Senpū Dojo [T|C|Invite]

[Flower]

Senpū Dojo [Training|Crafting|Invite]

The Senpū dojo is located deep within the deserts of the Land of Wind, over a small oasis that few creatures know exist. Out this far in the middle of nowhere, those who train her are often hermits and sages although not necessarily by choice. The area that surrounds the dojo is mostly sand and a few scattered trees and shrubs, which offer at least some shade from the hot atmosphere. The Dojo is comprised of six buildings, each of them ruled a different master in a different fighting style. The six of them have learned to come together in order to train students effectively, and govern as a whole over the direction of the dojo. The six leaders are noted in more detail below:

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• Chikara Nami -- Chikara Nami is an S-rank non-ninja in the Land of Wind who has mastered the Buredono Kenseijin fighting style and often teaches students in one of the buildings at the Senpu Dojo. Chikara is chaotic neutral and has an odd style of teaching that some find annoying, but ultimately it always helps the student learn.
• Karui Kaze -- Karui Kaze is an S-ranked non-ninja in the Land of Wind who has mastered the Dian Xue Shu fighting style. She is in control of one of the buildings at the Senpu Dojo and teaches students interested in the arts of medicine and deception. Her students are known for their secrecy, and less commonly for their kindness. As well as Dian Xue Shu, Karui has also mastered Alchemy and is a Crystalmancer and Brewer.
• Sekai Himitsu -- Sekai is an S-ranked non-ninja in the Land of Wind who has mastered all of the genjutsu perceptions. Her mastery is well now throughout the region, but she has often claimed to be hard to find. Sekai has been hiding out at the Senpu Dojo, where she is in charge of her own building and students who she teaches in the genjutsu arts. Often it is difficult to find the master and the students train by themselves, casting genjutsu on one another, but occasionally she will appear to teach one of her secret classes.
• Kimyona Kongomono -- Kimyona is a male S-ranked non-ninja master in the Land of Wind who has great knowledge in alchemy, craftsmanship, deception rituals, and travel rituals. Kimyona has long, black hair that seems matted and rough, and some say that he is crazy. Really, however, he is one of the most knowledgable masters and has access to many strange and powerful objects and ingredients. Kimyona is fond of riddles and welcomes any mental challenge, and passes on this passion for the mind to his students.
• Omoi chikyū -- Omoi is a ninjutsu master who trains several students at the Senpu Dojo, always popular with the students. He is a blonde haired, tall male who often wears white and red clothing. He is rather attractive and spends a lot of time flirting when he is not learning new and rare ninjutsu. He has mastered the earth, wind, fire, water, lightning, and crystal releases. His power is reknowned throughout the area and a successful Land of Wind History check (DC 35) could determine his reputation as a powerful ninjutsu master.

There are students and other civilians who live within the dojo as well, but they often keep to themselves. In the middle of these six buildings is a fountain and center where people may meet on the few occassions that they are social. A meditation spot is also available behind all of the buildings in the middle of the oasis, offering one the perfect opportunity to relax. At each of these places of meditation is a symbol that represents the dojo. For example, an amythest snake with ruby eyes sits coiled outside Karui's tower, in the small space for contemplation. It is rumored that if one meditates in each of these spots, each time they will gain some different knowledge or technique. Often there will be people and animals found out in these tiny sancturies. Outside of the main dojo, some of the civilians have taken to building homes in close proximity in order to study as they live their lives. This seems to be a small neighborhood with very few buildings of small size. Some of the students have taken up residency here and spend most of their time around the dojo. Below you cand find a list of the students and areas in which they are knowledgable. 

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• Eldwich -- A man from the Land of Rain who has taken up studying in the Senpu Dojo. Although not very strong or combative, he has much knowledge of his previous homeland and the Rain country in general.
• Rarilue -- Rarilue is a naive, brown haired boy who trains in the Senpu Dojo hoping to one day become strong. He has not yet performed any amazing feats or courageous tasks, but hopes that his day is right around the corner. Most often he is training taijutsu techniques although he likes to help everybody at the dojo. New students often befriend him easily and take him on in combat, since he is not as powerful as some of the other, older students. His good-natured personality often sets people at ease. 
• Rogue --
• Corvus --

The Six Pillars & Dojo Blueprint

The Six Pillars of the Senpu Dojo are six keep-sized towers stretching in a semi circle inside of the main wall, which is withered and serves no use. There is about fifty meters between the main wall and the Six Pillars, and standing about seventy five meters inside the center of the pillars is a castle-sized fortress which houses many of the students and (it is rumored) many other secret projects. Between the pillars and the fortress, which is referred to as the Castle of Senpū, are a variety of popular spots. The pillars and this castle have wide spaces within them which are not yet occupied with rooms, used by students as training areas and spaces to learn. The leaders of the Six Pillars claim that soon the dojo will be complete with all sorts of components. The students have been given free range to modify the Castle of Senpū as they see fit (which may have led to some of the dark rumors which are said to come from within the castle).

