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An ancient legend speaks of a God and his 12 disciples whom he specifically chose to guard the gateway to the heavens. From his several acquaintances in the heavens, his animals on earth, and the humans of the mortal realm, he selected only the most noble and deserving. The ram for his courage, the bull for his strength, the crab for his nurturing soul, the lion for his boldness, the scorpion for his power, the horse for his lively spirit, the goat for his enduring character, and the fish for his insight. After choosing these animals, a few other characters, he noticed, stood out - he had to make them part of his council. The warrior twins, for their sprightly wit, were made to leave the earthen realm and join this "pantheon". The heavenly water bearer, servant to the gods, was chosen when he spoke up while overhearing a meeting. The issue was the Black Plague, and the water bearer suggested the Age of Enlightenment to teach the mortals about science. For his humanitarianism and sharp intellect, God had to put him on the council. And lastly, to finish the council, God chose his right-hand woman: the earth goddess, who was responsible for watching over the humans of the mortal realm and judging their souls using her scales, which she weighed the mortals' sins against a feather with. The council was complete.

For the disciples, he created a large, round table, formulating a ring which they would watch over the earth from. Their other duty aside from monitoring the earth was to guard the gateway to the heavens, as united, these twelve spirits have the ability to open that gateway, allowing the realm of heavens to be accessed from the mortal realm. And guard the gateway they did...

As long as the heavens remained closed off from the mortals, then the power of the gods would never fall into the wrong hands, and chaos would never ensue.

But that was a long time ago.


Yay long introductions! So basically what this is is it's kind of a "westernized" version of Fruits Basket, but different. There will be roles for the 12 signs of the (western) zodiac, whom were all at one point just normal teenagers... until they started developing magical powers! A mysterious figure known only as The Elder has tracked down and gotten in touch with these teenagers via letters, inviting them to attend his "Special Academy for the Gifted" located within rural Japan. Though it says it is an academy, it's really more of a dojo, with special dorming areas built in for each of the zodiac kids.

This dojo, officially named The Zodi Academy is complete with a kitchen, a meditation room, a spa, training grounds, a nearby beach (and a couple miles off the coast, a mystical deserted island), a mountain temple in the mountains to the northeast, and four dorming areas, split by element: Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. The Fire dorms to the south are decorated with several torches, dragon statues, and themed red. The Water dorms to the west are themed blue and landscaped with several indoor rivers, waterfalls and fountains. The Earth dorms to the north are located around the temple gardens, allowing lots of vegetation to grow outside (AND inside!); this wing is themed green and decorated with mirrored floors and cobblestone walls. The earth signs should take note that the Earth dorms can get very chilly without warning.. But that shouldn't be too much of a bother to them. The Wind dorms to the east reside at the top of the dojo's tower, themed white and decorated with luscious, silk curtains; this wing is painted with several murals on the walls and ceilings depicting clouds and the sky. The openness of this wing allows wind to flow freely through its halls, causing a noticeable breeze to be perpetually present.

Little do the zodiac know that they are about to get tangled up in a plot more huge and twisted than they could have ever possibly imagined..!

ROLES TO BE CAST:

CURRENTLY ALL ROLES FOR THE ZODI ACADEMY ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!! Thank you ^_^


So there are a couple rules here. 1) You can give your sign whatever characteristics/name you want. But you must - to a degree - stick to that sign's personality and the traits that go with it. Other than that, full character customization & background is up to you.

And 2) The zodiac DOES have powers, but not in a superhero sense. Make it more of a toned down, subtle kind of power. For example, you can have pyrokinesis or telekinesis or super fighting skills, but you're not going to be able to cause a volcano to erupt without expecting to go unconscious for a good couple of hours, or lift and hurl a truck using your mind without getting a massive headache. Keep the powers fair, and don't go overboard with them.

Also, the power SHOULD be in some way related to the zodiac sign, be it from their element, mythology, whatever.

Okay, wow I didn't realize how long of a post this had become. Since this is a lot to read, I'm going to write up a simple CS and put it in another post, and post my CS with it.

**LINK TO IC** : the-zodi-academy-t38153.html

Character Sheet

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Date of Birth:

Sign:

Appearance:

Personality:

Power:

Orientation (Optional):

Background (Optional):


Here's mine:

Name: Zane Emery

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: October 11

Sign: Libra

Appearance:

Personality: Zane is charming, friendly, and social. He loves to party and prefers fun over his training any day. But that is not to say he is lazy - in fact, quite the opposite, Zane works hard at his training when he knows he has to. Characterized by his inner discipline and diplomacy skills; he views this whole zodiac thing as both a blessing and a curse... which may just be part of the problem. Possessed by the spirit of the scales, Zane cannot control his more vice-like qualities, which include: a complete inability to make up his mind or choose a side, a tendency to judge people rather harshly and think he's always right, and a compulsive lying habit if he knows the truth is not the best thing for the situation. Though he is typically a pretty balanced personality, he is a bit insecure, and should anybody happen to tip the scales, they are in for quite a shock when they see Zane's "crazy" side.

Power: Zane has the power to charm. His power infuses him with a natural ability to be persuasive and charismatic, typically winning people over when he really wants, or really needs to. If he kicks in full force, the activation of his powers is indicated by a quick and subtle silver gleam across his eyes. He must make eye contact to fully charm someone, but once they are charmed, they are for the most part under his complete control. Several repercussions come from using this power. If Zane controls somebody for too long, his sanity begins to wane. Therefor, he must make certain caution to not control somebody for too long, or spread himself too thin by controlling multiple people at a time. Also, people who are alerted of their behavior can realize they are being charmed, and thus snap themselves out of it.

Orientation: Bisexual, of course. He just can't make up his mind!

Background: Zane was a model student back in Chicago. He was one of the most popular guys in school, outgoing and athletic. He began suspecting that something was up when he realized he could literally suggest something ridiculous to one of his followers at school and they would eagerly obey. He almost got himself into serious trouble, however, and learned his lesson after controlling a girl on the cheerleader squad for too long, getting her to do crazy things during rehearsal. The incident left him in the psychiatric ward for a week. He healed up nice and well, but he promised to be responsible with his powers from then on.

Character Sheet

Name: Azalea Lyman

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 5/7/1993

Sign: Taurus

Appearance: http://media.photobucket.com/image/anime%20girls%20green%20hair/brink4190/ADD3.jpg

Personality: She's very laid back, but once she gets a belief into her head, she hardly changes her mind. She loves having things, but mostly books and sheets of paper, which she draws and doodles on for hours. Although she loves possessions, she brings little with her, as she assumes that it's rather Spartan. She was right. She's quiet, and doesn't really talk unless there's something to say. She will be friendly if you approach her first, though, and loves to daydream. She's very calm and rational, though loves the aesthetics of everything, whether it be words, items, or people themselves. Very sensual, and loves pleasure and the idea of romance, though she's never had anyone to call her own. Is unfocused, and only able to concentrate during combat and practices.

Power: She has lots of strength in combat, and the power over stone, more so than things in nature. Can create stepping stones to avoid things, pick them up, make them move, and is able to draw strength from the rocks, as a quick boost. She also can make flowers bloom and things in nature thrive, even if they are at the brink of death, though this takes a bit more energy than using rocks to get what she wants. (This power is rarely used, and she usually faints, because when one thing draw energy, it usually creates a chain reaction with all organic life.)

Orientation (Optional): Mostly straight. A little bi-curious.

Background (Optional): Her father and mother were forest rangers until an earthquake swallowed them into the Earth when she was eleven. For the past five years, she's been living in various foster homes around the country, until the Elder found her and told her of a place where she didn't have to leave after a month because of the "weird" things that happened when she was around, such as stone shifting and crumbling, and flowers suddenly springing to life as soon as she looks at them and faints. Eagerly accepted and was immediately put on a plane to Japan.

Name:Angel

Age:17

Gender:Female

Date of Birth:April 7,

Sign:Aries

Appearance:

Personality:Angel is a very energetic girl. THere is not one time where she has complained of being tired. Unless it is the night. She is most energetic during the day when the sun is out especially at noon when its at its hightest. She is always nice and energetic encouraging people and friends to do their best. She always sees the good side of things and never the bad ones...unless someone makes her see it. She is very couragous and shows very little signs of fear towards anyone especially men.She is very truthful and straight on to the point.

Power:Telekineses

Orientation (Optional):Neutral (for now XD)

Background (Optional):

Name: Nomad Mal'Ganis

Age:19

Gender:Male

Date of Birth:December 5

Sign:Sagittarius

Appearance:Click Me.

Personality: Nomad is a man of many faces, and these faces can change within a blink of the eye from the happy-go-lucky, funny guy to the super serious, don't-mess-with-me man.

Power: Uses Wind based attacks from a distance,can fight in melee stances and martial arts but prefers not to.

Orientation (Optional):Heterosexual

Background (Optional):Unknown, prefers to keep his past to him self.

Pistol: Accepted. Love the character btw :]

Angel: Yep, I'll keep those on hold for you.

Soma: I'd prefer a little more description on the character.. and the pic is a bit "odd" these kids are supposed to look basically normal.. for now accepted though

I'm trying to steal the mysterious guy character.

Name: Kurama "Jacob" Masters

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: September 21

Sign: Virgo

Appearance:


Tattoo:


Personality: He has slight feminine mannerisms about him. He is very organized and has everything in order. He is calm, cool and collected but if he is riled up, it takes a lot to stop him. He likes having fun, dancing, singing, handing out with friends, discovering himself and being true to others. He dislikes those who hide behind their true feelings, those who lie, steal, cheat, are rude and show offense to him being gay. He is at terms with his sexuality and flaunts it like there is no tomorrow. He doesn't care what other people think about him, as long as he is happy with himself is all that matters. Don't get it twisted, he can throw some punches and take some as well. He's not prissy or acts like your off the wall gay guy, when most people first meet him, they think he is straight until he tells them. He is open minded and accepting.

