There were 10 gods and goddesses who had recently arrived in an empty part of space. Having pity on it, they created a new place in the barren area and made the galaxy, planets, life energy, stars, everything in this new place.
This galaxy came to known as Aestra.
The gods and goddesses then created a planet in the right place for life.
It was called Essentia.
These 10 beings controlled different traits and elements and took certain responsibilities for the world.
One controls courage and fire - Ignis Virtus
One controls friendship and water - Amicitia Aque
One controls love and wind - Ventus Amor
One controls sincerity and earth - Periit Terra
One controls knowledge and void - Notitia Nulla
One controls reliability and magnetism - Fidem Magnes
One controls hope and light - Luminis Spe
One controls purity and spirit - Animus Luce
One controls kindness and energy - Vis Gratia
And finally…
One controls miracles and darkness - Signa Tenebris
Creating the first creatures on the blank land, they used a power source Vis had created called sun and moon, and with the particles gathered, the first humans came from the source of Essence.
Another race similar to humans appeared shortly afterwards by a different form of Essence then created the Altion Veri.
The two races clashed and often mocked each other. They created powerful weapons that corrupted Essence and created the final race, Vocet Nocte.
All groups clashed, using Essence to create different weapons, whether a cross of a bow and a sword or a completely new one.
Their fighting caused the Essence to get filled with taint and sinful energy that it had created the enemy worst to the world - they were called the creatures of Torva. These creatures killed each of these races off, picking at the smallest and weakest first, one by one.
The gods and goddesses, realizing this, created a maze they named Labyrinthi, enshrouded by a fog. Only those who proved to be worthy to get through the deadly maze could find peace.
However, the power energy levels of the creatures of Torva and Vocet Nocte soon destroyed the labyrinth as quickly as it appeared.
The only solution now was to have them all being enshrouded by the fog, except the creatures of Torva, and keep them safe there.
The only problem was that it cost a deal of energy, therefore making it place a price on the races.
They were to split up, in the elements and traits they represent.
In order to keep the fog up, every year, 5 children chosen randomly from any of the groups would be released out of the fog and chosen to gather the Essence.
If one child was to die however, all would be executed and the Essence keeping them alive would be extracted to be used instead.
These groups became known as:
Igneia - Ignis
Fontaine - Amicitia
Avia - Ventus
Pugilis - Peritt
Illusio - Notitia
Valora - Fidem
Spectra - Luminis
Chrysalia - Animus
Viperia - Vis
Ransei - Signa
All three races were forced together depending on where they best belonged after an assessment, even if it meant being separated from their families.
They all blamed each other for this, but soon slowly started to work together.
However, they still mocked each other then.
If the fog goes down, all is lost.
Races Information: There are five total races in the world of Essentia: the gods/goddesses, humans, Altion Veri, Vocet Nocte, and the creatures of Torva.
Gods/Goddesses: The creators of Essentia. Almighty and powerful, you know, bla bla bla. Every now and then, they come down to check on their world in disguises. If forced into combat, they use their assigned elements to their advantage, being able to control it. Very powerful physical and magical users, they have some of the highest stats in and the most powerful weapons.
Humans: You know, just your normal everyday humans, except, these humans are special and different than the ones that exist on "Earth". Most humans are trained around the age of 8 to prepare for the Essence task. In their ways, they rank each other. Rank 1 being the lowest rank and Rank 10 being the highest. After they start their training, they must obtain up to Rank 3 before they earn their Phantasias - a star shaped emblem with a uniquely colored gem for every individual that depends on their magical energy. Phantasias are used only by humans as humans don’t have magical capability, but it can be used slightly with Phantasia.
Altion Veri: Referred to humans as Demi-Beasts.. Where this nickname came from is unknown, but either way, still offensive. Altion Veri’s have an elven like appearance, the long ears and stuff. However, the difference with them is that they also slightly take on animal features such as cat ears, deer antlers, rabbit ears, etc. Many of them excel in magic, but are poor physical fighters. They tend to specialize with medical and herbs.
Vocet Nocte: Vocet Nocte is the most discriminated race; even the humans and Altion Veris would mock and team up with each other to beat them up. This race resembles a human, but has the most excelled skills in all stats. Moreover, you can tell if they’re a Vocet Nocte by trying to spot a brand on them, commonly called the Summon Brand by humans and Altion Veris. These Summon brands are much like symbolic tattoos, but they’re born on the Vocet Nocte and their color depends on the god/goddess’ trait they possess.They are considered “corrupt humans”.
Creatures of Torva: Creatures of Torva are creatures that appeared after the full corruption of Essence. Appearing from the likes of Hell itself, they are much like dark shadows,, made only of darkness and death. Some take on the form of humans, others dogs. They have the ability to disguise themselves as anything. However, they behave in a strange manner that may be noticeable. They have a mark similar to the Summon Brand, but their’s would be the Grim Shadow, a dark eerie black smoke that leaks from them.
Important Objects/Items/Stuff:
Essence: The world’s main energy source. Used to create just about everything. Can make weapons and magic stronger. Repels Torvas.
Phantasia: Magic item of the humans. Not made of Essence, but rather, Fidem’s elemental powers.. Helps humans use magic. Not very strong. Artificially made.
Summon Brand: The mark of a Vocet Nocte. Their Essence source and life form. Causes stats to excel.
Grim Shadow: The mark of Torvas. Makes them repel Essence. Leaking shadow-like smoke
Semblance: Your special powers and shizz that resemble your element
Spirit Evolution: (main characters only) Your power to change into two different forms - Human and Beast
TYPE CHARTEvery person in the groups have their own special power that often have something to do with their attribute. (Ex. Igneia have fire-related powers such as healing burns, increasing flames, making flames, etc.) This is called their semblance and everyone’s unique unless inherited from their family.
Finally, their semblance relies on a “crest” or emblem they own. On the final note, there are five gods/goddesses who pass their powers onto a child borne with destiny to save the world. The powers given to the children cause them to go through a "Spirit Evolution" and cause them to take a different form that isn't exactly... Human. Some Spirit Evolutions have human-like forms, others, don't. Note that, the evolutions, although some are humanly, only certain parts are shown such as the eyes or mouth. These Evolutions cause them to have even higher skills (their stats + gods/goddesses' stats for a boosted power) and each evolution has a name. There are two forms of Spirit Evolution - Human Spirit and Beast Spirit. Human spirits are easy to use, but Beast Spirits take time to master.