Chikara's Tower --
Karui's Tower --
Sekai's Tower --
Kimyona's Tower --

• Alchemical Laboratory, Basic
  Rank: "C"
  Type: Main, Room, 1 Stronghold Space, Alchemy Room
  Effect: A simple laboratory to help Alchemists create concoctions.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: ---
  Description: All sorts of vials, flasks, beakers, burners, crucibles, scales, measuring devices, and other alchemical equipment fill this space (used for mixing, not storing). The room also includes a pair of basins and a ready supply of water in a barrel (Barrel, Large (Overview)) lining the wall. Along one all stands a fireplace that not only heats the room but also provides the fire necessary for so many kinds of alchemical recipes. The floor is rough wood or stone, often stained with chemicals. Shelves can be stocked with chemicals and alchemical reagents can line the walls. Using this lab gives a single character a +10 circumstance bonus to their Alchemy Skill.
  Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
  Cost: 5,000 Ryo
• Smithy, Superior
  Rank: "S"
  Type: Main, Room, 2 Stronghold Space, Craftsman Room
  Effect: A Crafting Room dedicated for all kinds of Blacksmithing/Metalworking.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: ---
  Description: Similar to the basic smithy, this area features a polished stone floor and marble-encased forge of the highest quality. Working in this smithy gives a character a +20 circumstance bonus on any Craft pertaining to Blacksmithing/Metalworking (Armour, Blacksmithing/Metalworking, etc.) checks. This area requires the services of a smith. There may be up to 4 people working in this area.
  Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
  Cost: 40,000 Ryo

Omoi's Tower --
Castle of Senpū --

• Training Area, Combat
  Rank: "S"
  Type: Main, Room, 1 Stronghold Space, Training Room
  Effect: A room to train in the art of Combat.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: ---
  Description: This open area allows guards and soldiers to train in the art of war. It has a rack of wooden weapons and padded armor, archery targets, and practice dummies. Training in these areas grant the user a Circumstance Bonus +1 additional TP per post. Up to eight people can train in such a place at once. If you need a greater capacity, you can purchase this component multiple times.
  Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
  Cost: 100,000 Ryo
• Bedroom Suite, Basic x1 [Valerys' Bedroom]
  Rank: "C"
  Type: Main, Room, 1 Stronghold Space, Room
  Effect: A suite of furniture for the bedroom.
  Special: ---
  Drawback: ---
  Description: This master bedroom includes a walk-in closet and privy. The furnishings are rough, but they include a bed on a low frame, 2 chests of drawers (Keg, Large (Overview)) and a mirror hanging on one wall. The bedclothes are made of rough cotton, wool, or even burlap, and the blanket is often a patchwork quilt made of whatever was available. A couple of rough benches form a sitting area next to a small table.
  Limit: Must be created by a Construction Crafter.
  Cost: 8,000 Ryo
  
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  Chest #1:
  5 moonstones, 3 lapis lazuli, 3 quartz, 2 amethyst, 1 large amber, 3 large agates, recipes
  
  Chest #2:
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Outside the Dojo

The dojo is surrounded (by the most part) on every side by sand, which stretches for some miles and keeps the place hidden in the middle of the desert. There is no indications that the dojo is here and a person could walk right on by, never having discovered it unless they had the right skills. Although to the south there is a small oasis, which has often been used as a sort of retreat for the students of the Senpu Dojo. The oasis is like a branch of the larger one that makes up the dojo, but is not nearly as civilized -- only one building rest within its foliage which is a small cabin that has stood for several decades. Behind the cabin is a set of three hot springs which bubble out of the sands and invite relaxation. Those who go to the oasis often agree that it is a space to rest rather than train or battle, but still -- it is difficult to get away from the influence of one's dojo and occasionally there is a bit of both. 

The fountain is the center of a large, circular dojo which has beeen built around the public square. There are three marble towers which embrace the public square, built just on the border, which are followed by all sorts of granite and other stone structures. The masters will frequenty come to the Lost District in order to get away from the normality of the Senpu Dojo and interact with more powerful individuals. 

The Lost District

Those members of the Senpu Dojo who have contributed components and rooms will be rewarding with access to the Lost District. The Lost District can be found by entering a portal through one of the rooms hidden in Castle Senpu. This portal will take one to an unknown section of desert where the masters of Senpu Dojo have constructed a vast, hidden area for particularly strong indviduals. Players will enter through a large portal in the middle of a public square, made out of white marble and with a fountain constantly shooting water in the middle -- a strange extravagance in the Land of Wind. The Lost District seems much more affluent than the rest of Senpu Dojo.

The public square stretches for about 100 meters and forms a square or diamond-shape in the sand. Three towers surround the public square on every side except the south side. They are thin but rise about 50 meters into the air -- each of the towers has a detailed history as well as a concept that is attributed to it. On the east side is the Tower of Masters, which houses masters in various ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu arts. The tower s comprised of nine floors, just like the other two towers, and has three floors dedicated to each of the various styles. The break-down of the floors is listed in the blueprint. 

The Lost District Blueprint 

The Tower of Masters --

• Floor 1 - Universal Taijutsu
  
• Floor 2 - Hand-to-Hand Styles
• Floor 3 - Weapon Styles
• Floor 4 - Universal Ninjutsu
• Floor 5 - Basic Releases
• Floor 6 - Advanced Releases
• Floor 7 - Universal Genjutsu
• Floor 8 - Illusions
• Floor 9 - Enchantments

Rules

• May only enter the Senpu Dojo if you have been invited by Flower (see exceptions below).
• Players who enter Senpu Dojo may not steal from other players or the NPCs.
• Death and combat are not allowed unless two players have agreed on such a situation.
• NPCs (masters and students) do not need to be GM'd, although they can be, and are meant for the player to use in order to enhance their training. With that being said, death is not enabled for NPCs and they cannot be killed.
• Players may buy stronghold rooms for themselves and add them to Castle Senpu (the main tower which houses the students). If a player does this they will no longer need to be invited to this thread and can enter and leave as they wish. 
• If a player does this, they will not be able to invite others to the Dojo -- this must still be approved by Flower. 
• Members of the dojo may be subject to removal due to misbehavior (and will still be required to be invited to the thread). 
• Members of the dojo who have bought a public space (such as a labratory, smith, training room, etc.) worth at least 5,000 ryo to add to the dojo will have special access to a part of the Senpu Dojo known as the Lost District. 
  

