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Question about cores: how exactly do they work? Do they require specific technology to activate, or are they more magic-y and can just be used "raw" as in "someone holds up a fire core and fries someone"? In my sheet I'm assuming they're magic-y, but I'll edit if I've got that wrong. Also, first version of character sheet and sample day below.
Name: Thanar Zey
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Argos, Arcarus Province
Current Home: Zey Manor, in Argos
Personality: Scholarly and always looking for the next piece of knowledge, Thanar's courage belies his physical stature. He is not afraid to venture into dangerous places and bad situations if he thinks there's something worthwhile at the end of it. His near-obsession with cores causes him to be something of a loner, but he is fiercely loyal to the few friends he manages to make.
Bio: Born to the wealthy Zey family, Thanar was expected to grow up and take over the family trade: core brokering. The Zey dynasty have become extremely rich through transporting and selling cores, despite the fact that they never had any interest in the things. Thanar proved an exception, delighting in the powers of cores from an early age and showing a natural ability with them. He would spend long hours experimenting, and quickly became skilled in their use.
His father, though not a cruel man, despaired at his son's complete disregard for the mercantile world, and began to resort to increasingly harsh punishments to get Thanar to "stop playing with those damned cores and get on with some real work." When he threatened a beating, Thanar finally snapped and ran away. Aged only thirteen, he had to live on the streets. The cores he had with him kept him safe, and he continued his research, managing to earn some money from fixing and improving the core technology of passers-by.
Six years later, when he was nineteen, his father died. The sole remaining member of the Zey family, he proved his bloodline with the family ring he had received from his dying mother and inherited everything. Selling Zey Cores to another business, he used the money to fund his ever-increasing body of research and development. Delving into the ruins of the floating city, he began to glean hints of great powers beyond what he had already found. Deep in the ruins, he discovered the secret of fusing cores, found knowledge of core harmonics (resonating and cancelling to increase or block a core's power respectively), and forged his Corestaff. Since then, he has run a small business dealing in core repairs and alterations to provide funds for his ongoing research.
Appearance:
He is fairly short and a bit weedy.
Traits:
Core Mastery Thanar has spent his entire life around cores and is very, very good with them. He can coax more power and more accuracy than nearly anyone else out of any core you hand him. He knows how to fuse cores, even those of different types, and how to enhance them beyond what they would normally do. He can combine the powers of his cores or cancel out those of enemies.
Scholar Thanar is knowledgeable on many subjects, and often has just the right piece of trivia in his head. He can read ancient languages.
Spirit Strength Thanar's spirit is extraordinarily strong, far above the human norm. This is what gives him his affinity with cores.
Tinkerer A skilled mechanic, Thanar is adept at fixing, custom-building and altering all sorts of technology.
Equipment
Corestaff Always in his hand is Thanar's long staff. It seems to be a uniform silver, as if made of steel, but under bright light it shimmers in many colours. It's actually made of cores, worked and fused into a long pole. On close examination, there are strange patterns carved lightly into it.
Core Rings
The five rings Thanar wears each have a different colour jewel in. Though they look ordinary, they are actually cores cut down to resemble gemstones. He has a fire core, a wind core, a water core, a lightning core and a land core.
Shield Amulet A kinetic core set in a necklace, this amulet produces a kinetic shield about twice as strong as normal thanks to the patterns that Thanar engraved into the setting and core.
Zey Ring A ring carrying the Zey family crest, this piece of jewelry was given to him by his mother when she was on her deathbed.
Kage Type: Kamikage
Kage Name: Sulaan
Kage Primary Power: Spirit Share Sulaan can intermingle her spirit with that of Thanar's to increase his strength and control. This allows him to draw more power from cores with less concentration and danger.
Kage Secondary Power: Awareness Sulaan's bond with Thanar boosts his senses. His senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste are at about twice the level of an ordinary human. He can also process sensory data much faster than the average human, allowing him to read at a dizzying pace and take in the main features of an area in little more than a moment's glance.
Kage Personality/Description: Bubbly and inexperienced, Sulaan often comes across as ditzy, but is actually quite sharp. She is a young Kamikage, and enjoys seeing new things and learning new information. This allows her to get on well with Thanar, who likewise seeks knowledge and experience. Thanar often lets her take over his mouth, as he is quiet by nature.
Name: Thanar Zey
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Argos, Arcarus Province
Current Home: Zey Manor, in Argos
Personality: Scholarly and always looking for the next piece of knowledge, Thanar's courage belies his physical stature. He is not afraid to venture into dangerous places and bad situations if he thinks there's something worthwhile at the end of it. His near-obsession with cores causes him to be something of a loner, but he is fiercely loyal to the few friends he manages to make.
Bio: Born to the wealthy Zey family, Thanar was expected to grow up and take over the family trade: core brokering. The Zey dynasty have become extremely rich through transporting and selling cores, despite the fact that they never had any interest in the things. Thanar proved an exception, delighting in the powers of cores from an early age and showing a natural ability with them. He would spend long hours experimenting, and quickly became skilled in their use.
His father, though not a cruel man, despaired at his son's complete disregard for the mercantile world, and began to resort to increasingly harsh punishments to get Thanar to "stop playing with those damned cores and get on with some real work." When he threatened a beating, Thanar finally snapped and ran away. Aged only thirteen, he had to live on the streets. The cores he had with him kept him safe, and he continued his research, managing to earn some money from fixing and improving the core technology of passers-by.
Six years later, when he was nineteen, his father died. The sole remaining member of the Zey family, he proved his bloodline with the family ring he had received from his dying mother and inherited everything. Selling Zey Cores to another business, he used the money to fund his ever-increasing body of research and development. Delving into the ruins of the floating city, he began to glean hints of great powers beyond what he had already found. Deep in the ruins, he discovered the secret of fusing cores, found knowledge of core harmonics (resonating and cancelling to increase or block a core's power respectively), and forged his Corestaff. Since then, he has run a small business dealing in core repairs and alterations to provide funds for his ongoing research.
Appearance:
He is fairly short and a bit weedy.
Traits:
Core Mastery Thanar has spent his entire life around cores and is very, very good with them. He can coax more power and more accuracy than nearly anyone else out of any core you hand him. He knows how to fuse cores, even those of different types, and how to enhance them beyond what they would normally do. He can combine the powers of his cores or cancel out those of enemies.
