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Personality Tarot information:

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Displayed Aspects of her personality(outwards)[1]King of Pentacles: Pragmatism and mastery of the material world, generally without the arrogance or greed that comes with this. Feeling of security in one's own deeds and wealth, rather than a lust for more.

Internal Aspects of her personality(inwards)[2]The Fool: Naivete, but also with a powerful creative force and self assurance. Stubbornness and a general inability, or lack of want, to listen to the cautioning words of others.

Her True Self[3]Page of Wands: An arbiter of change, not held down by the material world, with high ambitions and a powerful creative mind. Passionate and loyal. One who reveals fears and shows that they are not external, but that they are part of oneself, and to be integrated and conquered.

History/Personality Tarot information:

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[1]Five of Wands:
Arrogance that can get the better of her, but she does watch it.

She is cunning and while she likes to win, tends to find those victories are hollow and meaningless.

[2]The Tower:
Way she must progress -- An alteration of old habits and beliefs must take place.
Related to her zanpakuto ability is the idea of casting away the old to be reborn better than before. Evolution/progression/change.

[3]Eight of Swords:
Fear of moving away from what is comfortable. Fear of abandoning her trophies and place in the world to gain assurance in her self.

Challenge: She must harness this fear to free herself and progress forwards.

[4]Judgement: End result of progression?

Clarity of mind in situations where she is in line with moving forwards(her sword spirit?).

[5]The Hierophant: A person in her life who instilled in her a particular set of beliefs/traditions, but lives on only in those traditions. They have died or moved on to somewhere else and she has lost contact with them almost completely.

[6]Six of Swords: Sword spirit.

Card of transition. Sometimes the only way to deal with a problem is to leave it behind and start anew.

Boat symbolism denotes the power of a rational mind over the intuition.

“Instead of ruling the emotions, the Six of Swords actually offers a highly controlled balance of logic and intuition. This is how true mental clarity arises; you can use your intuition to guide you through easy situations and call upon your impartial and analytical nature when it is needed for a more complex decision. Do not seek to suppress your emotions any more than a sea captain would want to eliminate the water. Rather, respect their presence and their power in your life, and use them to your advantage. When a balance between head and heart is achieved, truly great things can be accomplished.”

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“You really shouldn't have struck one of mine,” she said, voice filled with assurance, her body language tense. While her blade may have not been drawn, the look in her eyes, and the pulsating aura that surrounded her was threat enough to more than compensate. On the ground behind where she stood lay the motionless form of a seated officer, one of hers. Her hand moved to her blade as the arrancar smiled in response to her anger.

The being closed the distance, meaning to strike her, but too late he noticed her other hand grasping a cube of white reishi. “Chōten seigen,” said the captain as her palm opened upwards, releasing the cube into the air before her, where it unfolded, thus revealing a smaller black sphere. Immediately upon its unveiling, the sphere shot outwards expanding around her. The arrancar retreated, but not before it touched him. As his sonido ended he found ribbons of black reiryoku where his finger and toe had touched the sphere.

He looked up, but found the orb of energy impenetrable to his senses. It only last a moment, suddenly cracking and then shattering to reveal Kōunora's glittering form, the air about her shimmering with silver light, a light which seemed to refract off of thin air. Her blade was drawn at her right side and it shone with a subtle gold, as if a muted light had been trapped within it.

Eyes locked with his, Kōunora pushed forwards into a shunpo and at the same moment two tiny shockwaves blossomed from beneath her feet. In that instant she vanished, reappearing two feet from the arrancar who, in response, stabbed his blade at her torso. She spun to the right, dancing around his strike, blade reversing grip, before it plunged at an angle, behind her back, and into the hollow's side.

Immediately the arrancar howled in agony before he was sent flying as a powerful wave of kinetic energy washed over him, sending him into the wall of a building, which formed a crater as a result.

He had no time to recover as he saw her lightly jab her blade into the air five times, tiny blades of silver light pinning him to the wall as she did so. Her red eyes gleaming, the captain crossed the distance in an instant, placing the tip of her blade before the throat of the arrancar as she did so. “Have you any last words, hollow?”

“I hope my fello--...” he began, before the blade sliding slowly into his neck interrupted his words. In moments he was unable to breath, and after long minutes of gagging on his own blood, his convulsions ceased and the light left his eyes. There was no empathy or remorse in the actions, not a single shred of a compassion in her fierce crimson eyes.

Pulling her blade from the hollow's corpse as it began to dissolve, the captain watched the process till the last shred of reishi dispersed into the air, and only after did she flick the blood from her glowing blade and sheath it.

Name: Yōki(Keeper), Kōunora(Rainfall on fields).
Alias: Swan-song.
Nicknames: Nora.
Gender: Female.
Age Appearance: 23.
Race: Plus-->Shinigami.
Rank & Division: Veteran Captain of the 7th Division.

Additional Appearance Information: An elegance about her every movement, Kōunora wears her shihakusho and haori with pride, having modified the latter not at all. However, her Shihakusho possesses less folds, and instead hugs her figure more closely, resembling the garb of the second division captain in its way. More often than not, Kōunora wears her striking silver hair tied into a long pony tail largely keeping it out of the way during her daily duties and should she need to engage in combat. The woman's elegant form stands at 5'3 and weighs roughly 138 lbs. Her hair is silver and her eyes are a stirring red.

Footnote: There is no flower in her eye.

Personality: Kōunora is a compassionate woman with an effortless elegance to her actions and an air of wisdom. Caring deeply for those taken under her wing, the women protects them just as fiercely as she teaches and cultivates them. A worldly woman, Kōunora is not one to shy away from any task, no matter how mundane it may seem or how others might look at her as a result. She cares little of the opinions of others, thus revealing her own assurance of self. While she does her utmost to temper this confidence, it can sometimes get away from her where it can become arrogance for a time. Yet, while Kōunora may appear totally sure of herself to others, internally she is somewhat more plagued by the troubles of the common folk; namely indecision and a sense of being empty or lost.

In essence, Kōunora is a woman in transition, attempting to fully embrace the creative spark within her so that it may become a roaring flame. However, for now that flame is but embers and her hidden passion and creativity remain largely untapped. As a result of this she appears pragmatic and strict to many, perhaps even overbearing at times, though most who know her have come to understand that oftentimes she is this way only because she cares.

However, it is perhaps her loyal and caring nature that makes her so feared by her enemies as any harm done to those she cares for is seen as a terrible harm done to her. As such, when those around her are hurt, she will, in whatever way she can, seek retribution. So overzealous are the punishments she has doled out in the past, that few dare to cross her or hers—most doing their best to show due respect for the captain, her friends, and her entire division for she is not a woman whose pride one mars without consequence.

History: WIP.

Relationships:

WIP

Reiryoku – Possessing less reiryoku than some captains, Kōunora has comparatively less endurance than most captains. However, her internal well of power is more refined, allowing her to use less power for greater result more often than not. As such she has managed to largely circumvent this weakness of hers, though it becomes quite evident when fighting foes with far greater stamina than her own. Her energy takes on a faint bluish-silver hue.

Reiatsu – Generally possessing less of a presence than most captains in the strictest sense, Kōunora prefers to keep her reiatsu contained, so as not to waste undue energy. Her reiatsu, when it does manifest, feels like a soft breeze, or a soft fabric lightly grazing skin, appearing visually as ghostly thin ribbons draped around the captain's form and drifting off behind her.

Zanjutsu Master – Will update.

Hakuda Master – Will update.

Kido Master – Having mastered all manner of the art, Kōunora is known, though not as prominently as some, for the kido she has created and popularized, particularly within her own division. Skilled enough to be a teacher to many others, the woman has even managed to create an art known as Kido-giri, thus allowing her, and any who learn it, to channel kido their their zanpakuto, using it as a catalyst for their spells.

Hoho Expert – On par with her fellow captains, Kōunora's shunpo is of average make, though do not be fooled for her ability to avoid, evade, and position herself is stellar in its way. She is agile and her movements are endowed with a refined grace making her fights, when she is truly engaged, more a dance than a battle.

Reiryoku Perception: A latent talent further honed after its discovery by her mentor, Zume Tatasuko, Reiryoku perception is an ability allowing the user to detect and visualize reiryoku, the internal power and lifeforce of any living being. Unlike reiatsu, which can be concealed and hidden away, reiryoku is seldom hidden through any efforts, as such is a difficult task, thus allowing the captain to detect any given individual with greater accuracy than most. However, while this detection allows for greater accuracy, it can be hampered if too many reiryoku signatures are present in a given area, thus overwhelming the user. In the interest of preventing this, Kōunora, like her mentor before her, uses this ability almost solely when her eyes are closed. It should be noted that Kōunora, due to this ability, could still fight almost as well as any captain, with her eyes completely closed, as a person's reiryoku is shaped like their body, not to mention any energetic assault contains the energy. Lastly, zanpakuto, as technically living beings, also possess reiryoku, which is intertwined with that of their wielder, thus allowing Kōunora to see the strength of the bond between shinigami and zanpakuto, as well as to visualize the weapon even with her eyes closed. Kōunora cannot detect inanimate objects bereft of reiryoku with this ability.