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[Flower]

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Cultivation (Jungle) [SP: 0/125]
Rank: "E"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: A character with this skill knows the proper procedure to slaughter creatures of all kinds within a specific region and how to carefully remove yields of plants.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Perception Skill. Die Rolls: 5 Die Rolls. Check Requirement: Normal. Characters with this skill can train 1 Region (declared when the skill is chosen) to cultivate Creatures, Plants, and Undead. A character may acquire additional Regions to cultivate by choosing this skill again. The user may cultivate any creature, plant, or undead so long as they know the Lore to the same region. For example: If the user knows only knows Forest Creature Lore, but knows Grassland Creature and Plant Lore, the user can only cultivate from Forest Creatures, but can Cultivate from both Grassland and Plant creatures. A character with this skill knows the proper procedures to slaughter creatures, cut parts of plants, and to cut up a carcass to provide the most out of it without risking injury. User knows how to trim, if desired, and get rid of everything that is unneeded. User must have at least a sharp knife, and a Creature, Plant, or Undead to perform this skill. How much the user can cultivate is dependent on each Creature, Plant, and/or Undead. Each Creature, Plant, and Undead has a Cultivation Difficulty found their description. User must beat their Difficulty in order to gain the yields of each Creature, Plant, and Undead. If the user succeeds they gain the yields. If user fails by 20 or less they do not gain the yields and are unable to try again. If the user fails by 21 or more, any yield the user is trying to obtain that has a poisonous effect will affect the user. User must perform a Cultivation check per Yield Type as some Creatures, Plants, and Undead have multiple yield types.
Limit: Must learn from Skills. Must know Creature Lore, or Undead Lore, or Plant Lore.

[1/8] [40 tp]

As Valerys found herself back in the Land of Wind, she relished the hot sun, the dry climate, and even the sand that constantly whipped into her face and the sweat that dripped down her brow. Finally, she had made it home and it had a long journey. Now that she was back, she appreciated all of the things that Shinda, Alfonso, Gilbert, and the boy had taught her. As she was moving through her home again, Valerys realized that in many of the oasis she actually knew some of the plants that grew there, thanks to training that Shinda had given her. Several times as she was walking, Valerys would stop to inspect a plant that she knew she had sorted for her previous master. The first couple of times Valerys thought that she should try to cultivate the material from the plant -- even though she knew that this came with its own set of risks. Valerys walked on the first two times, but by the third time she was ready to get down and try to cultivate the plants despite the risk. How else was she to learn? After that Valerys went to work actively seeking a plant that she could cultivate. Since she happened to be in the jungle, this would be perfect in relation to the work that Shinda had taught her.

[Flower]

[2/8]

Valerys got down on her knees when she saw the third herb that she recognized, and drew a kunai from her bag to help with the cultivation. She had never harvested anything from any oasis before, but intending on learning by experience. She recognized the bush and knew that the roots could be used in a tea, so she pulled gently at the base of the plant to withdraw it from the earth. The plant loosened up against the soil and eventually Valerys could feel it giving away, letting her pull it up from the ground. It was small, about the size of a dog, and when Valerys was done she had a bundle of twigs and roots. She laid the plant along the ground and studied its length, using a kunai to try to cut away the parts and separate them. She wanted there to be leaves, twigs, and roots, and butchered the job -- often messing up and cutting too much of one with the other. She abandoned this plant and went out in search of another one to cultivate. As she was digging around the palm trees of a desert jungle, Valerys found yet another bush to try her handy work on. Valerys pondered on how she had left the Land of Wind to train, and now that she was back that it is all she was doing.

[Flower]

[3/8]

As Valerys found the second herb, she grabbed this one out of the ground as well. She did so as gracefully as possible to prevent any unecessary trauma or harm to plant and its materials. Valerys recognized this plant and knew it wouldn't give her any useful yields, but it was worth practicing on. When Valerys pulled up the second plant she was able to get the whole root system once again, which she quickly cut off with her kunai. She trimmed the roots one by one away from the plant and placed them in a pile beside herself. Then she worked on the upper portion, which required more finesse movements. She concentrated on her hands and tried to steady them as best she could, useful for cutting away the useless parts of the plants. She scraped away at the leaves, one by one as well, and got as many of them off the branches as possibly before also cutting them apart. When she had completed her task, Valerys stood up happy about what she had accomplished. Valerys left the piles there, to blow back into the wind, and prepared herself to go further into the jungles. All of a sudden the area appeared to be more menacing, if anything could now be hiding around her. Valerys picked herself up and carried on.

[Flower]

[4/8]

As Valerys was moving through this jungle, eventually the sun began to set and she found herself moving through the darkness. With flashlight, however, Valerys could make out everything ahead of her and eventually came upon a small cabin in the middle of the sparse plant-life. Valerys walked up to it in order to investigate, and saw a small garden of herbs outside the home. Valerys got down and looked at them and thought to herself, What a golden opportunity. And here I was looking for plants to practice my cultivation. Needing to remain quiet and hidden so as to not wake the residence, Valerys went to work on cultivating what they had in their yard. All of it was native to the jungle and Valerys tried different techniques on each one, from cutting the branches down the length of the stem, to getting shavings of the roots. In the end she might have ruined their garden and cultivated some of the plants before they were ready enough, but Valerys left the goods for them -- they would have been of no used to her. Valerys looked at what she had done and was pleased, leaving the area and preparing herself to make camp for the night. She would look for more plants in the morning, she had not yet mastered this art.

