Fantasy Randalla Academy of Perils [Lore]

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Contents Page

• Timeline
  • Past Events
  • Future Events
• Geography
  • Quidor
  • Ruiyol
  • Auvayles
  • Vorracia
• Randalla Academy
• Magic
• Bestiary
• Materials
  • Plants
  • Materials
  • Ores
• Familiars/Spirits
  • Spiritual Gates
  • Spirits
  • Familiars

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Timeline​

Date​	Event​
Year 509, November 1st​	The Beginning of the Red Cataclysm​
Year 510, April 1st​	Arrival of the Hero of Aralis​
Year 515, April 2nd​	Founding of Randalla Academy​

Past Events​

• The Red Cataclysm

• The Red Cataclysm
  A catastrophic event that affected the entire continent. What started off as a mere, stunning meteor shower of red rocks, quickly turned into a massacre, as terrible monsters hatched from the rocks as if they were eggs. These creatures, later to be named Revelos, grew exponentially in strength as they hunted and ate other beings, quickly becoming a threat to all of humankind. Their powers, abilities and forms vary greatly, but the one thing they had in common was their bright red skin, dyed the colour of blood. Most had poor, beast-like intelligence, but those that had eaten thousands of humans began to show the intelligence of a child, an alarming feature to a land already struggling to survive.
  
  Fortunately, a single mage appeared, travelling from city to city, he destroyed countless Revelos through brute magical strength alone. No one knows where he came from, or who he was, but he was the Hero of Aralis. He took on countless apprentices, revolutionizing magical knowledge as the continent knew it, and aided each kingdom equally as the leftover Revelos from the meteor shower were slain one by one.
  
  Now, a hundred years later, the land is more or less at peace. Hundreds of statues of the hero were erected throughout the continent. Additionally, the Hero of Aralis did one last thing before he vanished, he founded an academy in the center of the continent with his only friend, Zale Randalla.

Future Events​

Date​	Event​
Year 607, September 1st​	First day at Randalla Academy (Roleplay starts here)​
Year 607, September 7th​	Helina's birthday​
Year 607, October 1st​	Noelle's birthday​
Year 607, October 4th​	Khestri's birthday​
---​	Visit to the Valley of the Fae​
---​	Trip to Randalla Academy's sacred mana pool​
---​	The Starfall Festival​
Year 607, November 1st​	Prayer for the Fallen​
Year 607, November 5th​	Asteria's birthday​
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Year 608, February 2nd​	Nina's birthday​
Year 608, March 6th​	Barbarella's birthday​
Year 608, April 1st​	Celebration of the Hero​
Year 608, April 2nd​	Founding Festival​

 

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Geography
Map of Aes Aralis

"Aes Aralis, or simply Aralis, is the name of the continent in which this roleplay will take place. It is a land that glows and thrives with magic and mana, though it is still recovering from the cataclysm that occurred only a century ago."​

• Quidor
• Ruiyol
• Auvayles
• Vorracia

• Quidor
  A pitiful kingdom that had a civil war only a few years before the Red Cataclysm, hence they were perhaps hit hardest by the attacks of the Revelos as they were much more unstable. However, despite this, the conflict between North and South Quidor only grows more distressing day by day.
  
  South Quidor Settlements:
  Emesa (Capital of South Quidor/The Unbending City)
  Emesa is well known as the centerpoint of culture and history within, and of, South Quidor, or at least what's left it. Between the events of the Red Cataclysm and the Civil War raged not long before, whatever historical scriptures or artifacts were left from when the North and South split find their way here. Within the walls of the city, the majority of the population is made up of artisans and intellectuals of both the arcane and mundane varieties. The people are well known for being welcoming, but incredibly stubborn when it comes to their disputes with the North.
  
  The Historium is the most notable thing about Emesa. This large ornately crafted building functions as both an institute of higher learning in the capital, as well as a museum to house various artifacts and remnants of the past. Interestingly after this icon was built was when the city was given its nickname as the Unbending City, due to the unwillingness and sheer willpower of its people to cling on to whatever ideals they could, which eventually lead to the movement for preservation of knowledge and culture.
  ( Zufaix )
  
  Newhill
  Newhill is a farming village just on the edge of the forests to the east of South Quidor. On top of the large crop harvests they produce for Emesa and the other major cities of South Quidor, they are also well known as the last stop on any new students journey to Randalla Academy. The town was originally founded as a way to increase food production after the revelos attacks had ceased and was one of the building blocks into renewed stability for South Quidor.
  ( Zufaix )
  
  North Quidor Settlements:
  Codville/Nachtigall Domain
  An isolated, family estate.
  ( kasigi )
  
• Ruiyol
  A vastly forested kingdom, Ruiyol is known for its incredible craftsmanship and formidable navy. it is not uncommon for the wealthy in other kingdoms to use exported furniture/accessories from Ruiyol. Even after the cataclysm, they are perhaps the most wealthy kingdom on the continent.
  
