Skills and More [T]

[Seira Kimura]

Botany (Specific Region) - Grassland
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. This knowledge is broader than the Agriculture skill, as it extends to plants (including trees) without obvious food or textile uses. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Herb category (Example: Novice can identify Common Herbs, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Herbs) within a region. Here is some Difficulty Examples.

• Trivial - Plant is in bloom
• Easy - Plant is whole
• Average - Identify plant fruit, leaves, tubers or seeds
• Difficult - Parts of plant in a mixture or food
• Very Difficult - Identify plant from charred remains

Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[0/5]

It was a frigid morning, a sharp chill in the wind as it swept through the village, whistling between buildings as it sped past. The sun was low in the sky, a yellow orb giving off just enough light behind the clouds to read. Settling down in a relatively empty area was a young woman with bright blue hair and clothes that were perhaps a bit risky during this cold time of year. The raging cold didn't seem to bother her, however, and the young woman settled down in the clearing next to a small lake. The perfect spot for training just about anything she wished, whether that be ninjutsu, genjutsu, or skills. Today she decided to dwell on the latter: Skills. She knew exactly what she would read up on today. Herbs and alchemy seemed to be a useful thing. She had a small bit of knowledge pertaining plants and berries from her younger years, but she had gone so long without practicing them that she was completely at a loss... She would change that, however, and restudy them today.

So, sitting down a stack of books at her side, Seira took her spot on the ground, folding her legs underneath of her. Glancing through the top books, she pulled out a book on Botany. It was a thick book of rather small dimensions that she had obtained from the man she called Master and even father. Bound in blue leather with a clasp to keep it closed, it had a title and plant etched on the front of it that clearly labeled it as a book on Botany. With gentle fingers, she lifted the clasp and opened the book. Upon opening, aged pieces of paper tumbled out from between the pages. Papers with notes on the surrounding areas, on the plants themselves and things that just weren't included among the text that her master had scribbled down in a hasty, messy scrawl. With a slight cluck of her tongue and a shake of her head, she picked the notes up with care and stacked them in a neat pile, placing them in the back of the book.

Honestly, he could have probably made his own small novel with the notes he had written among the paper and within the confines of the book. Leafing through a few pages revealed depictions of herbs and several other illustrations. She went back to the beginning of the book after a moment and began to read. The first section was an introduction to Botany in general. She read through the book, which detailed the definitions of a Botanist and a few other basic things. She held the book carefully and gently as she read, treating it with great care as if it was something of great importance. Which, to her, it definitely was.

Botany, also known as plant science or plant biology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. According to the text, a botanist, as people well versed in the skill were known as, is a scientist who specializes in the field of botany. That much was pretty obvious, to be honest. The term botany is derived from the Ancient Greek word botane, which meant pasture, grass, or fodder. That term was in turn derived from boskein, or "to feed" or "to graze". The book explained that botany is the study of fungi and algae, which is studied by mycologists. The book went on to talk more about Botany and its history. Botany originated from herbalism (something else she would be learning in the future), which was the study and use of plants for their medicinal properties. There were apparently quite a few ancient and sacred texts from various counties dating as the earliest recorded memory of botany.

She read through the brief section on history before moving on to a section she was more interested in. The first region of herbs that she would be teaching herself to recognize: herbs found around the grassland regions surrounding the countryside. She would focus on the local regions, as they would be the easiest herbs to obtain, and maybe later after she mastered the skills she would learn other regions. First though, she decided to start on the grassland regions. It appeared there were quite a few of the herbs in this type of region. A lot of them had medicinal properties or could be considered more rare than others. But not all of them were for medicines. Some had other properties, such as to protect eyesight or to poison. Some were even used in foods for cooking. A few of the herbs even had the ability to rebel insects. Something that could come in handy in multiple situations.

So she leafed through the pages, reading over them, glancing at the herbs and slowly teaching herself to recognize the herbs and plants of appearance. The first step into mastering the skill was starting with the basics.


NOTE: Using the trait Able Learner:

SPOILER: Click to show

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

[Captain M]

M is currently reviewing this. (By the way I would have cut that post in half and posted it separated for maximum TP/SP, but that's just me.)