[Flower]

[5/8]

The next morning Valerys awoke and meditated at her campsite, remembering Shinda's words that all of these plants had a spirit attached to them. As she was thinking on these thoughts, Valerys saw a vine swinging from a tree that she knew she needed to cultivate. Valerys stood up, still entranced from her meditations, and took the vine from the tree and brought it down to the ground. She didn't know how to best cultivate this, but gave it her best. She drew the kunai down the length of the vine so as to cut it into a strip. She did this repeatedly, before having a pile of the vine that looked like bacon. Inside, however, was a strange fluid which got on Valerys' hands and made a rash spring up. Damn it, Valerys thought, and cursed her luck promising to be more careful next time. Eventually Valerys was able to come upon a spring of water and wash off the rash, which helped it to heal quicker. As Valerys was standing down near the water, however, she began to get a strange feeling. As if something was close by. When she looked up again, Valerys saw a red flower by the waters edge that she knew she had to cultivate. Wading across the spring in order to get there, Valerys got closer and closer with her kunai.

[Flower]

[6/8]

The flower stood on the other side of the water, and when Valerys made it she got close to the plant in able to see it better. She knew that if she wanted to get good at cultivation then she should be able to take off these petals with ease, without tearing any of them. As she got down to do this Valerys put all of her concentration into this task and broke the first petal. She had not been gentle enough. Valerys controlled her breath, a popular move to control her mind, and went at it again -- this time successfully cutting off the petals without injuring them. When she was done, Valerys turned to leave but saw somebody standing there -- a shadow at the edge of the spring of water. She blinked and it was gone. Valerys stared at the air, confused on what it might have been, but pushed the idea out of her head and move on in the other direction. She needed to find more ways that she could demonstrate her skills. Just as Valerys was thinking this, she ran upon a young boy alone in the forest. Valerys ran to catch up with him. She wasn't exactly sure what she was going to say, but prayed that he had a way of helping her finish her cultivation. Valerys tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me -- I need your help."

[Flower]

[7/8]

The boy looked at Valerys and asked, "Do I know you?"
"No," Valerys explained, "but I need some help. I'm a herbalist and I've seemed to have misplaced some of my herbs. Is there any chance that you might know where some are or have some that I could cultivate in return for some goods?" The boy looked at her surprised. "Well, I do have some here in my pack, but I can't promise that you can have them. They're for my family."
"That's okay," Valerys said, "I need the practice." Then she had the boy open his pack so that she could inspect the plants that were inside. Most of them had been taken from the ground pretty well, but there materials had not yet been separated or cultivated for easy use. Although Valerys hated helping these folks, she needed the practice with cultivation and was willing to bite her tongue this one time if it meant that she could learn these techniques. With her kunai, Valerys was becoming mighty skilled at cultivation and made cuts in the boy's plants where she knew that they needed to be made. She separated many of the parts from one another, making very few mistakes, and took the sap from some of the leaves even. This was difficult work that required scraping and pulling with much dexeterity in the fingertips, but thanks to her training in Dian Xue Shu Valerys managed even this. "Thank you so much," the boy said when she was done. Valerys grunted and walked away, unhappy with herself for the kindness.

[Flower]

[8/8]

Valerys Kedoin had finally demonstrated that she had some knowledge of these plants cultivations. Even the boy, who had some knowledge of cultivation, was impressed with her skills. Having moved on, Valerys determined that there wasn't more that she needed to master. She began to look for a tree. As she was searching around the oasis, Valerys noticed that more and more people were beginning to appear. At some point Valerys found a woodcutter with an axe among the trees, and walked over to join him. "Can you show me what you're doing?" Valerys asked. He appeared happy to have someone interested in his work and said, "Sure come over here." He took the axe and showed Valerys the properly place to hit the trunk of the tree to get the best cut to preserve the material and bring the tree down. It was a palm tree, and something that Valerys had never considered before. But she knew that certain trees had properties that she wanted to take advantage of. The man let Valerys try her own hand at it and went to cutting on the tree. The man directed her swings, because at first she started to injury the bark which was useful for all kinds of purposes. When Valerys had mastered these cutting techniques, the man told her, "And that's all there is to it." Valerys smiled. "All there is it to it, huh? I like the sound of that." She felt as if she had grown very far in cultivation, relishing her improvements.

[Madame Loki]

Learned/ Mastered

[Flower]

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Improved Alchemy
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User's ability to craft with Alchemy increases even more.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a bonus to Alchemy in crafting equal to +10 per Class Level.
Limit: Must be an Alchemist. Must know Chemist.

[0/10]

Valerys had been preparing herself to cultivate certain plants, as she started to come upon a small outcropping of buildings in the middle of the oasis. Valerys looked ahead, surprised at what she had found, and prepared herself for stealth in case it was necessary. As she was getting closer to the buildings, however, and Valerys noticed the first person (an older man in his fortes or so, sporting black hair speckled with black and ragged clothes) was coming at her without any hostility. "Please, would you come help me? I've been working on some alchemical projects and everything has suddenly gone horribly wrong?" Valerys looked at the man, fairly shocked that he would come to her about the exact area that she was interested in. "Uh, yeah, I can help you. I've got some experience in alchemy." The man hurried her out of the street and into one of the six buildings that hung in the air -- all of them multiple stories high. He took here into the bottom floor and into some sort of makeshift alchemy lab, although it seemed not to have too much going for it. Valerys entered and saw a pot boiling wildly over a fire, burning into the flames and casting an oddly-colored smoke.

