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It's hard to talk about the characters when we have no idea where we are. So,


The Fourth Age is the next stage of time, where the dragons have disappeared and humans take the reins as the dominant race once again, free of the influence of the dragon gods. Also known as, This Age, the time were are currently living. However, the year this story takes place is purposely made ambiguous (to keep things lifelike), but it's generally implied that it's sometime in the future from now.

How We Got Here
The Third Age ended when all Eleven deities got together to discuss a final solution for the Shade, that evil, all-consuming abomination out in space that's corrupting everything and striking involuntary fear into the hearts of everyone. Thanks to the increased popularity of polytheism due to the speakings of a suddenly appearing human magi from the Second Age (It Makes Sense in Context), the deities are, more or less, forced to work with each other and improve each others' relations (and their own mixed ideas of their existence become questioned). Through Teeth-Clenched Teamwork, they come to a drastic and ultimately risky conclusion:

They will sacrifice all the life energy of the planet, including their own, to restart the world, where humans once again rule, and project a magical barrier to block out the Shade as they rebuild.

Under the words of the last human mage (who they decided to keep alive this age as well to watch things, much to his dismay), the best chance they have against the Shade is through the constructive power of humanity, who was able to construct a machine so powerful, that it wiped the lands clean and brought forth the birth of three new deities. If the deities were able to utilize this energy, they could be able to eliminate the Shade once and for all. However, the dragons, with their animalistic forms and unconventional sizes, the deities nor their followers could design or construct such a mechanism, for that require a delicacy only human fingers have, and all the humanoid beastclans either hate dragonkind, or are also unwieldy for the task. And so, the deities were running out of options.

Due to the deities' position as gods, they shall always exist, in one form or another, and their spirits will lie dormant, where they will rebirth on the new planet in a human form. They will have no memories of their past life, and they will live like an ordinary human, from birth to death, unless they are reawakened (which never happened). With planning, the last mage (still here) had finally made it where they will be born near each other, all in the same town, where he can watch them all. Good timing too, since the Shade finally managed to make a crack in the Barrier of the World and will soon begin its feast.

You can read more about the history here. But let's move on.

Locations of Interest

• Sworncliff, California
  Sworncliff, a beach-side town, was originally founded by miners who were hoping to cash in on the California Gold Rush. However, as it turns out, there was a distinct lack of gold in the area, leading the small settlement to be abandoned, turning it into a ghost town. Much later, a man named Duncan Hamilton rediscovered the cove and noted its potential as something greater than a failed scheme. Standing on a high cliff that over looked the town, he swore that he will restore this settlement, along with his family, to withstand test of the ages, hense the name Sworncliff. Currently, it's more or less similar to a college town, the culture basing itself around the World's Pillar Preparatory Academy. It's also a popular romantic spot, with its beaches and hills. It keeps a low population, usually just the students of the academy and their families, plus a few people who simply want to stay away from the bustle of the city.
• Reedcleft, California
  Reedcleft is a lot like Sworncliff, except, instead of having the Academy, it houses the Talonok Institute. Placed along a river, the town is named after the thick vegetation surrounding the area. The river itself shared the name afterwards. It was originally founded as simply a homestead, but it eventually grew into a bustling town (thanks Manifest Destiny). Closest town to Sworncliff, or, at least, the most notable. It's a bit bigger than Sworncliff, due to being older, and has a few more shops and locations, but still relies on Heirston for most services.
• Heirston, California
  Heirston is a economic hotspot, with many big businesses basing their operations here. It's the closest city to Sworncliff and Reedcleft, providing the citizens what their small town lacks, such as department stores, concert venues, libraries, etc. The lights are always on, but there are still dark corners, where shadowy business is dealted, the occult is whispered, and corruption runs unrestrained. Due to its multiple nuclei and very confusing roads (even for Californians!), it gained the nickname the Hewn City.

Places of interest
Most of these are in Sworncliff, where most of the action takes place.

