This world has always been a mysterious place. Legends and myths, they were all thought to have been fake, however, each of them contained a kernel of truth. Behind the scenes of history, there have been numerous conflicts since the early years of humanities rise, for humanity needed guides, but more importantly, protectors. What they received were the knights, a group of beings with the blood of the celestials, who’ve silently protected them for generations. From what one may ask. Well, those dark creatures that one hears, who go ‘bump’ in the night of course, and from themselves. But enough of history, time for the present. The current time is within the year 2280. A massive global catastrophe nearly destroyed the planet two hundred years before. It was at this time that the knights revealed themselves to humanity, for without their guidance, the humans, who had been crippled technology and military wise, needed their help desperately. With the aid of their protectors, the world became a cleaner, more efficient place, but at the cost of humanities ability to use their own judgment in global matters, for they nearly destroyed the planet once, the knights wouldn’t give them a chance to do it again.

Races:

One may enter this world as a knight.  With the blood of the celestials, they wield much of the strength of their past relatives, though it is more accurate to say that they are the children of Nephilim, those whom are the true children of Angels in the mortal plain.  The older the knight, the more dangerous, though the newer generation has been known to birth many of legendary prowess.  The strength in being a knight is the adaptability they carry, and the variation in power, the weakness they have, is the realm of Earth is where they are strongest, while physically in the Heavens, or within the Inferno, they are merely as mortals are to them while in their own realm.  Knights usually specialize in one to two different main abilities, though some have been known to use more.  The problem with doing so, is it diminishes the overall strength of all abilities, while widening their arsenal.  Knights, upon maturing, are also gifted with semi powerful regeneration, and age control, which allows them to shift their ages to whatever pleases them.  There are many Knights of great power whom reside in power, a circle of beings known as the Council, however, the Council cannot directly intervene in major conflicts, unless the conflict threatens their own residential locations, or, worldwide destruction.(Positions are open on the Council at the moment though).  There are numerous academy's in which younger Knights reside, the most prestigious led by Marcus Andro.


Next, along the lines of races, there are the reapers, half blood or full blood, they are have the base signs and abilities encoded into them.  Some are born like them, others are infected with a virus that shifts their entirety into one.  Reapers, under no circumstances, can withstand direct sunlight hitting their skin, lest it boil off.  During the day, while outdoors, they are often as weak as the mortals who's souls they are bound to collect upon death, however, while it is night, their power doubles in potency.  Already bound to darkness from birth, those with the blood of the reaper are born with an inherent link to the shadows, granting them a large advantage over other races when it comes to using the shadows. However, they have little affinity for the other elements, such as fire, light, water, and even electricity.   Their blood is also heavily toxic to vampires, who are their racial arc nemesis, due to stronger vampires often destroying the souls of their victims.  Every being of Reaper blood must answer to the Grimm Reaper when the call is sent out, but otherwise, they are each allowed to live as they wish, as long as they respect the rule of Balance set forth by the first of their kind, whom only defied his own rule once in order to free his kind from Lucifer.  Mount Chaos is often where the majority of Reapers reside.  


Hellhounds, they sound like something from a fairy tale, but they are far from it.  These monstrosities are bipedal  humanoids of death, brought about by the original beasts whom have bred with humans, knights and other such humanoids in the realm of Earth.  Normally, they  are stuck in a transformation in which they become a massive, muscle bound, bullet proof beast of heat and brutality, blanketed in flame, eyes filled with rage.  At times, there have been many who escaped this transformation, only to later use it for their own means, or as a last resort.  While in mortal form, they are capable of extreme feats of strength, and/or partially transforming portions of their bodies, such as their internal organs, a limb, or even the skin on their chests and backs in order to reduce damage.  Flame mastery also comes naturally, though depending on their heritage, they may also have an extra set of abilities to back up what they are already good with.  Their beast form is hard to control, and though it grants for more power, it also takes a toll on their mental stability and control.  Most reside in Valveria, a country plagued by a pack of hellhounds, a country outside of aid from all others who depend on technology.


