Kinsey Adler

[Kinsey Adler]

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Great Young Lady Detective From The North![/center]

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."

Born Of The Respectable; Onigami
Measurement of Stature; Five Feet and Four Inches
Weighing In At The Mass; One Hundred and Thirty Seven Pounds
Born In The Year Of; The Rat (Twenty Three Years Ago)
Born Of The Gender; Female
Respectable Aligned As; Lawful Good
Born In the Country Of; Tsuchi no Kuni
Now Residing In; Yu no Kuni
Having Great Skill In;

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Clan;
Onigami
Yamanaka
Ikebana
Soul Caster
Bard


Taijutsu;
Boxushingu
Meimei Undoushinkei
Dian Xue Shu
Throwing Specialist


Genjutsu;
Shadow Perception


Miscellaneous;
Crafting
Grand Master Clan
Grand Master Style[/ul]

╔ Upon Her Person ╗

"There's only one truth."

Primarily;

Claws {Paired}

Secondarily;
Bolas; 3 Weights {2 Slots}
Grenade; Smoke {10 Slots}
Makibishi {2 Slots}
Knife {1 Slot}

Other;
Notebook
Pencil

╔ Notations ╗

"The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague."

Bloodlines|Clans Known;
Kamyuja
Onigami
Yamanaka
Ikebana
Soul Caster
Bard

Hand Seals;
38

Movements;
5

[Kinsey Adler]

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"There are, fortunately, very few people who can say that they have actually attended a murder."

Some detectives rely on their skill at disguising themselves. While Kinsey is no stranger to the art of disguise she usually focuses on being able to blend in to any given group. Her average stature and straight long blonde hair along with her soft features are not what one would call striking. The most striking feature on the averagely curved woman are her scarlet eyes, the blessing of her blood line. Her eyes rest beneath perfectly straight brows and thick dark lashes. Her nose is often described as pert and her lips are pale against her skin. Her one vanity is her long blonde hair that falls straight down to her waist.

Kinsey favors neutral colors and tones. Her nails are kept short and unpainted. She often wears black and tan combinations and always avoids patterns unless she is disguising herself for something in particular. Sensible clothes take precedence over fashionable ones. On her feet she transitions between running shoes and military grade steel toed boots. She has no piercings or tattoos thus making her even harder to discern from any given crowd. She is quite skilled at blending in. When a disguise is needed she is thankful for her blonde hair which can easily be dyed to any given color.

When in disguise Kinsey takes no chances. None of her disguise is based with chakra because it is far too easy to see through. She favors potions or dyes. She is quite skilled with make-up and her closet is filled with clothing that she can use to fit into any given situation. She absolutely hates wearing dresses or skirts because she feels like she can’t move properly in them in case something happens and she needs to make a quick run for it. Her next goal for disguises is to attain the head bands from every ninja village so she can investigate inside them or take the guise of a ninja if need be.

Kinsey is not one to rely heavily upon weaponry however she feels naked with her claws. They are the perfect defense against those who do wield weapons therefore she likes to keep them on her at all times. She also keeps a small pouch on the right side of her belt with a handful of weaponry designed to disarm or stop an opponent as opposed to hurting them. This is placed so she can access them easily with her dominant hand which is the left however she is fairly ambidextrous so she can switch with ease. Her one exception to carrying dangerous weaponry is a pair of knives that she keeps in case she needs to cut restraints.

One of her most distinctive articles of clothing is a tan jacket that extends down to the back of her knees. Many pockets can be found along this jacket. It is in here that she carries her notebook and pencil to jot down any needed information or make a quick sketch of a scene as well as a never ending supply of latex gloves so she can touch evidence without damaging it. She also keeps her money hidden in one of the inner pockets within the lining. As a perverse joke she carries pocket change in an outside pocket just to annoy any would-be thieves. Her hair is most often tied up in a pony tail or a tight bun to keep any stray hairs from disturbing a potential crime scene.

╔ Of The Persona ╗

"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."

Kinsey has what is colloquially known as “Slay-dar” which is the ability to somehow always stumble across murder victims. She always takes it in stride with a smile. She says she just happens to be in the right place at the right time. However no one has spotted the sadness behind that smile. She knows if she had been earlier she could have possibly saved a life. Kinsey hates death as much as she loves solving mysteries she wished she had more cases involving live people though it never seems to work out that way. Someone has to solve those murders though, and she is the girl to do it.

