Shalaren

Also Naruto I'll get back to you 

Yeah I see what you mean. Hmm I'll think of a few things and let you know what I came up with. But I'll probably need some help with ideas of sorts. In a way I want to keep the story away from gods and holy beings of that kind. I kind of want to make a story of how magic became to be. Has nothing to do with gods. Maybe two dimensions collide or something like that. Something that will explain how the Magnus found magic. And yeah with that explain how technology involving magic evolved. Makes sense?

actually I have, not too much, but I did think of things like mechanical swords and things like that, like a futuristic/fantasy theme. that instead of using electricity, they use the little magic they had left. machines that go on magic. never thought it trough though. what do you think? and as for quests, hmm how would that work?

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it's a pretty generic MMORPG game play, the biggest thing for me in games is enjoying a good story line instead of a grind fest to be the strongest. this Idea for a project is just to have every detail have a part in the story line. its mostly based of quests, and dungeons (Party quests) where players will have to team up to complete. and dungeons shouldn't be just "exterminate all monsters", it should have puzzles and clues everywhere. biggest thing for me is having a player's action affect the whole game, and that Ill call events, which players will participate in. the events are very story based, and happen in certain time, meaning you can miss it if you dont play while it happens, but there is a way around it, ill go more into it further below. ill give an example of an event. lets say a town is on fire, it will be for all players, and you could participate in this event which is just a part of the story line, upon participating in events players will receive Event points, which they can trade for some special Items, (like cash Items, instead this game inst going to require anyone paying any cash, just participation), so there are empty buckets everywhere and a lake near by, you are asked by one of the npc's to bring those buckets to he lake and bring them back to kill the fire, while you do it you'll enjoy a good story line. for those who couldn't be there on the event, there will be a quest available, except it'll be a bit different, there the npc will tell the player what HAPPENED, and will ask the player to get buckets of water for just in case another fire breaks out. the situation is different, but still fills you in with the story line. yet this whole Idea is still pretty generic, but it all depends on how its going to play out in the end. so in this game you just start with low lvl armor and at a low lvl area, in a tutorial zone, (like a typical mmo), and then you are thrown into the game where quests and dungeons will be available, and the main thing will be to have as many things to be available to do as possible to avoid any grind fest. as for classes, I still have no Idea what they should be, that's something that I wish to be very original, I want to stay away from the Typicall classes for this theme (warrior, Mage, Hunter), I still might need to change the story a bit, because it is too involved with magic, for that I also need your suggestions S: maybe a different source of power for the Magnus, and magic is just another element on the side, this way we can say that some Magnus were fighters and some mages while some are hunters. you get the Idea,

> You might want to spell check your sentences before you criticise someone else's literature. I really doubt you've won any competitions to do with literature - you can't even capitalise nouns. he gave me criticism just like I asked him to. he said he won it in his language, not in English. not all languages have capital letters.

