Aetherius Academy OOC (M)

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Adventure, riches, heroism. Stories of these three things abound. Many people strive for these three things, but most fail. Why is this? Is it birth? Fate? Or merely having the right skills at the right time. Four friends, who managed to acquire these three things thought the same thoughts. Their leader came up with a solution. "Why not give others these chances? So they can succeed? Not only would they be grateful, we'd make boatloads of gold doing it!" No one opposed his idea. And so it came to pass that these friends used their hard-earned gold to construct the grandest place of learning ever devised, Aetherius Academy:

Spoiler: Aetherius Academy 

A pan-dimensional nexus of interwoven dimensions. Only those who show devotion and talent...and deep pockets, are allowed in. Will you be one of them?

This rp is open

Rated M for violence, drug and alcohol use, language, nuity, and possible naughtiness (but will be taken off screen)

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The academy in itself is a conundrum. Looking from the outside, you see a simple ornate castle, typical of what royalty would own. But entering it...opens up a whole new can of worms. The area leading up to this castle, is very foggy and cold. Something is...off. When you open the door, you are awestruck by what you see, for opening the door does not lead you to the foyer...but into a bright and warm field. Once your senses adjust, you realize that you have just stepped into another dimension. Looking around, you can see other areas, each with what looks like a mostly transparent barrier. These are the different 'dorms', pocket dimensions within the dimension that is the academy. They are separated', and yet together. You stand now in the 'nexus' a blank and open plain that extends for hundreds of miles, before ending in a cliff, which hangs over an endless abyss.

The closest area you see is:

Spoiler: Hestavar 

The city of Hestavar houses the Main buildings of the acadamy, like the administration buildings, hall of justice (where those that misbehave are judged), and main lecture halls. The market, where students buy and sell things is housed there, as well as the Headmaster's manor. There is some student housing there, but not much.

Moving east, you see:

Spoiler: Fey woods 

This area is home to babbling brooks and ancient trees. It is very quiet, and a very serene place. One can feel the natural energy of the world flowing though them as they walk the paths of this magical forest. There is student housing here, and this area is used to teach hunting, tracking, and nature-related arts.

To the north of the city, you see:

Spoiler: Krazngrar 

Krazngrar, the dwarf stronghold, is an industrial center. The mines and workshops supply the academy with all it's tools and equipment. The students that live there typically work in the mines or workshops, and the classes that are taught there are ones that typically revolve around working.

Finally, to the west of the city:

Spoiler: The burned lands 

This desolate area is the poorest and most dangerous area in the academy. Almost nothing grows there, and students living there face a very hardscrabble existence. Ash storms frequent the area, though magical lanterns prevent students from getting lost. The students that live here are either too poor to live anywhere else, or do not want to enter into a service contract (explained later). The only class that is taught here is survival.

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Spoiler: character sheet 

Name:
Appearance: (picture or description)
Age: (18-21)
Race:
Class:
Home area: (this is which of the 4 areas that he/she calls home)
Weapon(s):
Armor:
Miscellaneous equipment:
Bio:
Other:

You may only use weapons you are proficient with. Same with armor.
Remember to PM me character sheets, and that your character are novices/students.

Spoiler: My characters 

Spoiler: Nuada, the moss prince 

name: Nuada
Appearance:

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Age: 273
Race: Eladrin
Class: Kensei (fighter)
Home area: Burned lands (Leader)
Weapon(s):
+6 short spear of lightning (adds lightning to his attacks)
+6 thundering short spear (adds thunder to his attacks)

Armor:
+6 Eladrin chainmail (is neither bulky nor heavy, and increases the range of his fey step by five feet)

Miscellaneous equipment: Eladrin boots (reduces the energy required to use fey step)

Bio: Nuada is the sole survivor of a dead Eladrin nation which was ravaged by an evil race of monsters known as Fir Bolg. He had to watch as his family, his friends, and all of his people were murdered in front of him. He was frced to watch by the evil Fir Bolg king, Balor. When they were done, Balor knocked him out and left him to die. What was left of the child that Nuada was did, in fact, die in those ruins. What was left was a monster, who's sole drive was vengeance. He trained for over century, living all by himself in the ruins of his castle, perfecting the arts of murder. Then, he began slaughtering every Fir Bolg he could find, even those not of the group that massacred his people. Over the next century, he wiped out the entire Fir Bolg race. After his vengeance had finally been sated, he found he could not settle down. He eventually fell in with the group that made the Academy, and partially runs it

Other: He enjoys watching others suffer, and feels that suffering is the only way to become strong, which is why he forces the students under his watch to love in such poverty.

Spoiler: Lyadrin Bloodmoon 

name: Lyadrin Bloodmoon
Appearance:

Spoiler: Picture 

Age: 196
Race: Elf
Class: Blood Moon Stalker (Druid)
Home area: Fey Woods (leader)
Weapon(s):
+6 Vorpal sickle

Armor:
+6 sylvan leather armor (increases how stealthy she is)

Miscellaneous equipment:

+6 Spring renewal totem- this totem carries the primal magic of spring. It represents the power to restore life.

Spoiler: Beast form: Velociraptor 

Bio: Lyadrin was the High Druid of her Elf clan. As such, she was expected t be the wisest, closest to the earth, and therefore, the most fertile. But, try and try as she might, she could not conceive. She prayed day after day, year after year, even going so far as to mate with several different men, of different races even, but nothing. Her womb remained barren. She tried magic, potions, everything. As the years went by, the other female druids began to look down on her, and speak badly about her behind their back. Because of her connection to the animals of the forest, however, she learned of every word that was said. As the years passed, she slowly began to lose her grip on her sanity. One night, during the feast of the blood moon,one of the female druids in training had a little too much to drink and wandered off alone. Lyadrin followed her. The druid in training decided to bathen naked in the lake, and Lyadrin was enraptured by her beauty. She presented herself to the girl, and the trainee began laughing at her and making off-color remarks. Lyadrin could no longer contain herself. She brutally raped the poor girl, and then murdered her to keep it quiet.

She then left the village, and eventually joined the group which made the Academy

Other: Lyadrin is a sexual predator who preys on younger females. She doesn't murder them, but will continue to take advantage of them for her pleasure until she gets bored.

Spoiler: Helja Rockhammer 

Name:
Appearance:

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Age: 150
Race: Dwarf
Class: Warpriest (cleric)
Home area: Krazngrar (leader)

Weapon(s): +6 Warhammer of frost (adds ice damage)

Armor: +6 Exalted chainmail (improves her healing powers)
Dragondaunt light shield (reduces the effects of area and dragon attacks)

Miscellaneous equipment:
+6 holy symbol of radiance

Bio: Helja was born into a wealthy clan of dwarves. They gained their wealth from trading jewelry and mithril weapons and armor with other kingdoms. She was the daughter of the high priest of Moradin, and was religious in her duties. But unlike her father, seeds of doubt existed in her heart. She saw the wealth that the clan had attained, and wanted it, badly, for herself. Every day, the wanting would grow stronger. But she couldn't tell anybody, because greed like that was a sin to her father, and she would surely be punished. One day, she stole a ring that was part of a delivery to a powerful king. She sneaked it into her room and put it on. It was made of gold, with a large, perfectly cut ruby of the purest quality. As the light glimmered on it's many facets, it was as if it was her doom. The dark seed of avarice had been planted. She began to steal more and more, and amassed a small hoard. Eventually, the clients got tired of not receiving their items, and the clan's prosperity ended. Before she could be found out, Helja ran off with her stolen loot, and joined the group that founded the academy.


Other: Helja has become twisted by greed. She makes those under her work grueling hours for almost no pay, and all the money goes to her, The basement of her home is full of gold and jewels, and she is the main financial backer of the academy, as well as its supplier.

Spoiler: Davrin Ozander 

Name: Davrin Ozander
Appearance:

Spoiler: picture 

Age: 45
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Wizard of the spiral tower (wizard)
Home area: Hestavar (leader, Headmaster)

Weapon(s):
+6 vorpal longsword, +6 duelist's dagger

Armor:
+6 Mantle of the Seventh wind (can fly short distances, but must land when he stops)

Miscellaneous equipment:

Goggles of night: can see perfectly in pitch blackness

Cloak of invisibility: can tun invisible for a short time

Bio: At first glance, Davrin seems like a very nice fellow. Clean-cut, handsome, and quite charming. But, deep down inside, he has an intense lust for power and control. He flirts with and beds almost every woman he meets, but not because he loves them, simple because it's him exerting his power. You could say that that is simply ambition, and he is very driven to succeed and do well. He does do well, as a wizard. He was allowed to learn in the famous Spiral Tower of the Eladrin, and taught how to use a longsword to channel magic. He had to leave, however, when it was found out that he had fathered over 20 illegitimate children. He wandered the world and its planes, before finally Forming the group that would eventually create the academy.

Other: Davrin is a flirt and a 'horn-dog', who tries to sleep with any and every female he meets, sometimes going so far as to use magic to compel them to do so, and quite a few female students had been made pregnant, and then...disappeared.

Spoiler: Accepted characters 

Spoiler: Hatwell Coburn (ZanNight) 

Name: Hatwell Coburn
Appearance:

Spoiler: Hatwell 

Age: 19
Race: Human
Class: Protecting Paladin
Home area: Hestavar
Weapon(s): Longsword
Armor: Leather, Light Shield
Miscellaneous equipment: Holy Symbol
Bio: Picture the very face of heroism, courage, strength, intellect and selflessness on the handsome face of royalty. Now take a look at his uglier, selfish and myopic cousin and you meet Hatwell Coburn.

Born in a far away but very prominent Kingdom, Hatwell has just enough Royal Blood in him for a very legitimate claim to the throne. The illegitimate child of the King and a random bar maiden, Hatwell was the least appreciated heir by his full-blooded counterparts. Blind to this fact, Hatwell began his quest to become a hero at the young age of eight when he beat a beggar over the head with a wooden sword after the beggar had stolen an old lady's loaf of bread in the market.

With a stubborn sense of duty to all things righteous and good, Hatwell continued to brave against the world of petty thievery and crime until he was the age of thirteen, where he slayed a troublesome wolf in the nearby wilderness.

While his deeds were small, Hatwell was in fact gaining a reputation for diligence amongst the kingdom's peasants and looked upon favorably - much to the distaste of Hatwell's brothers. Devising plots against young Hatwell's life only to be thwarted by sheer dumb luck and unfaltering bravery, Hatwell's brothers and other claimants to the throne became even more competitive. Soon the other royal monarchs-to-be were racing out into the night and vanquishing whatever foes they could find in the hopes of outmatching Hatwell.

As their popularity grew, so did their deviousness. In an attempt to rid the kingdom of the troublesome Hatwell once and for all, the claimants spread word of the Aetherius Academy to Hatwell and suggested that he join to further his strength as a warrior - with the hopes that he would meet his certain demise. The claimants pooled together funds, mostly taken from the kingdom's treasury and offered to pay for Hatwell's travel and tuition.
Other:

Spoiler: Sampson (ZanNight) 

Name: Sampson
Appearance:

Spoiler: Sampson 

Age: 20
Race: Human
Class: Centered Breath Monk
Home area: Hestavar (rooming with Hatwell)
Weapon(s): Quarterstaff
Armor: Cloth Robes
Miscellaneous equipment: N/A
Bio: Sampson was raised by the Tuni Tribe of Hatwell's kingdom which was inevitably conquered and purposed for slave-breeding. Sampson's known nothing but hardship and servitude his entire life and knew little about companionship until he met Hatwell.

Not knowing his royal lineage, Sampson discovered Hatwell sick from a wound he received from fighting a wolf, terrorizing a nearby village. Sampson, gathering firewood at the time, helped the unconscious man by bringing him to his village where he was nursed back to health.