Kinsey is a purist in many forms. Deductive logic is the entire basis of her work. She finds inductive reasoning to be sloppy and unfounded there for she basis her deductions only in fact and evidence, not in guess work and motive. Kinsey does not approve of drugs or alcohol… or of tattoos and piercings. She is a health food nut who only eats foods she knows the origin of. She is known to drink caffeine from time to time but only in natural methods such as tea. It is very rare to see her eating or drinking things such as coffee or sweets.

Kinsey has always been a reserved person, more reliant on logic than emotion and rarely getting worked up over anything, though she has been known to have a competitive streak. Her real passion is displayed when it comes to mysteries and cases. She enjoys reading mystery novels and crime books. Her knowledge on past cases is immense. Recently Kinsey has been guarding her heart more than ever. After being betrayed by her mentor and partner she was positively crushed. The incident even resulted in a physical altercation that she hasn’t quite been able to get over.

If anyone knows the capabilities of human beings it is Kinsey and it is for that exact reason that she does not trust anyone. She has a cultured manner of speech and rarely uses contractions. She is prone to user jargon or advanced terminology that can be quite annoying to people outside of the mystery field. Her closest friends are in the law enforcement field but as she recently learned, even that is not a fair judge of a person’s character. Kinsey is a bit of a Luddite. She isn’t necessarily afraid of technology but she believe people rely on it far too much.

Kinsey would never commit a murder or allow a criminal to commit suicide. She feels that a detective who corners her suspect and then does nothing to prevent them from killing themselves is as bad as a murderer. She feels if people though a little more, or just cared a little more than people would stop killing each other. It would be a happy day for Kinsey if for just one day no one died… or at least no one killed someone else. She understood the motives in an academic sense but in her heart she just doesn’t know what would be worth that. She faced down her mentor who had killed countless people and then he attacked her and she still could do nothing but capture him.

╔ Historically Speaking ╗

"A detective who uses his deductive powers to corner a suspect and then does nothing to stop them from committing suicide is no better than a murderer himself."

Kinsey was born in Tsuchi no Kuni to an interesting pair of parents. Her mother was a well known actress and her father a very famous novelist. From a young age Kinsey displayed amazing academic talent. At a young age she made the acquaintance of her parent’s long time friend, the renowned detective Akunin. The young Kinsey quickly impressed the man and their games began. Every time Akunin visited he brought a mystery for Kinsey to solve before the next time he visited. Each time she solved the puzzle. By the age of nine she had begun her formal training with the detective while her parents travelled the world.

By the age of fifteen Kinsey began going on cases with Akunin, who was the only person other than her parents who she allowed to call her ‘Kin’. By the age of seventeen she had earned herself the title ‘Great Young Lady Detective of the North’. When she was twenty-one a string of murders began. Each victim was someone who had either killed a person, or been a strong suspect in a killing but with a lack of evidence. The cases were all different but it was eventually declared to be the work of a serial killer. It was around this time that Kinsey met Drake.

He seemed to pop up in many places. Due to the string of murders Kinsey was quite untrusting at this point and found Drake off setting. She even considered him for a suspect for a period of time. Her mind was racing… everyone was a suspect. Using her computer files on old cases she was able to find a single thread however… the only thing that any of the victims had in common besides a criminal record was that all of the cases had been investigated or looked at by Akunin. It was late one night that the realization struck… but how was she to be sure?

Using her skill of disguise she followed her mentor to the home of a criminal on what appeared to be a stake out. She contacted the man Akunin was watching and through his help she was able to finally face her mentor… her enemy. Imagine her shock when she came to face to face with her mentor… trying to burn down the house of an arsonist who had killed a family. The confrontation brought Kinsey to tears as she heard her Sensei try to justify the means of murder to her. When she reached out to try and bring him out of the house he struck at her with a sword, slicing her arm and dropping a match.

He posed her the option of getting out or burning along with him. He refused to face the same system that had let so many criminals walk free. Despite the roaring flames Kinsey used her weapons to knock down and tie up her mentor and drag him out of the fire. She awoke some time later to find that her partner was sitting in a high security cell while she was confined to a hospital bed for burns and smoke inhalation. It was around this time that Drake came to visit her… the man who had only been interested in meeting the young detective… not a suspect like she originally thought.