Scholar Thanar is knowledgeable on many subjects, and often has just the right piece of trivia in his head. He can read ancient languages.
Spirit Strength Thanar's spirit is extraordinarily strong, far above the human norm. This is what gives him his affinity with cores.
Tinkerer A skilled mechanic, Thanar is adept at fixing, custom-building and altering all sorts of technology.
Equipment
Corestaff Always in his hand is Thanar's long staff. It seems to be a uniform silver, as if made of steel, but under bright light it shimmers in many colours. It's actually made of cores, worked and fused into a long pole. On close examination, there are strange patterns carved lightly into it.
Core Rings
The five rings Thanar wears each have a different colour jewel in. Though they look ordinary, they are actually cores cut down to resemble gemstones. He has a fire core, a wind core, a water core, a lightning core and a land core.
Shield Amulet A kinetic core set in a necklace, this amulet produces a kinetic shield about twice as strong as normal thanks to the patterns that Thanar engraved into the setting and core.
Zey Ring A ring carrying the Zey family crest, this piece of jewelry was given to him by his mother when she was on her deathbed.
Kage Type: Kamikage
Kage Name: Sulaan
Kage Primary Power: Spirit Share Sulaan can intermingle her spirit with that of Thanar's to increase his strength and control. This allows him to draw more power from cores with less concentration and danger.
Kage Secondary Power: Awareness Sulaan's bond with Thanar boosts his senses. His senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste are at about twice the level of an ordinary human. He can also process sensory data much faster than the average human, allowing him to read at a dizzying pace and take in the main features of an area in little more than a moment's glance.
Kage Personality/Description: Bubbly and inexperienced, Sulaan often comes across as ditzy, but is actually quite sharp. She is a young Kamikage, and enjoys seeing new things and learning new information. This allows her to get on well with Thanar, who likewise seeks knowledge and experience. Thanar often lets her take over his mouth, as he is quiet by nature.
Thanar opened his eyes and stared upwards. The light core in the center of the ceiling was glowing softly, on morning mode. Groaning, he dragged himself up out of bed and staggered into the bathroom. Washing and dressing quickly, he wolfed down a large breakfast before jogging down to the hangar where his aircraft was parked. Opening the maintenance panel, he checked over the custom engine he'd built himself. One of the cores was slightly out of alignment - nothing a normal engineer would have picked up, but Thanar could feel that the resonance was off slightly. Adjusting the offending core, he shut the maintenance hatch and left for his shop.
On arriving, there was a small queue of people outside. This was not uncommon, as he was fairly well-known as a skilled (if expensive) mechanic, and people often came to him for custom alterations as well as more traditional repairs. The day passed slowly, as it always did when there was nothing interesting brought to him. Eventually, lunchtime came, and he closed the shop. Heading down to his favourite cafe, he sat in his customary seat in the corner between the front window and the wall, affording him a view of the whole room and the street outside. He ate slowly, watching the city pass by the window.
At the end of his lunch, he went to see the bureaucrats. Presumably they had titles and offices; he never bothered to find out. If they told him, he didn't remember. There was always some problem or other they had for him to fix, and today it was that one of the ornamental fountains had become faulty - apparently a problem with the water cores.
Approaching the offending fountain, he sent out a pulse and immediately found the problem. The water cores were not only faulty, they had been installed misaligned. Focusing on his landcore and windcore rings, he gestured, and a large chunk of the plaza lifted up out of the ground. Dropping into the hole, he cancelled out the water cores' effect with a conflicting resonance before gesturing again and opening up the piping inside the fountain. Removing the faulty cores, he replaced them with the new ones he had brought along, aligning them as the previous engineer has failed to do. Floating easily up out of the hole with the aid of his windcore ring, he replaced the piece of plaza, sealed it with his landcore ring and stopped the cancelling resonance, allowing the water cores to do their work. The fountain worked perfectly.
After receiving his - substantial - payment, he returned back to Zey Manor and began his daily training routine, a rigorous mental workout thoroughly testing every limit he had. Although taxing, the benefit was worth it. Every day he got stronger, his control became finer, his knowledge greater. And one day he would reach the point where he would no longer need cores, where he could simply draw from the energy itself - channeling, as he had come to call it. After training, he went to the laboratory - an entire floor of the house turned into a research center where for an hour or two every evening he could learn the secrets of the cores.
By the time the research was done, the sun was setting. His evening meal was, as always, substantial, to replenish the huge amounts of energy his training required. Despite the meal's size, he finished it quickly and retired to bed. Tomorrow would be the same, a slow morning in the shop - perhaps, occasionally, with something new and interesting - followed by some banal task for the bureaucrats who always had something new for him to do (although there was no denying they paid well), and then finally what he really loved to do - training and research.
On arriving, there was a small queue of people outside. This was not uncommon, as he was fairly well-known as a skilled (if expensive) mechanic, and people often came to him for custom alterations as well as more traditional repairs. The day passed slowly, as it always did when there was nothing interesting brought to him. Eventually, lunchtime came, and he closed the shop. Heading down to his favourite cafe, he sat in his customary seat in the corner between the front window and the wall, affording him a view of the whole room and the street outside. He ate slowly, watching the city pass by the window.
At the end of his lunch, he went to see the bureaucrats. Presumably they had titles and offices; he never bothered to find out. If they told him, he didn't remember. There was always some problem or other they had for him to fix, and today it was that one of the ornamental fountains had become faulty - apparently a problem with the water cores.
Approaching the offending fountain, he sent out a pulse and immediately found the problem. The water cores were not only faulty, they had been installed misaligned. Focusing on his landcore and windcore rings, he gestured, and a large chunk of the plaza lifted up out of the ground. Dropping into the hole, he cancelled out the water cores' effect with a conflicting resonance before gesturing again and opening up the piping inside the fountain. Removing the faulty cores, he replaced them with the new ones he had brought along, aligning them as the previous engineer has failed to do. Floating easily up out of the hole with the aid of his windcore ring, he replaced the piece of plaza, sealed it with his landcore ring and stopped the cancelling resonance, allowing the water cores to do their work. The fountain worked perfectly.
