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Project Bind: Cursed Eternal

OS

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Project Bind:
The Cursed Eternal

PB: tCE is about the lengths humanity will go to learn the truth, and what this search for the truth brings humanity in return. The Price for Knowledge becomes understood as the knowledge sought is found.
Laced within this general theme is a political and religious satire aimed to make people think about the world and how it is run. This satirical part of the story shows that faith can do more than bring hope, but manipulate and destroy as well. This satirical part also displays the inevitability of corruption rising within politics, and on every level, from small groups of similar people, to entire nations, and international governments as well.

Alnaria is a vast world full of various creatures from the Human to the Angelic, and even the Demonic. The game takes place in Trieka, a small country in the northeastern part of the Eastern Continent. Trieka consists of three major regions; Salmanta in the north, Elboro in the south, and Liori in the west. Salmanta contains forests and lakes, and the Capitol City, <ytbn>. Elboro consists of the North Elboro Desert, at the border of Elboro and Salmanta, the Blue Diamond Mountain Range at the edge of the Desert, and the Endless Wastes (swamps that are rumored to be haunted by the souls of dead children). Liori comprises of snow filled valleys and iced rivers. Liori is full of large animals that appear to be ferocious monsters, but are actually peaceful creatures that Liorians often use for pets, labor, or even rides.
These are the various Spirits and creatures found in Trieka.

Lesser Spirit
The Lesser Spirit is a weak ghost that usually only spawns from a murdered child younger than ten years old. These Spirits slowly manifest anger and hatred over time, and gain the ability to manipulate small solid objects. With this ability, Lesser Spirits often attempt to get revenge, or perhaps share their suffering with whoever is near by.

Torment’s Child
The aptly named Torment’s Child is the ghost of a child that was mistreated to such a degree, that they released their spiritual energy in the form of a great shadow. This shadow protects the child, who is then considered undead, because the child’s soul is not inside the body. These children lose all of their mental and physical limits, becoming nearly as strong as Zombies, and just as cold. The TC is only vulnerable to fire, and only if the flames touché the child’s body. Without a body to manifest from, the mutated soul dissolves into nothing.

Zombie
A Zombie is a human body that has been reanimated. Without a soul, these creatures are considered undead. Zombies are not bound by physical limits like the living are, and have been known to lift 18-Wheelers clear off the ground. A Zombie’s speed is only surpassed by a bullet’s. Zombies are usually the result of Necromancy, or the art of Dead Magic, and never attack the one who reanimated them. Zombies can only be defeated by burning them, and even then a Necromancer can fireproof a Zombie’s body. Zombies will keep killing until they are destroyed, or the Necromancer that summoned them deactivates the spell. If a Zombie knows that no living creatures are around, it will just stand patiently, or amble on until it reaches life, at which point it uses the great speed it possess.

Vampire
Vampires are humans that sell their souls to creatures called Dealers. Once a Dealer collects the soul, the Human becomes undead, and as such, gains the benefits of the undead; near immortality, loss of physical and mental limits, etc. Most of these Humans think they are Zombies or invincible warriors. But a select few learn to use their minds to manipulate the surrounding environment. These are the real Vampires, who can fly, hypnotize, and meld into the darkness. Vampires are supposedly weak against the Crucifix (or cross), but this is actually because of a Warrior in the nineteenth century that used a Spell Scroll to defeat a Vampire horde; the scroll unrolled into a cross shape inside a circle. Witnesses assumed it was the crucifix and spread this as rumors across the country. The only real weakness a Vampire has is its vulnerability against Flame Spells, such as the Crimson Scythe, or Obsidian Flare.


Biomechanical Zombie
The BZ is a human corpse that has been hooked up to a machine that allows the dead body to move. These devices are usually made by humans, but have been known to be made by weaker Necromancers. All BZs are manipulated through a remote control device kept by the being that made the machines. BZs are strong, agile, but are thoughtless, and the controller usually has to see the BZs to effectively control them, although one or two designed Camera eyes for their monstrosities.

Spirit Gates
Spirit Gates are gateways into fictional realms that are usually recreations of lost towns, locations, or sacred places. These gates act as though they are alive, and are usually comprised of the souls of the people who last inhabited the location before it was destroyed. The only known way to destroy a Spirit Gate is to disconnect the Gate from the Location. This was once accomplished by surrounding a Gate with Flames.

Guardian
A Guardian is a demonic creature that was born from nature to protect some aspect of nature. These creatures are named after what they protect; Aqua (Water), Terra (Stone), Gaia (Life), Pyro (Fire), Lumine (Light), Astral (Space), Time (Time), and Dim (Darkness). Guardians are unstoppable, though they can be Binded (not Bound, binded!)