oh lol I didnt think Ill ever get a reply here. with Help from Placido the story has changed (still same basis) but the names are different, Magic force = The Shroud Originals = Magnus Soci True Order however I can't think of anything xD here take a look >! Magic. One of the greatest mysteries of this world, from simple magic capable of levitating objects off the ground to conjuring powerful lightning storms. It takes on many forms and yet it is bound by none. To use such mysterious and sometimes terrifying power one must have the right knowledge,understanding and mentallity to control it. However not everyone is born to use it as it is a birthright only granted to a few. >! The eight Magnus Soci (Pronounced So-kai) the very first weilders of magic filled with tremendous powers, were the to first discover the mysterious forces of magic, How they had done so remains a mystery. Each of the Magnus Soci had seen it fit to pass on their knowledge to students who in turn taught to their own students and slowly magic had become more widespread in the world of Shalaren. Magic had made living much easier, creating vast improvements in the fields of Agriculture, Travel and most importantly in Warfare. People were quick to notice that magic was also useful not only in improving lives but in taking them as well. The Order of the Maestre founded by the eight Magnus Soci the first wielders of magic had seen over the years the caos that magic had caused and thus they created the Shroud,An elite force of sorcerers with only one task. >! To regulate the use of magic from the shadows. The Shroud did their work well. Too well for that matter as many magical users had been slain by their religious zeal to fufill their duty to the Maestre. Soon it had become an unspoken rule that those who use magic, regardless of their position or occupation will be swiftly silenced permenently. The Maestre thinking that the Shroud's actions had solved their problem had breathed a sigh of relief. The world was finally at peace. >! How very wrong they were. >! Soon leaders from all over the world had begun to rise up in open revolt to fight for their freedom to use magic. The Eight Magnus Soci sought to calm these leaders through peaceful negotiations, However they could not be swayed by mere words and thus they had to be silenced by force. With a heavy heart they gave the order and the Shroud sprung into action silently stiffling the voices of the rebellion. At least that was the initial plan. >! The major powers of the rebellion had managed to convince some of the more prominent and powerful Sorcerers to join their cause and a vicious and terrible battle ensued between the sides that rallied to the Maestre's flag and those who opposed them. The rampant use of magic by both forces had caused reality to shift and dissolve causing most individuals to descend into madness. >! Lucius, A Magnus Soci and a very well educated Sorcerer and also a well known leader in the Shroud, had managed to create a spell to limit the use of magic throughout the world. The raging flames of war had been cooled. Everyone's magical abillity had begun to weaken slowly over the course of days, some even losing their abillity to use magic completely. The Enchanter's Seal as they called it brought peace throughout the land. The leaders of the uprising had accepted their loss of access to magic seeing as even the Eight Magnus Soci were stripped of their own magical abillity. And thus peace took it's hold on the land. >! At least for awhile… >! The other Seven Magnus Soci resented their loss of magical abillity and demanded Lucious to break the Seal. They claimed that they were wrong and that humanity needed magic as the people had grown too accostomed in using it. However their true goal was power, Power over the weak and to be looked upon as Gods among men. Lucius begged them to give the seal a chance, It will bring peace he argued but his pleas fell on deaf ears. >! The Magni rallied upon those still loyal to them and formed a new union which they called the "True Order". Knowing that Lucious' death would destroy the seal as he was the one that had created it. Although the Magni who opposed Lucious only held a shadow of the power they once weilded they still managed to consolodate all their powers into one last powerful spell of destruction. Lightning struck the earth violently, the earth split asunder and the winds howled in rage. >! All this just to kill one. Lucius however had managed to gather those loyal to him within the Shroud and as destruction raged around them he was protected by the powerful magic of his allies. Lucious knew that the seal was the cause of this madness and that only he could control it. Upon realizing this it was up to him to seal himself and the rest of the Magni forever. The Seal held great magic poweful enough to entomb the Magni in a powerful spell sealing them away for all eternity and scattering them through out the landscape to be forgotten throughout time. >! However the True Order remained,creating chaos driven by only one purpose, To break Enchanter's Seal. However few had risen up against the tyrnical Order intending to thwart their plans of breaking the seal. >! These brave men and women are the Heroes of Shalaren and it is up to them to stop the Order and trully bring peace to this world. >! suggestions and critic?

looking forward to working with you  at the moment I'm mainly focusing on Idea's and Concepts. so Placido, thats why there are lots of holes in the story. in a way I like those holes, because this way it leaves room for more creativity in the future, I wan't to base the future of the game on player's suggestions. @Placido, just to remind you, you do have the freedom to change things in the story (if reasonable), there are many openings and open ends in this story for a reason though. Reading over your version of the story, I realized there is more that should be given attention to. The Order of the Maestre, and the rebellion for example, Chapter one isn't official, that's why I asked for help rewriting it P:

yeah you're right. hmm well all there is, the Shroud was created after the last Magnus was born, not much time difference there, after lets say 100 years of magic being passed down, things began going out of control. and it was 100 years later when the Enchanter's seal Sealed away all the Magnus. so basically they were sealed away 200 years after the Shroud was created. (The shroud is 500 years old therefore) for 300 years the True Order has caused chaos in ways it could, along with trying to seek for power, and possibly one day find out how to break the seal. -ranged from 10 to 30 years after the Enchanter's seal was casted. the True order came to Athreway and cursed it, they left however after 2 years to cause chaos somewhere else. magic has eventually left with them. -Richard had been the captain of the first house for lets say around 50 years. therefore he must be old. -Alfren has been a captain for 10 years and Hylda has been for 7 years. (since 3 were introduced, there should be 2 more captains) -Every time a captain passes away, someone from the first house will take their place. The game takes place 300 years after the Seal. you start as a villager with basically no power. There were minor events that happened. actually The Athreway one is sorta minor, just takes a big role in the beginning. but as for chapter one, thats it. I'm trying to keep things separated because there's just too much. I'm trying to keep the chapter as simple as possible, and ill just go into the rest when Ill start working on chapter 2, which isn't any time soon. if there is any other questions ill be glad to answer them  again, thank you.

