Tradora School of Arcane Activities (O&A)

[Caecae97]

It was just a normal summer day. You were out of school, but it was almost time to go back. However, this year, you weren't going to a normal school. You recently learned you have magic in your blood, and are being sent to the Tradora School of Arcane Activities. While there, you'll be learning as much as you can about the world of magic. There are six houses within Tradora, Wyvernnest, Blyzrafrost, Stormtalon, Gorgonscale, Willowcrest, and Necrohorn. The six houses all draw upon different types of magic, and your house will determine your core classes. Enjoy your time at the Tradora School of Arcane Activities. But do be careful, dark forces are at work. Deep beneath Tradora Town, the school's own private city, there was a chamber. This chamber was off limits to all students, and even some of the teachers couldn't go in there. Deep in that chamber, was a source of great power, but that power came at a grave price. 10 years ago, a foolish student broke into the chamber, and found the source of power, the Orb of Dark Mana. The Orb of Dark Mana increases its wielder's power exponentially, but at the cost of their heart and soul being lost. That student, whose name shall never be mentioned again, was expelled from Tradora. The battle that ensued in order to drive them off and attempting to return the Orb of Dark Mana to its chamber was fierce, and many lives were lost. The expelled student was never heard from again, nobody knows what happened to them. For a time, peace returned, but all good things cannot last forever. Students have reported sightings of a strange person in a black robe with a skull mask. This person has caused the non-student magical residents of Tradora Town to turn dark and corrupt. Teachers have been unable to identify this strange person, but they have little doubt that it is the student from that fateful day 10 years ago. Will this mysterious wizard be caught? Or will Tradora Town become nothing but ashes?

Rules and Information

Rules

RP Rules
Site rules always apply, no exceptions
Ask for permission before making important characters, like the staff or the villains
No fighting OOC
No power-playing or god-modding
No perfect characters
Don't choose your own house, I'll pick based on their personality
Please make you posts at least a paragraph long, but no more than three paragraphs

School Rules
Attend all classes
First years are not allowed to leave their dorm rooms from 10PM to 7AM
Stay within Tradora Town's city limits
Do not let other students into your house's common room
No using magic to settle personal arguments

Information

Classes
As said in the plot, the house you are assigned will determine what your main class is. For example, if you are placed in Wyvernnest, your main class will be Pyromancy, fire-based magic. Each house has a specific element that is the main class for members of that house. Read the chart below to find out what the main class for your house is.
Wyvernnest: Pyromancy=Fire-based magic
Blyzrafox: Thaumaturgy=Ice and Water-based magic
Stormtalon: Divination=Lighting-based magic
Gorgonscale: Conjuration=Summoning magic, summons creatures from ancient mythology
Willowcrest: Theurgy=Magic of healing and plant-life
Necrohorn: Necromancy=Magic of controlling and communicating with the dead

Houses

Wyvernnest
If the mind is like a candle, the heart is like the sun

Those who belong to Wyvernnest have a feisty and hot-headed attitude. Saying they're prone to anger can be an understatement, but beneath all that anger, they are compassionate and care for their friends. They put a lot of passion into everything they do, but sometimes it can consume them to the point of obsession.

Blyzrafox
With persistence, comes victory

Students sorted into Blyzrafox are very loyal to their friends, and will stay by their side until the end. While they are strong and patient, they can sometimes be rigid and inflexible when it comes to questioning their principles or beliefs. That is not to say they're a stick in the mud, they do know how to have fun, and when enough is enough. One of the most famous Blyzrafoxes actually makes a yearly trip back to Tradora. While Santa Claus is a myth to non-magical people, St. Nicolas was actually a Blyzrafox, and he visits the school every Christmas.

Stormtalon
That which can be imagined, can be achieved.

Stormtalons are known for their curiosity. They love tinkering with machinery and experimenting with magic. Their motto is "That which can be imagined, can be achieved," which is right in line with their love of inventing. Very few people know it, but one of America's founding fathers actually belonged to Stormtalon, Benjamin Franklin. During his time at Tradora, he learned much about lightning magic, and he used said knowledge to discover electricity. Although Franklin's methods of discovery were a bit extreme, even by Stormtalon standards, it's not uncommon for Stormtalons to do unusual things in the name of discovery.

Gorgonscale
To control the future, one must look to the past

The students of Gorgonscale are creative and have vivid imaginations. They strive to turn dreams into reality. While there's nothing wrong with having dreams, Gorgonscales can get lost in their dreams, and when they're stuck in a dream, it can be hard to bring them back to reality. Inexperienced Gorgonscales are most prone to this flaw, and they also don't understand that some dreams should never be brought into reality.

