Ichikagi [1]

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Killing Perfection

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Name: Seitetsu Kurou
Alias: Sesshomaru
Bloodlimit: -------
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Height: 165cm
Weight: 73kg


Alignment: Neutral Evil
Homeland: Kiba no Kuni
Village: None


Special: Chakra Molding Tai Master

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Appearance


With a height of five-foot, five-inches; a weight of  a peculiar one-hundred and sixty pounds, Kurou does not look to be strong, with his slim stature and bony appendages. However, it is his corporeal disadvantages that makes him so threatening an adversary. He hails from the Seitetsu ichizoku, and thus benefits innately from their ritual of the Steel Body. What he lacks in actual mass and muscle is made up for by having a skeletal system comprised of adamant metal; how peculiar it is to see his arm transition into a three-foot blade while his eyes roll over in a bloodlust frenzy. Born on the small island country of Fang, he does exhibit similar skin qualities as the many other Castors that dot the land. Yet again it is his clan's ritual that makes him who he truly is; that, and his personality, which seems to fit his gangly yet defined stature.

Masses of black hair sprout from his head in hard and short spike formations. Kurou has an ovular head, just like his siblings before him. What makes him stand out amongst his ilk is his apparent lack of eyebrows. His agape, and often murderous eyes aid him in creating a grisly and aesthetic visage; quite often are they staring into a person's eyes, or absorbing the sensory appreciation of what an acute blade can do to a human extremity. With a small nose and a mouth that's hard to pry open, Kurou continues to take on certain aspects of a common teenager. In the circumstance that he does happen to use his mouth, a set of triangular incisors fill his mouth with immaculate steeled enamel. 

Humid summers in the forests of Kiba no Kuni have left Kurou with almost a bronzed skin color. His entirety is tanned, and most of that comes from the fact that he hardly ever dons actual clothing. In the thickets of Fang, it is almost common nature to run into a hostile creature; that, and the virid plant life there makes quick work of his cheap clothing. Usually tank-top shirts are thrown over his defined torso, which is also riddled with cuts from skirmishes from across the country. Another reason as to why the clothing of Kurou is frequently in tatters is because of his repetitive use of his ichizoku's hidenjutsu, which calls for him to shape-shift parts of his body into weapons used by people abroad. Black pants are traditionally worn by him, yet it's not uncommon to see him change clothing styles or patterns, especially if he happens to run across someone and loot them of their life and belongings. 

Kurou has just recently found a butt bag on the slain body of some random traveler. There are several useful items within the compartments of the tool pouch, and many others that are foreign to him wholly. He wears two greaves---one on either arm---and religiously carries around a large nodachi that he picked up from his first ever kill. The greatsword appears to be old and withered, with its tattered blade, yet it is still capable of mutilation and flat-out killing. Being born of Seitetsu origins, he does his best to learn and mimic different weapon styles and types, so that his body can truly become the ultimate weapon.




Personality

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Quite possibly deranged from a young life of turmoil, having lived on the curved isle of Fang, Kurou exhibits an unsettling cold temperament towards most people. His manners are not there as he was raised in the mountain wilderness of the island country, and is thus feral and hostile innately. The total of his mental entirety, be it the sub- or fore-conscious is thus: do it perfectly, and be malignant about it. He was raised to be a fighter, and the island of Kiba no Kuni has bred many a killer. 

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Hot-blooded and quick to enrage, Kurou follows in the footsteps of his father, who also had a mean and steely streak. The youth isn't reckless wholly, but he can explode into a frenzy of evil energy. With his clan's unique ability to transform their body upon their willing, he has often found himself to be the perfect killing instrument. There have been encounters in Kurou's young life that most retired samurai hailing from the Land of Swords have no means of understanding how he survived. He has learned quite effectively how to kill and use his environment to its fullest potential as a warrior of the body arts.

