Steiner Franz REBOOT! [APPROVED, 3-1+/2-3]

Divine Crusader

IV. Natural Abilities Continued!

» Passive Chi Abilities:

Primal Body, Human Soul:

Steiner's body is irregular in many ways due to the nature of his heritage. An unnatural stamina, an unbelievable resilience, and a body made to perfectly assimilate the natural energies of the world around him. Referred to simply as having a "Primal Body", Steiner can gather the natural energies of his surroundings to enhance his own abilities to combat foes stronger and faster than himself. This is all possible due to a natural occurring genetic inheritance that is only possible due to the mixed blood line that Steiner has. This allows Steiner to store an unbelievable amount of chi energy in himself. This hereditary boon inside of his body, is constantly circulating chi energy throughout all of the major systems in his form. The appearance of this process of chi energy circulating at a consistent rate visibly is shown via weird runic symbols that appear all over the skin, glowing a bright blue at times and at others a bright teal. These symbols are not actually on the skin, but within a special network of veins that the chi energy travels through to reach not only nerve clusters to dull pain, but also major muscle groups, and vital organs to further enhance stamina and other physical qualities that Steiner possesses.

The powers associated with the Primal Body are usually enhanced reflexes, increased strength, and improved regeneration factor. However, these are simply the passive effects of the Primal Body. These passive effects can be drastically increased by forcing the chi energy inside of himself into a volatile state, upping the rate of chi saturation within his muscles, nerves, ligaments, and bones. By forcing the chi energy into a more volatile state, Steiner increases his reflexes, strength, and his regeneration factor even further than if he allowed things to be as they were. There are a few ways to force the chi energy into a volatile state, all of them can cause great strain on the systems that the chi energy is saturating, but can be quite rewarding if used properly. One such way is to assimilate outside chi energy into his body, to do this Steiner must receive the chi energy from a willing donor. It can not be taken by force and must be received via choice and nothing else. Steiner can assimilate this energy from other humans, plants, animals, and even the land itself if a particularly strong ley line is nearby.

A second way to force the chi energy in his body into a volatile state is to push himself to the brink of death. Once on the brink of death his body will naturally begin to produce large quantities of chi energy which begin to overflow into his natural systems. This way causes a great deal of distress to Steiner, but is also the strongest form of volatile chi energy that he can acquire. Once in this state, all reserves are thrown to the wind, and an evident change in the color of the runes across his body can be seen. The runes appear to turn blood red and even the veins of Steiner's body can be visibly seen underneath his skin, glowing a dull red themselves symbolizing the amounts of chi energy that is floating through his blood at that point. In this form, Steiner's physical abilities are pushed further, but the strain on the body can be seen on his face with every technique and movement he makes.

The third and final way to push his energy into a volatile state is by pure force of will. This way is extremely rare and Steiner has not practiced doing this enough to warrant this being a true way to unleash the true power of his body. In this form, Steiner's runes glow pure white and a sense of calmness can be seen across his face upon activation. By doing this with will alone, Steiner is not putting as large of a strain on his body, and in that same boat is not receiving as major of a power up as if he had gained this power from an outside force or if he was near the brink of death. However, this form is more controllable , and is a lot less likely to cause him any serious damage upon using it either. The other two have huge risks and high rewards, but this form is a low risk and semi-useful reward.

Focused Chi Regeneration:

Steiner's natural chi system within his body, that can be used to store unbelievable amounts of chi energy not only from his own self, but from other things as well, can be used to naturally enhance the rate of regeneration to an obscene level. To do this Steiner has to focus his chi energy in his body upon the process of "healing". During this time, Steiner's chi energies are focused entirely on healing, and can not be used in an offensive manner. Meaning that all of the natural gifts that come associated with Primal Body, Human Soul, are no longer present, and instead his body is solely focused on "superior regeneration". This process usually doesn't take too long, but does require a bit of focus on Steiner's part to regulate the amount of chi being utilized to mend wounds or broken bones that need attention.

If his focus is broken, the healing will be incomplete, and he will have to make due with the amount of healing he has received during that time of focus. This power can not be used frequently and is not typically a very useful power when fighting on the fields of battle as it requires you to focus on it and it alone. However, it can be used to fully restore limbs, organs, and bones that have been broken or destroyed during a battle. This move is also high risk, high reward, and if used at the proper time can restore someone to full health completely with low risk. Furthermore Steiner can "share" this healing factor by making a laceration on one of the runes on his body, and using the chi saturated blood on an open wound. This 'sharing' of this passive ability can not restore limbs, but it can repair broken bones, torn ligaments, restore organs to full function, and heal moderate wounds. Much like if this ability was being used on himself, he loses the passive benefits of his Primal Body while focusing on healing the wounds of his comrade.

Chi Infusion

There was once an old legend of a man who wished that everything that he touched would be turned to gold, but the wish that he made was taken too seriously. Everything he touched did turn to gold as he had wanted, but in that same way he lost his ability to touch those he loved, the food he ate, or the drink he consumed. Eventually he died of starvation, unable to eat, and unable to live without the one's he cared for. Steiner has a similar ability, sans the turning everything into gold, and the name of that ability is Chi Infusion. Anything inanimate that Steiner touches has its properties maximized to their fullest potential. A shovel becomes the finest tool that has ever been used to dig up dirt, a leaky pipes no longer leaks, and a sword becomes so sharp that the blade can cut through almost anything.

