The Chromatica Story

A long time ago in a far away place, there was a land called Chromatica. This was a land where magic was everywhere and in everything. It flowed from color, and each color granted some power. There was a cataclysm and the power was corrupted by an insane wizard. He unleashed a mad demon bent on destruction. At great cost and sacrifice, the demon was imprisoned and all knowledge of it was eventually forgotten, lost to myth and then legend and then simply lost. As time passed, other wizards learned of the power and used it to help the world. They fed the hungry, healed the sick, protected the species that became lost in other places and times.

Eventually, a group formed to administer to the color magicians. They are, invariably, the greatest color magicians of their time, each one standing heroically in the history of Chromatica. The latest Master Magician is Roy G. Biv, and it will fall to him the greatest challenge of all...

The Characters

Roy G. Biv is the master magician of the land of Chromatica. Leader of the Color Palette, he is at his very young age a master of color magic and its potential. Entrusted with the Tome of Ultimate Color by the former master, Roy guards against abuses of color power within Chromatica. Armed with a keen wit, astounding power, and a kind heart, Roy is one of the greatest magicians of all time.

Hue Incandescence is an apprentice the Roy Biv, and a startling one at that. Brilliant in ways that are difficult to comprehend, Hue has developed skill and power at a never-before-seen rate. Roy attempts to constrain his student's pride and teach him humility, but it has so far proven to be a futile effort. Hue continues to chafe against the rules and regulations set against him by Roy and the Color Guard. Hue believes that the rules and lessons constrain the good he could do.

The Color Palette is a group of senior chromatic wizards. Sages all, each focus on one aspect of the magical spectrum and specialize in it. In their fields, they are not only the equals of Roy Biv, but many are his better. It is Roy's depth of knowledge of the spectrum, and mastery of several aspects that has made him the head of this organization. The Color Palette administers to all the magicians and people of Chromatica, acting as advisors, governors, and leaders.

Shades are manifestations of the color spectrum, driven by a dark will. They only appear in areas heavy with concentrated color power, and they attack all living things. They only recognize fellow Shades as allies, and each is influenced by the color around it. Shades appear to be mostly shadow, nigh-intangible things, with spots of concentrated color. They are unnatural transmutations of color power and hold the ability to affect the physical realm.