After receiving his - substantial - payment, he returned back to Zey Manor and began his daily training routine, a rigorous mental workout thoroughly testing every limit he had. Although taxing, the benefit was worth it. Every day he got stronger, his control became finer, his knowledge greater. And one day he would reach the point where he would no longer need cores, where he could simply draw from the energy itself - channeling, as he had come to call it. After training, he went to the laboratory - an entire floor of the house turned into a research center where for an hour or two every evening he could learn the secrets of the cores.
By the time the research was done, the sun was setting. His evening meal was, as always, substantial, to replenish the huge amounts of energy his training required. Despite the meal's size, he finished it quickly and retired to bed. Tomorrow would be the same, a slow morning in the shop - perhaps, occasionally, with something new and interesting - followed by some banal task for the bureaucrats who always had something new for him to do (although there was no denying they paid well), and then finally what he really loved to do - training and research.
GM
GrandDM said
If this is still open, I'd like to join. Character sheet and sample day are in first draft below.Question about cores: how exactly do they work? Do they require specific technology to activate, or are they more magic-y and can just be used "raw" as in "someone holds up a fire core and fries someone"? In my sheet I'm assuming they're magic-y, but I'll edit if I've got that wrong.
Cores do require "core slots" to work. These are basically augmented indents built into gear that an individual may hold, and the cores are placed inside them. I don't have a name for the metal yet, but it has a unique property that lets it "spark" the core, thus emitting the cores power. However with your kage, I guess you can break that rule since ("spoiler" alert?) spirit is a much better catalyst than core slots.
Actually, I've got to say, there's an important secret about cores that really makes their existence much more meaningful. I mean this secret (I don't know if I should tell you and spoil it haha) really explains their nature and existence, but so far you seem to be so on point with it that it's kind of scary haha. Just one thing though: the channeling thing can't work with a regular human's spirit. Although he may have a strong spirit allowing him to understand and sense cores, I don't want him to have ten cores floating around him as he launches their powers without the help of a kage.
Your kage, however, can fix that for you. That's a cool idea for a power actually. But know one thing: your strength should come from versatility (you have fire wind and earth etc etc), not intensity. I mean, if there is a kage who harnesses the element of fire, you shouldn't be able to match up against it with just your fire cores. That would be unfair. However, you could combine two cores (mix wind and fire) to overpower him.
Another thing to note is that cores come in sooooo many forms. Not just elements. So it would be unfair for you to be able to utilize every single one, because some cores get real OP. For example, the super rare "Grav" Cores, that are mostly found underneath Argos (the bottom surface of the floating surface). These cores are like Kinetic Cores on crack, and if one guy could wield him, he would basically just have the force. Kinetic cores are a watered down version. But yeah, I mean you could maybe sense them, draw some power from them to help power another core, but straight up mastery of every core's power seems like a cheap way to get as many abilities as possible.
But ANYWAY, maybe with a few tweaks here and there to make it known that your character isn't core god and this is accepted. I really like the character and the powers! This guy is going to fit right into the plot haha.
If you have anymore questions ask me!
I know my username is different, but I managed to set a different password to the one I thought I'd set (no idea how :/), so I had to make another account.
In response to your concerns, he's not capable of using ten cores at once. At the moment, he can combine two or three at most, with basic cores. Stronger cores require more of his concentration. He'll still be able to draw on any core at least a little, because that's the whole point of his affinity, but without training extensively and studying the core in question, he can't draw on them much. He's reached a high level with the five elemental cores and the kinetic core, and he's fairly good with common ones, but the rare and powerful cores were always under heavy security so he couldn't get in and look at them. That means that it would take him months, if not years for a very powerful core, to learn to use a new one properly.
As for strength in versatility, that's what I'm aiming for. His strength doesn't come from strength (if that makes sense), it comes from skill. He trains constantly with the cores he has access to and learns to use them better. By doing so, he's learnt to use them in new ways that are more powerful, but that doesn't mean he uses brute force as his primary asset (although I'm hoping to have some epic-core-sorcery moments where he brings out some probably-OP powers, with GM approval.)
In the edit, I've altered the description of Core Mastery and added a list of the cores melded in the Corestaff. I've kept a small ability to channel cores naturally, but the higher levels only come with hefty training and a lot of meditation. The basic channeling is very minor - even with a really OP core like gravity he couldn't do much more than throw a small chunk of rock, only about the size of two clenched fists. Likewise with other cores - he's only got very minor access to them until he's really put some effort in.
Name: Thanar Zey
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Argos, Arcarus Province
Current Home: Zey Manor, in Argos
Personality: Scholarly and always looking for the next piece of knowledge, Thanar's courage belies his physical stature. He is not afraid to venture into dangerous places and bad situations if he thinks there's something worthwhile at the end of it. His near-obsession with cores causes him to be something of a loner, but he is fiercely loyal to the few friends he manages to make. Although generally quiet, he isn't afraid to speak up when he has to, and is generally worth listening to.
Biography: Born to the wealthy Zey family, Thanar was expected to grow up and take over the family trade: core brokering. The Zey dynasty have become extremely rich through transporting and selling cores, despite the fact that they never had any interest in the things. Thanar proved an exception, delighting in the powers of cores from an early age and showing a natural ability with them. He would spend long hours experimenting, and quickly became skilled in their use.
His father, though not a cruel man, despaired at his son's complete disregard for the mercantile world, and began to resort to increasingly harsh punishments to get Thanar to "stop playing with those damned cores and get on with some real work." When he threatened a beating, Thanar finally snapped and ran away. Aged only thirteen, he had to live on the streets. The cores he had with him kept him safe, and he continued his research, managing to earn some money from fixing and improving the core technology of passers-by.
Six years later, when he was nineteen, his father died. The sole remaining member of the Zey family, he proved his bloodline with the family ring he had received from his dying mother and inherited everything. Selling Zey Cores to another business, he used the money to fund his ever-increasing body of research and development. Delving into the ruins of the floating city, he began to glean hints of great powers beyond what he had already found. Deep in the ruins, he discovered the secret of fusing cores, found knowledge of core harmonics (resonating and cancelling to increase or block a core's power respectively), and forged his Corestaff. Since then, he has run a small business dealing in core repairs and alterations to provide funds for his ongoing research.