+5 TP

48/125 SP
(Able Learner is so useful, good job!)

[Seira Kimura]

(Well most of it was just introductory fluff, so it wound up longer than I expected XD)

48SP (Average)
Botany (Specific Region) - Grassland
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. This knowledge is broader than the Agriculture skill, as it extends to plants (including trees) without obvious food or textile uses. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Herb category (Example: Novice can identify Common Herbs, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Herbs) within a region. Here is some Difficulty Examples.

• Trivial - Plant is in bloom
• Easy - Plant is whole
• Average - Identify plant fruit, leaves, tubers or seeds
• Difficult - Parts of plant in a mixture or food
• Very Difficult - Identify plant from charred remains

Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[0/5]

She felt she had grasped a basic understanding of Botany, which to her, was a pretty good thing indeed. In her brief time learning, she had learned to recognize when most plants are in bloom, when they are whole, and for the most part had learned how to identify plant fruit, leaves, tubers and seeds. So, while it wasn't a whole lot, and while she could definitely become more skilled, it wasn't a bad amount of knowledge at all. She didn't intend to end there, however. She wanted to further her knowledge, and gain a better understanding of botany. She planned on making use of this, after all. It was going to just be general knowledge shoved into the back of her head. She wanted to be able to recognize herbs and collect them. She wanted to be able to sell them to others who required them, offer them to other ninja in her village, or even, eventually, be able to craft them into items herself. That was the long term goal. If she studied long enough, she would get closer to that goal, and one day be able to even collect these common and rare herbs.

Flipping to a section deeper into the book, she stopped on a an herb. Arnuminas was it's name. The book detailed it as a Common Herb that could only be found in Grasslands during the Autumn season. It went on to describe the herb as a short wild rose with light pink to white flowers. Apparently it was originally native to mild, temperate short-grass prairies and was now a widely cultivated orb. The leaves of the plant can be crushed and applied to ligaments, cartilage or muscle damage to help them heal at a faster pace. It seemed like a relatively useful herb that wouldn't be a bad idea to add to her inventory one day. She would have to keep this herb marked in the back of her head. Quietly she pondered what it could be used for. Ligaments, cartilage, and muscle damage... These were probably more common injuries from training, battling and more extraneous activities.

She leafed through to another page. This page was about the herb known as Harfy. The book detailed this one as a "very rare" and tiny herb that could be found only in the Grasslands during Summertime. It showed a picture sketched at the top of the page and below it described it's appearance. It was a dark gray-green barrel cactus. It apparently grew to fifteen inches tall and wide with two inch thorns and bright red flowers of three inches and yellow centers. The cactus contains dark red fruit that is said to be delicious. By applying the resin of this herb to a bleeding wound, it instantly stops critical bleeding, but can only be used for two doses total. It took up to one week to prepare this herb, but it was definitely a useful one, especially for when one was in battle. While rare, it would be worth the search to find it.

NOTE: Using the trait Able Learner:

SPOILER: Click to show

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

[Captain M]

Currently reviewing this, will edit this post in a few minutes.

Draven got to rolling before I did, so he'll take it from here, sorry!

[Nira]

On it~

Nevermind -.-

[Draven]

so much confusion o.o

+5tp, from 48-67sp

[Seira Kimura]

(I'm sorry! I caused so much confusion. Anyone have any tips on learning this? I'm running out of ideas already ;( )

67SP (Advanced)
Botany (Specific Region) - Grassland
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. This knowledge is broader than the Agriculture skill, as it extends to plants (including trees) without obvious food or textile uses. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Herb category (Example: Novice can identify Common Herbs, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Herbs) within a region. Here is some Difficulty Examples.

• Trivial - Plant is in bloom
• Easy - Plant is whole
• Average - Identify plant fruit, leaves, tubers or seeds
• Difficult - Parts of plant in a mixture or food
• Very Difficult - Identify plant from charred remains

Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[0/5]

She was slowly starting to gain a better understanding. After a while of reading about herbs, she was grasping a better clue as to differentiate herbs from other herbs. Indeed there were a lot of useful ones, a majority of which she could make great use for in the future. Once she reached a decent understanding of Botany she planned to learn how to properly handle the herbs to remove them. Quietly and idly humming a song to herself as she read, she flipped through the pages of the thick book, careful to stay in the sections about Grassland plants. She didn't want to accidentally turn to another area and start learning about other plants when she was focusing on these ones.

