Headmaster Daniel Edison wrote:Dear _________,
I am writing you this handwritten letter for one reason - and one reason only.

We know.

We know and we have been watching you for some time now. Do not fear, we are not here to blow your cover or create more problems for your very... complicated life. We are here to help guide you and introduce you to others of your kind. You are invited to come to Darkwells Academy. It is a top secret boarding school funded by one of the most secret branches of government known to man.

Here at Darkwells Academy we will help teach you how to put your unique abilities to use. Signing yourself up on entrance will give us a few rights, and guardianship over you. We will make sure to make the best decisions for your future and give you a place where you can feel like you belong. We look forward to meeting you and helping you expand your abilities

Signed,

Daniel Edison,
Headmaster

You've made the same mistake as many other students from all over the world. Perhaps you went to Darkwells Academy wanting to finally meet somebody like yourself. Perhaps you went because of your curiosity. Perhaps you went because you had no where else to go... Regardless, you went. And now you've learned the lies you've been fed.

Darkwells Academy is a school most consider a hell hole. The government set up this school back when America was a fairly new country and here they force young adults with special abilities to be what most would consider "Super Heroes". Creatures exist. People with powers exist. We all hear stories and tales but we never see it with out own two eyes. Why? Because the kids at this school are putting an end to it before most people can witness these things happening with their own two eyes. The ones who do are usually just shrugged off as lunatics.

With an extreme blackmail over your head. Perhaps a loved one, your own life, or something you care about with your whole heart will be destroyed if you don't listen to every command they give you. Enjoy learning how to use your abilities. You will be assigned to a small mini-team of other young adults who you will go off on missions with on a weekly basis.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy your new friends...!
Welcome to HELL.

Darkwells, A History...

Darkwells Academy is one of the oldest private schools of the United States, dating back to the late 18th century. After the American Revolutionary War ended in 1783, America’s attempt of establishing a stable government took the forefront of attention. In the background, lingered an entirely different issue at hand. Superstitions… fear of the unknown… the slow development of logic… there was little to do to calm the nerves of the public when the unexplained took place. The talk of witches, devils, and monsters shook the very foundations of the human condition. People didn’t know whether to believe in them or chalk it off as terrible rumor. But, the fears… they were quite true. The church knew the truth of monsters roaming the mortal plains in human disguise; they knew of men born as monsters and terrorizing the mortals. When they tried to spread their beliefs to the public, it fell on deaf ears. Only a few paid attention; a group of famous revolutionaries.

The group discussed, in secret, about the apparent attacks of these monsters, spreading like wildfire within their newly formed country. Some discussed taking up research into the claims of these attacks before jumping to such conclusions; others wanted to take action and eliminate the threat without just cause. The group soon came to a proper agreement: to create a facility dedicated to the research and eradication of monsters. In 1792, an old church in Vermont was establish as the official academy of studying these creatures: Darkwells. Over the years, the school gathered an assortment of said “monsters” to counter the threat of the paranormal. Some volunteered their services to the school, while others were “forced” into servitude of Darkwells.

Over the centuries, the original religious presence that Darkwells was known for transformed into an actual research facility. Logic became the norm to explain these “supernatural events.” In the early 90’s, the science research of Darkwells stumbled upon the cause of all these “supernatural beings.
In the end, the “monsters” of legend turned out to be nothing more than a genetic mutation. When the mutation occurred, that’s the question they’re still trying to answer to this day. Presently, Darkwells Academy acts as a splinter of Interpol, crossing international border in “collecting” or “terminating” those that posses the 'Potential' as they have called it. But, the tradition of “recruiting” students remains the same: some accept their extended offer while most are forced into this “volunteer” work.

Darkwells Academy now functions as a college campus. The institution offers a chance of an education… in order to keep the “students” alive during missions. Ranging from basic self defense to advance power control, the students are given the skill they need to complete what the school asks for… in the form of missions. These missions can range from “recruiting students” to “termination” of certain troublemakers. Some would say that the “college life” of Darkwells is a mere façade in order to keep the students from cracking too much. Students are recruited at 18… and are allowed to “leave” at 24. What that entitles… no one really knows. Some students stick around and turn into staff members of Darkwells for life; others are never heard of again…

Class Systems
The powers usually come out in a person around the age of where they first start high school. They are rare to pop up and happen on occasion, and the person has NO control over them. Sure you can try to start to practice with it, but the control you have over it is still very small.

Darkwells focuses a lot of meditation, the more you meditate the more of your brain you use. This helps the person learn to begin to control it. So EVERY student should be spending some time in the gardens meditating/classes that are just a bunch of group meditation.

Asides from that, the classes are different. They don't teach one particular fighting style. Very often you'll go to a class and the teachers there(who are also past students) will basically just start throwing you into a fight and they work off how you naturally fight. So each kid has their own fighting style, they're basically just given a bunch of pointers and tips and told how to take that fighting and make it better from each type of official style.

Fighting is also broken down into two categories. Defense and offense. The students are basically "labeled" a use, each person focuses on one a lot more than the other though for sure.

Asides from meditation/fighting, there are also application classes. Each power can be applied to be used in ways people just don't think of right away. Very often these will be on learning about real world things and how they're applied to other uses so you can think about your own power and how to apply it in different places.


Darkwells also usually cuts deals with students. A lot of the time it'll be like the military, they'll make a deal that if you stay with them for four years they'll give you a fake college degree. So you can apply for jobs and all after school and try to go into a normal life. Depending on what you ask for and all they might also teach you very practical uses for the future job. They won't spend as much time on it as an actual college, but they only teach you the stuff you need to know. They don't dance around the bullshit. For foreign students they certainly would give them a lot of help culturally too. They just try to make things as easy as they can for the kids.

Students will be taking;
- One Meditation Class.
- Two 'Fighting Type' Classes.
- One 'Application' Class.
- One Survival Class.
- One Training (Actual Spars) Class.

Character Details
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Codename: [Your codename on your team]

Birth Name: [Full name, that you were born with.]

Nicknames/Alias: [If you go by anything else...]

Age: [18+]

Prior Location: [Where you lived before you went to Darkwells]

Blackmail: [What Darkwell's are holding over your head to stay with them.]

Ability: [What you can do~]

Strengths: [The up sides...]

Weaknesses: [...and the downsides]

Likes:

Dislikes:

Secret: [Anything you don't want anyone else to know about?]

Physical Appearance: [Full physical description.]

Personality: [1/2 paragraphs]

Biography: [2/3 paragraphs]