Once upon a time there were mystical lands full of amazing magical beings, talented sorcerers that possessed abilities beyond their imaginations. They were a guide to all and are praised all over the world for their additions to the world of magic that spawned from their heroics. Overtime however, the days of sword and sorcery became products of a bygone fantasy, but that does not mean that magic has simply left the world. It simply means it has changed. However one thing has not changed and that is the fact that these heroic deeds were not forgotten by the magically adept, and that magic should be controlled and taught. Thus the city of Solaris and other cities like it were formed, home to the Magically inclined, and each with their own magical academy. However none are more prestigious than the one in Solaris: the Spell Bound Academy of the Magically Adept and their two famous dorms, Day Dove and Night Raven, in the city of Solaris.
The City of Solaris is a city that was founded by the mages of Spellbound Academy as a sort of home away from home, that organically became it's own city. It inspired other academies to make their own cities, however Solaris is the most advanced and the largest by far. Many famous to mages landmarks reside in Solaris, and eventually non magical beings started to drift there too adding to the metropolis.
The city's most popular places and landmarks are.
The Museum of Legends: In this hall legends from all over the world are celebrated, with the six who inspired Day Dove and Night Raven academies each having their own separate wing. Many artifacts from the amazing heroic adventures these legends went on are here. It is the second largest building in the Solaris area, next to the school itself.
The Solaris Zoo: This Zoo is home to Animals both Mystical and Regular the Solaris Zoo is owned by the eccentric but loving Edward Tyan. With patience and love, he has made a beautiful zoo. Many Spellbound students come to the place to work or relax. Their most popular exhibits are the Aviary which holds flying creatures of all types, and the Cryptid Woods, an exhibit that shows Creepy Cryptids from around the world. (The later is very popular around Halloween season)
Market Square: This trading hub is the local market for stores of varying sizes. It's here where most students buy spell ingredients or various other items that are needed for the dorm. There has been a fear of Wonder Soda, the most popular drink, wanting to buy Market Square however, the Mayor of Solaris assures that there is nothing to worry about.
The Mana Bana Nightclub: This Nightclub was established for students by students. This place is one of two places where the students of Spellbound spend their leisure time, whenever they have it. It has it all, a massive dance floor, a DJ playing the most popular hits, for students 21 or over there is a bar where the first drink of the night is half off, but every refill is full price. This spot is a favorite among Night Raven students.
The Orpheum Theatre: The other popular hangout, the Orpheum is where students can watch Solaris actors (Or even their fellow students) put on fantastical plays wtih wonderous effects due to magic. Many consider it a wonderful time,a movie but in reality. Recreations of many popular stories are avalible, with a few plays that go year round. (The Silent Forest, The Solaris Nightmare, and finally The Bells of Delight) This is a very popular hangout for Day Dove students.
(And of course the School itself)
Many powerful mages dream of one day being accepted into this academy and some dream harder of being accepted into one side or the other. That is because Day Dove and Night Raven are inspired by the legends of the past, but some legends inspire one dorm more than the other.
Day Dove Mainly takes inspiration from these Legends:
The Life Giver: Also known as Salaria Holazar, this elven magic user famously turned a barren wasteland that was destroyed by a corrupt king into a thriving land of great vegetation, she went on to be named as the land's hero and etched her name into history. Students of her Dorm often praise her humble nature since she never sought to become a leader and instead helped a land because it was right.
The Knight : also known as Illas Valas was a heroic battle mage that fought in a great war to help stop a rogue magic user that was attempting to take over an entire kingdom. The Knight would not let it stand as he fought for 3 days straight until the battle was won and his Kingdom was saved. After a long rest, he was hailed as a hero. Students of his Dorm praise his will and his loyalty. They often practice the art of both combat and shield based magic in his honor.
The Unlikely: real name Gurd. This Goblin was the most unlikely hero to ever lived and gave hope to those who practiced the light but existed as society's scorn. The Son of two rival clans, The Unlikely grew to be ostracized by his peers until one day a powerful Orc clan began raiding and pillaging Goblin villages. The village tried in vain to make a fortification strong enough to repel the Orc invaders. It was all for naught as the Orcs bashed through the defenses of the village. The Orcs began to rampage until, a mysterious hole began to appear under them as they fell into spikes, their warriors were suddenly crashed by a boulder that somehow was calculated to make sure it wouldn't touch a single building, clearly controlled mystically. Just as the Orcs came to devestate, the Unlikely, in a matter of moments, devestated the Orcs with clever planning and mystical traps. He is praised for his creative mind and problem solving.
