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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

[/i], a stretch of ghost country on the edge of Shinwa No Kuni.  Far from the fragmented mortals you infiltrate. All your efforts as One are nothing, Nothing, do you know? Do you hear your shift-siblings? Have you become deaf to their calling?  No.  Impossible.  How long since you've last let the Shift Song take you?  How long since your siblings shared in your fleshening?

REPRIMAND. IMPUDENCE. DISORDER. CALM.

The Other, Thane'qass, is Hidden, as always.  But It is always nearby.  It is Many. You are One, of Many. Know It in the shadow places between worlds. Know your Elder. Know your place.

This is the Land of Myth. There are no direct access-ways that lead one here, only the power of your Clan Elder could have reached through reality and grasped hold of you, pulled you in, or down, or beyond. Those who were with you last have made the journey here, as well - but what can a mortal being do, other than stand in awe at the Great Old One?. You have not been made to leave behind your equipment or weaponry - what use could one have for these, amongst the All Hive? Amongst kin? Amongst the Many.

You can sense them. All around you. Other Kedoin. They are the rocks and trees. Apparition-like phantoms that waddle the barrier between visibility. They are the walls, and are on the walls, and clinging to the floating stone monoliths rising in the aura of Vhaal'stech.  They are the smoke abutting false tarpaulin bivouacs formed of dirty geysers.  They are Vhaal'stech.  It's great open mind, an organic brain composed of hundreds of your siblings, compressed into the size of a building, injecting its whining word-sensations into your thoughts. You can hear them all, besides you, filtering through your recollection without interest. The hive speaks and sways, and in its eldritch mechanical movements you are only a single gear turning. But you have been called here for a reason.

REPORT. INFORM. RELEASE.

You were summoned, as all Kedoin eventually are, to report to your Clan Leaders what you have learned in your travels, and how these things are of benefit to the All Hive. Vhaal'stech does not speak to you, does not address you directly, does not need to. It does not even do something that could be considered looking in your direction. It gestures at the rocky wasteland encircling it, at the impossible landscape swollen like a bruise on the skin of wrecked earthen valleys, at your siblings in their shift-thrall convulse and converse. It expects an answer, even if you do not understand the question. What has your time among the humans taught you, One of Many?

It must know!

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[/b] Remember how you got here during your entrance post.

Skulking Shinzu
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[Skulking Shinzu]

Zuruel blinked as his red iris took in the scene before him. Could it truly be? A name he dared not speak out loud… Or a mere illusion? Thoughts branched out to doubts. Doubts branched out further to confusion. Infinite possibilities stood before the Kedoin, or did they? Conjuring forth soul energy, he flooded his iris with the strange power. If it obeyed him in this foreign land, then his eyes would glow an even deeper shade of crimson as the Know All That Is ability triggered – granting Zuruel 'True Sight'. If any illusions or trickery met with his gaze, then his eyes would pierce right through and reveal the underlying truth.

Of course, this would take time and careful analysis of the surroundings. If the gargantuan form of Vhaal'stech didn’t vanish, then its booming voice would prove difficult if not impossible to ignore. What was more terrifying? A being that could conjure illusions this elaborate, or the possibility that he was standing before the true Vhaal'stech? Even if there was only a sliver of truth to the latter, Zuruel wasted no time in lowering himself and bowing before the great fleshy being, the act of which causing the bottom half of his large grey cloak to collapse along the ground around him. Not even he would risk angering a God. At least, not without knowing the full limitations of said God.

“Zuruel… Where are we?” Zuruel perked up as the familiar telepathic voice of Lady filled his thoughts. He didn’t glance over to her, but utilising his hearing, he knew from her breathing that she was only a meter or two towards his right. With this fact offering some degree of comfort, he took the opportunity to inspect himself. Dark gloves protected his hands. Following this motif, a black shirt, trousers and shoes covered everything from the neck down. More importantly, four swords – two on either side – remained strapped near his hips. His equipment was still here. By extension, this meant the Deep Pocket rituals on his cloak were still packed to the brim with items. Raising his gaze, his enhanced sense of hearing took in Vhaal'stech’s voice. “Interesting.” He thought to himself as the realisation dawned. The voice wasn’t echoing from the giant fleshy being. It was being injected and birthed directly in his own thoughts, much like Lady’s ability. His mind was compromised.

“My report. I have learned that humans are… complicated. So very complicated and unpredictable.” Is that what the Great Old One was after? Surely not. Surely it was after more prized knowledge. “I have learned of a city. A city of old and great wonder. Its walls are inhabited by Dragons… Undead… Shifters. Shape-shifters who seem very distant from Kedoin such as myself, yet still, very similar.” As Zuruel stalled with his words, he continued glancing around the area and taking in the scenery. It was obvious to him that he was no longer in familiar territory. Everything seemed so… Unfamiliar. Almost eerie. For a moment, he worried he’d grow too fond of this land if given the chance. The world of mortal men was so… mundane after all. Who could pass up this excitement? Was that a fact Vhaal'stech would learn despite the words remaining in Zuruel’s head and not being uttered out loud? Purposely, he waited and observed to see if his mind truly was nothing more than an open book for the fleshy giant to read at its leisure.

In the meantime, while awaiting a response, Zuruel focused on his body. He checked if his organs were still out of place and rearranged strangely to fit several gems of power which remained permanently fused within his torso. Above all this, he confirmed if he still wore his chainmail-like armour that remained hidden underneath a layer of flesh to keep the powerful layer of defence away from observation. Much like every other piece of equipment he possessed, the armour contained a Hiraishin seal on each segment. Able to sense these seals, he wished to confirm two things. One, if he sensed any seals within his body. Hopefully, this would confirm if he had been physically manifested into this world, or if his body was nothing more than some sort of dream-induced projection. Two, he reached out and called upon the seals that were etched onto several Kunai housed within a pouch carried by Lady at all times. He wanted – needed, to know that his companion was real and not illusion tied to this land. Perhaps these facts would give more indication towards how he had ended up here. If his memories didn’t betray him, then he’d attempt to recollect what he had been doing with her before being transported to this place. Though, not before engaging his fleshy captor in more dialogue. “I have learned much… Yet with your wisdom, I am certain you know much of what I intend to say. What specifics do you seek? Command me – for I live to serve.” Not entirely the truth, but not entirely a lie either. Not that it mattered. Zuruel possessed nineteen years of knowledge, give or take the time taken to develop a fully cognitive brain. Blurting out everything he knew in a mess of verbal diarrhoea would take time. Time, he was unsure he had. To keep his captor’s interests at its peak, he needed to know what knowledge it needed.

Armour (worn underneath skin)

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X2 Xeno’Artifex - Leg Armour Piece (Overview)
Rank: "S"
Type: Main, Protection, Armour
Effect: Scale-like chainmail that fuses around the quadriceps and lower leg of the wearer to offer total protection around the legs. Tugging the scales towards the wearer’s flesh will tighten the chainmail and create an airtight seal. Pushing upwards and away will expose gaps in the chainmail, allowing the wearer to utilise flesh manipulation techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Can only be ‘worn’ by a Kedoin as the armour is absorbed internally where it functions as a second layer of skin rather than being equipped externally.
Description: Identification: Difficult; Hardness: 22; Armour Points/Inch: 95; Armour Class: 3. Non-Magnetic Material. Immunity to Acid damage and rust. Dark and dense Umbrite armour consisting of multiple overlapping scale-like segments that encases the entirety of the wearer’s upper/lower legs and is kept held together by muscle, flesh and tendon. Utilising cell manipulation abilities where the armour has fused with the Kedoin’s body structure, the wearer can freely push and pull against the armour over the course of a post to accommodate changes in body shape and size. However, the armour can only ever offer total protection when assuming the form of a medium-sized humanoid. When enough of the armour is exposed to the outside world, the material will instantly absorb much of the light in a 2m radius, rendering shadows deeper and darker. When in effect, this grants the wearer +15 Circumstance bonus against an Observer’s Observation check per exposed Xeno’Artifex piece. Tendrils of dense black smoke cling to the armour, obscuring all detail. This protects the wearer from Divination Jutsus, Rituals, and Items as if constantly under the effect of non-detection. Blessed by the Many Faced God of Life, the armour aids in the ability to deceive and swindle the audience (Friendship: The enchanted creatures react more positively towards the wearer. Their attitude shifts to the next more favourable reaction). A Will Save of 35 will nullify this effect. Once per day as a Non-Movement, the wearer can ignore a single debilitating condition for 30 rounds (1 per Class Point) and that time counts as part of the condition's duration. Lastly, once per day as a Non-Movement, if the wearer’s Armour Points would be reduced to zero, all adverse conditions are cleansed, and 150 Armour Points are healed before the remaining damage is suffered.
Limit:
Cost: 272,750 ryo

X2 Xeno’Artifex - Arm Armour Piece (Overview)
Rank: "A"
Type: Main, Protection, Armour
Effect: Scale-like chainmail that fuses around the upper and lower arm of the wearer to offer total protection around the arms. Tugging the scales towards the wearer’s flesh will tighten the chainmail and create an airtight seal. Pushing upwards and away will expose gaps in the chainmail, allowing the wearer to utilise flesh manipulation techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Can only be ‘worn’ by a Kedoin as the armour is absorbed internally where it functions as a second layer of skin rather than being equipped externally.
Description: Identification: Difficult; Hardness: 22; Armour Points/Inch: 95; Armour Class: 2. Non-Magnetic Material. Immunity to Acid damage and rust. Dark and dense Umbrite armour consisting of multiple overlapping scale-like segments that encases the entirety of the wearer’s upper/lower arms and is kept held together by muscle, flesh and tendon. Utilising cell manipulation abilities where the armour has fused with the Kedoin’s body structure, the wearer can freely push and pull against the armour over the course of a post to accommodate changes in body shape and size. However, the armour can only ever offer total protection when assuming the form of a medium-sized humanoid. When enough of the armour is exposed to the outside world, the material will instantly absorb much of the light in a 2m radius, rendering shadows deeper and darker. When in effect, this grants the wearer +15 Circumstance bonus against an Observer’s Observation check per exposed Xeno’Artifex piece. Tendrils of dense black smoke cling to the armour, obscuring all detail. This protects the wearer from Divination Jutsus, Rituals, and Items as if constantly under the effect of non-detection. Blessed by the Many Faced God of Life, the armour aids in the ability to deceive and swindle the audience (Friendship: The enchanted creatures react more positively towards the wearer. Their attitude shifts to the next more favourable reaction). A Will Save of 35 will nullify this effect. Once per day as a Non-Movement, the wearer can ignore a single debilitating condition for 30 rounds (1 per Class Point) and that time counts as part of the condition's duration. Lastly, once per day as a Non-Movement, if the wearer’s Armour Points would be reduced to zero, all adverse conditions are cleansed, and 150 Armour Points are healed before the remaining damage is suffered.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Armour Shop.
Cost: 322,500 ryo

X2 Xeno’Artifex - Shoulder Armour Piece (Overview)
Rank: "S"
Type: Main, Protection, Armour
Effect: Scale-like chainmail that fuses around the shoulders and back of the wearer to offer total protection around areas the arm and torso pieces cannot reach. Tugging the scales towards the wearer’s flesh will tighten the chainmail and create an airtight seal. Pushing upwards and away will expose gaps in the chainmail, allowing the wearer to utilise flesh manipulation techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Can only be ‘worn’ by a Kedoin as the armour is absorbed internally where it functions as a second layer of skin rather than being equipped externally.
Description: Identification: Difficult; Hardness: 22; Armour Points/Inch: 95; Armour Class: 3. Non-Magnetic Material. Immunity to Acid damage and rust. Dark and dense Umbrite armour consisting of multiple overlapping scale-like segments that encases the entirety of the wearer’s shoulders and is kept held together by muscle, flesh and tendon. Utilising cell manipulation abilities where the armour has fused with the Kedoin’s body structure, the wearer can freely push and pull against the armour over the course of a post to accommodate changes in body shape and size. However, the armour can only ever offer total protection when assuming the form of a medium-sized humanoid. When enough of the armour is exposed to the outside world, the material will instantly absorb much of the light in a 2m radius, rendering shadows deeper and darker. When in effect, this grants the wearer +15 Circumstance bonus against an Observer’s Observation check per exposed Xeno’Artifex piece. Tendrils of dense black smoke cling to the armour, obscuring all detail. This protects the wearer from Divination Jutsus, Rituals, and Items as if constantly under the effect of non-detection. Blessed by the Many Faced God of Life, the armour aids in the ability to deceive and swindle the audience (Friendship: The enchanted creatures react more positively towards the wearer. Their attitude shifts to the next more favourable reaction). A Will Save of 35 will nullify this effect. Utilising this same power, the wearer can render themselves undetectable to Monstrous Humanoids (left shoulder) and Mythical Beasts (right shoulder) utilising Non-Chakra sensory methods (scent, hearing, tremorsense, blindsense, etc). Once per day as a Non-Movement, the wearer can ignore a single debilitating condition for 30 rounds (1 per Class Point) and that time counts as part of the condition's duration. Lastly, once per day as a Non-Movement, if the wearer’s Armour Points would be reduced to zero, all adverse conditions are cleansed, and 150 Armour Points are healed before the remaining damage is suffered.
Limit:
Cost: 395,500 ryo

Xeno’Artifex - Torso Armour Piece (Overview)
Rank: "S"
Type: Main, Protection, Armour
Effect: Scale-like chainmail that fuses around the ribcage and spine of the wearer to offer total protection around the torso. Tugging the scales towards the wearer’s flesh will tighten the chainmail and create an airtight seal. Pushing upwards and away will expose gaps in the chainmail, allowing the wearer to utilise flesh manipulation techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Can only be ‘worn’ by a Kedoin as the armour is absorbed internally where it functions as a second layer of skin rather than being equipped externally.
Description: Identification: Difficult; Hardness: 22; Armour Points/Inch: 95; Armour Class: 4. Non-Magnetic Material. Immunity to Acid damage and rust. Dark and dense Umbrite armour consisting of multiple overlapping scale-like segments that encases the entirety of the wearer’s torso and is kept held together by muscle, flesh and tendon. Utilising cell manipulation abilities where the armour has fused with the Kedoin’s body structure, the wearer can freely push and pull against the armour over the course of a post to accommodate changes in body shape and size. However, the armour can only ever offer total protection when assuming the form of a medium-sized humanoid. When enough of the armour is exposed to the outside world, the material will instantly absorb much of the light in a 2m radius, rendering shadows deeper and darker. When in effect, this grants the wearer +15 Circumstance bonus against an Observer’s Observation check per exposed Xeno’Artifex piece, and a +75 Competence Bonus on Stealth Checks. Tendrils of dense black smoke cling to the armour, obscuring all detail. This protects the wearer from Divination Jutsus, Rituals, and Items as if constantly under the effect of non-detection. Blessed by the Many Faced God of Life, the armour aids in the ability to deceive and swindle the audience (Friendship: The enchanted creatures react more positively towards the wearer. Their attitude shifts to the next more favourable reaction). A Will Save of 35 will nullify this effect. Utilising this same power, the wearer can render themselves undetectable to Humanoids utilising Non-Chakra sensory methods (scent, hearing, tremorsense, blindsense, etc). This ability can be utilised 3 times per day, and lasts for 10 rounds or until an offensive action has been performed. Once per day, as a Non-Movement, the wielder can reinforce the armour with their cells for 3 minutes to gain 60 Temporary Armour Points (2 per Class Point). Additionally, once per day, 100 Armour Points of damage can be converted into nonlethal. Once per day as a Non-Movement, the wearer can ignore a single debilitating condition for 30 rounds (1 per Class Point) and that time counts as part of the condition's duration. Lastly, once per day as a Non-Movement, if the wearer’s Armour Points would be reduced to zero, all adverse conditions are cleansed, and 150 Armour Points are healed before the remaining damage is suffered.
Limit:
Cost: 807,000 ryo

Rituals

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Soul Guard
Rank: "A"
Type: Restoration Ritual
Effect: User cradles a glow of energy inside them and stash it away, keeping it safe, just in case the worst should happen.
Special: To perform: 1 hour; Duration: 1 year
Drawback: ---
Description: User sequesters a portion of a creature’s life force for emergencies. The recipient of this ritual (which can be the user) spends "B" Rank worth of Soul Power. The next time the recipient would normally be reduced to dying condition, they instead regain health, and wounds heal equal to Healing Hands (Serious).
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Restoration Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 35,000 Ryo Performing Price: 26,000 Ryo

Hidden Soul
Rank: "S"
Type: Restoration Ritual
Effect: The user places a piece of their soul into a small gemstone, which creates a shelter for the soul to hide in, should the body be destroyed.
Special: To perform: 8 hours; Duration: Special
Drawback: ---
Description: The user removes a fragment of a willing or helpless target's soul with this ritual, allowing the target to avoid many of the Raise Dead ritual's limitations. This ritual places a shard of the target's soul in a specially prepared gemstone worth at least 20,000 Ryo (Not included with Performance Price). The loss of the soul shard forces the target to lose a piece of their soul that cannot be regained until the soul shard is returned to the target. The gem containing the soul shard may be used as if it were a body part for the Raise Dead Ritual and ignores the 30 day limit normally associated with Raise Dead. If the gem is put in contact with the corpse of the target, it will restore the target to life as per the Raise Dead Ritual, though no component cost is paid. Either method of using the gem to return the target to life restores the soul shard to the target and shatters the gem. The target of this ritual cannot pass onto any sort of afterlife as long as the gem containing its soul survives, even if it dies of old age or by other means Raise Dead cannot remedy. If the gem is destroyed, the soul shard returns to the target immediately without harm to the target.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Restoration Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 48,000 Ryo Performing Price: 36,000 Ryo

[x8] Item Instant Summons
Rank: "C"
Type: Travel Ritual
Effect: User snaps their fingers, and a sword appears in their hand.
Special: To perform: 1 hour; Duration: Until Discharged
Drawback: ---
Description: Use this ritual to attune one weapon, item, armour, or shield to the user. This ritual allows the user to perform a variation of the Teleportation Circle constructed specifically for this Ritual. At any time in the future, the user can summon that object to their hands as a movement equal in handseals of the Jutsu, at which time the ritual is discharged. The user's Travel Ritual Mastery determines how far away the target can be and still be affected by the ritual.
Average: 1 mile
Advanced: 100 miles
Expert: 1,000 miles
Master: Anywhere in the World
Through this ritual, the user can have only 1 weapon, item, armour, or shield attuned to the user per Ritual. 1 Main Item may be attuned to 1 Ritual (Puppets Included). 1 Slot of Secondary Items may be attuned to 1 Ritual. 1 Armour Set may be attuned to 1 Ritual.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Travel Rituals. Must know Create Teleportation Circle.
Cost: Market Price: 12,000 Ryo Performing Price: 2,000 Ryo