Kido-giri: The art of using kido through one's zanpakuto, thus refining their spells and allowing for another avenue of attack.

Zanpakuto Spirit Personality: A proud and regal being, Tsubame Ken-kyō could be described as a wise and impassioned spirit, always looking to improve its wielder and foster a greater bond between them. Unlike many zanpakuto, who most be utterly conquered for their wielder to gain the full extent of their abilities, Tsubame is far more kind and understanding, having allowed Kōunora her bankai by simply bowing to her will. Perhaps because of this, their relationship is one of great respect and endearment, with the captain seeing her spirit as everything that is good about her, a being without flaw. While she is in part correct, Tsubame would disagree, and views her in a light that perhaps she is blind to in her current state. He hopes that, with time, he can bring out the same light that makes him, out from where it hides in the deeper recesses of the woman's heart. Perhaps he will even succeed.

Zanpakuto Spirit & Inner World Whilst typically a man, as depicted, Kōunora's zanpakuto spirit, at some times, appears to her as a golden and silver phoenix, its eyes red, and its form composed of many shining ribbons of light. The world around it paling in comparison to its brilliance.

Sealed State

Shikai: Body sideways, her sword arm held out behind her, blade horizontal, and eyes closed, Kōunora prepares to release her shikai. As she assumes the stance, her lips move, and the blade's command is uttered, "Focus, refract; connections reflect, through action collapse and enact. Fly forth...". As the inaudible words are spoken, a flash of gold and silver light engulfs her blade. For a moment it is blinding, but soon after the light disperses, the gold becoming trapped within the blade even as the silver surrounds her. With her blade revealed and hands adorned with silver, Kōunora's voice pierces the near silence, proclaiming the name of her blade's elegant form, "...Tsubame Ken-kyō(_燕検鏡 'Swallow's Speculum')."

Abilities: Manifesting physically as a layer of silver reiryoku about her hands and in the form of an elegant silver and blue katana, the capabilities of Kōunora's shikai lie almost entirely within the brilliant silver light that surrounds her. This “silver light,” is in actuality hundreds of tiny particles of reishi that have been imparted with great quantities of the captain's unique reiryoku. This reiryoku possesses the traits of an energetic lens, allowing it to reflect, focus, refract, or scatter various energies—though the most notable of these are kinetic energy, light, and reiryoku. At rest, the silver light acts much like a harmless gas, the reiryoku passing like potential energy between particles of reishi, impossible to inhale or absorb by most passive means. In this state the light is merely aesthetic, pure potential without much purpose aside from illumination. However, when manipulated by Kōunora's will via her reiryoku covered hands or her blade, the light may take form. When influenced by the aforementioned implements, her shikai's channeled reiryoku either contracts into the reishi it inhabits, or expands outwards. While the former is the natural state of her shikai, the latter causes, as the reiryoku becomes more intertwined, to shift the light from a more gaseous etheric state to a more physical one, first becoming something akin to a mist, then an outright fluid before it reaches its final state as a solid.

While her shikai's ability to alter the state of this silver light is notable the more important of its abilities is the redistribution of the reishi which her reiryoku inhabits, as gathering such particles into closer proximity effectively increases the focus of the “lens,” making it possible to reflect foreign elements, or even its own light. As a result, Kōunora's shikai is considered not only one the seireitei's most beautiful, but also its most mysterious as the captain has yet to reveal just exactly how it functions to others, leaving them to marvel at its capacity to surprise and astonish those who witness it in use be it turned against them in training, or drawn to slay their enemies.

Note: While Kōunora may chose to proclaim Tsubame ken-kyō's entire release command, more often than not, she simply whispers “Fly forth,” which appears to serve her just as well, not that any would know it.

Techniques
Haemasu(_栄えます 'Flourish'): A technique utilizing the reflective properties held within the reishi of her shikai, Haemasu alters the angle of each particle and focuses the light which surrounds her into a blinding aura of reiryoku. This aura can be further aimed to reflect and refract through other materials and off of other surfaces. Additionally, due to the light actually being composed of potent reiryoku, its light will not simply blind, but also disorient those who look upon it, becoming particularly effective if they are surrounded by it. While this technique has no true limitations in regard to its duration, it tends to only last 30 or so seconds unless Kōunora chooses otherwise. Additionally, while the disorientation caused by Haemasu can be overcome when not surrounded by the light, taking a maximum of 5 seconds for most to recover, being engulfed in the 3 meter aura of reiryoku crafted light will continue to refresh the aforementioned effect, disrupting the balance and physical equilibrium of those within it, excluding Kōunora herself.

Hishō gin uyoku(_{飛翔銀羽翼} 'Flight of silver wings'): Gathering her shikai's light onto her blade, Kōunora initiates this technique, creating thin ribbons of silver reishi that trail behind and along her blade. These ribbons, though they appear fragile, are in fact capable of cutting just as any blade might, as their movements follow those of the captain's blade, allowing them to attack from alternate angles, while moving in similar patterns. While Kōunora cannot guide the movement of these ribbons while they remain connected to her blade, she can use skillful swordplay to attack in a variety of manners using the ribbons of reiryoku infused reishi to strike from unexpected angles. However, perhaps the more dangerous aspect of this technique, is its second stage, which is simply activated by Kōunora willing one or more of the numerous ribbons to detach from their source. Once detached, these ribbons mirror the movements of her weapon and allow Kōunora to transfer kinetic energy between the ribbons and her zanpakuto, increasing the force or speed of either essentially at will. Most deadly though is the result of a ribbon striking true, as when such occurs all of its kinetic energy is released as tiny feather shaped blades, that shear and eviscerate flesh. Last among this technique's traits is its increased ability to hold or channel kido, as Kōunora may store a kido in each feather of each wing once they have been released. It should be noted that while she may continue to generate additional ribbons, prolonging this technique, it may only have up to 20 ribbons at any given time, whether they are detached or not. The creation of additional ribbons past this point will cause a single ribbon to automatically detach and then release its kinetic energy in a small localized shockwave.

Taremaku(_垂れ幕 'Hanging screen'): Drawing a horizontal line of silver reiryoku with her right hand before parting it with fingers and thumb, thus expanding the line into a plane of translucent reiryoku, Kōunora initiates this technique. Once the aforementioned is done, Kōunora may proceed to touch the expanse of clear reiryoku with her blade, at which point the energy will respond as if it were made of fabric, though far more durable. The expanse of reiryoku is essentially a flat curtain of reflective energy, capable of weathering a fair amount of force, and simply being pushed rather than outright cut by a blade. While it possesses no single purpose, the sheet of reiryoku can be turned to both defensive and offensive purposes via skillful manipulation of her blade or her hand. This fabric-like film of reiryoku, it should be noted, is attracted to the point of Kōunora's blade, though the shinigami can alter how strong this attraction is.

Kussetsu keiro(_屈折径路 'Refraction path'): One of her more powerful techniques Kussetsu keiro is a rather taxing ability, taking such a toll even on the captain that she can only use it four times and maintain it for two minutes. Upon activation, a hollow column of silver reiryoku manifests in alignment with the edge of her blade, its form positioned a foot or so in front of it. This column fades at its edges, as if it continues invisibly into the air even where it is not seen. The purpose of this column is to channel and reflect reiryoku through its hollow when it makes contact, allowing the captain to redirect more powerful techniques by moving the column's opening to face in the general direction of an attack as it approaches, or as she approaches it. Upon being captured, the reiryoku is condensed and amplified, before being released out the other end of the column, typically erupting into a massive blast.

Kyōzō - Hansei tsubame(_{鏡像 - 反省燕} 'Mirror image – Reflection swallow'): A technique that the captain may only use once in a 12 hour period without forcing her shikai to permanently seal for a day after the cessation of the technique. Activating the technique by holding her blade vertically, in both hands, before her and proclaiming its name, the ribbons that trail behind her blade will glow a bright golden light before shattering. These shards expand and mould themselves into eight silver swallow's, with golden eyes and trails of light that follow their movements. Each Swallow contains 1/8th of her total reiryoku and has several abilities. First and foremost these silver swallows possess the reflective effects of her shikai in distilled form, allowing them to fly through or be struck by attacks without harm, reflecting or scattering them as if they were refracted light upon contact. The trails of light they leave behind can cut those who run into them, though unless layered over one another, they cannot outright dismember or decapitate. Additionally, the each bird may be expended to release a burst of reiryoku covering 18 meters. This reiryoku burns with a purifying golden light, which lasts for 8 seconds after initial formation. This golden light, via manipulations with her gauntlet or zanpakuto, can be utilized as attacks for the duration of its brief existence.

Last among the effects of this technique is those that may only manifest upon the captain's release into bankai. If utilized in bankai, this technique may only be utilized once and, unlike the shikai form which may last for 8 minutes, the bankai format can only last for 4 making it considerably less lengthy. However, the technique makes up for its lack of length with an incredible amount of power. Once activated, the golden songbird which surrounds Kōunora will expel silver reiryoku. This reiryoku is far more reflective than her shikai's silver energy. So reflective is its surface that one's visage can be seen in it as if it were a solid mirror. Following its manifestation, the energy will reflect its maker, Kōunora, thus creating three silver winged beings, made from silver energy, which mirror her appearance. These ethereal figures, for the duration of the technique, may fight at Kōunora's side and while they cannot utilize kido, they can use shunpo, are lighter and more flexible than a normal shinigami, and can utilize all of her shikai techniques. These silver effigies can however be destroyed by being torn apart or evaporated by a sufficient amount of damage.

