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I didn't want to go swimming anyway, baka!
In this world, there are people called 'Adepts', they train in Academies to defend the world of Purity. They train their 'Spiritual Energy' (SE) and learn how to battle the monsters and demons that plague their world. SE is common in every living thing with a soul, and it can manifest itself as different 'Spirit Powers', for each individual Adept. These Academies in the world of Purity are meant to hone Adepts to become the fighters of people, and their world. However, darkness takes the shape of monsters and demons, and can even infect Adepts, morphing them, and their psyche. Dark Adepts are among the most dangerous beings in this world, with terrible agendas and desires.
(there's a huge info dump here, I apologize beforehand!)
The Map
Souldew Academy
One of the most prestigious Adept Academies there is; if not the most prestigious. It has the best training program, with a state of the art facility. Staff are accommodating, knowledgeable, and powerful. They intend for their students to become legendary, world-class Adepts. Instilling the virtues of nobility, integrity, justice, and honor into their students.
Souldew is located near the center of the mainland of Purity, the continent of Virtue. Nearby is Virtue's main city, V-City. The Academy is massive, and more like a village, surrounding a giant hi-tech castle. The surrounding lands are mostly fields, forests, rivers, and mountains.
Esprit Academy
Esprit is Souldew's sister Academy on the second, smaller continent that is off to Virtue's left side, out beyond Majesty Ocean. Esprit is another powerful school, that trains some of the best Adepts the world has ever known. They're not as advanced as Souldew, but they're definitely close. Esprit tends to like more older traditions, with a lot of their Adepts using medieval-esque, and traditional weaponry, alongside their SE, and Spirit Powers.
Esprit Academy is located on the second biggest continent called Royalty. It's located up on a mountain top, fortified by the surrounding cliffs, with the capital -Royal City- at the base of the mountain.
Esprit is another massive Academy, located within a castle. The grounds are wide, and accommodate many different things, such as sports, a training facility, and trading shops.
Adepts
The fighters of the world of Purity. They manifest their SE much more powerfully than normal people. Adepts train in Academies (primarily) to better learn how to control their SE. Or to cultivate more SE power. Adepts come in all shapes and sizes. In fact, SE tends to manifest in Adepts in a variety of ways. It isn't uncommon for a Adept to have animal-like characteristics, from ears, to tails. Some Adepts have grown to 7 or even 8 feet tall. Still others are as short as 4 feet or so, who can float and move around without even walking.
SE manifests itself in a variety of intriguing ways. Adepts are like canvases for the spirit to paint.
School Years
The years in these Academies, generally start at the First Year, and end at the Fourth Year. First Years are usually Adepts that are just beginning to realize their potential as an Adept, with their SE showing more than the average human. These individuals are given some tests to make sure they have the ability to progress and become an Adept.
Second Years are a lot more capable, after learning and training their SE. Now these students are able to fight relatively fine, with weak monsters being beneath them.
Third Years outclass Second Years in nearly every regard. It is quite rare for a Second Year's capabilities to be on par with a Third Years. These students are nearing the end of their school life.
Fourth Years are the apex of all Adept students. They have gotten so strong, that they can freely go out on various away jobs to defend their world. These students are just below Staff, and in fact, many Fourth Years end up being Staff in Academies, or various other places. Their abilities have fully matured, and they can effortlessly beat any below them.
Spiritual Energy (SE)
All life with a soul has Spiritual Energy, even animals. The only thing that doesn't have souls are monsters. However, those entities have their own equivalent, in 'Demonic Energy' (or DE). Anyway, SE is what is sometimes known as the 'human spirit'. In layman's terms its 'willpower'. All humans have SE, and most don't find any need or reason to ever exert their willpower. However, certain individuals will find that their willpower is far stronger than the average human. That manifests itself as SE.
SE can be both felt, and physically seen (depending on how potent a person's willpower becomes). It often blows out like wind-pressure, and can even be colored in the stronger individuals. Some people refer to SE as 'auras'.
