The History:
Magic has always existed, but it has always remained just beneath the surface of society. Religion and people refusing to accept that which was different from them prevented people with magic from stepping into the spotlight.
In this magical underworld there exists two beings. There are the witches and the hunters. For the witches, magic was in their blood. It ran in their family and generation after generation, lessons were passed on from parent to child. On the other side were the hunters. Much like the witches, there was something in their genetic make up. They were stronger than the average human but most importantly they were resistant to magic.
At first these two coexisted; there were other horrors in the world, after all.
In 1692 the famous Salem Witch trials were conducted and that’s when things between the hunters and the witches shifted. Both sides lost members in what would become the Great Magical War. Many were lost to the witch trials that occurred across the New World as well as fighting against each other.
Eventually the witches traveled north to create a safe haven to hide their kind from the hunters. As the hunters began disappearing, dying out was the theory, the haven became more of a school until there were schools cropping out all over the world intent on teaching those with magic about their heritage, how to control it, and how to perform magic.
Those that fled to the north created the Altsoba School of Sorcery. They opted to become sorcerers, hoping to escape the negative connotations associated with the word witch. The school was named by the original founders, translating to “all are at war” which soon became the school’s motto. So they would never forget.
Meanwhile, the Hunters were losing numbers. As a result they began pulling back from the war, letting the humans ostracize and demonize the witches. Aware of the witches putting together schools, the Hunters began to do the same. Oddly enough it was protected by a similar spell to that of the witches school, protecting them from anyone stumbling upon the school by accident.
As far as anyone knew, the school didn’t exist. It was a far better kept secret than the magic schools. There they were taught the things necessary to blend and survive in the modern world; as it changed, so did they. The students learned history, math, science, etc. They also learned their history, how to fight, and how to hunt those with magical blood.
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Each Sorcerer has a particular gift, innate in their biology.
How the gifts work:
When a sorcerer’s magic first starts to show, they will show an affinity for all five of the gifts. Very minor, maybe a little bit of wind picks up when they’re frustrated or a wild fauna might come up to a sorcerer looking to be petted. As the sorcerer ages, their affinity for a particular gift will strengthen while the rest will slowly weaken and, ultimately, disappear.
By the age of 16-17 their strongest gift should be clear. At the start of the year there is a ceremony where 11th years get to formally announce what their gift is going to be. It is also the year they get to start taking classes specializing in their gift whereas previously they were required to take lessons in all of the gifts (the reason being it’s important that they have a basic understanding and respect for all of the gifts).Once the gift is declared and the ceremony is complete for all declaring students, the lining inside the student’s cloak will change color to reflect their gift (blue for water, red for fire, green for earth, grey for wind, and brown for fauna).
There is a sixth gift, prophecy (purple lining), but as it is incredibly rare (1-3 every 75 years) and once it is suspected that might be their gift the sorcerer is taken away, the details are not listed.
The Gifts: Please note that these are constantly a work in progress and may be updated/changed in the future. This is just to get us started.
Earth:
Magic has always existed, but it has always remained just beneath the surface of society. Religion and people refusing to accept that which was different from them prevented people with magic from stepping into the spotlight.
In this magical underworld there exists two beings. There are the witches and the hunters. For the witches, magic was in their blood. It ran in their family and generation after generation, lessons were passed on from parent to child. On the other side were the hunters. Much like the witches, there was something in their genetic make up. They were stronger than the average human but most importantly they were resistant to magic.
At first these two coexisted; there were other horrors in the world, after all.
In 1692 the famous Salem Witch trials were conducted and that’s when things between the hunters and the witches shifted. Both sides lost members in what would become the Great Magical War. Many were lost to the witch trials that occurred across the New World as well as fighting against each other.
Eventually the witches traveled north to create a safe haven to hide their kind from the hunters. As the hunters began disappearing, dying out was the theory, the haven became more of a school until there were schools cropping out all over the world intent on teaching those with magic about their heritage, how to control it, and how to perform magic.