In the time since she was released from the hospital Kinsey has gone into seclusion, unable to mentally cope with the fate of her mentor, and then made her reappearance into the world with a new verve. There were still bad guys out there that needed to be stopped. It was unfair and selfish for her to stay cooped up and do nothing. Only her parents and Drake could see the sadness that still hid behind those heavily lashed scarlet eyes.

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[Kinsey Adler]

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Blood of Dragons
Rank: "C"
Skill: Trait
Effect: Long ago, your ancestors' blood mixed with that of dragons.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits.
Description: User gains a +5% trait bonus on Observation checks, gain Low-light vision, and gain a +2 Heritage bonus on saves against sleep and paralysis. This trait replaces 1 Freebies..
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Focused Study
Rank: "C"
Skill: Trait
Effect: A trait that automatically increases the rank of a Skill per Class Level up to "B" Class Level.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: All humans are skillful, but some, rather than being generalists, tend to specialize in a handful of skills. At "D" Class, "C" Class, and "B" Class, such humans gain Skill Focus (+20 bonus) in a skill of their choice as a bonus technique. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 of 5 Freebies.
D Class - +20 Evidence Analysis
C Class - +20 Arson Investigation
B Class - +20

Skillful [Observation]
Rank: "C"
Skill: Trait
Effect: Humans pursue a wide range of careers and live in a multitude of conditions, and as a result learn to excel in many different skills.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Choose 1 skill, the skill gains a +20 trait bonus to that Skill. The bonus gains an additional +5 per Class Level. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 of 5 Freebies.

Eidetic Memory
Rank: "C"
Skill: Trait
Effect: A few rare humans have perfect recall, allowing them to remember minor details from an event that others have long forgotten.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: They gain +5 heritage bonus to all Academia and Jutsu Lore checks. User gains a +10 heritage bonus on Observation checks to detect a disguise. The user also gains a +1 Racial bonus to Die Rolls pertaining to Academia Learning and Jutsu Lore. If they have any questions about an event, such as a person’s name or exactly what happened, their Game Master must tell them the details (even if the character’s player has forgotten them). They cannot remember extremely fine details, such as the text of a book left open on a desk, but they can remember the general gist of the book or the topic the passage covered. They always remember faces, names, and the basic sequence of events. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 of 5 Freebies.

Able Learner
Rank: "C"
Skill: Social Trait
Effect: The user has great aptitude for learning.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When learning a skill, the skill states how many times a die roll may be applied to show how much they learned within that skill. Example, when a user learns "Botany" they gain 5 die rolls. This "trait" increases the amount of die rolls by 1.5 rounded to the highest number at 1 die roll per learning, however any number higher than 1 die roll is rounded down. For example: User learns Botany and gains 5 die rolls. With this Trait they will gain 7 die rolls. However if a user learns Lockpicking they normally get 1 die roll, however with this Trait they will gain 2 die rolls.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 2 Freebies.

