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Despair Lost, The Elemental Aftermath

"Darkness shall be purged, melded with the light of truth and justice."

Four hundred years ago, a nexus of evil, Arintekiter, broke free of his prison and took his revenge upon the world. His escape would usher a reign of darkness, were it not for the actions of a pair of teen boys and their assembled team of warriors. With their might and willpower, Arintekiter's black candle was extinguished. Arintekiter's death released the energy he held, erasing the ability for the warriors to age.

Though Arintekiter's forces had razed the land and destroyed many cities and villages, there were survivors, pockets of people who had avoided the beasts and monsters. The heroes helped rebuild these lives, giving them homes and towns. They created a peaceful world without the corrupting darkness. Magic gradually faded from the world, no longer needed to protect the people.

Conflict, however, would not remain quelled forever. Soriwa Koshinaida held hatred for the warriors, for their magic violated the rules of nature. They threatened the order of life and his family. He built a city from which he started his campaign to pit the world against the heroes of old. He built two more cities as he gathered followers and power.

Upon his death, a group of elders took command, vowing to follow his wishes with an absolute, iron fist. Technology grew in leaps and bounds to counter Magic, and four more cities were built as the government of the world claimed itself the "Seven City Society," in adamant opposition to Magic and its users, the heroes of 200 years past, still alive due to the aftereffects of Arintekiter's defeat.

Magic was declared sin, all its users declared Heretics. Within the year, the Seven City Society captured and executed over half the members of the Heretics. Only those with close bonds remained, protecting each other from the Society's tyrannical and deadly fist.

Technology continued to grow, as the Society learned how to negate Magic and more easily capture or kill Heretics. The Heretics did as best they could, escaping, evading, and hiding. Now, scant few remain in comparison to the numbers in the old days. These few, lead by Daniel Tierro Psimon and Seth Infernio Riosa, have inspired some youth who have shaken indoctrination by the Society. These dissenters are labeled New Heretics, the heroes of old similarly labeled Old Heretics.

With the remaining, adamantly surviving members of the Heretics eluding their grasp, the Society has increased its efforts to exterminate all of the Heretics so they may build their utopia. Magitech, built in secret by the studies of the Old Heretics' possessions once captured, has created many of the worst items that have successfully captured the Heretics.

One such creation is the GOLIATH, a massive, intelligent machinoid creature whose sole purpose is to subdue or murder any Heretic it is sent after. Daniel and Seth encountered this beast, and though it disabled the monster for repairs, Daniel was captured as he saved Seth from the grip of the Society.

In three day's time, Daniel will be executed at Terra City, the oldest of the Seven Cities, and the Hall of Justice where criminals are punished. Seth Riosa, the leader of the Heretics, wishes nothing more than to stop this and save his closest friend and co-leader.

You, as the Player Characters, would thrust yourselves into this world of conflict as Heretics, New or Old, to fight the Seven City Society and what it stands for. Would you take the mantle and fight, or perish ignobly at the blade of a tyrannical, ignorant government?

*Note: You will not actually perish if you do not participate in this RP.

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How I'd like this to work is that you post, saying something like "I'd like to join," and a method to contact you, and any times it would be convenient. These range from Flashchat PMs, PMs alone (Which I would enjoy avoiding), MSN, AIM, and/or Skype. When we're done with discussion and you and I are satisfied, you can edit your post into the profile for all to see.

Old Heretics

Old Heretics are the remnants of the age past, where magic thrived and technology locked away by greedy scientists or archeologists searching the distant past. Though they have technology (And in some cases, secret projects), they prefer to fight with the mighty magic that has kept them quite alive up to this point. Having lived greater than 400 years, they have experience and knowledge in whatever they would care to know, and have practically mastered the element or elements they use. Their powerful magic is frightening even with the Magic Negation Barrier technology, for anything unprotected is toast. These are a "Start strong, grow slow" sort of character.

New Heretics

New Heretics are those who have shaken indoctrination and decided they fight for a different cause. Escaping their cities with only the clothes on their back and the technology they manage to filch, they do their best to survive in order to find the Heretics' hiding places and join them against the SCS. When they do, they will learn the secrets of magic and use it as their own. These are a "start weak, grow fast" type of character.

The Elements:
Fire- The use of heat and flame.
Bolt- The use of electricity and lightning.
Water- The use of water and mist.
Ice- The use of ice and frost.
Wind- The use of gales and wind.
Rock- The use of rock and mineral.
Dark- The use of dark and shadow.
Light- The use of light and shine.
Smoke- The use of smoke and smog.
Sound- The use of sound and audio.
Sand- The manipulation of sand.
Time- The manipulation of temporal flow.
Mind- The manipulation of mental power.
Nature- The manipulation of nature and natural processes.
Spirit- The manipulation of spirits and souls.

If you simply post a profile without consulting me, I will ask for an as-close-to-immediate-as-possible discussion, and if you do not comply, I will have the post removed. Discussion is important so that you and I know the boundaries, and nothing breaks along the way.

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Here's a nice example, the Leader of the Heretics
Name: Seth Inferno Riosa
New or Old Heretic: Old Heretic
Age: 417
Element: Fire

Physical Description: Seth stands at 6'2", with dark hair hanging to his shoulders. Streaks of white run through it, forming a rough pattern somewhat like fire. Rectangle-framed glasses sit in front of his silver-white eyes. Though his face is that of a teenager, a scar curves from underneath his right eye to his collarbone. He wears a shirt of scaled mail, over which is basic silver armor. What appears to be blunt spikes jut about a hand's width from each elbow. The chestplate of the armor bears the symbol of the Heretics. His lower body is covered by similar scale mail and armor. Flowing silvery fabric drapes behind the upper armor, upon which is the Heretic Symbol. The kneecaps on his armor have protrusions identical to the ones on his elbows.