yeah for sure, Ill try to answer all your questions. I just didn't include details like that because I'm trying to leave some parts of the story out, so players will have to play in order to find out more. I want to make it a more clear story throughout the quest line. sorry for the confusion. _How old are the Magnus exactly through out the story?_ They are ageless, the story behind them is that they found the Life tree and burned it down after having a taste of it. they were sealed away 200 years later. throughout the 200 years they passed the knowledge of magic down and made the magic force and the true order. The Life tree should remain a mystery, no need to go into that much. _How many years have passed since the events of the Background story?_ three hundred years. didnt think that was an important factor, sorry S:, _Why are they fighting the Order? Or where they originally opposed to it in the first place?_ The true order are the bad guys, made by the Magnus seeking for power. The Magic force, or how you named it, The Shroud Kept developing over the years even though all the magnus are gone they keep the order with the little magic that's left in the world. the True order however think that they'll reach order through Chaos, some Npc's will call them "The true Chaos" _How old are they?_ uhh the captains? idk, never considered that being important. however if it is, you have the freedom to choose. the game takes place 300 years after the Enchanter's seal. throuhout the years the Shroud made 5 houses for recruitment. beginners jopin the 5th house, and as you go up the chain, eventually high lvl's will be ranked as Residents of the first house.

Bump! Still looking for a team! If you think you can help in any way, (pixel art, digital art, website developers and animation makers) all skills out there can be put to good use 

Ill have to come up with a name that would suit them better, something that will sell the fact that they are the very first sorcerers. but ill stay with Magnus for now while other concepts are being worked on. still very good job  I enjoyed reading the story. >  > > > >! Athreway Village was the home of Lucius, one of the Eight Originals. after the Enchanter's seal has sealed away all 8 Originals, The true order were determined to find ways to destroy everything that related to Lucius, and so they came to Athreway Village and cursed the village. sand began rising from the ground, forming a ball of sand with two glowing eyes, they called it a Sandster, it was created to destroy everything in its path. while the villagers were fighting the Sandster, more Sandsters began rising around the village, bringing an uneven battle. however after a two year long battle, the True order was long gone, causing chaos elsewhere, and, the Villagers won the battle when the magic inside the Sandsters has dissappeard, and all they were is a lifeless circular statue with empty holes for eyes. > >! 300 years later, Captain Alfran of the third house, and Captain Hylda of the fourth house (the magic force has 5 houses) traveled to Athreway all the way from Adalyn to warn the villagers that magic is approaching its way back to their land, and that it might mean the Sandsters will rise once more. Alfran and Hylda are recruiting brave heroes who will help in battle against the returning enemy! > > > >! The Sandsters did rise again like the captains predicted, but the army the captains created with the recruitment was able to hold them off. Captain Richard of the First house has eventually traveled to Athreway as well, to inform Alfran and Hylda that they might lose their position as captains, and to take them back with him to Adalyn to be judged by the magic force. Apparently Alfran and Hylda weren't permitted to leave their station, nor were permitted to start a recruitment, going to Athreway was Alfran and Hylda's decision because they knew of the history of the Sandsters, they presented the issue to the Magic force, however the rest of the magic force agreed that they have bigger issues to deal with. Alfran and Hylda being determined to help Athreway, the home of the known hero 'Lucius', left Adalyn without being permitted to. > >! Richard doesn't seem to approve of the recruitment, but because they have rules for recruiting individuals, he can't ignore it, and decided to put the brave heroes to test. those who pass will join the 5th house, and those who fail will be left behind. after having so many heroes pass his test, Richard agreed to ignore Alfran and Hylda's act, and told them to say their goodbyes as they and all the heroes will be leaving with him back to Adalyn. every chapter has a story, in this post I provided a quick summary of what is happening in there. so just like you did to the background story, this needs more detail and needs to be more thrilling, you have the freedom to change details, or infact add more situations or conflicts in the story. the questline in the game will be based of these stories, altough this is just a background story of the CHAPTER, to truly know and experience the story, one has to PLAY the game. so that's the next writing assignment. +I now will include the team in the first post for those who contacted me here and in PM

Awesome, I really enjoyed reading it. thanks you! although, Magnus Soci? what does it mean or in what language is it? P: I do like the name Shroud for the Magic Force. some additional changed will be added however I will use most of it probably, and you will be credited as promised  there's other things to be written, if you are interested, let me know!