• World's Pillar Preparatory Academy
  A private high school founded by the Dunhoofs (Dunhooves?), it's known for it's academics and university-like campus. Our heroes attend this school, and it has funds siphoned in by many of the wealthier students' families, including the Lyffes and Prices. In sports and competitions, they are the Pillar Dragons, and their school colors are red and gold.
• Talonok Institute
  A private high school not in Sworncliff, but Reedcleft. It's known for its sports and its infamous occult activities, possessing a black magic club and having multiple cases of disappearances on its campus ground. Despite so, it has a sponsor in Kingdom Industries. In sports and competitions, they are the Talonok Hawks, and their school colors are blue and white. They usually consider themselves the rival to WPA, and the feeling is mutual.
• Starfall Bookshop
  The only place that sells books in Sworncliff. As the school library only has college brochures and textbooks for research, students who want anything else either have to go to the library or store in Heirston, order whatever online, or they can go to Starfall. The building is most likely one of the oldest ones in town, but very few actually remember it. It's owned by the Castor household, who also live in the flat above the store.
• Ashfall Forge
  A metalwork shop ran by the Hino household. If it's made of metal, it can be found, made, and/or sold here. Usually, they have a collection of tools, sculptures, replicas or weapons, and spare parts in stock, but they also take commissions for people who need something specific.
• Home/Dragonhome
  An important manor where the town founder's family, the Hamiltons, lived. Before the massacre, it was a great place to have parties. Afterwards, it's an empty shell closed off for investigation, parts caved in from tremors, and is humored to be haunted by the ghosts of its former residents.
• Focal Point Observatory
  On some hills outside of town is an old abandoned observatory. It's in disrepair and nobody seems to consider fixing it back up due to lack of interest. Oddly, it's always windy around the hills, making them an excellent location for flying kites.
• The Boneyard
  The graveyard. It's not actually named that, it's just that the place is so old that its name plate had become illegible. Everyone took to calling it The Boneyard and it just stuck. Even the authorities got too used to calling it that to give it a new name.
• The Forum
  Not exactly a location and more of an idea. What the Sworncliff underworld is referred to sometimes. The area is in the poorer end of town, but the boundaries shift a lot. A notable location almost always within its invisible bounds is the Driftwood Drag, a tavern where the lowest of lows can hang out, play cards, get wasted, and make shady deals.

Groups of Interest
Companies and organizations to know.

• Tempest Corporations
  One of the largest technological manufacturers in the world. Practices questionable, murky activities, but it's widely agreed that, whatever they are doing, it's working. Known famously for their phones, dubbed Spires. Current CEOs are both Victor and Oria Price; a staple of the company is that they always have a married two at a time. The founder is the deceased Ulysses Price.
• Kingdom Industries
  Formed from the union of a few small businesses into a manufacturer of many high quality goods, it had been only around for about a decade so far, yet it is rapidly expanding and is climbing the economic ladder at extraordinary speeds. In the technology department, they are considered to be the rival of Tempest, based off of the relationship between the CEOs of both companies. Current CEO and founder is Tamara Howards.
• Kiloflux Architecture
  An architectural and construction company based in Atlanta, Georgia, but they have offices all over the US, one in Heirston. That's the cover, anyways. Their more profitable business is their assassin faction, the Maren, who can be hired by the knowledgeable folk with the cash to pay for a taken life or few. They specialize in poisoning and invasion, preferring to take someone out and leave quietly with the arrows pointing elsewhere. However, they really do construct and do architecture, and many people who work for the company don't know about the assassins, and some even work both jobs. Current CEO is Undine Pickman. Founder is the deceased Mary Tamesis.

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The deities had to be born somehow. This is where they came from.