Personality: Seth cares about his fellow Heretics, and deeply wishes to tear apart the SCS with his bare hands. He has a strong sense of justice, and tries his best to lead the Heretics to a world free of tryannical suffering.
Tools/Possessions: He has a pouch tied to his waist, in which is many things of weaponly quality, ranging from Ionblades to artifacts of ages past. Since it takes him a small amount of time to retrieve objects from the pouch, he carries Ionblades on his person, attached to his elbow and knee armor.
Backstory: You'll get that later

Skills: He's highly skilled with the technology he has obtained, quite capable of playing around with all of the gear he's had in his hands. He's also great at any cooking involving heat. He is also a skilled negotiator, capable even of out-thinking Daniel on a rare occasion or two.
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Signature Techniques:
"Searing flames, soar forth from my sword to incinerate my foes! Blazing Slicing Wave!"- Seth swings his sword, real or otherwise, creating a massive wave of fiery energy which engulfs everything in its path. Sweeping them up like a broom, it explodes after traveling several hundred meters, destroying everything it gathered.

"I could not protect you, Ami... I shall instead become the source of your vengeance! By pact of blood, I call you forth! Vidofnir, Inferno Lancer!"- Seth summons Vidofnir, the Lance of Victory, lighting it on fire and hurling it through whatever needs to be incinerated. He can also keep hold of the lance and use it as a searing spear to cut things apart.

"Death awaits you, mind, soul, body. Sear in eternal fear, be lost in despair as you fall into nothingness. Hellfire!"- A fearsome skeletal apparition appears over Seth. It breathes intense flames across the land which incinerate all of a human's existence. It has a high potential for permanent collateral damage.

"In black of night, or day of light, your soul shall be fuel, for His great might! Demonfire!"- Seth traces a reverse star in the air, which changes into a runic ram's head. Seth then rips through the veins in his arm, slashing blood across the seal's features. As he heals his arm, the seal breaks into a massive, dark purple apparition of flame in the shape of a fearsome, horned, and beastly head. Seth leaps into the sky, flaming skull following him upwards. The face of the fiery skull opens wide, releasing a massive, swirling inferno. Seth drives this hellish firestorm into the ground, where the entire tornado detonates, obliterating all lifeforms in range on 5 planes of existence. Never used while allies are about, it is absolutely deadly to all but Seth. It seems to draw the bulk of its energy from a being other than Seth or Phoenicus.

"Symbols of flame, forged of the Ifrit... Spew forth torrents of thy searing breath! Flares of Yanalghi!"- Upon calling out this technique, Seth can create up to five runic circles approximately half his height in diameter, in a forward-facing semicircle. They act as energy-absorbing shields for their duration. At the end of about two and a half minutes, or Seth's command, whichever is first, they release all gathered energy as streams of blazing fire. They are incapable of harming any ally without the direct wish of the ally. Any magically imbued obstruction in the path of a beam causes it to refract in multiple directions, covering a large, fan-shaped region. Used most often for point defense where getting behind the runes is highly unlikely. Allies can will harm from the attack to feed energy into it while hopefully not standing in the path of the imminent blast.

Yeah, there's more, I just don't have the urge to actually note them down and all. They will be up by the time I get Daniel's profile up, or by the time Daniel's continued existence is ended, whichever happens.
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Spirit: Phoenicus, Flame of Justice
Spirit's Element: Fire
Description: Phoenicus reveals himself as a phoenix made of flame, often perching on Seth's head or shoulder when dispensing advice. He cares deeply about Seth's safety and goals, and will readly throw his own afterlife on the line to protect his host. Is known for his strong theories of justice, and his tendency to become greatly enraged when justice cannot be given. Has a Feral Form granted by anger known as "The Feral Phoenix."

Bestial Release Appearance: Seth gains wings of fire and begins floating a few inches above the ground. His armor becomes red, legs segmented like the legs of a bird, and upper armor smooth and glowing faintly. His glasses become a headband resembling Phoenicus's crest.

Guardian Release Appearance: Seth's wings compress into intense flames with physical presence, and he gains a flowing tail of searing fire. His armor appears much thicker, glowing brightly and covered with raspy protrusions. Flowing feathery cloth extends from his armor, constantly moving from the force of the magical energy he releases. His hands and feet gain armor with sharp claws like those of a bird of prey. The temperature in his general area raises twenty degrees from his intense aura. His headband has become a full helm, visor extending like the "smarmy bird's" beak. Flames trace runes across his armor constantly.

Feral Form Appearance: Seth is consumed in a massive maelstrom of fire, wings and tail becoming streams of fire strong enough to incinerate most anything. His body is almost pure fire, limbs elongating and morphing to be almost entirely like Phoenicus's. He resembles a frightening apparition of flame, and his aura is powerful enough to force anybody of weak will to their knees. All concern for the world has been removed, and only one idea remains: "Destroy the SCS and any that stand in the way!"

[Hidden Fun Stuff]

Alright, I've got some patience to deal with my crap computer issues for now.

Ground Rules for the RP Sign Up

1. Anybody can join at any point they so desire. Nobody will be outright denied unless they undermine one of the following rules. This includes tragic deaths.
2. From this point forward, you must be a Heretic if you intend to join. I hate to stifle creativity, but Heretics were what I intended you to be, and I don't want anymore "loose cannons" running about.
3. You cannot, however, sneak through without discussing your character with me. That's still a serious no-no.

Ground Rules for the RP
1. If I feel your character is getting out of hand, or otherwise is seriously impeding the flow of the RP, I will kindly ask you to desist. If it continues, I will, as it goes, "drop some rocks." You can always make a new character afterward if this happens, but I would love to avoid doing it. I don't seem to have an irresponsible crowd, however.
2. I strongly advise against mutinous behavior or extremely foolish behavior. There are many ways you can outright die in this RP that are swift, nearly guaranteed, and yet easily avoided by not being stupid. Once again, refer to Rule One of the Sign Up. Note that the death portrayed in this rule is not me dropping rocks, but the fact that you are facing a powerful, technologically advanced society that has poured its all into being able to kill you.