Augments

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Acidic Saliva
Rank: "C"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: Target's saliva can burn other creatures like acid.
Special: To perform: 1 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: Target cannot gain this Augmentation if they have Venomous Bite.
Description: Takes up 1 Augmentation Point. Target's bite attack deals an extra 10 Armour Points of acid damage with each successful hit. Target must have a Natural Bite attack to take this Augmentation.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 12,000 Ryo Performing Price: 9,000 Ryo

Sleepless
Rank: "C"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: The Target has lost the need for sleep.
Special: To perform: 1 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Takes up 1 Augmentation Point. This ritual augments the Target's brain allowing the Target no need of sleep. The Target no longer requires sleep. In fact the Target cannot sleep. However, the Target still needs rest, and are still subject to all of the other causes of fatigue.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 12,000 Ryo Performing Price: 9,000 Ryo

Scent
Rank: "B"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User can detect approaching opponents, sniff out hidden opponents, and track by sense of smell.
Special: To perform: 3 hours; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Takes up 2 Augmentation Points. User can also identify familiar odors the way humans do familiar sights. User gain the Scent technique "D" Rank. Please look in the Scent Technique Tree for more information. User may learn all techniques within the Technique Tree.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 23,000 Ryo Performing Price: 17,000 Ryo

Dual Brains
Rank: "A"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User has 2 brains.
Special: To perform: 3 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Takes up 5 Augmentation Points. User has 2 brains, 1 in their head and 1 located in another location. Whenever the user makes a Will Save, the user rolls twice and takes the higher roll.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 35,000 Ryo Performing Price: 26,000 Ryo

Achilles Heel [Pinky toe]
Rank: "C"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User has a major weakness that can be exploited.
Special: To perform: 1 hours; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Drawback - Gives Back 2 Augmentation Points. Any attack on this small spot gains an additional +20 Armour Ponts and bypasses all Natural Damage Reduction/Hardness.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 9,000 Ryo Performing Price: 2,000 Ryo

Material Allergy [Elash Nut]
Rank: "C"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: An allergy that affects the user by negating Damage Reduction and reducing the target's movement by 1.
Special: To perform: 3 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: Drawback - Gives Back 5 Augmentation Points. The user suffers a reaction to an ordinary substance, such as a material. So long as they are in contact with the substance (breathing, touching, eating, etc.) they will suffer adverse effects. If a successful attack is made against the user with the allergy they will lose a Movement for the round. The user also loses any Damage Reduction that would normally shield against an attack. Before picking grabbing the Allergy Augmentation the user may choose from the list: Clay, Plastic, Iron, Specific Plant, Silver or Gold, Leather, Specific Material, Specific Animal, Bone and Ivory, and Specific Drug. May be chosen once. User may grab more Allergies for Roleplay purposes however it does not give any extra benefits.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 9,000 Ryo Performing Price: 2,000 Ryo

Density Manipulation
Rank: "S"
Type: Augmentation
Effect: User is able to increase or decrease their density, granting them the following abilities.
Special: To perform: 12 hour; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: User may only use one of these at a time.
Description: Takes up 6 Augmentation Points. Reduce Density: Gain the abilty to become incorporeal. Increase Density: User can gain Damage Reduction equal to 2 per Class Level. Furthermore this Damage Reduction stacks with any other form of Damage Reduction the user might already posses, including Techniques, Armour, Rituals, and Traits. User may use this ability a number of times equal to 2 per Class Level per day.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Augmentation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 48,000 Ryo Performing Price: 36,000 Ryo

Equipment

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Cloak of Hyūga
Rank: "S"
Type: Main, Slot Holder, 0 Slots, Clothing
Effect: Cloak of Hyūga is a specially designed Cloak developed by the Hyūga which gives better stealth depending on the type of environment.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: These cloaks can look like any cloak the creator wishes. These items can be cloaks, capes, shawls or any other shoulder equipment. Cloak of Hyūga are made out of the hide of Common Crocodiles. This cloak of neutral gray leather is indistinguishable from an ordinary cloak of the same color. However, when it is worn, with the hood drawn up around the head (or the head is covered), it enables the wearer to be nearly invisible. Outdoors, in natural surroundings, the wearer of the Cloak is almost totally invisible; in other settings, he is nearly so. However, the wearer is easily seen f violently or hastily moving, regardless of the surroundings. The invisibility bestowed in different surroundings is shown on the list below.
Outdoors, natural surroundings: Heavily Growth - +100 to Stealth
Outdoors, natural surroundings: Light Growth - +99 to Stealth
Outdoors, natural surroundings: Open Fields - +95 to Stealth
Outdoors, natural surroundings: Rocky Terrain - +98 to Stealth
Urban surroundings: Buildings - +90 to Stealth
Urban surroundings: Brightly lit room - +50 to Stealth
Underground: Torch/Lantern Light - +95 to Stealth
Underground: Darkvision - +90 to Stealth
Underground: Light/Continual Light Jutsu - +50 to Stealth

Cloak of Hyūga give a +10 to Sleight of Hand when worn. Cloak of Hyūga can have special straps stitched in place, allowing the Cloak to stay fluid and not be bogged down. 1 Cloak of Hyūga may have up to 10 of these Straps. Each Strap may have up to 5 Half Pouches stitched in to keep objects inside.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop with a 5% chance.
Cost: 150,000 Ryo Each.

[x2] Deep Pockets
Rank: "C"
Type: Creation Ritual
Effect: The user causes the slots of a garment to hold far more than they normally can.
Special: To perform: 10 minutes; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: When the ritual is performed, user chooses 1 pocket (apparel slot holder) can hold up 1.5 cubic feet in Volume (50 Slots). Items in the affected pockets do not change the form nor weight of the pocket (apparel slot holder). The garment's wearer can draw an item from an affected pocket as a Movement.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Creation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 12,000 Ryo Performing Price: 9,000 Ryo

Footwear [Fire-Resistant]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slot Holder, 0 Slots, Clothing
Effect: Footwear can be worn on the feet of a person.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Outer coverings for the feet, such as shoes, boots, and sandals. Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which originally serves to purpose of protection against adversities of the environment, usually regarding ground textures and temperature. Footwear in the manner of shoes therefore primarily serves the purpose to ease the locomotion and prevent injuries. Secondly footwear can also be used for fashion and adornment as well as to indicate the status or rank of the person within a social structure. Socks and other hosiery are typically worn additionally between the feet and other footwear for further comfort and relief. Cultures have different customs regarding footwear. These include not using any in some situations, usually bearing a symbolic meaning. Footwear have no slots, but a Half Pouch can be applied along the inside of footwear.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Cost: 1,200 Ryo per Pair.

Handwear [Fire-Resistant]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slot Holder, 0 Slots, Clothing
Effect: Handwear includes gloves worn over the hands.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Handwear is a garment covering the whole hand. handwear has separate sheathes or openings for each finger and the thumb. Handwear protect and comfort hands against cold or heat, damage by friction, abrasion or chemicals, and disease; or in turn to provide a guard for what a bare hand should not touch. Latex, rubber or vinyl disposable gloves are often worn by health care professionals as hygiene and contamination protection measures. Handwear have no slots, but a Half Pouch can be applied along the inside of handwear.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Cost: 1,200 Ryo per Pair.

Jacket [Fire-Resistant]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slot Holder, 2 Slots, Clothing
Effect: Jackets are mainly clothing worn over tunics and shirts and come in many different colours as well as several types.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture A sports jacket, known as a "sport coat" in the U.S. A jacket is a mid-stomach–length garment for the upper body. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front or slightly on the side. A jacket comes with 4 pockets. 2 along the inside, and 2 along the outside. each pocket has the same amount of holding space as a half pouch. A total of 6 Pouches can be stitched into the Jacket. 2 Pouches may be stitched at the top of the Jacket (1 on each side) while 2 may be stitched at the bottom (1 per side). 2 more may be stitched at the top along the sleeves (Only half pouches).
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Cost: 2,000 Ryo each.

Shirt [Fire-Resistant]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slot Holder, 0 Slots, Clothing
Effect: Shirts are clothing worn over the chest of a user's character.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Shirts come in many different styles and colors. A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men and women it has become a catch-all term for a broad variety of upper-body garments and undergarments. In some countries a shirt is more specifically a garment with a collar, sleeves with cuffs, and a full vertical opening with buttons or snaps. A shirt can also be worn with a necktie under the shirt collar. Shirts have no slots and they have no areas to carry pouches.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Cost: 1000 Ryo Each.

Pants [Fire-Resistant]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slot Holder, 2 Slots, Clothing
Effect: Also known as trousers.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture There are so many different types of pants, with different designs and colors. Trousers are an item of clothing worn from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately. Shorts are similar to trousers, but with legs that come down only to around the area of the knee, higher or lower depending on the style of the garment. To distinguish them from shorts, trousers may be called "long trousers" in certain contexts such as school uniform, where tailored shorts may be called "short trousers". Trousers have 4 Pockets, 2 on the front of each pant leg, and 2 at the back where the butt is located at. Each Pocket has the same amount of holding space as a half Pouch. A total of 4 Pouches can be stitched into the pants. 2 Pouches may be stitched at the top of the pants (1 per pant leg) while 2 may be stitched at the bottom (1 per pant leg). The ones at the bottom may only have Half Pouches.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Cost: 1000 Ryo Each.

Pack, Butt
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slot Holder, 10 Slot, Wearable Container
Effect: Butt packs are small to medium sized packs worn around the belt, above a person's behind, similar to a fanny pack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture The butt pack has the volume for 10 Slots, so it can hold a plethora of items inside. 1 Butt Pack takes up 3 Pouch Slots when applying to Individual Integrated Fighting System apparel and other basic apparel. It can be attached to a Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment system, attached to Basic Apparel, or carried like a Wearable Container as it has a handle along the midsection of the pack along the top. Butt packs are commonly worn by military during missions to carry combat essentials while keeping their hands free. Butt packs are stylish packs that can be worn by anyone to carry everyday essentials.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Cost: 2,000 Ryo Each.

Deep Pockets
Rank: "C"
Type: Creation Ritual
Effect: The user causes the slots of a garment to hold far more than they normally can.
Special: To perform: 10 minutes; Duration: Permanent
Drawback: ---
Description: When the ritual is performed, user chooses 1 pocket (apparel slot holder) can hold up 1.5 cubic feet in Volume (50 Slots). Items in the affected pockets do not change the form nor weight of the pocket (apparel slot holder). The garment's wearer can draw an item from an affected pocket as a Movement.
Limit: Must be a Ritualist for Creation Rituals.
Cost: Market Price: 12,000 Ryo Performing Price: 9,000 Ryo

[x2 Filter Slots] Gas Mask (Overview)
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Gadget, Survival, Mask
Effect: A protective mask used to cover a person's face as a defense against poisonous gas.
Special: ---
Drawback: Does not protect against skin absorption concoctions.
Description: A mask put on over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling "airborne pollutants" and toxic gases. Gas masks have a limited useful lifespan that is related to the absorbent capacity of the filter. The traditional gas mask style with two small circular eye windows originated when the only suitable material for these eye windows was Perspex; as glass is notoriously brittle, glass eye windows had to be kept small and thick. Some have one or two filters attached to the face piece. Some have a large filter connected to the face piece by a hose.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo to house 1 Filter; 7,000 Ryo to house 2 Filters

[x4] Gas Mask Filter: A
Rank: "C"
Type: Secondary, 1 per Slot, Gadget, Survival, Filter
Effect: Gas mask filters are used to remove poisonous chemicals and deadly bacteria in the air when breathing in.
Special: ---
Drawback: Once the filter has been saturated with hazardous chemicals, it ceases to provide protection and the user may be injured.
Description: Picture This gas mask filter stops gas particles of Common Value. Mask Filters have a diameter of 2.5 inches and a height of 4.3 inches while weighing 0.7 lbs. Listed below states how strong the filter is and how well it goes against airborne Pathogens .
Conventional Usages - Lifespan of filter for conventional breathing is 8 hours.
Common Airborne Pathogens - Every minute breathing in Common Airborne Pathogens takes away 15 minutes of the Conventional Usages (Lasts 32 Minutes)
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 1,000 Ryo Each

[x2] Flute, Side-Blown, Small (Overview)
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Instrument, Wind Instrument
Effect: Side-blown flute uses a hole on the side of the tube to produce a tone.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Some of these types are Bansuri, Dizi, Irish Flute, Koudi, Nohkan, Ryuteki, Shinobue, and Venu. These Instruments range up to 2 feet in size.
Limit: These types of items may be capable of being bought inside any Musical Shop.
Cost: 2,500 Ryo

Water Purifier (Overview)
Rank: "A"
Type: Main, Gadget, Survival, Purifier
Effect: A filtration unit that cleans dirty water supply and makes it usable.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Wherever you are, you will soon have safe drinking water. If you have brought along your Water Purifier. Simply fill the external holding canister with water and let the Water Purifier's cleansing action do the rest. Filtering agents, heating elements eliminate over 99% of known harmful bacteria, viruses or contaminants. The result is water suitable for cooking or drinking. Use it over and over; it is solar chargeable, so there's never any worry about energy running out. The amount of time required to properly filter water samples is dependent on local sources. Average Filtration time is 5 minutes. The unit will notify the user when cleansing process is completed.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 24,000 Ryo Each

Goggles
Rank: "C"
Type: Secondary, 2 per Slot, Gadget, Apparel/Surveillance, Spectacles
Effect: Protective eyewear that usually encloses or protects the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: There are different types of Goggles. There are different types of Goggles such as Cold Weather Goggles, Swimming, Power Tool Goggles, Blowtorch Goggles, Welding Goggles, Laboratory Goggles, and Aviation Goggles. Goggles are often worn as a fashion statement in certain subcultures, most often as part of the cybergoth subculture. They are usually worn over the eyes or up on the forehead to secure 'falls'. May apply modular visual lenses to goggles. Does not fit in Scroll size Slots. May be Glasses. Singular vision goggles are half price and double per slot.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 2,000 Ryo per Slot, or 1,000 Ryo Each

Anti-Flash Lenses
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: A unique set of Lenses that allows the user to survive Flash Bang attacks and other Blinding Lights used to Blind a person.
Special: ---
Drawback: If the Lenses break from the inside the Liquid Crystal Film will blind the wearer indefinitely until they seek medical treatment.
Description: The Anti-Flash Lenses are made out of a specialized Liquid Crystal Film. The Crystal Film is liquefied and is sandwiched between 2 thin sheets of glass. These lenses offer the user +4 to all saves vs. blinding lights.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 13,000 Ryo Each
Zooming Vision
Rank: "C"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect:A vision consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Zooming Vision are useful for watching opponents, wild game, and sporting events from a long distance. Standard binoculars reduce the range penalty for Observation checks to -5 for every 15 meters (instead of -5 for every 3 meters). Using Zooming Vision for observation checks take 5 times as long as making the check unaided. Each time purchased, user adds an additional 15 meters per -5 to Observation, however checks take an additional 5 times as long.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 1,000 Ryo Each + 1,000 Ryo per extra Zoom
Night-vision Vision
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: An electro-optical image intensifying vision that detects visible and near-infrared energy, intensifies the energy, and provides a visible image for night viewing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The lenses of this item are made of dark crystal. Night-vision lens use passive light gathering to improve vision in near-dark conditions. They grant the user the ability to see in darkness, also called dark-vision (range 40 meters)—but because of the restricted field of view and lack of depth perception these lens provide, they impose a -20 penalty on all Observation checks made by someone wearing them. Night-vision lens must have at least a little light to operate. A cloudy night provides sufficient ambient light, but a pitch black cave or a sealed room does not. For situations of total darkness, the lens come with an infrared illuminator that, when switched on, operates like a standard flashlight whose light is visible only to the wearer (or anyone else wearing night-vision lens). Against stealth they apply a circumstance bonus of +20.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo Each
Infravision Lens
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: An electro-optical image intensifying vision relay that detects visible and near-heat signatures, intensifies the signatures, and provides a visible image of the signatures.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Infravision allows a creature to see in complete darkness up to a range incremetn of 20 meters. Though not in or through darkness that is chakra in origin. Infravision is the vision of heat signatures. User gains a bonus or penalty dependent on the temperature of the heat signature. If the temperature is a positive, the user gains a circumstance bonus. If the temperature is a negative, the user gains a circumstance penalty. Under the effects of Infravision the user gains a -4 penalty to blinding effects caused by bright lights.
+/-5 degrees above the environment: +/-5
+/-11-15 degrees: +/-10
+/-16-50 degrees: +/-20
+/-51-100 degrees: +/-40
+/-101+ degrees: +/-80
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo Each
[x2] Nightstone
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem giving those who see through it the ability of Darkvision.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Nightstone is a smoky quartz crystal that has been specially cut into a thin oval lens about 2 inches in diameter. A single lens is often set into a frame and worn as a monocle or two lenses can be used to make glasses. The stone allows the wearer to see in the dark as if the wearer possessed Darkvision. Rogues, spies, and others that work at night often purchase Nightstone lenses and wealthy human kingdoms will equip their elite troops with Nightstone goggles. A Nightstone can be used indefinitely, but any scratch or other damage to the lens causes it to cease functioning. The lens does not need to be set in a frame, but doing so usually protects the lens better, and makes it easier to use.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 2,000 Ryo Each.

[x2] Sword, Longsword (Overview)
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Piercing/Slashing, Sword
Effect: Swords that slash hack, dice and anything else within this genre that reaches a certain length.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Sword with a blade between 3 feet to 4. These weapons range from any types of blades such as the long Sword, the Falchion, Katana, Tachi, Jian, Rapier, the Scimitr, the Shinai, and Waster. Any of these weapons or any weapon that fits within the length is considered as a long sword.
Limit: These types of weapons may be capable of being bought inside any Weapon Shop
Cost: 4,000 Ryo

[x40] Kunai (Overview)
Rank: "C" Rank
Type: Secondary, 2 per Slot, Piercing/Slashing, Knife
Effect: A kunai is a tool derived from the masonry trowel.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Light Weapon. These weapons do +4 Amour Points of Damage. The Range Increment of this weapon is 5 meters. A kunai has a blade that is about less than 1 foot in length. The user gains a +10 bonus on Sleight of Hand Skill to conceal a knife on their body.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: 1,000 Ryo per Slot, or 500 Ryo Each.

