Post by Great Saiyaman on Mar 4, 2008 1:27:05 GMT -5
Humans - Descendants of apes, humans have remained essentially the same since 10,000 B.C. The basic and most common race, they are overall good at everything and able to adapt to fit any fighting class. They tend to be the average and basis in which all races are judged, (Above average means stronger than human)
Examples:
Elves - If humans were to ever reach their full potential, they would be elves. They are smarter and more agile than humans, although they are a bit frailer. The immortal woodsmen, can live for all of time, they are professional trackers and able to maneuver through the woods with little to know effort.
Dwarves - The little people prefer life underground, and are adept at digging and tunneling. Dwarves are generally described as being about 3 to 4 feet tall, bigheaded, and bearded. They are powerful warriors normally seen with a large hammer or great axes. These stocky warriors tend to hack and slash their ways through an enemy.
Chitauri - The descendants of lizards, the Chitauri has increased healing ability, like being able to regrow limbs. Are able to sense heat through smell, are terrible for the cold. Very scaly and slightly better at physical combat then humans when they are in warm to hot climates. They tend to be greedy, and have different values than humans
Draconiks - A unique being that is said to come from a different dimension but most draconiks dont know being of a new age. Due to war and there indifference many draconiks have died and there race is no longer as widespread as they use to be. These beings can look like humans with dragon wing and from there have many different forms but once they are dragons they become dangerous.
Goblins - A vicious yet intelligent race of lesser humans. It is said that they have been killing off the more intelligent humans preventing further advancements of technology. They have shape teeth, slits for nostrils, and sharper more durable fingernails. Essentially, an orc is a human at their worst. They let their instincts guide them, and have no morals. Their outer ugliness reflects their dark souls. Goblins are frontline combatants, sticking to their blades chopping the enemies to pieces.
Ogre - If you were to selectively breed orcs to be strong and obedient, you would have an Ogre. Big tall and goofy looking, Ogres are not the smartest of all creature but they definitely close if not the strongest. The tend to do as they are told, making them good minions, but if an Ogre is alone they have a tendency to break things, its not intentional but due to their size and stupidity it happens. An Ogre makes a great meat shield due to their great size they can take a beating without even noticing, Ogre are great front men.
Demons - These are the souls that were brought to hell and created into another being unless born from the devil himself sinse the beginning of time. These creatures are many times thrown from hell onto earth and cause death and destruction so that the devil can have hell on earth (half demons are in this same catagory just means that there half demon and half some other race.)
Vampires - A human who was bit by a vampire turns into a vampire, they are blood suckers and have the urge to feed on other races like humans to feed there hunger. They are mostly human but can be of other races depending on who the vampire feeds on, these beings are considered demons but truely no one knows the truth where they started from.
Angels - These are people who have past away and made there way into heaven who are either sent to do gods work on earth or just sent to watch it making sure everything runs smoothely. These higher beings are very powerful and are at war with the demons on earth, while heaven and hell are at war.(ok well there are 9 different Angelic Ranks you may choose one of the 9 but for each rank you go up in your Template must explain how such rank was Acheived and would also make your character significantly older well, Angel wise and make you story longer so if you have a long enough story then depending on rank it shall be accepted ^^)
The First Hierarchy
The Second Hierarchy
The Third Heirarchy
Chimeras - Beings created by transmuting animals and humans together through alchemy, having the capabilities of both species. Chimeras may be more animal or more more human depending on the reaction of alchemy and the experience of the Alchemist. They have the capability of learning and growing just as a human would, but even if a chimera is two things into one they are neither the animal or person they are a new being.
Homonculi - These are a rare being made from alchemy where they came from was a failed human revival transmutation where parts of the Alchemist were taken to give them form and there for a being without a soul or purpose lives. Each Homunculi has something special (Ex. as in the ultimate defence) about them given to them almost as a curse to prove there not human.
Other - this is for any character race that you would want that we do not have present or if you'd like to ask about one of our more flexible races (ex. A Shark-like chimera), now if you think that you have an idea of a race that you want to be, it doesnt necesarily mean it will get accepted but were willing to work with you to make it work. Please PM either Kenta or Ryujin if you have a race you want to use and we will tell you whether or not you can plus we might add it to races list (same with if you want to mix races that are there please PM us!!!)