The process begins by Steiner touching an item with the bare skin of his hand, upon doing so a link is established that rapidly begins to flood the item with his own Chi and the energies of the world around them. The item is quickly enriched by this flood of energies, its molecular structure reorganizing, and its properties being enhanced by the energies that are flowing inside of it. The properties that are enhanced are chosen by Steiner, effected by his will and intent for its use, and this is the only aspect of the process that Steiner can control as the molecular manipulation is taken completely out of his hands. The item, via the link established by physical contact, becomes an extension of Steiner's body, and the process of "flooding" is merely Steiner's body saturating the item with his own energies out of confusion. To Steiner's body it is like he has grown an extra limb and his body quickly goes to enhance it, much like how it reacts inside of his Primal Body.

These energies go to work to quickly reinforce the items natural molecular state. This change in the molecular state of the item, makes the item resistant to any form of degradation, and the item becomes harder to break. This resistance to degradation comes from the item naturally cycling energy through it like it is alive, any flaw that is found is quickly targeted by the energy, and repaired. This resistance, however has a limit as an enemy of three sub tiers or higher to his own could overcome this resistance. As for the increase in durability, much like the process of fixing flaws to make the item immune to degrading effect, the energy also actively repairs damage done to it to a certain extent, but that is limited, and the repair quotient can be increased by increasing the flow of energy through the item. This process continues for as long as Steiner's hand remains on the item, but as soon as Steiner's hand leaves the item is when things truly get interesting.

Removing his hand from the item immediately severs the connection that Steiner has established, but the process of severing is much more extreme than it sounds. When Steiner severs the link that he established by touching the item, all of its energy, along with the energy that he himself sent into the item, is drained, and returns to Steiner's body. By doing this the item quickly begins to degrade into its worst possible state. A sword becomes little more than a rusted toothpick, a shovel becomes a twisted archaic tool that can't even be used, and a pipe becomes absolutely useless spewing its contents that it was holding all over the place. The worst part is that the item in question can not be restored via the method of Chi Infusion again as the item has reached a state far beyond what the effects of the infusion can enhance. The item is effectively worthless after the process of being severed.

Furthermore, the only way to stop the Chi Infusion process is to not touch something with the bare hand, as the process can not be stopped once it has began. This is why Steiner wears gloves as to avoid unnecessary enrichment and by process of extension unnecessary destruction of personal items. Much like the Midas touch, this passive effect can not be turned off, and Steiner hasn't had the ability long enough to learn how to properly control the ability. With time and effort he may learn one day or another how to stop the negative effects of this passive, but for now he just chooses to wear gloves and play it safe. The only items that seem to be immune to the negative effects of the infusion process are items of Masterwork or Legendary quality as the materials utilized to forge these items are far more pristine than the average items seen in stores or being wielded by the common every day man.

Steiner's Chi Infusion has no effect on spiritually linked items, well that is not to say it has no effect, rather that the introduction of life energy into a spiritually focused item would be almost like turning the item into a bomb. A few examples of spiritually linked items would be a Quincy's bow or a Shinigami's Zanpaktou. Things like a Sugiran's weapon or weapons of living organism would still be effected by this ability.

Domain Access - Universitus Index

A vast and neigh limitless font of knowledge developed by the late Greater Primal, Vulcan, the Universitus Index is a source of information that dates back to the very beginning of the world. It holds knowledge of ancient civilizations, the evolution of the natural species, and the concepts of science developed by those species. That knowledge is limitless, but it is also extremely taxing to search through without some form of assistance. Vulcan, knowing this, created a special Artificial Intelligence to aid in the process of searching through it, as who has time to look through many millions of years of history. Named Sylvia, the Intelligence acts as a guide to take the user who is interfaces with it, to wherever it needs to go.

Sylvia, as an artificial being, has certain quirks that have developed on their own, and those traits are quite obvious after spending only moments talking to her. She is heavily analytical, at times pushing only the absolute facts on to the user, and ignoring any hypothetical situations as the information she has access to is absolutely "accurate" and has absolutely no flaws. Furthermore she is quite arrogant and bossy, acting as someone who simply can not stand being idle for too long, and trying to boss around the user to do what she needs them to do. The reason for this may be that she can't do anything on her own, lacking any physical form, and tangibility. She is also extremely over-protective, acting as a motherly figure at times, and also trying her best to nurture the user in whatever way she possibly can so that he can grow to reach his fullest potential.

Besides acting as a mere font of information the index also doubles as a means to survey the area around the user and Sylvia. This process is mostly to absorb as much data and information from the active surroundings as possible to keep the index up to date, but it also can be used for other purposes. The surveying ability of the Index acts as a second pair of eyes, increasing the passive awareness of the user, and also can be focused to provide a much more detailed analysis of certain things by merely focusing its processes on doing so. Furthermore, the Index can be used to increase combat awareness, acting as the proverbial eyes in the back of the head, to help the user defend itself, and combat foes with much more relative ease. As the index is always active, such is the increases to combat awareness, and passive awareness which by default makes it harder to surprise or sneak attack the one who has access to the Index.

The Index, however, can not be accessed for long without the help of Sylvia. Its original design was crafted to be used by Primals and as such it does not work well with races that do not have the basic physiology of a Primal. In this regard Sylvia takes a lot of the load off by acting as information buffer, as the minds of non-primal races can not handle the overload of information very easily, and even in the case of a Demi-Primal her role is still necessary to insure that one does not fry their brain. While being able to limit the overflow in the case of a Demi-Primal to allow him to operate without a chance of frying his own brain passively, it is still quite possible for a Demi-Primal to fry himself out by accessing the Index instead of passively allowing it to act of its own accord. As such Steiner utilizes the Index almost completely in the passive sense, allowing it to observe his surroundings, and help him in combat situations while only accessing the Index's in-depth information only when it is absolutely necessary.

