Two mystics from the past,
With choices between worlds.
Two warriors from the future,
With the guidance of time.
Two of incomplete souls,
Companions until the end.
Six shall walk the path,
And trace the way to light.

– Reiane’s second Words on the Invasion of the Demon Kind

The Twilight Prophet has spoken, and the facts have been determined. The world of Luriean is in darkness, but hope can be seen. For twenty years they have waited, watched their homeland go to pieces, wrecked by the forces of the Demon Lord. Even the dragons and elves with lengthened time have learnt impatience. And now at last, the Words have come and Roles have been assigned.

The Twilight Prophet has spoken the Words of Hope, and six shall walk the path.

The night of the winter solstice, the wheel of fate began to move. The Roles from the past and future have crossed time and arrived. But the Demon Lord, who had learned of the Prophecy, had his magicians reach out and twisted the passage. The four had arrived, but they were scattered, for good or for bad.

By the Twilight Prophet’s advice, the two Roles of the present set off from the last human stronghold, Ti’Lethan, to search for their companions. Their journey will be perilous, for the Demon Lord will stop at nothing to stop the Prophecy from being fulfilled, so it was important that they have to find the Roles before the Demon Lord does.

Important People, Places and Terms

Twilight Prophet … The most powerful prophet in the Tower of Seers is given the title of the Twilight Prophet, in honor of Twilight, the god that grants the visions for the future. His visions usually have to do with the more major events of the world, and even the rulers dare not take his Words lightly. The current Twilight Prophet is a fourteen years old human child named Reiane.

Demon Lord … The current king of the Underworld, Verkase the Demon Lord was a younger god of chaos. Out of lust for power, he stole the accidental weapon of Overworld, the Key of Paradise, and was banished by the elder gods into the Underworld. Shortly after his banishment, he overthrew the previous king and became its ruler. Not satisfied, he led his army of demons and launched a war against the people of Luriean fifty years ago. Rumors had it that he was looking for a way to reach the Overworld, and seek revenge on the gods.

The Words, the Roles and the Signs … ‘The Words’ is an alternate term to prophecies, and is often used when referencing the prophecies. The Roles are the key individuals in the prophecies, and depending on the nature of the Words, they can be anything from a sign of an event, or somebody involved in the event itself. Most major events have Roles, and there are many cases of minor events that do not. The Signs are indicators of time, location or something happening that meant that a prophecy is being fulfilled. The prophecies that are more specific usually have Signs, but there are prophecies without even one.

Ti’Lethan … The last human stronghold is a city built around and into Mount Lethan. Wars of the ancient past were the reasons why it was heavily fortified, and it houses the Tower of Sorcery. Because of the war, the city was facing the problem of over-population as many seek refuge in it, even though it was the next target of the Demon Lord’s conquest. The monarch of Ti’Lethan is Celurie Merieon, who also seats on the High Council of Sorcerers. He is in the middle of negotiating with the elves of El’Lerione Woods to allow humans to take refuge there.

Species of Luriean … It is a medieval setting, so there are humans, elves, dwarves and dragons. Hybrids are not uncommon too, though half-dragons are really rare. Phoenixes and unicorns exist, living deep in the mountains and forests respectively after the entire race of their half-blooded kin, the Phoenians and Unicians, became extinct a century ago. Dragons, phoenixes and unicorns are capable of taking a human form because of their immense magical power.

Half-dragons … Born between a human and a dragon in human form, or born by a half-dragon, they are sometimes called draconians. They are usually larger than the average human by a head, and their eyes are a vivid green and their hair that of the dragon they are related to. Their nails are hard as claws and capable of doing great damage. They are able to control fire, though they are better fighters than they are sorcerers. (Except for the half-dragon warrior from the future, nobody is to have a half-dragon or a character with any sort of relations to one.)

Phoenians … A hybrid species whose ancestor was born between a human and a phoenix in human form, which was why they have bird-like wings that allows them to hover in the air for short moments and fiery red hair and eyes. The majority of the species is males, and because of the phoenix blood in them, their ability to use magic is very strong, and as children, they are all capable of controlling fire. (Except for the Phoenian mystic from the past, nobody is to have a Phoenian or a character with any sort of relations to one.)

Unicians … A hybrid species where females are the majority. Their ancestor was born between a human and a unicorn in human form, and the child had a small white horn at the middle of their forehead, pure silver hair, and very fair skin. These traits were passed down onto her children, and all the later generations. Unicians take the surname of their mothers and possess a magical strength boosted by the unicorn blood in their veins. (Except for the Unician mystic from the past, nobody is to have a Unician or a character with any sort of relations to one.)

