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[Talon]

[color=teal][i][center][u][b]By the Goddess of Mana, Blessed are we
Created through love, Touched with gifts three
A Mana Tree to guide, Should prayers be lost to time
A Holy Light to guard, Should greed overturn our rhyme

Yet eight God-Beasts there are, To destroy what these two claim
So one more gift bestowed, To defend the Goddess' name.
A blade of Mana carved the world, May its wielder never fall
Though all is bleak a fairy-led hero rise, Heeding the Mana Sword's call[/i][/u][/b][/center]

Pay attention, young scholar. It would do you well to learn this! Now, you know what Mana is, correct? It is the very lifeforce of the Mana Goddess, it gives us our magic, our strength, and our courage. It is through Mana that we achieve the impossible, though there are those who would misuse those powers. Look at what happened so long ago, with Dark Lord! And again with the Dragon Emperor! No, young Tal, Mana's power is never to be misused.

Eh? I'm getting off track? Oh, yes, that's right, you're here for the history of our cities. Alright, student, I shall indulge you. Our Navarre Fortress is one of many villages and cities, all of them ancient and all of them prosper through the power of Mana.

[b]Grassland Country Forcena[/b], ruled by King Richard, the man who defeated the evil Dragon Emperor ten years ago. His country's knights are led by the fierce mercenary, Duran. The Mana Stone of Earth lies in a nearby chasm called Gemstone Valley.

[b]Magical Kingdom Altena[/b], a frozen land ruled by the Queen of Reason and protected by powerful mages, they guard the Mana Stone of Water. Princess Angela, however, seems to be a rather poor magician...

[b]Wind Kingdom Rolante[/b], the Kingdom that Never Fell. They require no magic, they are strong and indomitable Amazons led by their strong and willful heair to the throne, Princess Lise. With their spears, they protect the Mana Stone of the Wind.

[b]Sand Fortress Navarre[/b], located in the Desert of Scorching Heat, is a fine example of goodwill. Though we be a pack of thieves, guarded by ninjas and led by Lord Flamekhan, we steal only from the rich and give to the poor. Our thieves are captained by the capricious thief, Hawk. These ninjas also protect the Mana Stone of Fire.

[b]Beast Kingdom[/b], a land where the mighty werebeasts rule under the neverending night and seek to end their oppression at human hands. Their beastmen, able to alter their shape at will, are ruled by their impulsive Beast King, and they revere the Mana Stone of Moon, which causes their unending nightfall. The heir to the throne, Kevin, seems to be a bit of a pacifist, though it may be his human mother's nature in him...

[b]Holy City Wendel[/b], the center of all this world's peace. Protected by the powers of the High Priest, no other land is safar and closer to the Holyland than Wendel. The High Priest's granddaughter, the half-elf Carlie, seems to be quite the precocious little girl. Nearby this city lies the Mana Stone of Light.

There are other cities, of course, and each of them has its own tales to tell. Merchant City Byzel, Free City Maia, Dwarf Village, Fishing Harbor Palo, the Village of Dark Priests, Lakeshore Village Astoria, Oasis City Deen, Sand City Sultan, Moonlight City Mintos, Castle City Jad, Flowergarden Land Diorre, Ancient City Pedan, and even the Corobokkle Forest, though Corobokkles hate humans. Each have their own tales and trials. Never forget that each and every one of them is guarded by the powers of Mana, and each will be a fine haven to live in, should these sandy walls tire you.[/color]

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[color=teal]A terrible shadow has fallen across the world once again, even after the trials of our brethren against the Dragon Emperor. It seems he was not alone, and now we face this threat once more. However, the seeds of discord and greed have been sown in six kingdoms, and it seems all is lost.

Sand Fortress Navarre's own lord has been injured, and his new wife has assumed the throne. All of this after she tricked Flamekhan into changing the Thieves Guild of Navarre into the Kingdom of Navarre. Hawk, suspicious, confronted her with his best friend Eagle. Hawk was framed for Eagle's death and now awaits his own death in Navarre's prison. Hawk, 17, dares not tell the truth of Eagle's death because of the curse placed on Eagle's sister, Jessica.

Wind Kingdom Rolante has been invaded by the army of Navarre's new "queen" Isabella, through the young prince, Elliot's naive nature and the trickery of two brainwahed ninjas. The king of Rolante, murdered, Elliot, sold into slavery, and the beautiful Princess Lise, 16, has run away to Wendel to find her brother.