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Beguiling in occasional situations, Kurou has learned how to weasel his way out of tight spots. His mind, perhaps a majority of the transformation coming from combat, has altered into something tactical and efficient, to say the least. Even as one who doesn't use nin- or genjutsu, Kurou has been forced to learn how to act according to his surroundings. At best, he can find his way through a net of lies, or even strategize a ploy against his opponent in the heat of combat. Tenacity and a lust for blood have mingled too long with this vulpine aspect of personality, which causes him to have an even sturdier resolve when fighting to the death.

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Colder than steel, Kurou is someone that is particularly jaded toward the advances of others. He hardly knows fear as a hindrance, but more so as an ally. It is his impressive strength that sends ripples through his opponents that cause them to waver; the Seitetsu youth's inherited clan ritual enables him to cause horror in diverse places that should have been otherwise contained by mere human will. Like an adder, he can be aggressive. Coupled with his killing instinct, this side of Kurou makes him astute; so much so that he has managed to escape and later survive the numerous blades of several men older than he. Despite being raised as a wild boy, his training in weapon-related body arts has conditioned him into a more adroit thinker who transitions as mercury on the fly.

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Plagued by howling pangs produced perhaps from coveting a detestable relic of old, Kurou suffers from an aura of choking misfortune. He does not necessarily know or understand the energy that hangs about him like a miasma, yet time and time again it has incredibly kept him from death. How is it that this tangent of the mind was produced from some outside force not dwelling inside of Kurou? It causes the boy to be psychotic, which has only recently been increased by the yearning to find the master of evil taijutsu, Xerxes. His cravings dwell with this symbiotic influence that seems to cause more strife went pent up.  Even while this is but a sliver and hardly seen facet of Kurou's entire temperament, it still effects his overall character. He wishes to appease the power that haunts him, as it has saved him more than once during times of terrible misfortune.

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Dripping perhaps at the ends of his subconscious, from the hanging stalactites of his total personality, is a superfluous part of Kurou that makes him really unique. The boy has no qualms over his actions, thus making him true to his nature. Being the ninth child of a Seitetsu swordsman, Kurou not only exhibits the often times arrogant and prideful characteristics of his ichizoku, but suffers from also being born in the Land of Fang. Castors, as they are called, are known to already be dominant people and there are many of them that make up a majority of the world's deadliest criminals. Even without the use of spiritual energy to manipulate elements and perceptions, Kurou's body is still a force to be reckoned with.




History


His mother, who had labored wearily with her fifth and final son, lay on a shabby table in the ranges of Kiba Kuni. There had been no time to move to Shikon for a doctor, so Kurou had been born within the walls of his parents home. The brow-less child's father was known as Kurogane, or Black Steel, for his oddly dark colored skin. He was beyond the chestnut color of most Castors and had been a man of a totally black body. The progenitor of actually the ninth and final son had two more wives that had bore him two other children a piece. As he grew, so did his chakra; in time, the ritual of the Steel Body had been applied to Kurou and he began to show an impressive amount of control over the hidenjutsu of the clan. His body a natural weapon, he trained daily with his elder siblings to hone it into something perfect. It was the pressing and often-time encouraging words of Ichirou, the eldest, and Gorou, the fifth, that pushed Kurou to wish to excel. He had been young and was almost as skilled as those who had trained him. They had been in their mid-teens, and the youngest himself only seven when, on a fateful night, a band of samurai came looking for his father. 