V. Shiyong

» Sei Abilities:

Primal Xinfeng

Much like a normal chi human, Steiner has access to all of the power, and strengths associated with that sub-section of humanity, however due to the non-human physiology that his body is composed of, the chi energy utilized for these matters is quite a bit different. In the case of Steiner's Xinfeng the energy that is thinly pulled over his skin is much stronger than a normal human, capable of absorbing much higher levels of impact and even enabling Steiner to "catch" or "halt" other forms of energy with his hands. The Xinfeng would be appear normal to those who are capable of sensing the energy being utilized to form it, but on closer examination it shows slight difference. Unlike a mist, Steiner's Xinfeng almost appears to be absolutely solid, almost like a second skin placed around his body, but even further than that it appears to be slightly earthen in appearance, a trait that comes from his Primal genetics.

This second skin is much more concentrated around the hands as Steiner's domain being that of weapons has forced his Xinfeng to be more accommodating to the young man. This thicker layer of Xinfeng around the hands is extremely dense, capable of taking heavy swings from swords and other weapons, and blocking small projectiles fire such as arrows or bullets. The density of his Xinfeng is not, however, equivalent to his investment into the skill of Sei, another key difference between Steiner and the rest of the Chi Human population. His Xinfeng is a manifestation of his own will and has taken this much denser form than a normal Xinfeng thanks to his force of will and Primal genetics alone. As such his Xinfeng is powered by his will, much like a Tulpa that is always active around its wielder, but still runs on the natural energies of Chi.

Domain Access - Combat Trance

Conflicting thoughts, sensory overload, and intense pain can all inflict severe harm on one's senses and force a warrior to make mistakes. If one had the ability to push all outside thought to the side, to ignore certain senses to maximize combat potential, and to dull the pain that they receive then they could truly become a juggernaut on the field's of battle. Such is the power of Steiner's Combat Trance. Entering into a calming, almost completely zen like state, Steiner completely gives himself into the fight that he is in. His chi energy flowing to his muscles and enhancing only the necessary senses to wage war to better fight his opponents. This action further increases his reflexes, his strength, his speed, and his absolute combat awareness by putting his sole focus into specific parts of his body and ignoring everything else. (This effect is to the equivalence of raising his Strength, General Speed, and Focus up a stage. The limit of this increase is up to Master skill stage.) By doing this Steiner becomes an almost unstoppable wrecking ball of destruction to his foes and absolute champion of those in need of them to his allies.

The trance also acts as a buffer to pain as not only does his chi energy enter into his muscles to enhance their combat ability and into his mind to push outside thinking and enhance his ability to read the senses necessary for battle, but it also effects the pain receiving nerves throughout his body. When Steiner would feel a great deal of pain by receiving a massive wound inflicted on to him, the opiate receptors in the brain are quickly flooded by artificial endorphin crafted by the chi energy to lessen the pain to a point that Steiner can keep fighting. The draw back to such a thing is also its greatest strength. While Steiner's artificial endorphin production does lessen the pain he is receiving from attacks, it also makes him truly oblivious to the damage that he has taken. This mean Steiner would continue to fight regardless of just how far his physical body has been worn down, and broken. (This effect is the equivalent of raising his Pain Endurance up a stage, with its limit being up to Master.)

Also there are innate limits to just how much chi energy his muscles and sensory centers can be flooded with. While Steiner may be capable of utilizing this power for long periods of time, he will feel absolutely drained afterward. Furthermore, long periods of flooding these senses, and muscles can cause damage to stack up, and due to the dulling endorphin being pumped into his pain receivers he will not feel it. Bones being shattered, muscles being severed, and internal hemorrhaging are things that just fly under the radar while the trance is active. There is a limit to how long Steiner can hold the trance and after four posts of combat, Steiner will find himself mentally fatigued and physically fatigued. That is not to mean he can't keep going, but at a greater risk of injuring himself beyond the limits of what his own healing factor can restore on their own. Even if pushed beyond the four post limit, Steiner may only be able to have it last a single post longer, but would also be injuring himself in the process to an extreme degree. This ability can only be activated once per thread.

Gaia's Boon

As stated earlier, Steiner's body is different than most humans as he displays the genetic traits of both Human and Primal physiology. This dual heritage at times is both a good and bad thing. While being uniquely more resistant than a common human would be to most types of energy, Steiner's body is inherently weaker to the opposing element associated with his domain of weapons. Weapons, a domain that is associated with that of the Earth itself, grants Steiner unique abilities that can simply be labeled under the broad term of "Gaia's Boon". Gaia's Boon grants Steiner grants Steiner the ability to actively channel the strength of the Earth into himself, pulling the ancient primal energy of the ley lines into his flesh, and bones to reinforce himself and make himself stronger than any metal. (This is the equivalent to raising his Durability up a stage. With the limit of this stage increase being Master skill stage.) That is to say as long as Steiner is on the ground.

Much like Steiner's ability to infuse a weapon with his own chi energy to bring out its maximum potential, such is the same case with Gaia's boon. Except in this case, Steiner is the weapon, and the Earth acts as his wielder. While Steiner is on the ground in any capacity, Steiner has a near infinite source of power to draw upon, and can consistently refill his reserves from the natural powers that the Earth willingly gives him due to his domain. This energy can be used to enhance his physical attributes, increase his regeneration factor, or to exponentially be expended to perform powerful attacks on his opponent. The only limit to how much energy can be stored using this method is his body itself, while damaged physically the body is like a leaky pipe, but while Steiner's body is unharmed the energy continues to build up until it explodes.