Advice
1. Seth (and Daniel) are your leaders, not your brothers, or homies. They may be friendly or kind, but, as a Commander might say, "Remember your place." They are not afraid of pruning the poisonous ivy.
2. This does not mean they're going to go stepping all over everyone. They are just as "screwed" in this war as the other Heretics. Protip here: "Advice" is much wiser than "orders." "Suggest" instead of "coerce." "Ask" instead of "threaten."

If you need a little more, the Idea Thread for the RP has a little extra. This is damn useful, refer to it and come to me if more is needed, which probably will be. Either way, it's good info.

THIS IS THE GODDAMN FUTURE, PEOPLE. USE YOUR IMAGINATIONS, AND REMEMBER THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED

[Lern]

Reserved~
Name: Pierre Blackbeer, Nicknamed The Bullseye.

New or Old Heretic: Old Heretic

Age: 444

Physical Description: A dwarf with a long, fuzzy, white beard, a long nose and pale empty eyes(He isn't blind). Wears a large, simple, over sized cloak(Even for a normal sized person). The cloak is blue and has tiny simplistic silver patterns on its outline and around its hood, with a rifle pattern on the back. Wears old leather boots and a small chain mail vest over a leather shirt. Wears simple brown pants with a pocket wherever possible, with about 2 centimeters in between each pocket, each used primarily to carry useful junk, pellets, bullets, small bombs, ammo, and beer.

Personality: A Calm guy who cares for his team and feels a little 'older' than the rest, whether he is or not. He's not reckless and obviously, being a gunfighter, fights mostly from range. He heavily dislikes sarcasm and is usually a Happy guy, but in serious occasions can become too serious for most people.

Tools/Possessions: A small, simplistic and old, unmodified rifle, Gourd of old beer, gourd of new beer and a Heavily modified Sniper scope with different sןght modes that has also been modified to be usable with ancient rifles(AKA, my rifle). Small bombs with big bangs, primarily used for busting rocks or large objects, fragment bullets used like a shotgun shell that splits into 9 or so spread bullets that fly in a small curve and explode, as well as smoke grenades with lots of smoke. Also carries a third large gourd of beer tied to his back, the gourd seems to be able to carry but a single gallon of beer, but due to magic management and enhancement it may practically carry an infinite amount of beer. However, this gourd also enchants alcohol for Pierre to increase his physical and mental abilities(More in back story). Also has a practically useless and simple silver chain pocket watch, just for the sake of having it, as it cannot tell time properly due to it continuing to tick whilst Pierre holds it and stops time.

Back story: One of the only old heretics born with no guardian spirit, or bestial spirit. However, for an unknown reason, this has made his body take in alcohol as a powerful 'fuel' for his focus, agility and accuracy, oddly enough. Thus, his Beer, is like a source of power. He also carries several gourds of beer, one especially magically enhanced gourd that fuels his actions even further by torrenting increased energy and blood through his veins like adrenaline.

Skills: Beer making(Can use magic for it), lock picking, hunting, hiding, van jump very high, increased stamina and very accurate shooter.

Signature techniques:
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~Incendiary bullet: Fires a small bullet that burns in contact in a large explosion of heat. (Fire)
"Fire! Fire! Hear it Roar! Fire! Fire- Incendiary Blast!"
~Fire's way: Creates a small beam of fire that follows a single target and surrounds it and suppresses it. (Fire)
"Fire's way, let there be no other. Like a slithering snake-No, dragon- The flaming breath. Fire's way; Am I hot or what?"
~Falling star: Drops a tiny rock from space to ignite a small area far away and create a flare- Useful to see at night or to re-target heat-seeking weaponry (Fire + Light)
"A shooting star I've seen as a lad. A wish I had, a wish was granted. Lighten up my sight in the night; create such sees so none shall hiss. Falling star, fulfill one more tiny wish."
~Ragnarok: Burns everything in a 500 meter radius and creates a time immune solid metal armor. Note, the fire does not burn the objects, as it grants them the form of a 'barrier' made of fire instead. (Fire + Time)
"The end of time has come. Men wrap themselves within cold iron homes, and wield the most ancient of weapons in hopes of survival. Brother against father and sister, everyone shall wage war. Only one can survive. Let it be me- Ragnarok! Obey the lords of time and Fire! Ragnarok- Unleash!"

-Light

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~Flash bang: Fires a bullet that flashes in contact, blinding anything in a 50 meter radius. (Light)
"See me? No you don't! Flash bang's here."
~Light-ning: Fires a small orb of light at the speed of lightning. (Light)
"Like fire and ice. Like bolt and wind. Two are one, but those two are lightning."
~Light speed Needle: Shoots a tiny needle at the speed of light (Light + Time)
"You can't see this coming until after you've been skewered. Needle at the speed of light!"

-Time

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~Time stop: Stops time or continues it. (Time)
"I'd sing a song but I have no time. Maybe if time would stop..."
~Shadow step: Makes Pierre appear behind enemy. (Time)
"Oh great unseen force- Give me this power. This light, this shade- Give it to me. Alas, I cannot tell you what it is, for I cannot see it. Allow me to shadow step."

No longer reserved.

[NDraxian0]

Count me in.
I'm pretty much only contactible via Flashchat and PMs. Usually I'm in flashchat, except weekends until 5 PM central..

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Name: Fygar Draxero Artidrako
New or Old Heretic: N/A
Age:32

Physical Description: Wears a strange tinted full helmet with various lights over were the left eye would be, usually only three are visible at a time. Although mostly wears a slimmed down SCS research uniform, there's a long sleeveless and high tech looking lab coat added with the lower edges designed to look ragged

Tools:

[☆Chrystal Chronicler☆]

I'm in too. I have a yahoo account or could be contacted through Flashchat.