A large bounty had been placed on the man known as Black Steel and these four trained swordsmen had come to claim it. All of Kurogane's extended family lived here; his three wives and nine children lay at the mercy of four of Shikon's best samurai. Not finding what they had wanted, and not willing to depart until the situation could be remedied, the hired men attacked. It was terrible; these men had excelled as sensei in arts that these children had never witnessed before. With fluid and one stroke movements, his kin fell one-by-one all around him, even though they outnumbered the swordsmen two against one. The wives of the missing man would easily fall to the blade of another, fifth samurai who had joined the fray late. While Kurou and the surviving siblings fought off these attackers, two of the four had been slain at the hands of Ichirou who had seen three of his younger brothers fall to blades that weren't created from the bodies of these samurai. Engaged in an intense sibling versus samurai contest, the numbers of the Seitetsu continued to diminish as the hired swordsman that had slain the mothers entered to fight alongside his cohorts. Kurou had never witnessed anything so gory in his life, but the thrill had excited him. That aura that hung around him like a miasma was released and aided in the killing of two more of the samurai, but not before three more of his own kin fell. It was a double-edged sword, that malefic energy; and Kurou, out of a sudden urge from not hearing the voice of his mother, turned and fled to find her. Ichiro had survived, he was seventeen and already advanced at a sword-style that called for the wielder to take the life of the opposing enemies; the third eldest, Miko, a girl, had also shown her prowess in warding off the advances of the samurai; and Kurou, the youngest, walked into their ruined home and dropped to his knees as he saw the pool of blood spilling from his mother.

Kurou had been sent into a frenzy. Wide-eyed and capable of quite possibly anything, the boy transformed his hand into a small and sharp blade and ran it into the samurai that had slain his mother. He had broken loose of the walls of the abode his mother had birthed him in and jumped crazily at his target who had been preoccupied with fighting the eldest brother. This man would immediately become the first kill of the young child as the blade dug in and out of his torso; had his father not returned that same night to find his wives and children dead and his son in shock, then Kurou would've continued stabbing the dead corpse well into the afternoon of the next day. Seeing his youngest son's aggression and bloodlust spilled before his eyes, Kurogane noticed something unique about Kurou. He hadn't been sure before, but now he was certain. There had been perhaps some outside energy that clouded his son's judgement, which brought along with it an aura of misfortune and thick malevolence. On the following day, Kurogane and his three children that had survived the massacre of the samurai squadron moved to the south of the country, deep into the forested and mountainous boundaries that separated Fang from Claw Country. One of the samurai swords had been taken by Kurou, but not in ode to his fallen brethren or mother. It was looted because with it he would kill anyone who dared question or test his capacity for living. Weeks cycled into months and Kurou never got to use the greatsword, and had instead chosen to hone his body as the ultimate and perfect weapon.

Three years passed and steadily, the boy's body count began to rise. He was sly enough to sneak into taverns scattered around the countryside and swipe away bounties tacked onto walls. While it wasn't the reward that he sought, he still managed to be gifted with the ability to take more people's lives. Regardless of the name, ryo amount or background of the targeted perpetrators, the boy saw all of them as only one thing: sacrifices. During the time that he had managed to wander the southern lands of Kiba, he had encountered a most sinister looking shrine that had been created as a place of remembrance to some forlorn god. It amused him when he found a small statue in the likeness of this supposed deity of evil origin laying on the cusp of the shrine, almost as if meant to be interacted with. Taking it and almost referring to it every hour, the boy began to dream of terrible visions, which seeped with strife energies. His coveting of the statue led him into the wild blindly, and up against a band of Fang's notorious Oni men who lived far in the mountain side.

Still young, relentless and hot about the loss of his mother, the boy entered into the camp as the demon men slept. He easily dispatched of the first with a decapitating blow, but a half-asleep second Oni jumped up and shouted for his men to rise with him. These creatures were certainly larger than Kurou, but being less-than-half of a human, they lacked the brain power that this boy seemed to simulate from some energy that plagued him. The legs of one of these Oni had been lopped off smoothly with the hefty greatsword wielded by the Seitetsu teenager. His vision blurred during this encounter as the strokes of sharp blades wore into his thin body. He wasn't on the verge of death, but disoriented from a bit of blood loss as his mind reverted to the scene of he, Ichiro and Miko fighting the surviving samurai who had slain his family several years prior. He blacked out following this vision and did not wake up unto two days later. In the dead of night, his body stirred; the moon light shone through the cluster of trees that hadn't been cut down during the rampage as Kurou turned his head about; eyes agape, he sat amazed surrounded by deceased demons and their wantonly assorted appendages that littered the sanguine sod. His body had been covered in numerous cuts and deep wounds. Yet he had somehow survived the band of five oni single-handedly... Looking down toward a tree that had been about a meter away from him, he immediately recognized the statue and greatsword as his own. The smaller item had been standing up perfectly while the nodachi lay sheathe-less against the crisp blades of grass. Finding some vigor left in his metallic body, Kurou lifted himself and fetched his two items. He ventured through forests and onward for kilometers without rest before finally collapsing in some dark area that appeared threatening enough to consume Kurou.

