Iramasha Race Specs

What Are Iramasha: Avatars of the universe, or faeries of nature. They embrace the nature of all the metaphysical and physical constructs which compromise this universe. Unlike Danava or Sugiura, they do not derive their powers by becoming the embodiment of concepts, nor does it come by reflecting their elements from the mind. Iramasha's powers are considered more exterrnal, and less about "ideas" so much as natural, independent entities inherent to the natural world.

The Iramasha draw in power from "Aether". Aether is the medium, the lifeblood, the building blocks of Iramasha life that they use in order to attune themselves to their power and awaken their mythical prowess. Through this instrument of energy can their bodies begin to channel in and summon the elements of the universe they wish to draw in power from. Once they become aware of the element in which their body is attuned to, their personality traits and powers often transform to match it; or, their personalities and powers which manifest guide them to their appropriate element.

It should be noted that while Iramasha are avatars of the universe, that doesn't mean they extend into the greater parts of outer space. Often thought of as arbiters and maintainers of what is natural in the universe, the most egregious points of conflict and disturbance are on Earth, per the creation of the Soul Cycle and all the other races. Because of that, the universe naturally spawned Iramasha around Earth, likely a natural response to balance things out. As such, even if an Iramasha might draw power from the stars or the sun, or something further out, they wouldn't be from the Sun or further out.

Material Reproduction: Although the bodies of the Iramasha are mythical in nature, they still can reproduce through traditional means of sexual intercourse. By now, a sizable portion of their populous is made from organic birth. The birth cycle can vary wildly for Iramasha, however. Some are capable of given birth within a matter of days, while some have been known to hold their offspring within themselves for years. It has less to do with biology and more to do with the control of aether. While Iramasha bodies manifest as legitimately physical entities, aether dictates most of their being. They have functional, human-like anatomy, but it is all manipulable by the aether.

Most interspecies reproduction is also possible with most known races, but if the Iramasha breeds with another race, while the offspring would be partially born of the aether and be able to manipulate and connect to it, they wouldn't go to the point of developing an aether class. This applies to all methods of Iramasha creation. Powerless or uninfluenced humans are the only potential exception, as humans are natural creatures of the universe. If they already have an existing power-set, whether quincy, spiritual, supernatural, or anything then it is still impossible to develop an aether class, as the conflict of abilities will interfere with having a strong enough connection to the universe to develop an aether class. Soul evos are a special circumstance that might work on account of the specific energy they use for their abilities being prima materia, another facet to aether.

Aether & Energy Reproduction: Since Iramasha were conceived from aether to begin with, it isn't exactly difficult for them to construct their own offspring by creating them with their energy. This process can take anywhere from hours, to days, to weeks, months or years depending on how skilled they are with their Aether Control. It's also possible for up to four Iramasha to come together to merge their Aether to create children as well. [Mating with other races complicates the process since aether does not naturally coexist with other energies, though enough control and skill can force the them to intermix.]

Reincarnation: It is possible for Iramasha to reincarnate themselves at the cusp of death in some cases. Often, Iramasha with high Aether Control have been known to recycle their Aether Class into a new being and continue on the cycle of their legacy. For instance, Cirno Iramasha is an Iramasha who is a reincarnated host of the Former Angel of The Ice. She was killed in battle, but managed to produce one last Aether Ritual to reincarnate the winter and holy elements of the world to infuse themselves into a new being to live on for her.

Conversion: Iramasha are also capable of converting both living and spiritual creatures into their race. However, the party being converted must consent to it prior to transforming. (I.E. the player or creator has to give permission. So it can be forced as well if the creator or owner of the character wishes it to be.) With that, many sorts of rituals can be done which breaks down the persons body, fuses them with Aether and allows them to be born-again as an Iramasha.

The primary danger of this, however, is the fact that once you become an Iramasha -- you are more than likely locked in that race. It may be possible to shift into another race if you are killed by something like a demon, but it is extremely difficult if not impossible to revert once this change is made.

Aether Energy is the primordial energy of the natural universe. Before the splitting of the realms, before the inception the soul cycle and the distinction between the living and the dead. Every corner of the universe was filled with aether. In the context of the accessible worlds of Platinum Hearts, aether is a permeable force encompassing the Living Realm and the Iramasha Realm--and no others. The inception of the other realms were not natural progressions of the universe infuenced by or done with aether. It encompasses all entities of nature and does not normally manifest in a manipulable and interactive form on its own.

Aether Classes is the central thematic which your Iramasha's powers take on. While it isn't forced, most Iramasha who are able to come up with a namesake find themselves becoming one with the nature of their powers. This then leads to more self-discovery, and, in turn, progression of their powers to form more complex abilities. The components and related aspects of the Aether Class tends to further influence the Iramasha in their ideologies, personalities, and sometimes even physiological make-up.