Appearance:
He is fairly short and a bit weedy.
Traits:
Core Mastery Thanar has a natural affinity for cores. He can sense them, and has developed a technique called "pulsing" where he literally sends a pulse of spirit energy at them to see how it resonates. He can draw a little on their powers naturally. If he meditates over a core, he can sense inside it and glean knowledge and understanding of its powers and limitations, helping him to use it properly. The more he meditates and practices with a certain type of core, the more he can use of it. He is at a high level with fire, wind, water, land, lightning, kinetic and sound, and has some ability with most of the common types.
He can fuse cores, both of the same type and of different types, though the latter is harder. He also has knowledge of core harmonics - how the power of cores resonates. He can amplify or cancel out the power of a core with a resonance of his own, although it is difficult and tiring to do so.
Scholar Thanar is knowledgeable on many subjects, and often has just the right piece of trivia in his head. He can read ancient languages.
Spirit Strength Thanar's spirit is extraordinarily strong, far above the human norm. This is what gives him his Core Affinity.
Tinkerer A skilled mechanic, Thanar is adept at fixing, custom-building and altering all sorts of technology.
Equipment
Corestaff Always in his hand is Thanar's long staff. It seems to be a uniform silver, as if made of steel, but under bright light it shimmers in many colours. It's actually made of cores, worked and fused into a long pole. On close examination, there are strange patterns carved lightly into it. Its component cores are: land, wind, water, fire, lightning, kinetic and sound.
Core Rings
The five rings Thanar wears each have a different colour jewel in. Though they look ordinary, they are actually cores cut down to resemble gemstones. He has a fire core, a wind core, a water core, a lightning core and a land core.
Shield Amulet A kinetic core set in a necklace, this amulet produces a kinetic shield about twice as strong as normal thanks to the patterns that Thanar engraved into the setting and core.
Zey Ring A ring carrying the Zey family crest, this piece of jewelry was given to him by his mother when she was on her deathbed.
Kage Type: Kamikage
Kage Name: Sulaan
Kage Primary Power: Spirit Share Sulaan can intermingle her spirit with that of Thanar's to increase his strength and control. This allows him to draw more power from cores with less concentration and danger. He can also make use of stronger cores that he couldn't normally.
Kage Secondary Power: Awareness Sulaan's bond with Thanar boosts his senses. His senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste are at about twice the level of an ordinary human. He can also process sensory data much faster than the average human, allowing him to read at a dizzying pace and take in the main features of an area in little more than a moment's glance.
Kage Personality/Description: Bubbly and inexperienced, Sulaan often comes across as ditzy, but is actually quite sharp. She is a young Kamikage, and enjoys seeing new things and learning new information. This allows her to get on well with Thanar, who likewise seeks knowledge and experience. Thanar often lets her take over his mouth, as he is quiet by nature.
In response to your concerns, he's not capable of using ten cores at once. At the moment, he can combine two or three at most, with basic cores. Stronger cores require more of his concentration. He'll still be able to draw on any core at least a little, because that's the whole point of his affinity, but without training extensively and studying the core in question, he can't draw on them much. He's reached a high level with the five elemental cores and the kinetic core, and he's fairly good with common ones, but the rare and powerful cores were always under heavy security so he couldn't get in and look at them. That means that it would take him months, if not years for a very powerful core, to learn to use a new one properly.
As for strength in versatility, that's what I'm aiming for. His strength doesn't come from strength (if that makes sense), it comes from skill. He trains constantly with the cores he has access to and learns to use them better. By doing so, he's learnt to use them in new ways that are more powerful, but that doesn't mean he uses brute force as his primary asset (although I'm hoping to have some epic-core-sorcery moments where he brings out some probably-OP powers, with GM approval.)
In the edit, I've altered the description of Core Mastery and added a list of the cores melded in the Corestaff. I've kept a small ability to channel cores naturally, but the higher levels only come with hefty training and a lot of meditation. The basic channeling is very minor - even with a really OP core like gravity he couldn't do much more than throw a small chunk of rock, only about the size of two clenched fists. Likewise with other cores - he's only got very minor access to them until he's really put some effort in.
Name: Thanar Zey
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Argos, Arcarus Province
Current Home: Zey Manor, in Argos
Personality: Scholarly and always looking for the next piece of knowledge, Thanar's courage belies his physical stature. He is not afraid to venture into dangerous places and bad situations if he thinks there's something worthwhile at the end of it. His near-obsession with cores causes him to be something of a loner, but he is fiercely loyal to the few friends he manages to make. Although generally quiet, he isn't afraid to speak up when he has to, and is generally worth listening to.
Biography: Born to the wealthy Zey family, Thanar was expected to grow up and take over the family trade: core brokering. The Zey dynasty have become extremely rich through transporting and selling cores, despite the fact that they never had any interest in the things. Thanar proved an exception, delighting in the powers of cores from an early age and showing a natural ability with them. He would spend long hours experimenting, and quickly became skilled in their use.
His father, though not a cruel man, despaired at his son's complete disregard for the mercantile world, and began to resort to increasingly harsh punishments to get Thanar to "stop playing with those damned cores and get on with some real work." When he threatened a beating, Thanar finally snapped and ran away. Aged only thirteen, he had to live on the streets. The cores he had with him kept him safe, and he continued his research, managing to earn some money from fixing and improving the core technology of passers-by.
Six years later, when he was nineteen, his father died. The sole remaining member of the Zey family, he proved his bloodline with the family ring he had received from his dying mother and inherited everything. Selling Zey Cores to another business, he used the money to fund his ever-increasing body of research and development. Delving into the ruins of the floating city, he began to glean hints of great powers beyond what he had already found. Deep in the ruins, he discovered the secret of fusing cores, found knowledge of core harmonics (resonating and cancelling to increase or block a core's power respectively), and forged his Corestaff. Since then, he has run a small business dealing in core repairs and alterations to provide funds for his ongoing research.
Appearance:
He is fairly short and a bit weedy.