Days after Hatwell recovered, he asked to speak with his rescuer alone, and soon after purchased Sampson's slave ownership. Taking Sampson with him to his kingdom, Hatwell arranged for his release as a free man, and offered to take him on with him as his servant and companion. Sampson agreed.

Sampson has been in Hatwell's service ever since, and to this day follows his will unquestionably.
Other: Sampson is not a formal student. His accommodations are paid for by Hatwell, but not for tuition purposes. Sampson is merely at the academy to serve Hatwell, his master.

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Spoiler: Jangwen (tolvo) 

Name: Jangwen Wisestone
Appearance: Jangwen stands at 7'4 and weights in at 300lbs. She is a harsh looking woman with various scars across her face and body making her look ugly even for a Goliath. Tough skin marks her body with tattoos which depict stories of angry spirits to her people. Jangwen shaves her head and is very flat chested while being musclebound like many Goliath.
Age: 21
Race: Goliath
Class: Vengeful Seeker
Home area: Fey Woods
Weapon(s): Short Spear, Longbow
Armor: Leather
Miscellaneous equipment: A Primitive Fetish
Bio: Jangwen was born and raised among a Goliath community. At a young age she witnessed Orcs burning down a forest and heard the elements cry to her, she then grew reclusive and went into the wild and became a Seeker. Here she hunted and lived off the land, before hearing of the Fey woods of the Academy. Using the gold she had from killing trespassers she went to the Academy.
Other: She is skilled in Athletics, Acrobatics, Stealth, and Nature.

Spoiler: Lix (enaz) 

Name: Lix Textrax
Appearance: He stands at around 5’10 with long silver hair that falls to his shoulders that match his piercing silver eyes that seem to stare into others souls. His body is well muscled, but also heavily scarred to the point where when most see him without a shirt they gasp. Somehow though his face hadn’t been marred leaving him the Handsome looks attributed to most Drow to him, but the surface is where his similarities to other Drow end.
Age: 19
Race: Drow
Class: Warlock
Home area: Burning Lands
Weapon(s): Scimitar
Armor: Leather
Miscellaneous equipment: Rod
Bio: Lix was at one time born in the Underdark to a loving family that fell well in line with Drow culture. However no matter what he saw Lix just couldn’t take the surroundings anymore, and wanted to set out on his own at one point so when he turned sixteen he set out to escape the underdark leaving him mentally scarred to the point where he built a personality to take all the pain while he can still walk around without being impeded.
Other: N/A

Spoiler: Quiana Leafwalker (Minkasha)  

Name: Quiana Leafwalker

Appearance:

Spoiler: Appearance 

Being half-elf has given Quiana the ‘best’ of both worlds. While still having a slender 5’6’’ body the human side has given her more curves and a more ‘fertile’ body making her look rather ravishing. Her blue eyes are very bright and her thick strawberry blond hair waves all the way down to her backside knot free! She wears bangs that cover the right side of her upper face pure for athletics. She is often seen flipping the bangs. And a few strands flow over her shoulders. She will twirls these too.

Age: 20, though she’ll either lie and say she’s 18 or dodge the question ;o

Race: Half-elf

Class: Juggler Pierrot (Why risk getting close?)

Home area: Fey Woods

Weapon(s): A hidden dagger that serves as a comb too! (Thanks daddy!) And shurikens stuffed in her Kimono. (Why carry anything? Ugg)

Armor:Exotic cloth Kimono, with the modification of having the front more open (it helps the girls ‘breathe’) She also wears traditional geisha sandals (They are so cute!)

Miscellaneous equipment: A hand held mirror that was originally a gift from her elven father to her human mother. Upon moving to academy mother handed down the mirror to her. Quiana’s mother claims that her father once said it is magic makes sure it will never break. If bored enough she’ll pass the time by looking into it. Quiana claims it helps her become more ‘enlightened’ through knowing more about herself, in truth she looks because she likes what she sees!

Bio: Quiana loves handouts. And those who look at Quiana often love to give them. It makes for a great relationship, and for a great life! Both humans and elves alike always found Quiana to be such a ‘wonderful person’, though such compliments were never made to her with eye contact (I’m up here?). Yet when she walked away with the gifts or the assistance she needed her pursuers never thought ill of her, she is the one that got away, frequently. Whomever crafted her body up in the sky Quiana has been more than grateful to, and has made sure to use her resource to the best of her ability.

One such instance is the aging, sickly, and wealthy 80 year old man who told her she was ‘a bird who needed to fly’ and helped fund her tuition to the Aetherius Academy(What was his name?). Though she is more than a one dimensional floozy with a magical bosom and matching figure, no, she also wishes to connect to her elven side and nature. Quiana was starting to learn that there was other beauty in this world beyond herself. And determined to be one with nature, has convinced a few of the elven classmates at the Fey woods to build her tree house and spiral steps to do so. Well…convinced implies she had to ask, more like agreed to let them do the work for her.

Other: Quiana has learned that they key to happiness is self-love. And if Quiana ever had a redeeming quality it would be her self-confidence. Though her weakness is she’ll back down quickly if a large domineering force threatens to physically overpower her. In such cases, she does a swift kick to the genitals as daddy taught her.

Spoiler: Fayne (dark xeno) 

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Name: Fayne Flintstock

Spoiler: Appearance 

Age:

19

Race: Human

Class: Iaido Ronin

Home area: Hestavar

[B][U]Weapon(s): Greatsword (Ōdachi)

Armor: Cloth

Miscellaneous equipment:

Bio:

Fayne grew up in a place where everyone learned the art of the sword, but only 5% of them excel and become Ronin. she was part of the 5%. She was always expected to be the best of the best, always the quickest, always the smartest, always the strongest, always the most reliable. a born leader. and she was. the Ronin in her group, there were 3, were the top fighters of their age. she fancied one of them. the only male of their group.as they grew up and learned, so did the love they had for each other. That’s when the other female of the group grew jealous. at the age of 15, they 3 were put to the test. it was a test to prove their worth. their skill, patience, how lethal they were, how calm they could be in any situation. 3 went in...1 came out. The other girl thought that if Fayne died in there, she could have the boy. they had to fight against a monster that that the older Ronin had captured during a small a raid in a cave. they believed to have tamed the beast, but during the fight it was supposed to be an easy win if it hadn't gone berserk. the other girl had teased it. something they had not been supposed to do. something against what they had been taught all their lives. it attacked Fayne, and she had evaded it with a minor injury. a cut on her leg. she looked down to see the damage when it attacked again and she didn't see it coming. the boy went to protect her. he was successful, but had not been successful in saving himself. he died on impact. Fayne was frozen with fear, sadness, and pain. The other girl thought she could save them both when she had realized what she had done, and ended up losing her life also. Fayne managed to kill the thing on her own, and ever since has been rebellious, Brutal and cold. those who have seen her at her worst don't live to tell the tale. and she fights only for gain, and strength. she believes love is for the weak and doesn't care what others think of her. After many years of bad behavior, her parents decided to send her to the Academy, hoping it will change her for the better. She hated the idea, but her parents wouldn't listen. And she went to Aetherius Academy.

Other:

Spoiler: Nurin (Lord Tully) 

Name: Nurin
Appearance:
Age: 10 (Since Gnolls live such a short time 10 would roughly translate to about 20, if this isn't acceptable just change it to 18)
Race: Gnoll
Class: Two-blade Ranger
Home area: Fey Woods
Weapon(s): Short bow, a pair of long knives, and a pair of spears.
Armor: cloth (killed it herself)
Miscellaneous equipment: none

Bio: Nurin was born to a small clan of Gnolls deep in a forest, they were few in number but made up for it by drawing the ire of every single human city, village and farm hold that bordered that forest. While she was still young, the humans form an alliance and purged the forest of her kind, root and stem, not a single Gnoll survived save for Nurin herself.
How Nurin was missed, she does not know, what she does know is as she wondered through the forest near the site of her clan's slaughter, she was mistaken for a wild dog pup and adopted by a hunter. He had intended for her to be some sort of pet, but she very soon grew old enough that her true nature was clear as day.
Seeing an unusual opportunity, the hunter trained Nurin to use a bow and other weapons. Though being a simple hunter, Nurin's surrogate father could only teach her so much, even if she did have a natural talent in the use of spears. Thinking that the world would greatly benefit from a Gnoll working for it rather then against it, Nurin's Hunter parent gathered enough funds for her to be entered into Aetherius Academy.

Other: Nurin never attacks other students though she is willing to kill if she is attacked first. Instead she tries to actively assist them when she can.

Spoiler: Sindri 

Name: Sindri
Appearance:

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Age: 19
Race: Eladrin
Class: Infernal Pact Warlock
Home area: Hestavar
Weapon(s): A long sword (Preferred), an ancient short spear which has been in his family for generations.
Armor: Cloth
Miscellaneous equipment: a pact blade (A dagger enchanted to be used like a warlock's wand)
Bio: Sindri is the first born son of parents hailing from two once glorious blood lines, both his mothers and his father's families boast a number of kings and grand lords. Though their power has diminished in recent generations, their wealth has not, so when the time came for him to be educated, they were able to give him the very height of education. Though he was trained, as is tradition, to use swords and spears, Sindri's talents were always in scholarly work and the practice of magic. Over the years Sindri has devoted considerable time to the acquisition of knowledge, and thanks to a short cut he discovered has developed great power of Eldritch energies and Devilish magics.

Seeing the great potential their son had Sindir's parents sent him to Aetherius Academy, paying for him to receive the most out of his time there.
Other: Due to the source of his powers Sindri occasionally hears something urging him towards unreasonably cruel acts against his enemies. He will only indulge these urges if he thinks the target deserves it, and will every so often speak back to the urgings under his breath.

Spoiler: Estmore Freeman (Dark Xeno) (soul taken by succubi, dead unless someone saves it)  

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Name: Estmor Freeman

Spoiler: Appearance 

Age: (18-21):20
Race: Shadar-Kai
Class: Pursuing Avenger
Home area: : The Burned Lands
Weapon(s):

Spoiler: Falchion 

Armor:

Spoiler: Formal Attire 

Spoiler: battle clothing 

Miscellaneous equipment:
Bio: Estmor grew up in a secret temple, like most all other Avengers. he wanted to learn more about the world, so he managed to get the elders of his temple to let him enter the school of magic. they had a lot of money just in case something went wrong, but then they decided to use most of it on Estmor's studies.
Other: he sings to himself when he is alone. rarely sings out loud, but a rumor about him i that his singing voice is like velvet.