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Stringed Instruments (Violin) [10][23|125]
Rank: "E" (10 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows a user to play a specific Stringed Instrument.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill indicates the player knows how to play at least one stringed instrument. Once this skill is acquired, the character can choose a specific type of stringed instrument. Each time he repeats the course he can add another stringed instrument. Stringed instruments include violins, lyres, harps, lutes, guitars, etc. Basic skill indicates the musician can play simple tunes. Specialization means the character can play more complex tunes and compose simple tunes. Mastery indicates the character is a virtuoso and can compose intricate pieces for his instrument. Those without this skill cannot play any instrument of this type. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Singing [5][39|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that turns a character into an accomplished singer.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The Character with this skill is an accomplished singer and can use this ability to entertain others and perhaps earn a small living. No skill check is required to sing in most circumstances. The character can also create choral works on a successful skill check. Use Musical Instrument Task Skills to see what a user can do and the difficulty checks as Musical Instrument Task Skills are similar to Singing. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Disguise [80][71|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A person versed in the art of disguise can alter his appearance to be unrecognizable- even to his own mother.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A user may choose to appear as the opposite sex, a larger person or possibly even a smaller person. There are, of course, common sense limits to this skill. A balding, fat, middle-aged male innkeeper is going to have one hell of a time disguising himself as a voluptuous female prostitute. In general, the following limitations apply: Height: +/- 25% of actual height; Weight: +/- 50% of actual weight; Sex: Male or Female; Hair: Any Color; Eyes: Any Color; Complexion: Any Color; Facial Features: Highly mutable
Obviously, the ability to speak the language of the person you impersonate is not granted. The character may need to purchase clothes or materials depending on his disguise. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Forgery [10][36|125]
Rank: "E" (10 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill enables the character to create duplicates of documents and handwriting and to detect such forgeries created by others.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: On a successful check, a forgery passes as genuine except by other characters who are intimately familiar with the genuine article or by other persons with the Forgery skill. On a failed check, the forger’s work is so shoddy that it cannot pass examination by anyone. To forge a document (military orders, local decrees, etc.) where the handwriting is not specific to a person, the character needs only to have seen a similar document before. To forge a name, an autograph of that person is needed, and a skill check with a -10% penalty must be successfully made. To forget a longer document written in the hand of some particular person, a large sample of his handwriting is needed and a -15% penalty is applied to the check. If the check succeeds, the work will pass examination by all except those intimately familiar with that handwriting or by those with the forgery skill who examine the document carefully. Furthermore, those with the forgery skill may examine a document to learn if it is a forgery. On a successful skill roll, the authenticity of any document can be ascertained. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Identify Tracks [15][72|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify tracks and gain precise facts from them.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill can tell, when he runs across tracks, if they were made by any animal or human. He can precisely identify any normal creature by their footprints. No check is needed for this skill when performing a routine identification. A skill check is needed if the character wants to try to identify precise facts, such as those mentioned above. (the fact that the mule's pack is heavy, or that the camel's foot is sore.) Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Lockpick [30][66|125]
Rank: "E" (10 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: Lock Picking is the deft use of tiny picks and levers to simulate the action of the designed key and thereby open the lock.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Subsequently to such manipulation is an inherent weakness of all locks owing to the fact that, to serve their intended purpose, they must open when the mated key is turned. Better quality locks employ more and higher precision tumblers but this comes at rapidly increasing cost. Such locks do, however, provide greater challenge to the would-be intruder. The time required to pick a lock varies wildly being both a function of the lockpicker's skill and the intricacy of the lock. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Observation [95][82|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill focuses certain powers of observation - sight, smell, hearing, and touch.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A failed check indicates that the character is oblivious until the thing is pointed out to him. This skill is important for ferreting out advancing enemies or ambushes, generally real-time events and actions occurring, versus scrutiny, which covers static objects or areas. A Game Master may roll an Observation skill check for a Character any time there is an NPC, monster, event or happening that a character might notice, even if he did not specifically state that he is monitoring his surroundings. Characters are capable of noticing any event within their perception. Observation reveals only facts, not motivation. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill. If you are Schooled in Anthropology you gain a +10% synergy bonus with Observation checks that involve noticing disguise checks.
Limit: ---

Reading Lips [20][50|125]
Rank: "E" (10 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: The character can tell what other characters are saying, even if they cannot hear them.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must be Fluent in the language of the observed speaker.
Description: On a successful skill check, the character discerns part of the conversation (because some sounds are much like others, lip readers never understand a full 100%). The speaker must be mostly facing the lip reader (at least a three-quarter view). If the skill check fails, nothing is learned.

Unskilled: A word or two.
Novice: About 10% of the conversation.
Average: About 20% of the conversation.
Advanced: About 50% of the conversation.
Expert: About 70% of the conversation.
Master: About 90% of the conversation.
Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Anatomy, Basic [15][35|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: Characters with the anatomy skill have a basic knowledge of how the body functions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill includes a knowledge of surgery, dissection, and basic anatomy. As might be expected, such knowledge is enormously useful for corporeal sculpting of corpses, sculpting incorporeal ectoplasm, and even restoring bodies by proper embalming. Without a proper knowledge of Anatomy, Basic, most of the work is guesswork. They know where major organs are located on most species. They do not know much about the anatomy of rare creatures or monsters, but they can make an educated guess in certain circumstances. This skill can help a character know what organs to harvest and other body parts for components or other uses. Including selling them to others.
Novice: Knowing where major organs lie in the corpse of the same race.
Average: Recognizing the effects of disease or poison upon healthy bodies (though not necessarily the exact nature of such).
Advanced:
Expert:
Master: Remembering how minor organs function in humans.