Bankai: Prefaced by a gradual increase in her reiatsu, which flows back from her form, a silver hue present in the air as it meets its zenith, the captain will sheath her blade, body relaxing, eyes taking on a golden hue. Then, as her reiatsu peaks, her voice rings forth and so is sung the sacred word, "Bankai." With her proclamation made, ribbons of silver light emerge from her reiatsu, even as golden light spills from her form, zanpakuto dissolving to create it. Yet, while the reiryoku obscures her like fog, her shining red and gold eyes remain visible throughout, as if no power in all the realms can stifle the light that dwells within her.

Golden light unfolding from her, the motion reminiscent of wings as feathers spread forth and the solemn call of an unknown songbird echoes through the air. Like an ocean wave, the sound of the call rushes forth, drowning the senses of all who hear it and, for a moment, suppressing their reiatsu regardless of its strength. As the song continues, the light gains definition and Kōunora strides forth now wreathed in silver and golden light, her garb altered. As before her release, the woman's eyes now glow however, now the red hue that is their typical color has receded, overtaken entirely by golden and silver hues, which dance and swirle around her pupils, undulating with a steady rhythm.

The visage of the golden bird remains, its form now surrounding her own, wings spread wide at her sides, its golden body engulfing her, its size dwarfing the captain's. The bird's tail trails out behind her for several meters, the golden ribbons that compose it drifting weightlessly in the air.

In her left hand is grasped a blade of pure light, its outline silver, and its core composed of the same golden light that surrounds her. Eight ribbons trail behind its form, and aside from the silver edges of the weapon, it is difficult to distinguish the blade from the light that surrounds it.

As her bankai's manifestation completes, Kōunora's voice—more song than simple spoken word—rings out. However, this time it is accompanied by a strange ethereal voice, which unlike the her own, sings every word. "Tasogare ken-kyō – Hanayaka tsubame(_{黄昏検鏡 – 華やか燕} 'Twilight Speculum – Resplendent Swallow')."

Abilities: Amplifying her speed, physical strength, durability and stamina, the captain's bankai is just as impressive as it appears. With the golden reiryoku of her song bird possessing healing properties and the silver light maintaining reflective ones, the scope of Kōunora's abilities increases drastically. In particular is the purifying and restorative effects, the captain is capable of healing herself and allies, just as she might burn away the imperfections of her adversaries, only to reflect their strengths. While those few living souls who have witnessed her bankai believe her physical attributes to be outright enhanced by its release, the truth is that all of these traits are amplified not by an increase in physical stamina or strength, but by the silver light hidden throughout the songbird that wreaths her form. As with her shikai, this silver light can redirect and amplify kinetic energy however, unlike it the silver light of her bankai can also convert reiryoku into kinetic energy and vice versa. This allows Kōunora to seemingly take more damage, as the force of most attacks is diminished by this conversion and also reflected, not to mention healed by the golden light.

Another startling ability which is brought to light by her bankai is Kōunora's ability to visualize reiryoku, which in this state is amplified greatly, thus allowing her to better predict her opponents due to increased ability to ascertain their location at any given point in time. While unlike the bankai of other captains who possess techniques, Kōunora's bankai more than makes up for it in sheer power, burning away or reflecting reiryoku and reishi around her, allowing her to fly, and making her already fairly impressive skills even more difficult to handle. While Kōunora's bankai is incomplete, as her sword spirit has told her it possesses two techniques, it in no way is a thing to be underestimated or looked down upon. After all, it is a rare thing to see, and should one think it insufficient to strike them down, they are likely to soon find themselves burnt, battered, and laid low before the magnificence of this woman's power.

Techniques: Currently barred from her.

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Priscus: Described as a paradise by those humans who have seen it, Priscus is the Prae's realm of origin as well as the place in which the vast majority of their kind reside.

Medius: The realm of man, reminiscent of our own, though its cultures and societies differ. While the Prae and Licentia have appeared prior, their most prominent entrance into human history occurred in 1563. From then onwards the realm of Medius found itself populated by increasing numbers of all three races.

Torqueo: The realm from which the Licentia originate, Torqueo is, in its own way, bountiful--though perhaps not in the same way as its counterpart, Priscus. Instead, Torqueo is a resource-rich location full of exotic, and often dangerous, flora, fauna, and materials.

Pylae: Colloquially known as 'the Rift', Pylae is a pseudo-realm possessing inconsistent space-time, which due to the difficulty of properly exploring it, so far lacks definition . Pylae is located in all space wherein Medius, Priscus and Torqueo are not.

Anima: The common term among the three races for the soul or internal life force. The term is also often used to refer to the pool of internal power utilized for magic.

Vis: A term used to describe both energy in general, as well as to refer to a being's external energy, sometimes called the aura by humans.

Ostium: While few but the most knowledgeable of magical researchers understand it, Ostium is the term used to describe that which connects a being's Vis and Anima. To utilize magic at all, one must learn to control the Ostium, so that the power of their Anima may be released.

River Metaphor-- If the Anima is the river source and the Vis is where river meets ocean, then the Ostium is a dam which can be opened and closed to regulate the flow of the river and the connection of the user's control to the user's external energy.

Manifest: An ability unique to the Prae, the Manifest, or Manifested State, is the term used to refer to a Prae's ability to manifest their Anima through their unique set of markings. Every Manifest is different, having a wholly unique appearance, though they are most often wing-like in appearance. The Manifest is an enhanced state for Prae, making their imbuing more powerful and allowing them full access to their capabilities--provided they have trained sufficiently. While all Prae--with extremely rare exceptions existing--possess a Manifest, they are not born with the innate ability to properly control it. So it is that they must train to use it properly.

Prisms: Crystals harvested from Priscus by the Prae for use by 'Mirage-type,' Prae. Prisms, as far as the world is aware, cannot be used by other races. These items are used by Mirage-type Prae to capture and store beings or objects of import for ease of storage or safety.

Licenti: The term used to refer to an individual Licentia, rather than their kind as a whole.

Growth Stage: Licentia in a state of physical and magical flux, their primary abilities being those of shapeshifting. Licentia in this stage have one surefire weakness: A solid Anima that resides somewhere within their body.

Trial Stage: Licentia who have, often temporarily, exited the Growth stage, entering a period of more stable existence wherein their form typically remains the same and their magical abilities expand to compensate.

Eximius: The third stage of development for Licentia in which they cease to cycle between the Growth and Trial stages and gain a stable form with stable magical abilities--these are often enhanced in comparison to other Licentia. Most Licentia deify them and so it is that they act as the leaders for their kind, when such are needed.

God-Queen: The name used to refer to the Grand/High Queen of the Prae, who is central to their social structure and continued prosperity. A God-Queen is chosen and created by no less than eight hundred Prae choosing a single individual as a host before sacrificing themselves to imbue the host with tremendous power.

Exeo: Essentially lesser God-Queens, the Exeo, or Queen-sisters/daughters, are Prae who have been given a portion of the God-Queen's Anima so as to empower them. The Exeo act as the voice and hands of the God-Queen in realms abroad.

Mirage: A classification made by humans after continued observation of Prae. Mirage Prae are individuals who use their innate magic to manipulate/spawn elemental effects, or whom specialize in telepathic abilities and healing. While all Prae can train to become a Mirage, sometimes individuals are born with talent in the three aforementioned areas. Some rare Prae of this type are born in a more etheric or elemental state, which they cannot exit. Such individuals lack a Manifest and cannot survive without their element for long. The reason these individuals are born at all is unknown to even the Prae. It should be known that Prae do not use this term to describe themselves.

Gypsy: A classification made by humans, Gypsy-type Prae are individuals with specializations that give them enhanced psychic capabilities. More often than not, Gypsy-type Prae can both be born, but they can be trained as well. These Prae are capable of advanced telepathy and allegedly clairvoyance--which is exceedingly rare among Prae. Some Prae with such abilities are born with more intricate markings and crystals, with their Manifested state being far more unique in comparison to their peers. Occasionally, a born Gypsy is capable of using their voice alone to ensnare/hypnotize both humans and licentia. It should be known that Prae do not use this term to describe their own kind.

Paladin: A term of human make used to refer to Prae who have trained themselves to both bond with the Anima and participate in combat. Prae with specializations which fit into the Paladin category are the rarest of the three more common specialties--Paladin, Guardian, and Warrior respectively. The abilities of a Paladin typically involve healing, of both self and others, as well as damage absorption/redirection, advanced enchantment/imbuing, and touch initiated telekinesis. Many Prae with these skills are chosen to serve the God-Queen and occasionally her Exeo. It should be known that Prae do not use this term to describe their own.