Spoiler: Walian Mages-Blood (never heard from, nor seen again)  

Name: Walian Mages-Blood
Appearance: Walian is a somewhat rugged looking young man with red hair and tanned skin. He is missing a molar on the left of his bottom jaw so he'll frequently half smile using the right side of his face. Typically he keeps his shoulder length hair tied back in a small ponytail to keep what he can out of his eyes. Both of his eyes are light green and he has a short beard and mustache combo which he always makes sure to keep fairly short. A long scar runs up from his right thigh to about his right breast which he got from falling out a tree as a child, or from fighting a monster if you ask him. He is fairly plain faced with a friendly composure and a smile which could charm any old woman not bitter enough to throw bricks at cats. Walian has a somewhat long nose an a mole beneath his right eye.
Age: 20
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Inspiring Warlord
Home area: Burned Lands
Weapon(s): Long Sword, Hand Crossbow
Armor: Chain mail
Miscellaneous equipment: A letter containing his last will and testimony.
Bio: Walian Mages-Blood was born the son of a Half-Elf mage, his Grand-pappy before him was a mage as well all the way up to his great great great great granddaddy whom which was a human wizard. The magical arts have flowed through their veins for generations though during his childhood it became very apparent that Walian didn't carry the magical chutzpa of the bloodline before him. Instead he took joy in running around and playing away from dusty old tomes and men with long beards. At age eight he got into his first fight and by ten he was a regular bully before getting straightened out by a kid bigger than himself. Realizing the importance of having friends to help take on larger foes Walian began to focus more on playing with other children and listening to the stories of his elders no matter how crazy they were or how many dragons were slain atop a mountain pass. For a time he even began to write poetry until another told him it was girly forcing him to swear off it forever. Eventually he grew interested in becoming a guard as soon as he heard chicks liked a man in uniform. Training for a bit under one led him to the realization that being a guard was generally really boring so while he appreciated what combat training he received there was no way he was going to protect townsfolk for a simple wage. Instead it dawned upon him that perhaps a bit of adventure would do him good as well as giving him some excellent bragging rights. Currently he is trying to think of a new surname due to how distant he has become with his family, not even a letter on occasion is sent to them nor will he read any for him from them. Irons-Blood was his first choice then Iron-blood and now he's just trying to find some sort of metal that isn't already used in conjunction with Blood for a Dwarfish last name. His immediate family would be his mother, father, and two older sisters all of which are still alive. Due to their interests his mother and sisters don't have much in common with him and his father just wants him to come home already and start his training to become a wizard like him. His mother's name is Aewylyn and his father's is Valian, the first born sister Patilia and second born sister Laewylyn, he is of course the youngest member of his family. During his early years he had a close friend, a short and stocky Half-Elf that resembled a Dwarf due to how chubby he was. The lad's name was Daelir though everyone simply called him Scrubsy since he loved to take baths. While they had many adventures climbing trees together and chasing rabbits eventually Scrubsy grew up and fell in with a bad crowd. One day his dear old friend vanished along with a few of the thugs making Walian believe they left to form some sort of gang.
Other: Walian hates any sign of femininity in himself and will actively try to fight it when it is pointed out. When his manhood is challenged he will always try to think of a way to prove it in his own eyes. The young Half-Elf thinks magic is incredibly boring and prefers the smell of sweat and blood to the darkness and quiet of a library. He is very energetic and doesn't like to stay in any one place for too long. Walian is fond of alcohol but he is a bit of a lightweight in regards to it causing him to often take up the challenge of Dwarves only to lose after a few drinks.

Spoiler: Scifo Edgemont (Honey&Milk) 

Name: Scifo Edgemont

Appearance:

Spoiler: Scifo Edgemont 

Age: 20

Race: Human

Class: Battle Cleric

Home area: The Burned Lands

Weapon(s): Dagger

Armor: Chainmail

Miscellaneous equipment: Holy Symbol

Bio: Growing up surrounded by luxurious things, Scifo lived a very privileged though humble life. His father was a well renowned craftsman who could fashion together all manner of exquisite weaponry, jewelry, and other rare baubles. In his search for new and rare materials to create his masterpieces, his wife soon grew tired of the constant traveling and abandoned him and her son. Without the loving touch of a mother, Scifo was raised into the man that he is by means of a stern but forgiving hand. The two lived comfortably and enjoyed their time spent taking in all the splendid sight the world had to offer. That all came to a halt however after a bad business transaction to a band of thieves took a turn for the worse, the end resulting in the premature death of his father and the theft of nearly all of their belongings. Haunted by his inability to save his own father, with what little money remained, Scifo made way to Aetherius Academy in the hopes of strengthening his skills before exacting revenge upon those who had wronged his family.

Other: He had barely enough money to take up residence in Krazngrar, which would have been closer to his work in the mines but instead chose to live in the Burned Lands as he felt he could grow the most in such harsh conditions while aiding those who needed assistance. The scythe that he wields is his father's greatest creation.

Spoiler: Nivimical (Deamonstalker) 

Name: Niviminical
Appearance: him in his plate
Age: (21)
Race: Dwarf
Class: fighter
Home area: (Krazngrar)
Weapon(s): two of these handaxes, , and this for his shield, heavy, This battleaxe is his final weapon, if he has lost both axes.
Armor: Scale
Miscellaneous equipment:
Bio: Used to hard work, but with dreams of glory, he worked hard to get to where he could afford his way into the academy. After all, he did come from a relatively poor clan. All of the elders approved of his wish to better himself, so they pitched in with the entrance fees. He still has to work, but it's at something that he had gotten rather skilled at - Smithing. Sure, he will willingly do the other work, but he's best as smithing, creating what ever you could think of, when it came to weapons or armor.
Other: He dislikes fish with a passion. Won't even be in a room with it. Thinks its a poison hardy enough to take down a dwarf. doesn't know what fish look like, while living...

Spoiler: Bolruk Iron-Axe (Death of Korzan)  

Name: Bolruk Iron-Axe

Appearance:

Spoiler: Bolruk Iron-Axe 

Age: 19

Race: Dwarf

Class: War Wizard

Home area: The Burned Lands

Weapon(s): A War-Hammer

Spoiler: Bolruk’s War Hammer 

Armor:

Spoiler: Bolruk’s Robes 

Miscellaneous equipment:

Bio: Bolruk was born as a bastard son to a Dwarf of nobility and was left abandoned after his father had his mother killed in order to hide the affair from his wife. Bolruk was taken in by an orphanage and taught how to carve rock, build shelter and smith small items, mostly decorative things like bracelets and necklaces. When he turned 8 he began to show some magical ability after melting through a lock on his door with a caustic acid spell. This progressed as he practiced and harnessed all the elements. Whilst he was a Wizard and was always told he should equip a staff to look the part, Bolruk always liked wielding a War-Hammer and after many months of practicing, Bolruk learned to channel his magic through the steel.

Other: Bolruk has what would be considered a very strong Scottish accent (Obviously not being Scottish in the world of the roleplay). He has a general dislike of Noblemen and people from high-class. He is as stubborn as a rock but once you get close to him he is a hearty and friendly man. He is not shy of women and he is extremely hard to intimidate (Attempts at doing so tend to result in stare-downs; which Bolruk tends to win.

He is a skilled fighter with his War-Hammer and a very talented Wizard. His favorite food is a Dwarven food ‘Tyrkisk Glede’ (A Dwarven variant of Turkish delight except it is spicy, tastes of raspberry and smells of Lavender and Lime). He also loves Dwarven mead and Human Ale; he has a disregard for most Elvish alcohol. He can drink most people under the table, even those twice his age.

Spoiler: Lalasa Chapman 

Name: Lalasa Chapman
Appearance: Lalasa stands at 3"10 and weighs in at nearly 100 pounds. Her dark brown hair is tinged with red, as are her eyes, and her long hair reaches her waist when it is braided.
Age: 18
Race: Halfling
Class: Archer ranger
Home area: Fey Woods
Weapon(s): Sling and short spear
Armor: Leather
Miscellaneous equipment:
Bio: Lalasa's father, Tobias Chapman, is a wealthy merchant and Lalasa grew up in the lap of luxury. Her parents were very much in love and spoiled her quite a bit until her mother was lost to an unknown illness, Lalasa and her father grieved together until he grew tired of her spoiled attitude and sent her away to learn some useful skills. He sent her here. He loves her dearly and has spent a great deal to make sure she has the best of everything; the best housing, equipment, supplies... Everything. But he refuses to let her come home until she graduates.
Other:

Spoiler: Sorana (lord tully) 

Name: Sorana
Appearance:

Spoiler:  

Age: 21
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Paladin
Home area: Krazngrar
Weapon(s): Battle axe (Wielded two handed), 4 hand axes for throwing.
Armor: Plate armor
Miscellaneous equipment: Holy Symbol of Pelor, a smith's hammer.
Bio: Sorana was the product of a sad series of events, her mother was human who'd fallen for an Elven soldier passing through. Her father died shortly after their union, and Sorana's mother was too poor to care for her on her own. Thinking to spare the newborn from a long starving death Sorana's mother left her in the woods in he hands of the gods and nature.
Before the elements could take her life, a Halfling couple found her and being good natured folk took her in as their own. It soon became clear that Solana was not a Halfling child, but rather then despair at this fact Solana jumped at the opportunity to put her larger stronger body to good use. Due to her relevantly large size Sorana was often called upon to settle deputes and break up fights, a task which she took to almost naturally. Seeing potential in the young girl the local Temple of Pelor took her as an apprentice and trained her how to be a righteous warrior for the Sun God.
When she came of age, Solana's elders and family felt she still had much unrefined potential and so sent her to train at Aetherius Academy. Though they payed what they could in terms of Solana's tuition, Solana has found work as a miner and a smith to pay her way through the Academy.


Other: Has developed a definite dislike of the Academy's current leaders and would welcome the opportunity to remove them from power.

Spoiler: Troian Kleros (Drew) 

Name: Troian Kleros

Appearance:Troian wears a tight suit with little armour, a red cape usually draped over one shoulder, and knee-high boots.

Age: 18

Race: Half-elf

Class: Two-Blade Ranger

Home area: Fey Woods

Weapon(s):
-Short sword
-Sword she calls "Kindness"
-Bow

Armor: Leather armor

Miscellaneous equipment:

Bio: Troian practically grew up in the training fields of Neros. Her father and his elf clan left quickly after Troian was born so that she would not have to choose Neros or the clan. Troian is angry with her father, whoever he may be, but she doesn't talk about it. It just slows her down in the battle she calls life. Her mother is the protector for the royal family in Neros, a practically unbeatable warioress. She is obviously Troian's role model, and who she strives to be. Whenever she wasn't on the training field training along side soldiers, she was roaming the streets, turning in any criminals she could find.

Other: Troian is particularly fond of her cape, which was sewn by the Queen of Neros and her mother. If someone even touches it, she chops off the fingers that soiled it.

Spoiler: Neydia (dark xeno)  

Name: Neydia "Ney"
Appearance:

Spoiler: Neydia 

Age: 19
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Predator Druid
Home area: Fey Woods
Weapon(s):
her daggers: 1. Amos 2. Deldarr 3. Sfvein

Spoiler: Seax 

Armor:

Spoiler: leather armor 

Miscellaneous equipment:

Spoiler: Beast Form: Kitsune 

Bio: Neydia comes from a rich family that wanted her to learn the best. so they sent her to Aetherius Academy. she already has some basic fighting knowledge from her father who took her hunting. and she knows a couple things about plants and herb from her mother. who was a gardener. she was an only child.

Other: she is a bit Naive when it comes to sexual things

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Races

Like all worlds, this one is populated by a multitude of different creatures. I will be keeping this list small and simple for now, and could update it later. The 'personalities' I have describe just generalize the race, and in no way does it have to affect your character.

Spoiler: Elf 

Appearance:

Elves are slender, athletic folk about as tall as humans. They have the same range of complexions as humans, tending more toward tan or brown hues. A typical elf's hair is dark brown, autumn orange, mossy green, or deep gold. Elves' ears are long and pointed, and their eyes are typically vibrant blue, violet, or green. Elves have little body hair, but they favor a wild and loose look to their hair.

Average height: 5'4"-6'0"
Average weight: 130-170 pounds

Personality:

Elves are a people of deeply-felt, but short-lived passions. They are easily moved to delighted laughter, blinding wrath, or mournful tears. They are inclined to impulsive behaviour, and members of other races sometimes see elves a flighty or impetuous, but elves do not shirk responsibility or forget commitments. Thanks in part to their long life span, elves sometimes have difficulty taking certain matters as seriously as other races do, but when genuine threats arise, elves are fierce and reliable allies.

