There are worlds where magic is a tool everyone possesses, worlds where mythical creatures are very likely to burst into houses and eat people's lunches, worlds where the closest thing to a cell phone is a piece of fabric, and worlds where knights and mages still exist. Merge all that into one, and you have Hillaian.

Magic and Crystals

As mentioned earlier, every living thing in Hillaian possesses some kind of magic; humans, elves, dragons- even ants, as recent evidence has shown. That magic can be control over water, fire, air, nature, or even things that don't necessarily have to do with the elements, like, for example, the ability to turn people into lizards. (Beware, that's breaking a few laws if taken too far.)

One can't use magic too much, otherwise they will, quite literally, burn up. To prevent young ones from accidentally doing so, the people have found a way to restrict their magic until they're experienced enough to control it- they give newborn babies a piece of crystal.
Those Crystals help one control their magic. If the owner somehow comes close to burning up, the Crystal literally shuts everything down, causing them to faint for a few hours.

As soon as the owner discovers what kind of magic they possess, their Crystal takes a certain colour.

Each kind of magic is represented by a certain colour. The elements are the easiest to recognize, as red means fire, blue means water, brown means earth, and so on.
Others kinds of magic may have different colours, or even be a mixture of two. For example, the ability to turn liquid into something solid (and vise versa) can be a blue/brown colour, with blue representing water, and brown representing earth.

Crystals grow from the ground, and can vary from mountains of the precious stone to tiny chucks of it. One thing is for certain- wherever they are, massive forests surround them, inhabited by any kind of creature imaginable.

One thing that isn't for certain is who they belong to.

Knights and Mages

Two deities have claimed the Crystals belong to them; one is called Phos, the other Skotos. The debate caused one kingdom to split into two- the one that followed Phos was named Afannus, and the one loyal to Skotos became known as Durrif. Ever since they were separated, the two kingdoms have been at constant conflict with each other, sometimes even threatening with war.

Because of this, both kingdoms gather young knights and mages from the city or nearby villages each year, hoping to train them into capable warriors. The apprentices may return to their hometown during the holidays.

The categories students are divided into are the following:

MAGES

They are the ones who are at least somewhat experienced with their magic. They are able to perform spells with ease, requiring less concentration than others. Most lack physical strength, as they mostly rely on their magic.
Usually, they are trained by other mages, but knights take turns in teaching them as well.

KNIGHTS

Usually, knights have difficulty when working with magic. Therefore, they use weapons to fight.
Knights are also able to form an Alliance- a promise between a knight and a creature of light or darkness, which forces both sides to assist each other. If the promise is broken, the betrayed side is free to take revenge.
Just like the mages, knights are mostly taught by other knights, but occasionally have training sessions with mages as well.

That is all. The train is waiting for you. Will you come aboard and prove your worth for the entire Kingdom of Afannus to see?

CHARACTER SHEET

Name:
Age: (14-20. The older the character is, the more experience they have.)
Appearance:
Personality:
Backstory:
Colour of Crystal:
Knight or Mage:

RULES

- No over-powered characters, please. Even if they're experienced, they should still have weaknesses.
- No swearing.
- No one-liners. (This can be overlooked if your post doesn't leave the other person clueless on how to reply.)
- Have fun! That is an order XP

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! I know I'm awful at explaining, haha. Apologies for making you read all this.

Knights:
Kaimer Haraveil -Nojida
Rei -Tiger_gaming
Claudin Haraveil -Nojida

Mages:
Annavere Haraveil -Nojida
Ann -Tiger_gaming