The Earth's energy reserves may be limitless, but Steiner can only draw on a bit of that energy at a time. This limit to how much energy he can draw upon is roughly up to 5% of his maximum reserves at a time worth of energy per post. Steiner still holds an aversion to the opposite element of earth, which is water. While being in the presence of water, this ability can not activate, and when being assaulted with an ability that utilizes the element of water this ability immediately deactivates if activated prior to the attack. Furthermore, this ability can only be used when Steiner is on the ground. If Steiner becomes airborne he loses the connection he has with the Earth and is unable to draw on its powers to enhance his own. Losing the effects if they were active and being unable to activate the effects while he is airborne. As such Steiner tends to keep his feet on the ground as to avoid being severed from the gift that he has been granted.

White Arrow

Steiner has two forms of movement increasing effects at his disposal: the common Chi Human technique of Xin Yue Buzhou and a technique that is exclusive to Steiner known only as White Arrow. The White Arrow technique typically pushes a large portion of chi energy into the legs or arms to rapidly increase the speed of those specific body parts. This technique is incredibly similar to a Soul Evolution Human's Soul Dash, allowing Steiner to attack quickly or dodge out of the way quickly without utilizing the Xin Yue Buzhou technique. The appearance of this technique makes the user's body parts being effected by it to appear to be glowing a bright white, hence the name of "White Arrow". The body parts move so fast that they give off heat and upon making contact with an adversary even burn the target as if the limbs had caught fire from the friction of moving so fast. This is due to the energy being gathered into one specific point of the body and its gathering there raising the temperature of that part of the body drastically.

While that may burn others it does not burn Steiner as it merely a gathering of his own energy in that specific limb. While similar to the Soul Dash technique, White Arrow drains a great deal of energy, and that is because unlike Soul Dash which is limited to the skill level that it is associated with White Arrow increases in speed the longer it is used. Unlike a normal Soul Dash, White Arrow can be maintained for long periods of time, burning through energy the longer it is used, and the more energy that is expended the faster one can become. In the case of White Arrow that speed increase can also be quite harmful as Steiner can push his body to a point to where the speed can be damaging to the body. Easily surpassing the normal limiters of what his body can take via naturally gained resistance to moving at higher speeds. Furthermore, the faster he makes himself move the more heat he gives off, and in that same boat the higher the level of burn an opponent receives via physical contact.

» Dou Abilities:

Forging

The process of forging weapons and armors has been something that has been passed down through many generations from one man to the next. The process of forging was first founded and pioneered by the first to walk the path of the Greater Primal Vulcan, the leader of the creation sect of the Primal civilization. While the process usually involves the typical smithing tools and the necessary materials to forge the items in question, Steiner's forging ability is quite different. By touching his hand to the ground, Steiner can draw upon the forces of the Earth itself, dragging out metals, and other minerals to forge himself adequate enough equipment to go to battle with. While still needing to know the shape and the general function of the item that he is crafting, Steiner can forge almost an infinite amount of times without feeling drained or exhausted.

The items crafted by this method are vastly better at receiving the energies that he has to offer via Chi Infusion and are actually much stronger than normal equipment crafted by another's hand when effected by Chi Infusion. Still these items are susceptible to the downside of the Chi Infusion ability and without Chi Infusion these items are generally on the weaker side of normal equipment. This is due to Steiner not fully understanding the ability within itself as it is a new ability, but that does not mean that the equipment is faulty rather that the equipment is of low to mid-tier quality at best. Like a blade forged by a new blacksmith. (The quality of the swords is equivalent to the Dou Skill)

Gaia Force

By channeling the energies of the Leylines and his own chi energy, Steiner can create a devastating blast of energy that fires in a straight line from the palm of either of his hands. This blast of energy is a mixture of two energies: one being Primal energy and the other his own natural chi energies. The mixture creates a devastating blast that launches forward, consuming any enemy of the Earth in its' wake, and destroying those that are considered to be the enemy of Steiner. (Gaia Force is considered to launch at one stage higher than normal. Meaning that if one has an Adept in Dou they would instead be launching it at an Advanced Skill stage) This attack however, can not be launched more than once every three posts as the ability drains a great deal of energy and Steiner requires time to recover from utilizing this ability.

The blast of energy is also not just a destructive force as allies and the land around it are healed upon making contact with the energies. (The healing factor is equivalent to the Dou skill stage upon use of this ability.) Allies and the land alike find themselves blessed by the Earth itself, feeling reinvigorated, and finding themselves ready to re-enter the fight as the mixture of energies heal wounds, cleanse ailments, and soothe sore muscles and bones. Those who are afflicted by mental instability that are hit by this wave of energy find themselves cleansed of chaotic thought as their minds become calm and collected as the Earth itself helps them find balance within themselves. The person under the effects of mental instability must have less willpower than Steiner to receive any relief from their madness, if they have more willpower this part of the ability is not effective, unless if the person being hit by this technique wishes to be cured of their insanity.