I really liked Firefox, but for some reason sometimes it would just freeze and completely mess up with my computer o-o so now Im using chrome, didn't have any trouble yet.

ok lets give it a shot. there are 8 individuals who discovered magic. they are called the Originals, the magic was then discovered byt he rest of the world thanks to them. however magic eventually began to be a tool of war and thats when the Original made a special Council called the Magic force which will forbidden the use of magic. that however caused a bigger war between those for the freedom of magic and those for Peace, so one of the Originals, Lucius, created a seal which is called "The enchanter's seal" which took majority of magic away from the world. and then magic was very little. the rest of the Originals didn't like it however and they demanded he'll break a seal, since he didnt they created a new council of their own called "The true order" and they caused chaos all around just to be able to get him. he eventually realised that he has to seal the Originals away witht he Enchanter's seal, so it wont be breakable. so himeself and the Originals were sealed away leaving the Magic force and the true order still on the world. Magic force was left to protect people, and the True order was left to cause chaos in ways it could. thats the best I can do… it still wont be enough for you to fully understand it all. the story can't be short, it just has too much in it. so I still recommend reading the story on the first post to fully understand the concept.

oh okay, well there is a back story, I featured it in the post, if you could read it over, Improve it, pay more attention to detail and such. the story needs to be written better, need to be understood more, you even have the freedom to change a few things. for other back stories that havent even been written yet, is the back stories of locations. The village of Athreway is where players start, but the village has a story, just havent written it yet. need to be written in a short story format, and based on this short story, the quests will be made for Athreway. -Athreway they say, is where Lucius the Original was born, after the Enchanter's seal was set upon the Originals, The true order were looking for ways to hurt the things that were dear to Lucius… like his home. The true order cursed Athreway by creating these evil floating circular demons of sand that destroyed everything in their path. after a long battle however the people of Athreway won, and the True order was already long gone causing chaos elsewhere. (the sand demon is featured in the screenshot, dead and unresponsive however, just a symbol of history)

Eclipse! sorry for the confusion. Not sure yet which version would be better using though. as for a writing position. by minor you mean NPC dialogues? or short stories for certain questlines? please let me know  thanks. I updated the screenshot with the current graphics. also planning for chapter one has begun.  >! Athreway Village was the home of Lucius, one of the Eight Originals. after the Enchanter's seal has sealed away all 8 Originals, The true order were determined to find ways to destroy everything that related to Lucius, and so they came to Athreway Village and cursed the village. sand began rising from the ground, forming a ball of sand with two glowing eyes, they called it a Sandster, it was created to destroy everything in its path. while the villagers were fighting the Sandster, more Sandsters began rising around the village, bringing an uneven battle. however after a two year long battle, the True order was long gone, causing chaos elsewhere, and, the Villagers won the battle when the magic inside the Sandsters has dissappeard, and all they were is a lifeless circular statue with empty holes for eyes. >! 300 years later, Captain Alfran of the third house, and Captain Hylda of the fourth house (the magic force has 5 houses) traveled to Athreway all the way from Adalyn to warn the villagers that magic is approaching its way back to their land, and that it might mean the Sandsters will rise once more. Alfran and Hylda are recruiting brave heroes who will help in battle against the returning enemy! >! The Sandsters did rise again like the captains predicted, but the army the captains created with the recruitment was able to hold them off. Captain Richard of the First house has eventually traveled to Athreway as well, to inform Alfran and Hylda that they might lose their position as captains, and to take them back with him to Adalyn to be judged by the magic force. Apparently Alfran and Hylda weren't permitted to leave their station, nor were permitted to start a recruitment, going to Athreway was Alfran and Hylda's decision because they knew of the history of the Sandsters, they presented the issue to the Magic force, however the rest of the magic force agreed that they have bigger issues to deal with. Alfran and Hylda being determined to help Athreway, the home of the known hero 'Lucius', left Adalyn without being permitted to. >! Richard doesn't seem to approve of the recruitment, but because they have rules for recruiting individuals, he can't ignore it, and decided to put the brave heroes to test. those who pass will join the 5th house, and those who fail will be left behind. after having so many heroes pass his test, Richard agreed to ignore Alfran and Hylda's act, and told them to say their goodbyes as they and all the heroes will be leaving with him back to Adalyn. >!  >! The second chapter will only be worked on if the first one is completed successfully. >! Ancient spirits awaken.