[x4] Grenade: Smoke
Rank: "C"
Type: Secondary, 1 per Slot, Explosive, Grenade
Effect: A Grenade that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position.
Special: ---
Drawback: May harm the user if not thrown right.
Description: Smoke grenades are used as ground-to-ground or ground-to-air signaling devices, target or landing zone marking devices, and screening devices for unit movement. The body is a sheet-steel cylinder with emission holes in the top and bottom. These allow the smoke to be released when the grenade is ignited. Two main types exist, colored smoke (for signaling) and screening smoke. It fills an area radius of 15 meters with thick smoke. The smoke may come in different colors if the user wishes. Different color smoke could be used for information value if need. It takes 6 seconds before it explodes.
Limit: These types of items may be capable of being bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: 1,500 Ryo Each

[x4] Grenade: Tear Gas
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 1 per Slot, Explosive, Grenade
Effect: A grenade that produces a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness. Used to quell riots.
Special: ---
Drawback: May harm the user if not thrown right.
Description: Tear gas works by irritating mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, mouth and lungs, and causes crying, sneezing, coughing, hard breathing, pain in the eyes, temporary blindness, etc. The grenade irritates the eyes, nose, mouth, and lungs which would cause crying, sneezing, coughing, hard breathing, pain in the eyes, and temporary blindness against an opponent for 3 rounds within 5 meters radius and irritates the eyes, nose, mouth, and lungs which would cause crying, sneezing, coughing, hard breathing, pain in the eyes, and temporary blindness against an opponent for 2 rounds within 15 meters radius from the point of origin. It takes 6 seconds before it explodes.
Limit: These types of items may be capable of being bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: 4,000 Ryo Each

[x160] Scroll: Tag, Explosive (x80 Force, x80 Fire)
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 80 per Slot, Book, Tag
Effect: Explosives Tags are scraps of paper inscribed with a Glyph of Warding
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Explosives Tags are scraps of paper inscribed with a Glyph of Warding. Normally when they are infused with Chakra, they will explode after a set amount of time, remotely, or after being ignited by flame. The tags can be attached to a surface or wrapped around a weapon to be thrown at an opponent. They are very versatile and one of the basic tools. When an explosive tag is detonated remotely, a user tends to use the "Snake" handseal (Uses "E" Rank Chakra and Jutsu Handeals to perform). Similarly, when used remotely, explosive tags can be detonated in sequence, allowing them to be used to trap opponents. When Purchasing: Must designate the type of Explosive (Force, Fire, Cold, Sonic, Lightning, Acid, Negative, or Radiant). All Explosive Tags have a Glyph of Warding equal to Advanced Mastery in Warding Ritual Skill (Base Damage equals to 24 Armour Points of Damage). Must designate a password (if applicable), or exception (if applicable). Please look at Glyph of Warding for more information. Stronger Explosive Tags are created by Playable Characters who know the Glyph of Warding Ritual.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Book Shop.
Cost: 860 Ryo Each.

Tessaiga
Rank: "S"
Type: Main, Piercing/Slashing, Sword
Effect: Tessaiga; also known as "the sword of destruction". Legend has it that the Tessaiga has a mind of its own. Tessaiga is forged from the fang of a Great Dog Demon.
Special: ---
Drawback: Due to the weapon's size each technique performed while wielding this weapon takes up 3 movements. Unable to perform Techniques with 2 or more attacks per Movement.
Description: Picture ; Picture When not in use, the Tessaiga appears to be nothing more than a battered katana with a heavily chipped and rusted blade with the hilt's fabric tearing away. When transformed, the blade turns into an over-sized dog's fang fitting for its name. The cross guard turns into a large patch of fur similar to a dog's also. The appearance of the sword changes depending on the user's knowledge into the blade. The true form of the sword is 67 inches in length with the handle being 13.4 inches while the width of the blade is approximately 16 inches.
Limit: This weapon may be capable of being bought by 1 of the 2 BFS Sword Masters.
Cost: 50,000 Ryo

Imperial Firestorm’s Despair – Perfected
Rank: "S"
Type: Main, Piercing/Slashing, Sword

Effect: A finely crafted Nodatchi (Great Sword) that radiates flames capable of incinerating anything that falls under the laws of creation. Once expertly crafted by a mortal named Ryutatsu, the blade has since been used to slay a great and terrifying fire Wyrm, the blood of which tainted and eroded the weapon – requiring its cursed and warped metal to be reforged by the original smith into an item of Legendary status.

Special: Tendrils of dense volcanic smoke constantly obscure the weapon from view; masking all of its details and protecting it from Divination Jutsus, Rituals, and Items as if the user was constantly under the effect of non-detection. On command, twice per day the wielder can empower the specs of volcanic ember to unleash a brilliant light. When activated, all creatures within a 6m radius of the user are blinded for 1 round. Bearing an affinity to the Blood Bonded wielder, Firestorm’s Despair can hold and channel a single Touch-based Jutsu at a time; and the volcanic smoke twisting around the weapon can be utilised to increase its striking distance by 2m once per day.

Drawback: Creatures that are more than 1 alignment step away from the user are sickened while using, holding, or wearing this item. Blood Bonded to Zuruel, the spirit of Solerius will only allow the weapon to be held by the Kedoin himself or members of his bloodline. If disarmed, Solerius will return the weapon to Zuruel’s hand at a speed of 20m per second unless something can prevent the entity from doing so. Bearing a twisted sense of loyalty to the man that slaughtered it, anyone attempting to wield Firestorm’s Despair other than Zuruel or those loyal to him must make a Fortitude Save of 20 or else Solerius will force the weapon to leap from the wielder’s hand. Even if the possessor can stave off this struggle, Solerius’s subjugation will prevent the weapon from harming Zuruel and his comrades in any shape or form. Weapon damage will decrease by -2 if the Spirit Amber embedded inside the hilt is destroyed and by a further -2 if the weapon is not sharpened with Jorga's Whetstone each week.

Description: Identification: Very Difficult; Hardness: 12; Armour Points/Inch: 30. A Fever Iron Nodatchi crafted by the master smith Ryutatsu Kyoudo. Once a regular mortal weapon, Firestorm’s Despair has since achieved Imperial status by being reforged after slaying Solerius, the Devil Wyrm and Lord of Cinder. Due to the fine craftsmanship and cursed metal, this weapon does +44 Armour Points of Damage and +24 Armour Points of Fire Damage per hit (Fire Damage will increase to +44 if the Thermal Enhancement is activated). Due to the intense heat capable of reducing most metals into a molten puddle, Firestorm’s Despair can ignore all Hardness, up to 5 Points of Damage Reduction and as a Non-Movement, can convert half of its damage inflicted as Fire Damage. Continuous contact with the flames will also deal 10 Armour Points of Fire Damage each second (20 against Ice Defences). Cursed by the spirit of Solerius, the weapon hungers for destruction and can slay even Incorporeal creatures by bypassing any dodge bonuses or damage reductions associated with the Incorporeal status. Additionally, when the user speaks ‘Awaken, Solerius!’ as a Non-Movement, a feeling of absolute Despair and dread will fill the hearts of the ‘audience’ (Despair: The enchanted creatures suffer a -2 penalty to Saves, -5 to Attack Damage, and -10 Skill Checks). A Will Save of 26 will nullify this effect. Lastly, due to the single stem of Dragon’s Maw carved and woven around the blunt end of the Nodatchi, the wielder may swing the blade in a wide arc movement to unleash a 5m cone of flame capable of dealing 120 Armour Points of Fire Damage. As a more focused version of this ability, once per day the wielder can instead unleash a Chakra Ray at any target within 10m as a Ranged Touch attack. On a successful hit, this will deal 60 Armour Points of Fire Damage.

Limit: May only be crafted by Ryutatsu 'Little Wolf' Kyoudo.

Creatures of Chaos and Mayhem
Rank: "A"
Type: Main, Book, Reference
Effect: A book on Monsters and adventures pertaining to monsters.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Page Count: 520 pgs. By Magister Bartholomew Heidenclark. Magister Bartholomew Heidenclark served as Magister of a small community often bedeviled by strange creatures due to its unfortunate proximity to the ruins of an ancient tower. The Magister often employed adventurers to eliminate various threats to the town, and (if they successfully returned) would interview them regarding the beasts they fought. He recorded all this information into his book. He also often visited the taverns to speak with travelers and collect information regarding other monsters. The book is meant as a reference book, not a study book. It is indexed by name (when known), type (Mythical Beast, Undead, etc), and specific characteristics (winged creatures, poisonous, etc) for ease of use. The listings included the general powers of the monster as well as its weaknesses. Some have dubbed it the Monster Hunter’s Holy Book. While Magister Heidenclark did his best to cross-reference and verify the information, the book is not entirely accurate. However, there is a 25% chance the information regarding any specific creature is inaccurate or flawed. Also, there are various versions of the book in circulation, as others have added to the original work long after the Magister’s death, and it is possible for two different versions of the book to have conflicting information.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Special Book Shop. 10% chance finding.
Cost: 24,000 Ryo

Scroll: Map: Known World
Rank: "B"
Type: Main, Book, Scroll, Map
Effect: A map of any of the world's main continuous expanses of land.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Known World; entire Known World. Known World Map's dimensions are 40 inches by 24 inches. Known World Maps list the Continents, Nations, and City Capitals, of those Nations that reside within the Known World. The Known World Map also states the Oceans, Bays, and Near By Islands associated to the Known World. The Maps may be folded and can fit inside Map Holders found in Vests.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Book Shop.
Cost: 3,000 Ryo Each

[x10] Deadly Nightshade
Rank: ""
Type: Common, Medium, Herb
Effect: May be used to put someoen to sleep.
Special: Preparation: 1 week; Duration: 32 Hours
Drawback: ---
Description: This plant can grow up to 5 feet tall. It has soft green spreading leaves, and purple flowers and berries. The berries must be left to stand in water for a week and the distillation drunk. Deadly nightshade will put someone to sleep for 4d8 hours. They cannot be woken. A roll of 1 will kill them, a roll of 20 will render them insane.
Availability: Summer; Region: Forest; Identification: Average; Cultivation: Average
Limit: Must know Botany for Forest Regions. 75% chance in finding.
Cost:

[x10] Fish Float
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Toxins & Poisons, Toxin
Effect: A dull-red, odorless liquid. Will cause all small to medium-sized fish to float to the surface.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Creation Process Simply mix the ingredients together, stir. This will make approximately 1/2 of a half-bottle of "Fish Float". Ingesting this liquid, or even allowing it to come in contact with the skin for more than a few seconds, causes extreme dizziness (Confusion) and intense headaches (Nausea). These symptoms generally last for 1d2+1 hours. Pouring at least 1/2 of a half-bottle of this liquid into water will cause all small to medium-sized fish within 15 meters of where it is poured in to float to the surface. These fish are paralyzed and unable to swim for 24 rounds, after which time they fully recover. This can affect Hoshigaki with a Fortitude of 13 while only applying for 12 rounds.
Ingredients 1 coin-canister of vapor moss. 3 blostberries. 1/2 half-bottle of water.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 1,127 Ryo Each.

[x10] Poison (Debilitating)
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Toxins & Poisons, Poison
Effect: This type of poison is a dark-green liquid that gives off a foul odor while wet, but is completely odorless once dried. Drinking, or even inhaling the fumes from this poison, causes severe nausea and dizziness.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Place the rot moss into the water and bring it to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes then remove and discard the rot moss from the water. With the water still boiling, add the river mold to the mixture. Boil for approximately 5 more minutes, then allow the mixture to cool completely. Using a mortar and pestle, crush and extract all the liquid from the glosh mushrooms and stir this liquid into the mixture. This will make approximately 1 standard-vial of "Poison (Debilitating)". Avoid breathing the vapors from this poison, even while it is being created. Doing so could poison you as surely as drinking the finished poison. Drinking, or even inhaling the fumes from this poison, causes severe nausea and dizziness. It has no taste, but does have a foul odor until it dries. This poison can be placed onto weapons and allowed to dry. Being cut by a poisoned-laced weapon will poison the victim, but with less severe effects than if the poison is inhaled or ingested. On average, it takes only a few drops of this liquid to effectively poison small to average-sized beings. A single standard-vial of this poison is enough to lace 4 swords or 40 arrows. Beings who ingest this poison receive nausea, and dazed for 1 hour, after which time the effects cease. The poison takes effect on the round after being introduced into the being's body. Beings that can make a successful Fortitude Save 13, will only be affected by the poison for half an hour instead of a full hour. Targets may be poisoned through damage and suffer the same effects.
Ingredients 1/2 flat-canister of rot moss. 1 coin-canister of river mold. 2 glosh mushrooms. 1 half-bottle of water.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 7,650 Ryo Each.

[x5] Cow-Wheat
Rank: ""
Type: Uncommon, Medium, Herb
Effect: Powder placed into food or drink causing a person to act as if drunk.
Special: Preparation: 1 week; Duration: 8 hours
Drawback: ---
Description: Cow wheat is a small straight stemmed yellow-green plant. Its pale yellow flowers produce a white powder when crushed, between two hands. If this powder is placed into food or drink it will cause a person to act as if drunk. Each dose of this herb successfully administered will increase the level of drunkenness by 1 step.
Availability: Summer; Region: Grassland; Identification: Average; Cultivation: Average
Limit: Must know Botany for Grassland Regions. 50% chance in finding.
Cost:

[x10] Fanosel
Rank: ""
Type: Common, Fine, Narcotic
Effect: Outlawed in many places, this herb creates a powerful narcotic.
Special: Preparation: 4 days; Duration: 2d4 hours.
Drawback: ---
Description: Fanosel is found in large patches in deep forest, especially in higher altitude needle leaf forest. Only 3 inches in height, this small groundcover plant produces two or three pale green hard berries in late summer. The berries have a thin layer of flesh around a large pit. The drug is extracted from this flesh. Fanosel berries are narcotic and highly addictive. Collect only the berries, cutting them from the plant carefully (do not pluck) to avoid bruising the delicate flesh. Most guilded apothecaries will not buy the berries, but there are always some willing to risk a sheriff ’s noose for the high profit. Some addicted nobles and wealthy guildsmen pay highly through intermediaries. Dealing in Fanosel is a very risky business. Scrape skin from berries and dry. Soak 3 days in salty water. Boil down to yield clear crystals. Mix with water or other liquid and take orally. Within 5d4 minutes it grants euphoria, powerful delusions of grandeur lasting for 2d4 hours. Reduces inhibitions. After effects include depression and irritability. Highly addictive. Prolonged use results in personality disorders.
Availability: Summer; Region: Forest; Identification: Difficult; Cultivation: Difficult
Limit: Must know Botany for Forest Regions. 76% chance in finding.
Cost:

[x2] Ruby Azalea
Rank: ""
Type: Uncommon, Medium, Herb
Effect: It's dust can be used as a substitute for chakra when preforming jutsu.
Special: Preparation: —; Duration: —
Drawback: ---
Description: Ruby azaleas are members of the azalea family. They grow in bushes that stand around 5 to 6 feet in height. The bushes have deep green, oval-shaped leaves and, during late Low Summer and early High Summer, the plants bloom with spectacular red flowers. The flowers are a deep, translucent red color with a red stamen. The plants only grow in areas that are cool, but typically not cold, and are very wet, such as a temperate rain forest, and with a high amount of corundum in the soil. When the plants bloom there is a short 3 to 5 day window when the blooms are not fully open. During this time the blooms are harvested, dried, and crushed into a fine ruby-like dust. This dust can then be substituted in Jutsus that require Chakra, consume before performing. The Jutsu can be performed normally, though they have a shortened duration, usually lasting 1/10th of the normal duration, or 1 round, whichever is longer. With a Jutsu Lore Skill Extremely Difficult to identify a Jutsu using Ruby Azalea.
Availability: Summer; Region: Mountain; Identification: Difficult; Cultivation: Average
Limit: Must know Botany for Mountain Regions. 25% chance in finding.
Cost:

[x10] Life Water
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Ingestibles, Elixer
Effect: A thick, sweet-smelling liquid that is purple in color. It is generally bitter tasting, but has a sweet aftertaste. An extremely nutritious, and serves as both a meal and water replacement.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Crush the harb fruit into pulp and place it into the water. Crumble the okora leaves into a powder and add them to the water. Smash the norbane mushroom into a paste and add it to the water as well. Bring this mixture to a boil and stir frequently until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Once the mixture changes to a deep, purple color allow it to cool. This makes 1 and 1/4th head-flask of "Life Water". This elixir is extremely nutritious, and serves as both a meal and water replacement. 1 and 1/4th of Head-flask of life water provides 4 days' worth of food and water requirements for a creatures.
Ingredients 1 head-flask of water. 2 ripe harb fruit. 12 okora leaves (dried out). 1 fresh norbane mushroom.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 3,666 Ryo Each.

[x10] Saffron
Rank: "S"
Type: Uncommon, Tiny, Narcotic
Effect: Easily addictive, this narcotic gives many bonuses to the individual at a hefty cost of one’s sanity and mind.
Special: Preparation: 1 week; Duration: 1d40 + 20 hours
Drawback: ---
Description: After aestivating in spring, the plant sends up 5 to 11 narrow and nearly vertical green leaves, each up to 40 centimeters in length. Upon flowering, plants average less than 30 centimeters in height. The plant has a tuberous root, and large purplish flowers with yellow-red centers. The pistils of the flower must be pounded into a paste which is left to dry for 1 week. The resulting powder is taken as snuff. This herb raises all Skills by 5, movements by 1, Saves by 1 and gives a Temporary Armour Points of 5. Chance of Overdose: This herb is incredibly powerful. If the herb is used more than once in a 3 day period, the Character must make a save against the poison with a -5 penalty or die immediately from a severe brain hemorrhage. A 3rd usage in that period will automatically kill the character. Addiction and Withdrawal: Addiction automatically occurs if this herb is used more than once in a week. An addicted Character randomly loses 1 of 3 things, Loses 5 Skill Points, 1 movement, or 1 in a Save Type. Every day they will lose 1 of 2 things. Recovery From Addiction: The only cure for this addiction is powerful healing Chakra, although lesser Chakra will restore the Character's points back to their normal levels. If the character is cured of their addiction their scores will remain at their current levels, until some form of restoration Chakra is used. If a once addicted character ever has Saffron again, they become addicted with no chance of being cured. However this is unlikely to occur, because such a character develops an almost pathological hatred of the herb, and is likely to attack anyone in possession of it, and destroy it whenever they see it. This narcotic has enough 50ml doses equal to 2.
Availability: Autumn/Winter; Region: Forest; Identification: ; Cultivation:
Limit: Must know Botany for Forest Regions. 60 73% chance in finding.
Cost: 118,680 Ryo per Plant. 29,670 Ryo per Dose.