Valerys immediately ran over to the pot and said, "Have you no idea how dangerous it is to mix unknown chemicals?" The man said that he knew, but he had accidentally added too much mandrake to one his potions and had got this effect. Although Valerys was not particularly well-versed in alchemy, she was enough so that she thought she could fix this. She got the man's recipe for hte odd potion that he had been making and double the amount, quickly throwing in two of each different kind of raw material even though the flames and smoke threatened to engulf her arms. Valerys was not afraid of such things as losing arm -- that would be only temporary. This knowledge would be forever. She quickly corrected the doses and said, "There, now you should just have double the amount." All of a sudden the pot simmered down and the smoke began to stop as nothing was spilling out any longer. The man let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you," he said, "Haven't been doing this very long. Do you think you could show me some other tricks?"

Valerys looked around at the contents of the room and said, "Sure if you let me look at some of your equipment and do my own experimentations." The man agreed and she went around, quickly grabbing jars of different plants and raw materials. She went over to the pot and began by adding a bit of boiling water. "First you need some sort of base. The easiest is water," Valerys explained, and as she said it she was learning herself. She had never down alchemical work of this caliber before. "But usually with water you'll need to add something else to thicken the mixture, like this syrup." Valerys took a little bit of a thick sap that had been extracted from some tree and poured it into the water, over the flame. She stirred the mixture casually and then added some shavings from some herb leaves. This added a strong smell as well as flavor, and if she was right some poisoning effects as well -- but who could be for sure? She was not yet an improved alchemist. Valerys showed the man these tricks and made a mixture of her own over that fire, pouring it out and showing it to him. Valerys wondered if all these kind acts she was being roped into doing would really pay off...

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learned

[Flower]

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Kiss of Luck
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A jutsu that gives luck against saves.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they kiss on the mouth. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The sky on the horizon was darkening. Then the small band of friends heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Illa knew that they would be here soon, the trolls, and that her friends would need all the strength they could get. She turned to Ranok, her friend and confidant. He looked surprised when she kissed him, but did not push her away. The user gently kisses the target of the Jutsu, who is instantly blessed with otherworldly luck. For the duration of the Jutsu, the target gains a +5 luck bonus to all Attack Damage, Saves and +25 to Skill checks.
Limit: Must know the Enchantment Perception.

[0/70]

As Valerys found herself among the Senpu Dojo, as the man who had shown her the alchemical lab would explain, she rushed out into the area looking for clues. She would see a building, not too far off, which seemed pleasing enough and head in that direction. As she went inside, Valerys would see a woman with black hair standing in the lobby, appearing as if she were waiting. "Hello there," the woman said to Valerys. She had long black hair and appeared to be at ease, as if she had been waiting for her. "Hi, my name is Valerys. I'm new here." The woman looked her up and down. "I can see that. Have you come here to train then?" Valerys didn't know what to do but nod, she did enjoy learning new techniques any chance she got. "Come with me then, I've got a speical technique that I'm teaching today." Valerys followed the woman down a dark hallway, still on the main floor, and into a back room. This back room opened up to a dark, concealed chamber where there was little light. The woman grabbed a latern and lit a small flame so the two of them could see. Valerys felt strange that she had brought her here alone, but hoped that it somehow pertained to the training and wasn't a trap. "What did you say your name was again?" Valerys asked.

"Sekai Himitsu. It's nice to meet you. I suppose we should get to know each other before this." Valerys was about to ask what she meant, but then the woman was stepping forward -- suddenly planting a kiss on her lips and grabbing the back of her head. Valerys resisted at first, but then gave in. What the hell? Afterwards Valerys felt herself surge with energy as chakra coursed through her body, feeling her attack power and skills rise dramatically. "What was that?" Valerys asked Sekai, suddenly impressed and not because of how good it was. "It was a genjutsu technique," Sekai explained, "That is why you came right? I felt it would be more appropriate to show you in this room, alone, since it does appear so... intimate. I could teach you if you would like. With a single kiss, you can increase one's attacks, skills, and more. Useful for helping allies." While Valerys recognized the value this technique might have for her allies, it had even more value to confuse them -- a kiss or a jutsu? Would they be able to tell? 

Valerys allowed herself to be trained by Sekai and she spent some time explaining the nuansaces of the technique to her. "A good genjutsu, like a good kiss, is unsuspecting and develops throughout a relationship. If done right, one won't ever notice that there was anything out of the ordinary. Although in battle a kiss may seem unusual, a jutsu will not. And where a kiss may seem normal, a jutsu can enhance a kiss quite a bit. Build up chakra throughout your lips and as you deliver the kiss concentrate on manipualting your opponent through your mouth -- and your emotions. A kiss stimulates the emotions and therefore the chakra system. Use this to your advantage." Valerys had never heard it described or compared in quite this way, and it seemed to open up a whole new world to her of mind-affecting techniques. "And who am I to practice on?" Valerys asked, but she already knew the answer. Sekai smiled and waited for her to try it out. Valerys sighed and prepared herself, fueling chakra up to her lips. 

[Flower]

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Kiss of Luck
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A jutsu that gives luck against saves.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they kiss on the mouth. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The sky on the horizon was darkening. Then the small band of friends heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Illa knew that they would be here soon, the trolls, and that her friends would need all the strength they could get. She turned to Ranok, her friend and confidant. He looked surprised when she kissed him, but did not push her away. The user gently kisses the target of the Jutsu, who is instantly blessed with otherworldly luck. For the duration of the Jutsu, the target gains a +5 luck bonus to all Attack Damage, Saves and +25 to Skill checks.
Limit: Must know the Enchantment Perception.