Guardian: A term used by humans to describe Prae who specialize in a form of imbuing which allows them to bond with the Anima of another being. This ability allows them telepathy and/or empathy with the bonded individual and they may take on pain or various levels of damage, as well as intuitively knowing where their ward is. Guardians also typically specialize in healing, allowing them to mend the wounds of both themselves and their ward, if necessary. Once bonded, a Guardian is bonded forever, even if their ward dies as their link to the Anima as it passes on remains. Unless a Prae Guardian is already close to their ward, the bond they form with them starts shallow and gradually deepens, eventually intrinsically linking the two in most ways. The Prae do use members of their kind with this skillset to watch over and protect individuals they deem important--though some bond of their own volition. Becoming bonded requires that the Prae physically split their crystal, imbuing half of it into their chosen ward--this process requires both a rather involved ritual and is typically very painful for the Prae. It should be known that Prae do not use this term to describe their own.

Warrior: A term used by humans, and some Licentia, to refer to Prae whose trained specialty allows them to better engage in combat. Warrior Prae have trained themselves to be adept at using their imbuing to enchant armor and weaponry so as to amplify their movement speed and combat efficacy. Prae do not use this human terminology to describe themselves.

Bridges: The colloquial term used to refer to the points where the three realms connect. Bridges do not form from Priscus to Torqueo and all Bridges tend to be well guarded on both ends--though those to Torqueo are less guarded on the Torqueo end. These 'Bridges,' will, typically switch locations randomly every decade or three, though the shortest period of time in recorded history was two years.

Rift Storms: Bridges can spawn anomalous time-space storms that spontaneously cause vis eruptions, and distortion of space. Typically, Rift Storms do not last more than two hours, though there are rare exceptions.

Focus: An object used, typically by human magic users, to better focus and channel one's vis. A focus is typically made from crystal, metal, or biological material such as bone, or liquids.

Ominar: A city recently conquered by the Prae, Ominar is a thoroughly industrialized coastal city, its surroundings largely bereft of nature's touch. While not a capital city, Ominar is a port city and thus a center of trade, making its capture by the Prae a rather important matter to the rest of the world--humanity in particular.

Sunset was quiet, with only the hum of the car's engine, the sound of air whistling in through the barely open windows, and the faint relaxing music of the radio stirring the pair from their reverie. While Freeway 86 was used often on the weekends, it was less frequented around sunset during weekdays when less people had time to leave the city in lieu of school, work, and responsibilities. Madison and her niece were not held back by such things though and as Madie worked as a freelance novelist she didn't have as much of a schedule as some. Of course, it helped that Avery was home-schooled too.

“Are you excited to see mom again?” Madison asked, glancing at the mirror to see her niece nod quietly before her eyes returned to the road, hands planted firmly on the steering wheel. “I know you missed her, but at least we had plenty of fun, right?”

Avery smiled at the mirror, “Mmhmm. This week was great Lily!”

Madison smiled at the happiness in the young girl's voice, glancing at her smile in the mirror, before looking back again. After a few minutes of silence, Avery piped up, her voice toned with an innocent question, “Lily...what's that sound?”

Madison tilted her head slightly, “Hmm, you mean the music hon?” She glanced at the mirror just as Avery shook her head from side to side.

“It's kinda like a hum. I dunno,” the girl replied, a frown knitting itself on her face as she failed to find the proper words. Madison restrained a chuckle at the cute expression, though she wondered what Avery was talking about.

“Well, I'm sure it's nothing,” she said. Avery's expression softened some, but the frown remained as she tried to figure out the sound.

Madison turned her attention away, glancing down at her phone to check their route, before she turned off into a small outpost-like rest stop. The place was even outfitted with some fast food places and restaurants, as well as a small park—though there wasn't a jungle-gym or the like, just trees and shade from the sun. “Do you need to go to the bathroom?” Madison said, turning in her seat after they'd parked. Avery nodded vigorously and Madison smiled a little, “Alright, unbuckle, let's go.”

After a brief wrestle with her seatbelt, Avery exited the car, where Madison already stood, hand outstretched.

Hand in hand the two walked to the main building of the rest-stop and Madison led her niece to the bathroom before letting go so she could take care of her business. While she waited outside, she lightly ran her fingers through her hair, ideas for her current novel running through her head as she did so. In fact, she became so preoccupied that she didn't notice when a strange man walked past her on his way to the men's room, a shadowy trail shifting behind him almost imperceptibly.

It was only when she heard Avery's voice call out from the bathroom that she was pulled from her reverie “Ima be a lil while auntie!” The girl called, seemingly unaware of what people might think.

Madison chuckled to herself and called back, “Alright hon, take your time.” Just about to turn her mind back to its former aim, Madison was prevented from doing so when the same man walked past her a second time, when he had never left the bathroom the first time.

“I'm sorry if I'm bothering you,” he said as he looked down at the shorter Madison, “...but I couldn't help but notice you over here brightening this place.” The man's eyes stayed on hers as he spoke, a small smile on his lips. The attention caused her to lightly pull at her hair where it trailed over her shoulder, a slight blush coming over her cheeks.

The man's confidence swelled at her reaction and he continued on, leaning in just a bit. “So what brings you here? Other than travel of course.”

“U-um, you know, just taking a break from the road. My niece was visiting so I'm taking her back now,” Madison replied, swallowing a bit and brushing some of her hair behind her ear as she met his hazel eyes again. She had to admit he wasn't a bad looking guy, if a little imposing, she considered as she glanced down before meeting his eyes again.

He seemed to notice, “Oh? I bet she's cute, being related to you and all,” he said, backing off a bit and smiling genially at her.

She laughed a little, “Yeah, though she can be a real hand full at times.”

“Aren't all kids?” He asked, half joking. Madison's expression shifted, becoming thoughtful, “Well, some more than others,” she said absently. “I mean, Avery's mostly just a bit difficult to communicate with sometimes. She's shy.”

The man nodded and rubbed the back of his neck, “Well, I suppose I oughta leave you alone haha. I'm probably just being a bother and I'm sure you're in a hurry.”

Madison, not minding the company while she waited, shook her head, “No you're fine, I just...eheh, share some traits with my niece,” she looked away a bit, pushing her hair back despite it already being behind her ear, causing her to fumble slightly and resort to twirling a lock of hair around her finger. “Sorry, I'm just a bit awkward with strangers.”

The man's eyes widened and he opened his mouth, “I...oh I'm sorry. Wow, that's insensitive of me, I haven't even introduced myself. My name's Aean. Just call me Ean, I'm sure it's easier to say.” He paused for a long moment, as he held his hand out for her to shake. She took it and smiled at him, some of her nervousness dissipating.

“I'm Madison,” she said in a friendly tone as she met his eyes. He was kind of nice, she mused as her eyes strayed briefly from his face before she consciously brought them back. He really was rather attractive....

The two continued talking for a time, but as time went on she realized that Avery was still in the bathroom. Glancing at Ean, she smiled a bit awkwardly and held up her hand, “Um, sorry. I'm going to check on my niece, it's been awhile.” He nodded and she entered the girl's bathroom and called for her niece, but gained no reply.

A frown tugged at her lips and her eyebrows knit with worry. “Avery,” she called out questioningly, trying to figure out which stall the young girl was in. After a few moments she realized that there were no feet under any of the stalls and it was at this point that she began to panic—if only a little. Where was she?

Name: Uranaisha(Soothsayer), Syu-lerne.
Nickname/Alias: Suna no gen'ei(The Sand's Appirition).
Gender: Male.
Age: Unknown. 34
Age Appearance: Thirties.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.

Village: Sunagakure.
Birthplace: Sunagakure.

Organization: N/A.
Clan/Kekkei Genkai: Uranaisha/In hōsetsu.

Rank: S.
Position: Adviser.
Chakra Nature: Onmyouton.

Additional Appearance Details: Tending to remain hidden to those who will live past their encounters with him, or at the least conceal his face, Syu-lerne stands at 5'5 and weighs 125 lbs on his lonesome. He is of lean build, and has hazel eyes whose coloration is a combination of light amber brown and small flecks of green. The man wears no head protector whatsoever and carries only four foot long scrolls on his person, most concealed beneath his billowing black and sand yellow cloak.

History: Revealed Icly.

Personality:

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Base Weapons & Items:
X explosive tags.
X smoke bombs.
X kunai
X shuriken
X wire

Specialized Weapons & Items:

Name of Weapon or Item: Ami no Jussaku(_網の術策 'Network of Intrigue')

Description: Perhaps the largest of Syu-lerne's puppets, Ami no Jussaku is not one body, and is instead hundreds, which are all connected through seals and chakra. Controlled through the use of the Enkaku sōsa no jutsu and chakratic programming, Ami no Jussaku is composed of roughly one hundred to two hundred puppets in total, created over a period of twenty years. Each singular puppet is referred to as a Chiten(_地点 'Point') and these individuals all look identical aside from the location of the Enkaku sōsa no jutsu's seal being located in one of six different locations.

While these puppets are numerous, they are far from something one would use for combat, but this is supplemented by the fact that the puppets are capable of erasing their presence via the use of Mujin Meisai, Tōton Jutsu, Meisaigakure no Jutsu, and of course the chakra suppression technique. However, unlike a biological shinobi, the Chiten are capable of condensing their chakra signature into a single point within their “body,” and then concealing it within a seal. Aside from this capability, each Chiten is capable of sensing chakra of any kind and can, when stationary expend larger portions of its chakra to obtain perception roughly equal to the Kagura Shingan in the level of detail and with an effective range of 100 meters. This allows the puppets to detect even killing intent, though they can only do this when in their active state, while stationary.