Placed under a deep state of sleep, the child dreamed. Power. Death. Misfortune. They rang in his head constantly as brief images of the intricately crafted statue loomed through his REM cycle. He felt the heavy presence of some force yet could not bear to move his wounded body. A name kept trying to penetrate the thin layer of his subconscious before it flooded his mind with its two-syllabicated sound. Xerxes... Xerxes... Xerxes.... it had become incessant as the image of the statue now swirled out of proportion. Feeling even his unconscious brain energy begin to fade, Kurou's mind turned blank as he blacked out. 

In a sweat, he rose out of a bed. He instantly felt the pain and associated the pain with the memories of the Oni group. What haunted him the most was the constant pang of that name and the way the statue had caused itself to whirlpool in his sleep. Looking around the room, he noticed that he had been in a hospital and had a majority of his body covered in bandages. Once the medical person returned to his room, he was soon informed that he had been out for at least a week while still recovering from blood and stamina loss, not to mention a mild state of psychosis behavior. He wasted no time disappearing from the room in which he was confined in after retrieving his belongings yet again. Stepping outside into the fresh air, he realized just were he had been: inside of Shikon, capital of Kiba. With his family living so far south and out of his current range, Kurou opted to settle here until he regained his full strength.

The process had been arduous. While he had been a member of the Seitetsu ichizoku, which actually helped him in his recovery, his genetics also made him foolish. The wounds did not fully heal in the time that had been expected from the doctors, but that was because of Kurou's determined attitude to overcome the pains of the body. Weak, bandaged and quick to lose blood, he still placed himself under a training regimen. He knew that his body would strengthen and that his natural energy would return to him. However he didn't know that the process would take well over two years to complete. Kurou had spent two years living in Shikon as a urchin and learned the tricks of the criminal trade. Petty crimes had been committed to keep his wit about him and for him to find a means of living. Despite his injuries, Kurou had made a large comeback from his younger days, which had been consumed with death and killing for some unknown cause. They would continue, of course, but in a different tangent that would call upon the aid of some supernatural energy. During his stay in the capital, visions of where the temple of Xerxes lay flashed in his head and he felt compelled to find it. Right now, that was  the only goal of the boy, who had been cursed for this long with bearing the burdensome weight of an ancient relic that might have been cursed since the creation of the Great Ninja Nations.[/font]

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Solider Pill x2 
Gas Mask Filter E x1 


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Taijutsu

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Wield Oversized Weapon [30]
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: The user can use larger than normal weapons with ease.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user can treat any weapon as if it were 1 size category smaller than normal and one category "lighter" for the purpose of determining the amount of effort it takes to wield. For instance, a user with this technique could wield a Great Sword as a 1-handed weapon, or they could wield a large great sword as a 2-handed weapon. The weapon still deals its normal amount of damage.
Limit: Must take from Universal TaiJutsu.

Ninjutsu

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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.