She remembered when she was abandoned in the wild, and how she would scavenge for plants and small animals as food. At least this time around if she searched for herbs and plants it wouldn't be to survive. While it could definitely help her or others survive in the future, for now it would just be to collect them while she continued to have a safe home back in the village with her mentor. Living out in the wilds as a child, even if for only a short period of time among her life, was not an easy thing. Thankfully back then she had had a small bit of knowledge that had helped her. A small bit of knowledge allowed her to choose the good plants from the bad plants. She remembered one time when she picked a patch of berries she knew were poison in the wild and almost ate them.

In fact, flipping through the pages, she recognized the very same plant from that day. A Sweetberry Bush was what it was, she was almost certain. It had the same purplishblack berries and bright purple flowers. The berries had just looked so tasty and juicy, and she had been so hungry. But something about them told her that they wouldn't be safe to eat, and so she hadn't done so. Reading through the information on it, she was glad that she hadn't. It didn't seem very pleasant. It could be found in all regions except for Arctic and Jungle and bloomed during the summer. The berries, when injested, caused nausea for what seemed like an uncomfortable amount of time.


NOTE: Using the trait Able Learner:

SPOILER: Click to show

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

[Captain M]

I am currently reviewing this.


+5 TP, LEARNED

86/125


PS, I am not a specialist on training, but I did train Botany. I did not master it, only got to Expert which is what I needed. What I would do is pretty much have an NPC explain and teach every herb in the given region. But the time I had done three or four, I was in the 100s. And I didn't even have Able Learner n_n

[Seira Kimura]

(Thank you! And hey, that's a great idea (: I could have her mentor mentioned in the first post come in and help with Botany and Herbalism. Thanks!)

86SP (Expert)
Botany (Specific Region) - Grassland
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. This knowledge is broader than the Agriculture skill, as it extends to plants (including trees) without obvious food or textile uses. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Herb category (Example: Novice can identify Common Herbs, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Herbs) within a region. Here is some Difficulty Examples.

• Trivial - Plant is in bloom
• Easy - Plant is whole
• Average - Identify plant fruit, leaves, tubers or seeds
• Difficult - Parts of plant in a mixture or food
• Very Difficult - Identify plant from charred remains

Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[0/5]

Letting out a soft sigh, she pulled away from the book for a brief moment of stretching. She set the book down and rolled her neck, stretched her arms and legs. They were starting to cramp from the intensive reading, but that wouldn't stop her. Softly humming as she stretched, she wouldn't even notice her mentor coming up from behind. She had no clue how long he was there, but when he cleared his throat, she swiftly turned around with a bright flush on her face. "H-how long were..." A small chuckle and a shake of his head and shrug of his shoulders and the man simply said, "Long enough." He set down a paper bag on the ground and picked up the book that she had been reading a little while ago, a small grin growing on his face as he glanced it over. "I see you found my Botany notes." He commented. The flush on Seira's face only grew further and she quickly snatched the book out of his hands.

"I told you I wanted to learn. I know you thought I was joking, but I wasn't." she stuttered out, setting the book down carefully upon the stack of books she had brought with her. Takeo, as her master was called, clucked his tongue a bit. "Well now that I know that you're not... 'joking', why don't I make it up to you by providing the knowledge that I have." That caught Seira's attention once more and she turned back to look at him. "I'm listening..." she said. Takeo chuckled a bit again and picked the book back up from the pile, ushering her to sit back down. Once she did, he took a seat across from her, and opened up the book to a random page. "I'll assume you've learned the basics. You left the house quite early this morning." Another embarrassed flush from the young woman. "Let's see. Ah, Nettle." He pointed at the illustration at the top of the page. "As you can see by this picture, the plant has a very leafy look to it, giving it the appearance of a common weed. It's a rather small plant, reaching only a few inches. However, if you pay close enough attention when inspecting it, you can tell it apart from weeds. Closer inspection will reveal very fine hairs along the edges of the leaves." He drew his finger across the leaves as he explain. "If you successfully pick the herb, it will only remain fresh for a total of two days, so do try to prepare it as soon as you get the chance. If it does dry out, though, you can always use it in tea." The grin he gave showed he wasn't joking by that.

