Anima Mundi

We must declare that this Cosmos has verily come into existence as a Living Creature endowed with soul and reason, containing within itself all the living creatures which are by nature akin to itself.
— Plato, Timaeus 30b–d

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Welcome to New Portsmouth, are your eyes open?

Magic, myth, and greater powers dwell just under the surface of a modern world that is ignorant of it all; this is Anima Mundi, an invite-only 18+ Original Character Discord Roleplay group focused on storytelling and tailored for dark and/or horror themes, loosely inspired by the lore of Funcom's 2012 MMO The Secret World.Your characters find themselves in the quiet sea-side town of New Portsmouth. Something has called them here – or perhaps they have always been here. If one’s eyes are not yet open to the truth of this hidden world, that is due to change. Dominoes have been set. The cascade is incoming.Power stirs within those who have heard the call. One question remains: can you carry it?

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The world at large...

Since time immemorial, the extraordinary have walked the same streets as you and I. This is the best and worst kept secret in history – that hidden just out of sight is the Secret World. Magic, superstition, and powers beyond human comprehension thrive in the safety of shadows. If it exists in the annals of human history - whether spoken of in fairytales, worshiped at altars, or reviled by townsfolk - then it exists here.Countless cities and towns have their own communities of the supernatural, colloquially known as 'Secret Societies'. Smaller, localized societies exist and might number as few as three members, but the greatest of them swell to hundreds, even thousands. Scholars, hunters, seasoned combatants, each with a purpose, a goal, and a mind to achieve it regardless of the cost.The most ancient and powerful societies have made it their mission to exert their will upon the world of magic. Their goals vary widely - and all too often place them at odds with each other. Scuffles between societies are common. Over the last two centuries there has been plenty of bloodshed, as well as at least two small-scale ‘wars’ between larger powers. In the last ten years a push for a universal ceasefire has driven all major players to lay aside their grudges. At least officially…It is in this era of tentative, simmering peace that you find yourself. The ordinary world is none the wiser, the secret world is as calm as it can be; yet something new is in the air. Old hands know that such a mix of signs spells nothing but trouble. Peace in the secret world is always a precursor to some kind of upheaval.

Your destination...

A sleepy port township of five thousand that sprung up around one of the Puget Sound’s many inlets. Flanked by the puget sound on one side and Washington state’s Hoh temperate rainforest on the other, New Portsmouth is neatly tucked away from the hustle and bustle of modern life.Not for lack of trying; while the majority of the town’s activity centers on fishing, New Portsmouth is also home to a satellite college campus. Sponsored by a Seattle university, this campus was established by the biology department to take advantage of the township’s easy access to both the rainforest and open water. Thanks to this, a slow trickle of new blood – namely city kids in search of a semester’s break in the Northwest wilderness or field-focused biology students – keeps the town from being completely behind the times.New Portsmouth itself is spread out over the miles of shore and thinner forests that surround its focal inlet. The township’s “downtown” is small but robust; a single gas station-slash-convenience-store, a handful of local restaurants, one cinema, a local grocer, and a smattering of supply shops all clustered around the marina. Spiraling out from there is a latticework of back-yard shops, smaller restaurants, and the satellite campus, intermingled with the townsfolk’s homes and occasional tourist lodging.Underneath the quaint facade presented by New Portsmouth lives a long history of the supernatural. Those acquainted with the secret world know it as a safe haven; many magical families have called it home for generations, and each year a dozen more join their ranks. City hall is staffed largely by the extraordinary, which is a draw for those fleeing the more restrictive and “secret” metropolis lifestyle. Others are drawn by the town’s ideal location; settled just between earth and sea, and atop an intersection of multiple fonts, New Portsmouth thrums with power in a way few small towns do.No matter who you are or what background you have, New Portsmouth must have something for you. You were called here, after all...

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