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Welcome to the land of Ilan
This rp has quite a bit of lore so I'm warning beforehand! Basically, the plot is that magic is becoming scarce and the Stitch is increasing by size as the days pass. Reports of the fountains cracking and sending out pulses of magic with harmful effects are reaching the ears of the rulers of each of the kingdoms and they are sending out their best warriors to try to find out the source of these problems before it causes the world as they know it to cease. There will be enemies trying to stop them at every turn but none of them will prepare the heroes for what they will face if they make it and find who's behind it all...
Elemental magic is the main type of magic used but more powerful magic users can use other types so use whatever. Magical creatures are allowed as well so be as creative as you like! I need at least 5 to start but I am perfectly fine with a large group. Only join if you know you can be committed. I'm pretty lenient with posting times as long as it keeps the rp at a steady pace so don't fret. The information you will need is down below~
LORE
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IThe kingdom of Jilok, ruled by King Sanfir, is the smallest of the kingdoms and has the least amount of political influence due to its distance and remote location. It's completely surrounded by mountains except for a few paths and was built that way so it can be pretty much safe from any attacks and the other kingdoms learned that many, many years ago so it's pretty much left alone. Due to their reclusive nature and their population not really growing, their numbers are small as a result. Roisse is another small kingdom that went from a small village to a kingdom simply because Valle and Strita thought nothing of it and left them alone. The kingdom is mostly made up of thinkers and values technology and science more than anything. Magic is looked down on and sometimes even persecuted. The ruler is Queen Valio and she has ruled for 40 years ever since her husband passed away when they first got married at 15 years of age.
The large asterisks mark large fountains of magic. The one near Jilok is actually known to them but they aren't greedy like the other nations and no one knows about it except them. It's open to anyone, even regular farmers, who wish to take some of the magic. It's how they've lived in such a closed off and rather harsh surrounding. News of it hasn't spread to the other kingdoms yet.
Smaller asterisks mean smaller fountains. They aren't worth fighting over and as you said, civilizations crowd around them. Roisse used the fountain close to them to build their kingdom but did it in small intervals as to not suck the fountain dry. They forbade the magic to be sold to surrounding kingdoms and rationed it out to the people so everyone won't go overboard with its usage. This is why they are prospering now while Strita's Golden Age is fading. The smaller aterisks are the ones that will start acting weird first but won't be as harmful as the larger ones.
Ama is a well-known school for all types of mages. It was once only made up of Strita citizens but the newfound peace allowed any mage from any kingdom attend if they're extremely gifted. It's said to have been grown by the most powerful mage there has been, Afoser, who was a Stritian earth mage. It's a school that teaches from kindergarten to college and is absolutely free. It's this way because Afoser himself was an orphan and couldn't afford to even attend school since he was a street rat. It was a long process for him to learn how to read the few spellbooks he got his hands on after he displayed his powers, and he created the school for those who were in the same situation so they'd get a chance at life much easier than the way he did. The mages who work there insist the tree has a conscious of its own and sends out invites all by itself. A lot of people claim they were following spirit-like forest critters that led them the huge distance to the school and some say they got a scroll with barely intelligible handwriting. Either way, it picks those who it can nurture and will make a difference in the world. Having a recommendation from Ama guarantees top positions in any magical career.
The ruins are exactly what they mean. It was a large kingdom that fell very early by Valle's hands. The reason for the invasion is pretty unclear and not really mentioned in Valle's historical texts, and the battle was obviously very big but is never talked about. To this day, not a lot of people even know where the ruins are from or the name of the kingdom that used to stand there.
The Stitch is a giant dry area pretty much. No one knows when it was actually formed or how. Some people say two magical creatures or mages with intense magical power were fighting and used so much magical energy they started sucking it from the very ground and ended up killing both of each other. The area became dead and dry as a result. The Stitch is avoided by everyone and is the reason Stritians and Valliens avoid the southern part of the land. There are rumors of dark beasts that can withstand the volatile environment in the Stitch that is said to feel like your body is wasting away and feels like this even when you're a mile away from it. A lot of mages have tried to enter the Stitch by ingesting lots of magic since the Stitch literally feeds off of it and they were inquisitive on where that energy goes. Of course, they haven't been heard of again but it is quite an interesting topic for scholars to ponder over.
The large asterisks mark large fountains of magic. The one near Jilok is actually known to them but they aren't greedy like the other nations and no one knows about it except them. It's open to anyone, even regular farmers, who wish to take some of the magic. It's how they've lived in such a closed off and rather harsh surrounding. News of it hasn't spread to the other kingdoms yet.
Smaller asterisks mean smaller fountains. They aren't worth fighting over and as you said, civilizations crowd around them. Roisse used the fountain close to them to build their kingdom but did it in small intervals as to not suck the fountain dry. They forbade the magic to be sold to surrounding kingdoms and rationed it out to the people so everyone won't go overboard with its usage. This is why they are prospering now while Strita's Golden Age is fading. The smaller aterisks are the ones that will start acting weird first but won't be as harmful as the larger ones.
Ama is a well-known school for all types of mages. It was once only made up of Strita citizens but the newfound peace allowed any mage from any kingdom attend if they're extremely gifted. It's said to have been grown by the most powerful mage there has been, Afoser, who was a Stritian earth mage. It's a school that teaches from kindergarten to college and is absolutely free. It's this way because Afoser himself was an orphan and couldn't afford to even attend school since he was a street rat. It was a long process for him to learn how to read the few spellbooks he got his hands on after he displayed his powers, and he created the school for those who were in the same situation so they'd get a chance at life much easier than the way he did. The mages who work there insist the tree has a conscious of its own and sends out invites all by itself. A lot of people claim they were following spirit-like forest critters that led them the huge distance to the school and some say they got a scroll with barely intelligible handwriting. Either way, it picks those who it can nurture and will make a difference in the world. Having a recommendation from Ama guarantees top positions in any magical career.
The ruins are exactly what they mean. It was a large kingdom that fell very early by Valle's hands. The reason for the invasion is pretty unclear and not really mentioned in Valle's historical texts, and the battle was obviously very big but is never talked about. To this day, not a lot of people even know where the ruins are from or the name of the kingdom that used to stand there.
The Stitch is a giant dry area pretty much. No one knows when it was actually formed or how. Some people say two magical creatures or mages with intense magical power were fighting and used so much magical energy they started sucking it from the very ground and ended up killing both of each other. The area became dead and dry as a result. The Stitch is avoided by everyone and is the reason Stritians and Valliens avoid the southern part of the land. There are rumors of dark beasts that can withstand the volatile environment in the Stitch that is said to feel like your body is wasting away and feels like this even when you're a mile away from it. A lot of mages have tried to enter the Stitch by ingesting lots of magic since the Stitch literally feeds off of it and they were inquisitive on where that energy goes. Of course, they haven't been heard of again but it is quite an interesting topic for scholars to ponder over.
