Thread: Literate, plotted RPs, smut also welcome (Male for Any)

Details on Godless Or Broken souls and shattered lands A03 Godless is a roleplay idea of a former partner of mine, Chariot. While we only played for a short time, I have had a persistent fascination with the concept of this world, and have developed a wide idea of what, exactly, the specifics of it are. Godless takes place in a world, time, and existence of its own. Central to this world I simply call it Deorum - Latin for of the Gods - Chariot never told me any name she had. is the Temple of Scalla a gorgeous temple located in the northmost regions of Deorum, atop Mount Styr. The temple serves as a training ground for newly recruited mages, and a prison for those will become the source of power for said recruits. Some of the 'graduates' of scalla are tasked with recruting magic-sensitive individuals from various regions. While rare, they're not unheard of, and 'stray' magic users, those who did not attend the Temple for training, are not only considered outcasts worthy of death by the temple for their dangerous abilities, but also tend to die at a relatively young age due to the risk of drawing directly on one's soul to power spellcraft. In a ritual which occurs every Blue Moon upon a second full moon within a month, which occurs roughly every 2-3 years, the prisoners, those who survived their imprisonment and labor, are brought from the catacombs within the mountain, to be bonded to a mage. In this ritual, called the Cull, the prisoner's soul is ripped in half. Those who are not sufficiently strong or healthy die instantly, while some survive for a short time. When a survivor is found, a recruit is put through much the same process, and their severed halves of souls are combined in each, creating a strong bond between the two. After this process, magic becomes far simpler and easier for the mage, while the bondite, the former prisoner, typically survives the process and receives due to the bond a greatly increased physical strength and resilience. In rare cases, the prisoner dies, typically severely damaging the mind of the bonded mage. Said mages can sometimes be stable, but often go rampant if not controlled, violently assaulting all near them that they can reach with magic. Once a magus and bondite are linked, their training resumes significantly. The Bondite is pardoned for whatever crimes sent them to Scalla in the first place, in exchange for servitude and obedience to their mage. During the next 2-3 years, essentially until the next Blue Moon, the two remain and are trained oftentimes brutally in their given fields. Mages gain a far more powerful control of their magic, and are responsible simultaneously for training the 'first-rank' mages who arrive just after each cull, and then for performing the cull at the end of their second cycle. At the same time, bondites are expected to work as servants and porters for their mages, while also learning a skill useful to their mage. Many are trained in combat, some in medicine, others in tactics, and still other disciplines exist. At the end of their second Blue Moon cycle, the mage and their bondite is dealt with in one of three ways. Firstly, they may be sent across the world to serve in the courts and armies of various monarchs, in order to maintain order. Secondly, they may be maintained as teachers of second-tier and first-tier students. Thirdly, they may be disposed of if displaying little to no promise, often executed directly by the leaders of the Temple. The Bond The bond itself is a complex procedure which requires exquisite skill on the behalf of the mage who performs the Cull ritual. The two individual's souls are sundered in half and exchanged, leaving half of each soul in each body. As a result of this, an excess of energy begins flowing from each severed half of the souls. Most of this energy is retained, allowing the subjects to survive, and not wither as typically half-souled individuals do. However, the surplus which is gained from the intermingling of the souls is directed to different purposes. For Mages, it fuels their spells, nearly infinitely, though the magus can overstrain or kill themself in the process of using too powerful of spells for a prolonged period. For Bondites, this energy is primarily tied to a self-sustaining spell. Bondites are able to be magically compelled to any task which the mage desires, disciplined with mental pain, and even forced to self-punish, should the mage be cruel enough. The remainder of the energy serves to create a mental link, which causes each to feel the other's pain and emotions, though this connection is far more severe for the bondite, multiplying the mage's pain twofold, and dimmed for the mage, who is only capable of feeling the other's pain beyond a dull buzz if the bondite is being actively tortured. The small trickle of energy which is available after this serves to boost the strength, resilience, healing, and general physicality of the bondite. Many of these individuals can survive wounds which would kill normal individuals, and are known to heal a near-mortal wound inside of a week, dozens of times faster than normal individuals can. Severed limbs and missing organs will not regrow, but most other injuries will mend far quicker than normal. A few mage-bondite pairs are capable of directly sensing one another's thoughts beyond vague emotions, though this is uncommon and generally regarded as a mistake or misstep on the behalf of the Cull's ritualist. Original Concept from Chariot's Thread Godless Concept The Temple of Scalla was rumored to be the most beautiful creation in all the world. With the elegant towers that glowed emerald in the sun as it stood defiantly on the top of Mount Styr, where howling winds and beasts roamed. The temple was also a prison, though that was far less known... The mages on the world, ever faithful in their neutrality to the nations that grow and inevitably die, held within their walls various chattel from the dungeons all over the world. Most would die in the freezing walls of their barracks. Some would survive long enough to achieve freedom in The Cull. The Cull, a ritual that took place every blue moon, would allow the apprentices of the various mages to form a bond with one of the prisoners, and thus move from apprentice to Magus and complete their training. These bonds are of utmost importance as it shifts the cost of magical energy from the mage, to the bonded. However, it is also the sickest form of cruelty that any race has devised. In forming the bond, the souls of each person rip in two, causing many to die in the process. Those who survive are sent to various kingdoms all over the realm appointed as advisers to kings and queens.