Traits:
Core Mastery Thanar has a natural affinity for cores. He can sense them, and has developed a technique called "pulsing" where he literally sends a pulse of spirit energy at them to see how it resonates. He can draw a little on their powers naturally. If he meditates over a core, he can sense inside it and glean knowledge and understanding of its powers and limitations, helping him to use it properly. The more he meditates and practices with a certain type of core, the more he can use of it. He is at a high level with fire, wind, water, land, lightning, kinetic and sound, and has some ability with most of the common types.
He can fuse cores, both of the same type and of different types, though the latter is harder. He also has knowledge of core harmonics - how the power of cores resonates. He can amplify or cancel out the power of a core with a resonance of his own, although it is difficult and tiring to do so.
Scholar Thanar is knowledgeable on many subjects, and often has just the right piece of trivia in his head. He can read ancient languages.
Spirit Strength Thanar's spirit is extraordinarily strong, far above the human norm. This is what gives him his Core Affinity.
Tinkerer A skilled mechanic, Thanar is adept at fixing, custom-building and altering all sorts of technology.
Equipment
Corestaff Always in his hand is Thanar's long staff. It seems to be a uniform silver, as if made of steel, but under bright light it shimmers in many colours. It's actually made of cores, worked and fused into a long pole. On close examination, there are strange patterns carved lightly into it. Its component cores are: land, wind, water, fire, lightning, kinetic and sound.
Core Rings
The five rings Thanar wears each have a different colour jewel in. Though they look ordinary, they are actually cores cut down to resemble gemstones. He has a fire core, a wind core, a water core, a lightning core and a land core.
Shield Amulet A kinetic core set in a necklace, this amulet produces a kinetic shield about twice as strong as normal thanks to the patterns that Thanar engraved into the setting and core.
Zey Ring A ring carrying the Zey family crest, this piece of jewelry was given to him by his mother when she was on her deathbed.
Kage Type: Kamikage
Kage Name: Sulaan
Kage Primary Power: Spirit Share Sulaan can intermingle her spirit with that of Thanar's to increase his strength and control. This allows him to draw more power from cores with less concentration and danger. He can also make use of stronger cores that he couldn't normally.
Kage Secondary Power: Awareness Sulaan's bond with Thanar boosts his senses. His senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste are at about twice the level of an ordinary human. He can also process sensory data much faster than the average human, allowing him to read at a dizzying pace and take in the main features of an area in little more than a moment's glance.
Kage Personality/Description: Bubbly and inexperienced, Sulaan often comes across as ditzy, but is actually quite sharp. She is a young Kamikage, and enjoys seeing new things and learning new information. This allows her to get on well with Thanar, who likewise seeks knowledge and experience. Thanar often lets her take over his mouth, as he is quiet by nature.
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GrandDM2 said
I know my username is different, but I managed to set a different password to the one I thought I'd set (no idea how :/), so I had to make another account.In response to your concerns, he's not capable of using ten cores at once. At the moment, he can combine two or three at most, with basic cores. Stronger cores require more of his concentration. He'll still be able to draw on any core at least a little, because that's the whole point of his affinity, but without training extensively and studying the core in question, he can't draw on them much. He's reached a high level with the five elemental cores and the kinetic core, and he's fairly good with common ones, but the rare and powerful cores were always under heavy security so he couldn't get in and look at them. That means that it would take him months, if not years for a very powerful core, to learn to use a new one properly.As for strength in versatility, that's what I'm aiming for. His strength doesn't come from strength (if that makes sense), it comes from skill. He trains constantly with the cores he has access to and learns to use them better. By doing so, he's learnt to use them in new ways that are more powerful, but that doesn't mean he uses brute force as his primary asset (although I'm hoping to have some epic-core-sorcery moments where he brings out some probably-OP powers, with GM approval.)In the edit, I've altered the description of Core Mastery and added a list of the cores melded in the Corestaff. I've kept a small ability to channel cores naturally, but the higher levels only come with hefty training and a lot of meditation. The basic channeling is very minor - even with a really OP core like gravity he couldn't do much more than throw a small chunk of rock, only about the size of two clenched fists. Likewise with other cores - he's only got very minor access to them until he's really put some effort in.
Alright, I'm digging it. Just two things before I accept:
1) Your character has a lot of power and is very unique. But it shouldn't be expected that he is the SOLE man in the world to be interested in cores. I mean, not everyone has 5 rings and a beast staff, but I feel he should be defined as a type of person who specifically studies cores and can control them like that. They could be really really rare and we may never stumble upon one, but something to make your character seem less like a legend that everyone should know about. I was thinking "Corologist" but that sounds like a mere scientist as opposed to someone who has mastery over them. I also thought of "Core Smith", "Spark/Sparker" (sounds like a nickname that society would give to such an individual), "Reactitions", "Mage", "Seeker" (y'know, cuz they seek to understand cores). Basically I just feel that if your character was one of a few, he wouldn't appear to be so godlike, because no one else can control cores like that. But on to the next point.
2) According to the Cs, your ability doesn't come from your kage, but rather, is enhanced by it. This is fine, but I would really recommend adhering to the first point above. However, if your ability CAME from your kage, meaning he is able to control and channel cores because his kage increases his spirit, that would be fine without adhering to point one. This means that without his kages, he can't really channel cores without really exerting himself via the staff and rings, and that too only for elemental and kinetic cores.
These are really just strong suggestions. Cores are really strong materials and come in a variety of powers. But your character is really unique so I'm going to leave it up to you. I might also add (I should mention this in OOC), that cores have lifespans. So for example a fire core will eventually burn out and you'll have to get another one to replace it. Doesn't happen often, but does happen eventually. Tell me what you think about the whole ordeal and then I'll accept you.
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The entire point of my character is that he's a prodigy. He has an exceptionally powerful spirit that means he can use cores outside of the normal parameters. I'm willing to go with there being maybe a few more, but since he's a PC and they're NPCs, he should be the most powerful. I would suggest "Channeler" as a term. Because it's based around the strength of your spirit, it isn't something you can study, you have to be born with it, and it's exceptionally rare. I'd say there should be maybe one in every billion people born with it - there would be seven in our world.
For point 2, I'm sticking with the description as it is. Sulaan has the ability to mingle her spirit with that of her host, reinforcing it, and that just happens to coincide with Thanar's powers, allowing him to draw on her help.
