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PROLOGUE

Vargrim, a world of beauty, wonders and unimaginable dangers.

Throughout the ages, this land has flourished in many ways. Be it the simple village growing into a bustling town, or even an entire kingdom rising from the depths of the great Adel Sea. As in any world, things change; however in recent years, strange things began to plague this world. An unseen force began to move the rulers of each country as one would move pawns in a game of chess.

The kings, emperors, queens and empresses have changed.

The once peaceful ruling have become harsh and unforgiving. Corrupted by an unknown force, each one has become fueled by a single dark emotion. One could believe that is all they can express. But would the people of Vargrim stand for such behavior against each resident of this world?

The answer is a resounding no. Of course, there are the ones who are too far away or preoccupied to notice the change, and others still that are too wrapped up in politics and other things to care. However, some have taken notice and refuse to simply put up with the rulers' newfound tyrrany.

Their answer to this threat: the Runners. A group of extraordinary people of many races have united under a common goal: to assassinate each of these rulers and bring peace back to Vargrim. The force that has descended upon the world will most likely stop at nothing to make sure that the rulers progress in their strange behavior and that these Runners are crushed like insects. The success of this group relies heavily on whether they can become a hidden army. But they must find people willing to bring change and overcome the hatred that has caused the racial wars that make up a large portion of the history of Vargrim.

At the time, the Runners are much too small a group to topple the harsh rulers's crowns; it must grow and strengthen. The small number of members have come to the country near the west coast of the Adel Sea, Yasuirando. A country that, in our terms, would seem much more middle eastern under the rule of an emperor. Would they possibly find recruits in this foreign land?

They say that sometimes, if one were to stand outside the Imperal Palace in the Capital, you could hear an insane laughter echo through those hollow halls. Crime has been on an uprise; murder and robbery have increased ten fold. It is as if the land and its pople are feeling the effects of their leader's madness.

So our story begins in the village of Kaito just along side the border to a neighbouring country. It is surrounded by tall mountains that give off a famous purple glow when the sun rises and sets. The village experiences very cold winters, but currently a lush spring has come, bringing with it the colorful beauty of the cherry blossom trees. Unlike others, this village seems untouched by the horrible insanities of the emperor. Recently it was heard that in one of the mountains a strange grumbling can be heard at midnight. It may be a lead for our runners to check this fabled mountain caverns as it may be a link to the strangeness plaguing the land.

Exanimis: This is the form of spirits when they come to the living world of their own accord. They can be summoned in this form, but most of the exanimis that are in Vargrim are their by choice.

Object- and Animal-Binding: Most normally, the spirit is put into a stuffed animal, armor, things that at least somewhat resemble a human body. Animal-bindings work much better and last longer. This is the easiest summoning to perform and it can last indefinitely.

Original Body: This summoning lasts the least time and is takes about a summoner with an average level of competency. The spirit is given a temporary body exactly like the one they had during life, usually showing them at about mid-twenties if they lived that long. This body is not real and is more only an illusion that ties the spirit to the world of the living. They cannot touch anything or move very far, and they can only stay in the real world for a maximum of a few minutes.

New Body: Only the most skillful magicians can do this. It is where the spirit is summoned and given an entirely new body that is created by the summoner on the spot. These can only last a few days at most, but anyone skilled enough to create one can easily make another one to replace it.

THE LEADERS
Please do not add to this list without permission from Hiryu Domochuku

User: Currently SlimmerCat, though this may be changed in the future
Name: Emperor Nikushimi Ikari
Corrupted Emotion: Anger
Appearance: Coming soon

General information will come later.

Along with Van's post, I hereby post information about the countries!

Country: Yasuirando
Owner: Jesse
Capital: Shigaihakkyou
Major Cities: Kaito
Flag: Green and yellow
Terrain: Mostly farmland with mountains surrounding.

Country: Kurath
Owner: Vanair
Capital: Lost City (Garu)
Major Cities: None; a few small fishing settlements on the very borders of the country, but all former cities are now derelict shells of their former glory.
Flag: Silver with a black silhouette of a heron.
Terrain: Barren
Other: Kurath was destroyed in war very long ago. Not much else is known.

Country: Adaela
Owner: SlimmerCat
Capital: Brumae Ensis
Major Cities:
Flag: White, with the insignia of the King in the center.
Terrain: Mildly mountainous on the northwest coast, very snowy nearly year round aside from the "summer" months when everything blooms and the weather is temperate with mild rainshowers.
Other: The country, along with Kurath, was nearly obliterated by war. The main population of Aeternix were decimated, and now only a few remain. The country is now under the Central Government,

Countries: Divin and Argrus
Owner: Arkane
Capitals:
Major Cities:
Flag: The united flag is white with a gold cross in the center. The Argrus flag features the crest: a big shield being held by an angel (wings spread). There's two swords crossed with a rose in the center on the shield. Of course there's the traditional Lion on one side and a Dragon on the other. Usually when they declare war (against others) they use the united flag (meaning they have the physical strength of Argrus and the Spiritual strength of Divin).
Terrain (Divin):
Terrain (Agrus):
Other: Divin is the Holy land. That's where the god of Divin and Argrus' god supposidly existed and now is the gate to god/heaven and what not. They were one country at one time, but eventually they seperated to let one country be religious fanatics and the other was supposed to exist as a sort of royal gaurd to the home country. Argrus was more powerful than Divin obviously so they became independant and run their own business with a king, queen, etc, Though they still use Divin as the Holy Land and most of the people that live in Argrus travel there for pilgrimages and what not. They're at war right now cause I wanted the Head of the Church of Divin (as it is being called at this moment in time) to be one of the super big bad evil dudes. That and the fact that they want Argrus back under their control and to be unified again.


Alright, so, none of this is official, all of this is subject to change, most of the typos are not mine because a ton of this stuff was copied-and-pasted directly from conversations with the countries' owners.

If you've got info to add or change, feel free to post something in the OOC chat, or just change this directly if you're a mod. Thanks. <3