As stated before, SE is very noticeable. It can be as blatant as grown-wings, or animal-like appendages. To something as subtle as someone's pressure when interacted with. It takes many different forms, and can be hidden deep down, or can be inadvertently revealed at all times.
SE in the most powerful of Adepts has been known to change the world of Purity.
SE is more commonly known as a barrier that protects its Adepts. In layman's terms, and at its simplest, it's a 'force field'. It has healing properties, but if SE is completely used up, then that Adept's life is in mortal danger.
Spirit Powers
SE has a unique way of manifesting in individuals, in the form of unique abilities, called 'Spirit Powers'. Despite SE being in general the same for all: force field, super strength, speed, and endurance, regeneration. SE has the potential to become something specific and unique to its Adept. Every Adept eventually discovers their Spirit Power. No two Spirit Powers are ever truly the same. As each human is different than every other human, so is every Spirit Power different than every other.
World of Purity
As mentioned before, there are two primary continents in the world of Purity, Virtue and Royalty. Virtue is the main continent, and it is bigger than Royalty. Royalty is to its left corner. Virtue's capital, V-City, is a hi-tech, paradise, where commerce, trade, and all human accommodations are at an all-time high. V-City is the best place on the world to live, as it is enjoying a time of peace and prosperity. It is protected by a powerful SE barrier, that its neighbor and primary Academy, Souldew, provides.
Royalty is located to the left corner of Virtue, across Majesty Ocean. It's mainland is slightly smaller than Virtue's, and its capital, Royal City, is located closer to the sea, with its Academy up atop a mountain that it touches to its north. This city is the second biggest in all of Purity, and the second best place to live. It, too, is protected by a SE barrier, that Esprit provides.
Though there is hi-tech in the best parts of Purity, a lot of its land is rural and just coming out of the dark, medieval ages. The world is riddled by monsters, that make extending a lot of technology more difficult than usual. That's where Adepts come in. They patrol the world, looking to provide as much help as they can, wherever they can.
There is quite the varying amounts of landscapes in the world of Purity, and there are few other much-smaller landscapes dotting the Majesty Ocean. But primarily, Purity is made up of two sister continents, with a massive Ocean that nearly covers the rest of the world.
Towns, villages, other Academies, and various places dot the land here and there. Their success and security unknown, and up to them.
Monsters
Monsters do not have souls, and thus do not have SE. However, they have their equivalent called 'Demonic Energy', or DE. Most monsters are lesser, and relatively small-time. But occasionally, a much more powerful monster may cause some issues here or there. Adepts usually make quick work of them, but there is just so many out there... it makes it impossible for the world to be completely rid of their kind.
In fact, the darkness seeps at every corner of Purity. The darkness itself spawns monsters. It is unknown exactly what the darkness is, where it comes from, or how to get rid of it. As of right now, Adepts are a temporary solution.
Monsters have the power to corrupt Adepts, turning them into Dark Adepts. This usually occurs when the monster's dark presence is too much, and its power is too enticing, with the Adept being insecure in a number of ways. When they become tainted, the Adept physically steals the DE possessed by the monster, corrupting their SE with DE, and they change into Dark Adepts.
Dark Adepts
Dark Adepts are the worst of the worst in the world of Purity. They are beings corrupted by darkness. Generally Adepts defend the world from monsters, but when an Adept stumbles, and is enticed by the power they possess... They can become something much darker. Dark Adepts generally absorb the power of monsters, and their outward appearance grows to reflect that. This darkness often gives them much more power than your average Adept, but in truth, SE has much more potential when it is pure, and free of darkness.
Not all Dark Adepts have been touched by the darkness, and been morphed. Some are simple Adepts, with sinister and dark ideals. They can hide behind warm masks, and charismatic facades. These Adepts are very dangerous, as it is a mystery to their true motives.
