Post by Tess on Mar 25, 2007 20:37:06 GMT -5
[align=center]Vrede Academy was founded over 1,200 years ago by a Meid de Hele (Servant of all). Meid was a man who spoke for and with each of the four elements of magical earth. With this gift he was able to form the isolated country that would renown him as their hero for centuries. Upon Meid's death he was followed by four successors, each of whom represented one fourth of the magical community: man, creature, earth, and water. These four elders would run this institution for learning, but Vrede has become so much more than a magical academy; it became it's own community.
The wizards and witches privileged enough to walk on this isolated piece of land in the Netherlands are elite and invited only by personal invitation of one of the four elders. Vrede is the epitome of light, peace and harmony. But strange and powerful storms have recently wrought the land; this omniscient presence can mean only one thing - a dark rising.
The Vredarian people have remained isolated for thousands of years, untouched by evil. The elders are wise but see no profit in fighting, only peace can prevail through negotiation. Others who have seen the dark side of man realize the time for action has come. There are three sides to every story. As those guided by the elders maintain their disposition of see no evil, be no evil; two more forces form in secret: Those wishing to fight for this sacred haven that has become home, and those who work to corrupt it.
But man is not the only group in this escalating war; the magical creatures can prove both an asset and a burden. While most exist in harmony with their human companions who share their land, others resent having to share at all and look forward to having a place to call only their own.
The Second Term at Vrede Academy has begun. The school is still sore from recent losses. Both the Halloween and Start of Term Balls resulted in destruction. Students are making every effort to restore the destroyed fields of Schoon Valley and with three students who had been kidnapped returned to their midst, the school is beginning to feel whole once more. But still, the repercussions have hardly vanished. The Head Boy is gone; one among many casualties and those who were taken into the chambers of Christoph Allen are not likely forget. But as new students flood the gates of Vrede for the second term, these alumnis and new entrants must remain untied for complacency breeds evil and the evil from Vrede Academy is ever present.
Who shall remain ignorant? Who shall fight? And who shall wreck havoc?
There are three sides to every story, which will you choose?
Vrede Academy has wiped it's slate blank and moved over 1,500 posts into the archive of First Term. It's a great time to join the ranks of the Academy and see where your story takes you![/align]
The wizards and witches privileged enough to walk on this isolated piece of land in the Netherlands are elite and invited only by personal invitation of one of the four elders. Vrede is the epitome of light, peace and harmony. But strange and powerful storms have recently wrought the land; this omniscient presence can mean only one thing - a dark rising.
The Vredarian people have remained isolated for thousands of years, untouched by evil. The elders are wise but see no profit in fighting, only peace can prevail through negotiation. Others who have seen the dark side of man realize the time for action has come. There are three sides to every story. As those guided by the elders maintain their disposition of see no evil, be no evil; two more forces form in secret: Those wishing to fight for this sacred haven that has become home, and those who work to corrupt it.
But man is not the only group in this escalating war; the magical creatures can prove both an asset and a burden. While most exist in harmony with their human companions who share their land, others resent having to share at all and look forward to having a place to call only their own.
The Second Term at Vrede Academy has begun. The school is still sore from recent losses. Both the Halloween and Start of Term Balls resulted in destruction. Students are making every effort to restore the destroyed fields of Schoon Valley and with three students who had been kidnapped returned to their midst, the school is beginning to feel whole once more. But still, the repercussions have hardly vanished. The Head Boy is gone; one among many casualties and those who were taken into the chambers of Christoph Allen are not likely forget. But as new students flood the gates of Vrede for the second term, these alumnis and new entrants must remain untied for complacency breeds evil and the evil from Vrede Academy is ever present.
Who shall remain ignorant? Who shall fight? And who shall wreck havoc?
There are three sides to every story, which will you choose?
Vrede Academy has wiped it's slate blank and moved over 1,500 posts into the archive of First Term. It's a great time to join the ranks of the Academy and see where your story takes you![/align]