  Settlements:
  Ilmestys (Capital)
  The capital of Ruiyol, Ilmestys reflects the splendor and resplendence of the wealthiest nation on the continent. It is a city admired for its grand architecture and affluent culture, where high society mingles and tales of grand heroics are exchanged over wine and finery. There is something divine about the sleek alabaster spires and luxurious stone; the best of the best for the best. A utopia.
  
  However, not all that glimmers is gold. This metropolis features an extensive class divide, hidden by a distinctive system of walls that physically separates destitution from luster. Among the outer edges of the city -- the Lower Ring -- poverty festers between dilapidated corners and the crumbling architecture, a sight carefully concealed from tourist and high-born eyes alike. The slowly shrinking Middle Ring is slightly better: richer and more tranquil than the Lower Ring, yet, it is the Upper Ring that Ilmestys is mainly renowned for, with its empyrean structures and extensive nobility.
  
  Visitors are encouraged to stick to the Main Path: a spiraling, polished stone brick pathway that solely displays the glory of Upper Ring, and perhaps for good reason. Without the protection of Ilmestys' expansive police force, things can get quite violent.
  

  • Ruiyol Academy (Name TBD)
    • A magic academy rumoured to be very pompous and stuck-up, with strict rules, such as a ban on all weaponry, including knives.

  ( Mire )
  
  Serith
  A pleasant land with greatly developed architecture, despite being a good horse ride away from the capitol of Ruiyol. A sizeable settlement erected by the Belmont family nearly a century ago, it's a place of peace with minimal crime, aside from the few petty things. Equipped with endless forests, rivers and lakes, and fertile soil, Serith is a gold mine for a good life. Lead by Lord Finnian Belmont and Lady Anwyn Belmont, this settlement helps supply the navy with technical improvements, and also excels in home craftsmanship. It additionally has a healthy hunting community thanks to Lord Belmont.
  ( Folklore-Frith )
  
  Locations:
  Belmont's Ruins
  A set of ruins miles away from Serith. Crumbling towers corded with thick vines. Sun-bleached, storm-torn banners flap in the breeze. Nature has reclaimed this place. The original name and purpose of the ruins is lost to the collective memory of Ruiyol. The elders say that stood well before the cataclysm. Historians with a trained eye can pick out the trademark Belmont architecture, though they refuse to get too close. A dead thing, though at the center, a heart still beats.
  ( Folklore-Frith )
  
  Elysian Pools
  Pools hidden within caves. Though, not well hidden. Beasts seem to linger outside of these caves, deterring any wandering souls seeking something beyond the trees. Once past the beasts and into the caves, it takes only a couple of minutes to reach the pools at the end of a long tunnel. The cave seems to expand at an alarming rate, going from a tunnel a group must walk single-file to an open room the size of castle's foyer. Circular, with water at an immeasurable depth.
  
  There are jewels in the depths. Crystals and jewelry collected from an unknown place are suspended in the pool. People who reach them will dive into the pools to collect the treasures. There are little pathways that ride along the top of them. Buoyant docks that look more risk than what they're worth.
  
  Sometimes you can see movement down below.
  ( Folklore-Frith )
  
• Auvayles
  A small icy kingdom, which diplomatically, has very little contact with the other kingdoms. Their citizens are known to be solitary, self-sufficient and hardy people. The Vorracian Empire has attempted to invade them many times before the cataclysm, however, they have failed every time, due to the mixture of harsh environmental conditions and Auvayles's superior military tactics.
  