[Mikado]

Someone spend allot of time writing this out, so I won't let such an effort slip. I'm interested, you can contact me via PM's.

[Rosing Phoenix]

Personally, I think you have to many elements, but I'll try it anyways.

Count me in. "I guess we'll "talk" though PM's.

[Karnstantine]

I'm thinking I shall join. Probably the most reliable way to discuss this stuff would be through PM, for me.

[Zyros]

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Name: Coragat
Heretic: Old
Age: 415
Elements: Dark
Physical Description: Straight, dirty-blonde hair, green eyes during the day-time, blues eyes during night-time. Small build (5 feet, 6 inches in height). Wears armor that covers her torso and shoulders. The armor is black (what a surprise) with red trim at the top and bottom (another shocker), possessing a blue armor in the center, above the curves for her chest. Shoulder armor has a spike emerging from the front and back, with one curving spike directly on the side (think the Gouf Custom shoulder armor). Wears black jeans and has some form of gloves that covers the palm but leaves the fingers and thumb exposed.
Personality: Witty, insulting, sarcastic, calm, patient.
Tools/Possessions: Small knife (used for cooking), smoke bombs (used to annoy/distract enemies).
Relic: A large, jagged broadsword entirely black in color, save for deep red lines that travel through the sword like veins, called Aggombrota. Near weightless in design, it can be stored and summoned from in and from any shadow. Incredibly difficult to break, if this occurs the blade simply reforms instantly. The sword can be duplicated to be held by multiple people/shadows. Can absorb attacks, both magic and regular, and redirect them through different shadows (with exception to Light magic). The sword slowly engulfs parts of the body where it connects with its target until they become a shadow and fade away.
Backstory: None.
Skills: Annoying others, manipulating people, reading the enemy's next move before they make, spotting weaknesses, self-maintenance (knows how to repair her own armor, but not much else), cooking.
Signature Techniques:
Hollow Clone - Rise.
Coragat's shadow becomes a physical entity that mimics her every move perfectly, but mirrored in nature (if she punches with her right arm, the shadow punches with its left). The shadow cannot be killed, but if it is hit hard enough by an attack, it will return to a regular shadow. This spell is stronger at night due to the difficulty of seeing the shadow, but becomes truly great when the shadow is mimicking Coragat's Guardian form. In addition, this can be repeated until there are a total of one-thousand shadows mimicking Coragat.
Gran Manipulation – Fall.
Coragat utilizes Dark energy to manipulate gravity. This can have multiple targets, and is difficult to block. A target may rise until they escape orbit, should they survive the atmosphere, or may fall until they are driven into the ground and liquefy from pressure.
Hide and Seek - Vanish.
Coragat vanishes and becomes a shadow herself. At this time, she can not deal any damage, but likewise can not take damage of any kind. This spell is stronger at night due to the difficulty of seeing the shadow, and grants her immunity to damage. It certain cases, the spell can be cast upon others to help an ally out. The spell is nigh-irreversible by another’s will, and dodges most, if not all, attacks. Coragat can also merge with other shadows, at which point she can re-emerge from any other shadow.
Everywhere and Anywhere - Seek.
Coragat gains the ability to create eyes and mouths anywhere a shadow is present. While the eyes can no more but relay information to Coragat, the mouths are capable of engulfing any nearby beings or objects, simply erasing their existence should they be caught. Should only a part of an object be engulfed, the engulfed portion will reappear in time. Neither the eyes nor mouth can be destroyed, and the spell can be incredibly subtle.
Entity from the Night - Appear.
Coragat summons an entity of darkness from another world that appears solely as a giant shadowed figure. Despite being a Dark element spell, the creature can not be vanquished by Light spells. While present, the creature is of an incredibly resilient nature, able to withstand a multitude of attacks. Once finally killed, as this is the only way the creature will depart, the demon unleashes a large shockwave of energy that at close distance kills, medium distance causes eardrums to explode, and far distance knocks out the victim. It is not clear whether or not the creature is actually under Coragat’s control.
Prelude to the End - Die.
Coragat summons what can only be described as an anomaly similar to a black hole. This anomaly casts an overpowering darkness upon a selected area, shrouding everything in absolute darkness. While this does no damage to anyone caught in the darkness, their senses are rendered useless, while Coragat retains all of hers. At the same time, creatures emerge from another world and have the potential to drag victims back with them, from which there has never been a return. The smaller the affected area, the larger the number of creatures that will appear, therefore should this be cast on one sole person, it is unlikely they will escape. Despite this, it is possible to return via the same portals the creatures do when Coragat casts the spell again, but it is almost impossible to survive with the creatures for an extended period of time. The creatures do not attack Coragat.
Envoy of Darkness, the End - Genesis
Coragat unleashes a powerful burst of Dark energy from her palms. This attack can be performed into a variety of ways, including a scattered burst, or a concentrated beam. The attack can stretch over several miles, and simply eliminates anything it strikes. The strongest form of this attack is when Coragat unleashes a wide beam that can engulf an entire area, for which there is an aftershock that travels up to one mile in all directions. The aftershock can be very deadly and lethal at any distance. Fired at point blank range, the attack is so devastating it can shatter relics with ease.

Spirit:
Type: Winged Humanoid Dragon/ Azzerare Scomparsa
Element: Dark
Physical Description: Azzerare Scomparsa possesses relatively long legs, such that they are more than triple his torso length, but due to the fact that he has reverse-joint knees, the legs, when bent for normal standing, come of as normally proportioned by human standards. His torso is not long like a typical dragon, but rather shaped like a humans with armored scales all over it. Azzerare also has human-like arms with jagged elbows and wrists. His head is that of a typical dragon with a longer mouth and jaw, two horns where ears would be that connect directly to his head, making them flush and look the same as the rest of his body. His eyes glow a cobalt blue while his tails and wings make him look like a reaper at night. Azzerare can change his body's overall size to be from anywhere between six inches to seven feet.
Personality: Azzerare is lazy at times and will not move when he feels there is no need. He will most often be resting on one of Coragat's shoulders, and will not speak at most times, though when he does it is to belittle someone. His entire body is pitch-black on color.

