User:NeloAngelo/Redstuff

Idea dumping site. Alot of these are not finalized so expect things to change.

Red Eye Plague
Red Eye Plague, commonly shortened into Red Plague, or simply the Plague is an undying plague that terrorizes the world. The origin of the Plague is unknown, but legend states that it was a curse from a "Red Eye Goddess". Contracting Red Eye Plague is divided into 3 stages:
 * 1) On initial stages the patient's pupil turns red, and their brain/nervous system becomes haywire; randomly alternating extremely stimulated or heavy fatigue.
 * 2) On 2nd stage however, the patient began exhibiting symptoms akin to schizophrenia. While the symptoms vary, 2nd stage all leads to the deterioration of the patients ego and extreme homicidal behavior.
 * 3) On the final stage, the red virus "bursts" out of patients body as they underwent a grotesque transformation intent on destroying everything within their sight.
 * At this point, the transformed victim is referred as Grotesque.

Corpses of the Red Eye victim are not free from mutating; if they are not cremated, given time, the corpses will reanimate into malevolent beasts.

Red Thinner
Red Thinner is the medicine that can suppress the Red Eye Plague. However the base production cost is incredibly high thanks to the ingredients not easily obtainable, and patients are required to take them everyday until they die. In addition, the medication only works during the early stage, and the infected's Red Eye will never fade, so they will still carry the stigma. Further complicating matters, synthesizing the medicine itself is a skill demanding task itself; if poorly made, the medicine becomes poisonous, thus patients also run the risk of killing themselves, ironically, from the medication.

Ghost Butterfly
A "magic program" made of pure energy and made in the image of ghostly butterflies, with its earliest discovery found back in "Age of Sky". When activated, Ghost Butterfly releases the magic composite it contains, acting as the "fuel" which substantiate the magecraft performed. Since their bodies are made of energy, this results in the death of those Ghost Butterflies, which burns out upon use and are not renewable, making them precious energy resources. Also, since they are living datas, Ghost Butterflies can be loaded and compressed through the MAG system.
 * Red Ghost Butterfly: A variant of Ghost Butterfly that only spawns from Grostesque corpses' open wound. Compared from regular Ghost Butterflies, these variant has more corporeal appearance, and is packed with much higher magic concentration. Because of such, it is not surprising to have them harvested as energy source, however questionable the act is. Red Ghost Butterflies still carries Red Eye Virus, and prolonged exposure can and will infect users with Red Plague. Red Ghost Butterfly is also the core ingredient for making Red Thinner. However, ingesting raw Red Ghost Butterflies is also a surefire way to get Red Eye Plague. The utilization of Red Ghost Butterflies and the utter extermination Grotesques is a constant source of conflict in terms of moral, economy, and overall world issue quandary.

Age of Sky
A magical era. Officially ended 50 years ago according to history.

Red Eye Goddess
An elusive figure from the "Age of Sky" who is said to be the origin of the Red Eye Plague.

Shaman
Shaman, is a special class or position in the world of Redstuff. Shaman have the ability to collect Red Eye virus and sending them away (note: transfer, not destroy), essentially cleansing the area by means of "removing". In addition, they can suppress symptoms of victims of the early stage-Red Eye Plague and grant them relief, however temporarily. These abilities are carried out with their unique tool, "Transmigration Branch", which allows them to draw the Virus and shift them. Shamans also have incredible leeway when traversing between nations/cities. For example, entry taxes are less or omitted when entering foreign territory.

Not anyone can become a Shaman, as the primary prerequisite of becoming one is possessing a certain natural resistance against the Virus. It should be noted that Shaman is a strictly a position, not a job; although Shamans are sponsored, regulations only grants barest minimum. So it is common to see Shamans juggling roles.

Shamans also have the highest risk of contacting Red Eye Plague themselves, and thanks to their latent resistance, should they contract the Plague, their Grotesque form are also much stronger than average.

Sky Pillars
Sky Pillars, are ancient artifacts found across the world, taking the form of various large statues of mythical beings that dates back to the "Age of Sky". They are named as such from the gigantic pillar that pins said statues down (1 for each) and extending deep into the earth. Sky Pillars are one of the few relics that naturally produces Ghost Butterflies, however slow, and such the area they are located are typically sanctified.

