Quote:                                                          "Harnessing the Mind, body, and spirit are imperative to both wellness and survival."

From Witches, to rogues and thieves, the impure and unjust were just as apparent in the previous hundreds of years. And as the very assaults from these enemies would ensue, the Astyan ancestors of the Deimos suffer immeasurable losses. Unable to defend themselves due to lack of weapons and restricted knowledge. A man named Markus Deimos, decided to take up the mantle,  and would establish the Deimos fighting style. A style that would manipulate both basic magical arts, and physical combat, intertwining them completely to create a hardened style of fighting. Allowing many to be at their most effective during life threatening situations. At this time, many of the people that have resided within the outskirts were no longer targets for losses...

                                                                                                                                      But a force to be reckoned with.

Afterwards, long battles between rogues and thieves became much more possible for the people, using both strength and endurance to physically suppress, and fend attackers off. Manipulating mana to strengthen, and heighten ones physical and mental capabilities became a much more apparent strategy when combined with unarmed tactics. Becoming strong enough that with enough numbers, that protection for the Deimos became solidified.  And the Deimos finally live with  the peace they desired.

Generations and years have passed, along with the style passed down with it, slowly evolving and progressing to adapt to the Deimos. However as the group progressed, they would understood that life requires balance. And understanding themselves and their spirituality would soon became just as important as maintaining the body. For it was both their spirit and resolute thought, that had allowed them to prosper to present day. Many believe that mana and magic are often tools to help fulfill ones desire. However the group believes that mana is a reflection of ones inner will and spirituality. Alongside the belief that the spirit mana provides resides within all living beings, making preservation of life equally important as well.

Quote:Senior Elder: Senior Elders are those that have knowledge and commitment to maintain head, but can no longer fulfill the physical duties an Elder is tasked with. They are given the highest respect and diligence, however work alongside the Elder, as an adviser. They are also tasked with providing trials, and evaluating the lower ranks.

Elder: The Elder is the head of the group. Directly responsible for overseeing actions of the lower ranks, and dealing with any external issues that may ensue. They have the upmost understanding of the concept of mind, body and spirit. They have stuck with the clan through years of dedication, and often seek out those who want instruction.

Disciplined: After the trial has been underwent and the Devoted has proven themselves, the Devoted become Disciplined. Tasked with assisting and mentoring Students and Devoted throughout their journey. If a Disciple decides to take travel to help forge their own journey, they may do so.

Devoted: As one transitions towards the title devoted their training drastically increases.  In order to strengthen the body, the Deimos Often being pushed towards limits considered both dangerous and taxing. However, many who openly choose to go forward willingly choose this ordeal as well. Hoping to not only climb in greater strength, but in greater knowledge and understanding. After two more years of practice and dedication, A devoted can decide to undergo a trial, can move towards discipline status.

Student: When one initiates themselves into the Deimos, one can anticipate the title of student. Students are both trained the basic martial arts and spirituality, this process often continues into a two year span. Only then when a student shows a willingness to dedicate themselves into this new way of living, are they given the title of devoted.

Quote:Life of the Deimos Clan is most often perceived as a journey for ones self improvement. However, at the start of morning, the deimos will decide on a location within esshar to travel, and start the day with group prayer and meditation. by viewing mana from a spiritual standpoint, they believe that channeling and controlling this life force is just as imperative as training ones body. Due to this, it is not out of the ordinary to see one channeling their mana into their respective elemental aspects during medatative state. Afterwards, many of the Deimos Clan would undergo training based on rank. Students, would spend most of their lives learning the basics of combat, and experience, and learning basics of elemental literature, history, and Spirituality.

The Devoted would undergo advanced fighting techniques, muscle conditioning, breathing techniques, heavy spiritual focus and strict training regimens that put many to the test. One can leave the path of the devoted anytime, but cannot progress upward without the full experience of the ranking. During the two years the Devoted spirit and strength would become bolstered, and would undergo a Trial that will reveal both the knowledge and abilities they have learned so far, and how effective they are when in use. Under strict evaluation of both the Elder or senior Elder, they will decide if one requires more training, or qualify to become Disciplined.

As one progresses past the stage of Devoted, one now has both progressed into the Disciplined. Understanding the ways of old and exploring the new, the devoted have a range of opportunities at their disposal. They can begin to teach the Devoted, and Student respectively, enriching the lower ranks with knowledge and personal experience. Or, they can decide to Progress their own journey going to travel enriching themselves with experiences and tests of their own. 