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Ritual

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Koutetsu no Karada ^{[starting clan]}
Rank: "C" Rank
Effects: Allows the user's body to transition into solely become steel, with the exception of the vital organs.
Special: The user must obtain an amount of steel equivalent to their body weight. Must find someone of the Seitetsu Clan willing to cast the ritual on your body.
Description: Koutetsu no Karada, or the "Body of Steel", is a ritual that is cast and given to the individuals of the Seitetsu Clan. The ritual is a long and painful one, with the transition of the human body's living membrane into that of a form of 'living steel', which is bendable and malleable as the user wishes it to become. The internal organs of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, and brain are unaffected by the technique, and a special series of internal receptors and vessels replaces the old ones, that are capable of, with the combination of the user's chakra circulatory system, treat the body of steel as if it were a regular human body. The user becomes capable of hardening and softening the Steel of his body to his or her whim, and even manipulating the shape of their body so that they can turn certain parts of their body into weapons or, even their whole body into a weapon for another person to wield. A special Miscellaneous Slot has also been created for those of this clan and the allies of this clan, which, through training, allow the user and the his ally to communicate on instinctual levels while the user is transformed into other weapons, highly increasing their fighting capabilities.
Drawback: The user is incapable of moving until they learn Koutetsu Katansei. The user becomes highly susceptible to Raiton-based techniques, taking additional damage from them (+1 Rank). The user will move slower than the average shinobi until they learn Karada Sumiyaka.
Placement Requirements: Must be a member of the Seitetsu Clan. Must have obtained the amount of steel necessary for this technique.
Cost: If the user is born into the Ritual, there is no cost. However, if the user joins the clan at a later day, then the ritual will cost 20,000 Ryo in combination with the user being forced to gain their Steel.

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Koutetsu Katansei (Steel Malleability)
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Clan Ninjutsu, Supplementary
Effect: This is the basis technique for conforming and manipulating the Steel within the body.
Special: Must have the same rank of this technique as the rank of Clan techniques that the user wishes to learn.
Drawback: Without this technique, the user is incapable of moving.
Description: A basic understanding of how to utilize chakra in a manner that allows it to seep into the user's steel body and change it. This is the primary basis of all techniques within the Clan, and as such it is a requirement to learn this technique to the same Rank of any Clan technique that the user wishes to obtain. An example would be, if the user wanted to learn a "C" Rank technique, they would need the "C" Rank of this technique. If they wanted to learn an "A" rank Clan technique, they would have to learn the "A" Rank of this technique first.
Limit: Must be a member of the Seitetsu Clan.

Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body)
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form.
Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body.
Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form.
Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability.
Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability.
Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank.

Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed)
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties.
Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body.
Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada.

Koutetsu Seigo (Steel Conformity) 
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: A basic understanding of the number of weapon-like modifications the user is capable of creating upon themselves at one time. Also denotes the amount of time it takes for the user to transform parts of their body into weaponry.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must be learned multiple times for the user to gain true power through the technique. The user is not capable of making specialized weaponry, like exploding notes or light bombs, only normal weapons.
Description: This ability is a way to gauge the number of weapon-like modifications that the user is capable of creating upon their body at once. The higher the Rank, the higher the number of modifications the user is capable of creating, as well as the larger the size. Beyond that, the higher the rank of this technique, the faster the user will be able to modify their body into different weaponry. Small weaponry is considered things like kunais/knives, shurikens, and makibishi. Medium weaponry is considered things like one-handed swords, small shields, drills, saws, etc. Large weaponry is considered things like two-handed swords,

"D" Rank- Allows for up to 5 different small-weapon modifications, or up to one medium-sized modifications. Takes 3 seconds for small weapons, six seconds for medium.
"C" Rank- Allows up to 10 small, or two medium sized modifications. Takes 2 seconds for small, five seconds for medium.
"B" Rank- Allows up to 15 small, three medium, or one large sized weapon. Takes 1 second for small, four seconds for medium, six seconds for large.
"A" Rank- Allows up to 20 small, four medium, or two large sized weapons. Small weapons are transformed instantly, medium sized takes three seconds, and large takes five seconds.
"S" Rank- Allows up to 25 small, five medium, three large, or one gargantuan weapons. Small and medium sized weapons are transformed instantly. Large sized weapons take three seconds to transform, and gargantuan weapons take six seconds to transform.

Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Kotetsu Katansei.