Magical Kingdom Altena, once ruled peacefully by the Aueen of Reason, now terrorizes other countries, seeking the power of the Mana Stones. Their army is led by the Crimson Wizard, Koren, who seems to have convinced the Queen of Reason to take over the world. Princess Angela, 19 and unable to perform magic properly, was called to be executed, but escaped to Wendel.

Grassland Country Forcena's night patrol was decimated by the Crimson Wizard, Koren. The only survivor was Duran, the strongest swordsman of Forcena, though he was shamed by his defeat at the hands of Koren. Duran, 17, has left, swearing he would return to his sister and aunt only after he defeated the Crimson Wizard.

Beast Kingdom's new advisor, Deathjester, has tainted the Beast King's ear. Through the promise of dark magic, the King has been changed into a greedy, war-mongering lunatic. Kevin, the 15-year-old prince of the kingdom, has lost his best friend, a wolf named Karl. Deathjester tricked Karl, through black magic, to attack Kevin. Kevin, in his rage at the betrayal of his friend, transformed into a Wolf Devil, unable to suppress his blood's call any longer, and murdered his best friend. Overhearing Deathjester and the Beast King talking of this after it had happened, Kevin attacked the king and was defeated. He ran for the Holy City Wendel to warn them of the impending invasion and to see if the priest could resurrect his lost friend.

Holy City Wendel, the target of an impending siege by the Beast Kingdom, would normally be protected by the powers of the High Priest and the apprentice Priest of Light, Heath. However, Heath was kidnapped by Deathjester, cutting the defensive effectiveness by half. What's more, the fifteen-year-old half-elf, Carlie, still only a young child, has run away in an effort to find the missing Heath.

This shadow looms ever closer, and it seems the Mana Goddess' protecting light has been extinguished. Now, all anyone can do is watch....and wait....[/color]


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[color=teal][b]Name:[/b] Of course.

[b]Age:[/b] Anywhere from fifteen to nineteen. If you're one of the six mentioned, read above for their age. Note that Carlie is a half-elf, and fifteen years old for her is about nine years old for us.

[b]Class:[/b] This is starting class. There are two class-changes available in the RPG. Those who use the six mentioned will get a PM fom me detailing their character's different classes.

[b]Tech:[/b] Your starting class' emergency technique. (I.E. Amazoness =Whirlwind Lance, Thief = Back Slash, Fighter = Cross Slash, etc.) Use below link if you're one of the six or want a similar class.

[b]Weapon:[/b] What kind of weapon, ONLY ONE, your character uses.

[b]Homeland:[/b] All the cities are named, pick one.

[b]Appearance:[/b] What does your character look like? Use below link for some good suggestions.

[b]Personality:[/b] What's your chracter like? If you're one of the Six, click here for brief personality descriptions you can expand on.

[b]Brief Biography:[/b] What your life's been like up to now?[/color]

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[color=teal][b]Name:[/b] Hawk

[b]Age:[/b] 17

[b]Class:[/b] Thief

[b]Tech:[/b] Back Slash

[b]Weapon:[/b] Twin daggers/Swallows

[b]Homeland:[/b] Sand Fortress Navarre

[b]Appearance:[/b] Hawk, thief extraordinaire.

[b]Personality:[/b] Carefree and laid back, Hawk's just a guy who acts like he doesn't take much seriously, but in fact, he is intensely loyal and would fight to defend his friends no matter the cost.

[b]Brief Biography:[/b] An orphaned child taken in by the proud thief, Flamekhan, Hawk quickly befriended Flamekhan's children, his son, Eagle, and his daughter, Jessica. Growing up alongside them in the Thieves Guild, Hawk was proud to be a thief taking from the rich and giving to the poor, as was Flamekhan's example. However, in recent times, Flamekhan brought home a woman he found in the desert, a woman named Isabella. Suddenly, Flamekhan was declaring Navarre a kingdom and hoarding the gold they worked so hard to steal for himself. Eagle, suspicious, took Hawk and went to confront Flamekhan, where they found the lord stricken with a grievous injury by a poisonous dagger wielded by Isabella herself! Confronting Isabella, Eagle was quickly ubdued and brainwashed into attacking his friend. Hawk, attempting to defend himself peacefully, was forced to bring his dagger forward and Eagle was killed. Hawk was thrown in the dungeons, where, if he told the truth of Eagle's death, Isabella would kill Jessica with a cursed necklace that strangles the wearer under certain conditions, the conditions now being if Isabella dies, or if Hawk tells the truth. Now, Hawk despondently awaits his death in the dungeon of Navarre prison.[/color]