Being a Trained (Average) in Anatomy, gains a stackable +5 synergy bonus to First Aid: Healing, and Embalming. Basic Each time learned user gets 2 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Anthropology [50][42|125]
Rank: "E" (10 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: The study of the human beings, particularly their evolutionary history, biological variation, social relationships, as well as their cultural history.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The study of the human beings, particularly their evolutionary history, biological variation, social relationships, as well as their cultural history. Includes the disciplines of physical anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. In forensics, this field is used to help identify the gender, age and ethnic origin of an individual from skeletal remains. as well as analyzing tool and wound marks found on bones. People trained in this field are skilled at the unearthing of evidence from burial sites and other archaeological situations. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill. If user knows
Limit: ---

Law [10][10|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill provides the character with knowledge of the codes of law be they formal statutes or informal rules.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill provides the character with knowledge of the codes of law be they formal statutes or informal rules. However, these statutes vary greatly from country to country (and may be dissimilar within regions of a nation). Equally problematic is the degree to which these codes are enforced or what liberal interpretation a local magistrate or ruler may make of the law. As such, one must never presume that operating within the strict letter of the law offers guaranteed immunity from prosecution. Established individuals of wealth and prestige will invariably receive more favorable treatment while outsiders and enemies of the state are often subject to discrimination. The Degree to which established law is upheld is largely a function of the pervasiveness of corruption within the ruling hierarchy. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Identify Poison [10][29|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: Characters with this skill can identify poisons used by others.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A user may use the following senses for the process of the identification: sight, smell, taste, or symptoms. The investigator may attempt one skill check for each investigative technique per poison encountered. It takes a round per sense before the user may guess as to what the poison may be depending on how they investigated. If the user has knowledge in Botany, Lore, Animal, Lore Monster, Lore, Spirit, Herbalism, and/or Anatomy, Vial investigating may be easier depending on the circumstance. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 2 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Geology [5][24|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A geologist is a specialist in the composition of the earth.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill gives characters a basic scientific knowledge of the planet and its structure (including subterranean caverns) as well as types of rocks. It can help a character identify potential veins of gems or safely spelunk (navigate through natural caves). Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Evidence Analysis [150][71|125]
Rank: "E" (10 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill to identify and categorize evidence.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Use this skill to identify and categorize evidence. When a character enters a crime scene or area, they are faced with a multiplicity of potential clues. The character must be able to decide what is significant and what is not. PCs use this skill when looking at an object to decide whether it is significant evidence or not. For example, if somebody is stabbed and there knives in the kitchen nearby, the character should be able to recognize which ones could potentially match the wounds on the victim, as well as be able to tell the bloodstains from, say, dried ketchup or molasses, etc. Typical checks are made for any piece of evidence with the following modifiers.

Evidence is contaminated - Very Difficult
Evidence is inconspicuous, unclear or well hidden - Difficult
The Evidence is obvious - Average
Crime scene is large or complex - Very Difficult
Crime scene is small with limited amount of evidence present - Difficult