"I don't know how to make tea." was the only answer that she gave. He let out a sigh. "Alright, alright. Anyway, Nettle is a poison. You can find it, yes in the Grasslands, during every season except winter. So if you wanted to go out and find it right now, well, you're out of luck." Another grin, another sigh from the girl. "Let's see... some uses... You can use it as a decently good weapon against enemies as long as they aren't familiar with the herb. Since the plant when applied can actually be really painful, especially if it's not applied properly. It can cause a heck of a lot of burning irritation, and if it hits areas like, say, the eyes and mouth, the pain is even worse. You'll only be able to use one plant four times."


NOTE: Using the trait Able Learner:

SPOILER: Click to show

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

[Captain M]

Last one for the night. I am on this!

+5 TP
LEARNED

106/125

GRATS! You're an expert!

[Seira Kimura]

(Wooo! I'm almost done!)

106SP (Master)
Botany (Specific Region) - Grassland
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. This knowledge is broader than the Agriculture skill, as it extends to plants (including trees) without obvious food or textile uses. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Herb category (Example: Novice can identify Common Herbs, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Herbs) within a region. Here is some Difficulty Examples.

• Trivial - Plant is in bloom
• Easy - Plant is whole
• Average - Identify plant fruit, leaves, tubers or seeds
• Difficult - Parts of plant in a mixture or food
• Very Difficult - Identify plant from charred remains

Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[0/5]

Seira let out a small hum. Okay, it wouldn't be a bad plant to learn, would it? Not exactly what she would classify as a poison, but still it could be helpful if applied in the right situations. Though she wasn't sure how exactly she would be able to apply the herb to the enemy in the midst of a battle, but she was sure it had its uses in its own ways. Takeo raised an eyebrow. "So? Did you understand all of that?" he asked. Quickly snapping out of her thoughts with another blush, she nodded hurriedly. "Y-yes. I understood that." she stuttered. The man smirked but didn't make any comment on it, and left her to her thoughts as he searched for another herb to describe to her. He could tell she was seriously interested in learning about Botany, however, so he wouldn't stop teaching her. He had a free day ahead of him, and could spent his entire time here with her.

"Why don't we move onto a rarer herb, one that is the opposite of poisons: an antidote." he started. Seira leaned forward, putting her elbows on her knees and listening with pure interest. "We'll move onto the Black Rose. The Black Rose is... well, just that. A black rose, with petals of an almost velvet texture and long white thorns along the length of the stem. These thorns are hollow and absorb quite a bit of liquid. A pint every five minutes, to be exact. This liquid is stored in the plant's roots, which are used to draw poisons up to the classification of 'very rare' from wounds. You can also use to it prevent intoxication from alcohol if you place it under the tongue. Great for long nights of drinking, eh?" There was that grin again, and Seira just gave him a frown and a shake of the head. "I assume you know that from experience." she sighed.

The grin quickly turned into a frown. "Well aren't you just a happy camper today? I won't deny the fact that it's definitely helpful if you drink too much before... exams. But hey, sometimes a man's got to celebrate, right?" No answer to that one. "Alright, alright, we'll move one. Black Roses are found on rose bushes during the spring and summer. They can be found in any region, and are very rare. The herb itself can be used for up to eight doses. If you have a victim you would like to torture, you can always tie them down and pierce them with the thorns." Seira wasn't sure she liked the sound of that one. "And what does that do?" she asked him after a pause. "Causes prolonged and painful Exsanguinations. So I guess you could probably kill someone that way."