Examples:
- Alchemists - These humans can change and manipulate objects using alchemy, alchemy in itself is a science. Alchemists have the capabilties to morph anything into something else, but there are limits alchemists must have the right material to create what they want and the knowledge and skill to do it without it having it backfire. There is also a law stating that you cannot do alchemy on humans or to revive anyone. (equalivalent exchange has to be done when your an alchemist).
- Techs - These humans are purely genious and have the capabilities to work with old equipment and make it work for them. They are part engineer and part book worm and use old technology making it new and can make weapons to vehicles to better suit themselves.
- Bounty Hunters - These are humans that go after others for money but enjoy the thrill of the hunt. They will go after anyone and everyone just to get some money, so if someone has a bounty on there head there will be a bounty hunter after them in a flash
Elves - If humans were to ever reach their full potential, they would be elves. They are smarter and more agile than humans, although they are a bit frailer. The immortal woodsmen, can live for all of time, they are professional trackers and able to maneuver through the woods with little to know effort.
- High - The holy members of the Elven race, they are considered to be noble and think of themselves to be better and higher than all other races. They tend to portray the healer classes, they are good at magic and their high speed allows them to be a vital party member.
- Dark - The dark brethren of the Elven people, they are powerful but secretive people, known to the Elven people but tend to be shunned from the rest of the race. Due to their strength and speed they are great front line fighters, keeping up close in combat.
- Wood - Proficient archers, they are fast and well rounded, they tend to keep their distance and use a bow. They are great hunters and great friends with nature and all the animals in it. Wood elves can sense even the slightest change in climate or weather.
- Half - The mortal brethren of the Elves not welcome within the arms of their people Half-Elves tend to stay near humans were all are accepted. The Half Elf has all the abilities of an elf but lacks the immortality to master any of these skills.
Dwarves - The little people prefer life underground, and are adept at digging and tunneling. Dwarves are generally described as being about 3 to 4 feet tall, bigheaded, and bearded. They are powerful warriors normally seen with a large hammer or great axes. These stocky warriors tend to hack and slash their ways through an enemy.
Chitauri - The descendants of lizards, the Chitauri has increased healing ability, like being able to regrow limbs. Are able to sense heat through smell, are terrible for the cold. Very scaly and slightly better at physical combat then humans when they are in warm to hot climates. They tend to be greedy, and have different values than humans
Draconiks - A unique being that is said to come from a different dimension but most draconiks dont know being of a new age. Due to war and there indifference many draconiks have died and there race is no longer as widespread as they use to be. These beings can look like humans with dragon wing and from there have many different forms but once they are dragons they become dangerous.
Goblins - A vicious yet intelligent race of lesser humans. It is said that they have been killing off the more intelligent humans preventing further advancements of technology. They have shape teeth, slits for nostrils, and sharper more durable fingernails. Essentially, an orc is a human at their worst. They let their instincts guide them, and have no morals. Their outer ugliness reflects their dark souls. Goblins are frontline combatants, sticking to their blades chopping the enemies to pieces.
Ogre - If you were to selectively breed orcs to be strong and obedient, you would have an Ogre. Big tall and goofy looking, Ogres are not the smartest of all creature but they definitely close if not the strongest. The tend to do as they are told, making them good minions, but if an Ogre is alone they have a tendency to break things, its not intentional but due to their size and stupidity it happens. An Ogre makes a great meat shield due to their great size they can take a beating without even noticing, Ogre are great front men.
Demons - These are the souls that were brought to hell and created into another being unless born from the devil himself sinse the beginning of time. These creatures are many times thrown from hell onto earth and cause death and destruction so that the devil can have hell on earth (half demons are in this same catagory just means that there half demon and half some other race.)
Vampires - A human who was bit by a vampire turns into a vampire, they are blood suckers and have the urge to feed on other races like humans to feed there hunger. They are mostly human but can be of other races depending on who the vampire feeds on, these beings are considered demons but truely no one knows the truth where they started from.
