Background
By
BlackRoseFire
This is the bockground for the story to come. It will be a little broken up due to the fact that it is my first story so I need reviews.
The time that this story is set in, is that of a feudal era. The continent that the tale is set is on the island of Tanzan. Tanzan is 1000 miles in a rough circumference. It is a much divided island that due to a massive ancient spell gone wrong has all four seasons at the same time on different quarters of the island. The seasons shift once per year (about 735 days per year) at the same time going to a different quarter in a routine cycle. (Much like our seasons winter, spring, summer, and fall). Some of the animals move with the seasons, though many have adapted so that they can live through all four seasons. The main food stuff for the island is aside from various fruits and vegetables they eat any thing from giant insects to deer and bear.
The four major races of this island are as followed Elves, Humans, Nagas, and the Niji Kibou (Rainbow Hope).
The humans range from barbarians to bureaucrats and are the best at making non magical weapons and armor ranging from medium to heavy on the entire island. They are an even tempered race that lives short lives by comparison to the Elves and the Naga. The average human lives to be about 400 years old before dying of old age. Human looks and features very from place to place (just like the real world). Although most aren't adept in magic they all can control to an extent one of the ten elements. The people are for the most part practical, choosing elements that can serve their needs like a farmer choosing terra to help in the fields or a guard choosing fire to help them see and send signals.
Elves live to be about 1000 years. Elves can control up to three elements at most, this has been as long as anyone can remember. No one is to have more than that. The Elves who are politicians and nobles are more solitary than others. They enjoy doing things by themselves for the most part. Aside from that most elves live in nomad tribes that move with the tribes preferred season. The tribes vary in size and are in touch with their surroundings. There are five elven cities. The cities are placed one per quarter of the island, with the biggest one right in the center of the island. The features of the elves very from human like with pointed ears to mineral (gold, silver, sapphire etcetera) season (Spring, summer, fall, and winter colors) colored skin with hair that is a that most prefer shoulder to waist length. They are a race of proud people that for the most part are even tempered though there are some go to the extremes. For example there are a few who are so gentle that they are considered saints, while others can be so hot headed that they go into a rage that is so dangerous that the person forgets all else, even basic bodily needs such as food. If their not stopped they will go on trying to kill any and everything that they can until something kills him/her.
The Naga live to be around 1200 years of age. The Naga are part serpent part human or elf. All Naga have the ability to transform into one of three snakes, a cobra, a giant serpent, and a small garter snake. Their features range from human and elven complete with legs, to full snake with a human or elven head complete with hair. Most serpent Naga prefer their hair short so they won't have to deal with tangles from slithering through bushes. The Naga that walk prefer their hair shoulder length. They have scales so small that it looks like human elven skin except for the colors and the texture. The colors range from cobalt blue to a green, yellow and red all of the colors are metallic. Most Naga are in the extremes in temperament. From evil to kind the Naga take it to the extremes. The Naga are masters at making light magic armor. The basic enchantment of Naga armor is to fit the form like a second skin changing and growing with the body. The next basic enchantment is that of concealment of the armor into a bracelet or necklace. One can never know whether or not the opponent has Naga made armor. The Naga, being closer to the ways of magic can master three elements aside from water.
The Niji Kibou lives in true peace. They are made up of the other three peoples who are outcast that have nowhere else to go, or have no hatred in their hearts. The outcasts are people of any race that are so different from their own kind that the people rejected them. The kinder people of any race direct the outcast to the nearest Niji Kibou village. There are many places along the island that outcast can stay for a few nights if needed called Shadow Shelters. Each Shadow Shelter is manned with a mage that keeps it hidden from all except outcast. This is done in order to protect them from those who would harm them just for being different.
The four races share a steady if reluctant peace under the rule of the four kings. The peace is reluctant due to the fact that the nobles of three races don't really get along. The main reason war hasn't broken out is because the common people wont stand for it. The merchants have their own preferences in whom and what they deal with but no one has ever died in a legal trade agreement.
There are 10 elements each a Yin and a Yang all equal and united under Magic. These elements are as followed
1. Terra/Earth
2. Pyro/Fire
3. Aqua/water
4. Breeze/Wind
5. Celestial/ Sun, Moon, Stars etc.
6. Love/Heart
7. Lightening
8. Light over shadow
9. Shadow over light
10. Magic. The one that controls them all.
The pupil of the eyes of all the people in my stories change shapes depending on the person's mood. The general person's eyes have just the basic shapes: The triangle for Anger, the square for Happiness, the rectangle for Sadness, the heart for Love and he circle for when the emotions aren't intense. The shapes of the eyes are the most basic way of telling what the person feels. The colors of the shape in their eyes are what give their true emotions away. Much more than the shapes do. The colors are three categories: Light for soft emotions, Medium for stronger emotions and Dark for Extremely strong emotions. Shout out to my Grandma for giving me this idea.
Ki Glade is 255 human years 25 years, 6 months Elven years. Ki doesn't have any siblings. His the ability to master and control four elements at once, instead of just one like normal elves has put him in a tight spot as a child by trying to get him to choose there own element to master with his other two being part of the original (Like the power to control plants, that is a sub element of Terra.) He dreamed of running away often when he was a child. He became very knowledgeable about all of the 11.5 elements. When he was 20 years old he became an outcast because he chose to master Terra, Pyro, and Plant the three he was forbidden from choosing by his teachers. He left his fourth to be determined when he became 30 years old. Ki is an outcast, a wanderer, and a nomad traveling any where he thinks there is a chance that he will find a friend who will not find out who or what he is and try to force him to choose his fourth element.
Airial Rose is 200 human years old and 20 Elven years of age. Airial is a mermaid. She has a brother that is an Avian/human. Airial doesn't have a normal family so she sometimes tries to hide from them and keep her lineage secret. She became very knowledgeable about all of the 11.5 elements. It isn't easy to hide from the only masters of shadow and light. Airial is part demon as well as a mermaid this has given her ability to master and control four elements. Her mother and father tried not to pressure her in to choosing them on whim because she might not want to master them and by then it would be too late to change. She chose to master Aqua, Breeze, and Ice. She, like Ki chose to leave her third undecided until she was 30. Airial goes for a walk/swim about on a nameless island about 300 miles in circumference.
Kios Bara- Age 1000 human years, 100 in elven years but with the body of a 27 to 30 year old. Height 7 foot, 6 inches weight 1lb to 10 Tons. He has a muscular athletic build. His skin is Shadow Black. Kios wears a suit made of shadows, it consist of a sleeveless black muscle shirt that he can transform into a set of Dark Mythril full plate mail armor it's color a combination of silver, dark violet, black, and red. On the right breast plate of his armor there are two circles one inside of the other and in them is heart made of solid diamond. His dark grey almost black wings can fold around his chest make a vest. He wears a pair of dark red dress pants. He wears a cloak with a hood that is made of a strange shimmering material.
Mysteria/Myst Yuukaku- Age 850 human years, 85 elven years but with the body of a 27 year old. Height 6 foot, 11 inches. Weight 200 lbs. She has a muscular athletic build. Although Mysteria is well muscled, she looks extremely delicate. She can be a vicious fighter when such force is needed. She is one with the powers of the light, while her alter ego Myst is controlled by the powers of darkness. She has soft light emerald eyes. She has silver skin and long light purple hair that hangs down to her waist. When Mysteria lets Myst take control she changes the color of her skin, hair, and eyes. Her skin changes from blue to emerald green, her hair from light purple to deep Bronze, and her eyes from emerald green to a fiery orange. They wear a long flowing deep purple Kimono. She has a necklace with a heart shaped yin yang symbol made of polished black emerald and white gold.