[Other OPEN] Etherium: Life and Manna (T)

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Welcome to Etherium

You are a Child of Manna born of the very elements of Etherium, bound together by something only known to you as Manna. You have no knowledge of how or why you were born, but something urges you to find out. While it appears that no other sentient life exists on Etherium, the remains of some form of civilization before you exists spread across the planet. They have discovered great technologies, but appear to have disappeared without a trace from the planet.

However, despite its beauty, Etherium is not entirely a peaceful planet. Dangerous wildlife stalks prey in most environments. Great storms and other natural disasters rage across the land. Even the cities built by the previous sentients isn't safe, as many of their machines remain active despite the loss of their masters. Perhaps most dangerous of all, unknown creatures appear to be hunting you down. Appearing to have been formed from the shadows in a way similar to you, they appear to desire the Manna that holds you together.

But the answers must lie out in the world somewhere, and the secrets to Manna with it. With them you may be able to find out the secrets to what you are, and possibly make Etherium a real home.

As a Child of Manna, your very existence is tied to your Core; the large chunk of gem at the center of your body. Protection of your gem is paramount, if it is forcibly removed from the rest of your body you will cease existing until the Core can gather enough of your original material to form a new body (a process which could take weeks to months). Even worse, if the Core is destroyed then you cease existing for good. Protecting your Core is more than just a good idea, it's your base instinct.

The other threat to your well being is running out of Manna. Manna is the very life energy of Etherium, and what nourishes and keeps you alive. If someone were to drain all the Manna from you, the Core would cease to function. You exists by burning Manna as energy, and your Core store an excess in addition to the amounts you bring in from your surroundings. If you run into a situation where your core reaches an extremely low level of Manna you may be pulled into a state of limited consciousness similar to sleep in organics. During this state your body is pulled into an immobile ball shape until the core can recharge its Manna supply. Having to actually enter this state is rare, however, and only the result of very strenuous activity.

As for your physical body it has various abilities and limitations. Your shape is pliable, although you will likely have a default form you return to. You can stretch your body so long as the core is completely covered by body substance. You can also take in more substance for your body, but a larger body burns Manna at a faster rate, and a large enough body actually burns it faster than you can take it in. Finally, you can expend Manna to change edit your bodily material in some way: for example Fire burns hotter, Water begins to freeze, Air cycles faster, and Stone can shape itself. Each form does come with it's own downfalls, however. Not every form is suitable for every role, for example a Stone form can better manipulate the environment than an Air form, but the Air form can more easily surmount a cliff than the Stone form. Each form also has its own weakness to a specific Thief form, which will be covered later.
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Unity


Perhaps the most unique power the Children of Manna have is the ability to merge multiple bodies into one temporarily and create an unique form. The Cores of all those emerged are kept in the center of the combined form, and Manna is pulled equally from them. This gives strength exponentially greater than an individual entity, but the more merged beings also drains energy at an equal rate. Unity is a very Manna intensive ability, and when used improperly can cause more harm than staying individual.

The body material of a United form is dependent on those involved in the merge. Multiple different forms creates a new body type: Fire merging with Stone can create a Molten form. Multiple of the same form amplified the form greatly: two Wind forms creates a Gale form. Forms can change drastically in cases of 3+ unity, so be creative with it.
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The Thieves

The Thieves are an entity similar to the Children of Manna, but get their power from an energy source other than Manna. The cores of the Thieves are pitch black stones which radiate an unknown energy. Thieves seek to consume Manna to satisfy their endless thirst, and consider Children of Manna to be prime prey. Thief forms are made out of what remains of the previous inhabitants, and each form is both strong and weak to specific Children of Manna forms.

Ash Form: Strong against Fire, weak to Water
Sludge Form: Strong against Water, weak to Air
Smoke Form: Strong against Air, weak to Stone
Metal Form: Strong against Stone, weak to Fire

Thieves lack Unity, but individual entities differ in strength based on the size of their core. They appear to be unable to adjust their size very much, but the strongest among them are as strong as Children of Manna in their merged state.

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Gameplay and Other Rules

This RP has an emphasis on player-player interaction. Each chapter will have a few areas to explore, each with a specific mission for that region. There will be less regions than players to hopefully encourage interaction, but each mission is more of a backdrop to RP off of rather than a binding objective. However, some chapters may be story/mystery heavy with a less sandbox.

Unity requires all player's consensus and should be a single post (for all intents and purposes it becomes one character the players agree on for actions). Please don't bunny people into Unity or take control of the merge all by yourself.

Etherium is not Earth, it is a world alien to Earth. Life may be similar in several ways, but entirely different in others. Be creative, your characters are just as new to the world as you are, and you can get creative with the wildlife or flora of the world.


The Children of Manna have a proto-language that isn't as advanced as the languages we have today. It can express emotion and simple action and concepts, but not tell a story. Be creative in your interactions, and you can always monologue internally to get a little more in-depth than motions and the speech capable of the Children. (For fluff sake their vocalizations sound like chirps and energy crackles, mostly tonal)

Please try to be active. I know schedules change and everything, but please alert me if you're going to be absent for an extended period of time.

I'm only planning on about 7-8 slots, just to keep this RP somewhat small and interaction focused.

Don't be afraid to PM me with any questions or concerns

Rated T, just for potential fight scenes and to potentially dive into a little more mature topics (but not M mature)

Oh yeah, and GM is god (but you already know that)

SU and Accepted Characters

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Accepted Characters