Elves are loyal and merry friends. They love simple pleasures - dancing, singing, footraces, and contests of balance and skill - and rarely see a reason to tie themselves down to dull or disagreeable tasks

Other: all elves, regardless of class, are proficient with the short and longbow

They make excellent rangers, rogues, druids, monks, avengers, seekers, and clerics

Spoiler: Eladrin 

Appearance:

Eladrin are of human height. They are slim, and even the strongest simply look athletic rather than musclebound. They have the same range of complexions as humans, although they are more often fair than dark. Their straight, fine hair is often white, silver, or pale gold, and they wear it long and loose. Their ears are long and pointed, and their eyes are pearly and opalescent orbs of vibrant blue, violet, or green, lacking pupils. Eladrin can't grow facial hair and have little body hair.

Average height: 5'5" - 6'1"
Average weight: 130-180


Personality:

Long lived and strongly tied to the Feywild, Eladrin have a detached view of the world. Eladrin often have difficulty believing that events in the world have much importance to them, and they consider courses of action that can last for centuries.

Their general detachment from the world can make eladrin seem distant and intimidating to other races. Their fey nature also makes them simultaneously alluring and frightening to other races. However, eladrin take friendships and alliances to heart and can react with swift fury when their friends are endangered. Combined with their intellect, bravery, and magical power, this loyalty makes them powerful and respected allies.

Eladrin live by an aesthetic philosophy common to the Feywild. They seek to exemplify grace, skill, and learning into every part of life, from dance and song, to swordplay and magic.

Other: All Eladrin, regardless of class, are proficient with longswords, and all spears. They also have a power known as 'fey step', which allows them to teleport up to 25 feet. This power is easy for them to use, but highly taxing if used often. They favor the rogue, monk, or wizard classes.

Spoiler: Half-elf 

Appearance:

Half-elves tend to be sturdier of build than elves, but more slender than most humans. Half-elves have the same range of complexions as humans and elves, and like elves, often have hair or eye colors not normally found among humans. Male half-elves can grow facial hair, unlike male elves, and often sport thin mustaches, goatees, or short beards. Half-Elves' ears are about the size of human ears, but they are tapered, like the ears of their elven ancestors.

Average height: 5'5" - 6'2"
Average weight: 13 - 190 pounds

Personality:

Half-elves are more than just a combination of two races - the combination of human and elf blood produces a unique race with qualities all its own. They share some of the natural grace, athleticism, and keen perceptiveness of elves, along with the passion and drive of humans. But in their own right, they are charismatic, confident, and open-minded and are natural diplomats, negotiators, and leaders.

Half-elves favor the rogue, warlock, ranger, and Avenger classes

Spoiler: Dwarf 

Physical appearance:

Dwarves average about 4 1/2 feet in height and are very broad, weighing about as much as an adult human. Dwarves have the same variety of skin, eye, and hair colors as humans, although dwarf skin is sometimes grey or sandstone re an red hair is more common among them. Male dwarves are often bald and braid their long beards into elaborate patterns. Female dwarves braid their hair to show clan and ancestry. Dwarven attire and equipment, including weapons and shields, are decorated with bold geometric shapes, natural gems, and ancestral faces.

Average height: 4'3" - 4'9"
Average weight: 160 - 220 pounds

Personality:

Proudly proclaiming they were made from the earth itself, dwarves share many qualities with the rock they love. They are strong, hardy, and dependable. They value their ancestral traditions, which they preserve through the ages as fiercely as they defend the carved structures as their mountain homes.

Dwarves believe in the importance of clan ties and ancestry. They deeply respect their elders, and they honor long-dead clan founders and ancestral heroes. They lace great value on wisdom and the experience of years, and most are polite to elders of any race.

Dwarves never forget their enemies, either individuals who have wronged them or entire races of monsters who have done ill to their kind. Dwarves harbor a fierce hatred for orcs, which often inhabit the same mountainous areas that dwarves favor and which wreak periodic devastation on dwarf communities. Dwarves also despise giants and titans, because the dwarf race once labored as the giants' slaves.

To a dwarf, it is a gift and a mark of deep respect to stand beside an ally in battle, and a sign of deepest loyalty to shield that ally from enemy attack. Dwarven legends honor many heroes who gave their lives to save their clans or their friends.

Other: dwarves have a resistance to poison, and have much higher endurance than others. They are not slowed by wearing heavy armor, and regardless of class, they are proficient with the warhammer and throwing hammer.

Dwarves excel at the paladin, Avenger, Warlock, cleric, and fighter classes.

Spoiler: Human 

Physical appearance:

Humans come in a wide variety of heights, weights, and colors. Some humans have black or dark brown skin, others are pale as snow, and they cover the whole range of tans and browns in between. Their hair is black, brown, or a range of blondes and reds. Their eyes are most often brown, blue, or hazel.

Average height: 5'6" - 6'2"
Average weight: 135 - 220 pounds

Personality:

Humans are decisive and sometimes rash. They explore the darkest reaches of the world in search of knowledge and power. They hurl themselves into danger, dealing with consequences as they arise. They act first and ponder later, trusting their will to prevail and their native resourcefulness to see them through perilous situations.

Humans always look to the horizon, seeking to expand their influence and their territory. They chase power and want to change the world, for good or for ill. Their settlements are among the brightest lights in a dark and untamed world, and humans constantly seek to explore new lands and settle new frontiers.

Their self-reliance and bravery inclines humans toward martial classes such as fighter, warlord, and rogue. They often prefer to find hidden reserves of strength in themselves rather than trust to the magic of wizards or clerics.

Other: Humans are a Jack of all trades, but master of none when it comes to classes.

Spoiler: Halfling 

Physical appearance:

Halflings stand about 4 feet tall and weigh about 80 pounds. They resemble small humans and are proportioned like human adults. halflings have the same range of complexions as humans, but they tend to have dark hair and eyes. Halfling males don't have beards. but many have long, full sideburns. Halflings of both genders often wear complicated hairstyles, featuring complex braiding and weaving.

Average height: 3'10" - 4'2"
Average weight: 75-85 pounds

Personality:

Halflings are an affable, warm, and cheerful people. They survive in a world full of larger creatures by avoiding notice or, barring that, avoiding offense. They appear harmless and so have managed to survive in the shadow of empires and on the edges of wars and political strife.

Halflings are practical and down-to-earth. They concern themselves with basic needs and simple pleasures, harboring few dreams of gold or glory. Adventurers are no more rare among halflings than the other races, but they usually pursue the adventurer's life for reasons of community, friendship, wanderlust, or curiosity. Halfling adventurers are brave and faithful companions, relying on stealth and trickery in battle rather than raw might or magic.

Other: All halflings are proficient with daggers, slings, and hand-crossbows, regardless of class. Their reaction time is also much quicker than other races. Halflings are also unable to wield 'versatile' weapons unless they use both hands (with certain exceptions), and cannot wield two-handed weapons (with certain exceptions)

Halflings favor the rogue, ranger, warlock, and monk classes.

Spoiler: Shadar-Kai 

Physical Appearance:

Shadar-kai resemble humans, but have gray skin and eyes that are lustrous black orbs, like a raven's. Their hair is worn long, sometimes loose, and other times elaborately shaved, styled, and/or braided. A Shadar-kai's skin always has patterns of tattoos and scarifications, as well as many piercings.

Average height: 5'7" - 6'0"
Average weight: 130-170 pounds

Personality:

Shadar-kai are a grim, dark, and serious people. They fight without concern for their own wellbeing, believing that death is fortold at birth and cannot be avoided.

Shadar-kai society is meritocratic. Personal achievement and glory defines a Shadar-kai more than than family, wealth, or holdings. A Shadar-kai can gain a lot of power and prestige by murdering rivals, slaying powerful beasts in the name of the Raven Queen, or by reaping souls.

Other: Shadar-kai, regardless of class, are proficient with the Scythe, the Katar, and the Spiked chain.

They also have a power called 'Shadow jaunt' which allows them to teleport up to fifteen feet, and become 'insubstantial' (ghostly) for a few seconds after reappearing.

They favor the Rogue, Wizard, Avenger, and Monk classes.

Spoiler: Githzerai 

Physical appearance: Characterized by spare frames and an exotic appearance, githzerai are taller than humans, and slender to the point of being gaunt. Their skin tends toward yellow tones, occassionally shading into brown or green. They have distinctive angular features and pointed ears, as well as eyes set in deep sockets and flattened noses set high on their faces.

Male githzerai usually keep their heads shaved or tonsured and braided, and they grow controlled facial hair. Females wear their long hair close to the head in braids or tight buns. githzerai hair is typically russet, but black and gray sometimes occur.

The githzerai commitment to asceticism means that individuals generally disdain displays of wealth. Their clothing is practical, simple in design, and accentuated only by simple jewelry. They indulge their artistic nature through body painting or tattoos. Even these expressions incorporate a functional purpose: Tattoos serve as identifiers, helping githzerai recognize tradition and location from which a fellow githzerai hails.

Average height: 6' - 6'5"
Average weight: 160 - 190 pounds

Personality:

Githzerai value their heritage. It informs their philosophy, their behavior, and their intolerance for githyanki and mind flayers. Where githyanki crave battle and conquest, githzerai seek inner harmony and self-mastery. They often travel great distances to explore the self and to give up mortal attachments by witnessing the possibilities that existence has to offer.

Although githzerai are willing to explore and experience the cosmos, they maintain a worldview centered on personal responsibility and accomplishment. The race's social hierarchy is based entirely on merit, and each githzerai must earn a place in history.

Austerity, prudence, pragmatism, and tenacity also run strong in the githzerai persona. Githzerai rarely own more than they need. They don't speak at length when a brief statement will do. Although githzerai have fiery souls, reflected by their fierce resolve and strong loyalties, they rarely display strong emotions.

Other: Githzerai have very strong will can resistan mental attacks better than other races. Their will is also strong enough to ward off a portion of the pain they receive. Githzerai favor the avenger, monk, ranger, and seeker classes.

Spoiler: Gnoll 

Physical appearance:

Gnolls are extremely tall, with the average member of the race standing on average between 7' and 7'6". Though gnolls are relatively lean for their height, weighing in usually between 280 to 320 lbs, the race cuts an impressive visage. In part because of their height and lean musculature, gnolls are very quick compared with many other races such as humans. Gnoll skin is a greenish-gray, and their furry hide is light or dark brown marked sometimes with spots or stripes. Many gnolls also have a dirty yellow to reddish-gray crest-like mane that stands on end when a gnoll is angry.

It is believed by some that gnolls have traces of demonic blood, which may be evidenced by unusual features found among some of the gnoll bloodlines. These may include talons, gleaming red eyes, or black fur with fiery orange spots.

Female gnolls are indistinguishable from males by size, in spite of a reputation for being shorter. In fact, so similar are male and female gnolls in appearance that they are often mistaken for one another. The only reliable way to tell the difference, other than through a close physical examination, is if a female is pregnant or openly nursing.

Average height: 7' - 7'6"
Average weight: 280-320 pounds

Personality:

Moreso than many other humanoid races, primal instinct remains a strong part of the gnoll psyche. Gnolls are natural predators and savor the thrills of the hunt. Almost all gnolls prefer the wilderness to the civilized enclaves favored by humans, dwarves, or other similar races and those that do take to cities usually think of them as just another kind of landscape.

Many other races find the gnoll psyche feral and aggressive, male and female equally, and the behavioral tendencies of the race can certainly give this impression. Gnolls start fighting among one another at a very early age and as soon as they can walk, many crawl into places away from the eyes of adults where they engage in vicious, often lethal battles. A gnoll is more likely to demand answers than it is to actually ask a question. Gnolls, however, do not see this as an act of hostility, but rather a basic demonstration of strength.