Hey guys! My name is Kyle, and I'm really passionate about MMO's and RPG's. I'm new to these forums if you can't tell, always been around Chaos Project forums or RMXP unlimited. I had this Idea for a game a very long time ago that I guess I've never forgot, and the engine I used back in the time was the Rpg Maker XP by Enterbrain. I never finished the game because I found my self having a problem with having too many ideas, everytime I thought I was done, I had another idea that i just felt obligated to add to the game. I discussed this situation with a friend, and he suggested I should make a Massive Multiplayer game, like all the MMO's him and I played together (latale, Aion, Maplestory, Guildwars2) because the thing about most MMO's, is that they have a never ending story! everytime they come up with a new Idea to continue the story they simply make the update, and let their playes play their chapter, until they come up with the next one! Then I found EO so… now I'm here. ​I find these forums have lots of useful resources and an active community, so Ill probably be enjoying EO P: so… yeah.

sure I'll be happy too look into your project once you have something done. as for a writer position, do you have anything you have written regarding a background story or a dialogue you can show me for an example of your skill? Edit: added a better screenshot on first post.

you threw in so many brushes in your gui, I'm having an eye spasm. also your class description is kinda hard to read, as the background is also white. good luck on your project! 

hey Gran, I can't really give you a yes or no here because you have provided me with zero information about your project. Also, this thread was made by me to RECRUIT people, not to be recruited myself. thanks anyway bud. >! Just some planning. >! Athreway- >! Duncan, Store owner >! Nucia, Gardener >! Brock and Rainy Smith, Black smiths >! Anor, Village elder >! Sancuiel, Village Operaor >! Fenelle, Priest >! Gale, Tailor >! Irene, Researcher >! Cloud, Alchemist >! Garrick, Trainer >! Elinea, inn keeper >! Su, Anor's Grand daughter >! Just some planning. >! Adalyn- >! Richard, 1st captain >! Leah, 2nd captain >! Alfren, 3rd captain >! Hylda, 4th captain >! Sam, 5th captain

lol The tree's aren't done xD, I cant handle them staying like that, regardless of the style. I actually already have them changed, the screenshot is just a few days old.  those are the current trees. as for the Naked man, he's just a Test NPC xD, because I didn't make sprites for other npc's yet! P: in hopes that you weren't trolling tho, Thanks! 