While Night Raven mainly takes inspirations from these Legends:
The Angel of Darkness: The hero of the night, Vindex Mors, did not start off on a happy life, however the Angel of Darkness did not let it phase her as she grew from the experience, even if society treated her like an outcast for her practicing in Witchcraft and studying various dark arts while training her mana. Everything changed though when mysterious happenings began to ravage her home during the night. The Angel of Darkness set out and stood face to face with the culprit. It was an outcast, very much like herself, a man who desired to punish the world for what they did to him. Knowing the Angel of Darkness's own plight, he offered a place for her at his side: The Angel of Darkness refused and engaged with him in a duel of the dark. They two fought until the morning light, unaware that they were in the center of town. Their mana at their limit, each of them prepared their final strike. The man fired a magical blast full of dark energy, however the Angel of Darkness countered by controlling his own blast with her own magic as she finally defeated him. Battered, broken, and bloodied she fell to the ground, victorious. The Angel of Darkness is praised for her showing that the Dark Side of magic does not have to be evil.
The Beast King: the only legend whose real name is lost to history but his deeds are not. The Beast King lost his parents at a young age to a fire caused by a corrupt King. In Exile the Beast King only made one real friend, a little Bobcat who followed him everywhere. It would be the first of many as from childhood to manhood he would travel and make a new animal friend every day. However he never forgot about the memory that was burned into his soul. By accident, the Beast King returned to his home upon his travels and looked at the corrupt king still reeking havoc after all these years. It was time for a change, and the old expression burned in the Beast King's mind. If you want something done right, he needed to do it himself. With his all of his beast friends he had made in his travels by his side, including his trusty Bobcat, he slew the corrupt King and became a hero to all. He is praised for his connection to nature and his ability to adapt to his surrounding.
The Monster: a beast unlike any other, the Monster, naming himself Ko Aku, was cursed from the very start of his life. When he was born a witch cursed him that he would transform into a beast over time unless he found a way to break the spell before he came of age. While the tale is familiar, the story does not have a happy ending. It was to late for him when he came of age hand right in front of the woman he thought he had loved he turned into a beast forever. Feared and geered for society, the Monster had to flee into the mountains, crafting a home for himself, the Monster tried to find a way to undo his tragedy. He practiced magic spell upon magic spell, but nothing worked. He could only watch as his village grew into a city, and the city grew into a Kingdom. As he yearned in silence for a normal life, he saw something from his home. There was an angry giant rampaging towards the kingdom, the kingdom's guard fought bravely but no mere man could stand up to this giant. However, the Monster was no mere man, the Monster had bolted from his home in the mountains and confronted the Giant. Looking down at his foe the Giant was curious. The Monster though had eyes filled with his own rightous fury. Knowing he was in danger, the Giant went to kill The Monster right away but the Monster used a spell to shrink the Giant to his size. Now on even terms the Giant's punch did nothing to affect The Monster, and so for what seemed like hours, the Giant flailed against The Monster who used magic and his monsterous form to counter. Finally the Giant was exhausted and passed out in the middle of town. The next thing The Monster knew he was cheered by the masses that once feared him. He was praised near and far and moved into the Castle as one of the top advisors of the land. He is praised for his percervierence and loyalty.
Despite their differences in beliefs, the rivalry is not even really all that much of a rivalry. It's why the only buildings that are seperate from each other on campus is the dorms. Day Dove and Night Raven are separated across from each other by a massive courtyard that students usually use to hang out and relax, enjoying the outdoors.
Thread Rules:
1. The Basics
2. Both Colleges are teaching good lessons so neither believe in outright evil teachings.
3. A student for both Day Dove and Night Raven is required.
4. Students know all kinds of magic but they only have one kind of magic they specialize in.
5. The following magic are currently unknown by all students: Space and Time Manipulation, Major Necromancy, and Reality Warping and while students will become amazingly powerful during the duration of the thread, that will not be for a while.