[x3] Dragon’s Blood
Rank: ""
Type: Rare, Large, Tree
Effect: May be used for various alchemical purposes.
Special: Preparation: 6 Hours; Duration: Special
Drawback: ---
Description: Dragon’s blood is an evergreen palm tree of small to average height, with tough stringy bark that can be peeled off in strips and a thick amber to crimson resin that can be tapped in early autumn. The bark can be twisted into a rough cord similar to twine, though it also gets dried in small chunks for use as incense. Alchemists love dragon’s blood resin as a reagent for many other substances and it enhances many effects and powers without making the concoctions unstable. Dragon’s blood bark can be peeled off nearly year-round, though a tree should never be stripped beyond one side of its trunk. The resin, if kept out of sunlight, can keep for up to eight months without losing its potency. It can also be spread on wooden trays and kept in the sun, so that it dries into hard translucent umber colored lumps. Both the dried and liquid forms of resin are used in many Chakra and alchemical or herbal items to enhance minor properties of other ingredients. (50% chance) Increases the effectiveness of other creations by +1 per Cultivator's Mastery. This means if a potion gives a bonus in Movements and Saves then it is an additional +1 (If cultivator is Novice). Movements, Saves, Damage Reduction, Hardness, and Energy Resistance is improved by +1. Handseals, Skills, Damage Output, Armour Points is improved by (1)x5 per Cultivator's Mastery.
Availability: Spring/Summer/Autumn; Region: Grassland/Swamp; Identification: Average; Cultivation: Easy
Limit: Must know Botany for Grassland/Swamp Regions. 19% 30% chance in finding.
Cost:

[x5] Grenade: Slime
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 3 per Slot, Explosive
Effect: A template item that combines 3 pouches to create a larger and more deadlier effect.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A grenade is a unique alchemical weapon that combines multiple splash weapons/explosives to increase its damage slightly while increasing its range significantly. Every grenade has a range of 15-meters-radius burst no matter the splash weapon/explosive combination. A grenade takes up 3 splash weapon/explosive to create. This can be used in any kind of combination of 3. For example, a user may combine 3 Explosion (Fire) to create an Explosion (Fire) Grenade, or an 1 Shriek Bomb and 2 Stormstone to create a Shriek Stormstone Grenade. Each splash weapon/explosive does 3/4 Damage of the total. Damage is sacrificed due to the combination of splash weapon/explosives while distance is significantly increased. Any splash weapon/explosive that does status damage (blindness, deafness, etc) does not increase, however the Save is increased by 1 per splash weapon/explosive used. For example: 1 Stormstone has an 18 Fortitude. If 3 are used to create a Grenade it will have a 21 Fortitude.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: Price of each individual Splash Weapon/Explosive.

[x3] Slime Bomb
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Splash Weapon
Effect: A splash weapon made from Ooze and other alchemical mixtures to create a powerful acid bomb.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mix the phosphorous, quicksilver, urea, and the crystal ooze acid using a congelation method. this takes 10 minutes to create. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Slime Bomb". Make sure not to boil the two. Place the mixture into another container and allow it to cool until it solidifies. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Smoke Pellet". The Country of Wind have fond several uses for the toxic residue left over from their massive ooze cultivating experiments, including a variety of items known collectively as slime bombs. These ceramic ovoids are filled with caustic sludge and capped with a stone plug. A successful direct hit covers the target with green slime within dealing 34 Armour Points of Acid damage to the creature for 1d5 rounds. If the target is wearing wooden or metal armour or wielding a wooden or metal shield, a slime bomb eats through the material on a hit, dealing 40 Armour Points of Acid Damage to the equipment and ignoring the items' Hardness for 1d5 rounds. Creatures in an 8-meter-radius distance of a Slime Pouch take no damage, but any wooden or metal armour or shields they are wearing take 12 Armour Points of Acid damage (ignoring hardness) for 1d5 rounds.
Ingredients 1/2 coin-canister of phosphorous. 1/2 thumb-vial of quicksilver. 1/2 thumb-vial of urea. 1 thumb-vial of crystal ooze acid.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 2,895 Ryo Each.

[x10] Grenade: Dancing Star
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 3 per Slot, Explosive
Effect: A template item that combines 3 pouches to create a larger and more deadlier effect.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A grenade is a unique alchemical weapon that combines multiple splash weapons/explosives to increase its damage slightly while increasing its range significantly. Every grenade has a range of 15-meters-radius burst no matter the splash weapon/explosive combination. A grenade takes up 3 splash weapon/explosive to create. This can be used in any kind of combination of 3. For example, a user may combine 3 Explosion (Fire) to create an Explosion (Fire) Grenade, or an 1 Shriek Bomb and 2 Stormstone to create a Shriek Stormstone Grenade. Each splash weapon/explosive does 3/4 Damage of the total. Damage is sacrificed due to the combination of splash weapon/explosives while distance is significantly increased. Any splash weapon/explosive that does status damage (blindness, deafness, etc) does not increase, however the Save is increased by 1 per splash weapon/explosive used. For example: 1 Stormstone has an 18 Fortitude. If 3 are used to create a Grenade it will have a 21 Fortitude.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: Price of each individual Splash Weapon/Explosive.

[x3] Dancing Star
Rank: "A"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: Produces a fiery explosion that can cause nearby opponents to start burning.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mix the saltpeter and the sulfur in a congelation method. This will take 1 hour to create. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Dancing Star". The explosive may be programmed with a timer to explode up to 6 seconds. This explosive is especially effective against creatures that attack in swarms and are vulnerable to fire. It can also be used to ignite gas, and gas from other explosives. It will explode dealing 36 Armour Points of fire damage initially, plus an additional 18 Armour Points for 1 additional round to anyone within 8 meters radius burst of the blast.
Ingredients 2 thumb-vial of saltpeter. 4 thumb-vials of sulfur.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 591 Ryo Each.

[x10] Grenade: Dancing Dragon's Dream
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 3 per Slot, Explosive
Effect: A template item that combines 3 pouches to create a larger and more deadlier effect.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A grenade is a unique alchemical weapon that combines multiple splash weapons/explosives to increase its damage slightly while increasing its range significantly. Every grenade has a range of 15-meters-radius burst no matter the splash weapon/explosive combination. A grenade takes up 3 splash weapon/explosive to create. This can be used in any kind of combination of 3. For example, a user may combine 3 Explosion (Fire) to create an Explosion (Fire) Grenade, or an 1 Shriek Bomb and 2 Stormstone to create a Shriek Stormstone Grenade. Each splash weapon/explosive does 3/4 Damage of the total. Damage is sacrificed due to the combination of splash weapon/explosives while distance is significantly increased. Any splash weapon/explosive that does status damage (blindness, deafness, etc) does not increase, however the Save is increased by 1 per splash weapon/explosive used. For example: 1 Stormstone has an 18 Fortitude. If 3 are used to create a Grenade it will have a 21 Fortitude.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: Price of each individual Splash Weapon/Explosive.

[x2] Dragon's Dream
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: Releases a cloud of gas that explodes when ignited.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mix the saltpeter and the sulfur in a congelation method. This will take 1 hour to create. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Dragon's Dream". The explosive may be programmed with a timer to explode up to 6 seconds. Originally created by dragon worshipers, thus named after the fearsome beasts. This explosive releases a cloud of flammable gas in an 8-meter radius spread which causes a destructive explosion when ignited. Clouds from multiple Dragon's Dreams can ignite one another in a chain reaction that incinerates creatures spread out over a large area. When ignited it will deal 96 Armour Points of Fire Damage to anyone within the range of the gas. A moderate wind (11+ mph) disperses the gas in 2 rounds; a strong wind (21+ mph) disperses the gas in 1 round. The gas dissipates naturally after 3 rounds.
Ingredients 1/2 thumb vial of salt peter. 1 thumb vial of phosphorus.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 1,704 Ryo Each.
[x1] Dancing Star
Rank: "A"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: Produces a fiery explosion that can cause nearby opponents to start burning.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mix the saltpeter and the sulfur in a congelation method. This will take 1 hour to create. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Dancing Star". The explosive may be programmed with a timer to explode up to 6 seconds. This explosive is especially effective against creatures that attack in swarms and are vulnerable to fire. It can also be used to ignite gas, and gas from other explosives. It will explode dealing 36 Armour Points of fire damage initially, plus an additional 18 Armour Points for 1 additional round to anyone within 8 meters radius burst of the blast.
Ingredients 2 thumb-vial of saltpeter. 4 thumb-vials of sulfur.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 591 Ryo Each.

[x10] Grenade: Explosion (Vapor)
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 3 per Slot, Explosive
Effect: A template item that combines 3 pouches to create a larger and more deadlier effect.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A grenade is a unique alchemical weapon that combines multiple splash weapons/explosives to increase its damage slightly while increasing its range significantly. Every grenade has a range of 15-meters-radius burst no matter the splash weapon/explosive combination. A grenade takes up 3 splash weapon/explosive to create. This can be used in any kind of combination of 3. For example, a user may combine 3 Explosion (Fire) to create an Explosion (Fire) Grenade, or an 1 Shriek Bomb and 2 Stormstone to create a Shriek Stormstone Grenade. Each splash weapon/explosive does 3/4 Damage of the total. Damage is sacrificed due to the combination of splash weapon/explosives while distance is significantly increased. Any splash weapon/explosive that does status damage (blindness, deafness, etc) does not increase, however the Save is increased by 1 per splash weapon/explosive used. For example: 1 Stormstone has an 18 Fortitude. If 3 are used to create a Grenade it will have a 21 Fortitude.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: Price of each individual Splash Weapon/Explosive.

[x3] Explosion (Vapor)
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: A thin, purplish-brown liquid with an acrid scent. It emits a faint glow whenever shaken or agitated. When shaken violently it will.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Place the vapor moss into the water and heat, but not to the point of boiling. Stir the powdered fire rock into the heated mixture, being careful not to allow it to become hot enough to boil (this will make the finished product unstable). Slowly stir this mixture for 30 minutes then mix in the powdered blue-spike leaves. Remove the mixture from the heat while continuing to stir. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Explosion (Vapor)". This product will last indefinitely if not allowed to dry out. If it is not kept in a sealed container, it will dry out and become useless in approximately 2 months. Vigorously shaking this product within a closed container will cause it to begin bubbling and to glow brightly. Within 3 to 6 seconds after it begins to glow, it will explode forcefully, inflicting 36 Armour Points of force damage to anything within 8 meters of the blast. The explosion also releases toxic fumes that cover an area of approximately 16 meters in diameter. Any being that breathes these fumes will instantly become drowsy and must immediately make an Fortitude Save of 16 or pass out for 1d4 Rounds. Each round that a conscious being breathes these fumes they must make a Fortitude Save to resist passing out. The fumes will dissipate within 5d4 rounds.
Ingredients 1 coin-canisters of vapor moss. 2 coin-canisters of fire rock (crushed into a fine powder). 2 blue-spike leaves (dried out and crushed into a powder). 1 standard-shot of water.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 2,277 Ryo Each.

[x10] Grenade: Lightning Bottle
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 3 per Slot, Explosive
Effect: A template item that combines 3 pouches to create a larger and more deadlier effect.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A grenade is a unique alchemical weapon that combines multiple splash weapons/explosives to increase its damage slightly while increasing its range significantly. Every grenade has a range of 15-meters-radius burst no matter the splash weapon/explosive combination. A grenade takes up 3 splash weapon/explosive to create. This can be used in any kind of combination of 3. For example, a user may combine 3 Explosion (Fire) to create an Explosion (Fire) Grenade, or an 1 Shriek Bomb and 2 Stormstone to create a Shriek Stormstone Grenade. Each splash weapon/explosive does 3/4 Damage of the total. Damage is sacrificed due to the combination of splash weapon/explosives while distance is significantly increased. Any splash weapon/explosive that does status damage (blindness, deafness, etc) does not increase, however the Save is increased by 1 per splash weapon/explosive used. For example: 1 Stormstone has an 18 Fortitude. If 3 are used to create a Grenade it will have a 21 Fortitude.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: Price of each individual Splash Weapon/Explosive.

[x3] Lightning Bottle
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: Electrocutes opponents. Stuns them for a brief period of time.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Descrption: Mix the saltpeter, the distilled water, the powdered agate, and anyseed using a congelation method. It takes approximately 1 hour to create one. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Lightning Bottle". The explosive may be programmed with a timer to explode up to 6 seconds. The saltpeter creates the intensity in which the chakra properties in the anyseed reacts to the powdered agate and distilled water allowing for a burst of electrical energy capable of stunning its area of 8-meter-radius burst. Those hit by the explosive will take 36 Armour Points of Electrical Damage and will be stunned in place for 1d6+2 rounds.
Ingredients 1 coin-canister of saltpeter. 1 coin-canisters of distilled water. 1 coin-canister of powdered agate (3 pearls). 2 coin-canisters of anyseed.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 1,812 Ryo Each.

[x10] Grenade: Smoke Pellet
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 3 per Slot, Explosive
Effect: A template item that combines 3 pouches to create a larger and more deadlier effect.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A grenade is a unique alchemical weapon that combines multiple splash weapons/explosives to increase its damage slightly while increasing its range significantly. Every grenade has a range of 15-meters-radius burst no matter the splash weapon/explosive combination. A grenade takes up 3 splash weapon/explosive to create. This can be used in any kind of combination of 3. For example, a user may combine 3 Explosion (Fire) to create an Explosion (Fire) Grenade, or an 1 Shriek Bomb and 2 Stormstone to create a Shriek Stormstone Grenade. Each splash weapon/explosive does 3/4 Damage of the total. Damage is sacrificed due to the combination of splash weapon/explosives while distance is significantly increased. Any splash weapon/explosive that does status damage (blindness, deafness, etc) does not increase, however the Save is increased by 1 per splash weapon/explosive used. For example: 1 Stormstone has an 18 Fortitude. If 3 are used to create a Grenade it will have a 21 Fortitude.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Cost: Price of each individual Splash Weapon/Explosive.

[x3] Smoke Pellet
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: A container used to release smoke in a fairly lengthy distance for a short amount of time.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Mix the sweetspire and saltpeter in a pot on low heat. Make sure not to boil the two. Place the mixture into another container and allow it to cool until it solidifies. This will make 1 standard-shot of "Smoke Pellet". This is a small clay mixture. When you break the sphere through a timer of 1/2 round or by a hard strike, the substances will react with the strike and fill an 8-meter radius cubed area with a cloud of harmless smoke. A bank of smoke billows from the point it was destroyed. The smoke obscures all sight, including darkvision, beyond 2 meters. A creature within 2 meters has concealment. Creatures farther away have total concealment. A moderate wind (11+ mph) disperses the smoke in 4 rounds; a strong wind (21+ mph) disperses the fog in 1 round. The smoke dissipates naturally after 1 minute.
Ingredients 1/2 standard-vial of sweetspire. 1 standard-vial of saltpeter.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 1,992 Ryo Each.


[x20] Witch Tears
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Chemicals & Compounds, Explosive
Effect: A magical explosive that deals massive force damage.
Special: Explosions are completely silent.
Drawback: ---
Description: A mix of black powder, the magnesium, and the saltpeter, with a hint of magic. The saltpeter releases a plethora of gas to create expansion, and magic dulls the sound of the explosion, making it completely silent. Magic also enhances the explosion making for an even more powerful explosion, than what was previously possible. Upon detonation a pouch separates into 5 explosive fragments doing the same damage with the same radius as the original pouch. The explosive may be programmed with a timer to explode up to 6 seconds. It will explode forcefully, inflicting 120 Armour Points of Force Damage, ignoring 1/2 of Hardness and natural Armor to anyone within 2 meters radius burst of the blast. Against immobile or helpless targets take double damage.
Ingredients 1 coin-canister of black powder. 1 coin-canister of magnesium. 1 standard-vial of saltpeter.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemist Shop.
Cost: 2,500 Ryo Each.

Gems (inside Zuruel's body)

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Gem of the Wise
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 50 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that improves the wearer's institution and strengthens their willpower.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Jewelers are always after the perfect pearl, a flawless sphere that is the perfection of the oysters toil. While a perfect pearl may fetch a kingly sum, Alchemists and others who harness the natural Alchemical properties from gems and minerals will scoff at such a perfect specimen. For these people, the pearls true luster and Alchemy is only revealed in a seemingly flawed specimen. A pearl that has grown with 2 ovoid hemispheres that resembles a brain in shape allows the natural Alchemical properties to be harnessed. It is rare for a pearl to form naturally into this shape, and a highly specialized profession of culturing pearls to grow into this shape has cropped up. Even with growing cultured pearls, the chance of successfully growing a gem of the wise is slim. It requires a well-crafted seed to be prepared and then placed inside the oyster. After several years the oyster is opened and only then will the culture know if they were successful. The pearls natural Alchemical properties is released in a properly grown pearl. Holding or wearing the pearl improves the wearer’s intuition and strengthens their willpower. The bearer receives a +25 competence bonus to Sense Motive skill checks and a +4 competence bonus to Will saves.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 20% chance of finding.
Cost: 35,000 Ryo Each.

Lightning Stone
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 50 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that gains a Haste like ability by carving power into an Agate.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The Alchemical properties of agate have been known to a limited number of civilizations for a long time, though nearly all of these civilizations have been destroyed or consumed by other civilizations. Because of this, the true power of agates remained obscured by legend and myth. Several researchers across the planet re-discovered agate Alchemy around the same time. When a piece of agate is carved into the shape of a lightning bolt with 3 "jags" in it the Alchemy within the mineral is harnessed. When the wearer speaks the command word without sacrificing a movement, the wearer acts as though effected by a Haste Jutsu. They gain +1 alchemical bonus to movements (Stacks with other highest Alchemical Movement). This effect can be activated up to 3 times per day by the command word "Mazahs" and lasts for 6 rounds per activation.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 19,950 Ryo Each.

Skull of Strength
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that gives TaiJutsu Damage strength to those who has the skull.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A skull of strength is carved from a flawless crystal of amethyst of a light violet color. The skull that is carved is about 2 inches in height. Once carved, the skull’s natural alchemical properties are released. When a person carries or holds a skull of strength, their strength increases by increasing all TaiJutsu Damage by +4. Scratching or otherwise damaging the skull negates its alchemical property.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 8,500 Ryo Each.