These puppets were created through Syu-lerne's unique brand of fuinjutsu combined with his kekkei genkai's capabilities—specifically his technique Keiro shinten. This allows the Ami no Jussaku to sense even when not being directly moved or controlled.

Moving on to their physical form, the Chiten of the Ami no Jussaku collective look like fairly basic human puppets constructed with wood, miniscule amounts of metal, and a fair amount of cord. These wires are extremely difficult to damage and are inside the puppet's primarily wooden body. The small amounts of metal utilized on the puppet are placed on the internal hollows where the cords run through. The metal is as such used to preserve the internal workings of the puppet, but so as not to weigh it down greatly the rest of it is not composed of the material, but is instead treated to be fire and water proof in addition to being infused with traits similar to rubber. This makes the wood a good deal more durable than normal, but not so strong that a well placed strike can't pierce or crack the substance.

Each puppet being about 5'6, they do not stand out in a crowd due to being constantly garbed in either cloak and hood, or hood and civilian wear. This is perhaps the point upon which there is contention in regards to the “identical,” appearance of the puppets as they are not all dressed exactly the same. Some of the Chiten are however, not dressed at all and these are typically placed in small settlements and put into a sort of standby mode wherein they will only activate if killing intent is detected or they are disturbed.

As with all of his puppets, the Chiten of Ami no Jussaku are capable of being summoned or reverse summoned so they may retreat. All of the seals on a given Chiten only respond to the proper “key(primer) seal,” when it is utilized with Syu-lerne's chakra. Additionally, if any single seal is tampered with in any way the whole system will override it, destroy it, rewrite it, and begin altering all of their keys simultaneously and continuously. Tampering with any seal at any point will also immediately notify Syu-lerne.

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Name of Weapon or Item: Kōdai Kaichū(_高大回虫 'The Grand Worm.').

Description: Syu-lerne's massive, mobile, seperable lab. Its location is deep beneath the sands of The Land of Wind and it is always moving.

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Name of Weapon or Item: Shison(_子孫 'The Descendents').

Description: A multitude of condensed labs, which typically “orbit” Kōdai Kaichū. These are considerably smaller and can be utilized for combat. Mobile. 20

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Name of Puppet: Sekimiru(_堰見る 'Watchlock').


Description: Comprised of 365 primary parts and 800 miniscule connecting parts, Sekimiru is one of Syu-lerne's most complex combat-based puppets. Most of the construct's parts are composed of various metals, with small amounts of wire and crystal here and there, all of it chakra conductive. Perhaps the scariest thing about this puppet is the fact that each individual part possess a small custom made chakra system all of which can connect to one another in a variety of different configurations. This moves us to how Sekimiru's many parts are connected, which is to say through magnetic fields, electrical energy, chakra, and small doses of heat at times. The puppet has an internal heat regulation system allowing it to focus and disperse heat or electrical energies through altering its own conductivity via chakra.

Due to its construction and mechanical nature, the puppet is capable of shifting its form by falling apart and putting itself back together in different configurations on the fly. Furthermore the puppet can levitate, magnetically or electrically charge things, and it can, to a limited extent, diffuse heat in and around its body. Nonetheless, a simple Goukakyuu no jutsu would scatter the puppet, forcing it to pull itself back together, and anything stronger is likely to damage at least some of its parts. Additionally, isolating or slowing down its various parts is the best way to disable it. Still, the puppet is far from something one would want to underestimate as while Syu-lerne can control it with chakra strings, the puppet is typically manipulated through three totally seperate means all at once.

The first means of control is a huge amount of Migotona hairetsu seals, at least 3 for each part, including even the smallest of them.

The second means of control are a set of seals that the puppet has “anchored,” to a field of sorts, which it projects over a 15 meter sphere. These seals manifest as pure chakra, or under ground, primarily and allow the puppeteer to extend threads of nearly invisible chakra to control the puppet from within. This also allows Syu-lerne to reassemble the puppet as long as all the parts remain within the area. When Sekimiru is in one piece this field moves with its main body. When dispersed outside of the main field each piece transmits a much smaller 2 meter field.

The third method of control stems from a physical control mechanism that manifests when the puppet is in no more than 3 main bodies. This system manifests a highly complex seal within its chakra system that acts as a projection field for physical chakra threads that extend through the puppet, and outside of it, only to reattach to its outer body.

If Syu-lerne himself is present, there is a fourth method, which is him manually controlling the puppet with any of his chakra string techniques.

This puppet's control scheme is so complex that Syu-lerne is only capable of controlling it on its lonesome. This meaning he cannot manipulate any of his other combat puppets at the same time. This does not include the Ami no Jussaku, Kōdai Kaichū, or Shison puppets.

Sekimiru's perceptual capabilities allow Syu-lerne to see in 320 degrees from the puppet's POV.

As with his lab puppets, Sekimiru is capable of being summoned or reverse summoned so it may retreat. All of the seals on Sekimiru only respond to the proper “key(primer) seal,” when it is utilized with Syu-lerne's chakra. Additionally, if any single seal is tampered with in any way the whole system will override it, destroy it, rewrite it, and begin altering all of their keys simultaneously and continuously. Tampering with any seal at any point will also immediately notify Syu-lerne.


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Name of Weapon or Item: Kawari riron(_{ひも替わり} 'String Surrogate').


Description: A puppet resembling Syu-lerne in mask and garb, Kawari riron is, under the cloak, a fairly normal puppet...at first glance at least. Within the thin metal outer framework are a serious of complex mechanisms designed to shift and move wire. The chakra system in the puppet channels through this almost muscle-like system of wires, creating a system much like the human body. Due to these powerful wire-muscles being fed chakra the puppet is considerably faster than a human and many measures more flexible. However, its durability is not terribly great as its outer surface is only about an inch thick. While its chakra system is effective, the puppet is only capable of defending one of its limbs at a time using chakra.

However, the puppet has two uses, one is for combat, wherein it uses the wires as a series of deadly weapons, which may cut or entrap its opponents. The other causes Kawari riron to retract the majority of its wire and instead extend chakra threads to control nearby puppets. It should be noted that Himo riron is only capable of controlling three puppets at once, including Chiten. Should Kawari riron be used to puppet Sekimiru the puppet will not be at its best.

It should be noted that Kawari riron's metal flesh has many small slots which may slip open to either allow wire or weaponry out of its internal workings.

At any given time, Kawari riron has senbon needles, kunai, and shuriken on its person. It has a number of these needles ready to protrude from its metal flesh, and a number more it can summon to it from a storehouse. Kawari riron is capable of being active almost indefinitely if not utilizing chakra, but will tire out at about the same rate as an elite chuunin shinobi in terms of jutsu use.

As with his lab puppets, Kawari riron is capable of being summoned or reverse summoned so it may retreat. All of the seals on Kawari riron only respond to the proper “key(primer) seal,” when it is utilized with Syu-lerne's chakra. Additionally, if any single seal is tampered with in any way the whole system will override it, destroy it, rewrite it, and begin altering all of their keys simultaneously and continuously. Tampering with any seal at any point will also immediately notify Syu-lerne.


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Name of Weapon or Item: Sakyū ryōshi(_砂丘猟師 'Dune Hunter').


Description: Possessing the largest chakra pool of any of his puppets, Sakyū ryōshi is designed for the hunt no matter the terrain and despite its name. Created with a similar make to Kawari riron in regards to its 'musculature', this feline puppet is so effective at hunting down, capturing, and/or killing its prey that the commonfolk of Sunagakure have taken to telling their children stories about it as a sort of “boogieman-like” figure. Possessing highly flexible and durable “skin” composed of a carbon nanotube weave, which has been treated with chakra to make it a form of super fabric, Sakyū ryōshi is only vulnerable to ninjutsu due to its body being built to withstand incredible physical wear and tear. The puppet is essentially immune to abrasion, piercing implements and being burned to a crisp—though fire can damage some of its metal portions making it more difficult for the puppet to deal damage or move.

The aforementioned durability and the make of its body allow it an elegance of movement, which one might view in a true predatory animal, such as a panther, except with the speed and strength of a shinobi. This of course makes the puppet capable of running straight through the walls, ceilings, or floors of buildings almost without breaking stride. This, like its ability to swim/move rapidly through various substances is however achieved, through the projection of a field of chakra which is designed to break substances down or weaken them at necessary points before the construct even makes contact. Unfortunately for its prey, this field, when not in use to destroy obstacles, is focused around the hunter's claws and the tip of its tail allowing it to cut through a good many substances with relative ease.

Returning to the puppet's chakra system, Sakyū ryōshi has a larger chakra pool not because it utilizes an assortment of ninjutsu, but because of its intended purpose. This being the hunting of that which has been deemed a dangerous element. Effectively making Sakyū ryōshi the hunter to Shinkirō's assassin archetype, the puppet is capable of seeing over 50 miles in a 180 degree field of view, with reduced range, but greater visual acuity within the 40 degree field of view that is its peripheral vision. Additionally, the puppet can visualize, smell, and feel chakra in even its most minute distribution. This allows Sakyū ryōshi to track people down from incredible distances with relentless, seemingly endless endurance.