Blood suckers, fanged marauders, call them what you will, but vampires are not as simple as they have been made to seem.  Sunlight only hinders them, though it will never kill them.  Born or made through infection, vampires are a forced to be reckoned with.  Holding close ties to the night, and more importantly, to darkness, they hold no weaknesses to the side of effect of using the shadows, however, they are weak to fire techniques, as well as holy ones, though not on a level of being incapable of entering churches and whatnot. They also possess physical speed and strength far above that of the average knight.  True vampires are demon born, and as such, are far stronger than the normal breed, and though they are immune to much of the harm fire brings, their weakness to holy energies are magnified.   Their power grows while residing in the realm of hell.


Dragon-kin, born of the mysterious unions of dragons and other humanoids in ages past, when the beasts could still change into their mortal disguises, they are resistant to flame and other elemental abilities, while also possessing superior physical strength.  
On a whim, they can spit forth a plume of whatever element their parent dragon was of.  If they were a child of a dragon mastering in lightning, a storm could be shot from their very mouths, or if the child of a volcanic beast, they will simply burn some poor SOB to death with their breath.  They also possess hidden wings, which hide within their body, tucked up next to their spin to protect it from sword strikes.  Some are born with normal skin, while others have patches of scales throughout their body.

With ice water in their veins, and an exotic feel about them, the Zangerians inhabit the coldest reaches of this earth.  Their skin varies in color, from purple, to blue, to albino white, the fury filled red, to even pitch black.  The males are often born with four arms, which make them extremely dangerous against multiple opponents, however, their two armed counterparts, a rarity amongst Zangerians,  are just as strong, if not stronger. The females are born with only two arms, however, that doesn't stop them from toppling the males in a friendly brawl. Resistant to all forms of cold due to a specific gland in their spines, they are also born with the gift of regeneration, however, their abilities are often hindered by flame, and some are downright frightened of it.   They often specialize in exotic weaponry, from kunai, to chains and scimitars, however, Zangerians will often settle with tearing you apart with their bare hands if you threaten their kin.  A close knitted bunch, murder of their kin is often a death sentence for the murderer.


Elementalists, born from the Elementals, beings said to rival the very arch angels in power, they are hybrids, their blood mixed with one form of humanoid or another.  Rarely will you see one of their kind carrying around a weapon, not when their entire body is a weapon.  They can summon the energies of their particular element, or elements, depending on their heritage in order to block, attack, or straight out destroy someone, or something.  They are just about immortal, and nothing, short of chopping their heads of, or severing their spine, will kill them.  However, upon using too much of their power, they usually end up being  pulled into a comatose-like state for at least an hour, and that's if they are truly powerful.  Their kind is immortal, so age has no hold over them.  


The Undead, those still walking around due to the power of the arcane, they are nearly indestructible,  depending on their strength. They feel no pain, though they have little sense of damage.  The ails which mortals suffer from do nothing to hinder these beings of decay and death, and often provoke laughter instead.  They do not hunger, they do not need sleep, and they never tire, however, completely destroying their corpse is enough to force them into submission for a time.  The more their body is destroyed, the less of a hold their soul has on the body.  Arcane techniques that would normally destroy a mortal from using, are child's play to these maggot farms.
Celestial kin, those born of the blood of the angels, often having 50% to 25% percent of the blood of the Celestial they are descended from.  They are resistant, if not immune to holy energies, though demonic techniques and weapons often leave them exposed and weakened while in the regions of Hell, or in the mortal plain of existence, however, not to the extent that a full blooded celestial would feel the sting of such things.  Each of the Celestial kin possess wings of varying types, most of which relate to the celestial who led to their creation.  Their skin has an unnatural glow to it, while their eyes also hold a slight hue of power to them as well.  Often, their weapons are stored within another plane of existence, and can be called upon for them to wield at any time.