Though gnolls are not necessarily evil, the craving of the hunt and primal bloodlust that inhabit the gnoll mind make many of the race lean towards chaotic evil by reflex. Gnolls who succumb to this tendency often become nomadic savages, wreaking havoc wherever they can, giving gnolls their fearsome reputation as slaving brigands throughout the world. Fortunately, such creatures are rarely united and although gnolls as a whole have a strong affinity for family and blood ties, this friendliness does not often extend to gnolls who belong to a different pack and the race commonly makes war on itself.

In spite of the savage nature of the gnolls, there are some aspects to their culture that are not inherently repulsive. Gnolls place a very strong value on family for instance, respecting blood ties perhaps more than any other aspect of a relationship. Though gnolls within a pack commonly fight with each other for dominance, these battles are quickly forgotten after their resolution, and in most situations, gnolls of the same bloodline are loyal friends and allies to one another. These bloodlines are almost always traced maternally, through the female line.

This loyalty to family is particularly obvious during combat, either with rival gnoll packs or other races. Gnolls who fight side by side regularly throw away personal glory in order to help their brethren. Perhaps most surprisingly, when a gnoll is separated from clan and family their instinctive need for such blood ties may lead them to form a surrogate "pack" from those whom they choose to befriend. To these unlikely allies the gnoll is as loyal and faithful as they would their own brothers or sisters, embracing the outsiders as if they were family.

Other: All gnolls, regardless of class, are proficient with the basic spear, and the heavy flail. When seriously wounded, they see red and enter a blood fury in which they attack very ferociously and without regard for their own safety or well-being. They make excellent warlocks, rogues, druids, monks, rangers, and avengers.

Monster: monster characters are more likely to be attacked by other students

Spoiler: Bugbear 

Physical appearance:

Bugbears resemble hairy, feral goblins standing seven feet tall. They take their name from their noses and claws, which are similar to those of bears. Their claws are not long and sharp enough to be used as weapons, so bugbears often armor and arm themselves with a variety of purloined gear. Most often, this gear is second-rate and in poor repair.

Average height: 6'10" - 7'2"
Average weight: 250-300 pounds

Personality:

Bugbears, like other goblinoids, have a reputation for being dim-witted and brutish. This claim is not unfounded and like their kin bugbears have easily provoked tempers and are prone to fitful rages. Few bugbears overcome this nature and their culture's brutal nature. Bugbear heroes, though rare, are heard of and can acquire significant renown if successful. Often the motivation for this change of heart comes from the rewards earned from virtue, which in the long term are more pleasing than the short-lasting pleasures of evil.

Other: All bugbears are proficient with the basic spear, regardless of class. They excel at the Fighter, Ranger, Rogue, and Barbarian classes.

Monster: monster characters are more likely to be attacked by other students.

Spoiler: Hobgoblin 

Physical appearance:

Hobgoblins have skin that is orange to reddish-brown, hair that is dark brow, dark grey, orange, or red, and their eyes are typically yellow or dark brown. Hobgoblins are a larger, stronger, smarter, and more menacing form of goblinoids than goblins, but not as powerful as bugbears.

Average height: 6'3" - 6'5"
Average weight: 190 - 240 pounds

Personality:

By and large hobgoblins, like their kin, are considered evil creatures and often meet this expectation. While Goblinoid society is cruel and harsh, some individuals escape it to carry on lives of virtue, though fewer such individuals are hobgoblins than true goblins. Those few who do take this risk and succeed often meet cautious praise and acceptance from outsiders.

Those that do are, however, continuously plagued by their nature. Though hobgoblins are not necessarily evil they are prone to violence and hot tempers and find it difficult to be truly altruistic. When provoked, which is often easy, hobgoblins are vindictive creatures who take glee in causing pain to those that injured them. Those hobgoblins who overcome this nature often do so because of the rewards they find in serving good, rather than evil.

Hobgoblins are immensely protective of their tribe's reputation and military status, so much so that meetings between different groups can turn violent if proper protocol is not followed. However, though hobgoblin tribes are territorial and egotistical in nature they will often unite for a common purpose, such as war against non-goblinoids.

Other: hobgoblins have a very strong constitution, and can shake off wounds that could kill a lesser being (to an extent). Regardless of class, they are proficient with the basic spear and the light shield. As a culture, they favor martial prowess over magic. They excel at the Fighter, Paladin, and Warlock classes.

Monster: as a monster race, they are more likely to be attacked by other students.

Spoiler: Drow 

Physical appearance:

In many ways, drow resemble eladrin. Drow have obsidian colored skin and pale yellow (or pale golden), silver or white hair, the latter being by far the most common. This hair is carefully groomed and cared for by most drow and worn long with jewelry and other accessories decorating it. Like all elves, drow are incapable of growing beards, though many males are fond of long sideburns.

Drow eyes are usually bright red, but some are known to have different colored, commonly much paler, eyes such as blue, lilac, pink or silver. Sometimes their eyes are even green which would implicate that this particular drow has some surface elven blood in their veins. Like all elves, all drow are handsome and beautiful.

Average height: 5'4" - 6'
Average weight: 130 - 170 pounds.

Personality: Drow are taught from an early age to trust no one, forging alliances only when they are confident that they can outmatch their ally if he/she decides to turn on them. The inherent pride in their own abilities quite often leads to such alliances being forged, though they almost always end badly when one party decides said alliance is no longer convenient. Even drow who escape the cruelties of the Underdark find it more difficult to form long-term friendships than most races do.

Most drow share a hatred of all other races, especially surface races but hate most of all the Seldarine and the surface elves. It is the only thing that unites them as a species, leading them to yearn for a return to the surface that will defeat the surface elves.

Drow have an admiration for stealth and guile, and works of great skill. They are encouraged to become warriors or arcanists, if male, and wielders of divine powers, if female. Drow scouts are also valuable for the early warnings of threats they can provide in the tunnels of the Underdark.

It is important to recognize that though drow are untrusting and devious, they are not necessarily evil any more than gnolls or tieflings and drow can become forces of good given the right conditions. However, the mental scars of drow culture are not easily removed from the minds of an individual and the terrors of the Underdark and drow society can leave those who reject its evil with fractured minds and even a loose hold on their sanity. Others may escape the Underdark relatively unscarred, but these individuals are rare and considered, by and large, anomalies

Drow society is matriarchal, militaristic, and heavily influenced by religion. Their city-states are formed in huge underground caverns but frequently at war with one another. These cities are ruled by the most powerful of the families (or houses) and although the power of the many families changes often, the top few usually remain stable. Males who hope to find any place of power in society often resort to ends as treacherous as the women that rule the drow, hoping to perhaps win a coveted place as the Mate of a powerful matron mother.

It can be easy to imagine that drow females, by comparison, have it much easier but this is an illusion and their prestigious position within society comes at a high cost. In fact, the teachings of Lolth, and drive to gain more power over others makes competition between female drow, particularly those who belong to powerful houses, violently competitive in a way that males do not have to cope with. Matters are even worse for those who seek power through venues outside of Lolth’s church, where the females have to compete not only with one another but with resentful and oppressed males.

Other: Drow, regardless of class, are proficient with the hand-crossbow, the scimitar, and the rapier. Male Drow favor the Ranger, Rogue, and Wizard classes, while Females favor the Cleric and Avenger classes. Also, males are typically on the lower end of the height and weight spectrum, and females are on the higher end. They also have two abilities;

Faerie fire: harmless purple flames limn the target, and makes them easier to hit with attacks and see. This even works on invisible targets.

Globe of darkness: this creates a sphere of impenetrable darkness ranging from a few inches to about 10 feet. No light can penetrate it, however, it does not impede movement.

Monster: as a monster race, Drow are more likely to be attacked by other races (especially elves)

Spoiler: Moppling 

Physical appearance:

Mopplings stand about 4 feet tall and weigh about 85 pounds. They resemble small humans and are proportioned mostly like human adults. Mopplings have large hands with long fingers. Their feet as well are large with long toes resembling fingers. They can use their feet to firmly grab objects or onto surfaces but lack an opposite toe to manipulate them. Mopplings arms are very long, reaching just about under their knees while standing straight. Females have no body hair but males have hair growing on their chest and on their feet. Males don't grow beards but they often have long, full sideburns, a goatie, or tuffs of hair on their cheeks. Mopplings skin colors are the same as humans. Their eyes are blue, green, purple, pink, and brown. Mopplings hair colors are all equally common and ranges in brown, black, blond, red, and indigo with all the shades in between.

Average height: 3'10" - 4'2"
Average weight: 80 - 90 pounds

Personality: They are fierce, mighty and short! Mopplings love to fight and often have friendly duels to test their skills. Mopplings are a race who take pride in proving that the small races are as strong as the big ones.

Other: Mopplings find it easier to climb when they are barefoot. They favor the fighter, ranger, and rogue classes.

Small: they are small creatures, and are subject to those restrictions.

Spoiler: Hito-Neko 

Physical appearance:

Hito-Neko come in a wide variety of heights, weights and colors. Some can have little to no fur choosing to shed it all for a more traditional humanoid look, or they can be covered with it from head to toe like a more traditional cat. Their fur can have several different patterns from stripes, spots or even random splotches and can range a large variety of colors from black, white, brown, gray, red and orange. Their eyes are usually amber or green but can even be blue or red. Their fingers do not have nails but instead retractable claws and their ears are higher on their head and pointed like a cats. Their only other distinguishing feature is their tails.

Hito-Neko usually dress in the manner of the culture they are raised around. Those growing up in more civilized areas will often dress to meet the modern trend, while those who are less domesticated will often opt to not wear clothing at all and will rely purely on their natural fur for warmth. Often times they will have their tails removed at a younger age if the area they live in does not think that they are fashionable.

Average height: 5'2" - 5'11"
Average weight: 105 - 200 pounds

Personality:

Hito-Neko may be fierce hunters in the wild, feral and seemingly beyond all approach, but the more commonly encountered of the race can very well simply be your neighbor. They are swayed easily with mood shifts that can be somewhat unpredictable. While not necessarily overly emotional this change in attitude is more commonly attributed to things that one would find of interest. The way the sun reflects of the petals of a rose after a light spring rain can be the most majestic sight the Hito-Neko has ever seen only to be forgotten mere moments later at the mention of food and never bothered to be remembered again. This is not to say that Hito-Neko are purely irresponsible creatures, for when they themselves or those they care for are in danger, they will not hesitate to see it through to the end that the threat is resolved.

Because they are often looking for the next great thing of interest, subjects of fashion and fortune are often times of high priority to them. The newest dress from a famous designer, tales of mountains of gold hidden in lost settlements just waiting to be found, a taste of an expensive restaurant's seasoned meat are all things a Hito-Neko can find themselves yearning for. This makes them more often then not the delight of shop owners abound for they have become renowned in their love for useless eye-catching baubles.

There are those of the Hito-Neko race that wish to distance themselves from that preconceived image and go to great lengths to do so. These are the ones who often wish to accelerate their standing in society and can use their natural charisma to reinforce their impressive abilities to meet any task head on. These Hito-Neko are often the most venerated, and the most feared. for they are truly capable of anything.

Regardless if they are wild barbarians, friendly fun loving companions or prideful and aloof one thing all Hito-Neko share is a love for the hunt. The form it takes may be vastly different from the simple task of pouncing on a deer or acquiring control of a small fiefdom but there is an undeniable exhilaration that every Hito-Neko feels during it.


Other: Hito-Nekos have protractile claws that they can use as weapons. They are proficient with them, and they are light blades. Hito-Nekos are also natural jumpers, and can jump as far as if they had a running start from standing still, however, they are also easily distracted, making them more susceptible to being charmed. They favor the Fighter, Ranger, Rogue, and Monk classes.

