georgio
April 14th, 2009, 07:48 PM
(ok guys i basically copy and pasted this lol so lets have fun and start from the beginning, though since i didnt make this i have no idea where the plots going with it, i think we should all work on it together ^_^)
Element Hearts (EH) plays in a fantasy-realism setting, much like you would find in certain RPG's (Role-Playing Games). There is a focus on nature, though there are towns and several larger cities, certain ruins from an ancient extinct race (the Siva), and so forth. The world is generally in a semi-medieval state as far as technology goes, though there is some electricity-based technology around. Though let's try to avoid guns, airships and the like, alright? This isn't a sci-fi RP. ^^
So why is it called Element Hearts? It's quite simple. See, the planet this setting plays on is called the Geosphere, where many furs/scalies and such dwell as the dominant race. These creatures all have the power to use Elements, drawn from within themselves. When such a skill is used, the area of their heart lights up with the corresponding colour of the Element used, after which the skill is used. These skills can have any number of effects. From healing, to attacks, to knocking someone off their feet, to charming them, to being able to decypher ancient text... you name it. Revival of the dead, however, is not possible (explained below).
The Elements listed:
-Fire
-Water
-Wind
-Earth
-Frost
-Thunder
-Forest
-Explosion
-Metal
-Gravity
-Holy
-Dark
-Love
-Knowledge
Furs themselves have no innate weakness or strength against any Element, despite the ones they can or cannot use (getting hit by a firebolt will hurt, no matter what). Elements can, however, be used to negate or strengthen other Elements. There are many different ways and situations where this can happen, so try to use your imagination, within your character's current Elemental abilities.
When two or more users can use the same Element, a team skill can be used. These are generally more powerful, though they sap energy a lot faster, and tend to be slower and more difficult to cast.
It is believed that for each individual, the three Elements they can use are decided within the womb, regardless of the parents' Elements. One of these Elements can be used right away (though one might wish to learn to control it, if one decides one wishes to use Elements), the other two must be trained in order to be unlocked, sometimes requiring certain "triggers". Because of this, there are a select few who believe that the second and third Elements are decided by the individual's life experiences rather than chosen randomly in the womb. This theory is widely regarded as nonsense and has never been proven.
There is an afterlife, a realm of spirits of those passed away, almost like a parallel world to the Geosphere. Contact between the two worlds is rare, and interference from the spirit realm even more so (with the exception of godly avatars appearing at certain temples and shrines), though there have been cases where such a thing has supposedly happened. For now, though, the afterlife remains largely shrouded in mystery. There has been one man, whose name is unknown, who had been researching a way to use Elements in such a way to bring back a chosen soul from the afterlife into the physical world just as they were before they perished, however this is considered highly unnatural and illegal, thus research has generally been dropped.
Elements are required for the Geosphere's survival. All over the world, one finds transparent shimmering and moving Elemental Strands, that seemingly have no substance. These have colours of the Elements abundant in the area. If strands are greyed out, have no shimmer are remain stationary, there is a disturbance in the Elemental Balance in that area. Too much disturbance could potentially throw the planet into chaos and eventually lead to its demise. As such, the Dragon Goddess Vanaashi occasionally accepts to train gifted individuals that wish to protect the balance, at any chosen temple. These warriors are called Geodrakes, named after the Geosphere and the goddess herself.
This story is about one of those Geodrakes, who freshly finished his training with the Dragon Goddess.
Element Hearts (EH) plays in a fantasy-realism setting, much like you would find in certain RPG's (Role-Playing Games). There is a focus on nature, though there are towns and several larger cities, certain ruins from an ancient extinct race (the Siva), and so forth. The world is generally in a semi-medieval state as far as technology goes, though there is some electricity-based technology around. Though let's try to avoid guns, airships and the like, alright? This isn't a sci-fi RP. ^^
So why is it called Element Hearts? It's quite simple. See, the planet this setting plays on is called the Geosphere, where many furs/scalies and such dwell as the dominant race. These creatures all have the power to use Elements, drawn from within themselves. When such a skill is used, the area of their heart lights up with the corresponding colour of the Element used, after which the skill is used. These skills can have any number of effects. From healing, to attacks, to knocking someone off their feet, to charming them, to being able to decypher ancient text... you name it. Revival of the dead, however, is not possible (explained below).
The Elements listed:
-Fire
-Water
-Wind
-Earth
-Frost
-Thunder
-Forest
-Explosion
-Metal
-Gravity
-Holy
-Dark
-Love
-Knowledge
Furs themselves have no innate weakness or strength against any Element, despite the ones they can or cannot use (getting hit by a firebolt will hurt, no matter what). Elements can, however, be used to negate or strengthen other Elements. There are many different ways and situations where this can happen, so try to use your imagination, within your character's current Elemental abilities.
When two or more users can use the same Element, a team skill can be used. These are generally more powerful, though they sap energy a lot faster, and tend to be slower and more difficult to cast.
It is believed that for each individual, the three Elements they can use are decided within the womb, regardless of the parents' Elements. One of these Elements can be used right away (though one might wish to learn to control it, if one decides one wishes to use Elements), the other two must be trained in order to be unlocked, sometimes requiring certain "triggers". Because of this, there are a select few who believe that the second and third Elements are decided by the individual's life experiences rather than chosen randomly in the womb. This theory is widely regarded as nonsense and has never been proven.
There is an afterlife, a realm of spirits of those passed away, almost like a parallel world to the Geosphere. Contact between the two worlds is rare, and interference from the spirit realm even more so (with the exception of godly avatars appearing at certain temples and shrines), though there have been cases where such a thing has supposedly happened. For now, though, the afterlife remains largely shrouded in mystery. There has been one man, whose name is unknown, who had been researching a way to use Elements in such a way to bring back a chosen soul from the afterlife into the physical world just as they were before they perished, however this is considered highly unnatural and illegal, thus research has generally been dropped.
Elements are required for the Geosphere's survival. All over the world, one finds transparent shimmering and moving Elemental Strands, that seemingly have no substance. These have colours of the Elements abundant in the area. If strands are greyed out, have no shimmer are remain stationary, there is a disturbance in the Elemental Balance in that area. Too much disturbance could potentially throw the planet into chaos and eventually lead to its demise. As such, the Dragon Goddess Vanaashi occasionally accepts to train gifted individuals that wish to protect the balance, at any chosen temple. These warriors are called Geodrakes, named after the Geosphere and the goddess herself.
This story is about one of those Geodrakes, who freshly finished his training with the Dragon Goddess.