thats part of them I believe http://www.mediafire.com/?njjegzmvkin

Hey guys! My name is Kyle, and I'm really passionate about MMO's and RPG's. I'm new to these forums if you can't tell, always been around Chaos Project forums or RMXP unlimited. I had this Idea for a game a very long time ago that I guess I've never forgot, and the engine I used back in the time was the Rpg Maker XP by Enterbrain. I never finished the game because I found my self having a problem with having too many ideas, everytime I thought I was done, I had another idea that i just felt obligated to add to the game. the Title is "Shalaren Metropolis" with 2 chapters you can probably find in google, "Chapter 1: The Shattered Metropolis" and "Chapter 2: Gates of the Underworld" However I had the third Chapter that I just never finished, nor barely started "Chapter 3: 'Dear Diary, this is goodbye'". I discussed this situation with a friend, and he suggested I should make a Massive Multiplayer game, like all the MMO's him and I played together (latale, Aion, Maplestory, Guildwars2) because the thing about most MMO's, is that they have a never ending story! everytime they come up with a new Idea to continue the story they simply make the update, and let their playes play their chapter, until they come up with the next one! so this is where I decided to start working on 'Shalaren Online'.  **Chapter one: The Recruitment** _Shalaren Online is a 2D fantasy MMORPG where players can choose between three different classes - The Sorcerer, The Adventurer, and The Ranger. He or she enters the world of Shalaren and begins to train for battle. The experience gained as characters solve quests, discover new places, and kill evil monsters, can be applied to raise any of a large number of attributes, skills and spells. The Quests and locations are all part of the story of how magic became to be, and quests will be regularly added as the story continues._ **Background** >! Magic, the paranormal methods to manipulate natural forces, it has many forms of understanding, and the Individual must have the right knowledge to understand and to control it. Although not everyone is to use it, as it has to come within blood. >! The eight Originals, the very first Sorcerers with tremendous powers, were the ones to discover magic, from what means is a mystery. Each and one of them had their own students who they taught the secrets of magic and slowly the use of magic expanded in the world of Shalaren. Magic has made living much easier, Traveling was faster, and things could get done quicker and more efficiently. Unfortunately not everyone used it for a good purpose, magic was also dangerous as many learned how to use it in battle, and with years the situation became worse and eventually the Originals began to notice the chaos and decided to put magic under control and force the extinction to the use of it, and so they formed the Magic Force, a law enforcement of magic, therefore those who caught using magic will be called upon death. Them thinking that forbidding magic will end it, were soon to realize it has only made things worse, as major wars began to hit the earth between those who fight for the freedom of magic and those who fight for peace, so much magic being used at once by those who came from the purest linage of Sorcerers, almost making reality lose a touch with itself. >! Lucius, an Original and a very well educated Sorcerer whose a very well known leader in the history of the Magic Force, managed to create a spell in which will limit the use of magic around the world, It was like a sudden silence after a raging thunder storm, most became majorly weak, and some even lost their magic completely, they called it “The Enchanter's Seal”. The Seal brought peace, however the rest of the Originals didn't like feeling weak and demanded Lucius to break the Seal, they claimed they can bring the world to calm by force, truth is they liked the power they had over it, they liked being looked at as gods. Lucius begged them to give it a chance, it will bring peace he argued, but they didn't listen. >! The Originals called upon all their followers to leave the Magic force and Lucius behind, and join their new union, which they called "The True Order". they knew that Lucius being the one who cast the Seal, his death will mean the breaking of it. Although the Originals no longer wield the a tremendous source of magic they had, they knew some ways around the seal where they can all combine the little magic they have left to cast one last spell. and were able to cast a spell of destruction, It was like the thunder storm was back except this time, literally. lightning hit the earth like meteors destroying everything at its landing, Crushing earth and killing millions, all this just to kill one, while Lucius was protected by the remaining members of the Magic Force. >! Lucius knew that it was his life causing all this and had to do something, as the seal was one of his own, he knew how to control it, so he realized to stop the destruction he must seal the Originals away, including himself. The Enchanter's Seal held great magic, it even held its own creator, alive. the destruction spell was broken and the world has finally come to peace… >! So they thought. The true order remained, bringing chaos in ways it could, were left with one and only purpose, the promise of breaking the seal, and it's up to the Heroe's of Shalaren to stop them! >! Placido's version] >! Magic. One of the greatest mysteries of this world, from simple magic capable of levitating objects off the ground to conjuring powerful lightning storms. It takes on many forms and yet it is bound by none. To use such mysterious and sometimes terrifying power one must have the right knowledge,understanding and mentallity to control it. However not everyone is born to use it as it is a birthright only granted to a few. >! The eight Magnus Soci (Pronounced So-kai) the very first weilders of magic filled with tremendous powers, were the to first discover the mysterious forces of magic, How they had done so remains a mystery. Each of the Magnus Soci had seen it fit to pass on their knowledge to students who in turn taught to their own students and slowly magic had become more widespread in the world of Shalaren. Magic had made living much easier, creating vast improvements in the fields of Agriculture, Travel and most importantly in Warfare. People were quick to notice that magic was also useful