Moving on to its ability to disguise itself, Suna's Hunter is capable of manifesting an effect that teeters between illusion and reality over the surface of its body. This allows the puppet to appear—to all senses—as if it were a living thing. This also means that it can camouflage itself with its environment by altering its coloration.

Final, and most notable, among its primary abilities are its instincts as, unlike Syu-lerne's other puppets, Sakyū ryōshi is designed to be almost entirely autonomous. Programmed with incredibly complex fuinjutsu and internal chakra mechanisms, this puppet is less mindless construct and more a deadly, thinking, automoton. Possessing the instincts of several highly experienced shinobi—gathered from war prisoners many years ago—and an altered form of its creator's intellect, Sakyū ryōshi is considered an analytical engine with a powerful instinct to capture and then incapacitate or kill its targets. It is capable of multiple lines of thought and, with prolonged tracking, is entirely able to learnt he habits, fighting style, and even psychological tendencies of its opponent making it capable of predicting them to a terrifying degree.

Still. Even with these traits one should not forget the spines which often remain folded against its back. Each of these spines is effectively a reservoir to a different neurotoxin, venom, poison, or harmful gas.

The front two are dedicated to a non-lethal numbing agent which can be drained into Sakyū ryōshi's fangs or excreted onto the surface of the spine or its claws—though the last of these requires the disintegration effect be forestalled. The middle most spine is dedicated to an irritating gass, which only causes numbness to pain with limited exposure, but eventually continues on to scramble the body's ability to properly translate neuro-chemical signals as it is inhaled and passed into the bloodstream and then muscles. This means that while the individual is not paralyze their coordination and bodily control will steadily decline the longer they are within the cloud. The last two spines, unlike the predecessors, are a lethal toxin, which due to its the chakra in it, first blocks tenketsu points, and then eventually damages the organs and important biological structures tied to them. Unless given the antidote roughly two hours after being dosed, the victim is sure to die.

As with his lab puppets, Sakyū ryōshi is capable of being summoned or reverse summoned so it may retreat. All of the seals on Sakyū ryōshi only respond to the proper “key(primer) seal,” when it is utilized with Syu-lerne's chakra. Additionally, if any single seal is tampered with in any way the whole system will override it, destroy it, rewrite it, and begin altering all of their keys simultaneously and continuously. Tampering with any seal at any point will also immediately notify Syu-lerne.

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Name of Weapon or Item: Shinkirō(_蜃気楼 'Mirage').


Description: A puppet, which passively mixes its chakra system with natural energy, Shinkirō gained its name due to the fact that it uses this energy to manipulate the temperature in a 1 meter radius around its person. One would think that this ability would fascilitate the use of fire affinity techniques without the use of actual flame, but they would be dead wrong. Instead, Shinkirō releases yin chakra into this sphere as well while modulating the differences in heat around itself so as to create...you guessed it, mirages. However, the puppet takes this to a new level, infusing natural energy mixed with small portions of yang chakra into its surroundings. As such, even genjutsu resistant doujutsu will find themselves having to take a second, third, and eventually fifth glance wherever the puppet was when they last looked. The reason for this is a partial physical manifestation of the illusions created by Shinkirō's area of influence making it particularly difficult to discern whether or not the effect was an illusion or a part of reality one hadn't noticed before.

If this was not daunting enough, Mirage is exceptionally fast, able to move as if it was weightless and generated no air resistance...mostly because it doesn't possess a fixed weight at most points in time. This is caused by a space-time ninjutsu, which Mirage almost always has active, effectively making it a passive technique. While, despite the technique, Mirage can be struck by physical attacks, the puppet is effectively immune to traditional ninjutsu as it splits the yin and yang aspects of most techniques which pass into its area of influence redirecting them around the sphere. This makes it particularly difficult to defeat at long range as it is hard to predict and locate, and makes it fatal at close range where its movements are mostly obscured by the mirage around it, and its speed allows it to swiftly strike with the serrated flat blades, which are its appendages. It sure is a good thing it isn't coated with poison.

While one might be lead to believe that Shinkirō has no faults, they would, again, be quite wrong. In fact, the puppet is exceptionally frail as a well placed strike to any of its joints will cause the corresponding body part to seperate from its body. While most of its limbs are connected by wires—in addition to the aforementioned joints—the puppet's limbs can be removed from its person. If it wishes to regain this limb it must gain purchase on it or place the portion of its body to which the lost limb connects. Once the limb's joint is in position it is magnetically attracted to the puppet after which point the limb sends wire into the main body, which is merged with the other wires. It takes roughly 30 seconds for the limb's chakra system to recalibrate.

As with his lab puppets, Shinkirō is capable of being summoned or reverse summoned so it may retreat. All of the seals on Shinkirō only respond to the proper “key(primer) seal,” when it is utilized with Syu-lerne's chakra. Additionally, if any single seal is tampered with in any way the whole system will override it, destroy it, rewrite it, and begin altering all of their keys simultaneously and continuously. Tampering with any seal at any point will also immediately notify Syu-lerne.

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Name of Kekkei Genkai: Itten no hōsetsu(_{一天の包摂} 'Firmament's subsumption').

Clan: Uranaisha.

Description: Granted with the advanced utilization of Onmyouton, inheritors of the Itten no hōsetsu are capable of achieving a great many things. However, the essential traits of this kekkei genkai lie in the amplification of an inheritor's yin affinity chakra, causing them to typically be far more intune with the mental and spiritual aspect of existence. The physical manifestation of this makes members of the Uranaisha clan particularly intelligent, but the Itten no hōsetsu's abilities do not stop there. Rather, they extend to the physical aspect of yang chakra, but not in a way that is typical as rather than grant members of the clan with exceptional life force, durable bodies, or enhanced physical abilities, it grants their mind the ability to, up to a certain degree, manifest concepts and ideas of a sort in a variety of ways.

While an inheritor of the Itten no hōsetsu cannot, for example, create substance without prior materials simply by willing it so, they are capable of creating advanced and incredibly complex chakratic costructs. Additionally, they are very much in control of their subtle bodies, to such an extent that many members of the Uranaisha are capable of altering the composition and arrangement of their own chakra system. This of course lends itself to the fact that they possess supernatural levels of chakra control that have, aside from them, been glimpsed in very few clans, let alone normal shinobi. This of course, is made frightening by the fact that all members of the Uranaisha are born with this Kekkei genkai, but is tempered by the reality that they tend to be largely impotent. This effectively means that, while powerful, their clan is doomed without the assistance of outside parties marrying into the clan, or simply bearing the children of Uranaisha clansman. This Kekkei genkai, while having the potential to pass down to both male and female members of the clan, tends to manifest more strongly in the women.

Nonetheless, there are exceptions, and Syu-lerne is certainly one of these.

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Techniques:

Canon Jutsu

Chakra Threads
Kugutsu no Jutsu(Puppet Technique)
Sōen: Hitomi Gokū(Puppet Performance: Skillful Achievement with a Human Body)
Meisaigakure no Jutsu(Hiding with Camouflage Technique)

Kuchiyose: Raikō Kenka(Summoning: Lightning Flash Blade Creation): Linked to all of Syu-lerne's normal tools and his scrolls.

Mujin Meisai(Dustless Bewildering Cover): Used by the Ami no Jussoku's many Chiten.

Tōton Jutsu(Transparent Escape Technique): Used by the Ami no Jussoku's many Chiten.

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Custom Jutsu

Name of Technique: Tamotsu - Itten kyokufu(_{保つ - 一千曲譜} 'Sustain: One-Thousand notes').
Type of Jutsu: Supplementary ninjutsu
Rank: A
Range: Varied.
Nature Type: N/A.
Handseals: 10.
Description: One of Syu-lerne's most innovative techniques, Tamotsu - Itten Kyofuku allows the user to manipulate many puppets with greater precision by rapidly making and breaking thousands of connections via chakra threads per minute. Rather than simply connecting chakra threads to the puppet to manipulate it at all times, this technique does so periodically to connect with specific parts of the puppet, allowing greater multitasking in addition to the aforementioned precision. This also increases the speed of the puppet's movements.

Weakness: The lack of a continuous connection weakens the physical strength of the puppets themselves. Continuous or exceptionally prolonged use of this technique hurts the fingers. Additionally, the technique requires exceptional chakra control.

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Name of Technique: Kyū-ito(_仇糸 'Hydra Threads').
Type of Jutsu: Ninjutsu.
Rank: S.
Range: Varied.
Nature Type: N/a
Handseals: N/A
Description: Allowing a puppeteer to send chakra strings from one puppet to the next, Kyū-ito has served as a revolutionary technique for puppeteers with exceptional chakra control who simply need more fingers to manipulate additional puppets. Generally the technique serves to increase the puppeteer's range, but also increase the amount of puppets an individual can control at once solely with the use of chakra threads.