Bestial Form: The easy way to describe this form would be that Azzerare completes the armor Coragat is already wearing. Coragat acquires a sleek, black helmet that covers her entire face, but allows her hair to pace through it. There is a large horn emerging from the helmet's forehead, with two horns pointing backwards from where her ears would be. Similarly, there are objects resembling fangs on either side of her face where Coragat's cheeks would be. Her mouth is covered by a solid mouth plate, with a final, glowing blue gem on top of the helmet. The gem glows bright when Coragat is being pushed to her limits.

The torso and shoulders keep their general shape, but the horns grow longer and all the edges become sharper. In addition, Coragat's lower arms are covered by gauntlets that resemble her spirit's arms; a thick, sharp elbow guard that curves to reach behind her shoulder armor, and a pointed wrist guard. These guards have two silver "blocks" attached at the spike on each end of the curving points that form it. The "blocks" are actually beam generators that serve to create red dual-beam blades on each gauntlet. The back of the torso now has small metallic wings emerging from it, though they are two small to grant Coragat flight and seem incomplete.

Coragat's legs do not inherit her spirit's reverse-joint knee, but rather gain three large spikes: one as a knee-guard, another one below the knee guard, and a final guard below the second one. Her legs are very jagged in shape and contain many sharp points that can cut flesh. The feet have become clawed feet, with one solid claw in the back, and three claws in the front.

Guardian Form: The incomplete-looking wings on Coragat's back gain black particles emerging from them at an alarming rate that creates the image of complete demonic wings that can now support her weight and grant her flight. The her emerging from her helmet is also turned into a armored, black tail with a pointed spike and reaches to her ankles, creating a chain-whip. Also granted by the form, Coragat gains a trail of afterimages that follows her, regardless of how fast she may be moving. The trail becomes exponentially longer when moving at high speeds to the point where the real Coragat can not be properly identified if she is moving in a patterned motion that repeats itself (example: a circle). This form's final functions grant Coragat immunity to any Dark spell that might be cast on her, and increases the beam-blades in power and length so that they are twice her height.

[Traidon]

I'm in. I would like to discuss in flashchat but if it doesn't happen, i'll post in the idea thread.

[Karnstantine]

Name: Oberrata Hayan, the Ecliptic Sage
Age: 475, so Old Herecy.

Appearance: Always garbed in a plain, weather-worn, brown robe, with a hood that covers the head and face. There are braids of hair sticking out of both sides of the hood, which are black. Underneath, just plain brown pants and tunic. (I'm thinking that, for the first time on this forum, I'm going to have a female character. Hopefully, it doesn't turn out like the past attempts...) Her skin is tanner in color, but that's more from pigments than from exposed skin. Her eyes are an unnerving light grey color. She allegedly has armor stashed away somewhere, but she has never been seen wearing it if she does. Other than the gold rings holding the ends of her braids together, she doesn't dress very frivolously. May be why she doesn't wear armor.

Spirits: Brädaísnberg, Warrior of Sky-piercing Might.
Element: Wind
Appearance: The Chinese-style sword on Oberrata's hip

Beastial Release: Oberrata's robes change, appearing to be made from scales, or a dragon's skin. Ober is more agile and violent in this form, though less magically adept. The physical manifestation of this form is that of a small, Chinese dragon.

Guardian Release: Oberrata's robes become overlayed by Chinese scale mail. Her defense increases greatly, but other things do not change. The physical manifestation of this form is an ancient warrior.

Feral Release: Unlike other Ferals, Brädaísnberg's Feral Release does not cause Ober to go on a violent rampage. Instead, Ober seems to enter a state of supreme calmness. When people enter Oberrata's personal space while in this state, they tend to die, quickly, violently, but with minimal movement. As with the others, this is only avoided by strong relation to Ober or Bräd. The appearance merged is that of the Chinese armor over the scale robes.

Personality, Oberrata: Very quiet, not talking often at all when in large groups. Some believe her mute, but when she does talk, it is much like her manner of dress, simple, functional, and without frivolity. Generally a calm, collected individual, one to think things out before acting. Tends to know a couple of things about the other Old Heretics that they wouldn't figure, being a bit older than most of them.

Personality, Brädaísnberg: When she was a mortal, Brädaísnberg believed in efficiency in combat. That skill and focus could defeat raw strength in all things. A warrior sage, one could say. She is highly protective of the one who wields his spirit's vessel.

Tools: A small knife, able to be used for wide purposes such as rope cutting, CQC, or preparing food. Don't worry, it gets cleaned. A Chinese-style sword by the name "Brädaísnberg", the relic in which her Spirit is manifest. A rope wrapped around her waist as a belt can be used for a couple of things.

Backstory: To discuss
Skills: Cooking, making small charms and trinkets out of various scraps.
Signature moves:

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Divine Blade of Purity: "A huge sword of light descends from the heavens and plunges into the earth, with a resulting explosion that could rend mountains." An enormous sword falls from the sky and slams into the ground. It then explodes, unleashing a searing wall of light that can reach upwards of a mile. "I call upon the light of the heavens! Bring down your mighty tool of judgement upon this place! Purge this land of these cretins arrayed before me, cleanse it of their fowl presence! Divine Blade of Purity!"

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Dark Blade of Tragedy: "A huge, dark-elemental blade rends the earth and ascends into the sky, exploding with a shock that shatters bone like glass." Similar to the Divine Blade, the Dark Blade of Tragedy rises from the ground, cutting anything in its path. Upon reaching the sky, it explodes in an air-bust that shreds anything in its way. It is effective upwards to a mile, but those on the fringe may only be rendered deaf from shattered eardumbs. The concussion can knock out machines. "From the forges of darkness, I call upon the reaping blade... Do my bidding, and begin thy culling! Plunge these fools in eternal darkness, and silence their cries of anguish for all time to come! Make man and machine alike meet their end! Dark Blade of Anguish!"