A character cannot retry a check with a particular evidence as the character will be unaware and may have misinterpreted the evidence. Evidence, and Crime Scene stack, so a Crime Scene that is large or complex with evidence that has been contaminated will have add 20 to the Die Roll against the user's skill. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Latin [20][5|125]
Rank: "E" (20 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: An ancient language found mostly in the Eastern world.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The language of Ancient Country of Fire and of the educated in pre-Ninja world countries such as Sound, Grass, and Waterfall, which achieved its classical form during said era. It is the oldest recorded language of the Country of Fire. Latin literature encompasses a rich tradition of scientific, technical, and philosophical texts. Latin is not widely used except for dedicated scholars. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Glersee (Trail Markers) [5][27|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A special language, enables a user to interpret and communicate by using trail markings.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture; Picture Glersee is a unique form of communication developed by rangers and scouts, combining symbols and the use of stones, sticks, etc. to mark trails. They are able to pass vital information to comrades without letting the enemy know what's being said. Those conversant in Glersee can interpret the signs left by others before them, and they can leave signs for others. In addition to these symbols, stones, sticks, and other natural material are used. For instance, two stones placed on top of one another means that a steep mountain or cliff is straight ahead. Two stones placed side by side means the trail is relatively unobstructed. Sticks placed in the form of a cross means that the road branches off ahead and is safe. Two sticks placed in the form of an x means that enemy troops are up ahead and that it is dangerous. A pile of stones with a stick on top means that a cave is nearby, but that there is danger in the cave. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Animal Mimicry [5][26|125]
Rank: "E" (5 TP at all times)
Skill: Skill
Effect: A character with this skill can imitate noises made by various animals.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill allows the user to imitate any animal and/or monster noises that he is familiar with. This may be for common birds and farm animals, but the howls, cries, grunts, and bellows of monsters require the character to hear the noise at least twice before they can mimic it. Higher skill levels allow imitating louder and more complex sounds as well as ensuring a greater success rate. A successful check mimics the noise precisely, but a failed check means that the sound is wrong in some way (pitch, resonance or volume). Creatures and persons familiar with the noise detect the fraud, but other creatures or characters in earshot could try to determine if they detect the fakery (assuming they know anything at all about the actual sounds). Those clueless to that particular beast are duped. Hunters often use Animal Mimicry to fool animals while scouts use this skill to send signals to their allies. Look in Task Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---
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Kinobori no Waza - Act of Tree Climbing
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Allows a Non-Ninja the ability to perform Advanced chakra techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Non Ninjas must learn in order to learn Advanced chakra techniques. Ninjas gain this technique for free in the beginning however does not add into Character Class like other starting techniques. Does not work on Animal Companions.
Description: Kinobori no Waza, the art of tree climbing serves a dual purpose. Taking part in Kinobori Shugyou (Tree Climbing Training) helps a ninja learn how to focus their chakra. It also teaches the ninja how to run up trees and walk on vertical walls. The training helps the ninja learn how to focus just the right amount of chakra to a particular part of their body. The amount needed to climb is small but it must be precise. The feet are regarded as the hardest location to master chakra focusing. So by gaining the art of this skill, the ninja will have any jutsu available (theoretically) because they will be able to focus their chakra as needed. Allows a user to learn up to "C" Rank Chakra related Techniques.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique.

Suimen Hokou no Waza - Act of Water Surface Walking [70]
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Allows a Non-Ninja the ability to perform even more Advanced chakra techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Non Ninjas must learn in order to learn Advanced chakra techniques. Ninjas gain this technique for free in the beginning however does not add into Character Class like other starting techniques. Does not work on Animal Companions.
Description: A variation on the Kinobori no Waza (Act of Tree Climbing), the art of water surface walking allows a ninja to walk on water as if it was a solid surface. Focusing an even amount of chakra out of the soles of their feet, they can balance themselves on the very surface of the water. Allows a user to learn up to Any Rank Chakra related Techniques within the rightful restrictions.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique.

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Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill)[30]
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Water. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Water Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: ---

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Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu (Water Clone)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited; however, it can not travel very far from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural water state. When first learned the user is capable of having or capable of creating up to Five Clones. Each time learned the user learns this technique the number of Clones is capable of increasing by one. The maximum amount of clones is Ten for the Difficulty Class of D Rank. For each Difficulty Rank Increase the number increases by five of maximum but learning is still one per learned.
Limit: Water Release

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Doton no Jutsu (Earth Release Skill) [20]
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Earth. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Earth Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: ---
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Mokuton no Jutsu (Wood Release Skill) [70]
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this skill, or release, the user is now capable of using, and performing techniques that deal with the element of Wood. This means that any NinJutsu or specialized TaiJutsu that deals the Wood Release will need this in order to be performed correctly.
Limit: Must have Doton no Jutsu (Earth Release Skill) and Suiton no Jutsu (Water Release Skill).
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Semi-Crouch
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A semi-crouched stance used in boxing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture You may choose to fight from a crouch (or semi-crouch) position during a boxing match. If you choose this option, lean forward rather than maintaining an upright position, whilst making sure your feet are kept close together. The most important thing to remember when adopting a balanced boxing stance is to relax. If you start to become tense, your balance will be negatively affected and you will be more likely to receive a harmful blow from your opponent. Your neck and back should never feel under any pressure. If your neck and back do feel tense, you may be leaning your shoulders too far forward and not rotating your hips in line with them. If you want to increase the range of your punches, try positioning your front foot ahead of your head. To see the difference that this new stance can make, stand in front of a punch bag whilst keeping your back foot steady and in the normal position. Punch forward slowly and keep your punch at its full extension. After this, move your lead foot in front of your head and repeat the punching movement. Stop the punch at its full extension and you should be able to notice the increased range now available to you. When practicing this variation, keep the other elements of the orthodox stance, such as the position of the elbows and chin, the same.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing)