Spoiler: Flufftail 

Physical appearance:

Flufftails combine the features of humans and Rabbits. As you can guess Flufftails have many of the features of rabbits including their ears which tend to draw the attention of most females garnering unexpected hugs and cutesy speak, but most Flufftails love the attention and physical contact.

Flufftails are smaller even than halflings, rarely reaching 4 feet in height. Their fur and skin coloring runs from albino white to coal black, and everything between, though most have red or brown fur and hair but shades of pink and purple are known to occur. They have short, fluffy non-prehensile tails which they are known for and what gave them their name.

Flufftails usually don't care to wear clothes. When a circumstance arises in which they do need some sort of clothing, they wear as little as possible.

Average height: 2'8" - 3'8"
Average weight: 30 - 60 pounds


Personality:

Flufftails are more at one with nature than most and are always wary of those larger than them making them slow to warm to strangers but fiercely loyal to their family and friends. This awkwardness around larger races typically manifests as rudeness which in fact is just their shy nature. Those that manage to befriend a Flufftail them quite loving and those that grow truly close to a Flufftail find that they will try anything at least once including in bed.

In quiet forests of the Feywild and remote woodlands in the world, Flufftails live out of sight and mostly beneath the notice of larger races. Flufftails dwell in homes dug among the roots of trees, easily overlooked and cleverly concealed by camouflage. They are fond of the burrowing mammals that share their habitat, such as badgers, foxes, and most of all rabbits, and have a sense of kinship with these small animals that share their forests. They grow up on games of stealth and silence, in which the winner is the last to be discovered.

Flufftail folk heroes are not mighty warriors, but tricksters who slip out of captivity, play great pranks without being detected, or use their looks or or body to get out of trouble. They deflect both aggression and attention with humor and looking adorable, and they share their thoughts with friendly laughter with those they trust. But all Flufftails are to curious for their own good which gets them into trouble most of the time with larger races but thanks to their childish nature most just let them go off with a warning or help them if they are in danger.

Other: Flufftails are very connected with the natural world, and as such can communicate directly to all natural and fey beasts. The are good at pretty much every class.

Small: Flufftails are 'small' creatures, and thus have the 'small' restrictions.

Spoiler: Miw 

Physical appearance:

Miw stand just over human height, although their weight is less than the average human's. They bear a close resemblance to cats, although they stand upright and are humanoid, with a cat-like head and ears, fur, and a long tail. Their hands resemble paws, but they have opposable thumbs just like anyone else, along with retractile claws. They have no “hair,” other than the fur covering their entire bodies, and their eyes range through black, yellow, red, green, blue, and even gold. They are closely related to felids and distantly to rakshasas.

Average Height: 5'7" - 6'4"
Average weight: 100 - 140 pounds

Personality:

Miw are a very calm race. They don’t become anxious or overly worried in difficult situations, and actually enjoy the challenge of getting themselves and their friends out of tough places. Their minds work quickly, especially when they are fighting, and they’re fast on their feet.

Since they live in the same areas as elves and eladrin, miw have strong, although indirect, ties to the cultures of other races, since they rarely leave their cities themselves. They generally trade art, rather than money, since they are a very craftsman-like people, with two exceptions being merchants and adventurers.

Other: When falling, Miw always land on their feet. They favor the Ranger, Rogue, and Druid classes

Spoiler: Derro 

Physical appearance:

Derro resemble small, slender dwarves. Their skin ranges from white to blue, usually with shades of grey, and is usually pale in color. Their eyes seem too large for their head and lack both irises and pupils, giving them an almost insectile appearance. A derro's hair is coarse, greasy, and almost always some shade of white, though a few individuals have grey or even black hair. Few have actual beards, but their mustaches can grow to ridiculously long lengths that can hang well past their chin.

Derro like to dress themselves in clothing that makes them feel important, preferring flashy (even gaudy) outfits with lots of adornments. They covet anything precious and valuable, and so their homes are often littered with precious metals, valuable artwork, and weapons taken from defeated foes. Derro have little actual appreciation for art, keeping it almost solely for the purpose of showing off their self-appointed social stature. Their weapons and armor are cruelly edged and rusty, designed to inflict the greatest amount of pain possible before the victim dies. Most derro also carry a dagger or other small weapon that is left unsharpened so they can savor the cutting they inflict on captured opponents.

Average height: 3'5" - 3'11"
Average weight: 60 - 80 pounds


Personality:

Derro are, above all else, cruel. Their entire society is centered around enslaving and torturing those weaker than oneself, killing them off whenever they cease to be of personal amusement. Their government is little more than a tyrannical dictatorship in which the most powerful individual who possesses the most slaves rules over everyone else in the society. Assassination is the preferred means of self-advancement, and it is thus rare that a single derro remains in power for more than several months.

Individual derro are as unpredictable and chaotic as their society. Irreversibly mad by virtue of their heritage, many derro also develop additional mental disabilities and afflictions. Schizophrenia and multiple personalities are very common, and some derro are born so horribly psychotic that they don't survive through their first year. An individual measures his standing within the community by how many slaves he possesses, how much wealth he has amassed, and, most importantly, how feared he is by others. Of course, many also suffer from delusions of grandeur caused by their unstable minds, so a derro's "standing" can vary greatly from the viewpoint of one individual to the next.

The patron deity of the derro is Diirinka, a horrible and cruel deity who may have been responsible for their creation. All derro fear Diirinka and make frequent sacrifices (often in the form of other derro) to him to avoid his wrath, although very few actually worship him. Those few who devote themselves to Diirinka are known collectively as the Touched, and other derro follow them fanatically, fearing that to disobey them is to invite the wrath of Diirinka upon themselves. As with all positions within the derro hierarchy, however, the Touched are only obeyed for as long as they can fend off the attempts on their life — all eventually fall to the swift dagger of one of their "followers".

Derro names are often unoriginal amalgams of human and dwarf names, making no attempts at either hiding their origin or making the names sound like part of the derro language. Family names are rarely kept, as most derro create for themselves an illustrious "proper name" meant to display his importance and power. Proper names are rarely more than intimidating combinations of words like "Bloodbather", "Dreadtongue", or "Soulgrasp", or even outright titles like "the Grand Vizier of Madness and Suffering Unimaginable". Derro sometimes claim multiple proper names in an attempt to sound even more impressive.

Other: Derro are insane beyond all changing, and this gives them a resistance to mental domination. They favor the Warlock and Cleric classes.

Small: as 'small' creatures, they are subject to 'small' restrictions.

Spoiler: Goliath 

Appearance: Goliaths tower over even dragonborn, standing between 7 and 8 feet tall. Their skin is gray or brown, mottled with darker patches that they believe hint at some aspect of each goliath’s fate or destiny. Their skin is speckled with lithoderms, coin-sized growths of bone that appear like pebbles studding their arms, shoulders, torso, and head. A bony ridge juts over their gleaming blue or green eyes. Male goliaths are bald, and females have dark hair they typically grow long and wear in braids. Goliaths have life spans comparable to those of humans.

Average height: 7'2-7'8
Average weight: 280-340 lbs

Personality: Goliaths are mountain-dwelling nomads who see life as a grand competition. Their scattered bands have never been major players in the politics of the lowland world, but they have wandered the mountain ranges of the world since the primordials first shaped the peaks and valleys. Tall and massive, goliaths revere the primal power of nature and use it to enhance their own strength.

Goliaths are driven by a fierce love of competition. Anything that can be conceived as a challenge invites goliaths to keep score, tracking their progress against both their comrades and themselves. A goliath fighter might remark on how many times he has drawn first blood in battle within a particular dungeon compared to the party’s rogue, and he’s certainly mentally tracking his own performance against his last adventure. This competitiveness takes the form of good-natured rivalry among goliaths. As a race they have no patience for cheaters, gloaters, or sore losers, but goliaths can be very hard on themselves when they fail to measure up to their own past accomplishments.

Daring that borders on foolhardiness is also a common trait among goliaths. They have no fear of heights, climbing sheer mountain cliffs and leaping great chasms with ease. Their nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering instills in them an inquisitive interest in whatever lies over the next ridge or at the head of a canyon. To a wandering hunter’s mind, that curiosity can lead to better hunting grounds or a good water source that would otherwise go undiscovered.

Goliaths respect and revere the natural world, and goliath adventurers commonly draw on the primal power source. Druids and shamans are more common among them than clerics, and goliath priests—called skywatchers—invoke the spirits of nature and their ancestors far more often than they call on the distant gods of the Astral Sea. Some goliath tribes also honor Kord, Melora, and Avandra, particularly those tribes that have frequent contact with other races. Tribes that regularly trade with dwarves sometimes offer sacrifices to Moradin as well.


Other: Goliaths are very experienced when it comes to climbing or jumping. Their tough growths and skin make Goliaths have a sort of natural armor that gives them extra resistance. These tall people are a bit stronger and can take more punishment than most other races.

They make excellent Barbarians, Fighters, and Wardens.

Spoiler: Warforged 

Appearance: Warforged are physically impressive humanoids made up of magically enchanted materials. The "skin" of a warforged is made of hardened materials such as metal or stone. Beneath this lies the skeleton, made up of similar materials, and the "musculature" of the warforged, made up of leather, wooden fibers, or any leather-like material. Throughout the warforged's body are vessels resembling the circulatory system of organic creatures, complete with a blood-like fluid. The arms of a warforged end in hands with two fingers and a thumb while the feet of the constructs are likewise two-toed.

The faces of warforged are simple and vague in their features, with beaklike jaws, heavy brows, glowing eyes, runic markings, and little else. The most important marking for any warforged is their ghurla, a rune distinctive to each warforged which is placed upon their forehead and means "truth" in Primordial.

Warforged are completely sexless, though some adopt genders as though they weren't, and are incapable of reproduction. Each warforged is individually created through ritual, like any other construct. The warforged's artificial nature also gives the race a unique relationship to pain, which seems limited to actual injury. This allows warforged to modify themselves with some ease, giving them a varied appearance in spite of their lack of inherent biological diversity. Warforged's artificial nature also means they do not need to eat, drink, or breathe. Likewise, warforged do not need to sleep but do nonetheless require rest in a fully-aware state for a period of at least four hours.

Average height: 6'0-6'6
Average weight: 270-300 lbs

Personality: Warforged take their name from their original purpose, as soldiers, and many have a dutiful attitude towards life taking pleasure from fulfilling commands. Warforged as a whole have a strong work ethic and share an aversion to failure. Warforged are capable of fear, often of death or pain, as much as other races and they can come to hate the sources of these fears just as easily. Warforged are also capable of loyalty and joy, particularly in relations to friends and allies and can be driven to anger when their loves or goals are threatened. However, warforged as a whole exhibit a simple-minded and reserved approach to life with straightforward goals and reactionary passions.

Since warforged are created physically mature many exhibit a childlike perspective that is often mistaken as naive or emotionally crippled; this is not necessarily true. Some warforged, in fact, develop a particularly sophisticated view of the world, ever curious about its mysteries in part due to the odd nature of their creation. Many wonder where they might go in death and if they even have souls. Some create deeply ordered philosophies to govern themselves or maintain a perpetual list of tasks to occupy themselves with. Others fall in with the religions and mindsets of other races. Some warforged even live long enough to develop a deep and weathered personality as tempered by time as that of other races.


Other: Rather than sleep, warforged spend 4 hours refraining from any strenuous activity. While resting in this low-exertion state, they are fully aware of their surroundings and notice approaching enemies and other events as normal. You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe, but this doesn't render them immune to any effect. They are considered to be constructs and as such are effected by actions that effect constructions. It is not easy for a Warforged to die so even if grievously injured to the point of near death they will live unless finished off. Warforged can have modified weapons and items become a part of their body. Effects that last over time and deal damage are less effective on Warforged.

