Darkness Rising is Lux et Umbra's first official RP. A brainchild of myself and damieri, we want to have the most possible fun with the game while bringing a sense of self-worth and personalization to the game.

The world of Darkness Rising is Gaia - Most of the action will take place in various locations like Barton Town, new places like the Shadow Realm (seen in the preliminary chapter) and other new areas created by yours truly and damieri.

Everyone in Gaia is a human, unless changed by a potion or some other form, but for the purposes of the RP I'll make it easy and just have everyone be a human (however, if the item idea takes off, I'll make transformation items!).

It's summer in Gaia, and that means that evil decides to be on its worst behavior and attack!

The major distinction in the game, regardless of RP system, is being either on the side of Light or Shadow.

Light - You are a force of good, you subscribe to the ideal of keeping the peace, keeping everyone safe, and protecting the innocent.

Shadow - You are a force of evil, but you don't fall prey to true evil instincts. You protect your own interests, protect others if you need to, and generally avoid most other people except other Shadow-identified people.

Neutral - It's possible to be neutral between the two sides, but eventually, you will be swayed one way or another. Polarization happens often in Lux et Umbra. Rare is it that there are servants of Neutrality that assist both sides.

Light and Shadow co-exist. Each member of Light understands that a member of Shadow needs them to be able to continue living - that is to say, if all Light-identified people were to be extinguished, they would cease to be. Hence danger to either group is cause for alarm. Neutral people exist to become Light or Shadow, and maintain the equality between the two.

Being on either side has its benefits - special abilities and things are available to you based on your affinity. For example, Shadow-ID'd people are able to use "dark portals" that allow them to slip to various spots around town, cutting through the Shadow realm to appear in another location in an instant. Similarly, the Light-ID'd can walk through a beam of sunlight and appear in a room with a small lamp glowing. These are both highly trained abilities, and very few have learned (or even earned) them.

This is just the beginning of your understanding of the world around us... more will come as time goes on...