• The Hamiltons
  They are a large, proud family with origins that can reach back to former American slaves. Primarily Quakers, they're all-loving and have a very good reputation in Sworncliff, the town they founded. They're known to be incredibly reliable and accepting, and the whole town grieved when they... disappeared. The main members are the parents Marcus Hamilton and Mary-Ann White. Along with their only biological son, they also had adopted him younger siblings named Ruby, Nathaniel, and Dylan. This particular unit lived at Home, a modest manor sometimes nicknamed as Homalton (after the residents) or Dragonhome (due to the conspicuous dragon statue that sits in the courtyard). This was the family of the Earthshaker.
• The Hinos
  They are a loud bunch with family back in Japan who crafted samurai swords (yes, really). This unit all share the same loud, passionate personality type, which sharply contrasts the usual stereotype. This may be due to Westerner influence, being born in America, so their extreme vocalness shouldn't be a surprise. The main members are the parents Hino Nitori and Sadawa Saki, who were second-gen Japanese Americans, and a grandmother, Hino Omiko, a first-gen. Nitori is a traveling salesman who returns home (usually) on weekends, while the women live and run the Ashfall Forge, a metalwork shop. This is the family of the Flamecaller.
• The Skys
  They are super famous, and this is not a joke. The main members are Winston Sky, a man of Native American descent, and Feng Yun, a Chinese woman. Winston is primarily an A-List star while Yun is a singer who occasionally does film work. They met on the set of the movie/musical Twisting Crescendo, and somehow, it was a match made in heaven. They aren't around often due to their work, but they love their son dearly and try to keep and touch, and always return home for the holidays. This is the family of the Windsinger.
• The Wards
  They are... problematic. The main members are Michael Ward, a mix-European man, and Caroline Johnson, a woman of native Hawaiian descent. Michael is a marine biologist while Caroline is a oceanographer. They met at a marine life convention and are one of those always-honeymoon couples, and were overjoyed upon the birth of their son. However, their increasingly demanding jobs and lack of familial aptitude causes them to become neglectful to their child, and simply shrug him off with their vast income, ignorant of his emotional needs. This is the family of the Tidelord
• The Karrases
  They are tight-knit... probably because the sisters are raised by a single mother. Penelope Karras is a Greek woman whose career as a fashion model shattered when her more famous husband tore it to shreds with a scandal that basically ruined her life. She currently is trying to raise her two daughters the best she can, and she has more jobs than the sisters can count. A bit of an emotional-wreck and hates being seen. This is the family of the Shadowbinder and Lightweaver.
• The Vinters
  They hailed from Sweden, but immigrated to America for a miraculous job opportunity offered to them. The main members are Edward Vinter, a man of Inuit descent, and Rona Djerv, a Swedish native. Edward met Rona during a nasty case, where she was accused wrongly of murder. At first, he helped clear her name out of pity, but, eventually, they found company in each other, started dating, got married, had a son, etc. Rona died of hypothermia when her son was ten years old, leaving him and her husband alone. Their son resembles his mother the most. Edward is currently the Police Commissioner of Sworncliff. This is the family of the Icewarden.
• The Prices
  They aren't exactly a family unit. They're famous for owning and running Tempest Corporations, one of the largest electronic manufacturers and developers in the world. The main members are Victor Price, the face of the company from the side of the original founders, and Oria Walter, the one who works diligently behind the scenes. Nothing is very known about their lifestyles, but one thing is for sure: their son is nonexistent. Totally. The secret* heir, they keep him located in Sworncliff, out of the public eye, to keep him safe. Somehow, an attack on his life occurred an an early age, and they can't risk it happening again. There's no love in this family as the couple were joined out of an arranged marriage and they only had a son for the sake of an heir, who is fully expected to continue the legacy. This is the company of the Stormcatcher.
• The Lyffes
  They are a happy couple with the most troublesome of children. The main members are Fabian Lyffe, an Afro-American with blood from Haiti, and Cordelia Bonebrake, a Scot. Fabian's first wife died in a fatal car crash while Cordelia affably divorced her former husband, and the two single parents met at the hospital Fabian, an immunologist, worked at when the latter, a Biology teacher at World's Pillar, was conducting research. The two are quite busy, the former moreso, but they both make time for their daughters and always come home before dinner. They don't really know why their children hate each other, and like to conduct "family bonding times" of varying success. This is the family of the Gladekeeper and Plaguebringer.
• The Castors
  They really loved their son. Both engineers and aspiring inventors, the main members were Egan Starr and Flora Castor. They were high school sweethearts that took a right turn, despite the former's family disliking the ambiguous origins of his spouse and the unstability of their chosen career path to the point of disowning him. Flora was an orphan happily adopted by a strange man named Adelbert Castor, the oldest resident of Sworncliff. Both were eventually killed by getting struck by a meteor, leaving their son to the care of his elderly grandfather. Said old man is actually also the oldest human on Earth, being a former mage of Sornieth who survived two apocolypses in order to guide the reincarnating gods. This is the family of the Arcanist.