The Extinction … Phoenians and Unicians became extinct because the Demon Lord (still a younger god then) has an intense loathing of hybrids whose numbers were increasing. When he stole the Key of Paradise, he singled out the hybrids and directed a vicious blow towards them. There were not many Phoenians and Unicians to begin with and they were all killed. More than half of the half-dragons, a good portion of half-elves and half-dwarves died as well, causing quite an uproar.

Gods and goddesses … There is a whole pantheon of gods that Lurieans worshipped for different purposes and occasions. They are generally separated into two groups, the elder gods and the younger gods. The elder gods existed long before the creation of mankind and they reside in the Overworld where they oversee the younger gods and the happenings on Luriean. The Creation God who merged into the world itself is called Luriea, and she is no longer conscious.

Sorcerers and magicians … Although they are fundamentally the same, as practitioners of magic, sorcerers is a term used only for Luriean magic-users, while magician mainly refers to those of the Underworld and those who dabbles in the Dark Arts. Mages is a short-form of magicians, while wizards and spellcasters are pretty much a neutral term. To be referred to as a mage or magician is a grave insult to sorcerers.

The six Roles

The two mystics from the past are of the Phoenians and Unicians species, and they are each the most powerful sorcerers of their races, making them the right hand person of their rulers. They may or may not know about themselves being the Roles in a different timeline, as prophets were very rare then and the Tower of Seers was not yet established. They have met each other before.

One of the two warriors from the future is a human and the other is a half-dragon. They come from a time where steam technology and guns are being developed, and the human warrior is in fact an ace-shooter. The half-dragon is the last of his kind and a traditional warrior wielding a large broadsword. The human may not know of himself being a Role, but the half-dragon is aware of it. They have not met before.

The two of the present can be humans, elves, dwarves, half-elves or half-dwarves and may be warriors or magicians or neither. However, the both of them must have or lack a certain something, making them ‘incomplete souls’. It may or may not be something significant to the plot, and it is not necessary for them to realize that they are ‘incomplete souls’.

* Roleplayers who wish to take these characters, please let me know. I would prefer somebody with roleplaying experience, and I will be quite strict with the profiles. Newbies beware.

How to Play

You can choose to take a Role or somebody else, but no matter if your character is a Role or not, he or she can be equally important to the plot. But because of the difficulty of roleplaying the Roles, the application for them is naturally stricter. And yes, approval is required for all profiles. I am thinking of taking limited number of profiles/roleplayers as well, but I will see how it goes.

The setting is medieval, so no such things as guns except for the one human warrior from the future. It is compulsory for him/her to have at least a gun and it must be the very ancient type of pistol. Normal D&D classes are applicable, and I leave shaping the world to you guys so get your creative juices going. Just note that Ti’Lethan is the only human stronghold, but does not mean that the cities and towns, especially of the other species, are all gone too.

Dragons, Phoenixes and Unicorns are out of bounds, and I will reject whatever profile shows up with one of them. The only Half-dragon, Phoenian and Unician I want to see are for the three specific Roles. And no gods or semi-gods. I am fine with demon and half-demon characters, but they must be on the antagonist side. I will ask when I want somebody special, but no exception otherwise.

One important note: this portion of the ‘history’ which is to be roleplayed out is not stated specifically in the historical books in the future where the human and half-dragon warriors came from. The gods have a hand in blurring the already vague and indecisive history from where the Roles entered the scene until the end of this particular event, for the sake of the two Roles. The future may change according to the result, but it is not a certainty. However, the history of whatever caused the extinction of the two hybrid races was not tampered with, so when interacting with the Roles of the past, please be careful as they do not know about it.

Oh, and there is no specific minimum character limit, just follow the default of two paragraphs and it will be fine.

Character Sheet

Name (and pronunciation):
Age:
Gender:
Eyes:
Hair:
Race: (human, dwarf, half-elf, etc)
Class: (warrior, priest, or others)
Distinguishable Marks:
General Appearance:
Weapon of choice:
Clothing:
Personality:
Biography: (minimum of two paragraphs, and please don’t write too long)

Extra Information

There are two councils of sorcerors. One of them is the Council of High Sorcerors, with fifty-two members and is sometimes known as the Circle. It helps out the High Council of Sorcerors of twelve members who make the most important decisions for the magical community.

Syiana and Rhys’s sister are in the Circle, while Syiana’s mother and the Ti’Lethan King are in the High Council (at different times). I’m thinking of it confusing people being a running joke among the sorcerors.

Lastly, the Extinction (of the Phoenians and Unicians) happened approximately 70 years ago.

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