Upright Stance
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A Basic upright stance used in boxing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture To adopt an Upright Stance, you should stand with your legs roughly shoulder-width apart. Your back foot should be about half a step behind your front foot. If your dominant boxing hand is your right hand, your left foot will lead. Lift your right heel off the ground by about 3 inches and point both feet inward (although do not exaggerate this movement). If you lift your heel too far off the ground, or turn your feet too far inward, you will become unbalanced. As a test, imagine someone pushing you from any direction. In a properly balanced stance, you should be able to maintain an upright position and not fall to the ground or sway from side to side. To increase the stability of your stance, keep your knees and hips slightly bent but make sure your back is straight. Your lead fist (which will be your left fist if your dominant boxing hand is your right hand) should be positioned vertically at eye level, approximately six inches away from your face. Your right fist should be positioned next to your chin, with your elbow held against your ribcage. This is good defensive positioning and will effectively protect your body. Whilst watching televised boxing matches, you may have noticed the boxers tapping their cheeks with their hands. This repetitive action acts as a reminder to keep fists up at all times and is especially important as the match progresses and energy levels drop. To further protect yourself from blows from your opponent, keep your chin pressed against your chest. Punches to the jaw often cause knock-outs, so it is essential to keep this stance throughout the boxing match.
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Puranto Ninpou: Haeru
Rank: "E"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: A basic technique of the Ikebana, where the user molds a certain type of chakra to feed it to the clan’s special seeds and make them sprout into flowers. With other techniques, the seeds can grow into different kinds of plants.
Drawback: ---
Special: “Hand Seals”
Description: This is the first clan technique for the members of Ikebana to learn, since it’s needed for many other techniques. The user spreads the needed amount of seeds in the desired area and uses then the hand seals to make the seeds sprout into flowers instantly – almost as soon as the seals have been formed the flowers are ready for use. The seeds will always respond to Haeru chakra, no matter where the seeds are when the technique is used: One bag of the Silene seeds can become a full-sized, flower filled meadow even in sand and snow, or while floating on water. The basic form of Haeru creates red, blue, white and yellow daisies, but by molding their chakra in a slightly different way, the user can also create other kinds of flowers.
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Note of the Morning [10]
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu, Instrumental
Effect: Allows the user to send a message.
Special: Melody Hand Seals
Drawback: Anyone in the area will hear the message.
Description: Used as a simple set of tunes depending on the message. The bard plays a set of loud sounds that allows them to convey a ten word message to anyone in the thread. The sounds are meant to mimic human speech thus allowing the message to be understood. The maximum hearing range of this skill is fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard. Must be used with an instrument.

Four Becomes Three [10]
Rank: D
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: Allows the bard to slip away unseen.
Special: --
Drawback: Must be used in a group of four or more.
Description: One of the skills of the bard is knowing when they are no longer needed or when to bow out. Thus in groups of four or more, the bard included, the bard can use their knowledge and skill to slip away from the group unseen. This will not work if someone is paying direct attention to the bard at that time.
Limit: Art of the Bard.

Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)[10][10][10][10][10]
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Koemen (Sound Style: Voice Mask) [10]
Rank: D
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: The user alters the sound of their voice.
Special: ---
Drawback: --
Description: Most people can alter the sound of their voice, yet they can never never quite make it perfect. Bards, on the other hand, have such a great understanding of pitch and tone and have such excellent control of their voice that they can imitate any voice they have heard flawlessly.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Actor’s Mask [10]
Rank: D
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates a balance state.
Special: Vocal Symphony Knowledge
Drawback: Takes a full post to take effect.
Description: By chanting a mantra to themselves the bard clears their mind and buries conscious and subconscious thoughts far below the surface. During this time the emotions and alignment of the bard cannot be read by any means. This skill lasts for the entirety of the thread unless the bard chooses to dispel it.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Voice of Shadow [20]
Rank: C
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: Allows the bard to project false information.
Special: --
Drawback: Takes a full post to take effect. Cannot use other song arts while this is in use.
Description: May only be upheld for four rounds, may not perform any skills during this time. This allows the bard to project thoughts and even the idea of an alignment different from their own, that can go to the complete opposite or slightly different from their own.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'. Must know Actor’s Mask.