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[Ezekiel]

[COLOR=SlateGray][SIZE=1][B]Name:[/B] Felicia Larland

[B]Age: [/B] 17

[B]Class:[/B] Spellbinder

[B]Tech:[/B] Ice Lance

[B]Weapon:[/B] Magic Staff

[B]Homeland:[/B] Magical Kingdom Altena

[B]Appearance:[/B] *attachment*

[B]Personality:[/B] Felicia has been known to be a very quiet girl since her mother left her at the age of 10. The girl?s father was never very attentive and was often working, teaching young children about Mana and how to use their magic powers to protect the city in later life. Felicia has nothing against her father but he seems to have a very closed mind and cannot tell that the girl is in dire need of love and attention. It's because of this that she usually clams up around strangers, preferring to know them before plunging into any kind of relationship. She is very clever and quick-witted and is able to make decisions for herself, she won't depend on others to help her and usually prefers to work alone.

[B]Brief Biography:[/B] Felicia always showed a certain talent for magic though she was very weak physically. As a young child she was constantly falling over and injuring herself badly while other toddlers would only receive a scratch. This worried her parents greatly as they didn?t believe in shutting their little girl up indoors; they just had to keep a constant eye on her. Her greatest injuring was when she fell from a tree whilst her mother was talking with a neighbour. This happened when Felicia was 8 and she still has a large scar across her stomach from the accident.

As Felicia grew over the next two years, her mother couldn't handle the stress of watching over her daughter 24 hours a day and insisted that her husband come home and look after his daughter. When he said that he couldn't get away from work, Felicia?s mother snapped and packed her bags, kissing her daughter goodnight for the last time.

Now Felicia has grown she is still prone to bad injuries but her magic power has increased greatly, she is now one of the better-known students in the city and has helped greatly on more than one occasion.

But now that her former Queen has been taken from power, Felicia refuses to help fight against other town and kingdoms and an order for her arrest has been sent out. It's because of this that she has left the city on a journey to Wendel, hoping to catch up with the princess and stay with her as a guard.

[B]If anything's wrong, then just let me know ^_^[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[JJ]

[Color=DarkBlue][size=1]Name: Duran

Age: 17

Class: Fighter

Tech: Cross Slash

Weapon: A sword

Homeland: Forcena

Appearance: (See attachment)

Personality: Most people would call Duran a hot head. He takes everything he does, and multiplies the effort he puts into by ten. People would think that it was because he just did not like things to be out of place, but in truth, it was arrogance.

Duran cannot stand to lose. From fighting battles, to simple games, Duran cannot stand to lose.

Brief Biography: Duran was born into Forcena seventeen years ago. He and his family lived happily. They even welcomed a new baby in the family when Duran was seven. They named her Wendy, and everything was happy.

Sadly, less than a year later, Duran's father was called off to fight in the "Dragon Campaigns". His mother broke down to Duran the day after he left, telling him about the illness she had. Duran was shocked, and cried most of that day. He tried to explain to Wendy, but she was too young.

About two weeks later, Duran's family recieved devistating news. During one of bigger battles, Duran's father had vanished. The knights had found many charred remains, and they assumed some to be him. Duran and his mother both went into a state of shock. Only Wendy survived the news.

About a week later, when Duran woke up, he found his mother dead in her bed. No one knows what happened, but when his Aunt Stella dropped by about a few hours later, her body was gone, and Wendy and Duran were eating breakfast.

Stella took them in, feeding them and caring for them. Then, when Duran was 12, he left to join in the service of King Richard. He joined as a mercenary, training under some of the best of the kingdom.

When Duran turned 16, he challenged the captain of the guards, Bruiser, and won. This put him in the poistion to call himself the Best Swordsman in Forcena, although most already knew this.

A year later, the blackness seeped into his life. Koren came and killed every single knight in Forcena. As luck would have it, he survived, and went to challenge the wizard himself.

After only ten minutes, Duran was handed a sound defeat, almost dying. He limped back to where his aunt and sister were. They nursed him back to health, and he then set out. He left the two in a safe place in forcena, vowing to them and himself that he wouldn't return until he defeated the wizard Koren.

