Hundreds of years ago the human race ruled the lands of Anidon. There were four Great Houses; The House of Triat (the Chosen), The House of Saviesa (of Wisdom), The House of Forca (of Strength) and The House of Escut (the Shield). They ruled their lands and people well, and had been given great respect from all other races. But one day, the Fallen God, Parishio sent a hoard of monsters to attack and kill all of the mortal realm for he had felt they were guilty of crimes against him and his kin. Seeing this, his siblings went down to the four corners of the world and spoke the the mortals.
"They spoke as one; 'We are the Four Great Gods, we who claim Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. Our brother has watched your world and deemed you guilty of crimes against us, thus punishing you to death. We who are Four have seen the error in his ways, we see that you are not perfect, nor free of fault, but are forgiven in these things with the love you hold for life and each other. Your cries and fears have been heard. These beasts can not be killed with merLe mortal weapons, but there is hope.' They spread their arms, the elements they possessed swirling around them with terrifying brilliance. 'Embrace us, promise us your loyalty and love, and we shall grant you our Gifts. With these powers you shall persevere and flourish.'"
All but the human race bowed down before them, accepting their gifts of magic, and together, were able to defeat the Fallen Gods monsters.
The humans, however, angered, rallied against their saviors, killing off Demi-Gods one by one. Soon they were known as God-Slayers, and feared by all.
Unwilling to eliminate them like their brother had tried to, the four other Gods locked the humans away deep underground, wrapped in cacoons of magic so that they might sleep until a prophecy could be fulfilled.
Now, three hundred years later, the Four Great Gods have disappeared and the magic surrounding the humans is beginning to weaken. Some have begun to awaken, and the world is not as they left it...

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Main Races
Listed in order of standing

ELVES
Common Elves - found in cities/towns, traders and business folk
Forest Elves - prefer the woods to cities, enhanced sight
Rock Elves - mountain dwellers, the equivalent of slaves because they often have the ability to commune with the dead.
Sea Elves - solitary race, rare to sea them away from a large water source, deplomatic
Dusk Elves - mixed blooded elves, often of a higher class, often seen as tricksters
Dawn Elves - Pure Bloods of long Royal lines, can have 'visions' of the future (possibly know where the Four Great Gods are)
Deep Elves - black elves that live deep within caves, friendly towards their own kind and dwarves, but rarely seen
Feral Elves - roam the world freely and may use magic without an affinity though their gifts and power are very limited

DWARVES
Heaven Dwarf - High Class
Under Ground Dwarf - Middle Class
Surface Dwarf - Low Class

SHAPE-SHIFTERS
Pure Blood - born into the clan
Mutt - one who was transformed by another
North Clan - Lead clan, keeper of law and history
South Clan - A mostly mixed clan, the fighters
East Clan - A clan of Pure Bloods, Mutt-Haters
West Clan - the easy going clan, accept all, but worthy opponents.
Shifters can change into one of a few animals;
~Wolves
~Hawks
~Boars
~Bob cats
~Leopards (this is assuming they come from the deep south)

The following races will be made with my consent alone, you must prove to me you are capable of playing them in a way that fits to their own description and that of the story. More detail on these races will be given to those who ask.

SHADOW WALKERS
The Guardians of the sleeping humans, they have horns, wings and tails and were created by the minor God Odin. They each have a vice and virtue. These creatures are automatically allied to Odin.

DRAGON RIDERS
A very rare race, are part human and have the ability to speak with the Dragons. Capable of using magic without an affinity (though weaker).

DRAGONS
Rare to see in the mortal realm for the left when Humans started hunting them, slowly started coming back around 50 years ago.
Fire Dragons - carefree yet violent, tough scales and amazing breath of fire.
Air Dragon - clever and greedy, smallest dragon but also the fastest
Earth Dragon - Easy going, slow and large, wise
Water Dragon - thoughtful and shy, have a vast knowledge of the universe

HUMANS
Known as 'God Slayers' they had the ability to "see" magic and break spells if they were aware of them. Separated into four main houses, though there are smaller ones.
House of Triat (Chosen) - The head house, known for slaying gods, small in numbers but great in skill, able to see who magic belongs to.
House of Saviesa (Wisdom) - skill at tracking gods over a wide range of area.
House of Forca (Strength) - created weapons that were capable of killing the beasts the Fallen God sent on them, and Gods themselves
House of Escut (Shield) - has the ability to hide from the Gods.

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The Gods are NON-PLAYABLE Characters, only listed so you know to whom your characters allegiance lies.

FOUR GREAT GODS
Thanos - fire god - God of War and Meed
---destruction, troops, warmth, celebration
Lin - earth goddess - Goddess of Life and Responsibilities
---child birth, women, law, practicality
Arriana - air goddess - Goddess of Tricks and Sight
---truth, arts, children, justice
----thieves, spys
Chaile - water god - God of Leadership and Health
---healing, power, intelligence, determination

MINOR GODS
only the children of the gods will be listed here because there are far too many
Ashling - daughter of Arriana - Minor Goddess of Love and Mischief
---passion, trouble, beauty, shape-shifting
Odin - son of Lin - Minor God of Death
---peace, rest, safety, shadows (created the Shadow-Walkers)
Lijah - son of Thanos - Minor God of Hunting and Battle
---wild life, animals, black smiths, the hearth
Fiona - daughter of Chaile - Minor Goddess of Storms and Books
---sailors/fishermen, clerks, hope, farmers, and the keeper of dreams

FALLEN GODS
Parishio - Brother of the Great Four - God of Sins and Damnation
Daria - Goddess of Temptation and Greed
Samuel - God of Nightmares and Fears

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CHARACTER SHEET
Please use this as a general guide-line, but feel free to add to it

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Race:
Clan:
Magic User: Y/N
Affinity: (if any, IF YOU ARE A MAGIC USER YOU MUST HAVE AN AFFINITY AND A GOD!!!!!!)
Allied to: (which god)
Description:
Weapon/s:
Personality:
Extra's:
History:

If you're going for one of the characters off limits unless told otherwise please complete this part of the Character sheet as well.

Min. 1 Para RP Example: (I prefer if this is from THIS rps character, but if you dont feel comfortable i will accept a VERY good other rp example.)

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