…more to come…

These are terms you may not know or understand the meaning of.

Bind
Binding is the process of wrapping two or more bodiless souls around each other until the stronger soul absorbs the weaker. The weaker soul is then supercharged with spiritual energy collected from a Guardian, causing the weaker soul to take over the power of the stronger soul. Then the new soul is placed inside the weaker soul’s original body (usually a human). This human, now called a Bindophyte, is the same person they were before their soul was taken, but they have demonic powers in their human forms, and they have the ability to take Soul Form. Any being that comes out of this process alive successfully is considered Binded (not bound!).

Bindophyte
A human whose soul was Binded.

Soul Form
An alternate form of a being with exceptionally powerful souls. Soul Forms usually resemble the mental or spiritual image of one’s self, but in the case of Bindophytes, the Soul Form is nearly unpredictable.

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Ccoa's Universal Messege Script
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Broken (that is me) Scripting, Writing, Mapping
Ccoa Script (UMS)

There is more to be added, but I don't have all of my papers with me. When I get them back, I'll have about fifteen characters to post, as well as more information on the satirical parts of the story, and more info about the actual story. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGGINING. The story is very incomplete, and it's all I hav eas of yet. To help out, apply here:

~Broken
 
The ideas you have presented are pretty nice, but I'm seeing some contradiction in how this will be executed. It's probably because I'm just not on the same track as you, but it seems like the story isn't very compatible with the world. This is based off the themes you've presented vs the type of characters/creatures (e.g. angels, demons, etc). Will they play a role in the political satire?

Probably to answer more of my question, I'd like to know the time period and setting of this project. That might help me grasp the concept a little better.
 
although everyone likes vampires and zombies, I don't think they fit around the ideas you showed, I wanna have a shoot-out with Bush or fence with a rogue bishop, after all this is about governments and religious beliefs isn't it?
 

OS

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The setting of the game is Trieka, a nation currently in a war with the near-by country of Wildom. The time period is irrelevent at this point, especially becuase there is no true equivilent time period with our own world.

The use of Zombies is important becuase of one of the hidden themes (not to be announced), and becuase I want to share my beliefs of what these creatures really are. Same with Vamps, Souls, and the like. Angels are just like humans, though less emotional (actually incapable of most Human emotions), and they are effected less by gravity and earthly physics (because of the power of thier souls). Demons are also like humans, though overly cruel and destructive. Also, demons all share a birth mark on some part of thier body to express which line of Demons they hail from.

I guess I will explain more about why these things matter in a Satirical game.
The leader of a small group of retired soldiers and forgotten religious icons is Binding his most loyal allies with Demons and Angels he captures. He also has the Life Guardian, Gaia, to help power the Binding process. His goal will be revealed later, but now I will say it. The man's failed attempts result in souless bodies. He uses machinery to make Biomechanical Zombies that he can turn on and off, and uses them to do his bidding. Without these Zombies, I would have to come up with a way to get rid of bodies, and get him more members.

Also, I need a reason for the Hunters to Exist. The Hunters hunt and destroy any creature that threatens or manipulates life or innoccent undead or souls. The maniacal leader of the dark organization is one of the targets of the Hunters, first because he is discovered to be the root of several Zombie attacks, and later becuase of his "sheer disregard for the living." (Hunter Leader <name_here>).

I didn't want to, but if anyone wants to know why this man is so intent on creating monsters like this, just say "Mad Man's Motive!". Exactly like that!
(Just use copy/paste...)

Peace out!

~Broken
 

OS

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The "Mad Man's Motive!" is pure and simple. He fears death, and so he wishes to find a way put of Dying. Based on ancient tomes and scrolls, the mad man discovered Binding, which was once known to the Ancients as the "Art of Soul Enhacnement". The mad man believes that once he creates enough Perfect Byndophytes, he'll be able to Bind himself with a demon the Ancients imprisoned long ago. This demon has the ability to evade death, and so the mad man wants the power.

Also, tha mad man plans to use his perfect Byndophytes and his failed experiments (who he made into Biomechanical Zombies) to overthrow the government of Trieka and let Wildom claim the nation. If the mad man is successful, Wildom has promised him control over a province, with political power nearly equal to the king's. Of coarse the King of Wildom has lied to the mad man, but he believes this whole mess will bring him everlasting life...

Wow. Next time someone asks, I'm just keepin' it short; He wants to live forever...

~Broken
 

OS

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Really? It's so unorganized, but okay.
BTW, we seem to be flipping from one thread to the other...lol
Well, I am almost through with the second character description. Peace Out!

~Broken
 

OS

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God point. Well, I have to go to bed now. My family and I are going away till Friday, so I'll be back then. I'll keep working on the file.

Good Night...
~Broken
 

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