|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:15 am
• a r c • s p i r i t u s •"Where hidden magics lie deep within the pages."
Deep within the city of Durem lies a bookshop hidden to most people.
If you can find it, however, you will have found true magic.
Behind it's dirty windows, and splintered front door lies shelves and
shelves of books and scrolls from across the ages. Ancient wisdom
as well as spells and incantations lay dormant, hoping that one day
someone will open their pages and welcome their immense power back
into this world. But, for now, they sleep, for no one enters the shop for
them.
Farther back in the shop are miscellaneous spell ingredients. Remains
of animals as well as pieces of certain mythical creatures hide in the
corners of the shop, waiting for their chance to create something magical.
Cauldrons and spellbooks that were once in use daily now have
a thick layer of dust covering them,
encasing their mysterious past. Time has taken it's toll on the
quaint little bookshop, and the magic that once
captivated the entire shop has fallen into a deep slumber.
the door is open; will you enter?
navigation
‹01› introduction
‹02› backstory/history
‹03› stages/NPCs
‹04› ideas
‹05› credits
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:19 am
• h i s t o r y •the bookshop was actually a magic shop back in the old days (go figure?). it was the number one stop and shop for all people looking to do something involving magic. as people began to not believe in magic, the shop's business began to dwindle and slowly but surely, the shop began to fade into oblivion. the owner of the shop managed to place several enchantments on the shop before he too began to fade. the enchantments would protect the shop from any intruders, magical and non-magical, until he could awaken to take charge of the shop once again. he tethered his spirit to his favorite spellbook and hid it somewhere in the shop. either he would awaken when magic was once again thriving or when someone with enough magical energy could find the shop and open his spellbook.
while he waited, his spirit passed onto lucarix, the spirit world. all of those who have passed on have their spirits sent to lucarix. the spirit world is a manifestation of the thoughts and dreams of all peoples. when magic and magical creatures began to become nothing more than dreams and fantasies to people, they took refuge in lucarix.
the time has come for ventus, the shopkeeper, to re-enter this world. in his wake, he shall open the door between lucarix and gaia and spirits that once roamed our world shall do so again. • o v e r v i e w •so, basically, the door to the spirit world is open again and spirits of just about anything are running throughout Gaia. ventus, the shopkeeper, realizes this and decides to reopen his shop in order to catch and tame some of the spirits and use them in order to catch more spirits. therefore, making a spirit army to use for whatever he pleases. ventus' intentions are good though, so the army will only be used to combat whatever malicious spirits find their way out of lucarix.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:20 am
• N P C s •ventus
ventus is the owner of the bookshop and is currently not living. before he died, he tethered his spirit to his favorite spell book and now he's back... but not really. his spell book is what is keeping him in this world and if it is taken away, he will dissipate and be sent back to the spirit world.• s t a g e s •stage 1 » the lantern and offering » ventus has given you an old-fashioned wooden lantern. while it may look delicate, it actually is quite sturdy. the offering you have found/been given will be placed inside the lantern to be burnt by the mystical flame inside of it. the lantern gives a soft, almost ethereal glow and the smoke emitted from it smells strangely like fresh flowers.
stage 2 » the caught spirit » your lantern has attracted a spirit! you cannot see it's true form yet but you will soon. for now, the spirit remains inside the lantern while it gathers enough energy to retain a form. you can converse with the spirit at ths point and learn it's name and origins. some spirits may be reluctant to reveal their name as doing so would cause them to be bonded to you. their powers are at a weakened state but can do things like move objects or small manipulation of the elements depending on the spirit.
stage 3 » the true spirit » the lantern has shattered and your spirit has been released. you can now see their true form as well as experience the true might of their powers. let's hope you were a good caretaker while they were weak...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:25 am
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:33 am
some roads are fairy tales
some roads are mysteries
some roads are thrillers with twists you never see coming
every road tells a story
we bring that story to life
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