not only in improving lives but in taking them as well. The Order of the Maestre founded by the eight Magnus Soci the first wielders of magic had seen over the years the caos that magic had caused and thus they created the Shroud,An elite force of sorcerers with only one task. >! To regulate the use of magic from the shadows. The Shroud did their work well. Too well for that matter as many magical users had been slain by their religious zeal to fufill their duty to the Maestre. Soon it had become an unspoken rule that those who use magic, regardless of their position or occupation will be swiftly silenced permenently. The Maestre thinking that the Shroud's actions had solved their problem had breathed a sigh of relief. The world was finally at peace. >! How very wrong they were. >! Soon leaders from all over the world had begun to rise up in open revolt to fight for their freedom to use magic. The Eight Magnus Soci sought to calm these leaders through peaceful negotiations, However they could not be swayed by mere words and thus they had to be silenced by force. With a heavy heart they gave the order and the Shroud sprung into action silently stiffling the voices of the rebellion. At least that was the initial plan. >! The major powers of the rebellion had managed to convince some of the more prominent and powerful Sorcerers to join their cause and a vicious and terrible battle ensued between the sides that rallied to the Maestre's flag and those who opposed them. The rampant use of magic by both forces had caused reality to shift and dissolve causing most individuals to descend into madness. >! Lucius, A Magnus Soci and a very well educated Sorcerer and also a well known leader in the Shroud, had managed to create a spell to limit the use of magic throughout the world. The raging flames of war had been cooled. Everyone's magical abillity had begun to weaken slowly over the course of days, some even losing their abillity to use magic completely. The Enchanter's Seal as they called it brought peace throughout the land. The leaders of the uprising had accepted their loss of access to magic seeing as even the Eight Magnus Soci were stripped of their own magical abillity. And thus peace took it's hold on the land. >! At least for awhile… >! The other Seven Magnus Soci resented their loss of magical abillity and demanded Lucious to break the Seal. They claimed that they were wrong and that humanity needed magic as the people had grown too accostomed in using it. However their true goal was power, Power over the weak and to be looked upon as Gods among men. Lucius begged them to give the seal a chance, It will bring peace he argued but his pleas fell on deaf ears. >! The Magni rallied upon those still loyal to them and formed a new union which they called the "True Order". Knowing that Lucious' death would destroy the seal as he was the one that had created it. Although the Magni who opposed Lucious only held a shadow of the power they once weilded they still managed to consolodate all their powers into one last powerful spell of destruction. Lightning struck the earth violently, the earth split asunder and the winds howled in rage. >! All this just to kill one. Lucius however had managed to gather those loyal to him within the Shroud and as destruction raged around them he was protected by the powerful magic of his allies. Lucious knew that the seal was the cause of this madness and that only he could control it. Upon realizing this it was up to him to seal himself and the rest of the Magni forever. The Seal held great magic poweful enough to entomb the Magni in a powerful spell sealing them away for all eternity and scattering them through out the landscape to be forgotten throughout time. >! However the True Order remained,creating chaos driven by only one purpose, To break Enchanter's Seal. However few had risen up against the tyrnical Order intending to thwart their plans of breaking the seal. >! These brave men and women are the Heroes of Shalaren and it is up to them to stop the Order and trully bring peace to this world. >! **In game story** >! you start in the village of Athreway, where you live. and then you get recruited to the magic force, >! this part of the story needs to be revised and planned better with some interesting start in the game. >! (maybe the village being under attack) >! **Places -** >! >! **Only three available locations,** >! _however more might be added if thats where the story leads to_ >! Athreway village - Starting Village >! Adalyn - where the Magic force Resides >! Elcany - Where the True Order Resides >! **Classes-** >! >! Sorcerer - Magic weapons >! Adventurer - Physical Weapons >! Ranger - Ranged weaoons >!  >! yes I know, some parts of the Graphics are… INTERESTING. but thats because I just made it really quick so I can start planning things. the tiles and sprites will be worked on and will be improved. as for the Photoshop-y min pixel part. thats actually the kind of style im going for, I want it to look different then most 2d games, even if it means looking silly P:, I think with these graphics above the game can be just as fun and there would still be an interest in exploring the areas and finding out more. >! **LOOKING FOR A TEAM!** >! all team members will be credited for their work and will have Developer's access in the game! >! by joining, you are a TEAM MEMBER, not just help! (unless being a team member isn't in your interest, but helping is ;P) >! >! **Programmers are needed!** >! I'm still learning the engine, and there are systems that are just too necessarily! >! like character customization system (Hair, Dye, Eyes and colors) >! Mele Spells for the adventurer class, (close combat/front combat skills) >! custom Gui, etc. >! **Writers are needed!** >! English isn't my first language, therefore writing a story in English can be rather difficult for me. everything in this thread is by me, therefore you may find a few errors. >! the writers will be writing quests dialogues, and stories for chapters and updates. >! for example when releasing a new boss, the writers will write stories for that boss to the players hyped up before its released. >! **Musicians are needed** >! to make theme music >! if you believe you can help in any other way that isn't listed above, please do contact me for I will appreciate all the help! >! Thank you for taking your time to read this post  >! **WRITERS** >! -Placido >! **PROGRAMMERS** >! -Whitepinkbun