Troll Stone
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that gives the holder the ability to heal damage while turning all damage against them into nonlethal damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The Troll Stone is a highly prized item. First harnessed by Hanna Whynn, a master healer of Sound, the Goddess of Healing, the troll stone has since become a staple in many adventurers’ kits. A Troll Stone is harnessed from a large crystal of citrine when the gem is carved into a rough image of a troll. To benefit from the gems' alchemical properties, the Troll Stone must be held in the hand. When held, all damage dealt to the bearer is considered to be nonlethal damage. In addition, the bearer heals nonlethal damage at the rate of Minor Wounds per round. Fire and acid attacks deal normal damage to the bearer while holding the Troll Stone (any resistances, Chakra or otherwise, the bearer may possess against these attack forms still apply). The bearer can also reattach severed limbs while holding the Troll Stone. To reattach a body part, the severed part must touch the body while the person has the Troll Stone. (Putting the troll stone in a severed hand has no effect.) If the bearer of the Troll Stone stops touching it, any nonlethal damage that was previously dealt and not yet healed immediately converts to lethal damage.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 5% chance of finding.
Cost: 184,000 Ryo Each.

Barbarian Blood Stone
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem capable of allowing the target to become in raged.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Though long sought after for its rarity and beauty, the ruby has been coveted by Alchemists and Ritualists for its other, Alchemical properties. To harness the ruby’s natural Alchemy, the Alchemist must carve the gem into a perfectly symmetrical teardrop shape about 2 centimeters in size. When carved, the Barbarian Blood Stone is often set into a headband or necklace. Once harnessed, the gem allows a non-Brawler to enter a state of mind identical to the Rage ability of the barbarian. The bearer can enter this state 3 times per day. Each time, the bearer gains the same benefits of Rage. This state lasts for 5 rounds. In addition, once the barbarian leaves their rage they are not fatigued. Barbarians covet the barbarian blood stone because, for them, the stone has different properties.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 20% chance of finding.
Cost: 40,000 Ryo Each.

[x5] Bloodstone
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem used to stop bleeding.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Hematite is usually found as a mineral with a dull red-brown color and sages and commoners alike have long called hematite bloodstone due to the bright red streak of color it makes. To make a bloodstone, the alchemist first carves the hematite into a triangular shape about 3 inches in size. The carved bloodstone is then boiled for several hours before being treated with a special liquid. After treatment, the stone is dried in a kiln and then powdered and stored in a vial. The red powder can then be spread over a bleeding wound, clotting the blood. The bloodstone powder provides a +10 alchemical bonus to the First Aid: Healing check. One vial of bloodstone powder can be used 10 times before it is consumed.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 200 Ryo Each.

Gem of Vitality
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 2 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem capable of expanding one's life.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Obsidian has had many uses as a minor gemstone, tool, and a weapon over the centuries. Some varieties of obsidian have also been harnessed for their natural Alchemical properties, such as the Ghost Tip, and this led many Alchemists and researchers to look at other varieties of obsidian to see if they also had natural Alchemical properties. A lot of the research proved fruitless, until a Midget Alchemist named Gwengolyn Badgersrest made a chance discovery. She had been looking at basic geometric shapes and varieties of obsidian. She was crafting a double pyramidal shape on a piece of mahogany obsidian when her chisel slipped and the perfect double pyramid split into two five-sided pyramids. She was about to toss the mistake when she felt her vitality increase as she picked up the broken pieces. Some more research led to the creation of the Gem of Vitality. A person holding the Gem of Vitality gains a +20 enhancement bonus to Armour Points. In addition, the Gem of Vitality prolongs a person’s natural lifespan by 1 year for every month that the gem is possessed up to a maximum increase of 50% over the normal lifespan for the person’s race.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 20% chance of finding.
Cost: 20,250 Ryo Each.

Fear Charm
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 50 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that makes the holder less fearless while more fearful against others.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The fear charm is harnessed from a single crystal of aquamarine. The crystal is no larger than the a marble and, once properly crafted and the alchemical property is released, is either held or attached to clothing. When held or worn, the Fear Charm provides a +4 Alchemical Bonus to saves against Fear Jutsus and effects, including cause fear and a dragon’s frightful presence. It also applies a +4 Alchemical Difficulty Bonus to Fear Jutsus against opponents.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 15,500 Ryo Each.

Hades’s Pain
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem capable of destroying undead.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: As long as people have known of the undead, they have attempted to find new and better ways of destroying them. A lot of time, money, and research has been spent in finding ways to destroy undead so that normal people can feel safe. This research has naturally led to finding gems that can be harnessed for their natural Alchemical Properties to fight undead. A cleric, Reverend Father Loren Doum, took it upon himself to find a gem that could be harnessed in the service of Hades. He had a vision of the gem he needed to harness and he quickly returned to his home to continue his research. Doum learned in his vision that by carving a piece of rubellite into the shape of a spirit or ghost the gems natural Alchemical Properties would be harnessed. Doum was aware that the carved gemstone resembled the holy symbol used by followers of Hades. When the gemstone is squeezed, the gems Alchemy is activated. The Alchemy destroys 12d4 Points worth of undead within a 16-meter radius of where the gem is activated. Each Undead has 4 points per Class Level. Undead with the fewest Points are affected first, and among undead of equal Points those closest to the point of origin are affected first. Undead with "B" Class or higher are not affected. The gem has 50 charges when created and each activation uses 1 charge.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 20% chance of finding.
Cost: 36,500 Ryo Each.

Awareness Stone
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that increases one's Observation.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This vibrant purple stone has long been used as a gemstone. An unknown Alchemist user discovered its natural Alchemical properties in the days of pre-history. Carving the gemstone into a flawless sphere about an inch in diameter releases the Chakra. Carrying the stone increases a person’s awareness, providing a +20 competence bonus to Observation skill checks.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 20% chance of finding.
Cost: 20,500 Ryo Each

Skull of Healing
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem capable of healing people.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Skull of Healing is carved from a flawless rock crystal. The skull that is carved is about 2 inches in height. Once carved, the skull’s natural Alchemical properties are released. When a person carries or holds a Skull of Healing, they gain fast healing Minor wounds every 3 rounds. Scratching or otherwise damaging the skull negates its Alchemical property.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 5,500 Ryo Each.

Skull of the Ghost
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem making those who carry it immune to energy drain attacks.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Probably the most sought after of the quartz skulls, the Skull of the Ghost is carved from a flawless gem of smoky quartz with a flowing silver-grey color. The skull that is carved is about 2 inches in height. Once carved, the skull’s natural Alchemical properties are released. When a person carries or holds a Skull of the Ghost, they gain immunity to energy draining attacks. Scratching or otherwise damaging the skull negates its alchemical property.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 20% chance of finding.
Cost: 28,500 Ryo Each.

[x2] Vision Stone
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that restores eyesight to the blind, while giving competence bonus against dazzling and blinding.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The vision stone has only recently been harnessed for its alchemical properties. Researchers for centuries have delved the secrets of the bloodstone and what alchemical properties the stone may hold, but nearly all of this research focused on possibilities that the stone had some connection to blood, either healing or injuring a person. It took a bold researcher named Karla Metvorg Hyuuga, a Hyuuga Alchemist who was ridiculed for her ideas about the nature of the bloodstone, to persevere in her research and finally unlock the bloodstones secret. The bloodstones alchemy is harnessed by carving the stone into a ring about an inch in diameter where the inner part of the ring is beveled slightly inward and the outer part of the ring is cut in a complex geometric pattern. When the vision stone is set over the eye of a person suffering from blindness, the stone sinks into the eye, merging with the afflicted person. This process takes only 2 minutes and, once complete, the vision in that eye is restored. To be able to restore vision to a person blind in both eyes, 2 vision stones are required. In addition to restoring vision, the vision stone also grants a +2 competence bonus against all future attacks (Chakra, natural, or otherwise) that might dazzle or blind the person.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 10,000 Ryo Each.

Death’s Tear
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, Main, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem used to stop a target from dying.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: To prevent death is one of the most sought after protections. Casius Trellium Fennel, an Alchemist follower of Jute, and harnesser of the first immortality stone also researched ways to prevent death from occurring as part of his research into immortality. Years before he harnessed the first immortality stone Casius harnessed the Alchemy within zircon as a ward against death. The leaders of the Church hailed Casius and this gave him confidence to continue his search for immortality. When a nearly flawless zircon gem is cut into the shape of a tear about half an inch long and with a slight curl at the apex of the tear the natural Alchemical Properties within the zircon is harnessed. A person who holds Jute’s tear is warded against all forms of death including death Jutsus, Chakra death effects, energy drain, and ability damage effects. The person is also warded against these other death effects with the following restrictions: Dying Condition (the person still falls unconscious but stabilizes and begins to heal until they are no longer Dying), poison (the person still suffers damage, but cannot die from the damage taken), ability loss (the person still loses the points, he just cannot die), and petrification (though it does not prevent the actual turning to stone, a person warded still becomes a statue, but they still live within the stone). The only flaw in the Alchemy is that it does not prevent death from old age. For this reason, Casius continued his search for the immortality stone.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 1% chance of finding.
Cost: 201,500 Ryo Each.

Healer's Gem
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem used to heal people, and remove ailments.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: It is said that the first Healer's Gem was harnessed by a Medic of Temoca, the Goddess of Healing. Since that time, the skill to harness the powers of malachite has been passed on to many others. To harness the minerals natural Alchemy, a large malachite mineral is carved into a rough humanoid shape with arms and legs slightly spread. To activate the Alchemy, the harnessed gem is placed on the chest of a person that suffers from an ailment. The harnessed gem draws out the ailment and places it into the gem. Once the Healer's Gem has been used 50 times, it turns into dust and is destroyed. A healer’s gem removes all temporary ability damage (including the effects of Feeblemind) and immediately ends all of the following adverse conditions: blinded, confused (including the effects of insanity), dazed, dazzled, deafened, diseased, exhausted, fatigued, nauseated, sickened, stunned, and poisoned. In addition, a Healer's Gem will heal up to 100 Armour Points of damage.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 5% chance of finding.
Cost: 66,500 Ryo Each.

Gem of Aversion
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 50 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem that keeps targets away in a good distance away from the Gem.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Sometimes a fight is not the solution to a problem. Fights can be ugly, the outcome can be unsure, and injury or death cannot be ruled out. At other times, a party might just want to provide an extra sense of security. The Gem of Aversion provides a way to keep certain groups of people from approaching the harnessed gem. This helps protect these groups from harm and provides security for people near the gem. The Gem of Aversion is harnessed by cutting a piece of golden beryl into a ring where the interior of the ring is smooth and the exterior of the ring is a jagged edge. During the process to harness the gem the person harnessing the gem must specifically name a creature type or specify an alignment. The command word "away", spoken in Common, is given to the harnessed gem to activate the item, and the gem can only be activated once in a 24-hour period. Once activated the specified creature type or creatures with the specified alignment must make a Will save 20 or shun an area 25 meters in diameter centered on the Gem of Aversion. An affected creature will not willingly enter the area, and any creatures that find themselves in the area make their best way out of the area covered by the Gem of Aversion. A creature that succeeds on its Save can remain in the area but feels disorientated and receives a -4 penalty to their movements, and -20 to all Skill Category 2 checks. Once activated, the gem functions for 48 hours or until the command word is spoken a second time.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 20% chance of finding.
Cost: 40,000 Ryo Each.

Chronull
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: Time-distorting stone hastes bearer and causes time hop when thrown.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When a mimetite is carved into an egg like gem with a key carved in the middle surrounded by a time watch the stone begins to vibrate rapidly, emitting a hum inaudible to humans. Any creature carrying the charged mimetite is propelled into a slightly faster time-stream and is considered hasted, has +1 Alchemical Movements, for as long as the creature continues to carry the chronull stone. If the stone is discharged, all creatures and objects within 3 meters are shifted out of existence in a blur of motion. The subjects disappear as if teleported for 1 hour per Alchemy's Mastery. The targets disappear and then reappear when this duration expires in exactly the same orientation and conditions as before. From the subject’s point of view no time has passed at all. The creature may also make a 20 Will Save without the help of Impeccable Will every minute to return to the normal time frame, acting normally on its next turn if it does so. If the space from which the subject departed is occupied upon their return to the time stream, they appear to the closest unoccupied area, still in their original orientation. The charged chronull stone shatters, becoming useless once it has been discharged.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 5,000 Ryo Each.

Gem of Prescience
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem capable of giving insight bonus to an opposed skill check, to a save, or TaiJutsu damage.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This is a powerful gem that is harnessed from the purest quality jade. Carving the jade into the shape of an eye set over a triangle harnesses the alchemical properties of the gem. 3 times per day, the bearer of a gem of prescience is able to add a +15 insight bonus to their next single TaiJutsu attack, +75 opposed skill check, or +15 to a Save. In addition activating a Gem of Prescience can add a +15 insight bonus to the user's Natural Armour even if they are caught flat-footed. A Gem of Prescience is activated at will and the user must declare that they have activated the Gem of Prescience prior to making any rolls.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 5% chance of finding.
Cost: 76,000 Ryo Each.

Rogue Stone
Rank: "S"
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Harnessed Gem
Effect: A harnessed Gem capable of making those with it invisible 3 times per day.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The rogue stone has found a large following among many of the rogue’s guilds across the land. First harnessed by Loran Greyfoot, an Alchemist that also plied his skills as a "liberator of wealth" from the rich, the Rogue Stone is a simple, red-colored jasper stone. It is specially cut so that the edges are amorphous in shape while, from the front, it has a wavy pattern to it with 3 incised grooves. 3 times per day, the bearer of the Rogue Stone is able to turn themselves invisible for up to 30 minutes. While invisible, the bearer of the Rogue Stone cannot take any action that would be considered a direct attack against another individual; doing so breaks the natural alchemical properties and the bearer becomes visible again.
Limit: These types of items may be bought inside any Alchemy Shop. With a 25% chance of finding.
Cost: 13,000 Ryo Each.

Active Jutsu

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Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

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GM

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

[/i] mind? The rocks and smoke are Kedoin. The air is Kedoin. You are wearing your armor and seals. And so are they. Your mind is our mind, sibling, they say to you. You can hear them. Everywhere.

You are in the All Hive. The Formless Forming. Your sensory sweep of the area tells you that there is not a single atoms-width of space within at least 1000 meters that is not another living Kedoin, or several. What you would perceive as empty space, is another being, one of your siblings, enthralled in the Shift Song. The words you speak are swallowed up by them, tasted, spat, shared, excreted, absorbed. There is a bizarre cycle to it that may feel slightly familiar.

Vhaal'stech does not speak in reply, but you are connected to him, now, and you know his will as if it were your own.

TELL US; ARE THEY READY, THE HUMANS? ARE THEY READY TO BE CONQUERED? IS THEIR WORLD YET RIPE FOR HARVEST?  PROOF!  EXPERIENCE!  HOW ARE THEY STRONG?  HOW ARE THEY WEAK?    

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[Skulking Shinzu]

Zuruel held back a grimace while only daring to display a truly neutral expression. He quickly realised that he was outnumbered. Woefully so. Was it even safe to take in a full lung’s worth of breath? Paranoia struck like a harpoon. Mercifully, Lady was here to bring him back to reality. “Zuruel… Focus.” She stated, her voice acting as an anchor to calm. If he was to die, then he probably would have been attacked by now. Unfortunately, with that realisation came a more sinister revelation. What if another Kedoin was imitating Lady? Telepathy didn’t appear to be a scarce ability in these lands – a thought which swiftly brought his calm to an end.

“The humans?” Zuruel took in Vhaal'stech’s will. A strange sensation indeed, comforted only by the familiar embrace of the ‘Kedoin’ around him. If he was one with the hive, then he had little to fear. His morals and allegiances were with his own blood. He had no reason to protect anyone else. “They are weak, mundane, insignificant…” He had no reason to protect anyone. Anyone, except Lady. As it so happened, Moon Dogs were known to be powerful forces of good. Could the canine forgive her companion for dooming an entire species? He could only assume not. Forcing back his thoughts, he spoke ‘truthfully’. Which of course, in Kedoin terms, meant twisting the truth beyond recognition.

“Yet – not all of them. Their world is dying. Their food decaying and growing scarcer. Many are weak, but some are powerful. Frighteningly powerful. Our greatest would be slaughtered by their few champions. However, they are but mortal. Time will erase their strongest and with each passing generation, their strength wanes.” Zuruel paused to allow his words to reach Vhaal'stech. The Kedoin? Conquerors? Every interaction with his kin seemed to reveal how little he knew of his Clan. Assuming all was as it appeared. “I have been defeated countless times. Mentally and physically – yet as the clock ticks, I will outlive them all. It is all a matter of time – time, that we can afford to wait. Their world is not yet ready.” If he could bide time, then not even Lady could complain.

As the conversation flowed, Zuruel focused intently on Vhaal'stech. Somehow, he could feel himself connected to the fleshy titan. Without a word being exchanged, he knew of the Old One’s intentions. If he could be read, then so could it. With a surge of mental control originating from his dual-brains, the Kedoin attempted to peer into Vhaal'stech’s knowledge. Why had he been brought here? How? And most important of all, why did it seek dominion over the human realm? These were all questions he searched for within the writhing mass of his brethren. With any luck, he’d learn enough to shift the situation to his favour.

Active Jutsu

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Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

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Your elders sift through this other Kedoin's answer as they have done yours. And your connection allows you to know what follows.

TRIAL.  RACE!  SACRILEGE .

This other Kedoin -  and the Shift Song, the formless thrall of your siblings blends his mind into yours, his name is Chavauncavaz Wego.  He lives as a Samurai in the Land of Stone; and as a thief, and as a beggar boy, and as an elderly shopkeep, comparable in power and experience to you - he is 'not like you' in a manner you can feel down to your core.  He disagrees with your assessment, and the experience of his own life, pooled now into your Clan Elders for examination, paints a very different picture of the the perfect time to harvest.  Chavauncavaz wishes for the move to domination.  Now.

CONTENTION.  TRIAL.  WHICH OF THEM HAS A VOICE?

Images flash before your eyes. Chavauncavaz sees them too.  In the background, you can hear the whispers of Thane'qaas,  whispers that echo your own words.  Shapeshifters...distant from....Kedoin.....yet....similar...dragon wall.....city of....old....city of wonder...time....will erase...their strongest....slaughtered....humans....weak......  The images show two locations.