NOTE: Using the trait Able Learner:

SPOILER: Click to show

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

[Draven]

This will be annoying: +5tp, Botany 106-124

[Seira Kimura]

(I can get 0 skill points? How did I roll a zero when I should have (I think) four dice rolled with Able Learner? o.o The dice do not love me)

106SP (Master)
Botany (Specific Region) - Grassland
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: A skill that allows the user to identify plants.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A character with this skill has a basic knowledge of plants and how they grow. They know how to tell various species of plants apart and under what conditions each type of plant grows best. Most of the time they can tell poisonous plants from non-poisonous plants. User must choose a specific Region each time they go up this Skill. A successful Botany Skill check provides knowledge of plants, while failure indicates the character does not know or cannot recall anything about that plant. This knowledge is broader than the Agriculture skill, as it extends to plants (including trees) without obvious food or textile uses. Each Skill level allows the user knowledge of each Herb category (Example: Novice can identify Common Herbs, Master can identify Nearly Impossible Herbs) within a region. Here is some Difficulty Examples.

• Trivial - Plant is in bloom
• Easy - Plant is whole
• Average - Identify plant fruit, leaves, tubers or seeds
• Difficult - Parts of plant in a mixture or food
• Very Difficult - Identify plant from charred remains

Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[0/5]

Okay, fine, it was another useful herb. At least for the removing poisons part, she doubted she would ever have to worry about removing her own intoxication or torturing someone with it. But hey, if it helped other people with... well at least the first one... that it would be another very important herb that she would like to put among her collection after a while. So, that's what she would do. One day, when she was skilled enough, she would hunt for some of those herbs. She was starting to get quite a few ideas for what herbs to go collect once she was skilled enough to do so. Besides, practice would make perfect, and she would only get true practice if she actually went out and did those things, correct? After a bit more thought, she once more looked to Takeo. "Okay, continue please." she said politely.

With a grin, he flipped to his next "subject". A rather... interesting looking plant. "Floure-De-Luce, or as it's also known as, Blue Flag." he began. "Floure-De-Luce has the ability to remove bruises from the body at a very fast rate. So if you injured that pretty little body of yours during a fight or training, and wanted to look perfect for that special someone, well, this herb is your best friend." Seira's face turned a deep red. Okay, now he was just teasing her. He knew that she didn't have a special someone and that she didn't like thinking along that route. She always got so embarrassed and just.. it never ended well for her. "Sh-shush and just move on!" she stuttered out with a small flail of her arms.

Takeo let out a deep laugh before going back to the book. "You will recognize the herbs by its broad and flat leaves that stand out: they are shaped kind of like a sword. It has purplish blue flowers with reddish brown roots that stretch themselves along the surface of the ground. So to say the least, they're a bit hard to miss. And they're not very rare either, they're classified as an uncommon herb that you can find in the Grasslands during all seasons. You wouldn't have too hard of a time finding them if you went out searching." he explained. He turned the book back to face him for a quick read before facing it towards her once again. "It takes three weeks to prepare Floure-De-Luce, so it's best to prepare it ahead of time before you actually need it, or you might just heal naturally before it's ready. To prepare it, you must mash up the roots of the herb and boil it in water and let it stand. You can use one plant for a total of eight times."

NOTE: Using the trait Able Learner:

SPOILER: Click to show

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

[~Emi~]

+5 TP

You went from 124/125 to 125/125 in botany - grasslands

[Seira Kimura]

Suiton: Tottei No Jutsu (Water Release: Art of the Breakwater)
Rank: "D," "C," "B," "A," "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a wave of water in front of them to ward off techniques from the front.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: User must know the same level of this technique as the technique they wish to affect. For the user to block a Fire and Lightning techniques, the user must know this technique one rank above the technique they wish to block.
Description: The user performs this technique right after they perform the handseals for it, the user will whip their hands up into the air and have them meet near the level of their head, creating a sort of "v" or wedge shape in the air. Once this is done, water will rise up from below the user to create this same shape. This is done just as a long or medium range technique is flying towards the user, this technique will cut the technique in half so that the two sides fall harmlessly on either side of the user. This technique works in steps, if the user wishes to cut a "D" level water technique, the user must know the "D" rank version if this technique, and so on.
Limit: Water Release

[0/10]

Seira swore her mentor got a kick out of watching her embarrassment and suffering. Sometimes she just wanted to pick up one of these books and hurl it at him to make him shut up, but knowing her luck he'd just catch it. Before she could say anything however, Takeo stood up and patted the top of her head. "I have some errands I must run. How about you practice a few other things before I come back? We can practice Herbalism afterwards" He said with a pleasant smile that just made her sigh. "Yeah, yeah, just go, I'll still be here when you're finished." She would probably work mostly on her water techniques. So after a small (probably mocking) bow, the grinning man left her to her own devices.