Magma Control

The Earth itself is a weapon for Steiner, his domain over weapons granting him control and understanding of a vast amount of finely crafted weapons. The Earth is not only one of those weapons, but the mostly deadly weapon within his arsenal. Steiner can will the Earth to fight for him, summoning the ancient powers that forged the realm of Earth, and bringing them down upon his enemy in an attempt to destroy them. The appearance of this technique starts when the Earth begins to rumble underneath as the land itself shifts and shakes as though an earthquake were occurring, but that is not the case. Instead plumes of lava emerge from the Earth, viciously trying to consume the foes of the Earth, and Steiner alike. These plumes of lava are controlled by Steiner's will and they lash out at foes who get too close or try to escape from the fight that has began. The magma summoned by this ability can be used for multiple purposes, it can be formed into a shield of magma around the user, protecting him from attacks, and creating a wall of heat that enemies dare not get close to. (This shield's strength is the equivalent of his Dou Skill when blocking attacks that do not have the water element within their attack. If the attack involves the element of water this shield's strength is instead considered to be one stage lower of skill in Dou). The heat of this shield has no effect on Steiner or those he views as allies.

Furthermore the magma can be concentrated into one giant wave of lava that washes over enemies and the land itself, consuming like a raging inferno, and destroying everything in its path. This effect is harder to manage and takes at least one post of this ability being active for Steiner to put it into a giant wave. Once the wave has been used this ability can not be used again for at least five posts. The magma can also coat Steiner's weapons, creating a searing effect on contact with the flesh of his opponent's, and melting through most form of armor. (Increases Weapon Skill stage by one while this effect is active.) This effect will eventually destroy the weapon, but the effect lasts only for two posts before the weapon melts away and turns into slag. Otherwise the effects of this ability last five posts before the lava returns to the Earth once more. The lava that is controlled by Steiner can not be manipulated in any way shape or form outside of Steiner's own voalition.

Earthen Crusade

Steiner's body is filled to the brim with mixtures of two different energy sources as his body glows with the heat of the Earth's forging forces. Steiner begins to emit wave after wave of Primal Energy as he walks forward, attacks that utilize energy melt as the heat from this ability melts the very composition of the attack, and attackers trying to enter into melee are forced into retreat as the heat begins to burn the fabric of their garments and singe their skin. The force of this march, this crusade is slow and methodical, burning away the sinners, and invigorating those around it to take up arms and march with Steiner to battle the corrupt. Allies of Steiner are infused with a burning desire as they stand next to Steiner, their wills burning with the conviction to fight for what is right in the world, and to fight to protect those that are dearest to them. The effect of this energy on allies increases their Willpower by one stage and also increases their Strength or General Speed skill by one stage up to Master, whichever is higher.

Enemies who fire energy attacks at Steiner or his allies who are within one hundred yards of Steiner will find their energy attacks reduced in effectiveness by 75%, but completely dispersing energy attacks that are two Skill stages lower than Steiner's Dou Skill into nothingness by the heat tearing it apart. This is due to the heat speeding up the particles that constitute those energy attacks until they are moving too fast to continue to stay together, thus they split apart, and disperse. Those who choose to fight Steiner or his allies within this one hundred yard are afflicted by the forces that forged the world. They find themselves sapped of their will to fight and their strength to continue pressing their assaults being sapped from them. The enemies within this one hundred feet lose one stage in their Willpower skill and lose one stage in either General Speed or Strength, whichever is higher. If their willpower is knocked to the stage of Beginner they have the coerced to surrender, but can keep on fighting with a nagging feeling of dread washing over them as they continue to fight.

This effect lasts for two posts, with an effective range of one hundred yards, and can only be used once per thread.


» Seidou Abilities:

Oath

What are Oaths and how do they operate, well the simple analysis of an oath start with the basis of what the person pledging it has in mind and who they are pledging themselves to. In this case the person they are pledging themselves to is Steiner Franz and those who pledge themselves to him and to fight for him on the fields of battle are rewarded with the strength, wisdom, or cunning to fight against any heathen who would dare defile the Earth or to hurt the innocent. These oaths are taken quite seriously and are binding contracts, pledging their lives to fight for Steiner if the world needs protecting, and in the process of doing so they will receive boons from the Earth for doing so. However, not all oaths are the same, and not all oaths grant the same boon as the others. So to pledge an oath to Steiner is to accept a specific boon by pledging a specific oath. In this case their are currently three oaths that can be pledged, each offering a specific boon while in a certain range of Steiner.

• Oath of Wisdom: Upon pledging to Steiner the Oath of Wisdom, a warrior will find himself infused with the primal energies of the Earth itself. These energies instantly effect the mind increasing the Mental Deduction Skill by one stage as the energies effect the problem solving portions of the brain allowing for those that need to think deeply to truly think as deeply as they possibly can. Along with this gift of mental deduction, Steiner also grants the one who pledged this oath temporary access to the Index. Allowing him to converse with Sylvia much like himself and find whatever he or she wishes from the information that the Index has to offer. However, while searching the Index the user will only be able to look for one thing in a single post, and once that one thing has been found and the information is required he will not be able to access the Index again for three posts.
  
  
• Oath of Courage: Upon pledging to Steiner the Oath of Courage, a warrior will find himself infused with the powerful energies of the Earth itself. These energies instantly energize the soul, reinvigorating the will, and kindling the fighting spirit of those within range of Steiner. Those effected by this Oath have their Willpower Skill raised by one stage while within active range of Steiner. Along with this gift of increased Willpower, the Earth also restores the stamina of the one who pledged this oath once every four posts while they are within range of Steiner. This effect is caused by the Primal energy entering into the body of the pledge bearer and restoring the bearers own energy reserves by becoming one with them.
  