Rules:
1. RPN rules apply. Also be kind and respectful and mature.
2. Swearing is okay, just don't go overboard. This setting can deal in dark themes.
3. Try to make posts at least a paragraph (more is preferable).
4. Don't godmode, metagame, or powerplay. I decide what is acceptable.
5. Again I decide how everything ultimately works, but I'll try to be fair.
6. Have fun! :smile1:
(there's a huge info dump here, I apologize beforehand!)
The Map
Souldew Academy
One of the most prestigious Adept Academies there is; if not the most prestigious. It has the best training program, with a state of the art facility. Staff are accommodating, knowledgeable, and powerful. They intend for their students to become legendary, world-class Adepts. Instilling the virtues of nobility, integrity, justice, and honor into their students.
Souldew is located near the center of the mainland of Purity, the continent of Virtue. Nearby is Virtue's main city, V-City. The Academy is massive, and more like a village, surrounding a giant hi-tech castle. The surrounding lands are mostly fields, forests, rivers, and mountains.
Esprit Academy
Esprit is Souldew's sister Academy on the second, smaller continent that is off to Virtue's left side, out beyond Majesty Ocean. Esprit is another powerful school, that trains some of the best Adepts the world has ever known. They're not as advanced as Souldew, but they're definitely close. Esprit tends to like more older traditions, with a lot of their Adepts using medieval-esque, and traditional weaponry, alongside their SE, and Spirit Powers.
Esprit Academy is located on the second biggest continent called Royalty. It's located up on a mountain top, fortified by the surrounding cliffs, with the capital -Royal City- at the base of the mountain.
Esprit is another massive Academy, located within a castle. The grounds are wide, and accommodate many different things, such as sports, a training facility, and trading shops.
Adepts
The fighters of the world of Purity. They manifest their SE much more powerfully than normal people. Adepts train in Academies (primarily) to better learn how to control their SE. Or to cultivate more SE power. Adepts come in all shapes and sizes. In fact, SE tends to manifest in Adepts in a variety of ways. It isn't uncommon for a Adept to have animal-like characteristics, from ears, to tails. Some Adepts have grown to 7 or even 8 feet tall. Still others are as short as 4 feet or so, who can float and move around without even walking.
SE manifests itself in a variety of intriguing ways. Adepts are like canvases for the spirit to paint.
School Years
The years in these Academies, generally start at the First Year, and end at the Fourth Year. First Years are usually Adepts that are just beginning to realize their potential as an Adept, with their SE showing more than the average human. These individuals are given some tests to make sure they have the ability to progress and become an Adept.
Second Years are a lot more capable, after learning and training their SE. Now these students are able to fight relatively fine, with weak monsters being beneath them.
Third Years outclass Second Years in nearly every regard. It is quite rare for a Second Year's capabilities to be on par with a Third Years. These students are nearing the end of their school life.
Fourth Years are the apex of all Adept students. They have gotten so strong, that they can freely go out on various away jobs to defend their world. These students are just below Staff, and in fact, many Fourth Years end up being Staff in Academies, or various other places. Their abilities have fully matured, and they can effortlessly beat any below them.
Spiritual Energy (SE)
All life with a soul has Spiritual Energy, even animals. The only thing that doesn't have souls are monsters. However, those entities have their own equivalent, in 'Demonic Energy' (or DE). Anyway, SE is what is sometimes known as the 'human spirit'. In layman's terms its 'willpower'. All humans have SE, and most don't find any need or reason to ever exert their willpower. However, certain individuals will find that their willpower is far stronger than the average human. That manifests itself as SE.
SE can be both felt, and physically seen (depending on how potent a person's willpower becomes). It often blows out like wind-pressure, and can even be colored in the stronger individuals. Some people refer to SE as 'auras'.
As stated before, SE is very noticeable. It can be as blatant as grown-wings, or animal-like appendages. To something as subtle as someone's pressure when interacted with. It takes many different forms, and can be hidden deep down, or can be inadvertently revealed at all times.
SE in the most powerful of Adepts has been known to change the world of Purity.
