🌸~Story Info~🌸
This is where all the general story information will be, info about the universe it's in, some main events/plot related events, little bits of character's (including Masquerade's) backstories, etc.
docs.google.com/document/d/1rPnHp_IO50T8TzfB1O-Bvm3Sc2_KwVyPskXbmMH557s/edit?usp=sharing This is a document were you can ask questions, leave tips or ideas, etc. ^^
General kinda "universe rules" (for at least right now since apparently me being constant in my stories is a crime). People gain abilities that either help them or others around them (Merits) and or hurt them or other people around them (Vices). These abilities are based on a person's Virtues and Sins (7 heavenly Virtues and 7 deadly Sins). If you don't know what those are (cause to be honest I didn't know what all the Virtues were) they are Humility, Generosity, Chastity, Patience, Temperance, Kindness, Diligence and Pride, Greed, Lust, Wrath, Gluttony, Envy, and Sloth. People who commit Virtues are known as Merits and those who commit Sins are known as Vices. There are different categories for different abilities, each category has something I've been calling a special summon. Which boost their ability like for example Masquerade can summon a small creature that makes her ability easier to use. (but I haven't fully figured them out yet and I can't just not keep posting anything cause my story inst 100% absolutely perfect and complete so I'll fill this in later). But those who commit enough acts of virtues or large acts of a virtue get a symbol (like a really pretty tattoo that represents something about what the person connects their virtue with. Like how someone could think of a heart when thinking of kindness.) to represent that and they gain a helpful ability. But those who commit enough acts of sins or a large sin get punished by gaining a scar and a harmful ability. They can also affect other things about a person's appearance like hair color, eye color, etc. (which is why Masquerade's hair is pink and her pupils are purple). This is because of the balance of the universe were during the beginning of time people's basic morals manifested into being awarded or punished by these abilities. (again this isn't perfect and do I really need a super smart sounding reason for people having powers in a fantasy story?). This caused Vices and Merits to be natural enemies throughout time, even if they don't know the other. But in the present age the number of Vices and Merits have gotten higher then they ever have before, giving the government even more trouble with trying to keep things under control/keep the peace between them. They try to have everyone registered, the Medians (the average person), Vices, and Merits. Of course its not to hard to register Merits and Medians since most would just go and register, but Vices aren't usually people of the law. So the government has a harder time with them and don't usually get them registered unless they get caught. And each area/place have varying levels of how much the government affects things, just like in the real world how different places have monarchies, democracies, etc. Its just a bit more complicated when people with supernatural abilities are running around, like image if the real world politics had people with essentially jank magic- yikes. But that are the basics so far. And a doc for more in detail stuff will be linked here to (I just wouldn't expect much from it if Im being honest, I don't have a lot of time to write and Im a procrastinator)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LNdfDgLd7K7M2KaQWWdiXUCMzaS2NlGszxZ1TvI9jQw/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LNdfDgLd7K7M2KaQWWdiXUCMzaS2NlGszxZ1TvI9jQw/edit?usp=sharing