Introduction:

A Seer is born every twenty years and successes their mother. Only females are born as Seer's from a certain family line. There are only four families that sire Seers. Not all of the families bare a Seer, sometimes there can be one Seer living only, or there can be more than one. There has never been a time where there were more than four Seers at any given time, though.

For the past several years there has been only one Seer, but now there are three of them. The balance is skewed, and what is worse, one of the Seer's was left without a Guardian when she was first possessed and she’d been possessed earlier than the twenty year mark. She had been possessed by a very powerful God and killed her mother’s Guardian when he tried to remove the God from her body. At the moment no one knows her whereabouts and the other three families have not said anything to their daughters because of fear of panic in the families as nothing like this has happened before.

At the moment the three families are concentrating on finding out if their daughters will become Seer’s or not. (Only two will become Seer’s). It is a delicate process for one to become a Seer as no one knows who will inherit the abilities until the last possible moment. The twenty year span has reached its peak, today is the day for a Seer to be chosen. A Seer is chosen when they are possessed by a spirit. When they are possessed by a God or Goddess, that is when they will find out who their Guardian will be. A Guardian is chosen if someone can remove the possession from the Seer. Usually it’s an instinctive decision that is made almost impulsory by the Guardian (meaning without thought). However, if there is no Guardian around to help, or they fail to remove the God/Goddess, the Seer’s mother’s Guardian will help her if things grow to extremes.

Seers will always have their Guardian around them, or close by. Their mother’s Guardian will escort them during this tenuous time starting about a week before the twentieth day cycle. It’s a protection measure only, and they do not do anything for the Seer if they are possessed as they are looking for a Guardian to take over. They will only help the Seer if no Guardian steps up to help her.

Once a Seer and Guardian are paired, the Seer will start her one year training. During this year she will learn more about the Gods and Goddesses from her mother, she will learn more spells from her mother as well and most importantly she will learn from experiences. The new Seers will be thrown out into the world with little to no help because the traditions are that they are to learn by experiencing it all, including being possessed and the very real danger of killing those around them or being killed themselves. Not all Guardians and Seers get along, especially in the beginning when they first learn that one is the Seer and the other the Guardian. However, that’s not always the case, sometimes the pairings work out as well. It just depends. In any case, Seers and Guardians learn together and are supposed to be with each other at all times (though this doesn’t happen all the time… as mentioned it depends on the relationship between the two at the start).

After the year mark has been hit, the daughter will have (hopefully) gained all of her power by then and will become a full fledged Seer. Their mother will lose the ability to see Gods and Goddesses and will no longer be able to use the magic system too. However, their mother’s Guardian’s will stay with them because the family (mainly the mother) is still in danger of being attacked by a rampant God/Goddess, especially if their daughter is possessed and the daughters Guardian loses their life to that God/Goddess. Other than that, all of the responsibilities of being a Seer transfer to the daughter then and it is their duty to keep the Gods and Goddesses at bay, to keep them from running rampant around the world destroying everything.

Also, the people in the world do know about Seers and the Gods and Goddesses. However, they do not know everything that comes with being a Seer and the Seers battle with the Gods and Goddesses of the world. They are ignorant to the fact and even if they were to ask the Seers what they do for a living, the simple answer is that they work in shrines of a sort. Seers tend not to give out what they do freely, and will only speak on those matter with their Guardians and other family members. There is also a misunderstanding with the regular humans of the world regarding the Seers and the way they become possessed. Some human's think that when a Seer is possessed, that they are defiling the God or Goddess and will want nothing to do with that Seer. Others think that the Seer's are monsters of a kind and instead of being possessed by Gods or Goddesses, they are being possessed by Demons and think of Seers as twisted, vile beings. Those that think this, usually are the ones who will fight against a Seer and her Guardian. However, there are still human's who do not think either of these things and will simply leave the Seers be.



Character types:

Seer; a person who can see Gods and Goddesses and is highly likely to become possessed by them. A Seer's power is very potent and ranges from simple constructions to complex ones depending on the person and their understanding of the system and knowing how much they can handle themselves. Seers remain conscious of their actions if they are ever possessed by a God or Goddess.

Guardian; a person who will guard the Seer from dangerous people. They can also protect the Seer from the Gods and Goddesses that wish to use the Seer for their own evil deeds. They can force the God or Goddess to leave the Seer's body via magic, and they can also cast a protection spell that will help to keep the Gods and Goddesses from entering the Seers body. The more complex the spell of protection is, the harder it will be for a God or Goddess to break that spell to possess the Seer.



Magic:

Magic in this world is basically virtual illusions that can be created from a technology that was discovered many years ago. Technology has advanced so much in this world that nearly everything could be considered 'virtual'. The only solids in this world are the cars, the buildings, animals, humans and the computers (computers are the mainframe of the illusionary system).

The way that magic is used is by an interface that someone can bring up by simply swiping their hand on their right side in the air, just below eye level. This brings up a screen next to the person with an empty space. Spells are created by using the fingers to tap, swipe, and create symbols and other designs via the fingers on the open screen. Once the spell is finished on the pad, to activate it is to simply put ones hand over the entire spell and drag it off the screen towards what you wish to have it engage in/on. Basic spells are common for every person, they become complex and different as a user grows and adds things to their already existing knowledge of spells. Simply put, a user can experiment with the system to create new things.

Spells are limited. The more complex a spell is, the more time it will take for the system to 'reset' itself and be ready to use for another spell. Think of it like a cool down time. You cannot use the system right after using a spell from it otherwise you risk overloading the system and forcing it to close down on itself. Basic spells take only a couple of seconds to reset after being dragged off the application and put into use. However, as the user adds to its complexity, the longer it will begin to take to reset itself.

Spells can range from healing, creating elemental attacks like a fireball, to creating objects that can be touched. The length of time these virtual illusions last depends on how complex the user created the spell. The basics have an average time of a few minutes, five minutes at most. Each addition to the basic spell will add another minute to how long it will last.

Also, complex spells are very hard to create. An understanding of the system is required and it's done via trial and error. Not all complex spells will work with the system so it takes time to create something very powerful. When a spell that's been created works, the system will save it's premise, but the creator must remember how they created it in the first place in order to activate it again. Simply drawing in the wrong direction will make or break a spell. Therefore, when making very complex spells, the user either has to be overly smart or have very good memory and luck.



Gods and Goddesses:

There are many Gods and Goddesses that roam the lands, heavens and other places. Not all of these deities are good, many of them have their own agendas and ideas as to how the world should be ruled. Some are just tricksters who enjoy causing trouble and chaos to the humans. There are lesser Gods that hold very little power and many of them are seeking to gain more power, they can do this by possessing a Seer and stealing power from others. The lesser Gods go after humans who wield power and will kill them by absorbing their energy. Human’s who can create very powerful spells are considered more valuable than others because of their knowledge. Lesser Gods believe that humans with more knowledge are therefore more powerful than other humans and if they absorb that human’s life energy, they will grow stronger, which is –in a sense- true.

The lesser Gods outnumber the powerful Gods that are worshipped by the people. There are only a handful of powerful Gods that are well known around the land. The upper Gods hold power over: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Destruction, and Creation. The lower class Gods control random powers, some that are considered irrelevant, however these powers are still dangerous if they know what they are doing.



Character Sheet:

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