Power: Earth (includes various forms of earth), Plants (can cause them to grow, attack or defend him), Nature (swarm of bees anyone? He can transform into things of nature whether it be a simple flower, or a swarm of insects, anything involving nature) and slight immunity to psychic based powers.

Abilities: Enhanced Agility, Strength, Speed and Balance. He is a more than capable fighter, the knowledge of many Martial Arts are at his disposal.

Orientation (Optional): Gay

Weapon: Rose Whip ~ a rose he keeps in his hair, or on his persona, which he turns into a whip of thorns capable of cutting through steel. It is 12 feet in length but can extend to 18 feet. The bud at the end of the whip will slowly open when Jacob fights. When it blooms, the whips true power is released.


Background (Optional): Will Be Revealed Within RP!!! (if that is okay) Flashbacks!!

Soma: Hmm sounds more like Scorpio to me lol

Chaos: Accepted! And I love the character :]

Also a bit I forgot to add about my character now that Chaos has reminded me.. The only person Zane has a real tough time charming is Virgo.. and Virgo has this strange way of making his powers backfire, causing Zane to instead obey Kurama. It is actually part of the zodiac curse.. Libra was Virgo's scale, an object which belonged to the original Virgo which she used for her judgements. As such, there is a certain master - servant relationship among these two.

*laughs uncontrollably*

Well, there is a reason why I made him gay, but we'll get to that later.

I hope Zane doesn't try that as Kurama can be quite naughty at times. I can't wait to see how this plays out.

ROFL .. same here!

Name: Kaida Yoshi

Age: 17

Gender: female

Date of Birth: January 23

Sign: Aquarius

Appearance: http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz33 ... olGirl.jpg

Personality: Kaida is a very friendly, loyal, and honest person. She is very unpedictable and hates routines. She is a very skilled at acting and mimicry. She loves swimming, acting, having fun.

Power: Kaida is able to hold her breath underwater for long amounts of time and she has the ability to contol water, but if she controls to much for to long she becomes weary and tired and might fall asleep.

Orientation: Straight

Background: When she was born, Kaida was put on the doorstep of an orphanage. 5 years later she was adopted by a loving family. When she was 12 she joined the swim team and that's where her powers first revealed themself. She put her fingur on the surface of the water, pulled it out and a string of water followed and it whipped around like a ribbon. Her family were frightened by this power ,but lived with it until a few years later when Kaida accidently made all the water in the pool fly out and almost drowned her brother. Her parents, fearing for the saftey of all their children and Kaida herself, sent her to Zodi academy to learn how to control her powers.

Frost: Accepted

So some pictures just came in from The Elder himself, and I thought I'd take a moment to share with you ! Taken straight from the academy brochure:


The Zodi Academy


Fire Dorms


Water Dorms


Wind Tower


Wind Dorms


Earth Dorms


Gyojo Island (as viewed from the beach)

Enjoy!!

Save me a spot as Pisces... I'll get my template up ASAP.

Was wondering if i could reserve Capricorn? I'll have the character sheet soon after my headache goes away :D

Yay, more members, oh this is going to be grand.

Traveler: Pisces reserved.

Fox: Cappy reserved.

Look forward to seeing your character sheets :]

hi i was wondering if i could be Cancer? Here's the character sheet

Name: Mizu Ishikawa

Age: 17

Gender: male

Date of Birth: July 17

Sign: Cancer

Appearance: http://myanimelist.net/character/16166/ ... a_Vise_Ell

Personality: Mizu is quite sensitive to other's opinion of him, which is why he often withdraws himself from society. By withdrawing himself from others, Mizu is both an independent person and also uses art as a way to convey his thoughts and feelings to others, not really expecting others to understand. Although he doesn't seem like it, Mizu is a dependable person and is very protective of his friends.

Power: Uses water as a way to communicate with others over far distances, as long as they are near a water source. He is able to walk on water and often changes the shape of water, causing it to take on the shape of various kinds of weapons.

Orientation: gay

Background: Living with a normal middle class family, having both parents who were more concerned with work than their own son. Without the attention of his parents, Mizu turned to art as a way to deal with his loneliness and grew up believing that he can rely on no one but himself, especially when he was not able to find some sort of comfort at school. The years passes like that for him, and he eventually became conscience of people's thoughts about him, so much so that when a couple of classmates were making fun of his art, he accidentally discovered his abilities and almost critically injured his classmates. Luckily the damage was minimum and his classmates were able to get away with some very shallow cuts from the a clear dagger in his hand. Not knowing what had happened, became afraid of himself and what he could do. Even now, he is still afraid that he might accidentally kill someone in his fit of rage.


please tell me if it's alright.

Love the CS :] Accepted!

I think we have plenty to start the IC now.. And we can just add in the last few remaining signs as we go along. I'm planning on putting it up within the next few hours. I'll put a link here to it when it's up

So, whats u guys.

So far i see is two females, lol well it looks like ill not be doing a romance.