes, mafiosos, detectives and ancient creatures adjacent to gods.

pfft-you're not a creep for noticing things, hon. There's a word for that and we call it observant, keep being that, it lands you jobs if you know what you're doing!

You would be a creep if you started headcanoning things about me based on my work since that's weird and I'm a human being, not a fictional character, but in this instance you're all good!

To answer you question tho, there were! I deleted those playlists however because they made the playlist section of my channel harder to navigate and while I did love the concept, I value people being able to find their way to videos they wanna watch more.

BUUUUUT, I do have this WIP map of where all the NeXus storylines I've worked on take place. I have plans to go to more places if I can but we have to see where things go, I am very proud of the fact that NeXus is a wide story tho

ok I had to like look over stuff because I was like "damn, what do those hoes wear" and I do have answers:

Joey, my desi-italian man is extra as fuck and goes with something like this. He is slutty, he's about patterns in his shirts, texture and specifically cutting his clothes to hug his waist and show some skin.

Callahan does not have style. I'm gonna argue about it actually. That man only looks good because he wears shit that shows his muscles and fits his body. He dresses like a southern dad at home watching television on the couch. No style, just puts clothes on, he's just lucky that said clothes give him a fit to work with.

Marshall was not alive for the 70s but dresses like he's an actor who's in a 70s gay porno but that works for him because he knows how his body is cut and he knows what worked for 70s gay porn actors. The aim of the game is showing body, accentuating the chest, emphasizing the arms and giving masculinity in a very camp and queer way. Lowkey gives retro sports magazine.

Don't be fooled. Paris may look good in a bunny suit but that is man who was raised with the example of streetwear and black style in particular. He does lean back into the looks he grew up seeing guys like him take on this is the direction. That is a nigga and he does stick to what he knows.

Hiii, and uhhh lemme think, surprisingly not many people ask that about Lori:

Lori does not actually care for alcohol like that, he'll still drink it but she doesn't care for it, will indulge in cigarettes tho. Mother of three needs something to take the edge off after all. They're a lot more of a social drinker.

Lori's tough but also isn't trained to fight anyone. I made art about it but realistically, Lori would rely a lot more on magic and the strength that being a Celestial Savante gives her while scrapping.

While Lori can be pretty caring about their employees, the line sort of gets toed rather than crossed when it comes to how nice she'll treat them. They did used to work in a very shady line of work and the lessons that came with that were knowing how to give people grace and when to be firm with others.

It's been years since Lori spoke with her parents but if she did actually come back to them, they'd take him back in and help, buuuuut they don't believe that because they're pretty pessimistic about their chances at a real happy life.

Diva you should tell us all about Vernon,, and his design,,,, *blink blink* /nf

I actually have been waiting to get to this! So Vernon!

Vernon is the drummer of the band Bite Back! He came on a year into the band's success and was added after he and Jack got a long well enough to make him a permanent fixture in the group!

In terms of his design, he was inspired by the goddess Sekhmet and an OC my partner made a while back! Visually he appear as haggard and rough around the edges given the circumstances and even now, he is design isn't complete as he has not fully settled as a character to me yet. Here are some facts:

I also see that you have song association for all your characters…by any chance do you have playlists for each character 🤔🤔

Depending on what I’m drawing I love a good playlist. So I can make up images and music videos in my head because I have no means of animating them at all whatsoever.

I do actually! I stopped because Spotify is being a little bitch and I hate it cuz it won't play my songs in the order I set them (and I refuse to pay for premium to listen to my songs in the order I put them in, why is that premium???) buuuuut here's some established ones:

and there's this one made by @frank-vanderboom who compiled all the NeXus song associations into one playlist: