Nov 28, 2018 14:17:25 GMT -6
Post by Novally on Nov 28, 2018 14:17:25 GMT -6
Name of Talent: Bîaŵac
Concept: A Bîaŵac is a great storm of souls and spirits, and Novally's talent is control of such a thing. He holds roughly a thousand spirits bound to his will around him and within him at all times. This is not possession in a traditional sense, rather it would be more accurate to say that Novally has possessed these spirits with his Resolve. These spirits may be released around Novally in a number of ways and are able to perform much of anything they could have in life or death. Additionally, the Bîaŵac may manifest in many forms on the physical plane through ecotplasm. Each spirit on its own are relatively weak but move as part of the Bîaŵac, part of a swarm en mass, that allows them to layer over each other to achieve great things. For those that can see the Bîaŵac, its is a terrible wind of the soul, a violent display of the spirit, and a stunning picture of the dead.
Extra(s): Anything manifested physically by the Bîaŵac never looks right. It shifts too slowly to the wind, reflects light at odd angles, etc etc... it just seems wrong though not always in an immediately obvious way.
Positive Mechanics:
Negative Mechanics:
Concept: A Bîaŵac is a great storm of souls and spirits, and Novally's talent is control of such a thing. He holds roughly a thousand spirits bound to his will around him and within him at all times. This is not possession in a traditional sense, rather it would be more accurate to say that Novally has possessed these spirits with his Resolve. These spirits may be released around Novally in a number of ways and are able to perform much of anything they could have in life or death. Additionally, the Bîaŵac may manifest in many forms on the physical plane through ecotplasm. Each spirit on its own are relatively weak but move as part of the Bîaŵac, part of a swarm en mass, that allows them to layer over each other to achieve great things. For those that can see the Bîaŵac, its is a terrible wind of the soul, a violent display of the spirit, and a stunning picture of the dead.
Extra(s): Anything manifested physically by the Bîaŵac never looks right. It shifts too slowly to the wind, reflects light at odd angles, etc etc... it just seems wrong though not always in an immediately obvious way.
Positive Mechanics:
- Hands of Many- The Bîaŵac may temporarily aid or hinder the user or another, instilling a temporary -/+ 1 to any one aspect to those around them or themselves.
- True Seeming- Small pieces of the Bîaŵac can be forged into objects manifested of ectoplasm. They exist and function as the object naturally would. Complex items require more souls. These items never look perfectly natural.
- Vessel- The Bîaŵac may be forged into an outer shell to house the user. This creates a vessel that he may inhabit, this vessel is made of ectoplasm and thus immune to the hazards of age, poison, and illness. For it possesses no true organs, blood, or flesh. However it is far from indestructible and suffers damage like a normal body. This vessel may look and sound however the user wishes, but their physical aspects will always remain the same.
- Knowing- The user may use the Bîaŵac as their own senses. Sending spirits away from themselves and sharing their sight, hearing, etc... This also allows them to see spirits and the like in others and around themselves.
- Unkown- A Bîaŵac is a thing of spirits, and is inherently invisible to the mortal eye unless manifested with ectoplasm. Should someone have the ability or talent to see spirits then the Bîaŵac is always visible to them around the user.
- Undertaking- The user may release the Bîaŵac to act upon his surroundings such as a poltergeist might.
- Binding- The Bîaŵac may bind new souls to itself by force, should these souls be vulnerable, claimed, or willing. New souls bound to the Bîaŵac lose all sense of self and any talents they once held.
- Shades of Death- The souls that make up the Bîaŵac have an influence upon it. While these souls are stripped of their personalities, will, and sense of self... they retain their death. Those shades that died to fires, cold, drowning, etc... allow the Bîaŵac to recreate the instrument of their death, or at least a phantom impersonation of it. Because of this, ghostly blazes, winds, ice, water and the like may be manifested. All of these things, while capable of interacting with the world never shed proper light, heat, or intensity. (They are less effective than true aspects of those deaths) These aspects are always cold to the touch... as is the way of death
Negative Mechanics:
- Honest Soul- A soul is an inherently honest thing. To properly bind the Bîaŵac to himself, the user must be honest as well. As such, they are incapable of knowingly telling a lie. They may still twist their words, intent, or promises so long as they did not tell any untruths. (The letter of a promise outweighs the spirit of it)
- Daylight- The light of day weakens the Bîaŵac, direct sunlight makes it so that Undertakings, Shades of Death, and Hands of Many may not be released more than a few meters from the user. Additionally, direct touch with the first light of dawn or the last light of dusk will destroy any seeming or vessel the user has created. (New dawn signifying the beginning of new things and dusk the ending of old things. Both of which wipe clean the false shapes made of ecoplasm)
- Thresholds- If not in some way willingly invited inside of a threshold, the Bîaŵac becomes weakened while inside of it. While weakened they suffer all the same effects as if in direct sunlight.If on holy ground, the Bîaŵac cannot exert any power on its surroundings though any seemings or vessels created will continue to persist.
(Thresholds are determined by those within. Homes, especially old ones, that are cared for have strong thresholds. Public buildings or places where people frequently come and go tend to have very weak thresholds and do not limit the Bîaŵac much. Churches and holy ground being the obvious exception.)
