The World of TwitterBurst

TwitterBurst is set in a steampunk metropolis known as New Haven. Within this large city live all manner of people, from factory workers to business elites. Around 100 years ago, at the dawn of the age of steam, witched began appearing with their familiars, plaguing the human race. Shortly afterward, a small percentage of young men and women discovered dormant magic within their blood. These people are called mages.

Citizens
The normal every-day men and women of the city, from the slum runners to the city slickers, everyone without magic in them falls into this category.

Witches
In such a densely populated area, negative emotions and auras run rampant. When these aura's condense to form a magical being of negative energy, they are called witches. Witches also have the mysterious ability not only to use magic, but to create small minions for their own use, known as familiars. Witches are highly intelligent, and would not ever touch someone in a remotely public area, especially given that New Haven is always active. Many witch victims are lured away and seem to disappear.

Most witches do not weild weapons, but rather use their magical element to make attacks. Witches that do use weapons, hover, are very intelligent, and very powerful, often requiring an entire team of mages to take down. When a witch dies, there is no blood, or remains. Rather, the witch slowly crumbles like dust and simply ceases too exist.

Mages
Mages are magially inclined people. A mage isn't born with the ability to harnes their magic, but rather, in a circumstance of dire need, stumbles upon it. Generally speaking, mages defend the people of New Haven from witches, but some have turned to pursue their own agenda, or even darker paths in some instances.

Most Mages seek quests from the Department of Magic. In some cases, the department of magic will issue requests to mages, and even recruit some to work together on a large task