  
• Oath of Valor: When pledging the Oath of Valor, the Earth itself roars with deafening approval, and instills its strength into the pledge bearer. Those who chose to make this oath instantly find themselves feeling stronger or faster and their blood boils as their will to fight soars to unbelievable heights. Those who are effected by this oath have either their Strength or General Speed Skill increased by one stage (their choice). They also find themselves capable of expending all the energy granted to them by the Earth in one violent assault. This attack launched instantly expends all of the energy given to them and launches an attack at one less stage than Steiner's Dou Skill. This attack is a beam of energy that launches from either the tip of their weapon or from the palms of their hand and flies true until it hits an object or an enemy. Once it has done either of those things it explodes into a massive display of fire and magma, melting things within five feet of it into molten slag.

These effects are only active if the pledge bearer stays within 75 feet of Steiner, once the bearer has left that range the oath is still there, but inactive. Upon re-entering the effective range the benefits of the oath once again return and they may fight with the full force of the Earth behind them once more. Steiner may only have one oath active at a time and once the oath bearer has exited the effective distance of the oath, the energy that has been gifted to them, returns to Steiner, only returning when they re-enter the effective range. When in the presence of more than one Oathbearer, Steiner decides who receives the energy.

Oathbreaker

Scoundrels and evil doers exist through out all of known history and the worst of those lots are those that are considered traitors. In that same vein, those who break an oath with Steiner quickly learn that fighting against the one that they had originally pledged to fight along side was a mistake rather rapidly. After all, by betraying Steiner you are betraying justice, and the Earth itself. And while Steiner may forgive them, the Earth will never forgive them for the horrible transgression that they have committed. As such the Oathbreaker ability is not an ability that Steiner actively utilizes, but is one that activates upon an ally with an oath chooses to attack Steiner. That ally is instantly judged as an enemy and the once benevolent energy of the Earth that coursed through them to enhance their abilities quickly turns on them, attacking their very core, and destroying them from within.

Those plagued by Oathbreaker lose one stage worth of skill in both General Speed and Strength as they feel their bodies are too heavy to move and their muscles in too much pain to utilize them properly. As they try to fight Steiner they are plagued by intense pain as the energy that had once benevolently enhanced them begins to target their pain receptors within their body, actively assaulting them, and sending pain cascading throughout themselves to the point that even trying to move a step forward feels like a million needles have been plunged into their very soul. The longer they fight against Steiner, the more the pain increases, and the more they feel their body grow heavy and their muscles lose their strength. After three posts of combat the oathbreaker will drop another stage of both General Speed and Strength Skill. Those with a Willpower higher than Steiner can not be effected by Oathbreaker.

Justice Bringer

Steiner is a bringer of righteous intentions. To those who have shown kindness and wish to protect the weak, Steiner stands as their staunch ally marching with them to fight against the forces of darkness without hesitation. To those who would dare defile the world, kill others with no remorse, and wish to bring the innocent's throats to the underneath of their boot, Steiner is their most hated enemy. Justice Bringer is an ability that effectively makes Steiner stronger when in the presence of great sin and absolute evil. Increasing his combat skills exponentially based on the level of threat that he is going against in front of him. Those with chaotic intentions who look to watch the world burn that are of a whole tier above him will find Steiner's combat skills raised to match his opponent blow for blow. Steiner's General Speed, Dou, Sei, and Buzhou Skills are all raised by one stage upon this skills activation up to Master stage. For Steiner to activate this ability he must know that the opponent must have committed a crime and must face them in one on one combat.

If an ally comes to intervene in the battle, the effects of Justice Bringer are negated, and Steiner's Skills are reset to their non-Justice Bringer levels. If an ally comes to intervene on behalf of the enemy instead, the power of Justice Bringer greatly increases, removing the cap on the increase to the Skills, and truly allowing Steiner to become a weapon of Justice itself. While this ability is extremely powerful, Justice Bringer has its' innate weaknesses, and over the course of the battle, due to the extreme amount of energy being pushed into Steiner's body to maintain the boosts, begins to cause damage to Steiner's body. With the possibility of the ability even being able to kill him. At best, Steiner can hold Justice Bringer for five posts before the effects reach dangerous levels, and he must drop the added benefits of the form to rest. After the ability is deactivated, Steiner can not reactivate this ability for the remainder of the thread.

VI. Chuxian

» Awakened Appearance:


A massive summoning of primal energy and an influx of uncontrollable Chi energy engulf Steiner Franz as he stands there screaming as his body is forcibly adapted to answer the call of the Earth to purge the evil on it. His body begins to grow in height, gaining almost a foot more in total, causing him to tower above most of the normal humans who walk this planet. His physical frame expands, pounds of muscle, and stronger bones being forged on a whim by the energies now controlling Steiner's form and forcing him to become what he needs to be to truly protect the innocent and defend the Earth. His hair begins to lengthen, its color fading to white with a hint of pink, the pink being the only sign that once Steiner had been a red haired young man. His skin begins to tan, the original color of his skin returning to him as if he had spent many years standing under the open sun. His eyes open, no longer just a steel blue, but now glowing slightly as if the energy inside of him has filled him to the brim, and even his eyes are alight with their power.

His clothes change, armor being forged on his body as pieces of metal are enhanced with primal and chi energy until they are adequate enough to defend their champion from harm. Steiner's clothes turn black as the fabric itself is enhanced and thickened by the energies at play withing him until Steiner's whole outfit has been transformed into more of a knight like appearance. Out from the light of these mixing energies steps a new hero, forged from the powers of the Earth, and made to conquer the evils that face it. He looks around, a calm stare that inspires his allies, and disheartens his enemies. Finally the last piece of his transformation begins as a glowing runic symbol appears on his chest, glowing green as the Primal and Chi energies converge within him to fuel this transformation.

