[Video] [The feed comes on with Ashura sitting calmly, mostly his face and shoulders shown and not much else, so it is hard to say where he is, but it is some place quiet.
He pauses for a moment, as if waiting for a crowd to quiet, then begins.]
I realize we have many new members joining us, and some of us have been here for longer than we care to remember. And it has occurred to me that we all know so very little about each other - be it our pasts, our names, or even the worlds we call come from. As a general rule, a people usually share a common past and culture, making a sort of unity between them that sits beneath the usual interplay of individual personalities. And those who follow a different culture are looked upon as oddities, or even with fear.
Being here, in Marina, with so many people from so many different worlds and cultures, I thought perhaps as a whole, as a... people, we might come to understand each other better if we understood each others stories and powers. I would hope that it would provide some unity between us, or at least make it easier for us all to get along with each other and coordinate when times call for it. That being said, I am willing to be the one to compile information anyone is willing to share about their culture, their people from their world. You do not have to speak to me, and this is only mine own idea of what I think might help us all, but I am sure this will work for the better of us all.
And in the spirit of this, I offer up my own story first....
[There is another pause, a breath, and he begins - ]
My world is one of magic and steel. Or at least 'magic' is the nearest word that accounts for what my people called 'Talent'. Talent is set into categories - Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Light. Some have it, and some do not and are gifted in but one area. Mine is Fire, for those who do not know me, which means I can control Fire. My world has no large gods or religions, though spirits are worshipped in some towns and by families. My land was one of thick forests and a wide river - equated best with a rain forest, I suppose, bordered by mountains and desert.
But the history, for me at least, is a bit darker. War darkened our borders, and had for many, many years - several hundred to be in fact. We fought for the right to claim a magical castle that hung in the sky before the moon - appropriately called the Castle of the Moon. Whoever had possession of it would have their dearest wish granted. I lead the battle for many many years, until recently, when it call came to a head. Victory was in our grasp when I was brought here.
So for those who check records, Acumen's account of my charge of mass murder is not wrong. I killed many in the war, and I am not proud of that fact, though I will not apologize for it either. War is war, and death is inevitable within its arms.
This is the story of my land and my past, and hopefully it clears any concerns residents have about me.
[He pauses again, taking a deep breath.]
I am available through many means if you wish to tell me your tale, and through my new understanding of technology can hopefully compile them and allow for all to access. I hope this proves to bring us together, or at the least make this place more liveable for us all.
[He stays on the feed silent for a few seconds more, then turns it off.]