[??/70]

Valerys performed the handseals that she had seen Sekai use and suddenly she sent all of her energy up and to her face. Her chakra began to form around her lips and Valerys could feel them becoming very powerful. She looked forward at Sekai and felt a little nervous about kissing her, especially since they had just met, but in some ways this made it easier. She wasn't sure that she could have done it if she knew Sekai personally. Valerys stepped forward and delivered the kiss, allowing her chakra to drain out over her lips and attempted to infuse it into Sekai's mind. The technique was a bust, however, and Valerys was not very familiar with using chakra to help someone. It was going to take some getting used to. "Try again," Sekai instructed and Valerys began manipulating her chakra up to her lips again. This time when Valerys kissed Sekai, she said, "Better, but you're still not imbuing much of your energy to me. Follow me. I think I know something that can help."

Sekai walked Valerys across the hall and into a different room. This one looked like a bedroom and had more atmospheric lighting -- lamps on the walls and on the nightstand. There was a dresser and a closet. It seemed that someone had definitely lived her at one time. As Valerys stepped into the room she instantly felt more at home, as if there was something about the change of scenery that had also changed her perception. "When you change your environment," Sekai explained, "you change your mind. Your mind, and your relationship with who you're casting the genjutsu on, can have a huge effect on the strength of your technique." Valerys looked around herself and did feel as if she could use the technique easier in this setting. "Then shall we begin?" Valerys performed the handseals again and sent the chakra to her lips, trying as hard as she could to imbue the energies of love and sensuality through her technique.

This time when Valerys kissed Sekai, she thought that she could feel an extrordinary difference. Her energy fueled out her body and into someone elses, hopefully leaving lasting changes. Sekai pulled away and said, "Very good. I think you're ready to move on."
"On to what?" Valerys asked." Sekai looked inside of the dresser and pulled out a piece of glass. Sekai held it up to her lips and put her other hand in front of it, and sent her chakra through her lips and through the glass which was pressed against them. Her chakra moved through it and touched her other hand. "When you've mastered this level of control over chakra being manifested by the touch of your lips, you will be ready to move on." Sekai passed the pane of glass to Valerys and waited for her to give it a try. Valerys held it up to her lips and kissed the pane of glass, feeling very silly.

[Flower]

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Kiss of Luck
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A jutsu that gives luck against saves.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they kiss on the mouth. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The sky on the horizon was darkening. Then the small band of friends heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Illa knew that they would be here soon, the trolls, and that her friends would need all the strength they could get. She turned to Ranok, her friend and confidant. He looked surprised when she kissed him, but did not push her away. The user gently kisses the target of the Jutsu, who is instantly blessed with otherworldly luck. For the duration of the Jutsu, the target gains a +5 luck bonus to all Attack Damage, Saves and +25 to Skill checks.
Limit: Must know the Enchantment Perception.

[??/70]

Valerys put her lips to the pane of glass and she could feel her chakra pouring into it and hitting a wall. According to Sekai, she would need to get good enough with her control to push through the glass with her energy. In the beginning her chakra could not even puncture the surface of the glass, ramming into it as if it were a wall. Sekai said, "When you've completed this task, come and find me and you will be ready for your next one." Valerys listened and got back to training as Sekai left the room. She tried to form the appropriate handseals for the Kiss of Luck technique in order to help focus her chakra. Her lips touched the pane of glass and it felt cold on her skin, making her develop small goosebumps, and she sent her chakra racing up to her face. Slowly, over the course of several hours, her chakra began to shape and form more appropriately -- noticing the glass for what it really was. A collection of atoms and space. And chakra could freely move between this space.

After a bit of practice Valerys had mastered the art of moving her chakra through the glass, and was even able to see it wrapping around her hand on the other side. Instead of going back to Sekai right away, Valerys practiced on her own for a while and went into a meditative position, just as she had done during her training sessions in the Land of Sound and Earth. Although this time it felt a little unusual, in a bedroom that she had never been in before that belonged to someone else. No to mention, the nature of the training was not exactly ordinary. As she meditated, Valerys tried to imagine all of the women and other people that she had seduced -- there were none that she had truly fallen in love with. She imagined kissing them and wondered how that had been, trying to build up the necessary emotional response to deliver the technique. It worked after a bit of time and Valerys could easily conjure up the images of her previous lovers and one-night stands.

When it was done, and she had all of this knowledge under her belt, Valerys entered the hallway in order to search out Sekai and let her know that her training was complete. Unable to find her right away, Valerys searched different rooms until she came to a sort of sauna -- where steam came floating out of the room and into her face. Pools in the ground were open to guests, where many people bathed in the water. Valerys entered and saw Sekai in there, training a few people, and came up to her saying, "My training is complete. What is next?"
"Oh good," Sekai said, looking at the two girls that she had been talking to. "I had just been discussing you. Next you will need to learn to deliver the technique to people you've never spoken to or whose name you do not know. These two girls here," Sekai motioned at them, "Have agreed to help you in your cause." Valerys looked at them nervous, knowing that soon she would be kissing them as well. The hot steam wafted into the air.

[Flower]

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Kiss of Luck
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A jutsu that gives luck against saves.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they kiss on the mouth. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The sky on the horizon was darkening. Then the small band of friends heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Illa knew that they would be here soon, the trolls, and that her friends would need all the strength they could get. She turned to Ranok, her friend and confidant. He looked surprised when she kissed him, but did not push her away. The user gently kisses the target of the Jutsu, who is instantly blessed with otherworldly luck. For the duration of the Jutsu, the target gains a +5 luck bonus to all Attack Damage, Saves and +25 to Skill checks.
Limit: Must know the Enchantment Perception.