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Shadow Army: "Call upon a thousand warriors of the purest darkness to supplement your own forces." Summon a thousand shadow warriors to attack your enemy for you. They fade away upon the conclusion of the battle. "From the grand barracks of shadow, I call upon the mighty vanguard! Bring upon my enemies their early demise, crush their spirits and bodies alike! Strike swift, and bring forth victory! Shadow Army!"

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Divine Restoration: "Heal the most horrific of injuries dealt to your comrades, short of death. Can even reverse dismemberment if the wound is fresh enough, and the original limb is present." Spell that can undo extreme amounts of trauma dealt to a small group, or full restoration for a single individual. Can revive and restore somebody from a death-like state if reached within 10 minutes of the fatal blow. Can also re-attach dismembered limbs within 10 minutes. "From the merciful spirits of light, I ask for divine aid... Restore this life to its proper state, and return it to its path! Deliver us your healing light!"

[Loki]

Name: Shire Stramn

New or Old Heretic: New Heretic

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Physical Description: Shire is tall and lanky, standing at roughly 6'1". Though he doesn't particularly have much muscle, he doesn't have a shred of fat on him. The color of both his hair and his eyes is a pitch black, though his hair has a deep crimson in certain parts. His hair is rather shaggy; long bangs that droop to his eyes, overgrown sides that grow well below his ears, and a spiked back.
He tries to clothe himself efficiently, wearing light armor in several places; mainly his forearms and shins. He wears plain, baggy, dark gray shorts that close in just below his knees, and a matching top piece that closes just above his elbow.

Personality: Shire's very friendly and outgoing, and goes out of his way to do kind things for others. However, he is truly a lonely, depressed child at heart. He had never entirely enjoyed the thought of the SCS capturing innocent people and murdering them, but just recently decided to do something about it. He's now trying to shut down the SCS, no matter what he has to do.
Tools/Possessions: Shire carries around a wrist mounted beam gun on his left arm for protection, and a small, metal carving of a fox hidden in a secret pocket in his pants.

Backstory: Shire had always loathed all of the SCS. Shire never truly had family, he only had people that were involved in his life. Neither did he have friends, and as a result, he was lonely and depressed, masking this with a happy, cheerful attitude. He abandoned his family at the age of 16 in the pursuit of finding any mages that he could join forces with to take down the SCS.

Skills: Shire is well trained in the art of deceit, and has various survival skills. He can start a fire, make a shelter, and cook unprofessionally. He can also pickpocket well.

[Seth-Rah]

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Name: Melia Rennol

Heretic: Old

Age: 421

Elements: Mind / Nature, pursuing mastery of Spirit

Physical Description: She stands at a height of 5'8", with shoulder length hair that is almost white, but with an incredibly minor reddish tint, generally kept in a braid. Her eyes are green, and she normally has at least a small smile. She typically wears a blank grey shirt under a violet vest and dark green pants. She generally wears a dark green coat over this. While she is sometimes seen wearing gloves, it is not the norm.

Possessions:
Locket: Of special note would be a heart shaped pendant slightly larger than her fist that she wears as a necklace. It would appear to be made of brass, and when inspected appears to be a hollow lump of metal with no way to open it. A close inspection reveals a tiny knob in the cusp of the pendant, hidden behind the loop off of which it hangs, which can be pressed to open it, revealing its actual nature as a locket.

If the knob is merely pressed, a small plate of metal on the rear face of the locket will slide down, revealing a small watch. This is the extent of what most people would be able to access. If one has a magical inclination, it is possible to reveal the rest of its secrets. The easiest secret to uncover is a small storage hole, revealed when the rear face splits open vertically, opening to the side. Because of its small size, only thin things are generally stored inside, primarily consisting of snacks. She also has a weapon and a metal spike stored inside, though the latter is little more than a nasty surprise for those recklessly trying to empty the spacial pocket.

Blade: Little more than a long metal stick with a portion set aside as a handle with the rest possessing a razor sharp edge. Generally stored in the spacial pocket her locket contains, alongside her many snacks. There is no hand guard, which Melia typically provides on her own with telekinesis.

Identity Markers: Melia has a collection of the identity markers the SCS implants in each citizen's shoulders, generally used to aid in temporarily infiltrating cities. Only two or three of them are still usable.

Personality: Melia tends to be a bit eccentric, optimistic, somewhat energetic, and even idealistic. She tends to respond to most things in an upbeat manner, rarely letting things ruin her mood for too long. In certain situations, her eccentricity may lead her slightly into the absurd, but she normally tends to think in something resembling a fairly reasonable way. This has, at times, allowed her to act as another voice of reason for the leaders of the Heretics. She cares deeply about the very few she truly considers friends, and tries to avoid putting them at risk. She is normally quite considerate of others, and at least somewhat willing to accept help. However, she is also somewhat untrusting when dealing with most people, generally probing their surface thoughts continuously. She does this even with other Old Heretics, knowing that such an act is useless. It is fairly well known that lying to her is a bad idea. Letting her discover the lie is worse.

Backstory: Melia's history is somewhat noteworthy, primarily because she was almost completely unknown until relatively recently. For most of her history, she was largely an unknown figure. While not exactly hidden from the other Heretics, she was merely a student of one Ione Aurelian, and was thus far less noteable. Combined with her mentor's own somewhat socially withdrawn nature, she was largely unnoticed, almost as if she didn't even exist. Yet about fifty years in the past, Ione and several of her companions were killed, and Melia ended up getting more or less dragged into a more visible position as Ione's successor. She seems to be a bit calmer and less obviously eccentric compared to her predecessor and former teacher.

