[Arcadia] Changeling - Modern Fantasy - Magic School - Adventure - LGBTQ Welcome

[Intimate Ink]

Hello friends!

Welcome to Arcadia, an established group game in the extreme section of the boards. Despite launching in October of 2020, we like to believe that because of the strong storytelling roots that we strive for, the game always feels fresh and new. We have a loyal player base that has collectively created over three thousand exciting full length posts, to setup an awesome game world - with many more being added every single day! We're always looking for fresh faces to join in the schools many activities. As you consider joining, please don't hesitate to let us know by posting here in this thread or by reaching out to either Intimate Ink or Aethyrium via private message. Both Aethyrium and myself, as well as our wonderful player base, work hard to incorporate new characters within our stories; we love new concepts because it means new actors with fresh perspectives in our tales - and new ideas that lead us to exciting new places.

Arcadia utilizes a personalized style of storytelling, wherein Aethyrium and I take your ideas and mold them to the setting, so that we can craft a story that's truly unique to your character for them to experience as the game progresses - where the only real limit on how deep they travel down their personal rabbit hole, is how much you want to focus on that. Once we know your ideas, we can start working on adventures for them. Of course, some of the best adventures that our characters often go aon are ones created and told by the players themselves; we work diligently to support and allow plenty of room for players to explore on their own, and tell the stories they want to experience.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the disheveled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.
—William Butler Yeats, "The Land of Heart's Desire"

We would educate you. Inform you of your nature, instruct you in the magic that touches all of Creation. We bid you welcome. And so you arrive, nervous or watchful, meek or powerful... at Dublin International. Ending as we began, as all stories are but circles upon the wheel. We bid you welcome... to Arcadia.

And so arrive the nervous and the watchful, the meek and the powerful. In the days leading into Autumn's first gasp, Dublin International sees many arrivals and then more still. From across the world, no matter their appearance or their origins, they come. They seek answers, they seek tutelage. They seek control. They seek Arcadia. It is such a simple thing, to seek. Yet a thing fraught with danger and risk. For those that step between the barriers of hither and thither shall forever be lost betwixt, in mind if not in body. Those Changelings, children stolen by the Fae, are in a way cursed to never feel at home except members of their own kind - the Faerie.

So the question must be asked, do you seek? Do you feel as if your skin is too small for your body, as if there is a weight lodged within your chest and you are frozen in a moment of time, a trapped scream in amber? If you seek for counsel, and training, then come oh ye kin. Find your place through the glamours and mist. We of the courts will teach and guide you, until you are able to once more take your place among us. For yours is a soul entwined with Fae, and ever is that bondage inescapable.

And it is inescapable. You are a Changeling, you are Fae. Perhaps you lost precious little - hours? A day? Perhaps you were with us for longer. Weeks. Months. Years? What is time to our nature, after all. The time may seem as smoke to you, elusive and difficult to grasp. A half-forgotten dream. Perhaps you wish otherwise. Changeling. Fae-Touched. There are names for your kind, for our kind - not all of them pleasant. But the at the heart of it all is one truth that is absolutely - you are different, special. You have powers that others do not, and your soul is as tied to a story as not. Ours are people of legend and myth, whose magic is written in song and ink.

We would educate you. Inform you of your nature. Instruct you in the magic that touches all of creation. We bid you welcome, be your nervous or watchful, meek or powerful... We end as we began, as all stories are but circles upon the wheel. We bid you welcome... To Arcadia.

Hello, and welcome! If that piqued your interest, I'm glad you've stayed around to listen to me ramble. You're probably asking what this game is, and the simple, broadly correct answer is 'Fae Hogwarts'. It's a school for Changelings, people who were stolen away from their parents at some point in their history. This may have been for hours, day, weeks, years... How it impacted you and your family is up to you to decide; when you got 'back', were they even still living in the same place? Changelings come from all over the planet to the school of Arcadia, in order to be taught control of their powers. Each of the Changelings have been stolen by the Fae, imbued with a Faerie soul and Glamour. Though Changelings typically don't have solid memories of their initial time with the Fae, they often do have hazy and enigmatic recollections in their dreams. You are a new student, setting out on this wondrous journey. 

So long as Changelings possess Glamour, they are truly part of two worlds. These 'stolen' children are often haunted by vivid dreams, spectral visions and voices, and feelings of alienation. These tend to get progressively worse as the Dreaming calls to them; relief comes when a Fae (most often an agent of the school) imbues them with a touch of their glamour. Upon doing so the Fae soul blossoms, where the child can see themselves and those around them with full Fae eyes. The timing of this varies, though almost always occurs between the sixteenth and twenty-four birthdays. Still, there are the rare exceptions whose visit is delayed by years, even decades. The school insists that each Changeling is awakened at the right and destined moment; those who find themselves alienated for years by their visions, however, sometimes question if they had been forgotten, or worse.

Nevertheless they walk, act, and naturally sense these two realities as if they are one. There is the world of the mundane, the human world that they were first born into. It still gives them a face, a body, a family and home. This is the physical world that we all touch, smell, hear and see.

For the Changelings, however, there is a second world. They see the fantastical bodies of the Fae soul that has been grafted onto them - their seeming. The seeming is an echo of the fae that once was; they are intangible spectral figures, visible only with the gift of fae-sight. They do not think or interact with the world, only stand as a reminder of what the Changeling once was. These Fae souls often have fantastical shapes, brilliant auras, and endless other visual effects. Similarly, with their Fae eyes, Changelings are able to see constructs of glamour that are lost to the mortal world. Though rare in the modern world, these Fae-made structures can look like towering castles, floating clouds that may be perched upon, or displays of skyline-spanning magical lights.