Angels - These are people who have past away and made there way into heaven who are either sent to do gods work on earth or just sent to watch it making sure everything runs smoothely. These higher beings are very powerful and are at war with the demons on earth, while heaven and hell are at war.(ok well there are 9 different Angelic Ranks you may choose one of the 9 but for each rank you go up in your Template must explain how such rank was Acheived and would also make your character significantly older well, Angel wise and make you story longer so if you have a long enough story then depending on rank it shall be accepted ^^)
The First Hierarchy
- Seraphim - The Seraphim Choir is the highest and most magnificent of the nine accepted Angelic choirs. Without question they are the closest in all of heaven to the very throne of God, and their primary function is to circle the incomprehensibly beautiful throne in perpetual adoration of the Lord. This is a task that is not nearly as monotonous as it may seem to mortals, given the nature of the angels (who have perfect powers of concentration) and the delight that such an honour actually brings to the spirits.
The Seraphim are almost always identified with fire-not the burning, painful flames and heat of hell, but the healing flame of Love. They are literally living flames. The intensity of their adoration and pure Love of God pure out of them as a flawless reflection of the divine Love that emanates from the Lord. Like the rising sun, each angel radiates such light that even the other holy beings, the cherubim and the thrones, cannot look upon them. They are Said to be Six winged - Cherubim - The Cherubim Choir is the second of the nine accepted choirs of angels, placed second as well in the first triad of the angelic hierarchy(with the seraphim and thrones). They are some of the most powerful and awe-inspiring of all angels, standing below only the seraphim in direct closeness to God. Their illuminative knowledge and wisdom are thus so great as to be utterly incomprehensible to the mortal mind, blinding the blessed human who has the honour of actually beholding them in this world. They Are said to have Four Wings
- Thrones - Thrones belong to the first and highest triad of the heavenly host, standing just below the Seraphim and Cherubim. This position makes them some of the most powerful angels in service to the Lord. According to St. Thomas Aquinas, the Thrones have the task of pondering the disposition of divine judgments. In other words, they carry out or fulfill the divine justice of the Lord.
Like their counterparts in the first angelic triad, they come the closest of all Angels to spiritual perfection and emanate the light of God with mirrorlike goodness. They, despite their greatness, are intensely humble, an attribute that allows them to dispense justice with perfect objectivity and without fear of pride or ambition. Because they are living symbols of God's justice and authority.
The Second Hierarchy
- Dominations - Also called the dominions and the lords, Dominations are one of the nine accepted choirs of Angelic Princes, ranked fourth overall. They belonged to the second triad with the Virtues and Powers.
According to Dionysus, the Dominations have the duty in the Heavenly Host of regulating the activities of the angels. Through the efforts of these spirits, the very order of the cosmos is maintained. They handle the minute details of cosmic life and existence, designating tasks to the lower orders of angels.By custom Dominations are believed to wear green and gold, and their symbols are the sword and scepter. This denotes their lordship over all created things. In turn, the dominations receive their instructions from the cherubim or thrones. - Virtues - The virtues are ranked fifth in the heavenly host out of the nine choirs of angels. They are members of the second triad with dominations and powers. As a member of this triad, they take part in the duties given to the three choirs, namely the ordering of the universe. The virtues specifically preside over the elements of the world and the process of celestial life. Thus all heavenly bodies-from the stars and planets to the galaxies themselves-are kept in their divinely appointed routes and progress. On earth the angels maintain a watch over nature, marking and guiding every facet of natural life: rain, sow, wind, etc. It has also be speculated that Virtues are in charge of miracles.
As if these duties were not enough, the angels also assist humanity by stowing grace and valor within the mortal heart. They encourage humans to turn always to the good and help enhance the person's will to endure hardship and suffering and to have the personal strength to turn ever toward God. As the angels in charge of miracles, they receive their orders from the powers, but they are also closely interlaced with the saints. - Powers - One of the nine angelic choirs, Powers are also known as potentates, authorities, dynamics, and forces. They are placed in the second triad along with dominations and virtues, numbered sixth overall. The Powers were supposedly the very first of the angels created by God. However, this disagrees with the theory that all angels came into existence at a single moment.
Powers have the task of defeating the efforts of the demons in overthrowing the world. They are declared awesome defenders of the cosmos against all evil and the maintainers of all cosmic order and equilibrium. They are the guardians of the heavenly paths, policing the routes to and from heaven to the earth. This means they concern themselves with humanity as well. The great harmonizers, they assist each soul to overcome the temptations place before it to do evil and to lean instead toward the proper action,Powers' colors are green and gold, and their symbol is a flaming sword.