Skills: Beyond the typical assortment of various skills, Melia has developed quite a talent when it comes to subtle gestures and incantations. While doing so in this manner makes the process take longer, she is capable of using her most complicated attacks with almost inaudible recitation of the words and barely perceptible gestures.

Bestial Spirit
Type: Giant Hornet / Vespa Mandarinia

Element: Nature

Appearance: When physically manifested, V. Mandarinia looks more or less like the actual animal, except slightly larger than a horse. And it has faintly glowing magical eyes. And a stinger more reminiscent of a spear than an anatomical feature. And otherwise looks more menacing than the actual animal would if it had just been scaled up.

Personality: The spirit is without any real sense of fear, its closest equivalent being a sort of wary cautiousness. She is very much a queen, and normally has a very commanding personality and demeanor, though it may be somewhat lost to those more familiar with humanoid behavior. She has little patience for disobedience from most people, seeing it as, at best, significantly lacking respect. In her many eyes, there are few problems that cannot be solved with a quick mind and overpowering strength. She is fiercely protective of those she views as her charges, and typically attempts to strong arm them into reacting with excessive force. She has a noted dislike of fire.

While normally quite overbearing, the four hundred or so years spent alongside Melia have fostered a mutual understanding. V abstains from giving actual commands in favor of advice, which is given a particular weighted consideration.

Guardian Spirit
Name, Title: ---, The Forgotten

Element: Mind / Spirit

Appearance: When physically manifested, the guardian spirit appears as a ghostly woman in a flowing, dark red formal silk robes. Dark red-violet gloves extend far enough along her arms to vanish into the sleeves of the robes. If one were to catch a glimpse under the robes, it would be come apparent that the spirit has no legs. Her hair is long, but appears to fade away after reaching her lower back. While her hair appears silver in normal lighting when perfectly still, even the slightest movement causes it to shift colours, and appear to shine with an inner light. One of the spirit's most distinctive features is her face. Two people rarely see the same thing, generally seeing the face of someone they were or are close to instead, typically a sister or mother. Those few who do not, or those who are also spirits, see a mirrored surface instead. Whether this is her actual face or something else is unknown.

Personality: She is quiet, and what few words she does share with Melia tend to be taken quite seriously. However, she is not incredibly distant, instead being almost omnipresent, acting primarily as a constant calming force and helping keep Melia's eccentricity from becoming too detached from reality. She is really rather pleasant and friendly, despite what one might be led to think by her behavior. Merely quiet. Very, very quiet.

Signature Techniques:
Wild Growth
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It induces spectacular, potentially permanent growth in selected plants or plant like organisms. The growth tends to be explosively fast, and the extending portions of the plant may or may not strike with enough force to damage, or even tear apart buildings. While typically used to induce growth in a given direction, it can also be left unaimed, causing similarly rapid growth in all viable directions. It could theoretically be used on animals, but the results would likely be incredibly unpleasant. She has a great deal of control over how they actually grow, and typically makes the resulting plants a bit hardier and more dangerous than their normal forms, incorporating such delightful features as acidic secretions, toxic pollen, and spikes. It can also be used to temporarily create plant matter from nothing but magical energy.

Sylvan Puppet
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By manipulating plants, Melia can combine them and create a large, mobile 'creature' from them that she controls. The puppet has a great deal more durability than the plants from which it is made, and is significantly stronger. She often incorporates rather nasty surprises into the design. A variant can be used to create the plants themselves, though this limits the duration and size of the puppet far more than simply using existing plant matter.

Blood Soaked Forest
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Small seeds are planted either on or in the numerous subjects of the spell, generally in a location that would provide a quick death. They begin to grow after only a moment as small roots punch through their shells and begin worming their way through the host's body, devouring it for nutrients. With their growth magically accelerated, it does not take long for the plant to completely envelop and consume the host body before it plants its roots in the ground itself, continuing to grow at a far more natural rate.

False Swarm
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A gigantic cloud of swarming insects is generated, though the type varies from use to use, and occasionally within the same use. While potentially lethal on its own, it is also useful as a very, very good distraction. They are loosely under Melia's command. It has the side effect of also subjecting nearby insects to her will for the duration of the spell. While insects that are not swarm oriented by nature can also be produced, they are also harder to control. She tends to favour hornets.

Great Bombard
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A spell focused on one arm that typically morphs most of the rest of the body as a necessary side effect. The selected arm undergoes a rapid transformation into an organic cannon, with a size ranging from slightly thicker than normal to possibly as large as Melia herself, with the impact on the rest of her body changing based on the exact design. The typical ammunition consists of either pressurized chemicals similar to, but far more dangerous than, those of a bombardier beetle, or very hard pellets. Both will generally fade shortly after impact, due to their magically created nature. Depending on the exact design chosen, Melia may be capable of using far more unusual ammunition, possibly using chemicals that will not merely fade after use.

Pseudo-Dragon
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A highly variable transformation spell that morphs at least a fragment of Melia's body into part of a dragon. The most typical use is morphing her arm into a head and neck for the breath weapon, but morphing both arms, morphing legs, and morphing her entire body are not impossible.

(Unending) False Perception
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A mental assault. Slipping behind the mental defenses of those around her or simply overpowering them, Melia begins to either hijack or lock down the senses and control of her victims, leaving them without a way to interact with or observe the outside world. It can be temporary or permanent.

Severed Link
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A mental assault striking people within a large range. It disrupts the connection of the mind to the soul and body, rendering the victims comatose. Properly used, it can simply shove the mind out of the body altogether.

Destructive Thought
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An assault striking both the mind and body. A disabling mental pulse spreads out from the epicenter, disorienting and confusing those it strikes. Less than a millisecond after the first pulse, a second, telekinetic pulse spreads out, cutting through those it touches with little effort, creating a visual effect not unlike disintegration. The pairs of pulses generally occur in two to four groups per casting of the spell, none of which necessarily originate from the same point. It can also manifest as a single destructive telekinetic pulse, dealing far more collateral damage and striking a larger area.