Finally, for core burnout: as I've already stated, he can fuse cores. This can mean multiple things. It can literally fuse the two cores into one, it can meld them like with the Corestaff or it can burn one out and transfer its power to the other. The third way is how he keeps his cores charged.
For point 2, I'm sticking with the description as it is. Sulaan has the ability to mingle her spirit with that of her host, reinforcing it, and that just happens to coincide with Thanar's powers, allowing him to draw on her help.
Finally, for core burnout: as I've already stated, he can fuse cores. This can mean multiple things. It can literally fuse the two cores into one, it can meld them like with the Corestaff or it can burn one out and transfer its power to the other. The third way is how he keeps his cores charged.
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GrandDM2 said
The entire point of my character is that he's a prodigy. He has an exceptionally powerful spirit that means he can use cores outside of the normal parameters. I'm willing to go with there being maybe a few more, but since he's a PC and they're NPCs, he should be the most powerful. I would suggest "Channeler" as a term. Because it's based around the strength of your spirit, it isn't something you can study, you have to be born with it, and it's exceptionally rare. I'd say there should be maybe one in every billion people born with it - there would be seven in our world.For point 2, I'm sticking with the description as it is. Sulaan has the ability to mingle her spirit with that of her host, reinforcing it, and that just happens to coincide with Thanar's powers, allowing him to draw on her help.Finally, for core burnout: as I've already stated, he can fuse cores. This can mean multiple things. It can literally fuse the two cores into one, it can meld them like with the Corestaff or it can burn one out and transfer its power to the other. The third way is how he keeps his cores charged.
Alright, so here's what I'm thinking. Channelers can be rare (diggin the term) but 7 total is a bit too much. I'd say we could have like 20 in the world, but more than half of them are old and withered monk-type men who have devoted their life to do what you can do. However they can't do it to the same scale as you, so that way your character is more of a prodigy. Would you mind making your character a bit older? The reason I ask if because if you're going to be a channeler, obviously there should be some degree of fame associated with him. And he seems like a wise guy who people would hold in high esteem, but 23 is a bit young to be expressing his almighty wisdom. It's fine if you want it that way, but that also means he can't exactly be a gandalf (although it would be boring if we were any older than, say, 35 at max). But yeah dude, I do still fear a bit OP'ness with this character, but I'm going to assume you know how to limit your actions and not just destroy the mess out of everything. Like me. My character has an amazing power too (mostly cuz I'm GM! HAHAHA!) but I know I can make it work by limiting it.
So, I guess I'll accept you.
OH AND NOTE TO EVERYONE:
IF YOU READ THE OOC YOU'D KNOW THAT THE VOID GATE OPENS IN SOVEREIGN, SO IF YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO GET A KAGE, HE OR SHE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN SOVEREIGN FOR SOME REASON DURING THE TIME.
That's not even mentioning the whole quarantine that would occur. But yeah, consider that when making bio's! :)
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We had one guy, Kyle, man he was great. He got a signature that he flaunted, made purely out of our RP's concept. Like THAT committed.
Glad to see I was so loved. I'm going to read through this thread in a couple of hours and might apply; not sure yet if I'll be able to give enough time though (my lectures start again tomorrow so I'll have a better idea in a few days).
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Fat Boy Kyle said
Glad to see I was so loved. I'm going to read through this thread in a couple of hours and might apply; not sure yet if I'll be able to give enough time though (my lectures start again tomorrow so I'll have a better idea in a few days).
:')
Older, as requested. I have a lot of powerful characters in various RPs, so I do know how to keep them to an appropriate level.
He'll be in Sovereign on business.
Name: Thanar Zey
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Argos, Arcarus Province
Current Home: Zey Manor, in Argos
Personality: Scholarly and always looking for the next piece of knowledge, Thanar's courage belies his physical stature. He is not afraid to venture into dangerous places and bad situations if he thinks there's something worthwhile at the end of it. His near-obsession with cores causes him to be something of a loner, but he is fiercely loyal to the few friends he manages to make. Although generally quiet, he isn't afraid to speak up when he has to, and is generally worth listening to.
Biography: Born to the wealthy Zey family, Thanar was expected to grow up and take over the family trade: core brokering. The Zey dynasty have become extremely rich through transporting and selling cores, despite the fact that they never had any interest in the things. Thanar proved an exception, delighting in the powers of cores from an early age and showing a natural ability with them. He would spend long hours experimenting, and quickly became skilled in their use.
His father, though not a cruel man, despaired at his son's complete disregard for the mercantile world, and began to resort to increasingly harsh punishments to get Thanar to "stop playing with those damned cores and get on with some real work." When he threatened a beating, Thanar finally snapped and ran away. Aged only thirteen, he had to live on the streets. The cores he had with him kept him safe, and he continued his research, managing to earn some money from fixing and improving the core technology of passers-by.
Six years later, when he was nineteen, his father died. The sole remaining member of the Zey family, he proved his bloodline with the family ring he had received from his dying mother and inherited everything. Selling Zey Cores to another business, he used the money to fund his ever-increasing body of research and development. Delving into the ruins of the floating city, he began to glean hints of great powers beyond what he had already found. Deep in the ruins, he discovered the secret of fusing cores, found knowledge of core harmonics (resonating and cancelling to increase or block a core's power respectively), and forged his Corestaff. Since then, he has run a small business dealing in core repairs and alterations to provide funds for his ongoing research.
Appearance:
He is fairly short and a bit weedy.
Traits:
Core Mastery Thanar has a natural affinity for cores. He can sense them, and has developed a technique called "pulsing" where he literally sends a pulse of spirit energy at them to see how it resonates. He can draw a little on their powers naturally. If he meditates over a core, he can sense inside it and glean knowledge and understanding of its powers and limitations, helping him to use it properly. The more he meditates and practices with a certain type of core, the more he can use of it. He is at a high level with fire, wind, water, land, lightning, kinetic and sound, and has some ability with most of the common types.
He can fuse cores, both of the same type and of different types, though the latter is harder. He also has knowledge of core harmonics - how the power of cores resonates. He can amplify or cancel out the power of a core with a resonance of his own, although it is difficult and tiring to do so.