Quote:Those who take this path alongside you are your brothers and sisters. And if not by blood, then by the spirit itself. Disputes between others should be settled with words, or with the consultation of the Elder rankings.

Overcome your emotions, so that it does not overcome you. Whilst conflict is a imperative to balance, both your mind and your decisions should become and act with justification and impartiality. Only resorting toward violence if the situation beckons for it. Remember, the strength of ones mind and resolve is greater than any weapon this world could offer.

Wealth is to be spread to those towards the less fortunate. Power serves to protect those that cannot. And Knowledge is an experience to be learnt, and taught towards others. The world does not just belong to those that lead it, but all of humanity alongside it. As nothing provides a better insight of society than how they treat their weakest link.

Whilst striving for greatness, always aim for humility first. Take victories in modesty, whilst Accepting losses and mistakes as an instruction to push forward.

The life of another is just as precious as your own. Destroying it should not come so swiftly, as taking life will sever its potential to grow and change. One must shoulder the burden of death, and be prepared for to accept responsibility for the consequences that may follow.

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Perhaps predictably, the player with the most feline username is going to try to write lore for these guys. (I am not a furry.)

My intent is to give felinae a creation myth. Kitsune have their stuff with freeing Jiuweihu, and ookami have their summer and winter wolf thing. Felinae deserve something too and I want to answer the question 'why do these people have kawaii neko ears'. If you'd like to know the answer... read on. 

Quote:In a time before records, magi wove miracles. The very universe was their canvas and what they chose to paint was limited only by their imaginations. A sect of these magi sought more power from the cosmos, and beseeched the star Leanoeaus for wisdom. It answered. They collected encoded answers from this star into a book with pages woven from starlight, and ink rendered from the very stuff of the night sky.

The completed volume was known as The Leanoeaus Grimoire. The wisdom it contained was encrypted, and had to be deciphered. The magi involved needed familiars to assist in the safeguard and study of it. Something clever, and something strong. Figuring the wisdom of a feline-aspected star would best be uncovered by other felines, the magi created a chimera of cat and man.

For years these familiars, now known as the felinae, worked along side the magi to decrypt the volume. But as the tome was deciphered, the answers proved to be too much for the magi. They began to go insane, obsessed with the tome and the knowledge it gave them. In a bid to defend the tome they were created to study, the felinae stole it. It was a betrayal against their masters, but not their duty to the tome. They fled with it to the mountains of Esshar, leaving the magi in this sect to wither and fade without the source of their power.

The last act with the tome was forming a covenant with Leanoeaus. He vowed to bless and protect the felinae, and they vowed to safeguard the grimoire. To ensure it could never be abused again it was split into twelve smaller volumes. The felinae divided into tribes to protect each part. 

While the tome has long since faded from the memory of the world, the felinae are still raised as the clever protectors of Leanoeaus's knowledge. It's this skill they bring to the world, along with the vague notion you probably shouldn't trust a cat. After all- they've chosen the stars over men before.

Okay, so, this idea is pretty simple, and I feel it'll be both widely beneficial for newer players, and something that lets people feel like they've had a little bit more of an impact on game history. What I'm thinking about is what I'm calling the 'Historical Record Project', and its pretty simple. Essentially, we create a forum thread for each decade as it begins, and whilst the decade is ongoing, people can submit public  (if this happens, I'd imagine metagaming private stuff into it would be equivalent to ingame metagaming) events that occurred during that decade. Events in this context are things like festivals, tournaments, notable arrests, notable deaths, notable promotions (like someone becoming an Exarch or above-type rank), as well as any particularly interesting rumours and of course world events. At the end of the decade, the submitted events are reviewed, and the ones considered to match the criteria are put into a wiki page of the decade. Also, just to clarify, this would ideally be a project for the larger playerbase rather than an extra thing for admins to worry about

The benefits of doing this would be making the game a lot more approachable for new players (When I first started Eternia, the sheer scale of a player driven roleplay world that had existed for x amount of years led to me bouncing off it, and only returning half a year later, which was a shame considering how much I actually enjoyed Eternia once I started properly understanding what was going on), making it easy for people to get up to speed on recent events they might have missed due to breaks in playing, and just straight up making it possible to see tangible evidence of the history of the game, rather than just relying on stories from older players.

I've been considering this idea for a while (since as far back as Spires when I had returned and was struggling to figure out what I'd missed, just ask Lindah), and I figure that with the fresh start CoE provides, its the perfect time for it.

Anyways, I'm also looking for suggestions/feedback for the idea, so feel free to leave your thoughts!