After a few moments of silence, the blue haired woman finally stood up and brushed off her clothes of any dirt that clung to them. So if she intended to eventually master Suiton, then her best bet was to get to work as soon as possible while she waited for Takeo's return. Scanning her memory, she picked out one technique in particular that she wouldn't mind improving upon. Suiton: Tottei No Jutsu. A useful technique that helped with blocking other techniques of the same level of strength or below. Currently her version was a bit more on the... lacking side. It wouldn't be a terrible idea to improve upon it, should it prove useful during an actual battle.

Doing a few stretches to loosen up her tense muscles, Seira slowly moved to the lake that she had come to just in case she did indeed wish to practice water skills. She had already done this once in the past, so she already knew how to perform the jutsu. The only way to strengthen it, however, would be to continue to practice it until she was satisfied that it worked. So without an further ado, she quickly performed the handseals that belonged to the jutsu. Once they were complete, she thrust her hands up into the air in a sort-of upside down v shape around the level of her head. Since she was utilizing the lake's water, the liquid quickly rose to attention, pulling itself up to make the same shape as her arms in front of her. She pictured a rather low rank technique coming at her. As the imaginary technique hit her "shield", it split in two on both sides of her. Holding it for a moment, she finally let it drop in front of her with a loud SPLASH! as it returned to the lake.

[Father 'Suke]

+4

I apologize but there was very little training here to be considered for the full grade.

[Seira Kimura]

(Fair enough I guess lol)

Suiton: Tottei No Jutsu (Water Release: Art of the Breakwater)
Rank: "D," "C," "B," "A," "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a wave of water in front of them to ward off techniques from the front.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: User must know the same level of this technique as the technique they wish to affect. For the user to block a Fire and Lightning techniques, the user must know this technique one rank above the technique they wish to block.
Description: The user performs this technique right after they perform the handseals for it, the user will whip their hands up into the air and have them meet near the level of their head, creating a sort of "v" or wedge shape in the air. Once this is done, water will rise up from below the user to create this same shape. This is done just as a long or medium range technique is flying towards the user, this technique will cut the technique in half so that the two sides fall harmlessly on either side of the user. This technique works in steps, if the user wishes to cut a "D" level water technique, the user must know the "D" rank version if this technique, and so on.
Limit: Water Release

[4/10]

The young blue haired woman didn't quite feel she had a good enough grasp on the Jutsu. A bit more practice and then perhaps. To be quite fair she was out of practice; it had been a long time since she had been in a real fight or a spar or any of that, and she'd never really had the chance to use this jutsu. For a while now she had been quite safe and secure within the village boundaries, with nothing to threaten her and nothing to concern herself over other than training and bettering herself for the good of her village. But with that aside, if she did ever get in a fight, she needed to be able to defend herself instead of just attack. This was a great defensive move if you asked her. As long as she knew a high enough level of it, something that would be a good idea, she would be able to defend herself against almost any elemental technique. It would split it right in half on both sides of the water and completely avoid her. If she was skilled enough in it, it should be able to block fire and lightning jutsu as well instead of evaporating her water or shocking her; something along those lines.

With a bit more stretching, she stared at the water for a while longer before giving it another go. With a quick set of hand seals, she formed the necessary pattern to perform the jutsu before quickly raising her hands in front of her in that same upside down wedge shape as previously. As soon as this was done, the water itself raised up in front of her from the depths of the lake in a wave, creating the same shape as the wedge at her head level. As long as the jutsu hit from the front, it would block it and cut it in half for her. After holding it for several seconds, she released it and let it splash back down into the lake, little drops of water flying everywhere as it collided. Wiping the water from her face with a small smile, she would attempt it once more just for safe measure. But that's when she heard a voice. "Oh come on, really? I was going to train here!" Some boy, who looked to be several years younger than her if she was to be any judge, had entered the area and was watching her not too far away.