Arcadia itself is hidden by glamour. Where humans see an ageing castle, Changelings are able to pierce the Glamour and see the truth of the building. It's a large structure made of gleaming marble, seemingly defying gravity and physics.


A Brief Selection of the Many Stories So Far...

Our players arrived to a full tour of the school. Each of the characters was a newly arrived Changeling, and each had their own reasons for wanting to learn of the society and magic that was their unique legacy. Soon, they would meet some of the leaders of the school, including Headmistress Katarin and their Professor of magic, Ravienne Paige. Not all the early experiences for our player characters were easy ones, however: for instance, Freya Nightingale would see images of her believed-to-be-dead brother while stepping off of the air plane. Meanwhile, Ryan Eslinger would be faced with an unpleasant choice: he could learn more about his own faerie past, at the cost of human memories that he held dear.  Many of our players took comfort in the maternal grace of the Mother-of-the-Dorms, Sofia Ibarra. 

One of the first events of the school season, a competition where characters were to race through a labyrinth under a Harvest Moon, ended in chaos for two of our students: in an attempt to gain an edge in the competition, Alara Byrne would turn to chaos magic, which would accidentally pull herself and Klaude Vogel into a time distortion.  Even as the students were celebrating Juniper Jones' victory in the maze, Barry O'Flahertie was lured into the deep gardens around the school by a mysterious voice.  Despite being one of the most physically resilient  students in the class, he was attacked by a strange being that would come to be known as a Glamourhollow, and would have presumably perished if not for being intercepted by Ravienne Paige.

Following the events of the Harvest Moon Festival, two agents from an up-until-then-unseen larger Changeling society arrived, claiming that they were there to help protect the students. Their initial reception by the students was mixed, perhaps in part because the newcomers revealed that the beloved magic professor, Ravienne Paige, had a dark past and was barely saved from being sent to a prison for Changelings. She was rescued at the last minute by Headmistress Katarin's hand. Two notable clubs formed: First, the famed Ravienne Four, a group of promising students that Professor Ravienne historically used for special projects; the second was a dueling club where students learned to wield their magic like weapons. Meanwhile, students continued having their own adventures, such as Linden Arcangeli who began a friendship with a mysterious stranger in the Arcadian woods, Dusk Phall who found herself transformed as she pursued a relationship with one of Ravienne's former students, and Z who began their transition with the aid of Dorm Mother Sofia.

Sadly, despite increased security at the school, an unforeseen attack on the dorms would happen that would see that the school lost both Sofia and a Fae guardian, Wendell, whom protected the school.  With tension higher than ever, Greyson Delacroix, an investigator who seemed to have a particular strong grudge with the magic professor would form Dagda Clan, a student-led organisation to promote safety.  Among the officers would be Ramonde Hayes, a former homeless street punk that Greyson revealed some of the dark past of the Glamourhollows to.  Clara Foster would struggle to make a good impression on a fellow student she had affection for, while an unexpected wedding of a student to a noble brought up questions of the students' shared faerie past.  Terra Bailey's already notable breaks with reality would exacerbate with lucid nightmares, though she'd find comfort in her writing. Ultimately, little peace would be found as the Dagda Clan discovered a body of a student, only to find evidence that their Professor Ravienne was the murderess behind it. 

Now, with Professor Ravienne sentenced once more to imprisonment, and Headmistress Katarin deposed, student anxiously await what an Arcadia under new leadership will look like...

On Glamour...

When creating a character, it is important to realize that Glamour is what connects your Changeling to the character to the world of the Fae. Without it, they lose sight, knowledge, and inspiration of what it means to be Changeling. Most characters begin with three points of glamour, though you may adjust that through character generation choices. Despite it being their lifeblood, Changelings find themselves in a variety of situations where they may have to use glamour: most often, this is because they wish to use magic but do not have the time or ability to perform a Bunk, a special ritual designed to use Fae magic without losing glamour.  Characters, however, may also use glamour to extend their gift of Fae Sight to others, or use it to fuel magical creations if they possess the knowledge of how to do so.

Fortunately, characters may recharge their glamour pools through the creation or destruction of works with unique, artistic value.  Over the course of the game we have created a way for players to represent this by detailing the works that their character creates or encounters, and how they affect them.  Expanded glamour rules can be found here.


Though they may not remember it, the Fae that they once were held a place in faerie society. It is during the time that they are taken away that the soul of a fae was melded with their own being, creating something different than who they were before. The world of the fae tends to be much more visually diverse; some have animal characteristics and others look more human. Some have wings while others look more or less like an elemental construct. Due to this diversity, Changelings are not thought of in terms of races. They are, however, grouped together by Seemings, a term that refers to certain common ground in personality, ideology, and sometimes appearance. The Dreaming is far too chaotic to deal in absolutes, however; Seemings are ultimately determined by mysterious qualities. That is to say, two Changelings with similar appearance may have very different Seemings.

The Tricksters

The Tricksters are those fae associated with questioning social norms, playing pranks (both harmless and harmful,) and challenging what is. They are often acknowledged as light-hearted and sometimes child-like pranksters, yet others speak of those among their ranks whose 'pranks' involve both destruction and acts of social-upheaval. Some fae creates often found among the trickster archetypes include coyotes, kitsune, pookas, demons, and magical clowns.