They make excellent Fighters, Barbarians, and Wardens

Classes

These describe what you do, and denote what you can and cannot equip. Each class will have two versions, each with a different style.

Spoiler: Cleric 

Clerics are battle leaders who are invested with divine power. They blast foes with magical prayers, bolster and heal companions, and lead the way to victory with a mace in one hand, and a holy symbol in the other. Clerics run the gamut from humble servants of the common folk to ruthless enforcers of evil gods.

Weapon proficiencies: Simple melee, Simple ranged
Armor proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide, Chainmail
Magical implement: holy symbol

Battle cleric: These clerics focus more on taking the fight to their enemy, smiting evil when it crosses their path.

Devoted cleric: These clerics choose to stand back, healing the wounded and bolstering their allies, instead of actively smiting evil left and right.

Spoiler: Druid 

Secretive and enigmatic, druids call the wilderness their home. They are capable of running with a wolf pack, speaking with the most ancient of trees, and watching thunderstorms from atop the clouds themselves. They regard challenges as tests, both of their fitness, and of their connection with the wild places of the world. And though many druids project and outward calm, they have the cunning of the beast, and the fury of the storm.

Weapon proficiencies: simple melee, simple ranged
Armor proficiencies: cloth, leather, hide
Magical implements: Staffs, totems

Guardian druid: Guardian druids are protectors of the land and those who rely on it. Theirs is the magic of earth, forest, and sky, the enduring aspects of nature that outlive any mortal tyrant.

Predator druid: Predator druids hunt down and destroy those who despoil the natural world. Theirs is the magi of the bared fang, the stalking wolf pack, and the blood-red moon.

Other: regardless of type, all druids have the power of 'wild shape'. This lets them assume a form of their size that resembles a natural or fey beast, usually a four-legged mammalian predator such as a bear, a boar, a panther, a wolf or a wolverine. Their beast form might also be an indistinct shape of shadowy fur and claws, an incarnation of the Primal Beast of which all earthly beasts are fractured images. They might also resemble a more exotic beast: a reptile such as a rage drake or a crocodile, or a fantastic beast such as an owlbear or a bulette.

Spoiler: Fighter 

Fighters are determined combat adepts trained to protect the other members of their adventuring groups. Fighters define the front line by bashing and slicing foes into submission while reflecting enemy attacks through the use of heavy armor. Fighters draw weapons for gold, for glory, for duty, and for the mere joy of unrestrained martial exercise.

Weapon proficiencies: Simple melee, military melee. simple ranged, military ranged
Armor proficiencies: Cloth, leather, hide, chainmail, scale; light shield, heavy shield

Great weapon fighter: These fighters are interested in dealing out the most damage they can. They prefer big two-handed weapons such as the greatsword or greataxe. They are more interested in fighting hard over fighting smart.

Guardian fighter: To fight better, they fight smarter. They're willing to trade offense for superior defenses and better ability to control the battlefield around them. They fight with a heavy shield and a good one-handed weapon such as a longsword, flail, or battleaxe.

Spoiler: Paladin 

Paladins are indomitable warriors who've pledged their prowess to something greater than themselves. Paladins smite enemies with divine authority, bolster the courage of nearby companions, and radiate as if a beacon of inextinguishable hope. Paladins are transfigured on the field of battle, exemplars of divine ethos in action.

Weapon proficiencies: Simple melee, Military melee, simple ranged
Armor proficiencies: cloth, leather, hide, chainmail, scale, plate; light shield, heavy shield
Magical implements: holy symbol

Avenging paladin: These burn with the desire to punish the wicked and smite the unbelievers. In their view, the best way to safeguard their allies is to destroy their enemies with divine power and overwhelming attacks.

Protecting paladin: They emphasize defense, guarding their allies, and healing and bolstering them with a few of their powers. They do not deal as much damage as the avenging paladin, but are better at dealing with a wider array of situations.

Spoiler: Ranger 

Rangers are watchful warriors who roam past the horizon to safeguard a region, a principle, or a way of life. Masters of bow and blade, rangers excel at hit-and-run assaults and can quickly and silently eliminate foes. Rangers lay superb ambushes and excel at avoiding danger.

Weapon Proficiencies: simple melee, military melee, simple ranged, military ranged
Armor proficiencies: cloth, leather, hide

Archer ranger: They are masters of the bow (or, rarely the crossbow, sling, or thrown weapon). They prefer ranged attacks, and resort to melee only when when they find themselves in close quarters, or there are no good targets left for their arrows.

Two-blade ranger: They like to get up close and rel on the ranger's famous two-weapon fighting style, however, they still have a ranged weapon for certain situations.

Spoiler: Rogue 

Rogues are cunning and elusive adversaries. Rogues slip into and out of shadows on a whim, pass anywhere across the field of battle without fear of reprisal, and appear suddenly only to drive home a lethal blade.

Weapon proficiencies: Dagger, hand-crossbow, rapier, shuriken, sling, shortsword
Armor proficiencies: Cloth, leather

Brawny rogue: Brawny rogues like to deal plenty of damage, and also stun, immobilize, knock down, or push their foes.

Trickster rogue: These like to deceive and misdirect their foes. They dart in and out of the fray of combat, dodging their enemies' attacks, or redirecting them to other foes

Spoiler: Wizard 

Wizards are scions of arcane magic. Wizards tap the true power that permeates the cosmos, research esoteric rituals that alter time and space, and hurl balls of fire that incinerate massed foes. Wizards wield spells the way warriors brandish swords.

Weapon proficiencies: dagger, quarterstaff
Armor proficiencies: cloth
Magical Implements: Orbs, staffs, wands, tomes

Control wizard: These wizards' favorite spells restrict their enemies in various ways - crushing them in the coils of a lightning serpent, trapping them in a cloud of noxious vapor, or encasing them in ice.

War wizard: These wizards dealing in spells that deal damage - lots of damage, to many foes at a time. Enormous bursts of fire, searing bolts of lightning, and waves of caustic acid are their weapons.

Spoiler: Monk 

From high and forbidding mountains to deep in the alleys of a city's meanest district, the ascetic warriors known as monks practice their art. By focusing on their minds and bodies, honing both to near perfection, they master a psionic art that allows them to deliver a punch that and to absorb attacks as easily as a heavily armored knight. Monks tap into the psionic potential that rests within themselves, turning that energy further inward to fortify their bodies and sharpen their minds.

Weapon proficiencies: club, dagger, monk's unarmed strike, quarterstaff, shuriken, sling, spear, tonfa,
Armor proficiencies: cloth

Centered breath monk: They search for the flow of energy within themselves, the world, and each battle. Calmly anticipating their enemies' attacks, they move swiftly across the battlefield and excel at projecting their psionic energy outward to control their enemies and foil their plans.

Stone fist monk: Their fighting style is aggressive, emphasizing attacks that eliminate their enemy quickly, rather than help them control the battle. Though capable of rapid movement, their combat maneuvers are more likely to consist of a couple of quick steps, rather than a rapid shift across the battlefield.

Spoiler: Seeker 

Seekers are primal champions who scour the wilderness in search of those who would defile it. Versed in hunting techniques handed down through the generations, seekers combine thrown weapon and bow techniques with primal evocations. The combination allows seekers great range in which to deliver deadly attacks that confound and hamper their enemies. When a seeker losses a missile, the primal spirits bound to it through ancient evocations are freed, sometimes as terrible beasts or nature's raw destructive power.

Weapon proficiencies: simple melee, simple ranged, military ranged
Armor proficiencies: cloth, leather

Protecting seeker: The natural world stands in peril thanks to numerous and widespread enemies. These spoke their vow and forged a bond with the primal spirits, swearing to safeguard the land from harm.

Vengeful seeker: These have witnessed nature's destruction and its plunder by cruel and careless mortals. No longer will they wait; vengeance demands blood. A blood oath compels them to hunt down and destroy the world's enemies, and those who despoil it find no mercy.

Spoiler: Avenger 

In secret temples far from bustling cities and priestly hierarchies, order of esoteric arriors train their initiates in ancient traditions now forgotten or forbidden by most religious organizations. The champions of these orders are avengers - deadly weapons in the hands of their gods, imbued with divine power through secret rites of initiation. In battle, avengers swear to execute divine vengeance, entering a mental state that gives them unerring focus on a single enemy.

Weapon proficiencies: Simple melee, simple ranged, Military melee
Armor proficiencies: cloth

Isolating avenger: After these swear an oath of enmity, they keep their enemy beside them and drive other foes away. Their powers help them isolate one creature at a time and bring it down and let them take vengeance when that creature's allies get past their defenses.

Pursuing avenger: Once they swear an oath of enmity against an enemy, they pursue that creature wherever it goes. As much as it might try to escape their wrath, their powers let them follow it and punish it fr trying to flee.

Spoiler: Warlock 

Warlocks channel arcane might wrested from primeval entities. They commune with infernal intelligences and fey spirits, scour enemies with potent blasts of eldritch power, and bedevil foes with hexing curses. Armed with esoteric secrets and dangerous lore, warlocks are clever and resourceful foes.

Weapon proficiencies: simple melee, simple ranged
Armor proficiencies: cloth, leather
Magical implements: Rods, wands


Deceptive warlock: These prefer spells that deal a little less damage, but that inflict a variety of penalties and negative conditions on their foe. They'd rather fight at range and avoid getting caught in close-up battles. These prefer a Fey or star pact.

Scourge warlock: No subtlety here - they want to deal damage. They're tougher than the deceptive warlock, and they've got spells to help them attack and defend in melee, as well as ranged attacks. They prefer the infernal or star pact.



Eldritch pact: warlocks gain their powers from forging pacts with mysterious entities.


Available pacts:

Fey pact: You forged a bargain with ancient, amoral powers of the feywild. Some are primitive earth spirits, grim and menacing; some are capricious wood, sky, or water spirits; others are incarnations of seasons or natural forces who roam the faerie realm like wild gods. They bestow magic that ranges feral and savage to wondrous and enchanting.

Infernal pact: Long ago, a forgotten race of devils created a secret path to power and taught it to the tieflings of old to weaken their fealty to Asmodeus. In his wrath, Asmodeus destroyed the scheming devils and struck their very names from the memory of all beings - but you dare to study their perilous secrets anyway

Star Pact: You have mastered the astrologer's art, learning the secret names of the stars and gazing into the Far Realm beyond, gaining great power thereby. You can call upon powers that madden or terrify your enemies, manipulate chance and fate, or scour your foes with icy banes and curses drawn from beyond the night sky.

Spoiler: Pierrot 

A master of annoying flourishes and distracting enemies, a Pierrot draws attention from his allies to himself. While not as heavily armored as a fighter, Pierrots knock enemy weapons aside and follow with counter attacks. Pierrots favor the bold and dramatic, often resorting to arms over a small insult. Their tongue is sharper than their blades biting into their foes and bolstering their allies. They specialize in challenging foes, and will often compete for preforming the most dramatic acts in their party.

Weapon proficiencies: light blades, light thrown
Armor proficiencies: Cloth, Leather; Light Shield

Fencer: Fencers use light blades, off hand daggers and shields. They charge into the fray and knock enemy attacks aside and return a vicious counter attack.

Juggler: Jugglers use light thrown weapons to damage enemies. They move into combat and use openings to land their own attacks.

Spoiler: Ronin 

The Ronin is an experienced warrior whose training transcends the simple hack 'n slash regiments of most fighters. They are experts at inertia, guiding their foes to their doom with their powerful, controlling tactics. They are bound to a code of honor that deviation from means eternal dishonor. They take out most foes with moves that make their opponents wonder when the Ronin even drew his sword, and dazzle them with excelsior swordplay. This comes with the minor price of them not being amazingly proficient in most other weapons, however they are still very capable of translating their sword skills over to certain weapons, like daggers, clubs and short staffs.