8. If one desires to be a member of the Student Council please ask either Dillon0909, Naru, or Equinox.
8. Magical Races do exist in this world so do not feel compelled to make a human.
9. All students in Day Dove and Night Raven know some kind of magic, there is no exceptions.
10. This Thread is set in Modern Day not Medieval Fantasy. So modern amenities do exist.
11. If you want to play as a descendent of one of the legends, or any other characters, please ask thread creator (Dillon0909) for permission first.
12. If you want to make a character that just lives in the city of Solaris, go right ahead, just make sure you put N/A in the Day Dove or Night Raven section of the character sheet.
13. Have Fun.
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(Dillon's Characters
Name: Dean Dire Crowley
Age Range or Actual Age: Looks 30 is actually Centuries old.
Race: Human
Magic Specialty: Dark Magic
Day Dove or Night Raven: Night Raven
Apperance:
cdn.donmai.us/sample/7b/37/__dire_crowley_twisted_wonderland_drawn_by_tokyo_land__sample-7b374750904bafd706de6895119339bb.jpgBio: Charismatic, Kind-Hearted, and flashy. This Dean of Spellbound has been around ever since Night Raven was founded. Which is not really much of a brag since he was the one who thought of the two dorm system. He graduated Spellbound the top of his class however he could not find a place in the mystical work force and his mind drifted back to his experience in Spellbound. While the classes were fine, the Professor and Dean very respectful, Dire remembered the cramp Day Dove and how those it felt like those who specilized in the dark did not have a voice.
So he returned to Spellbound and spoke with Dean Grace Peacemane, as the two spoke with each other, Grace began to see that Dire was correct and the two formed the Night Raven dorm under one condition. With the second dorm there was going to be an influx of students. So she would need help, she would need a second Dean to handle issues. Dire agreed and Night Raven quickly grew into the second dorm and a peaceful place where people belonged.
Now a days things have largely been the same, though most of the students with issues in Night Raven go to Dire Crowly. Which is fine, the dark is his comfort zone and he is more than willing to tame it for his school.
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Name: Dean Grace Peacemane.
Age Range or Actual Age: Looks thiry but is actually centuries old.
Race: Human
Magic Specialty: Light Magic
Day Dove or Night Raven: Day Dove
House: N/A
House RanK: Dean of Day Dove
Apperance:
c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/312/204/953/fantasy-art-girl-dance-white-dress-illustration-of-woman-wearing-dress-wallpaper-preview.jpgBio: Born during the Era of Legends, Grace has had the fortune of meeting all the legends that inspired her to make Spellbound, in one way or another. It was their inspiration that lead her to found Day Dove to help the future generations to learn and grown from the stories that were told. For a time every student lived in one massive dorm known as Day Dove. Grace put her heart and soul into it, but Day Dove soon became massive and the young being the young, there were many problems. They were driving her crazy until her former student Dire Crowly came up with a brilliant plan to expand the school.
With the installation of Night Raven, stress about her life began to unwined. Now a days though, here is a massive excitement that flows through her veins. Her own daughter Hailey will be attending Spellbound, and she could not be prouder of her.
Extra: No one knows where the father is, there is a small rumor that Dire Crowly is the child's father
Name: Neige Espior
Age Range or Actual Age: College Senior
Race: Human
Magic Specialty: Ice Manipulation
Day Dove or Night Raven: Day Dove
Apperance:
i.pinimg.com/564x/2a/60/d5/2a60d5c85b98221705bed0329cb4f221.jpgBio: With the expansion of the school there was a large need for a student council that could help the Deans keep things in line. The President of the Spellbound Student Council is this lovely lady right here. "Pure as the driven snow" because of her looks, and how she conducts herself, it is often a mocking description from people who don't know any better. Neige however is worried, this is her senior year, and that means she has to hold an election between the student council members...of which....she does not feel any of them are ready.
Extra: She loves fairy tales, her favorite being...ironically...the many stories of Snow White.
Name: Lady Gloria Aku
Age Range or Actual Age: College Sophmore
Race: Human
Magic Specialty: The Aku Family Dark Arts (Can only do lower level stuff at the moment)
Day Dove or Night Raven: Night Raven
Apperance:
w0.peakpx.com/wallpaper/878/62/HD-wallpaper-anime-girls-anime-sumeragi-kohaku-red-eyes-blue-hair-long-hair-claws.jpgBio:To be a desendent sounds like a dream come true. The adulation of the family name, the honor of hearing your ancestors story, destined for greatness, and so many others.
