A war is brewing.
They were supposedly banished a thousand years ago, but now they're back.
They're coming.
They are bent on revenge. They will let nothing stand in their way.
They're coming.
They have unlocked the power of the elements, a secret known only by the greatest wizards of our world.
They're coming.
The humans are already gone. Now it's our turn.
They're coming.
You are about to be thrown into the biggest war in history. We all are.
They're Here!

In a nutshell, a thousand years ago some mythical beings broke their world's most sacred laws. They were banished to a dimensional prison.
During that time they mastered the power of the elements-flame, aqua, miner, lunar, solar, freeze, and nature- which were previously known only by the most powerful mages. They've escaped, and are bent on revenge. The humans have already been wiped out, and every living thing left is about to be thrown into this war.

CHARACTER SHEET
Name:
Age:
Species:
Appearance:
Health:__% (Don't let this reach zero!)
Energy:__% (Determined by hunger. Don't let it reach zero!)
Faction:(Everyone starts at neutral. Eventually you may choose to join the Deathmongers (the ones that were banished), the Pheonixracers (the ones that are trying to re-banish the Deathmongers), or make your own side in the war.)
Element:(You don't start with an element, but once you join the Deathmongers or the Pheonixracers, or somehow unlock the powers themselves, then you may choose one element and one element only.)

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:__%
Energy:__%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:100%
Energy:100%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

You wake up at the edge a snow-covered forest. Judging by the smoke coming from the south, the Deathmongers passed through during the night. In the hills to the east you can see the light of a village. It may be one of the few villages that survived the Deathmongers, but it could also be controlled by them.

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:100%
Energy:100%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

I scout out the village trying to  find out if it belongs to the Deathmongers or not.

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:100%
Energy:100%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

It's not controlled by the Deathmongers. But They've upped security. It's surrounded by a crude, hastily-built wall with a sentry behind a closed gate.

"Who goes there?" the sentry asks in a gruff voice, noticing you through a gap in the wall.

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:100%
Energy:100%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

I tell the guard who I am and ask if I can go into the village.  If they need to know why I want to be in the village that will be because I want to look for a job.

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:100%
Energy:100%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

The sentry is silent for a moment, trying to decide whether or not you are telling the truth. Finally he opens the gate to let you in.

"Fine. You may stay here for a while. But don't go around causing any trouble." Once in the gates, you can see an inn, a trader's hut, and several houses.

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:100%
Energy:100%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

I head to the inn where I can likely earn some money by doing a quest or two.

Name:Keket
Age:21(in dog years or 3 if you want to go by human years)
Species:Dire wolf
Appearance:A black wolf with a blood red bone ridge along her back.
Health:100%
Energy:100%
Faction:neutral
Element:none

The inn is empty except for the innkeeper. He looks up and sees you.

"If you're looking for work, check with the trader next door. I can barley get by as it is."

Name: Stratocumulus
Age: 15
Species: Cloud man
Appearance: Thin body, made of wispy cloud tufts. Roughly 6'3", and moves around by hovering slightly above ground level.
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Faction: Neutral
Element: [None]

[Yaay! Sounds fun!]

Name: Stratocumulus
Age: 15
Species: Cloud man
Appearance: Thin body, made of wispy cloud tufts. Roughly 6'3", and moves around by hovering slightly above ground level.
Health: 100%
Energy: 100%
Faction: Neutral
Element: [None]

You've somehow stumbled across a war zone. A Deathmonger and a pheonixrunner army are in the middle of a battle, and the bad guys are gettin' creamed. From where you are you can see the now-unguarded supplies. It's nothing too valuable, just some food. Beyond the battlefield you can see a large city.