  Politics:
  Royalty vs The Old Clans
  Though Auvayles is technically a kingdom, united under a single crown, Auvayles' royalty holds far less power than those in other kingdoms. The union of the old clans has allowed them to maintain their independence from Vorracian expansionism, but the noble clans were never thrilled with the idea of saving themselves from the rule of one tyrant by swearing to another. Auvaylians preferred to be left alone to live their lives free from outside influence, and electing a king could put that way of life at risk. Still, they had little choice in the matter, so they gritted their teeth and did what was necessary at the time. In exchange for their fealty, the old clans made sure they would still hold the majority of the political power when combined.
  ( ithinkcat )
  
  Mignar Family (Prior Old Clan) & The Maddening Forest
  The Mignar family is one of many old clans turned nobles. Historically they've been most well known for producing several powerful healers and mages that fought to push back invaders, but the Mignar are also well known for owning a large swath of Auvayles' land for just one family, encompassing just over half of the entire northern forest. While it is common for the Auvaylian noble families to abstain from foreign politics, Mignar has uniquely been absent from internal politics for the last couple generations as well. It started when Helina's grandfather began to make claims that he was a direct descendant to the Hero of Aralis. Predictably so, he was laughed out of court, and with every passing week he grew more and more mad. Thoroughly embarrassed, the Mignars withdrew from the courts and cloistered themselves deep within their cold and quiet forest. As more time passed, stories began to be told by the villages bordering the forest that the forest was so lonely and quiet that it would drive you mad. Mothers used the stories to scare their children from wandering off alone into the forest, but soon the idea that the forest was actually cursed started to be taken seriously by people. Now, most people avoid it just to be safe. The crown still receives what little taxes it's owed from people, who have lived and worked on the Mignar family's land since before the scandal, acting as messengers. So far, no one has bothered to investigate if the Mignars are even still alive. If someone had checked, though, the belief that the forest was cursed would only grow stronger.
  ( ithinkcat )
  
  Settlements:
  Shatterlight
  A short distance from the southern border with Vorracia, the area around Shatterlight is more temperate than other parts of the kingdom. A large rural estate surrounded by several small villages; it would be considered unremarkable except for one reason. During the Red Cataclysm, the meteors that struck the area punched smashed into the nearby hills, turning them into places of death and horror. Only after the great hero’s intervention was the majesty of the area revealed. Once hidden beneath the ground, large arrangements of crystal were exposed. At just the right time of day, as the sun sets, its light hits the crystal, casting shimmering rainbows into the darkening sky.
  ( Nuclear Magician )
  
  Asyhen (Military Outpost)
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  Locations:
  Anagon's Point
  The northernmost peninsula that is also called the edge of the world. It's a beautiful and quiet place. Too quiet even. Penguins, dolphins, whales and sometimes, leviathans can be found here.
  ( Spoiled Bread )
  
• Vorracia
  The Vorracian Empire, a patriotic nation that has the greatest landmass in all of Aralis. It is said that thousands of years ago, Vorracia once encompassed the entirety of Aralis. Though a stable empire as a whole, Vorracia often has to deal with bandits from the East, who loot and pillage many of the towns and villages on their border.
  
  Settlements:
  Orlais (Capital)
  Orlais is one of the wealthiest places in Aralis, it attracts much attention from wealthy travelers for it's rich culture and beautiful architecture. Despite its reputation for having some very beautiful sites and an abundance of things to do there. Not many foreigners visit. Most likely thanks to the judgementalness of the residents, and the fact that the people there are constantly playing political games. Searching eachother for any mistake that could be used against them and vying for power. It's been described by the famous author and explorer, Nickolas Wrightwood, in his biography as, "The moment I stepped in Orlais, I felt as if I had begun a relentless game of chess and the eyes of the entire empire were upon me."
  ( x_Tasia_X )
  
  Pincil
  Notably this town is known for its many tourist sights, innovative structures and somewhat large population, as well as the conservative ideals and its production of wealthy men.
  ( Pipsqueak )
  

  • The Shell
    • Pincil was a city basked in tourism for many reasons, the food, the gambling, the--well--the sex work, but most notably the music. That's why The Shell was built, a large metal stage with the shape of a turtle shell, created as the pinnacle of acoustic amplification. It sat closed in the town square rather often, since it's rather complicated shape made it difficult to open. In fact, whenever any large or notable individuals request to play, Luce or his father actually need to go open it up for them; they'd built it together, and it makes them basically the only people who know how. ( Yakov011001 )
  • Tass/Jazz
    • Tass was a famous musician, though he wasn't very well known by that name. See, he was illiterate, but despite that fact he always made it a point to sign his own name on his promotional material, garbage handwriting and all. People actually ended up calling him Jazz, and it stuck. Jazz's music was something interesting and bold that hadn't really been done before. ( Yakov011001 )

  
  Vencil
  The trade city of Vencil, Vorracia; a sister city to Pincil created to support the infrastructure of the highly profitable tourism. While Pincil was a city in which plenty of hands worked in metal and wood, any real smithy took up work in Vencil: home of the famous Chariot Master, Apollo Flynn, a renowned blacksmith.
  ( Yakov011001 )
  