*Everyone in town actually knows who he is. It's thanks to the conspiracy becoming so blown out that anybody who talks about him is dismissed. Refuge in Audacity, indeed.

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Their relatives aren't the only adults in town. These are some notable figures that play roles in the deities' lives.

• Ahearn Dunhoof
  Hails from the Dunhoofs, a friend-family of the Hamiltons. Similar to the Hamltons, they, too, are respected, and have a reputation for being friendly and helpful. Unusually for the family, Ahearn is somewhat aloof and can seem a little odd, but this had only developed after the mysterious murder of his wife, forcing him into an isolating depression while raising two infant twins. Only in the recent years had he been reintegrating himself into society, most likely due to the influence of his children, and is, surprisingly, the current mayor of Sworncliff. He sports a notorious beard, and is very muscular for a politician. He doesn't look all that similar to the twins.
• Peter and Kimberly Pinkerton
  The sibling butlers of the Price household, charged with fulfilling whatever needs their employers need. Which is basically just Richard, who they live on-site with. Peter diligently does most of the cooking, cleaning, and maintainance, while Kimberly shops, contacts the head Prices, handles social connections, and chauffeurs. As the two people who cared for Richard since infanthood, they're more of his parents than his actual ones could ever be. Kimberly tells everyone to simply call her Kim while her brother is on a last name basis. She also happens to be a serious kleptomaniac and hoarder, something Pinkerton struggles everyday to regulate.
• Tonia "Tomo" Morris
  Henry's maiden aunt who is a hero of her own story. An explorer and adventurer, she had travelled from the freezing north of Russia to the burning sands of the Sahara, to the urban hearts of Europe to the killer wilderness of Australia. She knows lots, learns lots, and loves to understand. She's Henry's favorite aunt for being in possession of many epic stories, some real, some fantasy. A large, burly woman, she towers above anyone at an impressive 6'6, and is obviously the most capable combatant out of all the Hamiltons. That fact allowed her to narrowly survive the Sworncliff Massacre, but now suffers from a damaging concussion that scrambled her memory. Her best friend and traveling partner is Scribbles.
• Scribbles
  Tomo's traveling partner and translator. They can read and write in over 21 languages and helps Tomo communicate in foreign lands. They are also competent in cooking, navigating, and currency, making them the perfect partner... save for the fact they are completely mute. An androgynous character who could care less about what pronouns they're called, they're also Tomo's best friend, and was completely devastated upon hearing about her after the Massacre, when they were away on their own errands. Compared to Tomo, they are very small, standing at 5'5.
• Edgar Thomason
  A name everyone knows. It's common knowledge that he's very friendly, always smiling, works as a postalman, remembers everyone he meets, and talks to every student at WPA as if they were 10 and manages to make them okay with it. What they don't know is that his skills are often utilized in the circle of crime, a strong ally of Melanie who proves her transportation, cover, and delivery. Either way, he's a genuinely nice guy with a very shady background that doesn't bother him. He also happens to be dating Spitfire. That obviously means something about his character.