The Third Heirarchy
- Principalities - The Principalities are placed first in the third triad of angels among archangels and angels. They are ranked seventh overall. Also called princedoms and princes, these angels are the first of the choirs most concerned with earth and are traditionally declared to have roles of caretakers over every nation, province, county, district, city, town, village, and house. They work with guardian angels who are also assigned to every spot and person. It is debated that the guardian angels function as the personal angelic protectors and the principalities are the administrative or technical writers. They are supposedly empowered with greater strength by God than the guardian angels and thus receive permission more frequently to have a direct involvement in the affairs of humanity. They use their incalculable strength of heaven to move the hearts and minds of those mortals with whom they have direct contact.
The symbols of principalities are the scepter, the cross, and the sword - Archangels - One of the accepted choirs of angels, Archangels are ranked eight: above angels and below principalities. In the division of the angelic hierarchy into three triads of three choirs each, the archangels belong to the third and lowest triad. The archangels are perhaps the most confusing of the angelic orders, for aside from being a distinct part of the heavenly host, their name is used frequently for virtually every angelic being superior to the ordinary angels.
As is clear from their appearances in Scripture, the primary duty of the archangels is to carry out the will of God as it relates directly to humanity. They bring to the world the prayerful blessings of the Lord. It is for that reason that the archangels-like their close counterparts the angels-are said to intervene so regularly in the affairs of men and women. - Angels - The ninth and final order of angels belongs to the third and final triad of choirs, their primary focus of their existence being the caretakership of humanity and the world. While the lowest ranked of all angelic beings-if one accepts the idea of a regulated angelic organization-angels are nevertheless members of the heavenly host and thus possess the profound and beautiful attributes given to them by their Creator. They are beings of pure spirituality and exist to fulfill the tasks given to them by God. Chief among these are to act as messengers of the Lord to the earth and guardians of the human soul.
The guardian angel is the angelic being supposedly assigned not only to every living soul, but to places, churches, and even nations. They proclaimed the birth of Christ and spoke to Abraham, Moses, and a host of other prophets and patriarchies in the Old Testament. It is precisely the the human that the members of the ninth choir are most often concerned with. They deliver new or word of impending destruction and woe. This is done through both physical and spiritual means. Angels also observe all of human history, perhaps recording every human act to provide a clear statement of the development of each soul.
In heaven angels provide valuable service, in proper fulfillment of their natures as purely spiritual beings and the will of the the Creator. - Black Winged Angels - These are people who were sent to heaven but either sinned or were casted down by god into the world forever scared with black wings or one black wing depending on how harsh a punishment (one black wing shows the god took one wing away to show that there punishment is harsher)
Chimeras - Beings created by transmuting animals and humans together through alchemy, having the capabilities of both species. Chimeras may be more animal or more more human depending on the reaction of alchemy and the experience of the Alchemist. They have the capability of learning and growing just as a human would, but even if a chimera is two things into one they are neither the animal or person they are a new being.
- Neko - A cat like chimera where a human is combined with properties of a cat through alchemy. These Chimeras are unique and very rare only a few exist due to the failed experiments done to them.
- Liken - A wolf like chimera where a human is combined with the properties of a wolf through alchemy. The Chimeras are another unique and rare species due to failed experiments, but these chimeras are different then the neko some likens look more like wolfs while on the other hand many look more like humans. The Nekos are more human than anything.
Homonculi - These are a rare being made from alchemy where they came from was a failed human revival transmutation where parts of the Alchemist were taken to give them form and there for a being without a soul or purpose lives. Each Homunculi has something special (Ex. as in the ultimate defence) about them given to them almost as a curse to prove there not human.
Other - this is for any character race that you would want that we do not have present or if you'd like to ask about one of our more flexible races (ex. A Shark-like chimera), now if you think that you have an idea of a race that you want to be, it doesnt necesarily mean it will get accepted but were willing to work with you to make it work. Please PM either Kenta or Ryujin if you have a race you want to use and we will tell you whether or not you can plus we might add it to races list (same with if you want to mix races that are there please PM us!!!)