With a small scowl, she turned to him. "Nothing is stopping you from doing that very thing right now. We could always train together, I could use a partner." she said. "That way you could train whatever it is you're doing while I train whatever I want to train." It was a good idea if you asked her. Then she could have someone to test this jutsu out on. It was a very great idea in her mind. The boy seemed to ponder this very thing before shrugging and walking over to her. "Yeah, sure, fine. Whatever. Go ahead and try whatever it was you were just doing, I'll show you how strong my skills are." There was a smug look on the boy's face that Seira didn't quite like. But that would give her the perfect reason to show him that he was the one who was wrong. She could block whatever he threw at her!

Moving her feet shoulder width apart, she waited for his move. The boy quickly performed handseals, and at the same time she made handseals of her own. This would be her first chance to test this move after all. As she thrust her hands up into the air in a wedge, the wave that the boy created collided against the wall of water that appeared at the exact same time. With no hesitation did it fail to split the wave in half, water tumbling down on both sides of her as she was completely unharmed. As soon as she was sure that she had successfully blocked whatever the boy threw at her, she let the water collapsed back down with a satisfied smirk. "Well, I expected a bit more than that. Come on now, is that all you have?" The boy appeared to be quite frustrated if you asked her.

[N A T S U M I]

+6; Learned!

[Seira Kimura]

(I'd like to make this at least B rank before moving on!)

Suiton: Tottei No Jutsu (Water Release: Art of the Breakwater)
Rank: "D," "C," "B," "A," "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user creates a wave of water in front of them to ward off techniques from the front.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: User must know the same level of this technique as the technique they wish to affect. For the user to block a Fire and Lightning techniques, the user must know this technique one rank above the technique they wish to block.
Description: The user performs this technique right after they perform the handseals for it, the user will whip their hands up into the air and have them meet near the level of their head, creating a sort of "v" or wedge shape in the air. Once this is done, water will rise up from below the user to create this same shape. This is done just as a long or medium range technique is flying towards the user, this technique will cut the technique in half so that the two sides fall harmlessly on either side of the user. This technique works in steps, if the user wishes to cut a "D" level water technique, the user must know the "D" rank version if this technique, and so on.
Limit: Water Release

[0/60]

The boy did not look pleased in the slightest and put his hands on his hips. "Hey now! I think that's unfair! I bet you cheated and everything didn't you?!" Well now, look who got defensive quickly. It wasn't in Seira's nature to turn a challenge down however and she gave a small, simple shrug. "And what if I did? If it's a real fight, who says someone is going to abide by the rules. Could mean your life." Of course she didn't actually cheat but he didn't need to know that. He could use a bit of inspiration to do better than he had been doing. The boy puffed up and pointed at her now. "Just try it again! I'll show you!"

Well alright, if it gave her a reason to train the technique even further than she certainly didn't mind. She let this boy prepare whatever it was he planned to try next, just keeping her eyes on him. It was long enough to see that for some reason, he was preparing to use the exact same technique as he was before. She frowned a bit at that but didn't tell him not to. What he used was on him, it just meant she knew she could block it.

And so when she noticed him form the handseals she quickly did the same, not letting him get the one up on her. She quickly performed the same handseals she had made several times by this point, hearing the water of the lake below make a small rumbling sound of activity, before quickly whipping her hands up in front of her with a small smirk as a wave of water followed suit. The wall completely covered her front side, forming the shape of an upside down v in front of her, just like the form of her arms. There was a splash and the sound of collision as the boy's wave hit her wall and split quickly in half to both sides of her. She tsk'd a bit and let her wall drop, giving a bigger smirk at this point. "You know, you should really try something el- OW!"

The boy cackled in amusement. As soon as Seira had dropped her defense, the boy had hurled a pebble at her and it hit her dab smack in the center of her forehead. With an irritated growl she rubbed at it before giving the boy a stern look. "That is NOT fair!" she huffed out at him. The boy stuck his tongue out. "Real fights aren't fair, hag." Whatever look Seira gave him next was apparently a scary one because he quickly went silent.

[N A T S U M I]

+4; need more training dear.