Willowcrest
As we have been created, so must we create

Willowcrests are nature lovers. They have strong beliefs about the relationship between humans and nature. They believe that nature created them, in order to create more nature, and that life is an endless circle. They give everything they have into helping people and caring for nature. They are very social people, but they can be too flighty when situations demand seriousness and focus.

Necrohorn
Timor mortis conturbat me
The fear of death confounds me

Necrohorns are cursed with a bad reputation because of the number of dark wizards and witches they produced, but other houses have produced them as well, they're just too proud to admit it. Necrohorns prefer to be alone, or with minimal company. They are always testing their intelligence through games like chess. The trait that is most admirable of Necrohorns is that they accept death, and are not afraid of it. Because of this, they live life to the fullest, knowing that any day could be their last.

Spiritguider

Spiritguider is a magical sport played by the students and internationally as a professional sport. Each team is made up of seven members, who ride on magical motorcycles, which are loaned to the students from the school. The positions are Guardian, Gatherers, Corrupters, and Shooter. There are three Gatherers, which take a special ball called the Lantern and fill it with balls of magic energy floating around the field. These balls of magic are known as Wisps, and there are four types, Red, Blue, Black, and Gold. Once the Gatherers have collected wisps into the Lantern, they are to pass it to the Shooter, who must throw the ball into the opposing team's goal. The Guardian defends the goal from the Shooter. The score added when a goal is made depends on how many, and what kinds of wisps are gathered in the Lantern. Red Wisps are worth one point each, and blue wisps are worth five. The Corrupters' job is to try to force opposing Gatherers to accidentally have the Lantern suck up a black wisp. For every black wisp in the Lantern when a goal is made, ten points are taken from the scoring team. There is only one gold wisp per game. When a goal is made with the gold wisp in the Lantern, the game is over, and the scoring team receives 50 points in addition to any points gained from other wisps.

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Characters
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Staff
Ask for permission
Headmaster-Gender TBD-Age TBD
Professor George Yarrow-Male-78-Potions Professor-119yearsold

Villains
Ask for permission
Masked Wizard-Gender TBD-Age TBD

Wyvernnest

Blyzrafox

Stormtalon

Gorgonscale
Caelan Blake-Male-12-2nd Year-Me

Willowcrest
Perra Snitzor-Female-11-1st Year-119yearsold

Necrohorn
Aaron Dissel-Male-11-1st Year-DragonTalon

[119yearsold]

Perra Snitzor

Name: Perra
Age: First-Year (11)
Gender: Female
Position: Willowcrest

Personality:

+Traits:
Cheerful, bubbly, Friendly, creative
- Traits:
Gullible, Clingy, can be mischevious, fears teleportation (yea.)
=Traits:
Outgoing
Likes:
The colour yellow
Painting (not always on a canvas...)
Talking. A lot.
Her friends (or the people she clings to)
Dislikes:
Dishonesty in any form
Teleporting (mentioned above)
Any bugs & spiders
History:
Perra was born into a normal family, with a normal life. She grew up as the youngest child in 9 siblings, and was the only one who was capable of magic. When her parents found out she had magic in her blood, they gladly sent her way to the school to get rid of her for a while. They found all her constant talking annoying.

Skin Tone: Pale, with freckles
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Ginger
Hair Style: Usually in a ponytail or pigtails. Perra has short, wavy-curly hair.
Height: Much shorter than average (I'm not sure how high exactly)
Weight: She's sorta chubby (I'm not sure how much exactly)
Piercings/Scars/Tattoos: None, but she's usually covered in paint.

[DragonTalon]

Aaron Dissel

Name: Aaron
Age: 11 (First Year)
Gender: Male
Position: Necrohorn (First Year)

Personality:
+Traits: Brave, Quick-Witted, Observing
- Traits: Unsocial, Hot-headed
=Traits: None
Likes: The colour Black, Solitude, The dark, watching pain, reading, night and wolves.
Dislikes: Sunlight, people, orders, know-it-all’s, and loud noises.

History:
Before going to Tradora, Aaron was picked on for being unsocial and a loner at school, at home he was bullied by his older brothers, one being very smart and having very high grades and the other being very athletic and good at sports. They teased him about being unpopular and weak by the athletic brother and teased by the smart brother for  having lower grades than him. Aaron’s parents were always proud of his older brothers for there skills And praised them. They always complained that Aaron made the family look bad and had nothing special about him. When his parents found out he had magic in his blood they sent him to the school hoping they could be proud of something from him for once And happily sent him.
Skin Tone: Pale
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Black
Hair Style: Usally just his naturally-straight hair cut short on the back and front
Height: Average
Weight: Bit less than average and a little skinny
Piercings/Scars/Tattoos: He has a scar up to down on his left wrist and one over his left eye that’s luckily not blind.