MAG
Memory Armament Gear, short for MAG is a weapons deployment system commonly used all around the world. As the name implies, it allows armaments to be compressed into a small card-shaped catalyst, and once activated, the catalyst will draw in magic and compose itself accordingly, manifesting into armaments akin to hard light. As MAG system disassembles-and-assembles itself using magic particle composites, this also removes the necessity for gear repairs/maintenance. The utilization of MAG system is comparable to basic education of the modern world, as such it is very, very rare to see anyone actually carry weapons. In fact, those who lungs weapons around holds the connotation as being a "relic" or "uneducated".

It is said that the Red Eye Goddess is the inspiration of MAG system.

Magic
Diverting from Magic during "Age of Sky", Magic in Redstuff is performed by using MAG system as the catalyst and Ghost Butterflies as fuel.

Compared to Magic during the "Age of Sky" which legends spoke of devastating Magic capable of limitless mass destruction, magic is Redstuff is more "expensive" (due to the need of 'fuel') and weaker, but it is also precisely that weaker output allows better control, resulting in more elaborate and fantastic magic. The relative peace also turns the study of Magic towards entertainment/leisure, with institutes and the masses favoring flashy, beautiful magecrafts over efficient/destructive magecrafts.

The subject of Magic studies in Redstuff is classified into 2 types, AF and SSD. Nelo and Chime stands are the odd man out for knowing old magic from "Age of Sky".


 * Active Flow: Short for AF - Short composition, short active time, small capacity - fire and forget.


 * Simulated Stream Dream: Short for SSD - Long composition, long active time, large capacity - constant output.

Area Zero
A barren land where Red Eye Plague originates. Legend has it that it was once altar of the Red Eye Goddess when she descended upon the world. Years ago, superpower factions all agreed decided to nuke the area believing it would root out the Plague, instead, the concurrent blast dispersed the area's (concentrated) Red Eye Virus to every corner of the world, causing rapid spike of Plague known today.

Chiara
Formally known as the Sacred City Chiara. Chiara is where all potent children are sent to and complete their training as Shamans. Shamans who completed their training are then granted a Transmigration Branch, which doubles as their ID (as Shaman) across the world. Due to the role it holds in maintaining the world order, Chiara is a neutral ground -any attempts at a takeover will result in immediate excommunication (i.e: Shaman services will forever be closed). As it holds the highest population of Shamans, Chiara is also armed with one of the strongest military defend forces on the world.

Rizaia
Rizaia is a small town located in a remote region that is suffering the effects of Red Eye Plague. Has its roots as small farming village that quickly developed into a self-sufficient town. Because of its self-sufficiency, Rizaia itself fairly isolated against the outside world, lacking outside transport infrastructure. Though having the reputation of being the "boonies", Rizaia is blessed with fertile lands and clean water source, both elements that allows agriculture bloom and efficiency in farming medicinal ingredients.

Red
A Shaman from Rizaia who works as an apothecary. Commonly known by her nickname "Red" due to her long, red hair; so much, that she also refers herself as such. Originally the daughter of the local pharmacist, she was identified as a potent Shaman during her childhood and was thus trained as such since then. In the wake of a sudden surge of Red Eye plague ravaging her settlement beyond her capability, she decided to leave Rizaia in search for a cure in Chiara. Red has certified license to make and sell medicine, though her position as a Shaman tends to overshadow that.

A few weeks after her departure, Red was running low on supplies, and was under attacked by Grotesques. In her desperation, she wandered into a ruin and awakened a man with ash-white hair, who promptly incinerates the Grotesques pursuing her.

Nelo
An amnesiac man Emi found and awakened in a ruin. Although amnesiac, Nelo is certain that his name is one thing he remembers (correctly). Red asked Nelo to tagalong as her guardian to safeguard her to Chiara in search for a cure, as well as offering the possibility that he would find out more about himself in the Chiara's archives. Possesses a pair of Red Eyes that is masked by his long fringe (appearing as deep-rust in addition to Red's cosmetic magic), yet is immune to the Plague. Instead of utilizing MAG system, Nelo carries a sword holstered to his belt. Curiously, Nelo posseses the unique ability to use magic independently, the most bizarre being able to burn off Red Virus are fuel to power up his abilities. Despite running with outdated gear, Nelo exhibits fighting prowess that far exceeds any average MAG system.