His aunt, trying her hardest, gave Duran his most precious item. An old bronze sword of his fathers. He had used it in his own trials.[/size][/color]

OOC: I hope I hit the nail on the head this time. Sorry it took me so long. ^^

[Meggido]

OOC: First thing make sure you have what you're basing the RPG on correct. This is based on Secret Of Mana 2 which was also called Seiken Densetsu 3 in Japan. Secondly I'm glad someone else has decided to do as I started it but got pissed at the forum and didn't get started.

Name: Kevin

Age: 15

Class: Grappler

Tech: Ashura Dream Fist

Weapon: Fists

Homeland: Beast Kingdom

Appearance: see attachment

Personality: The son of the lord of the Beast Kingdom. He is half man half beast. Though he is physically mature he is a kid at heart. Kevin wants to live up to his place as the next in line for the Beast Kingdom Throne But he still wants to be the kid that he is.

Brief Biography: Kevin was born in the beast 16 years ago. His mother is either dead or wandering the forest and his father is the leader of the Beastmen. Kevin is the heir for the beast kingdom throne but everything he does is never good enough for his father. His father views him as weak.

One day in his sixteenth year Kevin is sleeping in the woods that surround Beast Kingdom with his best friend since childhood, a wolf pup named Karl. When they are returning to the castle, Karl suddenly transforms into a Bound Wolf and attacks Kevin. He has no chance of surviving this fierce attack, and is soon defeated by the wolf. At the brink of his total defeat, Kevin manages to make use of his beastman
legacy, and transforms into a fierce werewolf for the first time in his life.
With this newly gained strength Kevin easily wins Karl, who transforms back
into the tiny wolf pup he really was. When Kevin is transformed back into his
half-human/half-beastman form, he realizes what he just did and goes to bury
Karl to the place in the forest where his quest begins.

Kevin returns to the Beast King's castle feeling sorrow for what he's just
done. He finds out that beastmen are preparing an invasion to Wendel, lead by
Lugar. After that Kevin hears a discussion between Beast King and Deathjester
that reveals the reason of Karl's sudden attack. Deathjester had used his dark
magic to transform Karl by the order of Beast King, who wanted to give Kevin
the possibility of using his gift of lycanthropy. Beast King is satisfied with
Deatjester work and tells him to leave, but he follows the king instead. Kevin
gets angry about this, and rushes to the two through a castle wall. Kevin
tries to attack his own father, Beast King, but fails miserably. King responds
to this act of violence by hitting Kevin so hard that he actually flies out of
the castle, thus driving Kevin away from there.

Kevin wanders around the forest, and again runs into Deathjester. The vile man
denies his guilt on the actions, and blames Beast King. He then tells Kevin to
go to Wendel, the city where Priest of Light resides. Deathjester ensures that
Priest of Light could revive Karl, and Kevin starts his journey there.

[Sword Breaker]

[FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=DarkRed]Sounds kool.

Name: Throgmar Redmane

Age: 156

Class: Retainer

Tech: Beer Bomb - Throgmar carries several kegs of ale, one of which is brewed to expload when a certain concotion is added to it.(I like to call it fire :) ) Somehow, Throgmar is usually unharmed by the ensueing explosian.

Weapons: Massive troll-hunting axe, desinged for decapitation.

Homeland: Dwarf Village

Appearance: [URL=http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:txBgBW0kpLcJ:http://www.artisansedge.com/miniatures/Fantasy/dwarfs/plasticdwarf.JPG]PICTURE[/URL]

Personality: Some people describe Throgmar as a dry wit, and a fun person to be with. He is right ready to share his ale, and will always help a friend in need. On the battlefield, he is as merciless as the common soldier, and a fierce fighter. When he is drunk, which is often, itis common for him to start a fight with a stranger; and usally win.

Bio: Throgmar grew up the son of a warrior, a skilled one, and one of the kings bodyguards. From an early age, Throgmar was trained to be a warrior. Day in, day out, his father drilled him forcombat, and to protect the king. Eventually, Throgmar's father was killed, on a hunting expoditian. Hungry to use what his father had tought him, Throgmar fought his first battle at age 35. Eventually, Throgmar rose in rank, offically becoming a Royal Retainer by the age of 112.

In the wake of a suprise invasion from Altena, Dwarf Village was thrown into disaray. The dwarves fought back, but were no match for the larger armies of their foes. Throgmar, managing to escape the horde, feld to Wendel to seek aid for his occupied homeland.