SE is more commonly known as a barrier that protects its Adepts. In layman's terms, and at its simplest, it's a 'force field'. It has healing properties, but if SE is completely used up, then that Adept's life is in mortal danger.
Spirit Powers
SE has a unique way of manifesting in individuals, in the form of unique abilities, called 'Spirit Powers'. Despite SE being in general the same for all: force field, super strength, speed, and endurance, regeneration. SE has the potential to become something specific and unique to its Adept. Every Adept eventually discovers their Spirit Power. No two Spirit Powers are ever truly the same. As each human is different than every other human, so is every Spirit Power different than every other.
World of Purity
As mentioned before, there are two primary continents in the world of Purity, Virtue and Royalty. Virtue is the main continent, and it is bigger than Royalty. Royalty is to its left corner. Virtue's capital, V-City, is a hi-tech, paradise, where commerce, trade, and all human accommodations are at an all-time high. V-City is the best place on the world to live, as it is enjoying a time of peace and prosperity. It is protected by a powerful SE barrier, that its neighbor and primary Academy, Souldew, provides.
Royalty is located to the left corner of Virtue, across Majesty Ocean. It's mainland is slightly smaller than Virtue's, and its capital, Royal City, is located closer to the sea, with its Academy up atop a mountain that it touches to its north. This city is the second biggest in all of Purity, and the second best place to live. It, too, is protected by a SE barrier, that Esprit provides.
Though there is hi-tech in the best parts of Purity, a lot of its land is rural and just coming out of the dark, medieval ages. The world is riddled by monsters, that make extending a lot of technology more difficult than usual. That's where Adepts come in. They patrol the world, looking to provide as much help as they can, wherever they can.
There is quite the varying amounts of landscapes in the world of Purity, and there are few other much-smaller landscapes dotting the Majesty Ocean. But primarily, Purity is made up of two sister continents, with a massive Ocean that nearly covers the rest of the world.
Towns, villages, other Academies, and various places dot the land here and there. Their success and security unknown, and up to them.
Monsters
Monsters do not have souls, and thus do not have SE. However, they have their equivalent called 'Demonic Energy', or DE. Most monsters are lesser, and relatively small-time. But occasionally, a much more powerful monster may cause some issues here or there. Adepts usually make quick work of them, but there is just so many out there... it makes it impossible for the world to be completely rid of their kind.
In fact, the darkness seeps at every corner of Purity. The darkness itself spawns monsters. It is unknown exactly what the darkness is, where it comes from, or how to get rid of it. As of right now, Adepts are a temporary solution.
Monsters have the power to corrupt Adepts, turning them into Dark Adepts. This usually occurs when the monster's dark presence is too much, and its power is too enticing, with the Adept being insecure in a number of ways. When they become tainted, the Adept physically steals the DE possessed by the monster, corrupting their SE with DE, and they change into Dark Adepts.
Dark Adepts
Dark Adepts are the worst of the worst in the world of Purity. They are beings corrupted by darkness. Generally Adepts defend the world from monsters, but when an Adept stumbles, and is enticed by the power they possess... They can become something much darker. Dark Adepts generally absorb the power of monsters, and their outward appearance grows to reflect that. This darkness often gives them much more power than your average Adept, but in truth, SE has much more potential when it is pure, and free of darkness.
Not all Dark Adepts have been touched by the darkness, and been morphed. Some are simple Adepts, with sinister and dark ideals. They can hide behind warm masks, and charismatic facades. These Adepts are very dangerous, as it is a mystery to their true motives.
Rules:
1. RPN rules apply. Also be kind and respectful and mature.
2. Swearing is okay, just don't go overboard. This setting can deal in dark themes.
3. Try to make posts at least a paragraph (more is preferable).
4. Don't godmode, metagame, or powerplay. I decide what is acceptable.
5. Again I decide how everything ultimately works, but I'll try to be fair.
6. Have fun! :smile1:
