Where four opposites turn into one
OOC || IC
Hello, and welcome to the Four Academies, a prestigious school divided into four, Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. You are a student about to enroll in this school, and is put into whichever house based on your astrological sign. Here, you will learn the basics all schools have, but we don't focus on physical education or the other Arts, here you are educated in the Arts of Control, where you will find yourself controlling your element according to your astrological sign. Students come from all over the world to come to this very school on the edge of an undiscovered island. Here in the Four Academies, it is held secret to the normal world what we do, what talent we can perform. Your goal is to lead your house to the Four Academies Cup, a trophy handed to the house that performs best. Two electives will be chosen from each house, one boy and one girl, and battle the other electives in a Four Elements Showdown.
Will you be the one to lead your house to the Cup?
The Four Academies is a live-in campus, the size of about a tiny University. There are four dorms, each located on either the North, South, East, or West side of the actual Academies. The Main Building (a castle) is where the office resides, and where all students go to for Math, Language Arts, Science and such. There are four buildings surrounding it, each corresponding to the direction of their dorms. The students will then go to their Elements Academy, where they will spend their hours learning the Arts of Control, broken down to controlling your element, learning it's history, battling one another, and casting elemental spells. Everyone eats at the main building, and sleeps at their dorms.
Each Dorm has their own special color, jewel, and creature mascot.
The Fire Dorm is located to the North. Their colors are Red and Gold, their Jewels are the Rubies, and their creature is the Phoenix.
The Earth Dorm is located to the West. Their colors are Green and Bronze, their Jewels are the Emeralds, and their creature is the Centaur.
The Air Dorm is located to the East. Their colors are Yellow and White, their Jewels are the Topaz's, and their creature is the Griffin.
The Water Dorm is located to the South. Their colors are Blue and Silver, their Jewels are the Sapphires, and their creature is the Sea Serpent.
Students with the signs Aries (March 21 - April 19), Leo (July 23 - August 22), and Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) are in the Fire Dorm.
Students with the signs Taurus (April 20 - May 20), Virgo (August 23 - September 22), and Capricorn (December 22 - January 21) are in the Earth Dorm.
Students with the signs Gemini (May 21 - June 20), Libra (September 23 - October 22), and Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) are in the Air Dorm.
Students with the signs Cancer (June 21 - July 22), Scorpio (October 23 - November 21), and Pisces (February 19 - March 20) are in the Water Dorm.
Students are first put together in the Main Building to not hate each other, for usually, they get very competitive.
Classes start at 8:30, and breakfast is at 7:30. Academy classes begin at 2:00, and end at...5:00.
Every student has the same schedule (but split by grade and honors, AP), until they enter their Academy, where they are split by grade and performance level.
- The Four Academies do have exams, first are Class Entry Exams, then Mid-terms, and the Finals.
- Unfortunately, there are Uniforms, each varying in color according to your house (yup, even the gold, silver, bronze and white part)
For girls - a white buttoned blouse with a red, blue, yellow, or green blazer, with their Creature imprinted in their secondary color on the top left. A plaid red, blue, yellow, or green plaid skirt and tie and knee length black stockings, and whatever choice of shoes.
For boys - a white buttoned blouse with a red, blue, yellow, or green blazer with their Creature imprinted in their secondary color on the top left. A red, blue, yellow, or green tie and a pair of black dress pants and whatever choice of shoes.
Schedule for Freshmen&Sophomores
Math (normal/honors)
English (normal/honors)
History (normal/honors)
Biology (normal/honors)
Chemistry (normal/honors)
Schedule for Junior&Seniors
Calculus (normal/AP)
English (normal/AP)
Elective~ (normal/AP)
Biology (normal/AP)
Chemistry (normal/AP)
In the Academy, you are split by grade and into 4 groups.
AA - For seniors only, all seniors go here, whether you're bad at your element or not.