Weakness: The strings still link back to the user, allowing anything that could flow through the strings to hit them as well. Breaking a part of the puppet can jam the technique momentarily as well.

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Name of Technique: Ito ten'i(糸転移 'Thread transference').
Type of Jutsu: Supplementary shape-manipulation ninjutsu.
Rank: D-A.
Range: N/A.
Nature Type: N/A.
Handseals: 2.
Description: A dual purpose technique, Ito ten'i allows the user to transfer chakra through threads from one thread to another in addition to redistributing the chakra within a given thread or altering its solidity. This technique could be considered the general shape-manipulation technique for chakra threads. The secondary application of this technique allows the user to spawn new threads from already established ones though manipulation of them will be somewhat limited as they will move in roughly the same trajectories though several inches apart. A master can utilize this technique to manipulate far more than a mere 10 threads, even separating the threads by feet but synchronizing their movements chakratically so as to appear to control many more threads than they are in truth.

Weakness: While allowing for use of far more than 10 threads the technique can decrease the accuracy of the utilized threads in addition to the structural integrity of the threads themselves making them more easily absorbed, disrupted, or destroyed.

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Name of Technique: Itoori: Tenteki(糸織り：点滴 'Thread Weaving: Infusion').
Type of Jutsu: Ninjutsu.
Rank: B.
Range: N/A.
Nature Type: Yang.
Handseals: 6.
Description: Through the masterful utilization of chakra threads this technique is made possible. First utilizing the initial handseals, after which point chakra threads must be manifested, the user will make contact with objects via their threads and infuse chakra into said objects. This chakra, as long as it is connected to the user directly or indirectly, can be transformed into jutsu via additional handseals. If this technique is used on another individual it can either be used to impart them with chakra restoring their stamina or to paralyze a localized area.

Weakness: If contact is lost, the infused chakra will fade slowly over time depending on how much chakra is within the object or material. Activation of infused chakra requires handseals and, at the very least, indirect contact.

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Name of Technique: Migotona hairetsu(見事な配列 'Masterful Arrangement').
Type of Jutsu: Shape-manipulation ninjutsu/kinjutsu.
Rank: S.
Range: N/A.
Nature Type: Yang.
Handseals: 3.
Description: While requiring very few handseals, this technique is of extreme difficulty and is only possible due to Syu-lerne's mastery of his chakra system in addition to base shape-manipulation and the Chakra thread technique. Upon activation the user gains the ability to specifically direct the flow of their chakra out of particular chakra points(tenketsu). While most shinobi are incapable of controlling chakra not emitted from the hands, feet, or mouth, an ability afforded Syu-lerne by his clan's Kekkei genkai, though it can be achieved through other means. This make him capable of launching jutsu essentially from any chakra point on his body as long as said point is not blocked. Kawatake, in part, has cheated as he has amplified his body's control over his tenketsu via the yang affinity's amplification capabilities.

Weakness: If his tenketsu are blocked or his chakra is sealed he cannot utilize this technique. Additionally, heavy physical damage in areas can prevent him from emitting chakra there. It is particularly dangerous to mold elemental jutsu prior to them exiting the body due to the difficulty in restraining the elemental effects and activating them at precisely the right moment. The last weakness is noted in that he can damage himself if he releases the wrong jutsu from the wrong place making this a potentially hazardous technique if misused.

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Name of Technique: Keiro shinten(_経路伸展 'Pathway Expansion').
Type of Jutsu: Kekkei ninjutsu.
Rank: C-S+
Range: Contact.
Nature Type: N/A.
Handseals: 15.
Description: Preforming the 15 necessary handseals very slowly whilst in contact with the intended object, the inheritor extends their chakra system via their Onmyouton affinity, into the desired object. While initially one is only capable of creating exceedingly simple pathways of chakra within an object, which run out and do not replenish, the advanced user is capable of creating chakra pathways with equal or greater complexity than that found in living things, which also replenish themselves. While these chakra pathways may retain some measure of connection with the user it is not a physical one and so cannot generally be taken care of. Essentially, for all intents and purposes the user and their created chakra systems are seperate unless it is otherwise stated.

Weakness: While C rank usage of Keiro shinten only takes about 30-60 seconds, the highest form of its use can take hours or days of periodic use to complete at which point the user must also be able to stop the chakra systems from breaking down while they're not working on the technique. Otherwise, the technique has few real weaknesses, though Mukouton chakra would nullify it due to its affinity.

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Name of Technique: Enkaku sōsa no Jutsu(_{遠隔操作の術} 'Remote control Technique').
Type of Jutsu: Fuininjutsu.
Rank: A.
Range: Contact, then unlimited.
Nature Type: N/A.
Handseals: N/A.
Description: Placing a seal on the intended target of manipulation, this technique is activated, thus allowing the user to manipulate the object via minute and subtle chakra signals transmitted between the seal on their person and the seal on the object in question.

Weakness: If the seal is disturbed then it ceased to properly function.

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Name: Evelyn Chambers.
Alias: Tulpa.
Age: 17.
Alignment: Hero.
Loyalty: Wards.
Appearance: Standing at 5'3 and weighing in at none of your business, Evelyn is a relatively slim young woman with short hair framing her delicate features, including almond shaped eyes—with teal irises—thin, well trimmed eyebrows, petite nose, and relatively full lips. Her hair, having been dyed mostly purple, has small amounts of its original chestnut brown at its tips to act as highlights. Beyond this, Evelyn possesses subtle feminine curves, though her hips and legs are particularly developed—something which she is simultaneously proud of and self-conscious about. During every day life, she tends to dress according to her mood, with her using colors that reinforce or offset her mental state depending on if it is negative or positive. Nonetheless, she is often seen in jeans, leggings and shorts, as well as T-shirts and hoodies if the weather permits. Occasionally one might find her in a sundress—on particularly hot days—or a skirt, if she's feeling daring.

On the flip side, Evelyn, when in the guise of Tulpa, wears an outfit of blue and golden coloration, an ornate mask hiding her face entirely. This mask possesses crystal upon its forehead, stylized as a third eye, whilst five feather-like protrusion branch from the right side of her face and curve upwards elegantly. On the left side of her face is but one feather, which curves up and back slightly, revealing an asymmetrical sort of beauty. The entire mask is engraved with gold painted markings to add a flare of variety to its primarily blue coloration. Her upper body on the other hand is garbed in a blue corset-like garment, with a long sweeping overcoat that leaves a train that stops only at her ankles. Upon her abdomen is a tibetan symbol, which acts as her insignia and translates as 'willpower,' or 'control.' Her arms are covered with a thin lacy garment that extends from the thicker blue fabric of her forearms. On her hands are a pair of textured gloves allowing her greater grip.

Meanwhile, below the waist she is garbed in pants down to just below her knees at which point her legs are overtaken by what appear to be stylized boots. However, these boots are actually tinker tech and give her better grip on essentially any substance as well as several other properties. Beyond this a utility belt is typically fastened at her waist, though it is hidden by the designs of her pants and the end of her jacket, with her tools being kept at the back. When in this garb, Evelyn is typically more daring and brave, the costume giving her a certain feeling of empowerment.

History:

Motivations: As cliché as it sounds, Evelyn is motivated by the ideal justice, as she is unable to sit back and allow people to make others suffer for their own gain regardless of what that individual gains or how little the victim(s) suffer.

Sexuality: Straight/Bicurious.
Likes:

• Helping People.
• Feeling reliable.
• Mythology.
• Meditation.
• Working.
• Training.
• Coffee.

Dislikes:

• Inaction/Having nothing to do.
• The 'color' gray.
• Being alone.
• Injustice.
• Bullies.

Derangement: Due to the circumstances that led up to her trigger event and her personality prior to such, Evelyn—since she triggered—has noticed an intense feeling of guilt that comes over her in times where she witnesses or is informed of injustice and is unable to, or incapable of doing something about it. This guilt can sometimes be triggered when she isn't doing anything—even if there is no notable injustice that she ought to be putting right. Additionally, she is somewhat more overbearing than she used to be before her trigger event, making her come off as either nosy, clingy, or overly judgmental depending on the circumstances. It should also be noted that her sense of judgment/justice has been altered making her see things in a considerably more black and white fashion when it comes to morality.


Skills: Evelyn has a keen fashion sense, keeps herself updated on world news, and is good with people—even if she can be overbearing at times. In terms of useful physical skills, she can sew and has also taken some self defense classes, specifically in Jujitsu and Tae Kwon Do at various points in her life. She's reached the equivalent of a purple belt in both disciplines, but is far from excellent. She is currently studying fashion and graphic design...on top of a few other things she likes to keep up with.

Classification: Master/Trump/Thinker.
Details: Appearing as a faint, wavy silver light in the air somewhere near her person, Evelyn's power revolves on the control and manifestation of a projection. This projection when inert is ethereal and formless aside from the aforementioned silver light. In this state, Evelyn is capable of giving mental commands for the projection to move. Due to its ethereal nature, the projection is unimpeded by any and all barriers, be they physical, energetic, or otherwise allowing it to move through and occupy the same space as effectively anything or anyone. Whilst in this state, Evelyn is capable of sensing objects and people within the 'shadow' of her projection allowing her to ascertain their shape, as well as the materials and energies composing them on an intuitive/subconscious level. This information is more or less perceived as properties. In short, she learns what sorts of properties would be emulated by her projection. While in this state, Evelyn is capable of controlling the 'size' of her projection's 'shadow.'