Gloria Aku knows that...that's only partly true. There comes expectation, a controlled future, life long pressure and stress to succeed or else. Gloria didn't even want to come to Spellbound, however her family made her. They provide for her like many other students, and every day she walks past the painting of The Monster there is a feeling of bitter resentment on her side. The only thing making this somewhat bearable is that her big brother, and his new girlfriend, are both here and helping her through the processs.
Her goal when she graduates is to move far away from expectations as much as possible. Far away from legends, far away from magic schools, and far away from her family.
She comes across as stand offish to others, projecting her resentment in a form of snooty actions and thoughts.
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Name: Lyndis Seele
Age Range or Actual Age: College Sophmore
Race: Merfolk
Magic Specialty: Hydromancy
Day Dove or Night Raven: Night Raven
Apperance:
i.pinimg.com/564x/cc/59/46/cc5946ce24320427cd4349d9d093ee8e.jpgBio: The tale of the siren is of mystical sea creatures that lure men in with honeied words, manipulation, and harmonius song. That describes Lyndis Seele to a tee. This intellegent Merfolk uses manipulation, and trickery to obtain anything she wants,(Which is how she ended up as the Studetn council treasurer) while on the outside projecting a demeanor of this humble shy girl who is curious about the surface world.
In actuallity, she knows everything about the surface world. However, she is okay playing the part of an idiot while secretly lying and cheating her way to the top. A place she comfortably sits on with the Student Council.
She has no real goals at the moment but when she does she'll do whatever it takes to succeed. After all, no one would suspect sweet little Lyndis...would they?
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Name: Kurai Tsuisuto
Age Range or Actual Age: College Sophmore
Race: Half Demon
Magic Specialty: Dark Magic
Day Dove or Night Raven: Night Raven
Apperance:
i.pinimg.com/564x/97/70/85/977085bb0642b31d46be257fe0ded163.jpgBio: Kurai is bar none the top student in all of Spellbound Academy. Her Grades not only top the Sophmore year students, but routinely is the top student amongst all of her peers in both dorms. She has beaten many other colleges academic compititons single handedly, and she is considered an excellent example for the students: Kind, intellegent, and humble
However, it's lonely at the top for Kurai. Inspite of all she's acomplished, people rarely approach her, she's not in any social cliques, and any boy who has asked her out she turned down instantly because they were not interested in her, just her power.
Kurai is often rarely seen anywhere but outside of Night Raven in her dorm. Many rumors surrouond her in Night Raven due to her heritage,(none of em good) and only time will tell if they are nothing but that.
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Name: Hailey Peacemane
Age Range or Actual Age: College Freshman
Race: Human
Magic Specialty: Healing Magic
Day Dove or Night Raven: Day Dove
Apperance:
i.pinimg.com/564x/62/51/25/625125adfecc212802fc3ca54d7dd03a.jpgBio: The Daughter of Dean Grace Peacemane, Hailey's life was seemed to be destined before she could even form words. Her magic came earlier in her life and due to that magic became her whole world. Sometimes it felt like the only thing she did was eat sleep and drink magic. Her life controled by her mother trying to look out for her.
She was a shoe in for Day Dove, and no one is surprised that she got into the school by an advanced scholarship. So Hailey joins her mother's legacy and will...whether she likes it or not.
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Name: Singa Heran
Age Range or Actual Age: College Freshman
Race: Human
Magic Specialty: Man to Beast transformations (Can only do Felines, his favorite is the Jaguar)
Day Dove or Night Raven: Night Raven
Apperance:
i.pinimg.com/564x/c6/75/5f/c6755f326885910904b2f57ed954bba9.jpgBio: Singa has wanted nothing else his whole life than to make it to Spellbound Academy. However, life tried to throw curveball after curveball after curveball at him. His mother died when he was young, his father left him all alone, he struggled in school no matter how hard he studied, and he developed magic very late into his life, on the day he was supposed to be sent to a non magic user school when he was a child, his first transformation happened as he roared out in excitement.
The magical school system was rough, but he made it there. Singa kept pushing on and never gave up no matter how hard things got, and he made it in! Though admittedly it was barely but Singa knows he has to focus, he knows he has to be prepared. He's living his dream, now it's time to look towards the future.
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