Hope that is ok, I'm not too sure of my knowladge on this game, so if i made any major mistakes, please let me know, since this RPG seems really interesting. [/COLOR] [/FONT]

[Sakura]

[B]OOC:[/B] Sorry If I've gotten some things wrong, I don't really know much about it, just what I've found from sites.
[COLOR=Navy]
[B]Name:[/B] Princess Lise

[B]Age:[/B] 16

[B]Class:[/B] Amazoness Warrior

[B]Tech:[/B] Whirlwind Lance

[B]Weapon:[/B] Amazon Spear/Lance/Trident (Whatever it is...)

[B]Homeland:[/B] Wind Kingdom Rolante

[B]Appearance:[/B] [url=http://mmxz.zophar.net/rpg/mana2/images/lise.gif]Here[/url]
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Personality:[/B] Lise shows some slight signs of 'girlishness' but she's very strong. She has to be doesn't she? Seeing as she's the princess and leader of the army of Rolante. Lise is very vexed to know that her kingdom has been captured and the her brother Elliot has been kidnapped by ninjas, she's willing to do anything to get Elliot and her kingdom back.
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Brief Biography:[/B] Lise is the young Amazon princess of the Wind Kingdom Rolante. As the entire population of the kingdom are female, she has learned the art of fighting and has earned a high rank amongst the army. High up on a treacherous mountain, the castle is well protected against attack. But one day, Lise's brother Elliot was tricked by two Navarre ninjas and the entire Navarre army, lead by the mysterious Bigieu attacked and took over the kingdom. Lise escaped, and is now planning to re-take the castle.[/COLOR]

[Lilt]

[b][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]There you go, Legacy. Let me know if I need to change anything, okay? ^_^[/color][/size][/font][/b]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Name:[/b] Signa[/font][/size][/color]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Age:[/b] 16[/font][/size][/color]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Class:[/b] Grappler[/font][/size][/color]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Tech: [/b]Ashura Dream Fist[/font][/size][/color]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Weapons:[/b] Iron gloves[/font][/size][/color]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Homeland:[/b] Beast Kingdom[/font][/size][/color]

[color=red][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][b]Appearance: [/b][/size][/font][/color][url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/Alice1/Signa2.jpg"][font=Book Antiqua][size=2][color=red]Signa. (Minus the wings, weapons, and the smile.)[/color][/size][/font][/url]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Personality:[/b] Signa was always a bit rash and headstrong. She likes to think things out by herself, and hates it when people try to help her by giving her advice. But besides that, she's a great fighter, and almost as good of a leader as her brother, Lugar, is.[/font][/size][/color]

[color=red][size=2][font=Book Antiqua][b]Brief Biography: [/b]Summoned by the king earlier, Signa reported to the throne room to find that Karla, a wolf, had been killed, and that the king had been attacked. When she asked for an explanation of what happened, Deathjester told her that it was all done by Kevin, the prince. He explained that the prince had gone mad, and that he was now headed to attack the holy city of Wendel. Although she was friends with Kevin, in her rage, Signa began to hunt him down. What she doesn't realize, is that Kevin is not insane, and that Deathjester is the evil one. She also doesn't know about the invasion of Wendel that's going to be lead by her brother, Lugar.[/font][/size][/color]

[Raiyuu]

[COLOR=Green][SIZE=1]I've never even heard of the game before so this is a bit of a shot in the dark, but it sounds cool! Let me know if I've got anything wrong.

Name: Jascen

Age: 19

Class: Magician

Tech: Double Attack (is this right...?)

Weapon: long staff

Homeland: Magical Kingdom Altena

Appearance: Jascen has blue eyes and long black hair in a ponytail. He is quite tall for his age, athletically built, and wears practical, durable boots, brown trousers, a white shirt and a deep red, waist-length jacket.

Personality: Jascen is a lone wolf who is always looking out for number one. He's quiet, morose and withdrawn, and if he has to cause other people harm in order to protect himself, he won't hesitate to.

Brief Biography: orphaned at an early age, Jascen learned the hard way to depend on himself. He took as much teaching as he needed to learn the basic uses of magic, before continuing to develop his skills as a mage on his own. He is determined and tenacious, and has a reputation for always seeing a job through to the bitter end. Because of this, the Crimson Wizard, Koren, has called on him to bring Princess Angela back for execution. With the amount of gold he's being offered by Koren for Angela's return, Jascen will follow her to the ends of the world and still not give up on the job.[/SIZE][/COLOR]