Those that fled to the north created the Altsoba School of Sorcery. They opted to become sorcerers, hoping to escape the negative connotations associated with the word witch. The school was named by the original founders, translating to “all are at war” which soon became the school’s motto. So they would never forget.
Meanwhile, the Hunters were losing numbers. As a result they began pulling back from the war, letting the humans ostracize and demonize the witches. Aware of the witches putting together schools, the Hunters began to do the same. Oddly enough it was protected by a similar spell to that of the witches school, protecting them from anyone stumbling upon the school by accident.
As far as anyone knew, the school didn’t exist. It was a far better kept secret than the magic schools. There they were taught the things necessary to blend and survive in the modern world; as it changed, so did they. The students learned history, math, science, etc. They also learned their history, how to fight, and how to hunt those with magical blood.
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Each Sorcerer has a particular gift, innate in their biology.
How the gifts work:
When a sorcerer’s magic first starts to show, they will show an affinity for all five of the gifts. Very minor, maybe a little bit of wind picks up when they’re frustrated or a wild fauna might come up to a sorcerer looking to be petted. As the sorcerer ages, their affinity for a particular gift will strengthen while the rest will slowly weaken and, ultimately, disappear.
By the age of 16-17 their strongest gift should be clear. At the start of the year there is a ceremony where 11th years get to formally announce what their gift is going to be. It is also the year they get to start taking classes specializing in their gift whereas previously they were required to take lessons in all of the gifts (the reason being it’s important that they have a basic understanding and respect for all of the gifts).Once the gift is declared and the ceremony is complete for all declaring students, the lining inside the student’s cloak will change color to reflect their gift (blue for water, red for fire, green for earth, grey for wind, and brown for fauna).
There is a sixth gift, prophecy (purple lining), but as it is incredibly rare (1-3 every 75 years) and once it is suspected that might be their gift the sorcerer is taken away, the details are not listed.
The Gifts: Please note that these are constantly a work in progress and may be updated/changed in the future. This is just to get us started.
Earth:
- Physical Center of Tension: Thighs and Seat
- Source of body dynamics: Strength
- Personality traits: Steadfast and dependable. Introverted. Very grounded. Realistic.
- How it works: Combination of mental and wand use. Very outdoorsy.
- Other Info: Has the power to create small earthquakes. Some of the most powerful sorcerers have created large scale earthquakes that have devastated cities. Often friends with fauna.
- Physical Center of Tension: Lower abdomen, navel
- Source of body dynamics: Power
- Personality traits: Emotional. Extroverted.
- How it works: Combination of mental and wand use
- Other Info: Water typically balances out the more impulsive tendencies of fire. Water and fire tend to make friends with one another easily. With training and practice these sorcerers can learn to breathe underwater for hours at a time. Without practice they can go a few minutes longer than the average person.
- Physical Center of Tension: Solar Plexus
- Source of body dynamics: Energy
- Personality traits: Impulsive. Extroverted.
- How it works: Combination of mental and wand use
- Other info: Fire sorcerers do not burn as easily as others do and with practice will have a greater heat tolerance.
- Physical Center of Tension: Center of chest, heart
- Source of body dynamics: Resiliency
- Personality traits: Flighty airheads. Whimsical. Not always very realistic.
- How it works: Combination of mental and wand use
- Other info: With practice they have the ability to hover a few feet in the air; this also aids in tricks like jumping, flipping, etc.
- Physical Center of Tension: Shoulders and back
- Source of body dynamics: Love
- Personality traits: Introverted. Prefers to be in the outdoors and prefers animals to people.
- How it works: Completely mental power
- Other Info: Often friends with earth sorcerers. They have a connection with animals. It’s not that they can make them do what they want or control them, just that they can communicate and more often than not the animal will be willing to assist a fauna sorcerer.
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