The Fairest

The Fairest are those fae associated with beauty, seduction, and passive charisma. They can be either wicked queens, distressed squires in need of saving, or tempters. Sirens, fairy tale princes and princesses, incubi, succubi, muses, and seductive plant-oriented creatures are often found among the fairest archetype.

The Sages

The sages are those fae associated with counsel, and fonts of wisdom. They are often considered great minds and advisors. However, they are also regarded as sometimes calloused and traitorous, using their acumen to pull at strings others can't see.  Swamp witches, magic mirrors, court advisors, wizened hags, and manifestations of the undead are often found among the sage archetype.

The Warriors

The warriors are those fae associated with might, protectors to the ideals they hold. They are often considered crucial due to their physical prowess and high level of dedication to a cause. However, they also are often considered narrow-minded and brutish, quick to result to muscle in any situation. Ogres, avenging archangels, minotaurs, and beings of herculean physique are often found among the warrior archetype.

The Wyld

The wyld are the non-conformists and iconoclasts that rarely follow the rules. Their personalities are often described as magnetic, fun to be around, and intense. However, they often are criticized for ignoring rules that are put in place for good reason, and being poor future planners. Anthropomorphic animals, chimeras, and glamour constructions resembling great cavemen and hunters are often found among the wyld archetype.

The Forgers

The forgers the craftsmen and women in the realm of the fae. Their ability to create out of both physical material and glamour is considered unparalleled. However, they are often criticized for their fanaticism, willing to sacrifice their health, themselves, and the resources around them to create their art. Goblins, Gremlins, Kobolds, and boggans are often found among the forgers archetype.

Much like the glamour that comes from being a Changeling allows your character to view Arcadia in its full grandeur, the same ‘faerie eyes’ allow your characters Seeming to be viewed by other Changeling.  The Seeming is a reflection of your character’s faerie self – other Changelings can see past the mortal world, seeing both their human side and the faerie self that is behind them.  Generally speaking, the Seeming will always follow their owner: when they take a step, it takes the same step.  There are those exceptional moments where this is not the case, and only some of them can be explained.


It is said that within the high library of Arcadia, there lies tomes of every spell that mortal or fae alike have ever dreamt of, told in a story, or simply imagined. Perhaps more accurately, it is many volumes that are produced over time, manifestations of glamour themselves. Nonetheless, the art of fae magic is the art of connecting with the pages of these books from far distances, understanding their demands, and unlocking their power.

For this reason, magic is taught and lumped into categories according to these epic volumes.

Freezing Rain

The Book of Freezing Rain

Example Verses:

1: She can cool a glass of water, he can tell when it's going to rain, they can see in the fog
2: She can conjure water, he never slips on ice, they can freeze a small pool
3: She can summon a tsunami, he can freeze a lake, they can create an ice palace

Choking Ash

The Book of Choking Ash

Example Verses:

1: She can keep herself warm, his grill always lights right away, they can tell how old a fire is
2: She can conjure a ball of fire, he can dry an outfit, they can fill a room with smoke
3: She can conjure a conflagration, he can fill people's lungs with ash, they can create a smokescreen

Deepening Cosmos

The Book of Deepening Cosmos

Example Verses:

1: She can see in the dark, he can thicken the shadows in a room, they can divine omens in the constellations
2: She can create a shining tiara of stars, he can astral project into space, they can cause a shooting star
3: She can conjure a storm of stars, he can cause a city-wide blackout, they can summon aurora borealis

Endless Steel

The Book of Endless Steel

Example Verses:

1: Her knives never dull, he always has a dagger on him, they can sharpen any blade
2: She can throw with perfect accuracy, he can mimic the effects of silver or cold iron, they can cut other blades
3: She can throw endless knives, he is nearly unbeatable in armed combat, they can break an army's weapons

Ticking Clock

The Book of the Ticking Clock

Example Verses:

1: She always knows what time it is, he awakens from a nap precisely when he wishes to, they seem to need less sleep than others 
2: She can dodge by freezing time for a second or two, he can run faster than nearly anyone else, they age gracefully
3: She can stop aging indefinitely, he can rewind the clock on a wound, they can travel forward or backward in time

Breaking

The Book of Breaking

Example Verses:

1: She always knows when someone is about to die, he seems to listen to things not there, they can cause flowers to wither
2: She can summon a ghost to ask questions, he can restore a pet to unlife, they can spy through the eyes of the dead
3: She can create a skeleton or zombie, he can sew bodies together into an unliving abomination, they can forge ghosts into objects

Mind

The Book of the Mind

Example Verses:

1: She can guess a number you're thinking, he knows people's names before they're spoken, they can memorize facts
2: She can recall a book she read years ago word for word, people seem more inclined to follow his suggestions, they can tell when someone is lying
3: She seems skilled at whatever she picks up, he can dominate a person's mind, they can influence the emotions of a group

Life

The Book of Life

Example Verses:

1: She can heal minor papercuts, he seems to possess boundless vigor, they are always in good shape
2: She can heal larger wounds, he can restore youth, they can go for days without food or water
3: She can bring someone back from the brink of death, he can guarantee a healthy child, they can make someone pregnant

Guises

The Book of Guises

Example Verses:

1: She can change her hair color, he can change the color of his eyes, they never seem to wear the same thing twice
2: She can grow claws, he can thicken his skin, they can move their internal organs
3: She can turn into an animal, he can look like anyone he wishes to, they can appear as an object

Anthopile

Book of Anthophile

Example verses:

1: Turn any color of rose to red with a kiss, daisies grow where she walks, can restore a sprout to life with a song
2: Vines grow from the ground with an incantation, the next plant he touches strengthens to the force of rope, a wave of the hand imbues thorns with a sleeping poison
3: A drop of her blood can restore a barren field to life, by clapping his hands he conceals his house in a wall of thorns

Labile Voice

Book of the Labile Voice

Example verses:

1: Bluebirds flock to the sound of his singing, she can throw her voice to any place in sight, an enemy will have a coughing fit that will draw the attention of a room, his voice can mimic any animal sound that he's heard
2: Can silence a rival for the length of a day, can speak so loud that everyone in a building can hear, her singing notes can hit so high that it shakes the hearing of all around her
3: His song can bring a week of insanity to all those who hear, She can tell a bedtime story and a room will fall to sleep, all the children in a village will stop what they are doing and follow her singing into the woods

Object Transmutation

Book of Object Transmutation

Example verses:

1: Make vegetables taste like chocolate cake, give a coin double-heads mid-flip, reverse the stain on a favorite party dress
2: Spin straw into gold, morph a key to be the perfect fit for a lock, make the clothes of the next person she kisses perfectly translucent
3: Turn a pen into a sword, make an automobile as light as a feather, bring a model pirate ship to life-like scale

Portents, the Past, and Possible Futures

Book of Portents, the Past, and Possible Futures

Example Verses

1: When he opens his wallet he knows the location of any loose change in his room, she can guess which playing card that a magician holds, after drinking warm milk he can dream a possible future
2: She can command a pile of breadcrumbs to blow in the direction of missing children, he can project memories of his departed grandmother upon a freshly washed sheet, she knows how someone would answer a yes or no question without ever asking it.
3: He can quickly locate a needle in a barn full of haystacks, they can predict the immediate consequences of taking two opposing actions, she can read about a foe's most guarded secret in a book that they once had touched.

Shifting Skies

Book of the Shifting Skies

Example Verses:

1:  She can immediate identify and locate every constellation currently visible, they can have the wind manipulate clouds so that they are shaped like bunnies, he can cause the scent of petrichor to fill a neighborhood block
2: He can summon clouds that will bring rain to a town within the day, she can wave her hands to form a breeze that could knock down a man, they can cause falling rain to freeze into hail
3: She can cause a thunderbolt to strike in front of her the next time she cackles, he can call in a wind so cold that it will freeze a pond before him, they can calm the seas around a harbor to promote safe travel

Gambling, Oaths, and Fairy Deals

Book of Gambling, Oaths, and Fairy Deals

Example Verses:

1: Those who tell her secret will have nightmares for a month, if a student breaks the honor code on his exam then their pen will bust while testing, not doing their assigned chores will make their bed smell like dirty feet
2: Those who break her hand-shake truce will cough up worms for one day, failure to turn in a group assignment will make the student's pet loyal to him, losing a bet to them will make you a slave for a day.
3: If you eat a fruit from her garden your legs will prevent you from leaving until next summer, if an order is filled than the benefactor's unborn child will come into their care, if he wins your wager than he may take a point of your permanent glamour.

Down Below

The Book of Down Below

Example Verses:

1: Her jewels will shine more brilliant than any other, his home always seems free of dust, they always seem to find raw gold if they go panning
2: She can shape the ground into a chair, he can sink into the earth for the span of a breath, they can open a doorway in a stone wall
3: She can dance upon the earth to make it crack asunder, he can create for himself armor of gemstones, they can travel through stone and rock

Betwixt

The Book of Betwixt

Example Verses:

1: She can reach into a pocket and pull an apple through space, he can see several spaces simultaneously, they always know exactly where they are
2: She can seemingly exist in multiple places at once, he can travel from one space to another, they can make a closet larger on the inside than the outside
3: She can walk into another plane, he can create a portal for fellows to walk through, they can possess a small-demiplane large enough for a house

Spinning Coin

The Book of the Spinning Coin

Example Verses:

1: She can nudge a simple game of chance, he always knows if something is about to break, they always show up at the most opportune moment to a party
2: Things never break down around her, he can affect more complex games of chance, they can make someone more fortunate or less
3: She can keep even her body from breaking down, he can curse non-living material to fail or decay, they can push a business to success or ruin

Bunks

During character generation and over the course of your roleplay in Arcadia, your character will be asked to write bunks.  These are rituals that your character has at their disposal, which by performing them they may cast a spell without the use of glamour.  Each bunk may only be used once per in-game day, making them somewhat precious. Given that losing all glamour means that a character is permanently removed from their Seeming and fae self, characters utilize bunks regularly so not to endanger themselves.  When designing bunks, it is helpful to remember that they are often an expression of your character.  For instance, a dancer's bunks may include reading fan letters, performing various stretches, or even rehearsing a production.  A character preoccupied with mortal magician tricks might favor bunks such as shuffling a deck of cards, performing a rabbit-out-of-the-hat trick, or asking someone to bind their limbs like they are about to make a great escape.  Bunks, like Verses, can be broken into different levels of power.  Extended information upon them can be found here.