[??/70]

Valerys looked at the two girls who smiled back at her. She felt odd having just met them, but knew that Sekai would not want her to wait. The point of this training was to deliver this technique to someone she had never known. Introducing themselves would have defeated the purpose. Without waiting for any kind of response, Valerys would being the handseals and sending chakra swiftly throughout her body. The hot steam and aura of the steam room seemed to enhance her genjutsu capabilities, clearing her mind and making it easier to manifest her energy. Valerys stepped forward and grabbed the first girl around her shoulders and back of her head, planting a firm kiss on her lips. Valerys was getting pretty good at kissing, but even better at sending her chakra into other people's bodies. The force of her kiss enhanced the production of chakra and Valerys felt the girl slipping easily into her genjutsu.

When she was done with this, Valerys immediately performed the next set of handseals and passed on to the next one. By now her chakra was running lower and it was more difficult to sustain, but the kiss was still good and she did manage to imbue the second young lady with some sort of energy. "Good job," Sekai said, and Valerys wondered how she knew how the technique went, "You are surely learning. It's great to see a student finally getting their bearings and preparing for great genjutsu techniques. So few people realize the benefit of a skilled genjutsu user -- for one such as yourself, Valerys, reality will be just a dream that can be altered at will." Valerys liked the sound of that and waited for her next set of instructions from Sekai. "Next, these two girls will kiss you. They will show you the way that the technique should truly go. Now pay attention. You'll have two tries."

Valerys waited as the two girls performed their handseals and the first one stepped up, arousing Valerys a little in her swimsuit and being around the pulls, and planted the kiss on her. Like with Sekai the first time, Valerys felt a jolt of energy and power and knew that this person was skilled in the technique. The second girl did the same, giving Valerys a rare glimpse into how one performed this technique. She tried paying close attention to the girls' chakra, and how they pushed it into her own body, but found that it was difficult to sense. Mastering this technique was going to take practice. "Have you learned from them?"
"I think so," Valerys replied, but she wasn't sure.
"Then go find yourself a room close by and get ready for bed. We'll meet again in the morning and go over any more that you must know in order to conquer this technique. Your name was Valerys? By the end of this you should have one more technique under your belt." Valerys obeyed Sekai and made for the exit, finding her way in the hallway and looking for another room in which to sleep.

[Flower]

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Kiss of Luck
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A jutsu that gives luck against saves.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they kiss on the mouth. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The sky on the horizon was darkening. Then the small band of friends heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Illa knew that they would be here soon, the trolls, and that her friends would need all the strength they could get. She turned to Ranok, her friend and confidant. He looked surprised when she kissed him, but did not push her away. The user gently kisses the target of the Jutsu, who is instantly blessed with otherworldly luck. For the duration of the Jutsu, the target gains a +5 luck bonus to all Attack Damage, Saves and +25 to Skill checks.
Limit: Must know the Enchantment Perception.

[??/70]

Valerys tracked her way through the hallway and eventually found an empty bedroom a little further down the hall. Once inside the bedroom, Valerys took a few minutes to relax and unwind before bed. She let down her hair and cleaned her teeth, dressed down, and laid on the bed alone for a while. Until there was a knock on the door. Valerys didn't know what to expect -- she hadn't requested any company nor knew that many people here. All of a sudden one of the girls from earlier walked through the door. She had green hair and blue eyes, and an earthly appearance to her. "Hey there, do you mind if I come in?" Valerys said that was fine and the girl came into the room. Valerys wondered what she could be here for, but that she already knew. "That was good training today," the girl said, "Did you want to get in any more practice before bed?" At first it seemed like a harmless request, but Valerys could make out the undertone. "Sure why not." Valerys made room on the bed so that the girl could come over there and sit down.

Valerys knew that she needed more experience controlling these sensual emotions and stimulating her chakra. How better to do that than to put herself in an actual romantic encounter, and with someone who could help her train nonetheless? "What is your name?" Valerys asked. Her name was Cecilia, and Valerys spent several minutes with her talking. She didn't just want to dive in to their intimate work. When they had shared a bit of small talk, Valerys prepared herself and said, "So I guess I'll go first." Valerys performed the handseals and kissed Cecilia, and when the girl drew away she did not seem satisfied. Valerys hoped it was because of the technique. "You'll need to put more emotion into it," the girl said, "Really feel for the person you are kissing, or you'll never be able to give them all of the strength possible with this jutsu. I can tell that this is probably difficult for you, but necessary to the technique. Like this."

The girl performed her own handseals and leaned into kiss Valerys, moving slowl and building up the anticipation. All of the emotion that built up helped Cecilia to deliver the technique on to Valerys. She took note of the way that Cecilia built up the technique, and tried to do it herself, taking care during the next attempt to pay attention to her movements and how intimate she was being. This time must have been good because when Valerys pulled away from her kiss, Cecilia looked starstruck. "Well that's it," she said slowly after the kiss, "You seem to be getting the hang of it." Valerys joked with her. "Do you think I need more training?" For some reason the two of them then kissed without any handseals. Somehow it seemed appropriate. "Good night," Cecilia said and she turned to walk away, leaving Valerys alone in her bedroom and pondering what may come next. Tomorrow would be another day, and this technique was not over yet.

[Flower]

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Kiss of Luck
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A jutsu that gives luck against saves.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they kiss on the mouth. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The sky on the horizon was darkening. Then the small band of friends heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Illa knew that they would be here soon, the trolls, and that her friends would need all the strength they could get. She turned to Ranok, her friend and confidant. He looked surprised when she kissed him, but did not push her away. The user gently kisses the target of the Jutsu, who is instantly blessed with otherworldly luck. For the duration of the Jutsu, the target gains a +5 luck bonus to all Attack Damage, Saves and +25 to Skill checks.
Limit: Must know the Enchantment Perception.