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Traits

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Aura of Misfortune
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: The user gives an uncontrolled aura that weakens anyone around them including the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: All creatures (including the user) within 3 meters of the user are subject to a -2 profane penalty to their Saves. This penalty increases to -3 at "C" Class, and increases by an additional -1 every Class Level thereafter (Maximum -5). This Ability functions only while the user is conscious, not if they are unconscious or dead.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Deranged
Rank: "C"
Skill: Heritage Trait
Effect: A trait that helps against Mind-Affecting effects, and immune to Confused condition.
Special: ---
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Description: Compared to other creatures, humans are fragile and easily damaged; this sometimes results in their taking actions and engaging in behaviors that are very eccentric. Some of these humans have unusual cognitive processes that render them more resistant to mental attacks. They gain a +3 racial bonus to all saves against mind-affecting effects, and they are immune to the Confused condition. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Heavy Hitter
Rank: "C"
Skill: Regional Trait
Effect: User has trained in martial arts and so their blows are especially painful.
Special: ---
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Description: User gains a +10 Armour Points Trait bonus on damage made with Unarmed attacks. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Jaded
Rank: "C"
Skill: Combat Trait
Effect: The user has seen horror and death as far back as they can remember.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Maybe they are unfazed by the gruesome, or have become a cynic as a defense against the dark realities of the corners of the world. User gains a +2 trait bonus on Saves against Fear. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Killer
Rank: "C"
Skill: Combat Trait
Effect: User has made their first kill at a very young age and found the task of war or murder to their liking.
Special: ---
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Description: User either takes a particular pride in a well-placed blow, or find vile pleasure in twisting the blade to maximize the target's pain. The user deals +20 Armour Points in striking damage in trait bonus against vital areas. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Urchin
Rank: "C"
Skill: Regional Trait
Effect: User grew up an orphan on the streets.
Special: ---
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Description: The strange and often horrific sights the user saw forced them to grow up fast— there is little that can shock or unsettle them. User gains a +2 trait bonus on saves against fear effects, and when they make a successful save against a fear effect, the resulting rush of bravado grants the user a +10 Armour Points in striking Damage and all Skill checks gain +5 for the next minute. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Skills

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Identify Tracks [05^x1]
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify tracks and gain precise facts from them.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. 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: ---

Lore, Animal (Mountain) [05^x1]
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill enables a character to observe the actions or habitat of an animal and interpret what is going on as well as identifying said animal.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Actions can show how dangerous the creature is, whether it is hungry, protecting its young, or defending a nearby den. Furthermore, careful observation of signs and behaviors can even indicate the location of a water hole, animal herds, predators, or impending danger, such as a forest fire. A successful check means the character understands the basic actions of the creature, as well as the type of creature it is. A character may also imitate the calls and cries of animals that he is reasonably familiar with, based on the knowledge (user must learn per Region). This ability is limited by volume. A successful check means that only Chakra means can distinguish the character's call from that of a true animal. The cry is sufficient to fool animals, perhaps frightening them away or luring them closer. When learning the user must choose per Region and they may only have knowledge of Animals creatures. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Animal category (Example: Novice can identify Common Animals, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Animals) within a region. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Chart

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Abyssal		Unskilled		-------
Ani. Emp. (Coll. Bird)		Unskilled		-------
		Unskilled		-------
Ani. Train. (Coll. Bird)		Unskilled		-------
		Unskilled		-------
Boating		Unskilled		-------
Chakra Lore		Unskilled		-------
Common		125 Master		-------
Direction Sense		Unskilled		-------
		Unskilled		-------
Ident. Tracks		32 Average		-------
Intimidate		Unskilled		-------
Know Ability		Unskilled		-------
Lore, Ani. (Mtn.)		40 Average		-------
Observation		Unskilled		-------
Religion (-----)		Unskilled		-------
Riding, LB (-----)		Unskilled		-------
Sense Motive		Unskilled		-------
Tracking		Unskilled		-------
Weather Sense		Unskilled		-------