The first location, located somewhere deep into the wastes of Shinwa No Kuni (150 Miles North-Northwest) is rather simple; a large gateway, a door of light connecting a sand strewn landscape of arid rock to a single large room. Whatever is in the room is...strange. Standing before the gateway, is a lone Guard. Shifting Guard...a voice says - Thane'qaas. This seems to earn her special attention.

The second location, located just outside the Kedoin boundaries of the Unhinged Valley (25 Miles South) is far more complex; a maze, a twisted metal dungeon deep in an artificial jungle. It's numbered walls shift in your mind's eye, its traps change. Somewhere within lies a pedestal, on which is something...strange.

SHIFTING DUNGEON.

That is Vhaal'stech. His infinite attention is everywhere. But it focuses on this one.

THERE ARE OTHER SHIFTERS. OTHER SONGS. SACRILEGE! BLASPHEMY! BUT. TRUTH.

IN EACH PLACE, LIES AN ANCIENT THING. A STONE AND A BLADE. THEY BELONG TO OTHERS. OTHER SHIFTERS. THEY ARE THINGS FORMED FROM OTHER SONGS, OLD SONGS. DESECRATE. DESTROY. DEFAME. FIND THESE RELICS OF OTHER FLESHENINGS. TREAT THEM AS FILTH, BURN THEM, BREAK THEM, EAT THEM, SHRED THEM. IT IS A...

...RACE! DESECRATE! SACRILEGE!

THE FIRST TO RETURN FROM COMPLETING THIS TASK SHALL HAVE A VOICE.

THE OTHER SHALL RETURN TO THE SHIFT SONG.

YOU. ZURUEL. YOU BELIEVE THOSE APES, THOSE HUMANS CAN OPPOSE US?

Chavauncavaz sneer-thinks at you, as the images fade from your mind. You will remain in direct communication with him, and the hive, until you actively attempt to break the connection. He eyes Lady, noticing her for the first time, and makes a confused face.

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[/b] Select which relic you wish to desecrate, and win this race.  It will take (+2) posts before Chavauncavaz begins his search.

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[Skulking Shinzu]

In that moment, Zuruel understood where his thirst for battle stemmed from. It was in his blood. No – in every Kedoin cell forming his body. A cursed gift from those that birthed his soul. Immediately, he smirked at the realisation. Not even Lady who loathed conflict could deny something that was in every fibre of his being. Sensing this, Lady frowned while shooting her companion a glare as if to say that her attempts at reforming him were not going to end due to this realisation. Like Vhaal'stech, her canine form was the culmination of hundreds of beings. She possessed the memories of each spirit, granting her knowledge of countless lifetimes. Better than most others, she knew what the path of bloodshed lead towards. At all costs, she’d protect her companion from such a fate whether he wished to be saved or not.

“Lovely.” Zuruel thought to himself as Vhaal'stech drew his attention. Somehow, he knew who and what the being was as it spoke to Chavauncavaz. Given the chance, could he erase Chavauncavaz’s voice? Not in the Kedoin sense, but in the traditional sense. He processed and contemplated. Unfortunately, by the time he would have an answer, Chavauncavaz had already declared war on the mortals. How troublesome. Zuruel had more reason to study Chavauncavaz’s experiences than others. Carefully, he dissected the information wilfully given and attempted to force out even more. He searched for the Kedoin’s greatest feats. His toughest battles and most frightening of foes. He wished to know how the so-called samurai fought and his most powerful of abilities. If such information made itself available to him, then he’d be a fool not to study it.

“Chakra capable apes. Had you ventured out as deeply as I have, slain who I have slain, survive what I have survived – your tune would be quite different, dear Chavauncavaz.” Zuruel pulled himself off the ground and stood tall. His voice, calm and as playful as ever. The man communicated via telepathy. That was a problem. His Bard abilities couldn’t erase and twist words uttered in the mind. “Now then, what to do…” He thought as he pondered over the two trials that had been offered. The first, further yet more direct. The second, closer yet more troublesome. Any time made up for could easily be lost in confusion. Logically, the doorway of light – the trial of Thane'qaas – made the most sense. He’d have the most control over his fate, which was something he was never the type to willingly lose.

Of course, leering over towards Chavauncavaz, he wished to see what his ‘rival’ would pick. Time, after all, would be infinite if the competition was eliminated. Regardless of his intentions to travel North towards the wastes, he’d take note of the other Kedoin’s decision. Nothing said he couldn’t make a detour during his journey and eliminate the competition before making a swift U-turn. Such was the way he thought. A thought that he half-suspected his rival shared. If his previous attempts at learning of Chavauncavaz’s abilities revealed that he’d be manageable, then Zuruel would have already decided that his plan was set in stone. A plan, which he attempted to keep hidden from the hive without fully breaking the connection if he sensed that was possible. Perhaps with enough mental static, he could keep certain thoughts to himself. It was certainly possible with Lady’s telepathy after all.

However, before he could depart, one final action needed to be set in motion. As Chavauncavaz made eye contact with Lady, Zuruel took the opportunity to slither past the mass of Kedoin brethren blocking his path towards the other contender. “You can relax. I am not one of the humans you hate with such deep intent.” Lady glared with unusual ferocity while speaking into Chavauncavaz’s mind with her own form of telepathy to draw in his attention. She didn’t appear to be a part of the Kedoin mind-hive, but she understood what had been discussed by peering into her companion’s thoughts. As this occurred, Zuruel placed his left hand around his rival’s right shoulder and neck while he inched his face closer towards Chavauncavaz’s. “Stay out of my way. Your foolishness will destroy us all.” He declared before pulling away. If successful, a tiny Hiraishin seal would be placed where his pinky finger had slid underneath all the long black hair to make contact with skin. With all said and done, he’d waste no time in departing with Lady while all the meanwhile having locked onto and kept track of the Hiraishin seal on Lady’s equipment. He couldn’t risk her being replaced by a fake. Returning to her, the duo began their journey towards the North upon confirming one final detail. “I choose the first trial. I assume I must make my way there by foot?”

Active Jutsu

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Flying Thunder God Seal
Rank: "S"
Skill: Fūinjutsu
Effect: The seal and activation technique that allows the user to instantaneously transport themselves to marked location.
Special: ----
Drawback: ---
Description: The Seal used for Flying Thunder God. This specially designed seal allows the user to leave their mark upon a target (living or inanimate). If the user succeeds in touching the target with the seal, it merges with the target (or target's body) for 1 hour, making the target a subject for Flying Thunder God Technique. If the target in which the seal was put on is moved at high speed or damaged (thrown or blocked, for example), the user will be notified instantly if they are within the range of Flying Thunder God Technique. In addition, the user will gain a +50 bonus to Observation checks to detect the bearer of their Seal or the Object. To perform takes up 1 Movement equal to Handseals of a "B" Rank Jutsu. Each time performed consumes 1 Charge of Flying Thunder God. User may make the Seal Permanent by consuming 5 Charges of Flying Thunder God, however this only works on inanimate Objects (not creatures).

Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

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Chavauncavaz Wego
Samurai, of The Land of Stone
"S" CLASS

Age: 19
Height: 8 Ft
Weight: 500 lbs
Size Category: Large
Gender: None
Embodiment: Male
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Birthplace: The Land of Moon
Hometown: The Land of Stone

A rugged, but efficient warrior; he seems to be every bit your equal in skill and battle experience.  He is particularly adept at the sword, and has a propensity for underhanded tactics and dirty tricks.  He has traveled the world, and has even been within the walls of Alleve's Hallow, posing as a Dragonkin to gain entrance.  He has never encountered an opponent more powerful than himself, and since coming of age, has never been defeated in direct combat by a single enemy.  

TAIJUTSU SPECIALIST | NINJUTSU SPECIALIST

Busosen M
Wakizashi Kagame M
Gyakusatsu M
Gates, Vayist M
Resuringu
Capoeira

Earth M
Crystal M
Wood M
Paper M
Shape Transformation Specialist GM
Water

CLAN NON-SPECIALIST | GENJUTSU NON-SPECIALIST

Kedoin M
Pulverem M
Ogumo GM
Nara GM

Shadow M
Pattern M
Figment
Glamour

MISCELLANEOUS

GM Shape
GM Ogumo
GM Nara
JOT-Universal Misc
JOT-Universal Tai
JOT-Universal Nin
JOT-Universal Gen
Summoner, Spider Family
Alchemist, Crystalmancy
Ritualist - Augmentation

TRAITS

Aura of Misfortune
Savage
Bloodthirsty
Killer
Criminal
Thug
Con-Artist
Heavy Hitter
Anatomist
Stalker Resilience

AUGMENTATIONS

Gazing Eye
Dual Brains
Redundant Organs
Material Allergy - Dogs

SPECIAL

Scent Tree (Mastered)
Chakra Sword Tree (Mastered)
Shunshin Tree (Mastered)
Power Attack Tree
Feint Tree

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^{THE EATERS LAND}

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GM

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

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Chavauncavaz smiles as sweetly and disingenuously as only a Kedoin can. He leans towards you, pushing aside a few layers of your brethren through brute strength alone.

BUT I HAVE SEEN, ZURUEL. AS YOU SEE INTO ME, I SEE INTO YOU. YOU HAVE FOUGHT A WYRM AND A WITCH AND A WANDERER AND IN WEAKNESS, DECLARE OTHERS STRONG.

He eyes Lady with even more distaste as her thoughts invade his mind. His sneer returns, deeper, ingrained now, a feature of his face as permanent as eye or ear. He shakes himself from side to side as if the physical act will remove her voice from his head. When you venture closer to him, he meets your challenge with arrogance and machismo, not even considering that this would be the time to begin actions against his opponent.

Your placement of the Hiraishin seal does not go unnoticed however...

...by Thane'qaas. You hear her whisper in your mind, separate, distinct from the All Hive, distinct from Chavauncavaz, whose senses she prevents from detecting your mark. And you have chosen her trial as well; her sounds are loving. They are secret and a blessing and a catastrophe. Your nature pleases me. That is all. For now.

“Stay out of my way. Your foolishness will destroy us all.”

MAYBE I WILL, MAYBE I WON'T. YOUR WEAKNESS...WILL ONLY DESTROY YOU.

As you shift to address your Clan Elder, Vhaal'stech makes his knowledge known to you.

BY FOOT. BY HOOF. BY WING OR FIN. DESECRATE! THE NORTHERN GATE AWAITS.

MAYBE I'LL GO TO. WHAT'S IT CALLED? MO VILLAGE? YES. MAYBE I'LL GO TO MO VILLAGE AND KILL EVERYONE, WHILE YOU GO INSANE WANDERING THROUGH THE EATERS LAND. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA...WHERE YOU ARE? THIS IS SHINWA NO KUNI, DEAR ZURUEL. YOU ARE THE ONLY FOOL HERE. YOU WILL SEE. RUN ALONG NOW.

Your rival spits the words,  a threat from one who does not make them lightly. Thane'qaas hisses, through the shadows. Vhaal'stech hums in removed approval.

The territory of Ethamathithuin, the Unhinged Valley acting as this meeting grounds for the Kedoin, stretches for 20 Miles in every direction, and is mostly a wasteland. Just outside of this area (Approximately 15 miles) is a half-dead area of forest. Surrounding this for nearly 390 additional Miles, is the area known as The Eaters Land, pockmarked with desolate stretches that empty haphazardly into lush jungle or violent tundra.  The location of the Northern Gate is deep within the Eaters Land, and deep within The Land of Myth.

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[/b] Survive your journey to the Northern Gate, 150 Miles North-Northwest of Ethamathithuin.
Bonus Objective: Find additional ways to earn Thane'qaas' favor.
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[Skulking Shinzu]

“A swordsman, eh? With some interesting tricks too.” Zuruel licked his lips while Lady stared at her companion with a worried expression. For several key moments, Zuruel seemed to forget his noble cause. All that existed in his mind was a lust for battle and an eagerness to test himself against his foe. Although these wild and unruly thoughts were swiftly pushed to the back of his mind eventually - they were still there in some shape or form. A silent storm, waiting to descend. In every sense of the phrase, he truly was chaos incarnate. Even with her telepathy, Lady often struggled to keep up with the jumbled mess that was her companion’s mind. Was he truly doing this for noble reasons? Did he just want to fight? Or was all this stemming from the Cursed Seal on his chest? It always seemed to be hungering for a kill. A mark thirsty for murder.

“…” Zuruel’s thoughts only really seemed to grind to a halt as… Something spoke to him. Something Lady’s telepathy could not reach. He didn’t seem to want to admit to her what it was and what it had said to him. Swiftly shrugging Thane'qaas’s comment off, the Kedoin began tapping into the cursed power of the aforementioned seal. Strange and foreign lettering began to bleed out of the seal on the centre of his chest while crawling along his arms and back. While his arms didn’t change form, a sinister purple aura coiling around the limbs seemed to offer them enhanced strength. As for his back – two white featherless wings seemed to violently burst from his shirt and underneath his cloak – leaving the far more valuable piece of attire unharmed. “Then by wing it is.” He stated while immediately grabbing hold of Lady. A swift flap of his wings and he was airborne before another sent him whizzing through the air like a bullet. His goal – the door of light.

“Lady, you heard him, right?” Zuruel's mental tone seemed to change. No longer playful and calm, it seemed rougher and more sinister than usual. “Yes… I won’t hold you back. I realise what is at stake.” The Kedoin knew what that meant. He had permission to kill. However, that's not what he was after. “That’s not what I meant. He’s strong. Possibly – too strong. If I fail to take him out, you may be the one that’ll need to deal the killing blow.” Silence fell between the two as he uttered that final statement. All the meanwhile, he made use of his abilities to create enough mental static to prevent the hive from catching onto his intentions. Assuming that was even needed. For whatever reason, he appeared to have Thane'qaas’s blessing. Grinning, Zuruel maintained a swift but steady pace to avoid exhaustion. All the meanwhile, he locked onto the seal he had placed on Chavauncavaz. Unlike the seals on his equipment, a seal placed on flesh would not last forever. He’d have one hour to act. In the meantime, he’d be able to pinpoint Chavauncavaz’s exact location. A fact which he used to determine if the man really was heading towards the direction of Mo. In the meantime, he focused on two actions. Gripping firmly onto Lady, he soared through the air just high enough to avoid any obstacles along the ground. The idea was to keep himself as low as possible to avoid any airborne threats while remaining just high enough for anything along the ground to not act as an obstacle and slow down his journey towards the Northern Gate. Secondly, with a surge of soul energy, he split the very fibre of his being in half to conjure a soul clone. He had a inkling that this would come in handy soon.

Active Jutsu

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Tenfuin: Rapid Progression
Rank: “B” Rank
Skill: Training
Effect: Allows the user to rapidly transition between Stage Zero and Stage Two.
Special: Dedicated training in using the seal, forcing it to spread faster.
Drawback: Uses the same amount of chakra no matter how fast the seal progresses, so the user may feel as if they run out of chakra faster from progressing the seal faster.
Description: This training method allows the user the ability to rapidly force their seal to progress their seal from Stage Zero to Stage Two. Instead of taking three turns, those with this training will find themselves capable of progressing their Seal from Stage Zero to Stage Two within one turn.
Limit: Must have the Tenfuin Stage Two

Tenfuin: Partial Transformation
Rank: “A” Rank
Skill: FuinJutsu
Effect: Allows the user the ability to only partially transform body parts under the effect of the Seal.
Special: Special training that allows the user to only partially transform.
Drawback: If only certain parts of the body are transformed, then the full effects of the Stage Two Tenfuin cannot be realized (Divide the effectiveness of the Seal’s bonus depending on the number of limbs transformed, the more the better – ex: Head, Chest, L. Arm, R. Arm, L. Leg, R. Leg; If only the L. Arm is transformed, then only 1/6 of the seals benefits are given, and only given to that arm).
Description: This ability can be used to surprise the opponent, especially in hand to hand combat. The user will partially transform their body, allowing only a portion of their body to gain the benefits of the seal, like increased strength. The upside to this is that partially transforming consumes less chakra (1% max / turn), as well as allowing the user to strategically use their transformations for balance, aerodynamics, etc.
Limit: Must have Tenfuin: Rapid Progression

Soul Split
Rank: "S"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User can make a clone of themselves that can act independent of themselves.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 hours per Class Level. With a great show of will the user rips their soul in half effectively making a copy of themselves. By performing this Jutsu the user makes a full size copy of themselves. This copy is the user as much as the user is its copy. The user takes their chakra and splits it in half. This means that the user must now work with half of their energy, and half of the capabilities when dealing with Soulcaster techniques. All the user's other abilities and skills stay the same. At any time 1 of the copies can dismiss the other no matter what the range. If one is dismissed or if they are killed it does not bring back the chakra or energy, however the user will know. If one of the copies is killed the other copy is stunned for 1 round. If dismissed or killed any extra items they are carrying drops to the ground as the copy vanishes.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

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GM

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

[/b] The maximum distance you may travel is 8 miles per post, flying at full speed while carrying Lady under the influence of the cursed mark seal, and performing no other actions. Given the distance you have already traveled, you will be approximately 144 miles/18 posts away from the Northern Gate, if you can maintain this rate of travel, by the end of your next post.

The percent chance of Random Encounters increases to 50% for each post of Maximum Speed Travel made. Randomly encountering a hostile enemy halts Maximum Speed Travel. Fleeing a hostile enemy slows Maximum Speed Travel to 6 miles per post for 1d6 posts. Successfully defeating a hostile enemy increases Maximum Speed Travel to 10 miles per post for 1d6 posts. Die Rolls to determine Random Encounters will be provided by GM in between Maximum Speed Travel posts.

The Random Encounter Chance for normal (non-Maximum Speed Travel) posts is 85% once you have crossed the border out of Ethamathithuin.

Bonus Objective: Find additional ways to earn Thane'qaas' favor.
Bonus Objective: Explore The Eater's Land.
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[Skulking Shinzu]

Zuruel pondered over his actions. Chavauncavaz had decided not to follow. Foolishly, he had even indirectly warned of the dangers ahead. Despite this, it wasn’t out of stubbornness that Zuruel continued his journey North. It was simply the most logical choice. In contrast, Chavauncavaz seemed to go for the safer and almost more cowardly route. To admit such a weakness gave the Kedoin confidence that he could defeat him. At least, with Lady’s help anyway. Gritting his teeth, his bone-white wings ripped through the air with enough ferocity to launch himself and Lady towards their destination in the form of a blurred black and white streak.