» Awakened Powers:

Armor of the Primal Knight

Steiner's new duds are not for show even though they do appear to be quite flashy. The powerful armor, forged from the metals of the Earth, and enhanced by the dual energies present within him have forged a mighty champion's set of armor. This armor is capable of absorbing massive blows and easily aiding in the deflection of enemy's fire. While the armor does appear to be quite heavy it is in fact very light and actually quite easy to maneuver around in. Two things that Steiner needs to operate at full capacity and is quite thankful for having. The fabric used to create his clothes has also been enhanced, not to the same extent of the armor forged by the transformation, but enough to take some small arms fire from long distances and capable of lessening the impact of blunt weapon strikes by a certain percentage.

When the armor or fabric becomes damaged, the chi and primal energies within it begin to rapidly repair the armor fabric until it is fully restored. This means that the Armor and fabric can not be fully destroyed as they are technically channeling the dual energies of Steiner's form through out them. Almost like the armor itself is a piece of Steiner's own body.

Earth's Requiem

A faint, but haunting tune fills the air as the Earth itself laments for those that have fallen in its name. The people that once tried to protect it, long dead, or long forgotten by the rest of the populace, but remembered by the Earth itself. Summoning up the remnants of those ancient heroes' powers that were left behind, Steiner is infused by the Earth with more energy than he possibly could ever need. Those energies, greatly enhance the already present abilities that Steiner has at his disposal. This enhancement could be either a quicker recharge time, a greater damage modifier, an increase in skill stage, or even a faster rate of fire or creation. The effects of this ability are as follows:

• Improved Gaia Force: The massive blast that had once been in the hands of base form Steiner is now much stronger than it could have possibly been if he hadn't attained this awakening. By taking this form Steiner's own power surges, increasing the damage of the technique even further, and increasing its healing effects. Enemies now hit with Gaia Force will feel that it is force is now the equivalent of two Skill stages higher of Dou Skill instead of one, capping out at Master. Allies who are hit by this ability will also feel that the healing effect has improved and will feel that the healing would be the equivalent of a Dou Skill of one stage higher than base form. Furthermore when Steiner is damaged and put into a critical state, the cap of this skill being Master is removed. Allowing the full force of this technique to be put on display, however this comes at the cost of a cool down as it now takes two posts for Steiner to regather his energies for another use, but if in the critical it only takes one post instead.
  
  
• Improved Gaia's Boon: Steiner's bones and skin are enhanced even further than before as the duel energies seep into every molecule of flesh and bone marrow to create a nigh indestructible form. The positive benefit of having more energy to enhance Steiner's skin and bones has increased his durability even higher. Increasing his Durability by two Skill Stages, but capping out at Master much like the original boon.
  
  
• Improved Forging: Much like his original crafting technique, not much has been changed, except for the over all potential quality of the items that he can forge via this technique. Most of the items he now forges using this technique are of high quality and if time is allowed to focus and build the weapon properly without needing to focus on anything else, then the item being forged can become a Masterwork, or a perfect item. However if Steiner is interrupted during the forging of the Masterwork it will instead become flawed and only be able to be considered high class at best. The time necessary to create masterwork item is three posts.
  
  
• Improved White Arrow: Not much has changed for the techniques over all use, but the energy consumption has been greatly lowered as Steiner's new form's body is much more capable of dealing with the stress provided by utilizing this massive movement increasing effect. He can also endure higher levels of speed with this form, allowing him to run at high speeds for long periods of time without damaging himself. The White Arrow technique also glows an even brighter white, almost making Steiner appear to be a streaking white comet across the sky. The speed is still similar to his Skill in Buzhou.

Demon Slayer

While Steiner was taking on this form the Earth knew what type of champion it needed, a champion who forged for the sole purpose of slaying demons, and protecting the forces of the natural world around it. By taking on this form, Steiner has become more adept at dealing with demonic attacks, and demonic magic. When fighting a demon, all demon magic is considered to be one Skill Stage lower than it is, as Steiner's body has been enhanced to slay them, and be more adept at dealing with the foul magics they play with. This is due in part to Steiner's skin being enhanced, much like his clothes and armor, but Primal energies. These energies are more adept at dealing with the magic of demons as demonic energies are almost corrupting in nature and the natural energies that Steiner wields and is enhanced by are more for purification sake. This means that when Steiner is hit by a demonic magic attack, his skin actively begins to purify the energy it is being hit by, and naturally weakens it just enough. In fact some would say this an unintended side-effect of having his skin become enhanced by the energy, but it is all too welcome.

Furthermore, when striking a demon, be it with blade, or through an explosion of energy, the power coursing through Steiner's body reduces the effectiveness for Body Manipulation or regeneration to be able to heal a wound. (50% for those who are within 2 sub-tiers of Steiner, 25 for those who are 3 sub-tiers higher than Steiner, and 75% for those who are 3 sub-tiers lower.) This is due to the natural energies being brought into play with every technique being used and with his Chi Infusion powering his weapons that he touches. These natural energies enter the wound of the demon, actively fighting its corrupted influence, and as the demon tries to heal his wound he will find that as soon as he tries to heal it, the residual energy still on the flesh will quickly reopen the wound as soon as it heals. This effect can only activate once per release and the active effect lasts for a total of three turns before the healing effects return to normal.