A - Fond of your element, mostly juniors, a few sophomores and very few freshmen
B - Okay with it, few juniors, mostly sophomores, and a few freshmen
C - Not too comfortable, very little juniors, a few sophomores, and mostly freshmen
In the Academy, the classes are Element Control, Hand-to-Element Combat Class, and Elements History. In Element Control, you learn to control your element and the rest of it is when your given a certain spot to play with your element. You are expected to mold your element into however the teacher does, a bit like follow the leader. In Hand-to-Element Combat Class, half is where you fight against your own element, and the other is when you are not allowed to use your element, and have to put up to dodge and defend yourself while another student attacks you with the element. In Elements History, you learn about the Great Creators, the icons of each element.
If you're a Fire element, then you'll find your enrollment letter in the chimney.
If Water, then in the bathtub.
If Earth, then in a flowerpot
If Wind, well. Let's just say a bird delivers it.
Rules:
- No drugs
- No smoking indoors
- Lights out by 10:00
- If tardy for Academy classes 3 times, then punishment will be taken
- No sex
- No fighting with elements outside the Arena
- Be back from Baiken by 9:30 p.m
Casual day is on every Friday!
BTW, once students graduate from Four Academies, they usually end up finding a job on the island. What may seem to a tiny, deserted island, it's actually a large country, Mindetta. Beside the school is the capital city, Baiken, a very hip and trendy town. The Four Academy students go there every Saturday or Sunday if wanted to.
Name (full):
Age:
Birth:
Astrological Sign:
Dorm:
Nationality: (be creative)
Year: (14 is freshmen, 15 is sophomore, 16 is junior, 17 is senior)
Appearance: (Picture [Anime/Real] or description, either is fine)
Personality: (Resembling off of Astrological Sign is healthy)
Bio [optional]:
Academy Level:
Interesting Facts/Other: (GO CRAZY!)
Here's My Character~
Name: Ren Tai
Age: 16
Birth: December 21
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
Dorm: Fire
Nationality: Chinese
Year: Junior
Appearance:
Personality: Ren is a spunky girl with a bit of a sass. She tends to make sarcastic remarks and talks back if insulted in the least way. You can call her witty and creative. She takes on any challenge thrown at her and performs it to the best of her abilities, rarely backing down, and has the stubbornness of a bull. She's energetic, slightly short-tempered, but patient with music, and very competitive. Despite all these upbeat traits, she does have her moments when she just cools down and thinks, often asking her friends very in-depth questions. If a problem is thrown out at her, she lists down all the possible outcomes before choosing a method. She loves to be up front and is always willing to try something new, and if it doesn't go well, then she's flexible with it. She's the type of girl that would stand up to someone, even if she knows she's going to lose from the start. Ren loves bright colors and designs, with touches of white/black. She has a wide range of clothing, each different for various occasions.
Bio: Ren comes from a very education-strict family, the typical ones that would like you to get over 750 on your SAT's by the age of 13. She fell upon a street concert and found what she truly enjoyed, and when she confronted her parents, they didn't approve of it. After a while, though, they seemed to think it over and made her practice the Guzheng (chinese traditional instrument), then the piano, the violin, the flute, the saxophone, and into many others until the guitar. She's a single child and her parents are proud to say that their daughter can play with fire, and not get burnt. At first, she was just staring into the fireplace with an electric violin, until she wanted to see if she could see her reflection in the fire.
Apparently, she was able to mold it, and then the fire-proof letter flew in down the fireplace.
Ren is a smart girl, and puts thought to her actions, though, at dire moments, could act on impulse. She's a popular girl, loved by many and always the one new kids go to if they get lost or for help. She looks up to no one, looks down at no one, and prefers the world at balance.
Academy Level: A
Interesting Facts: She's a very talented musician with a voice of an angel and able to play over 8 instruments. She always has headphones on, and wears a little cross necklace. Ren loves to snowboard, and her favorite season is Winter (despite her fiery personality). Ren's athletic and moves around with an almost ghostly ease and grace. Each one of her notebooks are black and white and another bright color, with a different pattern on them (i.e, Math, checkerboard, Language Arts, Plaid with red)