The forumers are the inhabitants of the Mobius Forum World. In general, they are people that come here from other worlds. There is no native race of the MFW (there USED to be one, according to archaelogical findings, but it is long gone). Everyone who now lives in the MFW has essentially migrated from elsewhere. The only creatures that were born on the MFW are ones that were born after 1997 (Sega City was founded in 1997).
     Forumers generally live ordinary lives, by MFW standards - what is deemed ordinary in the MFW is debatable at best (more on that later). Some of them work to earn their living, others seem to have their own means to provide for themselves. A lot of them are happy doing what they do every day, and others thrust themselves (or get thrust by fate) into danger and adventure.
     Some Forumers have special powers of their own. Magic, Psionics, or classic comic-book style powers like super-strength and speed are encountered among them. Others are just so well-trained and experienced that are every bit as capable as the super-powered ones. And others still, rely on technological means to enhance their capabilities. For reasons of balance, players are generally not allowed to have characters with powers that are beyond the average comic-book super hero (this limitation is open to interpretation however, and usually depends on the individual RP and storyline). The RP Guild's Rules cover perfectly what is considered to be the norm.
     When Vector (that is the real life person, not the character) created the concept of the Figment Keys, he intended to have them as relics that every forumer could use to create things - like for instance a forum district. This was not kept, because giving EVERY player character the power to create things out of thin air could potentially unbalance practically all MFW RPs ("Gee, I need a weapon to beat the bad guy - so, I use the Figment Power and create a Gundam out of thin air!" - get my point?). For this reason and others, these abilites have been reserved for the Mods and the Admins. So, do the rest of the Forumers get anything?
     Generally speaking, no - Forumers do not gain any special powers from the Figment Keys. At least, no visible ones. In truth, all of them seem to have a certain resonance with the Keys. It would apear that the relics inflame their creativity and imagination. It is perhaps because of this that most Forumers are passionate individuals that usualy seem to revel on intense situations. Forumers often seem to be larger than life when compared to inhabitants of other worlds. The entire life-style of MFW is one that is often described as 'insane' (that is, in the metaphorical good sense). It is no accident that when most Forumers would say "everything went back to normal" they would then add "or what passes as normal around here".
     The average Forumer is that much more willing to jump into something that promises to be exciting (often subconsciously) and when he/she isn't, fate conspires to throw him/her in the thick on things. Forumers have a drive to mingle and get involved. This explains why relatively ordinary characters (by MFW standards anyway) like Craig Bayfield and Vortex would suddenly find themselves in the midst of some violent struggle among people with huge swords and super-powers, defending the world from incidious threats.
     But this world is even stranger than that and behaves differently. That explains how a virus has the power to turn everyone into a girl. It explains how the dark side of a person can manifest itself as a seperate living being. It explains why an ordinary person might take up arms to either defend or conquer. Something extraordinary (whatever that may be) always happens in the MFW, and it is always trigered by a Forumer. And all of these are considered normal. It would apear that Forumers don't operate on Consensus Reality but Consensus Insanity.
     The Figment Keys are not the actual source of this however. They are but the spark that trigers what lies in the heart of each Forumer and manifest its full potential. Naturally, not everybody is affected the same way, and not in the same volume of intensity.
     The MFW acts like a beacon for people that are out of the ordinary, and the Figment Keys enhance and magnify this tendency. THAT is the power that the Figment Keys bestow on the Forumers. A spark that inflames a person's imagination and drives him/her to go beyond normal standards. Tap into that spark, and get ready for a roller-coaster...

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Written by Mobius Tetherblood

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