Demon kin, those of demonic origins, their physical traits very, their powers vary, but their key weaknesses and strengths do not.  Locations and artifacts with a strong connection to the hells call forth great spurts of power for these beings, however, locations of strong holy energies can make them sick to their stomach in mere moments.  Holy flame is just about the most brutal form of torture a mortal can afflict upon them while in the realm of earth.    The most physically powerful of their kind, are those descended from weapon masters, demons who could transform portions of their bodies, if not their entire body, into weapons, while also possessing techniques that fused portions of their limbs temporarily with that of whatever device they choose to brutally murder their opponent with.  

Espers, magically superior to nearly every other being in existence, their very power is the key to their destructions as well.  Due to their strength in the fields of magical energies, they require rather large amounts of replenishment, or else they will simply vanish into nothingness.  That is the unfortunate truth to this life. This is why many of them bind their life forces to powerful knights, ones whom have replenish able energy to spare at all times, as long as they live.  Though they can take a mortal shape, Espers prefer to stay within their unworldly ones, due to their strength being magnified in that form, however, they use far less magical power while in the mortal disguise.  They can replenish their power through long spurts of rest, keeping artifacts of great power near them at all times to drain continual power from, or simply absorbing the life force of a foe, though this is a darker technique which is shunned by the masses of Espers.


Demons, what's more to say, they were born in hell, descended from the original fallen, they are the very physical form of sin and chaos.  This does not however, make them all inherently bad, most just choose to go down this road, due to their bindings to hell, at the moment, a majority of all full blooded demons are bound to hell, except for the few that escaped due to the circumstances of the Knight, Lone, and his restoration of the planet years ago.  The hells are their playground, while the Heavens are death to them.


Celestials, the first creations of the Almighty, or so they say at least, they  stand for order, however, this does not make all of them inherently good.  Each is taught to master the blade before they're fifteen,  and taught the art of aerial combat before sixteen.  They maintain the laws of the lead Arch Angel, Michael, and his word is now law, ever since the Almighty, and his son vanished from known existence, at least, that is the word which all within the heavens have known up till now.  hybrids are often looked down upon by them.  The Strongest of the males are Arch Angels, and the strongest of the females, Seraphim.  All are worthy of being just as feared as any demon.  Heaven is their kingdom, hell is where they are forbidden to tread.  


Hybrids among these races must have mixed racial strengths and weaknesses.
Ex. Vampire/Reaper mixes will most likely be highly weak within direct sunlight.
Knight/Elementalist will most likely be more attuned to their power, however, their regen factor will not be as powerful as that of a full blood of either race.



Laws of Shadow:  
The Shadows have existed longer than light, for everything came from the darkness, as everything will one day end in it.  Celestials that are not born as dark angels, cannot wield the shadows, for their bodies are incapable of becoming vessels for it.  However, Ezekiel, the angel of death, was the first of the Dark Angels to wield them, rather than to simply be a vessel for them.  The longer the shadows are used by an individual, the more damage that is done to them.  The wielder's body becomes as cold as ice, and as this occurs, their organs begin to slowly lose function, temporarily of course.   Mortals who wield the shadows for over a minute without pause will go into either cardiac arrest, or enter hypothermia, so the danger is quite evident.    For every one minute of shadow usage, three are required for recovery time, otherwise, permanent damage, even to a regenerator, may be had.  


Entities:
There exist four of these beings on this Earth, each of which holds onto a great power, each balancing out the others.  The only known two at the moment are Dageroth, and Omega, and that is due to their active intervention in this world.  Many Knights have fallen to the vessel of Dageroth, the vessel of betrayal, and Omega, that being was the one responsible for restoring the Earth. There are rumors of two others, but no one knows where either of them are in this world, and no one will ever know, if we're all lucky.

Genesis- The abilities of this entity stem from the complete, and utter loss of life. His very energies strip away all life from whatever they touch outside of their host. Cells break down, until they are non functioning, and incapable of booting up regeneration ever again, and upon further application, these energies do what was thought to be impossible, they can destroy matter, fully, and utterly. The entity itself enjoys applying its energies within shadows, for a direct application of its energies, that would be fatal to most with a mile of him. He is not strong against natural healing magics, and against that of nature magic as well. Omega is his ultimate bane.