Cantrips

During character generation you will also be asked to define several cantrips for your character.  Cantrips were created in order to replicate the small powers that you might see a magical character have in a movie or novel.  Some examples may be a character flipping their hand so a book is turned, transforming their outfit into a different color with a touch, or being able to whistle and have a bluejay fly near.  Bunks should be about enhancing RP with your character, and add flavorful touches to demonstrate their growing powers rather than having great utility or strength.

Code (Arcadia Character Sheet 2.3) Select Expand


[float=right][img height=250 padding=3]https://gein.se/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce-placeholder-700x904.png[/img] [img height=250 padding=3]https://gein.se/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce-placeholder-700x904.png[/img][/float]

[b]Character Name:[/b] [i]Full name[/i]
[b]Also Known By:[/b] [i]Provide any alternative names or nick names for your character here[/i]
[b]Character Faceclaim:[/b] [i]Name of face-claim for 'human appearance'[/i]
[b]Age:[/b] [i]The apparent age of your fae's human form[/i]
[b]Gender/Sexuality (Optional):[/b] [i]Provide any optional information you wish to about your character's gender and sexuality here, such as preferred pronouns, gender identity, or partner preference.  You may link Ons/Offs or speak about them here if you wish to.)[/i]

[b]Seeming:[/b] [i]Trickster, Fairest, Warrior, Wyld, or Forger[/i]
[b]Fae Race:[/b]  [i]Provide any identifiable race of your character's fae self, such as a harpy or djinn[/i]
[b]Fae Description:[/b] [i]Briefly describe your character's fae self, being careful to note a general height and stature.  Include anything about your character's appearance that the artwork does not make apparent.[/i]

[hr]

Mortal Traits: Starting players may distribute nine points between Physical, Social, and Mental abilities. No value may be above a five.

[b]Physical:[/b] [i]1-5, refers to abilities such as speed, strength, and stamina[/i]
[b]Social:[/b] [i]1-5, refers to abilities such as carousing, self-expression, and seduction[/i]
[b]Mental:[/b] [i]1-5, refers to abilities such as wits, intelligence, and awareness of the world around them[/i]

[b]Blessed Trait (+3):[/b] [i]Because of your character's fae heritage, they may select one mortal trait that their Fae race gives them a supernatural edge with.  This may surprise human onlookers if demonstrated in front of them.  Please write physical, social, or mental here.  This will equate to three extra points in your chosen trait, even if it exceeds five.  The value of this trait more grow over time.[/i]

Fae Traits: Starting players may distribute thirteen points between maximum Glamour, Manifest, Resistance, and Detection.  Maximum glamour will begin at 3; all other stats begin at zero.

[b]Glamour:[/b] [i]3/3, refers to the reserves of fae magic you have.  A permanent score of zero is death of the fae self.[/i]
[b]Manifest:[/b] [i]Refers to your ability to impose fae magic on other fae, even when they resist it.[/i]
[b]Resistance:[/b] [i]Refers to your ability to resist fae magic cast upon  you by other fae.[/i]
[b]Detection:[/b] [i]Refers to your ability to detect fae magic done to either you or an area that you are within.[/i]

[hr]

[u]Bunks[/u]

[b]Minor Bunk:[/b]
[b]Minor Bunk:[/b]
[b]Minor Bunk:[/b]
[b]Minor Bunk:[/b]
[b]Moderate Bunk:[/b]
[b]Moderate Bunk:[/b]
[b]Moderate Bunk:[/b]
[b]Major Bunk:[/b]
[b]Major Bunk:[/b]

[u]Books[/u]

[b]Level 1 Books:[/b] Starting characters should have a two level one books.  List them here.
[b]Level 2 Books:[/b] Starting characters should have a two level two book. List it here.
[b]Level 3 Books:[/b] Starting characters should have a single level three book. List it here.

[u]Verses[/u]

[b]Level 1 Verse - Book:[/b]
[b]Level 1 Verse - Book:[/b]
[b]Level 1 Verse - Book:[/b]
[b]Level 2 Verse - Book:[/b]
[b]Level 2 Verse - Book:[/b]
[b]Level 2 Verse - Book:[/b]
[b]Level 3 Verse - Book:[/b]
[b]Level 3 Verse - Book:[/b]


[u]Cantrips[/u]

[b]NAME (Rank #):[/b] Please see the recruitment thread for an expanded definition of cantrips. Your starting character may start with a single (Rank 3) cantrip, and one (Rank 1) cantrip.  This should be a role-play ('for color') focused power that has been learned and then adapted. For example a character may have first learned to 1) flip the pages of a book with a wave of their hand, and then 2) called a book within their sight to float to their open hand, provided there are no barriers stopping it.
[hr]

[u]Non-Book Magic[/u]

[u]Magical Techniques[/u]
[b]Glamour Transfer[/b]: You possess enough glamour control to transfer points of your glamour directly to another individual.
[b]Downcasting[/b]: You have learned the ability to effectively deal with excess glamour, and can now use bunks of a higher level than the intended verse without consequence.