• Spitfire
  Melanie's main informant and ally in the Forum. Currently a weapons dealer, he can fire any gun he has in stock, and has a colorful past in every wandering profession. Merchant, mercenary, assassin, he's a dangerous man who got tired of moving and settled down to the shadows of Sworncliff, where he guides the young deity in the way of darkness in hopes she can eventually leave it, unlike him. His skin is tanned from long exposure to the sun, and his hair is bleached white, giving him a unique look that he hides under his signature hooded Kevlar longcoat. Dogs seem to hate him. He's also dating Edgar. That obviously means something about his character.
• Pearl Diamont
  The money-minded owner of the Gem Boutique, a clothing and tailoring shop, the store Eileen works part-time at. Mature, analyzing, but ultimately caring, this French-Vietnamese woman means business but her deals are honest and, most importantly, legal. She moved out of Heirston to get away from the bustling city-life in favor of something more quiet. Despite her standing, she's friends with both Edgar and Spitfire, and that probably means something about her character. Eileen idolizes her and even named her parakeet after her.
• Swipp
  He's a trader of sorts, except he has everything in stock. Literally. Weapons, jewels, chemicals, people, materials, plants, paintings, you name it. From unique to common, if you can name it, you can get it... for a price. For every item, he must be given value in return, and money isn't always enough. He's Melanie's main source of income. Charismatic and surprisingly noble. If it wasn't for the fact he could wipe you off the map if he wanted to with a snap and a call, he's a pretty good guy. Most of the time, you don't meet the man himself. Instead you usually meet with his agents, who can organize a trade for you.
• Baldwin Brewer
  An elderly chemistry teacher at WPA. A bit of an oddball, his attitude towards experimentation and imagination more resembles an art teacher, and his lab can be easily mistaken for such a class due to all the fancy crafts he decorates the room with. He has a large chemical scar covering half of his face due to an accident, leaving him visually impaired, but that's not stopping him from teaching. He has a wife named Mazie who works as a US History teacher and helps him around when he needs eyes he doesn't have anymore.
• Tamara Howards
  The CEO of the relatively young but skyrocketingly successful Kingdom Industries. Persuasive and a leader, she's very good at rallying people under her cause, most likely a large fraction of what contributed to her company's fast growth. She has a very open rivalry with Victor Price, and the feeling's mutual. Uniquely, she's also famous for being an open lesbian but is staying single, which is apparently very important to the press.
• Jonathan Jackson
  A pale man perpetually dressed in medieval garb, he's the head of the Brightshine Carnivale, a traveling fair that comes to Sworncliff every Summer, usually either late June or early July. It's actually supposed to go to Heirston, but there's more room for the fair outside of the city. Ringmaster of the circus, auctioneer of treasures, and merchant of prizes, he's the king of juggling professions, and is in contact with some of the strangest of people. He likes diversity, so performers and forms of entertainment change every time he comes around.