Manifesting an Aether Class is an often sought after evolution, as Iramasha are not eligible for their release forms without it. The Aether which compromises and flows in and around the Iramasha must have source of construct to identify. This is done through the ritual of labeling their class and bonding with them. Without that bond, there is simply nothing for the Aether to hone in and thus -- it has nothing to evolve.

The method of establishing your Aether Class can differ from person to person, as some Iramasha are just born with it, directly from the element or entity of their origin. Whenever an Aether Class is developed, it always comes with a namesake, and for many Iramasha establishing their namesake is the trigger for binding themselves to their class. A namesake would essentially be the official name of your Aether Class and your self relative to it. For example, the aether class's thematic may be "ice", but the actual namesake for Cirno Iramasha is "The Angel of Ice."

Sub-Aether Classes: Sub-Aether Classes are directly related to the spectrum in which The Main Aether Class is rooted in. An Aether Class of Winter may develop further sub-classes of Ice and Wind. Sub-classes as a child class to a full, main aether-class naturally cannot be contrary to the parent class. For example, it would make absolutely zero sense for a Volcanic Aether Class to somehow begin using ice or lightning related abilities/powers with their sub-class. It would make more sense for that Aether Class to have heat, lava or anything that pertains to extremely hot or destructive/burning elements.

Multi-Aether Class: Multi-Aether Class Iramasha are Iramasha who were able to form multiple separate Aether Classes. This is different from Sub-Aether Classes because these are often considered two separate power sets. Whereas Sub-Aether Classes take powers DIRECTLY from the spectrum in which the main Aether Class covers, Multi-Aether Class Users are able to forge and create separate classes.

They would have separate namesakes for their Multiple Aether Classes as well. "The Root of Darkness" could be his namesake for a class, naturally revolving around operating with shadows, or darkness. At the same time, they could develop an entirely new Aether Class by the namesake "The Core Of Light", with powers revolving around the elements of light, brightness, and so on. Developing Multiple Aether Classes is what determines if you are a Hybrid, as "Hybrid Iramasha" are just a way to call Iramasha that have more than one full class.

Devil and Angel Iramasha: The distinction of Angel and Devil Iramasha was often recognised as "genetic, racial differences", similar to Danava and Rakshasa being sub-races of Demonkind. This isn't actually the case. Establishing your Aether Class often influenced an Iramasha physiologically, genetically, and most importantly ideologically. Those influences eventually had two different factions championing general ideologies facing off against each other, and over countless eons this divide came to be thought of as something so deeply rooted, it was genetic. Devil and Angel Iramasha are not racially different, so much as just two different factions within the race.

Devil Iramasha were coined as such for their desire to use their position as arbiters of nature to dominate the world and be its authority, to rule over the naturally developing species. The Angel Iramasha wanted to take place as people which helped the natural species develop and support them, similarly to what they did in Soul Society, as guiding hands. Nature Iramasha were neutral, wanting to only be of interference whenever absolutely necessary, when a disturbance to the natural universe required repair.

Reincarnation: This is probably one of the more common things that occur with Iramasha. It is possible for Iramasha to set their spirits up to reincarnate into new Iramasha upon their death. This sort of thing occurred when the former Angel of The Ice was on the brink of death and passed down her prowess to Cirno Iramashsa; the New Angel of The Ice.

Return To Their Element: This is in reference to the primary Aether Class they attuned themselves in life. It is possible for their body to simple break down, become pure Aether and their body could return to the essence of their power. For instance, it would be possible for a Fire Aether to become one with the element of fire upon death. Such as infusing himself into an eternal inferno or something to that effect. Some Iramasha have even opt'd to break themselves into the element of Aether itself and spread their power down through generations of Iramasha.

True Death: There is always the possibility for an Iramasha to die in the truest sense. Quincy, whose powers lie in total destruction can still eliminate an Iramasha from existence, preventing even reincarnation or a return to their element. Other means of total destruction of their being exist, sometimes from a character's personal powers.

Aether Armament: Sometimes referred to as "Aether Arma", Aether Armament is considered to be a weapon forged when an Iramasha has a strong understanding of their Aether. They can begin to materialize a spiritual weapon equal to a Zanpukto at around the adept stage of their Aether Control. Although, it will have great limitations until they reach advanced Aether Control.

Digressing, Aether Armament is meant to be a weapon which reflects all they've attuned their Aether Class to be. Therefore, it is mostly limited to what their energy can produce. As Aether Arma's have been known to range from small objects, weapons, companions and even small pocket dimensions in some cases. It's really up to the owner to create a balanced system on how their Aether Arma operates and one which is related to their Aether Class.