Broken Thought
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Another mixture of telekinetic and telepathic attack. It has far less potential for collateral damage, as it individually targets each victim before unleashing a single burst of telekinetic and telepathic energy toward them. The telepathic assault leaves them, at best, mentally incapacitated for a short time. This is generally a moot point after their heads split open.

Greater Manipulation
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Little more than general telekinesis on a greater scale than could be otherwise achieved. Typical uses include seizing large numbers of people or objects, if not both, and rearranging them, often by throwing. However, many more uses are possible.

N/A
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A simple expanding wave that just happens to more or less devour the minds of those it envelopes. Melia has never formally given it a name or gone through the motions of giving it any patterns or gestures as she has with other techniques, as the possibility of its use is less deliberate study and more a mere side effect of her mastery of the domain. Given a choice, it is unlikely she would use it.

Description of Bestial Form: Perhaps unlike most other Bestial forms, the armour of the form is quite complete, being similar to a full metal suit. The helmet resembles a great, over-sized head of the giant wasp's species, though somewhat altered to make it more suitable as a helmet. It is a metallic gold, though the eyes are far darker and practically mirrors. The two main 'eyes' of the helmet run along either side, going from slightly above and behind each ear to the lower jaw. There is a trio of smaller 'eyes' on the helmet, on the forehead. The third, on the bottom of the triangle they form, is slightly above her own eyes. A pair of antennae come out on either side of her nose, which is covered by a thick, central plate. They are quite mobile, practically prehensile. The various components of the mouth can lock together, forming a solid mouth guard, or can be removed, though it is unlikely such a thing would happen.

The armour for her main body is a very dark gold, and seems largely unremarkable at first. Upon closer inspection, it is coated with a vast number of identically coloured metal spines, so tiny and close together they are almost more like a fuzzy coat. However, the spines and the armour from which they protrude are still cold, quite hard metal, and are not quite fuzzy. Looking around to the back will reveal a pair of large metal plates on the shoulder plates, out of which extend large, appropriately insectoid wings, generally kept neatly tucked away behind Melia's main body. They reach down to her ankles.

The part that would most likely draw immediate attention would be her right arm. Her upper arm is coated in the same dark gold, nearly black, plating as her torso, but somewhat thicker than what one would expect for an arm. The reason for this is made fairly clear when one looks at the lower arm, which is significantly larger than what one would expect. It is the same dark gold as most of the helmet, and there is no readily visible hand. The hand, now more of an insectoid claw, is covered by a large pair of rather inappropriately placed mandibles, which have retractable blades hidden along their inner edges. Capable of exerting a crushing pressure, and large enough to clamp down on a grown man's head, they are a formidable weapon. However, they are not the main visible threat. There is a large metal spike protruding from a metallic lump on the upper end of the lower arm, and while its point stops at the wrist, its appearance seems to indicate it is longer than it appears, and possibly longer than it should be.

Her left arm is somewhat smaller, more normal sized, and is less threatening at first glance. The mandibles covering the clawed hand are now only large enough to clamp down on a neck. The metal lump with the spike is now almost on top of the wrist, and the spike itself is far smaller, being perhaps the size of a man's thumb. The mound itself is a bit larger than its counterpart, running along the back of the lower arm almost to the elbow. The lump has several brighter gold stripes.

A pair of incredibly thin, dark gold metal arms extends from her sides from slightly below her ribcage. They do not end in actual hands, only in a tarsal claw. However, they still have a rather powerful grip, even if they can't actually get their claws around as many things as an actual hand could.

Her legs are armoured in the same general pattern as her arms. The upper legs have the same dark gold, fuzzy armour as the torso, while the lower legs and feet have the brighter gold of the helmet. The feet both have a tarsal claw at the front, which are quite durable, quite sharp, and quite deadly.

Description of Guardian Form: Indeterminate. The actual form cannot be clearly seen within the magical aura.

[Traidon]

Name: Latrela Verdeux

Age:18

Gender:Female

Physical description:Latrela is about 4'11" Black leather Gas mask with the breather on the left side with red goggles(for lack of a better term) covering her , dyed lilac hair, dark skin,Red sweater, Brown leather pants, and lilac sandals. She also is wearing a Silver Bracelet with the initials R.D. and L.V. carved on either side of a infinity sign, and on the opposite side is Friends forever.

Possessions:300 meters of high quality rope, Laser handgun, Beam shotgun, and a Beam Knife.

Personality:Adventurous girl who takes pride in doing things in the right way. She loves challenges and doesn't mind helping out others.

Back-story:Her best friend went missing one day and she suspects SCS has done something to her and since she can't seem to find/is being warned that she should stop looking for her friend she decided she could find out more about what happened to her friend with the old heretics.

Skills:Leather working, Wall climbing, and Fist-fighting.

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The OP of the RP has been updated. Please re-read before attempting to post, it is very different than it was before. Thanks in advance.

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Important note, everyone: I will be advancing the RP this Sunday. You will not be left behind if you do not post, but it is highly recommended that you do. I will generally give a week at a time for posting, updating on Sundays in the future, as well.

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---Mini-Update---
These posts are to continue conversation. It is nonsensical, in my opinion, to answer five different people who came in at different spaces of time. They are also used to place information unrelated to the Heretics in an amount which does not require a full "update" post. They will be marked by the lack of mood music at the top of the post.

Posted here as promised for reference later.

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Due to a number of complications, chiefly being a lack of ability to coherently write a decent paragraph, there will not be a major update for a short while. It will likely come mid-week. I apologize for any inconvenience, and hope that our remaining stragglers can pop in before they get behind the loop.

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Just a note to everyone, I am updating the RP tomorrow. The New Heretics will be able to act after this update. Thank you for reading and prepare for a long read tomorrow.