Naturally, the soul clone followed side-by-side with the original like a mirroring doppelganger. Except when avoiding different obstacles, both moved in perfect unison thanks to Lady’s telepathy. The original's commands were constantly relayed to the clone and likewise, anything the clone noticed such as the aberrations below were relayed back to the original. “Prepare yourselves.” Zuruel stated coldly as a tendril near the bottom of each wing squirmed and wriggled into his cloak before fishing out a Hiraishin-marked Kunai each. The clone performed the same action simultaneously while Lady erupted in a puff of smoke to adopt her silver-haired human form. Now blessed with fingers, she wove together a set of seals to prepare the Shōton: Hashō Kōryū technique.

With all said and done, both Zuruels continued analysing all sounds within a 100m radius of themselves. However, unlike before, with more precision than ever. Carefully, they filtered out the subtle sounds of the aberrations below and focused on the distance. What were they approaching? The sound waves would reveal all. Any breathing and heartbeats would reveal if they were approaching a living entity and if so, its size. This would give some indication to what to expect and whether it could be avoided entirely to help save time. Time, the group did not have the luxury of wasting.

Zuruel + Soul Clone - Active Jutsu

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Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

Bodily Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill:Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: Explained below
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user interprets sound waves emitted by opponent. By understand the sound waves created by walking, breathing, heartbeat, etc. The user is able to gauge their enemy’s bodily specification, such as their height, weight, muscle mass, etc. until they have literally gathered an extremely accurate ‘picture’ of the person with sound. This also allows them to sense fluctuations within breathing, heart rate, pulse which can help the bard know how tired or ill a specific person is. This is extremely useful in gathering information on opponents before ever encountering them. This jutsu can also be used to retrieve information on multiple opponents as well, when first learned they can discern the information of ten opponents, this can be retrained for an additional ten people each time with the maximum of one hundred. Each time this skill is learned it also gives a 3% chance of discerning if an opponent is telling a lie, with a maximum of thirty percent.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Lady - Active Jutsu

SPOILER: Click to show

Transformation
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Using this technique, the user assumes the form of a creature of same size category as he is or smaller.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: ---
Description: Range of this technique is personal. Duration of this technique is 50 minutes per Class Level. User may freely designate the specifics of his new form (such as height, weight, hair texture and color, skin tone, etc.). In this new form, the user keeps their armour points, saves, allegiance and special abilities, but they are adjusted accordingly as per the new Size category (if any change occured), and does not gain any of their new form's abilities other than its natural weapons and cannot change their voice. In this new form, the user can use all their abilities unless they use a limb or body part that they previously did not have in their original form. The user can create equipment, natural weapons or simply make it so that their new form carries the same equipment as they do, but cannot create something overly complicated or that uses Chakra (no mastercrafted objects, no advanced weaponry, exploding tags, summoning scrolls, etc); any part of the body or piece of equipment that is separated from the whole reverts to its true form. The user cannot use any technique of any type unless their form allows them to, but is still capable of speech even if their new form would not usually be. Even in their new form, the user retains their own creature type and does not gain any immunities they would with another. The new form cannot be smaller than Tiny and the user gains a +25 bonus to Disguise checks per Class Level (maximum +75) if the user uses the technique to disguise into another creature. The new form will not provide warmth if they are not clothed. The user can also use Transformation to transform into an object of their size category or smaller, but that is no smaller than Tiny. The user cannot transform into advanced weaponry or mastercrafted weapons, nor can they replicate the effects of an object crafted. The user may use Transformation to transform their clones. The range of the technique in this case is 7 meters + 6 meters per Class Level and affects any clones at the user's discretion within that range. When the a transformed creature is hit while maintaining a transformation, it must succeed a Will Save check (10 + 1/2 Damage dealt) or see the technique abruptly end. A creature that interacts with or intently observes the transformed creature may make an Observation check to recognize it as transformed, but will not be able to determine what the true form of the creature or the user is. Creatures that can See Chakra or See Through Chakra can make an Observation check to notice chakra moving in an odd pattern around the user, which will in turn allow the creature to make a Chakra Lore check (Difficult Difficulty) to identify the pattern as a result of Transformation.
Limit: Must learn from Universal NinJutsu.

Shōton: Hashō Kōryū (Crystal Release: Tearing Crystal Falling Dragon)
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user crystallizes a material in the area, and then turns it into a dragon. It can be used as a means to travel or to attack a target. Several dragons can also be made and manipulated at once.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Forming the handseals, the user will focus their chakra on either the air or the thing they wish to crystallize, and it will crystallize into what appears to be a living creature in the form of a crystal dragon. This dragon is controllable and one can control up to three at a time. These dragons can fly through the air, allowing the user a measure of light should they chose to ride them.
Limit: Must know Shōton: Crystallization.

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GM

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

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Thane'qaas voice fades, the whisper dying. Perhaps the connection with her is still left open, but only for seconds more. You definitely get the sensation Thane'qaas is a Her, despite any evidence of this. She is also Observing you on your journey, but the threat your senses told you lie up above is something altogether different.

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[/b] Continue Travel to the Northern Gate and complete your Trial before Chavauncavaz.

Roll To Follow; Resume Posting After Dice Roll Results Post. 

Bonus Objective: Find additional ways to earn Thane'qaas' favor.
Bonus Objective: Explore The Eater's Land.

Hostile NPC Following Zuruel: Stalker Resilience Attack Bonus Begins, +1 Post
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Dice Rolls: Link.

WARNING.  COMBAT IMMINENT

[Skulking Shinzu]

The movement of the Hiraishin seal alerted Zuruel of what was to come. Chavauncavaz had begun his journey. The only question was, towards Mo or simply towards his trial? Either way, nothing could change the shifter's fate. Zuruel had already registered him as a threat. This meant that he had to die - a fate which not even Lady could prevent. However, before the Kedoin's will could be carried out, Chavauncavaz needed to travel further away from the hive as to not risk any commotion attracting interference. A little longer... And the true fun would begin.

"Company..." As for more pressing matters, the two Zuruels scowled simultaneously as their senses alerted them to the presence of numerous creatures overhead. Would they actually attack, or were they harmless wildlife in search of smaller prey? There was no way he'd leave that to chance. Shifting his cells, the two Kedoin Hushed their bodies so that their wing-beats would not emit any sounds as they whizzed through the air. Both then whistled while altering their voices to shift the tune into the sound of harsh and violent screeching. It would be impossible to ignore the melodies - if such vocal travesties could even be called that.

Naturally, the tunes didn't originate from either Zuruel. Utilizing their Bard powers, they shifted the origin point of the violent sounds to 'throw' their voices so that the sounds would appear to originate directly in the cluster of creatures in flight high above. Every few seconds, the two Kedoin shifted their tunes so that the harsh sounds would vanish and appear in random locations within the cluster. Their intentions were to confuse the creatures and force them to react to a number of invisible 'opponents' around them. With any luck, this would distract them. Depending on their nature, possibly even force several creatures to attack each other before setting off a chain reaction of infighting.

In the meantime, the trio continued at full speed towards their gate. Lady continued keeping her Crystal technique held in preparation to unleash at a moment's notice in case they were attacked while the two Zuruels continued unleashing a bombardment of sounds high above to confuse the predators.

Zuruel + Soul Clone - Active Jutsu

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Linky to CS2 Form

Fukuwajutsu (Ventriloquism) - Throw voice high above within a 40m Radius as per Sculpt Sound's range limit.
Rank: "D" "C" "B" "A" "S"
Skill: NinJutsu, Vocal
Effect: A technique to allow the user to throw their voice and change the center point of bard techniques
Special: Vocal Symphony Knowledge
Drawback: Limited range, may only alter the point equal to the rank of ventriloquism known. Costs an additional D Rank of chakra. Only works with Bard techniques.
Description: Bards work with both voice and instrument excessively, and by utilizing this technique a bard is capable of manipulating their voice in ways impossible with an instrument. At the cost of additional chakra to use the technique the Bard throws their voice so the song is centers at a point up to ten meters away from themselves. Each time this technique is learned an additional five meters is added to the distance they throw their voice, capping off at thirty meters at S Rank.
Limit: Art of the Bard Mastered, 'Singing'.

Sculpt Sound - Edit sounds within a 40m Radius
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary
Effect: ‘Edits’ existing sounds.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: Must know skill in equal rank to the sound being sculpted. Does not change the effect of a sound, only the sound it makes.
Description: Using their skill with sound the bard is able to sculpt sounds into something else. Regular sounds that do not have a technique fall under 'D' Rank. This skill can be used on any sound originating within twenty meters per rank of the technique known. The sound it is sculpted to must be of roughly equal length to the original sound.
Limit: Art of the Bard. Must have 500 TP in Bard Skills.

Far Reaching Notes +20m Range to Fukuwajutsu and Sculpt Sound.
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary
Effect: Increases the range of melodies.
Special: --
Drawback: This skill does not stack. Each rank increases the base distance of a skill and does not stack with previous ranks of this technique.
Description: After years of playing and singing the bard has learned to project their instruments and their voice. With enough effort put in this has allowed their techniques to stretch their limits so as to effect more people. The "B" rank of this skill increases the base distance 5 meters. The "A" rank of this skill increases the base distance 10 meters. The "S" rank of this skill increases the base distance 20 meters.
Limit: Must have mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points.

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

Bodily Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill:Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: Explained below
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user interprets sound waves emitted by opponent. By understand the sound waves created by walking, breathing, heartbeat, etc. The user is able to gauge their enemy’s bodily specification, such as their height, weight, muscle mass, etc. until they have literally gathered an extremely accurate ‘picture’ of the person with sound. This also allows them to sense fluctuations within breathing, heart rate, pulse which can help the bard know how tired or ill a specific person is. This is extremely useful in gathering information on opponents before ever encountering them. This jutsu can also be used to retrieve information on multiple opponents as well, when first learned they can discern the information of ten opponents, this can be retrained for an additional ten people each time with the maximum of one hundred. Each time this skill is learned it also gives a 3% chance of discerning if an opponent is telling a lie, with a maximum of thirty percent.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Lady - Active Jutsu

SPOILER: Click to show

Shōton: Hashō Kōryū (Crystal Release: Tearing Crystal Falling Dragon)
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user crystallizes a material in the area, and then turns it into a dragon. It can be used as a means to travel or to attack a target. Several dragons can also be made and manipulated at once.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Forming the handseals, the user will focus their chakra on either the air or the thing they wish to crystallize, and it will crystallize into what appears to be a living creature in the form of a crystal dragon. This dragon is controllable and one can control up to three at a time. These dragons can fly through the air, allowing the user a measure of light should they chose to ride them.
Limit: Must know Shōton: Crystallization.

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GM

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

[/i] Theging Haug. She was too large, for one thing, continuously praised by the other females for her garish cranial ridging, for the bulge of her fangnest. Banathe was smaller, yes, she only held one hundred and six cranial ridges, and they were spread out; her tooth-eyes were yellow, the most common color, and her vision was dull, her hearing the only sense worth any mention. Theging Haug's eyes were the color of viscera, a deep electric-blue flecked with black, and she bragged about being able to see all the way into the World of Summons. From the Eater's Land.

Bitchy show off piece of shit!

Banathe roared loudly from her head and leg mouths before arching down, away from her herd. Theging Haug was preening for some male's attention near a thermal stinking with their pre-mating sweat, and she curved her tail in the direction of a rolling warp of sound that seemed to come from all around her at once.

Immediately, Theging Haug was upon her, chest-butting her and gnashing her teeth against Banathe's third-hide. She spat a chemical cloud into Banathe's mouth, and then Banathe knew Theging Haug's thoughts.

I heard it first!

Theging Haug raced down rapidly, then heard a sound from up above, then from behind, then echoing off of Banathe herself, chased frantically through the air for the source of the noise. Banathe watched Theging Haug enter the Sonar Trance of Prey-Catching, and rilled from her armnostrils in disgust. Such a bitch. Banathe didn't even bother following the sound, she peered down, searching for the Prey she had spotted earlier. But then.

WHOOSH!

Theging Haug crashes into her at full speed, lost in the chase-frenzy of the trance, her horns protruding in lust and hunger, her tooth-eyes twitching in time with her eye-teeth. Always the center of attention. Bitch.

Fucking, Bitch.

Enough was enough. Banathe rilled again and then extended her own horns. She flew after Theging Haug like an eldritch abomination out of planar distortions, beating against the sides of the larger Eater scout with a whipping of her now horned tail. She vomited a chemical slurry onto the chitin scales of Theging Haug's armored carapace-sacs, where they were absorbed almost instantaneously, leaving uncomfortable burns that ignited several thousand of Theging Haug's eyes in outrage. She knew Banathe's thoughts.

Bring it. BITCH.

Six males ceased their peacocking in the higher thermals to watch this fight. They stared and salivated from their legs.


Zuruel and Lady pass by safely during the ensuing conflict.

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[/b] Continue Travel to the Northern Gate and complete your Trial before Chavauncavaz.

Bonus Objective: Find additional ways to earn Thane'qaas' favor.
Bonus Objective: Explore The Eater's Land.

Hostile NPC Following Zuruel: Stalker Resilience Attack Bonus Ends.
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[Skulking Shinzu]

“That worked… Better than expected.” Zuruel blinked as his keen sense of hearing captured the commotion high above. As the onslaught continued, he noted how there didn’t seem to be a series of random fighting. If anything, the fighting seemed focused on one particular area with a series of creatures surrounding a point of interest. Spectators? That suggested a degree of intelligence and sentience higher than that of a common predator. These weren’t just automated husks of flesh reacting to simple stimuli. They seemed capable of emotion. Pleasure. Conscious thought. Narrowing his eyes, a worried thought crossed the Kedoin’s mind. The creatures of this land were dangerous.

“We may not be so lucky with the next encounter. Now is the time to act.” The thought was instantly relayed to the soul clone. Nodding, the doppelganger flapped his wings and shot forwards in a burst of speed. Not carrying Lady meant that he was lighter – which in turn, meant faster. Making his own way towards the gate, Zuruel halted in his tracks and remained hovering in the air while narrowly dodging droplets of saliva from high above which he could only assume to be rain. “Lady. Seeing how you despise violence, let’s finish him in one strike, shall we?” Immediately, Lady unleashed her Jutsu to conjure three jade dragons that twisted and swirled together to form a circular platform directly below the duo.

Meanwhile, Lady began weaving together another set of seals while Zuruel focused on the Kunai he had drawn earlier. Utilising the Guiding Thunder technique, he erected a barrier around the platform of jade dragons. Simultaneously, he released his left hand from Lady before snapping his finger and grabbing hold of her again. This action triggered a seal on his wrist to conjure a tower shield along his left arm in a puff of smoke. The stage was now set. In moments, Lady unleashed her Crystal Pentagonal Prison technique on the jade platform, the act of which causing a bright hexagonal light to burst out from the crystal over a 15-meter diameter.

“Now Zuruel!” The technique had a delay of a second before it would activate. A delay Lady warned her companion about. A mere split second before the Crystal Prison would trigger, Zuruel warped the man-made platform and volatile technique away from the area and towards the seal on Chavauncavaz’s neck. Capable of transporting the technique anywhere within a 2m radius of the seal, he ensured that it would appear pointing downwards and directly above his targets head, so that the hexagon of light would instantly spew a prison of crystal capable of swallowing Chavauncavaz’s body in its entirety. With any luck, the action would catch the shifter off-guard and put a end to his meddling life.


Zuruel + Soul Clone - Active Jutsu

SPOILER: Click to show

Linky to CS2 Form

Guiding Thunder - Duration: Instantaneous and Concentration. Range: Country to Country so long as the Countries are connected. Must expend 10 Charges of Flying Thunder God. A barrier technique incorporating the use of the Flying Thunder God Technique to erect a barrier space capable of warping away anything which comes in contact with it. Once erected, the barrier warps techniques to distances equal to Flying Thunder God Technique. The user may make the seal appear up to a distance of 30 meters in front of the user. To perform takes up 1 Movement equal to Handseals of a "S" Rank Jutsu. Uses up Chakra equal to Healing Hands (Moderate).

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

Bodily Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill:Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: Explained below
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user interprets sound waves emitted by opponent. By understand the sound waves created by walking, breathing, heartbeat, etc. The user is able to gauge their enemy’s bodily specification, such as their height, weight, muscle mass, etc. until they have literally gathered an extremely accurate ‘picture’ of the person with sound. This also allows them to sense fluctuations within breathing, heart rate, pulse which can help the bard know how tired or ill a specific person is. This is extremely useful in gathering information on opponents before ever encountering them. This jutsu can also be used to retrieve information on multiple opponents as well, when first learned they can discern the information of ten opponents, this can be retrained for an additional ten people each time with the maximum of one hundred. Each time this skill is learned it also gives a 3% chance of discerning if an opponent is telling a lie, with a maximum of thirty percent.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Lady - Active Jutsu

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Shōton: Hashō Kōryū (Crystal Release: Tearing Crystal Falling Dragon)
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user crystallizes a material in the area, and then turns it into a dragon. It can be used as a means to travel or to attack a target. Several dragons can also be made and manipulated at once.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Forming the handseals, the user will focus their chakra on either the air or the thing they wish to crystallize, and it will crystallize into what appears to be a living creature in the form of a crystal dragon. This dragon is controllable and one can control up to three at a time. These dragons can fly through the air, allowing the user a measure of light should they chose to ride them.
Limit: Must know Shōton: Crystallization.

Shōton: Kesshō Gokakurō (Crystal Release: Crystal Pentagonal Prison)
Rank: S
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user completely encases their opponents in crystal. When the crystal is shattered, the bodies of the victims disintegrate along with the crystal particles.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: All drawbacks stated within Shōton: Suishō Rō no Jutsu (Crystal Release: Crystal Prison) apply, except elemental armors no longer allow for enough protection to avoid being disintegrated if caught and medics may no longer create the chakra barrier strong enough without a technique. One must actually coat themselves in pure chakra for them to escape the prisons effects.
Description: After performing the handseals, the user will focus their chakra at the ground below the target. Over a circular area with a 15 meter diameter, a glowing hexagonal shape lights up. After 1 movement the crystal appears to burst forth in the hexagonal pillar 20 meters tall, trapping anyone within it. Multiple people can be caught in one pillar but it must connect to the ground.
Limit: Must know Shōton: Suishō Rō no Jutsu (Crystal Release: Crystal Prison

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GM

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

[/i].  A Whisper sounds in your ear;  Excellent.  Thane'qaas.