1. [b]Where was your character born?  Whom, if anyone, would be considered 'family'?[/b] [i]Type your response here.[/i]
2. [b]At what age was your character abducted by the fae; how long were they gone?  Did their family or life change in any significant way upon their return?[/b] [i]Type your response here.[/i]
3. [b]Name one way your character reacted to the stress of feeling different while growing up.  This can be destructive or creative, or considered healthy or unhealthy.[/b] [i]Type your response here.[/i]
4. [b]Changelings are awakened to their power by being infused with glamour for the first time; this is often done by an agent of the school intending to recruit them.  What age did this happen, and how did your character react to the news?[/b] [i]Type your response here.[/i]
5. [b]Describe some of the ambitions, goals, or hopes your character has as they are schooled by the Fae.[/b] [i]Type your response here.[/i]
6. [b]Upon awakening some Changelings begin to remember their time in Arcadia when they did not have a human body.  Please briefly describe any memories of this time that your character currently has; or, if they do not have any recollections, please say so.[/b] [i]Type your response here.[/i]

[u]Connections[/u] (To be filled out during game-play / after approval)
[b]Character Name[/b] - [i]Connection type; eg 'he is the bully in my Minions 101 class.[/i]

[hr]
[hr]

[u]Companions/Familiars[/u]


Example Character Sheet

Character Name: Klaude Vogel
Also Known By: König Pfau
Character Faceclaim: Frederik Westendop
Age: 19
Gender/Sexuality (Optional): Pan-sexual Cis-male, he/him pronouns

Seeming: Fairest
Fae Race: The Peacock King
Fae Description: As with his human shell, Klaude's hair is a warm blonde.  In his fae mien his blonde hair is entertwined with bright blue feathers and softer white plumage.  Though he appears to be wearing a flowing cloak and crown of peacock feathers and plumange at first glance, a more thorough study shows that it is inseperable from his body.  Klaude's eyes as a fae are bright red in color.



Physical: 2
Social: 4
Mental: 3

Blessed Trait (+2): Social

Glamour: 4
Manifest: 6
Resistance: 2
Detection: 1



Bunks

Minor Bunk: Motion as if to pluck a feather from your Seeming's plume.
Minor Bunk:  Sit at the head of a table.
Minor Bunk: Put on a masquerade ball mask.
Moderate Bunk: Don an outfit composed entirely of pieces that you have never worn before.  Take a selfie.
Moderate Bunk: Using a feather quill and ink, compose a treatise about something that should be done better.
Moderate Bunk: He must run his fingers across each of the seven beads of his wedding bracelet, while speaking of either King Marc or the Kingdom of Aurului.
Major Bunk: Arrange for a gathering of at least five people; compose each invitation by hand, see that they are delivered.  Ensure an option each for food, drink, and entertainment are present.

Books

Level 1 Books:
Level 2 Books: Mind
Level 3 Books: Labile Voice - Gambling, Oaths, and Fairy Deals

Verses

Level 1 Verse - Labile Voice: He can whisper, and any others that he chooses within eyesight can hear.
Level 1 Verse - Gambling, Oaths, and Fairy Deals: Braking a promise not to cheat on him will yield nightmares of a sickly, decrepit self. 
Level 1 Verse - Mind: He knows the professional titles of each person in the room.
Level 2 Verse - Mind: He can compel someone into truly listening to what is being said.
Level 2 Verse - Gambling, Oaths, and Fairy Deals: A mass of warts will cover someone's face for three days if they do not vote in the agreed upon way.
Level 2 Verse - Gambling, Oaths, and Fairy Deals: He can set up a game of skill or chance where the winner may ask a single question of the loser, to which they will silently know the unfettered truth as the loser knows it.
Level 2 Verse - Labile Voice: Though he neither strains nor yells, his voice drowns and dampens the voice of any others around him.
Level 3 Verse - Labile Voice: He can speak upon a subject and lead a crowd to believe that he is an expert, even if he has no knowledge of the topic.

Cantrips

The Wealth of El Dorado (Rank 1): With a touch Klaude can transform accessories or objects that he is using (eg swords, pens, etc.) to ones encrusted in gems and fine metals.  At the moment the magic is not strong enough to be sustained after he ceases wearing or using the item, making any potential for selling or trading the wealth useless.  This can, however, lend the impression of wealth and an air of regalness as he can quickly adorn himsellf with anything from sapphire cuff-links to a jewel-covered crown.
The Emperor's New Clothes (Rank 1): Klaude is able to make basic changes to the nature of fabrics and other clothing material with a touch when they are viewed with fairy eyes.  Burlap can become flowing silk, basic black can become elaborate floral patterns, and an ill-fitting pair of shoes can be adjusted to fit just right
A Bird in Hand (Rank 2): 1) Klaude may open any closed container, and his choice of either a flock of multi-coloured birds or grey doves will fly from it. (2) Klaude may now direct the released birds into forming a symbol or simple word in the sky.