Scholar Thanar is knowledgeable on many subjects, and often has just the right piece of trivia in his head. He can read ancient languages.
Spirit Strength Thanar's spirit is extraordinarily strong, far above the human norm. This is what gives him his Core Affinity.
Tinkerer A skilled mechanic, Thanar is adept at fixing, custom-building and altering all sorts of technology.
Equipment
Corestaff Always in his hand is Thanar's long staff. It seems to be a uniform silver, as if made of steel, but under bright light it shimmers in many colours. It's actually made of cores, worked and fused into a long pole. On close examination, there are strange patterns carved lightly into it. Its component cores are: land, wind, water, fire, lightning, kinetic and sound.
Core Rings
The five rings Thanar wears each have a different colour jewel in. Though they look ordinary, they are actually cores cut down to resemble gemstones. He has a fire core, a wind core, a water core, a lightning core and a land core.
Shield Amulet A kinetic core set in a necklace, this amulet produces a kinetic shield about twice as strong as normal thanks to the patterns that Thanar engraved into the setting and core.
Zey Ring A ring carrying the Zey family crest, this piece of jewelry was given to him by his mother when she was on her deathbed.
Kage Type: Kamikage
Kage Name: Sulaan
Kage Primary Power: Spirit Share Sulaan can intermingle her spirit with that of Thanar's to increase his strength and control. This allows him to draw more power from cores with less concentration and danger. He can also make use of stronger cores that he couldn't normally.
Kage Secondary Power: Awareness Sulaan's bond with Thanar boosts his senses. His senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste are at about twice the level of an ordinary human. He can also process sensory data much faster than the average human, allowing him to read at a dizzying pace and take in the main features of an area in little more than a moment's glance.
Kage Personality/Description: Bubbly and inexperienced, Sulaan often comes across as ditzy, but is actually quite sharp. She is a young Kamikage, and enjoys seeing new things and learning new information. This allows her to get on well with Thanar, who likewise seeks knowledge and experience. Thanar often lets her take over his mouth, as he is quiet by nature.
He'll be in Sovereign on business.
Name: Thanar Zey
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Argos, Arcarus Province
Current Home: Zey Manor, in Argos
Personality: Scholarly and always looking for the next piece of knowledge, Thanar's courage belies his physical stature. He is not afraid to venture into dangerous places and bad situations if he thinks there's something worthwhile at the end of it. His near-obsession with cores causes him to be something of a loner, but he is fiercely loyal to the few friends he manages to make. Although generally quiet, he isn't afraid to speak up when he has to, and is generally worth listening to.
Biography: Born to the wealthy Zey family, Thanar was expected to grow up and take over the family trade: core brokering. The Zey dynasty have become extremely rich through transporting and selling cores, despite the fact that they never had any interest in the things. Thanar proved an exception, delighting in the powers of cores from an early age and showing a natural ability with them. He would spend long hours experimenting, and quickly became skilled in their use.
His father, though not a cruel man, despaired at his son's complete disregard for the mercantile world, and began to resort to increasingly harsh punishments to get Thanar to "stop playing with those damned cores and get on with some real work." When he threatened a beating, Thanar finally snapped and ran away. Aged only thirteen, he had to live on the streets. The cores he had with him kept him safe, and he continued his research, managing to earn some money from fixing and improving the core technology of passers-by.
Six years later, when he was nineteen, his father died. The sole remaining member of the Zey family, he proved his bloodline with the family ring he had received from his dying mother and inherited everything. Selling Zey Cores to another business, he used the money to fund his ever-increasing body of research and development. Delving into the ruins of the floating city, he began to glean hints of great powers beyond what he had already found. Deep in the ruins, he discovered the secret of fusing cores, found knowledge of core harmonics (resonating and cancelling to increase or block a core's power respectively), and forged his Corestaff. Since then, he has run a small business dealing in core repairs and alterations to provide funds for his ongoing research.
Appearance:
He is fairly short and a bit weedy.
Traits:
Core Mastery Thanar has a natural affinity for cores. He can sense them, and has developed a technique called "pulsing" where he literally sends a pulse of spirit energy at them to see how it resonates. He can draw a little on their powers naturally. If he meditates over a core, he can sense inside it and glean knowledge and understanding of its powers and limitations, helping him to use it properly. The more he meditates and practices with a certain type of core, the more he can use of it. He is at a high level with fire, wind, water, land, lightning, kinetic and sound, and has some ability with most of the common types.
He can fuse cores, both of the same type and of different types, though the latter is harder. He also has knowledge of core harmonics - how the power of cores resonates. He can amplify or cancel out the power of a core with a resonance of his own, although it is difficult and tiring to do so.
Scholar Thanar is knowledgeable on many subjects, and often has just the right piece of trivia in his head. He can read ancient languages.
Spirit Strength Thanar's spirit is extraordinarily strong, far above the human norm. This is what gives him his Core Affinity.
Tinkerer A skilled mechanic, Thanar is adept at fixing, custom-building and altering all sorts of technology.
Equipment
Corestaff Always in his hand is Thanar's long staff. It seems to be a uniform silver, as if made of steel, but under bright light it shimmers in many colours. It's actually made of cores, worked and fused into a long pole. On close examination, there are strange patterns carved lightly into it. Its component cores are: land, wind, water, fire, lightning, kinetic and sound.
Core Rings
The five rings Thanar wears each have a different colour jewel in. Though they look ordinary, they are actually cores cut down to resemble gemstones. He has a fire core, a wind core, a water core, a lightning core and a land core.
Shield Amulet A kinetic core set in a necklace, this amulet produces a kinetic shield about twice as strong as normal thanks to the patterns that Thanar engraved into the setting and core.
Zey Ring A ring carrying the Zey family crest, this piece of jewelry was given to him by his mother when she was on her deathbed.
Kage Type: Kamikage
Kage Name: Sulaan
Kage Primary Power: Spirit Share Sulaan can intermingle her spirit with that of Thanar's to increase his strength and control. This allows him to draw more power from cores with less concentration and danger. He can also make use of stronger cores that he couldn't normally.
Kage Secondary Power: Awareness Sulaan's bond with Thanar boosts his senses. His senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste are at about twice the level of an ordinary human. He can also process sensory data much faster than the average human, allowing him to read at a dizzying pace and take in the main features of an area in little more than a moment's glance.