Weapon proficiencies: Simple melee, Simple ranged, Military heavy blades, Military light blades, Military ranged
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather

Iaido Ronin:

Iaido is very humble in its fighting style. An Iaido specialist waits to draw his sword, merely utilizing harsh striking or even grappling attacks with his own body. Once his enemy makes a mistake, or the specialist deems it a worthy time to strike, he will draw his sword. It uses a large amount of battlefield awareness, due to the overall patience of the style.

Bushido Ronin:

Bushido Ronin are closer to the ideas of a battlefield fighter. They enjoy the thrill of a good fight, and have their sword drawn usually from the very start of the encounter. Bushido Ronin focus on dealing heavy, quick strikes with their blades, not spending as much time as a traditional fighter in the fray of battle of course.

Spoiler: Ninja 

The ninja are the warriors of mysticism and concealment. Sneaky, cunning, and quick, those who see the ninja do not usually live to tell the tale. Combining quick movement with amazing stealth, the ninja are adept at appearing suddenly, striking quickly, and fading away, into the night.

Weapon proficiencies: Dagger, hand crossbow, short bow, short sword, shuriken, sickle, black egg
Armor proficiencies: Cloth, leather

Black eggs: these are specific and unique weapons that only ninja can use. They are hollowed egg shells, filled with explosive gel, ground glass, distilled pepper juice, or a smoke-producing substance, and sealed with black wax. They are kept in a special type of bag of holding that only they can fit in, so as to not break during transit, or if the wielder falls.

Scorpion ninja: They rely on your knowledge of anatomy, along with their natural skill for ki, and attack with calculated precision, striking chakra points to cause a variety of ailments.

Rat ninja: Instinct is their armor. Their skill at using your ki is better than other ninja, but manipulating the energy of others is more difficult

Equipment:

As philocetes said in the disney movie hercules 'a hero is only as good as his weapon'. Here are all the weapons and armor your character can pick from. But remember, they may only use what weapons and armor they are proficient with. You may gain more proficiencies, but you'll have to earn them.

Spoiler: Keywords 

Simple: basic weapons, requiring little more than lifting and hitting with the business end

Military: weapons designed for skilled users

Heavy thrown: you throw the weapon, instead of using it to shoot. They are typically almost as big as normal weapons

Light thrown: light thrown weapons are small weapons that aren't as powerful as heavy thrown weapons, but can be thrown in rapid succession, or more than one at once.

Off-hand: an off-hand weapon is light enough that you can hold and attack effectively with it while holding a weapon in your main hand.

Reach: this means a melee weapon can 'reach' enemies up to 10 feet away.

Small: this indicates that a two-handed or versatile weapon can be used by a small person, like a halfling, the same way normal-sized people can.

Versatile: these are one-handed, but can be wielded with two hands to be more effective. Halflings and other small people have to hold it in two hands to just be able to use it.

Mounted: a mounted weapon is most effective when it is used while riding a mount. Otherwise, it is very unwieldy

Spoiler: weapon categories 

Axe: axes are weapons that have bladed, heavy heads and deal vicious cuts. An axe's weight makes it fine for delivering crushing blows.

Bow: a bow is a shaft of strong, supple material with a string stretched between it's two ends.

Crossbow: essentially a small metal bow mounted on a wooden stock and equipped with a mechanical trigger.

Flail: weapons in the flail group have a flexible material, usually a length of chain, between a solid handle, and the damaged-dealing end

Hammer: a hammer has a blunt, heavy head with one or more flat striking surfaces attached to the haft.

Heavy blade: blades are balanced edged weapons. Heavy blades share some of the precision of light blades, and some of the mass of axes. Heavy blades are used primarily for slashing cuts, rather than stabs or thrusts.

Light blade: light blades reward accuracy as much as force. pinpoint attacks, lunges, and agile defenses are the strong points of these weapons.

Mace: much like hammers, maces are blunt weapons that have heavier heads than handles, but maces are more balanced.

Pick: weighted toward the top like a mace or an axe, a pick has a long, pointed head made to pierce and create deep wounds.

Polearm: polearms are weapons mounted at the end of long hafts. All polearms fall into another category of weapons.

Sling: slings are leather straps used to hurl stones or metal pellets. they are projectile weapons.

Spear: consisting of a stabbing head on the end of a long shaft, a spear is great for lunging attacks.

Staff: in it's most basic form, a staff is a long piece of wood or some other substance, roughly the same diameter along its length.

Spoiler: Melee weapons 

Spoiler: simple 

One-handed

Club- mace

Dagger- light blade (off-hand, light thrown)

Javelin- spear (heavy thrown)

Mace- mace (versatile)

Sickle- light blade (off-hand)

Spear- spear (versatile)

Seax- heavy blade

Short staff- staff

Light mace- mace (off-hand, small)

Short spear- spear (off-hand, light thrown, small)

Two-handed

Greatclub- mace

Morningstar- mace

Quarterstaff- staff

Scythe- heavy blade

Spoiler: Military 

One-handed

Battleaxe- axe (versatile)

Flail- flail (versatile)

Handaxe- axe (off-hand, heavy thrown)

Longsword- heavy blade (versatile)

Scimitar- heavy blade

Short sword- light blade (off-hand)

Throwing hammer- hammer (off-hand, heavy thrown)

Warhammer- hammer (versatile)

War pick- pick (versatile)

Broadsword- heavy blade (versatile)

Lance- spear (mounted, small, versatile)

Light war pick- pick (off-hand, small)

Rapier- light blade

battle staff- staff (versatile)

Tonfa- mace (off-hand)

Katar- light blade (off-hand)

Two-handed

Falchion- heavy blade

Glaive- polearm, heavy blade (reach)

Halberd- polearm, axe (reach)

Heavy war pick- pick

Pike- polearm, spear (reach, small)

Heavy flail- flail

Greataxe- axe

Greatsword- heavy blade

Longspear- polearm, spear (reach)

Maul- hammer

Lucerne hammer- polearm, pick, hammer (reach)

long staff- staff (reach)

war scythe- heavy blade

Spiked chain- flail (reach)

Spoiler: Ranged weapons 

Spoiler: Simple 

One-handed

Hand crossbow- crossbow

Sling- sling

Two-handed

Crossbow- crossbow

Spoiler: military 

One-handed

Shuriken- light blade (light thrown)

Two-handed

Shortbow- bow (small)

Longbow- bow

Spoiler: Armor 

Cloth: Jackets, mantles, woven robes, and padded vests don't, by themselves, provide any significant protection. Cloth armor also doesn't hinder movement or slow you down at all.

Leather: leather armor is sturdier than cloth. It protects vital areas with multiple layers of boiled-leather plates, while covering the limbs with supple leather that provides a small amount of protection.

Hide: thicker and heavier than leather, hide armor is composed of skin from any creature that has a tough hide, such as a bear, a griffon, or a dragon (though all grant equal protection). Hide armor can bind and slightly hinder your precision, but it is light enough to not slow you down.

Chainmail: metal rings woven together into a shirt, leggings, and hood make up a suit of chainmail. Chainmail grants good protection, but it's cumbersome, so it reduces your mobility and agility.

Scale armor: Overlapping pieces of highly durable material, such as steel or even dragon scales, make up scale armor. Despite its heaviness, scale is surprisingly easy to wear; its straps and buckles make it adjustable and able to fit snugly on the body, allowing flexibility and agility.

Plate armor: The heaviest type of armor, made up of shaped plates of metal or similarly resistant material, plate provides the most armor protection. The cost for it's superior protection is mobility and agility.

Light shield: a light shield is typically a shield made of wood and leather, and is light enough for you to hold something else in that hand.

Heavy shield: a heavy shield is a shiled made of metal, and while it is much stronger than a light shield, you will be unable to use that hand for anything else while it is being held.

[Cfavano]

Area information

Spoiler: Hestavar 

Type: Urban
Architectural style: Human
Danger level: none
Climate: warm, (roughly 70s-80s), very little rain
Student housing: Pre-built townhouses with full amenities (servants, indoor plumbing, etc)
Places of interest: Wizard's tower (where magic classes are taught), Hall of justice, Auditorium (where assemblies are held), Administration buildings, headmaster's manor.

Spoiler: Fey woods 

Type: Forest
Architectural style: Elven
Danger level: low (danger of predators, possible starvation)
Climate: mild (roughly 50s-60s), intermittent rain
Student housing: self-made treehouses and thatch huts
Places of interest: fairy pond, stone circle (for druid classes), Denmother's tree (where the head of the Fey woods lives)

Spoiler: Krazngrar 

Type: Mountain stronghold/mine
Architectural style: Dwarven
Danger level: medium (danger of exposure, workplace injuries, and disease)
Climate: cold outside (20s-30s), and snows often, hot inside the mine (80s-100s)
Student housing: tenements
Places of interest: Craftsman's row (a long street where all the craftsmen ply their trade, and students may take up apprenticeship.), Temple of the gods (where classes related to religion and divinity are taught), The mine, the bailey (where the Foreman (the head of krazngrar) lives)

Spoiler: The burned lands 

Type: wasteland
Architectural style: none
Danger level: very high (danger of exposure, dehydration, starvation, injuries, suffocation, death by other students.)
Climate: wildly varying ( -20 - +100) Sand/ash storms, flash floods, thunderstorms, basically it is hell on earth
Places of interest: Dueling ring (where the head of this area holds fights to determine student pecking order, or fights them himself), Nuada's grotto (a cave which leads underground to a lush a vibrant grotto full of edible plants and potable water. It is off-limits to students, and the Residence of the Teacher controlling that area.)

[Cfavano]

Tuition

As it was said, Aetherius is very expensive to get in to. How did your character do it? Did they pay up front? Take out a loan? or sign a service contract? All those are ways to get in.

Service contract- by agreeing to indentured servitude for a set number of years after graduation, you are granted entry. However, your character must still pay for their dorm. Most people who enter them would only be able to live in the Burned lands.

By agreeing to work in Krazngrar's mines for at least 6 hours a day, you can live in that area.

Mostly females live in the Fey woods, because the person that runs it gives them a hefty discount.

Only the richest of the rich live in Hestavar.



Rules:

1. be respectful

2. follow all rpa rules

3. stick to character

4. no killing others without their permission

5. The posting order is thus: everyone can post up to once in between my post.

6. have fun

7. more rules will be added as time goes on.

Spoiler: combat 

Combat will be handled very differently from other RPs. In combat, you can only post what your character specifically is intending (or attempting) to do. Then I, as gm, decide if it happens. It is more realistic that way. However, not everything works as it should, and if you attempt something your character cannot do, they will obviously fail. Autohitting is also not allowed. If you mess up in combat, be sure there will be consequences. But if you post well, it'll be a breeze.

[Waarnemen]

Cfavano, I smell one of your role plays...
AND DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS...
Now you know there's more than enough Academy role plays....
on RPA...

[Cfavano]

which is why I'm doing it differently. How many can claim to take place in a series of man-made pocket dimensions?

[Waarnemen]

I'm pretty sure somebody's done that...
Could have used your help...

But I don't want to trash your work; I wanted to point that out there.

[Cfavano]

oh, no, you see, the difference is, that takes people from all different dimensions. All the students that come here are from a single dimension. Plus, mine is completely different, mine is D&D based, and uses their world and reality.

[Waarnemen]

oh, no, you see, the difference is, that takes people from all different dimensions. All the students that come here are from a single dimension. Plus, mine is completely different, mine is D&D based, and uses their world and reality.

Which makes it more organized... Aha~!
I see what you mean... I'll look into it...