The Quiet Game [20]
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary
Effect: Creates a buffer of chakra around the user to prevent the release of sound waves, making the person silent.
Special: ---
Drawback: Can’t make any audible sound until the technique ends, this includes being unable to use bard jutsu. Cannot end the jutsu prematurely.
Description: Focusing their chakra, the bard will create a buffer that coats their entire body. This chakra will absorb any sound waves released by the body, including those caused by stepping, and nullify them. This does not fool sight in anyway. The user can still hear because the sound waves are only absorbed one way. This technique will last for a total of five posts and cannot be ended by the user before that time expires.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Hibiki Sakuran (Echo Confusion) [10]
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: The user casts his voice in all directions.
Special: Singing
Drawback: The user cannot perform other techniques while utilizing this technique.
Description: With their knowledge of sounds Bards are capable of causing their voice to appear to be coming from many different directions. The specific points can only be done within thirty meters of the bard and the voice can only be split five different times when the user is D Class. Their voice can be split an additional two times for every Class level above D the user is, maxing out at 15 times total at S Class. The user may also use this to make the origin of their voice un-traceable through sound if they so choose to.
Limit: Art of the Bard, 'Singing'.

Himei Yokoana (Scream Tunnel) [20]
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: The user blasts a tunnel of sound at the opponent, pushing them back and deafening them.
Special: Singing
Drawback: The user cannot perform hand seals while utilizing this technique.
Description: The user creates a build up of chakra in their vocal cords, releasing it in an almighty burst. The resultant sound blast pushes or blows an opponent back five to ten meters, as well as deafening them for a post.
Limit: Art of the Bard, 'Singing'.

What You Wanted to Say [70]
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Causes a person to speak the truth
Special: Singing
Drawback: Single target. May sense the skill.
Description: A Mind Affecting technique. By using their skill with words the Bard will lead a conversation with his subtle influence. The bard may affect one person within a ten meter radius and trick them into answering a number of questions truthfully. The amount of questions that will be answered truthfully depends on the rank of the bard, it being one question per rank. There is a five percent chance the target will realize something strange is happening per question asked. So five for the first question, ten for the second, ect.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Ototon: Zerihagi (Sound Style: Jelly Leg) [20]
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal or Instrumental
Effect: The user renders the opponent unable to use their legs.
Special: Instrument Skill or Singing
Drawback: --
Description: The user plays or sings a fast paced samba styled song. The chakra produced from this song will run along the ground in an manner that creates no visible impression. When this burst strikes a target it forcibly vibrates the user’s ligaments and tendons, making it impossible for the user to walk, run, or jump for two rounds. This technique has a range of ten meters, plus five more for every character rank above D the user possesses.
Limit: Art of the Bard, Singing C or an Instrument

Melody of Preservation [70]
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu, Instrumental/Vocal
Effect: Perfectly preserves a corpse.
Special: Instrument Skill or Singing
Drawback: Takes two posts to cast.
Description: Using a mournful tune the user is able to preserve a corpse for up to two weeks. The sound creates a perfect capsule around the body, preventing decay and rotting, or injury from external sources. This is to allow the body to be transported so it can be further protected by other sources.
Limit: Art of the Bard. Must have an instrument or Singing 'B' Rank.

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Tasukeru (Seeing Life)
Rank: C, B, A, S
Skill: Doujutsu
Effect: Allows a full three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision and some predictability to physical attacks. Unlike Byakugan, the user sees life in its normal colors during this tech, no details spared. Signs of life, thermal readings and X Ray vision is near perfect. Can also read a determine the difference of a regular shinobi to that of one with a bloodline or if they house any foreign presence by the different chakra waves displayed when observed through Tasukeru. This does not mean one knows the BL right away. Must have encountered the BL before in order to know exactly who they are. The ‘C’ ranked version grants the user up to 50 meters of observing. Each new rank for the Jutsu will add 50 more meters. This can be trained multiple times after all the ranks are achieved in order to add 50 meters onto one’s total. Each extra training is worth an S ranked training.
Special: Although one is born with this jutsu, one must activate the eyes through training.
Drawback: Heavy chakra drain over time, especially when multiple phases of the Tasukeru are accessed. While Taijutsu can be predicted, the Onigami are not designed to have fast twitch muscles. As such, perfect blocking simply won’t happen all the time.
Description: Summoned through will, the scarlet eyes of the Onigami will grow a very vibrant neon red and all life becomes theirs to fully observe. Once activated, the user has a three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision, as well as the ability to see into other people’s bloods. For those allied to an Onigami, this jutsu is revered for making the Onigami known as the ultimate scouts.
Limit: Must be part of the Onigami BL.

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