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All the deities attend the World's Pillar Preparatory Academy, so they have classmates, some more notable than others. Here are them, along with some other people their age, but have other schedules.

• Lance and Danielle Dunhoof
  A pair of twin Seniors and children of Ahearn Dunhoof. Athletic, ambitious, and friendly, they're popular among the student body and are captains of the cross-country and archery teams, respectively. They both share straight brown hair, very dark eyes, and heights, but Danielle's skintone is dark while Lance takes on a case of vitiligo. Despite being a lot alike, Lance acts more gruffly while Danielle is a deadpan snarker. Compared the rest of the Dunhoof family, they're a bit more hotblooded and are more prone to using direct solutions than entangling themselves in the pains of diplomacy. Likewise, Lance plans to join the army while Danielle would like to go into professional sports.
• Sloan and Serena Viper
  Mexican-American siblings who transferred from the Talonok Institute. Sloan, a junior, is a slacker of a genius, who prefers to use his talent in chemistry to make stink bombs and other monstrosities instead of something useful. Serena, a sophomore, was a former cheerleader who turned vicious and hateful after an accident that left her crippled (though she was still pretty nasty before), using her charisma to turn friends against friends and to place herself at the top of the student body. Both are poisonous, both are vicious, and both hate the other's guts. Both natural at gathering parties, they pit their gangs against each other, placing their disdain for the sibling above all other concerns. Except during holidays, for some reason. Then they're a perfectly reasonable family, somehow. Their mother, Irene, was a former fencing champion and supports their "assertive" personalities, but she still holds them from doing anything too stupid.
• Boston Kent
  Was a very nice boy and a childhood friend of Eileen and Hope. Very athletic and loved to run, he shared with the trio an interest in adventuring and exploration. However, a mysterious event caused him to disappear long ago, when they were still kids, and only reappeared recently. Seemingly not attending any sort of education, he can be seen running about the edge of Sworncliff and the highway between the town and Heirston. Good luck trying to catch him, though, since he doesn't seem to stop at any time, and automatically flees from any human being, seen or otherwise. He had very dark skin, which has gotten even darker since his reappearance, and a distinct lack of hair.
• Hope
  Was a very kind girl and a childhood friend of Eileen and Boston. Very organized and intelligent (though sometimes a bit ditzy), she shared with the trio an interest in adventuring and discovery. However, a mysterious event caused her to disappear long ago, when they were still kids, and only reappeared recently. Seeming not attending any sort of education, she can be found deep in the depths of the Forums, trading away strange boxes filled with oddities at the Driftwood Drag, where patrons can take a hand at a different sort of gambling. Despite the strange addictive property of the boxes of unknown origins, she seems to give off an aura that pushes people away (though it may just be that creepy smile and monotone voice she has at all times, or that single unique jeweled box that never leaves her hands). She's an Asian of somesort, but her true name is unknown due to "Hope" being just a nickname.
• Garret Black
  He doesn't live in Sworncliff. He resides in Reedcleft, at the Talonok Institute, where he's the current captain of the soccer team. A fourth year, he's currently suffering from senioritis and can be found skipping school sometimes, much to the chagrin of his younger siblings, Elizabete and Conner. He acts rather brashly and cares very little for frivolity, but can be rather friendly if you aren't his opponent. Otherwise, stay out of his sight, because he is a very good shot and knows how to carry the game. Apparently, he's Brazillian, but nobody could tell by just meeting him. Actually, there are a lot of things about him that people don't know...
• Pipp and Tripp
  Two Native American siblings who eventually join the WPA populace under the aliases Candy and Brandy Trade. The adoptive daughters of the actual Swipp, they seem to be keeping an eye on the Forum for their dad. Candy is excitable and is eager to pursue the "family business." Brandy, on the other hand, would rather not, but she doesn't seem to looking for anything else to do. The former has her hair dyed half blue and half salmon, probably not the best idea for a forgettable illegal trader, while the later keeps a natural black with highlights.

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Notes on the connections between deities.

Familial
We have two sibling pairs.

• Shadowbinder & Lightweaver
  Sisters with a surprisingly good relationship, most likely due to how they struggled in life together along with their mother. Melanie is very sarcastic with her sister and appears to bully her sometimes; however, she really does care about her and can be very protective. Eileen sometimes finds her bothersome due to her lack of seriousness and moments of smothering mothering, but she works her best to help her and is naturally biased towards whatever her elder sibling does.
• Gladekeeper & Plaguebringer
  Stepsisters who are always on the verge to murdering each other. They aren't actually all that different from each other: competitive, outspoken, and can be counted on to do something because they were dared to. Actually, that may be the reason why they hate each other so much. Always on each others nerves, they're constantly looking for reasons to fight each other, but are also the first to step up when somebody tries to takes their place as the other's main antagonist.

Friendships
Magical business.