Even more so, Steiner grows stronger when in the presence demons, the Earth providing him with the natural tools to do battle with the threats around him, and better arm him to fight against the Primals primary enemy, Demons. This boost in power is the equivalent of adding a Skill Stage, to his Dou and Sei skills and maxes out at Master. (This boost only comes into effect when there is 100 or more NPC demons or 2 PC demons within one hundred yards of Steiner.) This feeling of power increase can be felt by Demons and if a Demon does look upon Steiner while this buff is in effect, they would see him shining like a star in the night's sky. Almost blinding them in the process.

» Perfectly Awakened Appearance: (Describe what your human looks like when Fully Awakened)
» Perfectly Awakened Powers: (Describe what powers your human gets in this state)

IX. Skill Sheet

General Skills

• Durability: Adept
  
• General Speed: Adept
  
• Strength: Untrained
  
• Weapon Skill: Advanced
  

Will Skills

• Willpower: Elite
  
• Mental Deduction: Adept
  
• Pain Endurance: Adept
  
• Focus: Advanced
  

Tai-Chi Skills

• Comprehension: Untrained
  
• [Physique:/b] Beginner
  
• Talent: Untrained
  
• Support Skill: Untrained

X. Equipment

Name: Clear Spirit
Type: Other
User Type: Character Exclusive

Appearance: The Gem of Clear Spirit is a gem that is aqua blue in color. The reason for this is that it resonated strongly with the color of Steiner's spirit. Hence, for that simple enough reason, the material which compromised this gem attuned itself to that rich shade and reflected it upon it's design.

Background Info: The purpose behind this gem is to otherwise lend an extension of Steiner's heart to the world around them. After searching within his spirit, there was a desire which was found that held the ambition to connect with others. After latching on to this feeling of yearning, the Faith Stone which was created by Steiner's spirit embodied those sensations into a tangible force of power. Hence, below, you will see how this gem is used with it's abilities.

Effects: The effects that The Gem Of Clear Spirit induces is stated as below:

Holy Sight: Holy Sight is the ability which allows this gem to bridge a connection to the heart and minds of those around Steiner. Trace amounts of angelic energy are released from the gem to the vicinity around him. This can extend to a range of one thousand meters. In this vicinity, Steiner would be able to mend connections to those in the environment around him.

From there, they must accept his call and open their hearts to them in order to forge a line of communication with him. This can be established with a simple telepathic request. Once that request is done, and they accept, Steiner can then begin to open up and understand the person he bonded with them. Of course, what they open up to him will be of the characters decision, but this is meant to be a means in which to deeper understand other spirits.

Additionally, a secondary effect that this ability has is that it can detect malicious auras. That is, a will with great destructive and murderous intent would be able to be sensed. However, this doesn't equate to mind-reading or anything like that. The character in question would have to be causing a major havoc of some kind in order for it to activate.

So, for instance, Steiner could possibly awaken to a sixth sense if there was a huge force of demonic energy that was destroying and killing the lives of many innocent people. However, if a demon was in front of him, and they weren't giving off obvious signals, then this ability would be as effective. It could gauge their body language and analyze the unsteadiness of their spiritual aura to give him hints of what the character's intent may be; but it isn't definite or guaranteed to be true.

Celestial Aura: This is the second power that the Gem of Clear Spirit has. Although she does not have the ability to grant souls the power to view into the future, the next best thing that Cirno could provide was this protective energy. As, sealed within this Faith Stone is a high volume of holy energy. Enough to be comparable to 1-1 character.

Therefore, with this high potency forged is a gem which has high durability and attack power. Thus, when Steiner is marked as being within danger, this gem will activate. However, it will only do so if he is staying true to his call of heroic nature and attempting to spread light, good and righteousness in the world. If he fails to uphold that, then the gem will not activate this feature and it will let him fend for himself.

With that said, the defenses of this gem could be comparable to a master level hierro and a master level kido. So, for a point of reference, it is often used to form a type of shield around Steiner in order to shield him from higher level attacks that can even range upwards of 0 tier level. However, like any shield, it will wear down after enough abuse. Thus it isn't infinite, but it can stand a fair bit of abuse.

This shield can be used in many ways as well. It can form wisp of light that protect Steiner, or it can form spheres of light around his body that serve as barriers. It can also have projectiles forge from his body in order to dispel and shield attacks with malicious intent against Steiner. As, those akin to demon, arrancar or any being with negative energy will find the effectiveness of their attacks reduced as followed:

DEFENSE RATE

0 Tier Purification Defenses: Celestial Aura can dispel up to ten to twenty percent of a 0 tier's negative energy.

1 Tier Purification Defenses: Celestial Aura can dispel up to thirty percent of a 1 tier's negative energy.

2 Tier Purification Defenses: Celestial Aura can dispel up to forty percent of a 2 tier's negative energy.

3 Tier Purification Defenses: Celestial Aura can dispel up to eighty percent of a 3 tier's negative energy.

4 Tier Purification Defenses: Celestial Aura can dispel up to ninety percent of a 4 tier's negative energy.

5 & 6 Tier Purification Defenses: Celestial Aura can dispel up to one hundred percent of a 5 and 6 tier's negative energy

With that said, there does come a limit. And that limit comes in the form of this ability only being able to be used for two actions a post. Additionally, each energy steadily drains it's power. And, once it is drained, it will not return until it is refueled by an external source of energy or at the start of the next thread Steiner is in.

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