Beyond this, her projection is capable of manifesting into a more physical form by first superimposing its non-physical 'shadow' form over that of other objects and/or individuals before it may scan and copy various properties from the subjects. After scanning, the projection may manifest. This form varies in shape, size, and function greatly ranging in height anywhere from 4 feet to 12 feet at current time—though Evelyn has implied that this is not the biggest she's seen it. Upon manifesting, Evelyn's projection is under her complete control, allowing her to move it as if it were an extension of her own body via subconscious and conscious commands. While Evelyn cannot perceive what her projection perceives, she is capable of “feeling” what it feels thus allowing her to tell if it is damaged as well as its location and what it may be doing.

It should be noted that should a parahuman, or parahumans, be scanned by the projection in its inert state, the manifested state will possess a measure of their abilities. Evelyn's projection, while in its inert state, regardless to how recently it was manifested, can be moved about and used as a minor sensory tool of sorts though it is otherwise largely useless in this state.

Limitations: While Evelyn's projection is capable of incredible feats in various categories, it has some rather unfortunate downsides the first being the fact that it is essentially an accident waiting to happen. This comes in the form of Evelyn only being capable of retaining complete control of the entity for the first five minutes of the projection's manifestation. After this point the entity becomes entirely autonomous. At this point in time her projection is only forced to follow one directive, that being to protect her from harm and assist her as best it can. For an additional five minutes after this point, the projection is generally harmless and relatively stable however, after this point the entity's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, irrational, and unstable. The entity will misunderstand the actions of others around Evelyn and attack them seemingly without reason after a certain amount of time has passed. As a result, Evelyn does her utmost not to allow her projection to remain manifested for more than ten minutes at a time as doing so endangers everyone within her general vicinity.

Additionally, when Evelyn's projection is returned to its inert state it loses all copied abilities and traits as well as being inaccessible for an amount of time equal to how long it was active. It should be noted that if Evelyn loses consciousness the projection will not de-manifest and while it can be destroyed, doing so tends to require a considerable amount of effort due to the entity's disregard for life, property, as well as the amount of power it is capable of bringing to bear.

Lastly, as with most parahuman abilities, Evelyn's projection cannot manifest inside the body of another living thing—not that this amounts to much due to the nature of her abilities.

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Name: Jake Krain.
Alias: The Outsider.
Age: 19.
Alignment: Hero.
Loyalty: Minutemen.
Appearance: Standing at 6'1 and weighing in at 171, Jake is a leanly muscled young man with a typically lazy posture and fairly relaxed, but oddly sinuous and predatory gait. He walks with an air of confidence and unintentional mystery, seemingly aloof, his gaze often appearing bored or disinterested. He's hard to read unless you know him well and he's the sort that most would call conventionally attractive. All in all he's a well built, but not muscly guy with a laidback look and a demeanor to match.

His costume consists of this outfit and a white mask that covers only his eyes and the bridge of his nose. Additionally he wears a pair of black and white gloves.

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Motivations: As per a promise he made to his grandfather, Jake, in all that he does, makes an honest attempt to leave things better than he found them. Beyond this he has a strong wish to protect those he cares about—especially since they are few in number.

Sexuality: Straight.
Likes:

• Girls with piercings.
• Working out.
• Parkour.
• Coffee.
• Curry.
• Tea.

Dislikes:

• People commenting on his other appearance.
• Being inactive for long periods of time.
• Cigarettes/smoke.
• Monotony.
• Boredom.
• Dogs.

Derangement: Essentially, following his trigger event, Jake has felt more and more detached from reality, particularly the events and people around him on an emotional level. It became harder for him to form lasting emotional bonds or to just, well, care about most things. Additionally, he's noticed more and more that he only feels 'all there,' emotionally when utilizing his powers—and during a brief period of time after use as if a small part of him was cordoned off into his second body when he triggered.

While Jake has grown used to this, the activation of his power tends to cause an almost 'emotional high,' sometimes resulting in emotions becoming more intense in general—the reality being he's just experiencing the average intensity of human emotion which he is typically denied. Currently, Jake's working theory for why this happens is essentially as follows:

“When I triggered, I think my power cordoned off a small part of my psyche, allotting it to my Second Vessel so that when I inhabited it it wouldn't feel unfamiliar and unnatural, but instead would fit me like a glove. However, this appears to have resulted in a loss of emotional intensity in my...human half. Kinda sucks.”


Skills: Having been practicing parkour for awhile, Jake is pretty good at getting through almost any environment with great efficiency. This also makes him a very athletic and somewhat acrobatic individual. Beyond this he knows how to throw a mean punch or kick properly, but he's certainly no martial artist.

Classification: Breaker|Brute|Mover.
Details: An often misunderstood power, most believe Outsider's ability to be that of a shifter, allowing him to change his physical body drastically however, this couldn't be further from the truth. In reality, Jake's power gives him access to two bodies, namely the one he was born to and one that is typically stored in what he describes as 'an alternate dimension,' or a 'pocket of isolated space-time.' This secondary body is a rather monstrous thing, with its back reaching roughly 6 feet into the air and its body measuring in at 24 feet in length. This body possesses a slew of capabilities, but perhaps its most notable is its incredible metabolism, which consumes energy from an unknown source and generates an incredible amount of bio-electricity and bio-chemical energy thus fueling a considerable regeneration factor as well as the body's flight, not to mention its ability to manipulate and physically manifest, to limited degrees, kinetic energy. In essence this manifests as a kinetic barrier just off the surface of the body's skin, which is capable of absorbing a fair amount of physical damage before shattering—though it is comparatively weak against energy-based assaults.

Beyond this is the body's ability to transform its own bio-electric and bio-chemical energy into pure kinetic energy, which it can channel throughout its form or release in bursts of force. This as well as its size afford it a brute classification as it is capable of a sizable amount of damage if its kinetic bursts, and strikes are well placed. However, the body has other notable capabilities, particularly its senses, which include an electromagnetic perception, enhanced hearing and oddly sensitive skin on its many tendrils. This allows Jake, while in this form, to perceive bio-electricity as well as normal electrical signatures, hear things much further away or with greater clarity, as well as sense subtle shifts in air currents around his adopted form. Aside from this, Jake's second body is really only notable for its significantly boosted regeneration and the durable chitinous armor that protects its torso, head, and arms allowing it to shrug off low caliber rounds, normal bladed implements, and some blunt force trauma. What the Jake's body can't handle, its regeneration can recover from—though this doesn't necessarily mean he can tank just about everything—contrary to what one might think. Nonetheless, all in all Jake's ability is powerful...if monstrous in appearance.

Besides this, there is Jake's trump card—which is something he is quite unaware of—as should Jake's second vessel be destroyed or damaged in a manner that would be fatal to it, the body will not die, but instead go into a stasis—shunting Jake's mind back into his physical body. Over a variable period of time, depending on the extent of damage, the body will pull itself back together and regenerate, or just regenerate if much of it has been obliterated.

Side effect: Something he is faintly aware of, Jake's normal gait and movements in his native human body possess a strange predatory grace and fluidity. It seems that along with part of his psyche being given to his 'Second Vessel,' part of its was given to him. This has little bearing on his physical abilities but does make him either slightly more attractive in motion, or slightly more intimidating depending on the observer.

Limitations: While most would think that Jake's ability ought to make him a powerhouse however, they would be quite mistaken in that assumption as it is rife with exploitable weaknesses. First and foremost, Jake, upon swapping either from his human body to his monstrous one or vice versa, feels a brief, but intense disorientation and confusion as his shard readjusts his physical awareness to allow him to control his given vessel. While only lasting for a maximum of three seconds and not impeding him from switching back and forth, this effect stacks, making him more disoriented for longer should he swap back and forth rapidly.

Additionally, while his second vessel sounds durable, everything beyond its armor is relatively frail, allowing its tendrils to be cut off with relative ease—given the prevalence of parahumans and tinkertech—not to mention that its kinetic barrier is particularly weak against energetic assaults. While the barrier can withstand extended exposure to radiation or high ambient temperatures, it will gradually degrade if sudden temperature spikes occur, if explosive force is applied, or if electrical current is involved, which, while not inherently harmful to the vessel is disorienting and particularly painful. Its senses are another weak point as the vessel does not possess eyes and has no means through which to defend its sensitive hearing and electromagnetic detection from either spikes in electrical activity or exceptionally loud noise—both which can disorient Jake significantly.

While unknown to Jake at current time, his second vessel possesses a crystal-like hyper dense 'heart' within the most armored part of its torso. This core, while highly durable compared to the rest of its body, if destroyed, will permanently render the second vessel inert as it is effectively its only truly vital organ. It is unknown how the destruction of the core, and thus his second vessel, would effect Jake's power or Jake himself.

All of Jake's powers are supplied energy by way of photons, making it possible for him to run out of juice for his kinetic abilities, regeneration, and flight in the absence of light, given enough time.