  Locations:
  The Frost
  The forest located to the east of Vencil/Pincil is known as The Frost. This forest is situated across a core leyline that has allowed the fauna to flourish despite the fact that the soil isn't well suited for plant-life. The trees of the forest absorb heat for energy instead of nutrients in the ground, as such the forest is covered in snow and frost even though it's next to the desert.
  ( Yakov011001 )

 

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Randalla Academy​

Spoiler: Something I wrote a while ago, wip

Welcome
"Unlike those other education facilities with glided exteriors and luxurious decor, Randalla Academy is not one for the faint of heart. Arduous training, spilt blood, skimming the fate of death, such things are common occurrences here at this academy. However, as I'm sure you all know, there is a valuable reason why we have our stellar reputation. Our methods have proven incredibly successful in creating world-renowned mages."

"For those that have chosen to apply despite knowing all this, I welcome you with open arms. The path ahead of you will not be an easy one. Regardless of whether you are courageous, foolhardy, or ignorant of how things are truly run here, we will nurture you into a powerful mage to be feared. Or perhaps... you may die during the process."

"Either way, I have spoken enough, I'm sure you have much you want to do during your first day on campus."

"Once again, I welcome you. To the Perilious Academy of Randalla."
-Headmistress Belladonna​

Summary
Battle Mage Academy
Randalla Academy, otherwise known as the Academy of Perils, or the Perilious Academy, is a very well-known education facility throughout the continent of Aes Aralis. Young adults seeking to explore their magical worth from across the nations are welcome to apply to study here, regardless of their background and/or reputation. Though a magic academy, Randalla in particular is known for nurturing battle mages, ones that utilize magical prowess in combat, whether through offensive spells, defensive buffs or disrupting the enemy. An incredibly wide variety of combat or utility orientated magic can be learnt here, with the academy's functioning led by the distinguished Randalla lineage.

Infamy
Though well-known, Randalla Academy is not necessarily famous for good reason. Neither rich, high-class or prestigious, the academy is primarily known for its incredibly dangerous training regimes. Training frequently involves undertaking missions to dangerous lands, where life and death are the farthest from guaranteed. Even on campus, the methods for learning heavily focus on being pushed to the limit, to discover the potential that lies within. Many who have dropped out complain about their 'sadistic' and 'insane' methods, however, those that manage to endure through this training, and survive till the end, become incredibly successful.

Positive Fame
It is near fact that the mages that emerge from Randalla Academy are the strongest. Though the patriotic academies in other nations, funded by nobility/royalty, may try and say otherwise, it is undeniable the feats that their graduates have accomplished, and how frequently in international tournaments, they come on top.

Even Alfin Totael, the man known as the strongest Vorracian mage, who studied at his nation's own royal academy, said this:

"One randallian mage, is equal to three mages from anywhere else."

Perhaps it may be an exaggeration, and it likely doesn't account for every randallian mage, but it gave the continent a new view on Randalla Academy and its methods.

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Bestiary
Auvaylian Hock "Pipper" Owl
Habitat: Auvaylian Forests
Size: Small, palm-sized
Diet: Carnivorous
Abilities: Flight, relative intelligence
Small, palm sized owls that live in the forests of Auvayles. They are notoriously curious birds and relatively intelligent. Colorations are always primarily white with black or brown spotting. The hunt small snakes, tiny rodents, beetles, worms, and grubs primarily. They get their pipper nickname from the unique soft "pip pip pip..." sounds they make occasionally. Auvaylian folktales tell stories of pipper owls causing mischief by resting on the shoulders of hunters or travelers and whispering lies in their ears or screeching to scare off game.
( ithinkcat )
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Materials
Plants
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Familiars/Spirits​

Spiritual Gates
Magical locations where the barrier between the mortal realm and the spiritual realm is stretched thin, allowing beings from both sides to wander into the depths of the other. Though curious spirits can explore freely, ordinary humans cannot, unless they have a high degree of magical experience, as their bodies cannot withstand the almost pure magical aura of the spiritual realm.

Known Spiritual Gates:

• Randalla Academy: Valley of the Fae
  • ???
• North Quidor: Castle of the Fae
  • The lost royal castle of united Quidor, before its civil war. No one knows how/when it became a spiritual gate, since it was only discovered to have become so a few decades ago.
• ???

Spirits
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Familiars
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