Non-Book Magic

Magical Techniques



1. Where was your character born?  Whom, if anyone, would be considered 'family'? Klaude was born in Wolfsburg, Germany.  Like many in the city, his father (Stefan) was employed within the auto industry; it was a job that afforded the family a markedly upper-class lifestyle.  Klaude is the oldest of three siblings, all of which are boys.  Klaude's mother, Isa, worked as a curator in the 'Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg', a local museum of modern art.
2. At what age was your character abducted by the fae; how long were they gone?  Did their family or life change in any significant way upon their return? Klaude was abducted by the fae when he was seven years old.  He was missing for a total of eight months.  His family had used their considerable wealth to generate a notable media storm in the area about his disappearance and subsequent return.  Klaude was quite fond of the attention upon the return due to having been in a multi-child family where both parents worked.  As attention began to stray from him and life returned to normal, Klaude began making up stories of his abduction, though he remembered nothing.  These stories ultimately implicated a couple his father worked with, though Klaude was unable to keep a consistent story, and so they were soon released.  Humiliated being caught in a lie, and disgruntled that life began to normalize, Klaude developed a rebellious streak.
3. Name one way your character reacted to the stress of feeling different while growing up.  This can be destructive or creative, or considered healthy or unhealthy. Klaude engaged in a bit of a silent rebellion as he reached adolescence.
Though he was never one to overtly misbehave, he often cut classes, experimented with illegal substances, and would be gone for all hours.  He was drawn to social activities, and found enjoyment in both his school's debate club and acting.
4. Changelings are awakened to their power by being infused with glamour for the first time; this is often done by an agent of the school intending to recruit them.  What age did this happen, and how did your character react to the news? Klaude was nineteen when he first was approached by an agent of Arcadia, a professor by the name of Irene Byrne.  After his initial astonishment, he grew to believe that the fact he was truly fae royalty only made sense.  (It was not so much that he was informed he was royalty, but he somewhat has assumed it.  Now he would be quite difficult to convince otherwise.)  He welcomed the opportunity to study in Dublin.
5. Describe some of the ambitions, goals, or hopes your character has as they are schooled by the Fae. Klaude wishes to be an active student, and learn not only about powers, but also the politics and mechanisms that make up the school and the hidden world beyond.  He considers himself a natural leader and wishes to identify flaws in the system and helpfully fix them.  Nonetheless, he is somewhat of a traditionalist and has aspirations to side himself with those that have a similarly classic outlook.
6. Upon awakening some Changelings begin to remember their time in Arcadia when they did not have a human body.  Please briefly describe any memories of this time that your character currently has; or, if they do not have any recollections, please say so. Thus far, Klaude has had less full memories and more simple impressions.  He recalls the scent of smoke tinged with sugared rose petals and tobacco.  He can feel the weight of a heavy chair underneath him, and remembers the sun pouring in through intricate stained-glass windows.  He recalls the patterns of colors those windows made on the floor when the sun poured in.  He remembers feeling powerful.

Connections (To be filled out during game-play / after approval)
Emilio - Klaude's fraternity rival.  He supports him as a brother, however also wishes to be looked at as a leader.
Ryan - A fellow member of the Ravienne four; Klaude is intimidated by Ryan's intellectualism
Barry - A fellow member of the Ravienne four; Klaude finds Barry's mannerisms course, but acknowledges he is good to have around in a fight
Alara - A fellow member of the Ravienne four; Klaude has ambivilant feelings on her due to her involvement in his temporary loss of Seeming, but also her kindness in reading to him
Ray - Klaude resents Ray's bullying of him, but is also secretly drawn to Ray's iconoclast attitudes; they intrigue him.




Companions/Familiars

RULES

• No OOC drama. Seriously. If you have a problem, bring it to me. We are all adults here and able to separate character drama from player drama.
• In keeping with E's rules, characters must be 16 years of age or older. Character art must appear to be 18 years of age or older.
• The game is all inclusive so if you would like to play a gay, bi, straight, trans or other form of character you may, regardless of your gender as a writer.
• Event posts will be made every five days during periods of active plot threads.  Sandbox plot threads will not be officially monitored for post time; please be courteous of your fellow writers and post with the flow of the scene you are in.
• If you know you will be absent, please communicate with me.
• Don't control the actions of anyone else, worry about your own character. IE, don’t godmode.
• Post length is flexible but try to give people room to react to things without also skipping forward.
• Posts should be made in third person. Please take into account spelling and grammar.
• If you have a question, please don't hesitate to contact me or post in the OOC thread (or here, while the game is forming).
• If you leave the game your character will be made into an NPC under my control and possibly killed violently, depending on game needs.
• Please PM Sheets to Intimate Ink and Aethyrium.

Come away oh human child,
To the waters and the wild,
With a faery hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping,
Than you can understand.
—Loreena McKennitt, "Stolen Child"

Reserved Faceclaims
Jake Andrich
Bhumika Arora
Eugen Bauder
Alla Bondarenko
Ana Cheri
Adam DiMarco
Natalie Dormer
Ines de le Fressange
Gal Gadot
Timothy Jagger
Cindy Kimberly
Kate King
Francisco Lachowski
Marina Laswick
Nicole Mains
Riccardo Mora
Maye Musk
Diane Penty
Dominick Sadoch
IMAN2
Danielle Rose Russell
Khalil Saidane
Jurnee Smollett
Jessica Weaver
Frederik Westendorp
Joel Willfors
Hayley Williams
Loic Williams
Will Willitts
Ebba Zingmark

[Totoro]

Love this concept! I think you already know I'm working on a CS.

[Intimate Ink]

Love this concept! I think you already know I'm working on a CS.

That is awesome! Let Aethyr and I know if you have any questions, we are happy to help.

[Totoro]

That is awesome! Let Aethyr and I know if you have any questions, we are happy to help.

Will do! I've got the CS mostly figured I think. I was working off the approved + the old recruitment so I'll re-read the new stuff then maybe leave it a lil to get fresh eyes on it tomorrow so I can proof-read a bit then get it sent tomorrow.

[Sye]

Can't wait to see what you bring  XD

[Aethyrium]

We require additional pylons.