[Caecae97]

Both accepted!

@119yearsold: Perra will be a Willowcrest
@DragonTalon: Aaron will be a Necrohorn

Also, you don't have to be a first year, but if you want to, the age is 11

[119yearsold]

Thanks, I'll edit it in a bit!
Also I have a few questions:
Will you be joining this roleplay (caecae97)?
And, is there a minimum/maximum word count?

[Caecae97]

Yes, I will be, I just went to sleep after finishing the RP

   

   Caelan Charles Blake

   Name

Caelan Blake

   Age
12

   Gender
Male

   Position
2nd year Gorgonscale Student

   Personality
Caelan is young and has a lot of imagination. As a student, he somewhat comes off as a teacher's pet. He enjoys his schoolwork, since he never knew the world of magic existed until recently. He loves the art of Conjuration, bringing his dreams into reality. He still has some ignorance. Caelan is loyal to his friends however, and will often get over his fear of confrontation in order to help his friends, and doesn't like it when he's forced to pick sides

   +Traits
Friendly, Caring, Loyal, Studious

   - Traits
Afraid of confrontation, Immature, Ignorant

   =Traits
Shy, creative, innocent

   Likes
Art, Learning about magic, Cats, Music

   Dislikes
Confrontation, Picking sides, Undead, Dogs
   
History
Caelan was born into a mid-class wizard family, but his parents never told him about his magical family roots. When he turned 11, he was sent to Tradora, where he was sorted into Gorgonscale. During his first year, Gorgonscale had won the House Cup, and his enthusiasm helped them get there.

   Skin Tone
Light Caucasian

   Eye Color
One blue eye and one red eye

   Hair Color
Black

   Hair Style
Short and spiky

   Height
4'11"

   Weight
120 lbs.

   Piercings/Scars/Tattoos
He has three small hoop earrings on his left ear, and a scar over his red eye, which is still a good eye

[119yearsold]

And, uh, is there a min/max word count? In case you haven't seen my question already?

[Caecae97]

Sorry, yes, there's a minimum of 1 paragraph, and a maximum of 3 paragraphs. We can start now if you'd like, or do you think we should wait for more people to join?

[119yearsold]

I think we should wait for more, besides, we don't even have a headmaster yet lol

[Caecae97]

Point taken

[119yearsold]

I could RP as a second character and be a professor? If that'S OK with you?

[Caecae97]

Yes, that's fine

[119yearsold]

Okay! Is there anything I should know before I start making it..?

[Caecae97]

No, nothing important

[119yearsold]

George Yarrow

Name: Professor Yarrow
Age: He doesn't want his students to know (78)
Gender: Male
Position: Professor of Potions
Formerly Stormtalom

Personality:

Prof.Yarrow is usually very distracted with things he thinks about or works on, and when he teaches he usually gets stuck on one topic and repeats himself. He's very ditsy, but he's wise when he needs to be.
"So when you subtract the-- No, that's not right... Uh..."

+Traits:
Wise, Friendly
- Traits:
Scatterbrained, often distracted
=Traits:
none
Likes:
Teaching, making various inventions during his free time
Dislikes:
Smart students who correct him (this happens a lot!)
History:

Yarrow has been teaching at Tadora for 30 years. And before this, he was a student.
As a student he would often be distracted in class, though some teachers secretly encouraged this, as his distraction was from tinkering from behind his book.

Skin Tone: Pale & slightly wrinkly
Eye Color: Blueish-gray
Hair Color: Grey (from age), but originally was dirty blonde
Hair Style: Yarrow has a long, shaggy beard and is bald on top of his head.
Height: Average (but he's usually hunched over)
Weight: Average
Piercings/Scars/Tattoos:None

[Caecae97]

He sounds like a Stormtalon to me TBH

[119yearsold]

Yeah, I thought that too, but nobody's in Stormtalon yet so what's the point? He won't have anyone to teach lol

[Caecae97]

The teachers don't just teach people from specific houses. He could have belonged to Stormtalon as a student, but he could teach any subject you think would be in a magic school.

[119yearsold]

Ohhhh! That makes more sense. Yea, so he's Stormtalon.

I was thinking he could teach potions?

[Caecae97]

Sure, that's fine. I'm tired, so I'm going to take a nap, but after that I'll add him in

[119yearsold]

Great! Thanks.

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