• Shadowbinder & Icewarden
  An odd pair, they're always with each other for some reason. Friends since intermediate school, they've been in the same core classes (and quite a few electives) for years straight. Melanie loves to tease and mess with William while he tries to keep her out of trouble. Due to their frequent sessions of snark-to-snark combat, it's a mystery how they remain their relationship... whatever it is.
• Lightweaver & Icewarden
  A sibling-like relationship that most likely branched off from the latter's relationship with the former's sister. They both try to keep Melanie in line while talking about history and dinosaurs.
• Flamecaller & Stormcatcher
  Akira is pretty much Richard's one friend. The latter commonly goes to the Ashfall Forge for metal parts and tool maintenance and they've developed a friendship over their similar drive to succeed, create, and improve. She's basically his main confidant and his guide in social matters, something she's far better at.
• Windsinger & Everyone
  A very friendly individual, Alan makes an effort to befriend those he meet with varying success. Some welcome his presence (Akira, Lissa), some grudgingly (Richard, William), and some just want him to go away (Melanie, Theresa).
• Shadowbinder & Plaguebringer
  Partners in destruction, Theresa is the brawn to Melanie's brain. Theresa commonly finds herself hanging around in the more impoverished sections of town, looking for lowlife to fight. Melanie, who lives in that area, combines their goals by leading the younger girl to teach particularly despicable rogues and thieves. Nowadays, they just hang out and make offensive jokes.
• Earthshaker & Icewarden
  A more recent development, they possess a more normal friendship compared to the other relationships on this list. Friends from History club, they bond over their similar interests and positions as the sane man to the rest of their social circles.
• Earthshaker & Tidelord
  They weren't really friends before the whole Sworncliff Massacre incident. After they became roommates when the former's house was put isolated for investigation, their mostly guilt-fueled relationship morphed into a genuine friendship. The former's stability and acceptance is a good boon for the latter's mentality and health. Phineas then develops a very minor crush on Henry, but they're not compatible and Henry is already taken, so he just keeps it to himself and appreciates what he has.
• Flamecaller & Shadowbinder
  For starters, the former gains a crush on the latter. It's not mutual, and it's (eventually) made clear for her. However, as fire is, she has lots of feels, so she just holds that torch and won't be letting go for a long time. Other than that, they have a very affable relationship, and they respect each other's dedication and skills.

Romantic Relationships
GLORIOUS SHIPPING. Here our are official couples.

• Windsinger & Arcanist
  They initially met at Focal Point during a summer, the former recently discovering the location's excellent conditions for kite flying and the latter being a frequent visitor since a young age. They struck up a good friendship over talks of dreams, attitudes, and altitudes. Sirius doesn't care about the older deity's "reputation", which the latter is glad about. Likewise, Alan doesn't pity nor pressure Sirius, a welcomed attitude. They find the other to be a calming, reassuring influence, yet are very casual and they do stupid things together.
• Earthshaker & Gladekeeper
  The only pair that's actually together before the whole Shade/Dragon/Divinity thing came up. A very sweet, loving couple that's ideal in many ends. Melissa , along with many others, was a bit intimidated by the large boy at first, but quickly fell head-over-heels upon witnessing him interact with some stray animals. A chaser, her efforts eventually paid off, but Henry liked to take the relationship slow, something she happily agreed with. Some people find their age difference off-putting (two years! GASP!), but they're an incredibly cute couple who likes going on walks through the park and attend eco-conventions together.
• Stormcatcher & Lightweaver
  A rivalistic relationship turned romantic, they find energy in each other's minds. They initially struggled to understand each other, but twists and turns allowed them to see the each other in the highest clarity. Richard finds positivity, strength, and appreciation from Eileen while she finds protection, hope, and unity from him. They are empowered by each other, and they learn something new about themselves and the world everyday. Their relationship is actually pretty complicated and I can't really explain a lot of it without spoilers.

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Butt Statuses How the Deities Hold Their Liquor Types of Drunks MBTI Foul Language and Gestures Fears and Phobias DnD, Birthdays, and Zodiacs Scale of Mental Health Scale of Leeroy Jenkins Classpects Example Mundane Curses Fun Facts 1 Fun Facts 2 Stuff of Interest 1 Stuff of Interest 2 Stuff of Interest 3 Stuff of Interests 4 Runestones and the Magic System Company Logos Deities React to a Cat Being Ran Over

External Links
Links that go outside of flightrising.com. Mostly fanfiction around here.

How To Catch a Shooting Star "Amsterdam" "Goodnight, Goodnight" "Back in the Day" "Obsolescence: A Prequel to Malevolence" "A Study...Between Malevolence and Lack of Social Awareness"

"Carrie" "The Commissioner's Son" "The History of Adelbert Castor" ATM: Second Age Wizards Sornieth Spellbook

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The thread is now open! Finally got around to organizing all the information from the original thread. Thanks to @sugarfrost for letting me host the new, updated thread. It's launch is rather plain in appearance right now; we'll prettify it in the future. Right now, have all the info.

Anyone can post now!