Oblivion- The master being of destruction, created to annihilate, and wipe away civilizations. He feeds off pain, especially that of his host, though he lacks thought of actions in the long run. However, a lack of foresight, does not rob Oblivion of all logic, as he is a master of combat with firearms. The seeds of power he releases often involve being able to strip someone of all of one type of material, Zigera's being metal itself, and shift it between its different forms, the most basic being gas, liquid, and solid. Oblivion himself, at full strength, can tear apart the very fabric of reality, and those near him as well. He does not do well with sneaky tactics, and Dageroth, that is where he comes in, the bane of the destroyer.

Dageroth- The entity from behind the scenes, a manipulator, the only being capable of always tracking the location of an entity, from the day it is born into someone, to the day he often kills them. He has a unique ability, in that he can craft arrows built to mortalize, and even trap immortal beings in a cycle of death and rebirth as a powerless human. He has never shown the full extent to of this power, though it is suggested that, given enough time, he could build devices that would project fields of power nullifying effects everywhere. He is a master of shadow, having mastered the several forms with ease. His bane is that of trap masters, and those that can absorb him, Genesis being the key to his destruction.

Omega- An entity whom still rests, she has been held within few over the years. None of her masters ever lived happy lives, and their deaths were almost always agonizing. She only awakens in times of crisis, and her power, is often used as a last resort to keep the planet alive, and kicking strong. However, in the process, her wielders is either destroyed, or their memories are erased, both cases often end in their death. Her wielder is gifted with powerful healing techniques, greater than that of even celestials, her barriers, strong enough to repel a direct attack from Lucifer and Michael together, and as a last resort, her wielder can release a destructive pulse of her power, one that robs all within the area of the energy to fight, and grants it to their wielder, however, this can only be used as a last resort, and only once per year. She is brought down to her knees by mindless, agonizing destruction, and that is often at the hands of Oblivion, her bane.



Locations of Importance:

The Northern Academy- An Academy for Knights, ran by Marcus Andro, a master in the art of defense, and a member of the Council, though he is often not called upon for important matters anymore.

Colera- The metropolitan city of this time, its size comparable to that of an entire country.  All energy in this city is ran through planet safe sources, a requirement of the knights whom built the city.  

Salamencia-The City of entertainment, just east of Velcana, this city is built to never sleep.

Velcana- The land of Volcanoes, it is rumored that Dageroth's vessel resides here.

Mount Chaos- Home of the Grimm Reaper, no one knows why he chose this mountain as his home, only that he chose it, and that all reapers must follow his will. A gate sits atop this mountain with him, a gate in which all stay souls that his reaper come across are sent to, where Grimm sends them to their respective spirit homes.

The Coliseum-A realm of battle and refuge, bloodshed and brutal combat are as a part of this place, as peace and silence are for a monastery.  One must hold within their possession, either a warp artifact, or a device capable of the same function in order to arrive here.  If either opponent with the Coliseum chooses, any battle can become a fatal one, with no reprecussion to be had for the one whom struck the killing blow.

Zangeria-An Ice continent in the deep, deep southern portion of the planet, its borders and inner lands are guarded by dozens of mile long serpents, each armored to be nearly invincible, each having lived for an eternity.

Valveria-Hellhound country, a place where most technology is obselete, due to an EMP field that envelops the sky, and a mountain range all around this land that keeps them cut off from the rest of the world.  The people and their livestock are constant prey for the horde of hellhounds.

Silver Plains-Home to the Mystics, a land of silver grass and piece.

Forest of Blades-A forest of metal trees, each filled on all sides with blades, some with the handles stuck in the trees, some with the blades sticking out. It is said an unknown magic guards this land, and each guest of this place is only allowed to take but one blade, Repeating the action results in violator becoming a victim of this place, for it lives, and nothing can change that.  

Character Creation:
(No God moding, and every power must have at least one weakness)
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Off limits characters at this time: Full blooded celestials, full blooded demons, full blooded Elementals.
Off limit characters: Lucifer, Arch Angels(unless discussed with me when they are allowed)


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