Chavauncavaz heals himself rapidly, cursing at not being able to detect where such an attack came from.  He will attempt to continue moving stealthily, and slowly, towards his dungeon.  He will not begin highspeed travel until convinced he will no longer be attacked.   A crystalline shell begins to form over his own skin, hardening, as the minerals of Ethamathithuin are compacted into constructs slow to mold themselves from the rubble.  Around him, a carapace builds in layers.  He knows the technique that just hit him.  He scans his area and himself to the best of his ability, but does not have the ability to detect the Hiraishin mark. 

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[/b] HOSTILE NPC x 2, 48 Meters Above, x6 62 Meters Above

Objective: Continue Travel to the Northern Gate and complete your Trial before Chavauncavaz.

Bonus Objective: Find additional ways to earn Thane'qaas' favor. (+1)
Bonus Objective: Explore The Eater's Land.

Stalker Resilience Attack Bonus Begins (Post 1) x 8.
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[Skulking Shinzu]

Zuruel grimaced as he reached out to feel his seal. The familiar pulsations of his Chakra would betray Chavauncavaz’s attempts at remaining hidden. However, was that what he was doing? Cautiously hiding upon being alerted to the presence of an enemy? Or was he dead? A lifeless corpse. Zuruel had no way of knowing for certain. All he could identify was that the marked target was still. Unmoving. A contrast to his previous quickened pace towards the gate. “Lovely.” He stated to himself as his hearing caught sound of the avian life dive-bombing from the heavens. The Kedoin knows he must act, but a voice distracts him momentarily. Thane'qaas. That clingy bastard was still echoing around in the darkest corners of his mind. No matter.

Zuruel dared not glance forwards. He did not wish to attract attention towards the Soul Clone that had abandoned the group quite some time before the light show. It would be up to the clone to continue the journey alone at full speed. The original and Lady, had more pressing concerns. “COME.” He hissed while whistling an alluring tune. The melody of infatuation would fill the eardrums of the creatures and hasten their descent while also serving to further distract them from the fleeing doppelganger. Fuelled by lust and carnal desire, they would be unable to resist the Siren’s call. A mass frenzy of the creatures would cluster together in an effort to reach the originator of the song. However, their appetites would not be sated.

No longer able to control their movements or descend with intelligence or grace – they’d simply hurtle downwards in a mass with the shortest path to their target in mind. This left them vulnerable. While continuing his melody, Zuruel waited until the creatures were a mere meter or two away from himself before erecting a large transparent barrier between himself and the horde. A creature with any semblance of cunning or wit would simply go around upon noticing the technique. However, allured by a Siren, they would hopefully know no better. Fixated on Zuruel’s image, he hoped that they’d simply dive through the portal and be swallowed in their entirety, only to be spat out in a violent cluster within a 2-meter radius of Chavauncavaz.

Zuruel - Active Jutsu

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Voice of Siren
Rank: A
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Infatuates the targets with the opponent and draws them in.
Special: Singing
Drawback: Cannot attack. Effects enemies and allies. If the target is hit the skill will cancel.
Description: A Mind Affecting technique. The user sings a song of desire, affecting everyone in a forty meter radius with the user at the center. Anyone who hears this song will become fascinated by the user and physically drawn in towards them, for the glory and desire to touch the user. Enemies and allies are affected by this skill. If someone affected by this skill is hit by a B rank or higher of damage the skill will end.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'. Must Know Dance of Infatuation.

Guiding Thunder - Duration: Instantaneous and Concentration. Range: Country to Country so long as the Countries are connected. Must expend 10 Charges of Flying Thunder God. A barrier technique incorporating the use of the Flying Thunder God Technique to erect a barrier space capable of warping away anything which comes in contact with it. Once erected, the barrier warps techniques to distances equal to Flying Thunder God Technique. The user may make the seal appear up to a distance of 30 meters in front of the user. To perform takes up 1 Movement equal to Handseals of a "S" Rank Jutsu. Uses up Chakra equal to Healing Hands (Moderate).

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

Bodily Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill:Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: Explained below
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user interprets sound waves emitted by opponent. By understand the sound waves created by walking, breathing, heartbeat, etc. The user is able to gauge their enemy’s bodily specification, such as their height, weight, muscle mass, etc. until they have literally gathered an extremely accurate ‘picture’ of the person with sound. This also allows them to sense fluctuations within breathing, heart rate, pulse which can help the bard know how tired or ill a specific person is. This is extremely useful in gathering information on opponents before ever encountering them. This jutsu can also be used to retrieve information on multiple opponents as well, when first learned they can discern the information of ten opponents, this can be retrained for an additional ten people each time with the maximum of one hundred. Each time this skill is learned it also gives a 3% chance of discerning if an opponent is telling a lie, with a maximum of thirty percent.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

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GM

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Kedoin No Zuruel En'Artifex, Assassin XIII.

[/i].  He smiled and spat, looking around at the sky, the landmass surrounding him, rubbing his chin absentmindedly.  He took off by air, right into the Eater's territory.  That attack earlier must have been from him as well.  He has some way of sending things from his location to his target, regardless of his distance from them.  Chavauncavaz didn't like that.  I guess its time for Plan B.  He closed his eyes momentarily. 

IS IT TIME, FAVORED ONE?

IT IS.

And then your Hiraishin seal tells you that Chavauncavaz has arrived at his destination.

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Your clone continues its travel, with you having temporarily removed all the Eater's who were nearby. The clones high-speed travel is unimpeded.

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Objective: Continue Travel to the Northern Gate and complete your Trial before Chavauncavaz.

Bonus Objective: Find additional ways to earn Thane'qaas' favor. (+1)
Bonus Objective: Explore The Eater's Land.

Stalker Resilience Attack Bonus Ends.
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[Skulking Shinzu]

Success, followed by silence. Cold, ominous silence. Careful observation allowed Zuruel to detect the subtle movements of his mark. Was Chavauncavaz on the offense, maneuvering around his attackers, or a corpse being ripped apart by the avian fiends? Zuruel waited and observed, only to curse under his breath. He could sense the seal – but not see or hear through it. Still, this was enough to detect that movements which were once abrupt were now calm and calculated. Chavauncavaz was alive and well. Worst of all, airborne. Undeterred by the assault, he appeared to be continuing his journey towards the gate. Unfortunately, much quicker than anticipated.

“Already!?” Zuruel didn’t need to say the words out loud. The worried expression plastered on Lady suggested that she had already read her companion’s thoughts. She knew the situation the duo was in. The situation the world was in. “No more tricks. Now we act.” He commanded as he glanced over at the horizon. The soul clone was still quite some distance away from the gate. Chavauncavaz’s journey needed to be halted. Permanently. Weaving together a set of seals, Lady touched herself to coat her body from head to toe in a pliable layer of transparent crystal armour. A second set of seals was then weaved while Zuruel fished five Hiraishin-marked kunai out from his cloak using his bone-white tendrils.

With the stage set, Lady unleashed her Jutsu and formed a jade crystal mirror mid-air. With no ground beneath it, the mirror immediately began hurtling downwards – though not before she had an opportunity to glance into the construct and bring her reflection to life. Five humanoid clones of Lady crawled out from the plummeting construct and stepped off the hefty item to be able to descend at their own unhurried pace. No longer hovering, the Kedoin flapped his wings and dove downwards to match the pace of the falling clones as all five rapidly weaved together seals to prep the Tearing Crystal Falling Dragon technique. Tricks wouldn’t work against Chavauncavaz. However, wearing the creature down before the true engagement wasn’t a tactic beneath Zuruel.

Snickering, Zuruel tossed a single kunai at each clone’s mouth. Swallowing the item safely with their dense crystal maws, each creation could now be tracked via the kunai’s Hiraishin mark. Information, after all, was power. With nothing further left to do aside from unleash his wrath, Zuruel ripped open another Guiding Thunder portal beneath the clones to tear them away from the skies and towards Chavauncavaz. Rather than appearing from above, the five clones appeared squatting against the ground – each 2m from Chavauncavaz and surrounding him in the shape of a pentagram. The split second they appeared, the five clones unleashed their prepared technique. Three crystalline serpents violently lashed out from each clone for a total of fifteen assaults. The moment the target would realise what was to come, he’d already be surrounded by serpents from all angles. Half (eight) immediately attempted to restrain the target's limbs by tightly coiling around them to prevent the casting of Jutsu and limit physical mobility. Any arms holding weaponry or forming seals would be prioritised.

The second half (seven), attacked vitals with jagged fangs and sharp edges. Armour and defenses would be avoided if possible. Their goal wasn’t massive damage or even decapitation. If they could open vital wounds to force the target to bleed profusely or even destroy his eyes, then they would take it without hesitation. Being mere clones that lacked the full sentience of the original, the clones also lacked Lady’s hesitance or compassion. Admittedly, this made them more useful. Given the chance, the unrelenting coiled mass of spiked serpents would surround Chavauncavaz and flay his body piece by piece. Of course, this trick had already been used twice. Having already been made aware that the target could be prepared, the seven more offensive attackers were prepared to be called back to move the clones out of harm’s way and block any potential counter-attacks if need be.

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The soul clone scowled. Five seals had been separated from Zuruel and transported towards Chavauncavaz’s. The move was too direct, hurried and potentially even panic-fuelled. The clone knew the original was desperate. Thus, so was it. “If our nature pleases you, then please - guide our journey. Is there a shorter path to the gateway? There must be a alternative. A portal... Something.” What were the chances Thane'qaas would oblige? Assist? Doubts crossed the clone’s mind, and so it’s eyes slowly descended upon the lands below. It knew what pleased Thane'qaas. Betrayal. Blood. Thus, a deal would be struck. “Offer your guiding hand, and the lands below will be drenched in blood. All in your name.” Slaughtering the lives of innocents below to save potentially no more than minutes would not be a thought that would even be allowed to cross the Kedoin’s mind in Lady’s presence. However, she wasn’t here. The clone was unrestrained. Free to act as Zuruel would.

Zuruel

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Guiding Thunder - Duration: Instantaneous and Concentration. Range: Country to Country so long as the Countries are connected. Must expend 10 Charges of Flying Thunder God. A barrier technique incorporating the use of the Flying Thunder God Technique to erect a barrier space capable of warping away anything which comes in contact with it. Once erected, the barrier warps techniques to distances equal to Flying Thunder God Technique. The user may make the seal appear up to a distance of 30 meters in front of the user. To perform takes up 1 Movement equal to Handseals of a "S" Rank Jutsu. Uses up Chakra equal to Healing Hands (Moderate).

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

Bodily Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill:Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: Explained below
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user interprets sound waves emitted by opponent. By understand the sound waves created by walking, breathing, heartbeat, etc. The user is able to gauge their enemy’s bodily specification, such as their height, weight, muscle mass, etc. until they have literally gathered an extremely accurate ‘picture’ of the person with sound. This also allows them to sense fluctuations within breathing, heart rate, pulse which can help the bard know how tired or ill a specific person is. This is extremely useful in gathering information on opponents before ever encountering them. This jutsu can also be used to retrieve information on multiple opponents as well, when first learned they can discern the information of ten opponents, this can be retrained for an additional ten people each time with the maximum of one hundred. Each time this skill is learned it also gives a 3% chance of discerning if an opponent is telling a lie, with a maximum of thirty percent.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

Know All That Is
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User sees past all the illusions in life and see the truth in all souls.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is Personal. Range is Personal. Duration is 5 minutes per Class Level. User confers on the subject the ability to see all things as they actually are. The subject sees through normal and Chakra darkness, notices secret doors hidden by Chakra, sees the exact locations of creatures or objects under Blur or Displacement effects, sees invisible creatures or objects normally, sees through Illusion GenJutsus, and sees the true form of polymorphed, changed, or transmuted things. Further, the subject can focus its vision to see into the Ethereal Plane (but not into extradimensional spaces). The range of true seeing conferred is 40 meters. True seeing, however, does not penetrate solid objects. It in no way confers X-ray vision or its equivalent. It does not negate concealment, including that caused by fog and the like. True seeing does not help the viewer see through mundane disguises, spot creatures who are simply hiding, or notice secret doors hidden by mundane means. In addition, the Jutsu effects cannot be further enhanced with known Chakra.
Limit: Must be a Soulcaster.

Body Of lies
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Lie detecting skills and abilities do not work well on the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: Complex movements and techniques, usually of the "A-ranked" and "S-ranked" nature will break the concentration needed for this technique. Movement enhancement techniques (IE: Chakra gates) will cause this technique to end.
Description: This technique is often used to control the body in such a manner, as to deceive others attempting to peer into the body or read some kind of bodily function from the user for the purposes of lie detecting. If the heart rate, temperature, smooth muscle movement and breathing are being read to detect lying, the user can fool on lookers by maintaining consistencies within these automatic body functions. Rather than sweating, breathing heavily or having your heart race, the user can maintain a normal base line within all body functions, which fools on lookers. Control over these autonomic functions can be overridden by the user's cellular control nature. With this, the user may appear as if they are telling the truth, with no inclination of lying. If die rolls are used, the opponent automatically lose 50% on all die rolls. If a ranking system is used, then the user is considered a user one rank above their opponents. Animals are affected by this technique in the same manner. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line.

False Intentions
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Reading the alignment or nature or the user is harder.
Special: ---
Drawback: Same drawbacks as "Body Of lies". Only hides outward presentation. Literally mind reading, or physical contact that produces the same end results as mind reading cannot be deceived.
Description: The deceptive qualities of the Kedōin are so powerful, it even influences how the mind and body functions in terms of outward emotional presentation. Common reflexive manners, the physical appearance of emotions (such as fist clenching in anger, or relaxed shoulders in elation), and even how the neurons fire during certain emotional states can be overridden by the user's cellular manipulation abilities. "Micro expression", the involuntary facial expression shown on the face of humans according to emotions experienced can even be controlled by a conscious Kedōin, which are often the expressions pick up by animals. Animals and users with the abilities to read these emotional states will view the user as the way the Kedōin desire. For example, a evil killing intent and anger can be hidden behind a smile, which can normally be sensed by animals. The user's alignment is hidden as well, matching the current presentation they desire. When a murderous Kedōin is trying to portray a chivalrous hero, it is very difficult to tell the user is putting on an act. It takes 1 post to alter and maintain consistent body functions.
Limit: Kedōin Blood Line. Must know "Body Of lies"

[x5] Jigoku no Mimi (Hells ears)
Rank: "D"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: With this technique the Bard is capable of pinpointing the location of a noise within a small area.
Special: ---
Drawback: Cannot be used to hear techniques that silent the user's movement. Must be trained multiple times.
Description: Bards are around sounds constantly and all their training in the musical arts hones their hearing. They are capable of further training their ability to hear to allow them to listen and precisely pinpoint the location a sound is coming from as long as it is within ten meters of themselves. They can continue to train their ability to pinpoint the location of a sound to increase the distance it can be pinpointed from by ten meters each time, capping off at fifty meters.
Limit: Art of the Bard

Lady

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x40 Shōton: Kesshō (Crystal Release: Crystallization)
Rank: "C"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user learns how to arrange the structural lattice of their crystal techniques. The more the user learns Crystallization, the more crystal can be produced, and the more durable that crystal becomes.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: ---
Description: The user is able to perform this technique at a distance of 120 meters plus 60 meters per class level. The Duration of the Jutsu is 5 hours per Class Level. Crystals draw their strength from their precise structural integrity. The user must learn Crystallization before all other Shōton techniques, to grasp how to keep their crystal in a solid mass. The user infects substances with their chakra, then rearranges their structure into a rigid crystal lattice. Crystallization destroys substances used to create crystal due to this rearrangement. This technique can crystallize solids, liquids, and particles in the air to generate crystal. The user may dismiss any of their own crystal creations with a movement. Crystals vaporize into nothingness as they are dismissed. At first, the user's crystals are no more durable than standard crystals, having a hardness of 10 and only able to withstand 40 armor points of damage before breaking. Only 5 cubic meters of crystal can be created at a time when Crystallization is first learned. The durability and quantity of crystal can be increased with additional training. Each time learned, the user can create an additional 5 cubic meters of crystal.
After learning this technique a total of 10 times, the crystal will have a hardness of 15 and 80 armor points. Crystallization requires an additional 10 TP per tech to learn.
After learning this technique a total of 20 times, the crystal will have a hardness of 20 and 120 armor points. Crystallization requires an additional 10 TP per tech to learn.
After learning this technique a total of 30 times, the crystal will have a hardness of 25 and 160 armor points. Crystallization requires an additional 10 TP per tech to learn.
After learning this technique a total of 40 times, the crystal will have a hardness of 30 and 200 armor points. Crystallization can no longer be retrained further at this point, the crystal lattice is considered perfected.
Limit: Must know Crystal Release.

Shōton: Suishō Kyō (Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror)
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user forms a large mirror in the shape of a snowflake, which they can then use to perform the Jade Crystal Clone Technique.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: After performing the handseals, the user will then release a bit of their chakra which will look like an outline of a hexagon. This will expand outwards, until its roughly 1 meter in diameter. Then it crystallizes, forming a perfect mirror. The mirror is used mainly for the Suishō Bunshin no Jutsu, but can also be used as just a regular object for whatever the user can think of. The mirror has a harness of 5 and 20 armor points.
Limit: Must know Shōton: Crystallization

Suishō Bunshin no Jutsu (Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Clone Technique)
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: After User performs the Crystal Release: Jade Crystal Mirror jutsu, the user can make multiple clones of themselves emerge from the mirror. These clones are made of crystal and crumble into many shards upon defeating one. Clones made by this jutsu are also able to deceive Byakugan users.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: These clones may only ever have access to the original creators Crystal Based techniques, taijutsu skills and bloodlimit techniques.
Description: After forming the mirror from the Shōton: Suishō Kyō (Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror) technique, the user will use it to reflect the image of the person who he wishes the clone to look like. This image is a perfect clone of the person visually right down to the chakra network. The clone moves at the same speed as a tai specialist the same rank as the user, and has access to all the users crystal release techniques. The user is able to create up to 5 clones with this technique.
Limit: Shōton: Suishō Kyō (Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror)

Shōton: Hashō Kōryū (Crystal Release: Tearing Crystal Falling Dragon)
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user crystallizes a material in the area, and then turns it into a dragon. It can be used as a means to travel or to attack a target. Several dragons can also be made and manipulated at once.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Forming the handseals, the user will focus their chakra on either the air or the thing they wish to crystallize, and it will crystallize into what appears to be a living creature in the form of a crystal dragon. This dragon is controllable and one can control up to three at a time. These dragons can fly through the air, allowing the user a measure of light should they chose to ride them.
Limit: Must know Shōton: Crystallization.