Come to Arcadia where I can torment you with months of delightful revelations about a past you know nothing about you too can enjoy the fantasy of exploring the life of a changeling - magical fae folk, yoinked from the mundane world and plopped into a terrible grim dark horror weather controlled magical school where relationships go to die flourish and bring pain, suffering, and crushing sadness fulfillment and opportunities for the future that you'll never make it too you are building for yourself!

Join Arcadia today! You'll live in fear of what comes next every waking moment going forward enjoy every moment with our welcoming, enthusiastic, and active players.

[TheHangedOne]

Yesss! Join us. Howl at the moon. Stab the resident lumberjack (Please--it's been so long since the last time he got a stabbin'). Laugh at the shy nerdy girl until she goes full blown Carrie on us all. Your soul is perfectly safe. There never has been, nor will there ever be, an existential threat to your very soul. Glamourhollows are just fake news.

[Yukina]

Yes, join our totally-not-an-incident-waiting-to-happen fun! :) Totally no local tokusatsu nerds that ambush you with their eccentricness here.

[WhatLiesAbove]

Aethy....after a stunning uptalk like that, how can I say no?

Can I still use Gal Gadot as a FC?

[Intimate Ink]

Aethy....after a stunning uptalk like that, how can I say no?

Can I still use Gal Gadot as a FC?

Recorded, let us know if you have any more questions.

[Layne Spooks]

This looks like fun! Is there a specific posting schedule, or anything like that? Sorry if you mentioned it in your post, I may have just missed it.

[Intimate Ink]

This looks like fun! Is there a specific posting schedule, or anything like that? Sorry if you mentioned it in your post, I may have just missed it.

Hi there!  Thanks for your interest!

There is no specific posting schedule. Most of our scenes occur between players and they post in whatever way works for them best. We also almost always have a few scenes going that the GM will post in after a certain number of days no matter how many people have posted; this helps move plot-heavy scenes along so that everyone can stay engaged. We realize that everyone has different schedules and some are able to write more than other; regardless of whether you are a quicker or slower poster you'll likely find a group that matches your speed.

Please let us know if you have any further questions!

[Layne Spooks]

Hi there!  Thanks for your interest!

There is no specific posting schedule. Most of our scenes occur between players and they post in whatever way works for them best. We also almost always have a few scenes going that the GM will post in after a certain number of days no matter how many people have posted; this helps move plot-heavy scenes along so that everyone can stay engaged. We realize that everyone has different schedules and some are able to write more than other; regardless of whether you are a quicker or slower poster you'll likely find a group that matches your speed.

Please let us know if you have any further questions!

Oh, awesome. Thanks for the clarification.

[Aethyrium]

It's a new year... For us of course! But the students of Arcadia are chasing the end of the first trimester. Lots of great stuff going on in game.

We're over a year old. We've got 5000 amazing posts to enjoy if that's your thing. Eleven incredible players and two mediocre at best semi-decent GMs (no one says that though, so grain of salt!).

The guilds are active, and the students are slowly finding themselves embroiled in bit of politics. Strange time travelers are still here, and secret missions doing who knows what happening. There's even a sick tree :gasp:! Oh and there's a dark fantasy carnival happening right now you could jump in on.

And who could forget, we're now featuring baby gryphons!

Join the fun, PM myself or Intimate Ink (or both) with questions / for details!

[Crash]

I will delve into this a little more.  Looks interesting.

[Aethyrium]

Awesome! Let me know if there's anything you need, or any questions or anything.

[Crash]

Awesome! Let me know if there's anything you need, or any questions or anything.

I will look through character creation and all the glamour notes.  I am certain something will pop up that I will have to clarify. 

[Crash]

Would befuddling a mind, causing confusion and such be Mind?  What if  that ability was created by a drink?

I am basing a character around an Absinthe Fairy.  Like a changeling bartender type.

[Intimate Ink]

Would befuddling a mind, causing confusion and such be Mind?  What if  that ability was created by a drink?

I am basing a character around an Absinthe Fairy.  Like a changeling bartender type.

Glad to hear you are working on a concept!  Befuddling and causing confusion would be appropriate in mind, yes.  Let us know if you have any further questions or need assistance!

Iink

[Totoro]

I know it fell through last time but I might work on something here again. I was looking forward to joining but got busy then needed to work some things out IRL. Will probably go for something different, though.

[Intimate Ink]

I know it fell through last time but I might work on something here again. I was looking forward to joining but got busy then needed to work some things out IRL. Will probably go for something different, though.

Good to hear from you again, life happens!  Let us know if we can answer any question for you.

[Xurtan]

Like a changeling bartender type.

This sounds kind of awesome. The Trickster Guild HQ is basically a bar, and there's a fraternity/sorority scene on campus that throws some wicked parties. They'd fit right in! Also hi hi, to people of old and new interest. Totally not staring at all of you wondering what plots I can drag you into. *peers around the wall* 

[TheHangedOne]

Hallo, everyone~ It's good to see some fresh blood. Oh, wait, I'm not a vampire in this game. :p

[Crash]

This sounds kind of awesome. The Trickster Guild HQ is basically a bar, and there's a fraternity/sorority scene on campus that throws some wicked parties. They'd fit right in! Also hi hi, to people of old and new interest. Totally not staring at all of you wondering what plots I can drag you into. *peers around the wall*

That sounds awesome.  I plan on lots of fae drinks.  My go less fairy and more goblin or something inbetween depending on the images I can find.

[Crash]

Going to claim Natalie Alyn Lind