[??/70]

The next morning Valerys woke up and had almost forgotten all that she done the night before, but then it rushed back to her. All of the training and kisses that she had given -- truly she had been quite promiscuous lateely. But this technique seemed to require a level of that, so Valerys got herself dressed and ready and headed out to meet Sekai for the morning. She was used to waking up early after training with Alfonso and was the first person to meet with Sekai that morning, who was still in her room. Valerys knocked and entered and Sekai said, "Well hi there, Valerys, good to see. How was your night?" Valerys told her that it was well and that she had dreams of kissing strangers -- nromally something that would have been very strange to see. Sekai said that this was a good thing, meaning that Valerys' mind was trying to work out how to use this genjutsu even in her sleep. Then Sekai requested that she try using the technique again in order to demonstrate her improvement. Valerys did not take long, having memorized the handseals rather easily and move in to attempt the genjutsu on Sekai.

From her training with Cecilia, Valerys knew that she would need to make an emotional and sensual connection with Sekai. She moved slowly into the kiss, wrapping her arms around Sekai's waist and pulling her close to deliver the kiss. This time her chakra was more malleable and morhed to her lips, where it move through Sekai's own lips and into her brain from a short route. Valerys could feel her energy seeping away and afterwards asked Sekai, "So how was it?" with a smile. Sekai grinned and said, "Best one yet. You've truly learned quite a bit. Now that I know your dedication, there is something that I need you to do for me." Valerys didn't know if she wanted to take on another task from Sekai, all of them seemed so intimate, but agreed in order to finish this genjutsu and followed her out into the hallway and to the lobby of the building. As the two of them entered, Valerys would notice three people standing in the room wearing headbands and preparing themselves for a mission.

Sekai brought Valerys in and said, "Hello everyone. This is Valerys. She is going to help us on our mission." Valerys looked around and suddenly realized why she had been brought her. There were two men and one women, and Valerys suddenly knew that Sekai intended for her to kiss all of them in order to give them power before their event. She felt wildly uncomfortable with the situation, used and if she was a servant to these people now, but held back that attitude in order to continue training with Sekai. She did as she was told and performed the handseals three times, each time trying her best to unlock her emotions and sensuality in order to deliver the greatest amount of chakra through her genjutsu. The first individual was easy, and Valerys felt as if she had performed the genjutsu exactly right, but the next two used up more of her powers and it did not go as well. Additionally, she was nervous which seemed to hinder her progress. Sekai stepped in to fix her blunder and speak to her.

[Flower]

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Kiss of Luck
Rank: "A"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A jutsu that gives luck against saves.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: A Mind-Affecting Technique. Affects 1 creature. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they kiss on the mouth. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. The sky on the horizon was darkening. Then the small band of friends heard the sounds of heavy footsteps. Illa knew that they would be here soon, the trolls, and that her friends would need all the strength they could get. She turned to Ranok, her friend and confidant. He looked surprised when she kissed him, but did not push her away. The user gently kisses the target of the Jutsu, who is instantly blessed with otherworldly luck. For the duration of the Jutsu, the target gains a +5 luck bonus to all Attack Damage, Saves and +25 to Skill checks.
Limit: Must know the Enchantment Perception.

[??/70]

"You can't be nervous or anxious when you use this technique," Sekai explained. "You must let all of those emotions go. There will be times when you need to use this technique on people that you may not even like, who you plan to kill in order to make them trust you -- you must use it in all sorts of situations." Valerys knew that Sekai was right and that she was going to have to get used to this. Having watched Sekai kiss all of the soldiers and send them off, she had a better idea of what had to be done. She would have to put herself aside and allow herself the right to do whatever needed to be done. Sekai took Valerys into a room with another round of soldiers, three of them like before. Valerys wasted no time at the handseals and sent chakra storming throughout her body. Before her lips even touched those of the first person, her energy was reaching out and seeking to imbue their mind. Valerys found that when their lips finally touched, her chakra was more than ready to invade them and give them the power that they sought.

All of a sudden Valerys realized that this was not a kind technique at all. Quite the contrary. Rather the Kiss of Luck used people's emotions to make changes to their mind and body. Any manipulation of a person could be used for different ends, depending on the weilder, but using someone's emotions to manipulate them -- that was always an ethically grey area. Moving on to the next person, Valerys formed the handseals and her chakra stayed strong. She was no longer nervous to be kissing the strangers and found that the technique came to her more naturally. She imbued the second individual with their strength as well, having grabbed hold of their emotions and manipulated them, and prepared herself for the third. By now she was feeling weaker and didn't know if she could carry on, but gave it a try anyways. Taking in deep breathes, Valerys formed the last set of handseals and used the last of the chakra in her face.

She kissed the final person, a girl, and found that it took everything out of her. Sekai had been watching, quite interested, and when Valerys was done she said, "You messed up the last one a bit, but I'd say that is much progress. You've finally stopped being afraid or anxious to deliver this technique, truly a step forward. Any great genjutsu master must sacrifice their own happiness for the manipulation of others. It is our lot." Valerys listened to the words of her new master, Sekai, who was the only genjutsu master she had ever know. It was clear that she knew much about these perceptions and Valerys anticipated learning as much as she could from her -- before overthrowing her. Yes. One day Valerys intended to be stronger than her masters and relished the opportunity to watch them and see how they acted. Sekai sent Valerys off for the day, saying that she had done a lot of training, and Valerys spent the rest of the time in her room thinking about the kiss. And how good it felt to be mastering such a powerful technique.

[Hamura]

Learned (+70tp).