Kage Personality/Description: Bubbly and inexperienced, Sulaan often comes across as ditzy, but is actually quite sharp. She is a young Kamikage, and enjoys seeing new things and learning new information. This allows her to get on well with Thanar, who likewise seeks knowledge and experience. Thanar often lets her take over his mouth, as he is quiet by nature.
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GrandDM2 said
Older, as requested. I have a lot of powerful characters in various RPs, so I do know how to keep them to an appropriate level.He'll be in Sovereign on business.
Accepted! Do me a favor and post him here: CS list
The hider function is weak in that if you quote something with a hider, the hider doesn't show up.
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The Red Zephyr is now a co-GM and Lost In My Mind is now an RPE!
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GrandDM2 said
Older, as requested. I have a lot of powerful characters in various RPs, so I do know how to keep them to an appropriate level.He'll be in Sovereign on business.
Nice character, GDM!
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Name: Ishigo
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Valira
Current Home: Sovereign, Golden Mercenary Base
Personality: Ishigo knows only one true ally: silence. He views the world with mysterious eyes, always in deep thought regardless of what he is doing. His peers, all belonging in the Golden mercenaries, tell him his mind is rarely on Aeros, although he is somehow able to accomplish anything with full focus. It isn't absent mindedness, no, rather, it is a very peculiar sense of passive interaction. He is the type to learn through observation and patience. Lots and lots of patience. However, under his mysterious demeanor is a very caring side, devoted solely to the well being of the innocent. Justice is his weapon, silence is his ally, and peace is his motive. Ishigo invigorates a sense of discipline and tranquility in those around him and is known to be great and understanding the intent and emotions of the subjects of his interaction.
Bio: Ishigo didn't cry at birth. Nor did he shed a tear at his mother's death. His father never spoke to him for the sheer joy of speaking to his beloved son. No, Ishigo's father knew off the bat that Ishigo was mature far beyond his age. Instead of neglecting his son, Ishigo's father's choice to remain passive during his growth was more of a respectful notion. Everyone - "friends" and teachers alike - knew he was different. Strange, almost. But Ishigo didn't mind, in fact, he loved the peace it brought him. He didn't have to worry about drama, pain, loss, or anything. He simply did his duties and made sure those around him never strayed into harm. His father, despite being judged for not interacting with his son enough, actually had a strong pride of his progeny. Ishigo knew this and respected his father the same.
If there was one friend that Ishigo ever truly had, it was Hector Esteves., whom he had known since birth. It was this friendship that led to Ishigo's decision to informally join the Golden Mercenaries, which were run by Hector's brother. Ishigo, at age 8, boarded Hector's shuttle to Sovereign, where he enlisted in the Y.D.A (Youth Disciplinary Academy). The academy was designed to nurture young boys into disciplined young men, and eventually, into mature, capable individuals of the world. Hector and Ishigo both spent their time training and advancing through ranks, until Hector eventually dropped out to officially join the Golden Mercenaries with his brother. Ishigo was neither disappointed or proud of the choice, as he had hoped to graduate together, but eventually, he too left the academy in order to peacefully wander around Sovereign, an unspoken vigilante. His friendship with Hector provided him with a shelter at the Golden Mercenary base, but he spent most of his time roaming the rooftops, observing the living, breathing city, and doing what he could to keep it safe,
Appearance: Ishigo
Special Traits/Weapons:
-Really agile, jumps really high, and moves like a light weight
-Strikes really fast, able to block really fast as well
-Doesn't take hits well, but rarely takes them
-Super chill
Theme Song: Till I Collapse - Eminem
Kage Type: Kamikage
Kage Name: Jin
Kage Primary Power: Shadow Binding - To prevent confusion, Jin refers to his powers as "Shadow Binding." In actuality, it's principles revolve around using tier 2 elements (those that haven't been perceived by mankind, but are not in the spiritual realm) to drastically slow down photons, which are the particles that govern visible light on the electromagnetic spectrum. As a result, the very light that would usually connect with one retina's to produce an image is held back, creating "blind spots". These blind spots are often mistaken for moving shadows, as they can take any form that Jin can (within his power) mold them to, all by pinpointing various photons to slow down by the billions. The catch, however, is Jin's ability to intertwine the tier 2 element, which he simply refers to as "Shadow" within the space between each photon. The element itself is a celestial matter that has physical properties, including selective materialization. Simply put - you can feel those "blind spots", which are just concentrations of slowed photons. The misconception is then created that the shadows come to life. Jin can use "shadows" for both offense and defense, but primarily as a temporarily cloak for Ishigo.
Kage Secondary Power: Shadow Tethering - This is a sub-ability, derived from Jin's primary power. When the photon's are slowed down, creating the "living shadow", Jin can use his spirit (a great deal, actually) to change the direction of the photons in order to send them into places where light is unavailable, or in other words, actual shadows. As a result, the "blind spots" that Jin creates can connect to other actual shadows (absences of light) and let the celestial tier 2 element manifest around the single photon found in the absence of light. Simply put, his shadows can connect with actual shadows and allow for an easy method of generating the celestial element which he refers to shadow. So basically, MORE SHADOWS!
Kage Personality/Description: Jin is rather humble and reserved. He's the type of kage that occasionally will crack a joke and surprise Ishigo, making him laugh (which he would otherwise never do). He has a distinct love for humanity, derived from his curiosity at their development. He is an older kage, something he takes pride in, and often indulges in tales of the past, including stories of what he observed in the human realm long before Ishigo existed. It is the progress and advancement that humanity made - out of the era of war and bloodshed - that drives Jin's desire to accept human's as brother entities.
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So, I've made a Tinychat account for us to hang out on and talk easier! It's just a chat website where, if you're brave enough, you can get on your webcam and video chat or such.
Check it out!
Check it out!
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Skai said
So, I've made a Tinychat account for us to hang out on and talk easier! It's just a chat website where, if you're brave enough, you can get on your webcam and video chat or such.
You might wanna do a lil like, squint eye thing, because I made the mistake of letting Skai's face hit my retinas at once and oh boy it wasn't pretty
HAHA DOUBLE ENTENDRE!
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