yoshua171

[Innue Vs. yoshua171] Rite of Spirits

Yeah. Poor match up and a terrible decision on Akine's part. Damn his recklessness and lack of foresight!

I concede the match, you have won good sir.

@Rilla call it.

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Meanwhile I have the information I need and my character is being troublesome and so I can't figure out how to write it down -_-

Starless

@Dextkiller it is a bit funny in theory it wouldn't end well for the innocent people around them (if there are any).

There's also the fact that Lyr prefers not to use the "control" ability too often. There's one thing he constantly releases, but it is entirely beyond his control.

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@yoshua171 if you choose to make use of something of that sort, it will probably only really affect NPCs. Mind reading, however, I am still dubious about. I've had bad experiences with it before. It can get complicated.

@Transience

It is nothing so brute force as mind reading really. It's more like he can intentionly emit emotions or impressions that people pick up on. These things are subtle and they are typically easy to ignore or be unaffected by with one exception (and that exception is harmless and doesn't really compromise someone's free will).

He could emit the impression of calm and caution or unease and with continued exposure someone might begin to feel uneasy. It takes several minutes and anyone of strong will can easily resist it and overcome it. I am typing this from my phone so I apologize for not going into all the details.

This ties into his "mind reading," which is really him detecting snd interpreting the emotional energies that people give off. It's a form of empathy. He could see someone's intentions (vaguely. So positive, harmful, neutral) and emotional state.

It'd be the same as a character having a very good understanding of body language and psychology. This is there because it makes sense and because the physical world is exceptionally blurry to him. People and objects are fuzzy and indistinct.

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As a note it is a very limited ability. Both the reading and "control" ability. Any stubborn normal could resist or be almost unaffected. Most of the heroes will be high immune due to the nature of it. I intend to describe his abilities at length so it is clear as to what exactly he can do.

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@Transience the Lazarus (reference to "Lazarus demon,") never truly dies. It's not so much that it goes out into the world and then comes back each time it is "slain," so long as some of it remains it can reconstitute itself. It's more like it is bound to the mortal plane of Ansus, but takes some times to reconstitute itself when its body is destroyed. So it's not so much resurrecting as it is reconstituting. Which could be misconstrued as something that legitimately dies and then comes back (which could be another detail that is lost in the annals of history. It would be why even after so much time people still know of their legend, just a thought).

As to Lyr's abilities, that would make some sense. If spirits and their energies sort of become incorporated with the world after death he would more or less be able to perceive their energies alongside that of other energies. It is logical that he'd be able to perceive the Heavens and the Merkstave to some degree. The "Vale," could just be reference to the boundaries between these "planes," and also what connects them perhaps? Something like a veil between words (the name is sort of a play on the word veil, since they're pronounced the same).

One of his other themes (something he did during his lifetime) was exorcise errant spirits and entities which had retained attachments to the mortal realm. He sometimes purified them, allowing their energies to "pass on," (in this case, become integrated with the world as is natural). Other times he could not successfully preform exorcisms/purification of a given entity. These, while he could destroy it, scattering its energy into the world, rather than allowing it to peacefully pass on, he did not...instead he cut the link they had to a person/place/object which embodied their attachment (whatever they were haunting more or less) and rewound a bond between them and himself.

This is a core aspect of him as a character because it is part of how he attains his height of power and as a result it is shown how this power is a burden to him, though one he takes on knowing it is likely to destroy him.

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Thank you @Transience and it's nice to finally meet and hear from you (no sarcasm intended. It really is a pleasure) haha. I have one further question regarding realms because it is very much tied into my character's abilities and the whole idea, @Tuujaimaa, @Celaira, and I have been fostering with our Triumvirate.

We are set to fight a...being, which we have yet to name. For the moment let's call it Lazarus. Lazarus is capable of ressurecting and has done so many times. This being was ultimately defeated by our three heroes. How does this relate to realms?

Well, my character, Lyrsaeyn Dryeir, we'll call him Lyr for short, is...well, he's a spirit/mind mage. He is capable of seeing a realm I have come to refer to as the Vale.

The Vale is occupying the same space as Ansus, but it is on a different layer. It was meant to be a realm of energy and a realm of spirits. Spirits being a very inclusive term. Lyr is capable of viewing this realm better than he can the physical realm of Ansus.

This means he sees peoples' souls, emotions and thoughts to a greater degree than he could see their physical manifestation. He can't read minds or perfectly understand someone's emotions in ALLL circumstances. I am laying down some clear limitations to his abilities despite him being a hero of legend.

The point being that he can see and call upon spirits. This means elementals, this means poltergeists, this means the dead. His domain of power allows him to weave emotions and influence people's minds directly. However, his ability to effect the living is more subtle in terms of the mind (because the mind is a subtle thing and because while I enjoy using power as a characterization tool, I also feel these things must be balanced).

His magic works on the principle of emotions and thoughts being a sort of energy, that there is indeed a soul, and that the Vale exists in some form.

So I suppose the question is, are these things alright? Do they mess with your vision or that of others? Is the addition likely going to mess with those that have come before it? I don't want to step on any toes, neither do my two partners, so I thought I'd check with you about this when I got the chance.

Now is that chance haha.

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Just a tad surprised that no one had any further questions (or at least that no one expressed them) in regards to Lyrsaeyn. I'm willing to divulge some stuff if asked. I tried to do a summary of sorts earlier today...but I didn't like it and it seemed too long so I decided against posting it.

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@yoshua171

Actually edited the post. So it's a bit different, not by much though.

If you heard someone say it, it might come off differently to you. In fact, since you so handily just handed me the tool to allow you to hear it being said.

Here. It rolls off the tongue if you know how to say it. It's the amount of vowels next to eachother that confuses the brain into thinking that the mouth would have trouble saying the name(s). Entirely understandable though, considering. I'm just used to my own names so I know how to pronounce them. Plus...phonetics are useful :P

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