Background
Even before the Roman empire fell, Greece Defeated Persia, or even the Egyptians built the pyramids, people have spoken of magic. Today magic is only illusions and small acts that con artists use. However you must ask yourself: Did it once exist? Were people once gifted with grand powers? Whatever happened to them? Do they still exist today? While people go about their average lives, a few people still have these once holy and unexplained powers. They live under the radar, hiding in plain sight. However sometimes their powers aren't easily hidden. Sylvan is that sometimes. It is the safe haven of the gifted and cursed of this ancient tradition. However a new era has arrived, a new dawn on this centuries old school.
Sylvan Academy
Sylvan Academy is a school for those that have proved to be adept in all areas of academics. Or so the public believes, Sylvan Academy was actually founded to hide those with 'special abilities.' Anyone in the academy would call it magic. The world would not approve of such things, it went against their rational thinking. They wouldn't be able to comprehend it, so naturally they would turn to violence. The academy teaches it's students to become good enough at controlling their powers to hide them. They're taught to how to live a normal life without drawing attention to themselves. While academics is important if you never learn to hide your abilities you don't pass. Some never pass and end up living their entire lives at the academy. Some simply don't wish to leave and become teachers or faculty at Sylvan Academy. Though whenever there is a secret there are always those that wish it to be known. Due to this the academy needs to keep a watchful eye on it's students at all times to ensure that the secret is never revealed. Sylvan Academy academy is massive, almost the size of a small town. The campus grounds mostly consist of dorms housing the thousands of supernaturals that live here. In the center is what was at one point in time a castle. It has been refurbished and renovated to meet the needs of a school but many of it's older rooms remain locked off. It is a caged community surrounded by woods to give the students some much needed isolation but the nearest town is only a few miles down the road. It was built in southern England by Frederick Cornelius in the early 1800's along with a group of 5 other people. They are called the founders of Sylvan with Cornelius nicknamed the father. The Founders are Cornelius, Feron, Thaddeus, Daemos, Carlisle, and Alim. Though now they are all dead following the destruction of the immortality ritual which sustained their lives for so long. The Current Head master is Theodora Dodinas, who used to be in the Unis household.
The Castle
Delacroix Manor is the rather massive 'castle' that acts as the main building for Sylvan Academy. Nobody really knows who built it and to be honest no one really gives a fuck but it's there and that's all that matters... for now. Anyway the castle is, at least the majority of it, open to everyone. The manor has three floors and the tower. On the first floor you will find a gym, a swimming pool, a music room and the administration office. On the second floor you will find a computer lab, a science lab, and an art room. On the third floor you will find the library and the entrance to the tower. The tower is mostly just spiral stairs leading upwards with a few rooms for storage or bedrooms for esteemed guests however at the top there is a massive circular room that acts as the headmasters office and a few other rooms including the headmasters bedroom, the headmasters second in command's bedroom, and the computer room where they get the footage from all security cameras throughout the school. This is also where the school's mainframe is bit shush about that. To fill in the blank spaces chances are we will add more rooms upon request and the rest of the castle is mostly just classrooms and lecture halls for you to sit there stoned staring at the hottie down the isle while you do 'work'. There are also different sections of the castle that are off limits. The sections include the entire tower excluding the headmasters office when invited in and the many locked off portions of the manor that are no longer used due to... well... their inability to be used. They are old and unable to be renovated so they are locked off and left to sit there. You wouldn't dare go there would you... oh who am I kidding that's probably the first thing your gonna do...
Sylvan runs on a four House System.
The Houses are comprised of multiple buildings, the dorms, and the houses main building. Unlike the castle these buildings are modern and fit the time period. Food is served in the main building along with it being the home of the house leader and a hang out point for bored house members. Meanwhile the shit load of dorms scattered around are for sleeping and not much else. The dorm buildings are two stories tall holding 20 rooms per story. Each building is coed however the individual rooms are not. They are nicely furnished with a small TV and two comfortable beds and each room has it's own bathroom with a shower. And before you choose a house keep two things in mind. 1 Just because a house has a specialty doesn't mean that that's all it does. There are smart Grotom, there are lazy Unis, and there are dangerous Blextro. Just because you are in Grotom does not mean you character walks around going "Hur a dur Hulk SMASH!" everywhere. The houses are meant to go to extremes. So you can be smart and be in Blextro but I'm not gonna put you in Unis unless you are a straight A student. Please keep this in mind, especially for Grotom. They aren't all dumb jock fleabags. And 2 make sure that the house your trying to join isn't locked.
Other Locations
Sylvan Field - To the north west, between the Unis and Venios dorms, there is Sylvan field. Whether your studying, socializing, or just goofing off this is a nice place to go and relax. In the center is the grand oak, a massive tree that has been there since Sylvan's opening.
Training Grounds - To the north east, between the Unis and Grotom dorms, is the training grounds. Packed with everything a novice magic user could possibly need to up his game. Many classes utilize the training grounds and occasionally duels are hosted here.
Skate park - To the south west, between the Blextro and Venios dorms, is the skate park. Tending to draw somewhat of an unruly crowd from each of the houses the skate park has seen it's fair share of brawls. Each house has even developed it's own skate gangs. Thaddeus tried to close it down once but everyone kept skating anyway.
Sports fields - To the south east, between the Blextro and Grotom dorms, there are the fields. Whether it be football, rugby, tennis, or whatever, if it requires a field it's here. If your looking to join a team or just to blow off some steam come here.
Out of School Locations
Sylvan Lake - Outside of Sylvan's gates there is a rather large lake down the long dirt road where students go on hot summer days or romantic nights for... various reasons.
The Bonfires - The woods outside of Sylvan are scattered with old bonfire pits everywhere. They are locations of parties that have come and go and mark the locations of parties to come. They constantly switch location to avoid being found.
Sylvan Cemetery - Down the long dirt road, past the lake, nestled in the woods is Sylvan Cemetary. Any student that dies and isn't taken back to their family is buried there.
The Town - The town that, to be honest, we should have named by now but we never have so screw it. It has all of your town needs including bars, restaurants, banks, a harbor, drug dealers, whatever you may need.
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All the below chapters are cannon. However 20 years have passed since four.
Previous Episodes:
Chapter 4
Chapter 3
Chapter 2
Chapter 1
I am the OP
Co-OPs:
Transoxthraxia