For example: It would be possible for a Water Aether Class Iramasha to create an Aether Arma which takes the form of a box and stores high volumes of water for when they are in regions where water is sacred, or if they want to have an additional source of water to use when a battle get rough. Or a more powerful Iramasha could create a small realm of fire around a twenty meter radius in order to encase an opponent within their world of flames and heat; having multiple flame based waves, arrows, bullets and other heat or fire related projectiles come at them.

It's mostly up to your imagination and how well you can craft a weapon. So it takes intense study and most Iramashsa spend many weeks, months or even years thinking out their Aether Class so that they can properly materialize it into the world. As it's a very sacred and important weapon to them and they want to take the time to make it right.

Aether Mind: Only Iramasha are able to otherwise communicate with Aether Energy due to the composition of their ethereal bodies. Because of this, they are often able to form their own networks of telepathic communication with one another. These can be small or vast depending on the way in which they are maintained, created or used for. Often times they are used in mass because it is their way of transferring knowledge, information and feeling through secure and closed means of networks. And because of the low energy it takes, most Iramasha can use Aether Mind so long as they are conscious.

However, the more vast it becomes, the more strain it is to maintain. Imagine attempting to host thousands upon thousands of conversations, transferals and meetings on one network. It can add up and it'll add up fast. Therefore, most often leave some form of object or energy to help manage the many different connections coming through. Such as creating an Aether Stone to help process the information on the network, or investing in a special powers to help maintain larger networks. Others tend to just be more selective in the people who are allowed into their group. As many Iramasha can create their own specialized networks with people of their choosing.

So that means Iramasha can also open this to outsiders of the Iramasha, but they must create trace amounts of Aether Energy that are synced to the person in order to allow them into their networks. These can be transferred physically, or shared through the mind by teleporation if they are able to sense the person in which they want to communicate with.

Longevity & Appearance: Culturally, ten to one hundred years for an Iramasha can compare to one human year, some variation applied as an Aether Class often influences the maturation of an Iramasha. Therefore, it takes quite awhile for them to really reach their peak. And, even then, some of the more powerful ones often have increased lifespans beyond that. As, it is quite possible for Iramasha to live upwards of hundreds of thousands of years if the conditions are met and they aren't killed in combat. The same can be said of how they maintain their appearance with their Aether. While some can age, most choose to use their Aether to maintain their vitality and youthful looks.

They don't age conventionally like humans or anything, as they're just aether. In theory they wouldn't have to physically age at all, and they can stay the same physically from birth til death. Their perception of time is more relevant towards "maturity"; in general iramasha culture, the maturation of a human for each year is like the maturation of an iramasha from 10 to 100 years. It largely depends on the circles, but basically, say a human is considered a fully capable, mature "adult" at 25. For Iramasha, in a lot of places you wouldn't be considered an "adult" until at least 250 years old. Up until then, iramasha would still see you as a kid, immature and inexperienced.

Animal Communication: Many animals from the animal kingdom are known to love and adore most types of Iramasha. A lot of Iramasha are able to communicate with, understand, and command animals that are found within the environments their Aether Class is associated with. For instance, an Iramasha with a water element would more than likely be able to speak to and lead various types of fish, frogs, alligators and other types of creatures found near or in large bodies of water.

Animal Mimicry: Many Iramasha are able to imitate the animals which relate to their Aether Class elements. So much so that they can create multiple Sub-Aether Classes which host their abilities in some cases. For example: if you had an Iramasha with an Aether Class pertaining to any sort of forest, they could potentially have a Sub-Aether Class which imitates a bear. This could give them the ability to have a bear-like strength, senses and other bodily traits that enhance their overall being.

Purification, Healing, and Blessings: With their intrinsic attachment to the natural universe, Iramasha are innately able to notice any dissonance and anomalies in it. Foreign, abnormal, and invasive entities that harm the natural universe generally require some response to excise, protect, and prevent them from breaking things down. As Iramasha are considered to be conceived for that exact reason, naturally they are equipped with the abilities to do so. All Iramasha are capable of purifying a place or even a person of any taint from unnatural to them and weaken negative or foreign spirits. Often times, purifying isn't enough, and an Iramasha needs to take an extra step forward to restore the place or person, and for that they are able to even heal the person. This is usually done through filling them with Aether Energy with restorative attributes, and while this doesn't work easily on foreign beings, the energy can likely be converted to restore their reserves and eventually heal their bodies. An Iramasha can even keep their aether to linger in the area or around the person, offering a Blessing to continue protecting them. The blessing can even act as a sort of marker, where the universe will be of aid to them. Animals and nature may be kind to a blessed person, the weather can be more pleasant, so on and so forth.

Aether Stones are one of the hallmarks of technology from the Iramasha Realm. It is the concept of infusing various constructs--typically gems or stones of pure aether--with the elements of the universe, or even their aether class directly. The form it takes doesn't matter as much as the abilities, principles and systems infused into the item. As the objective with Aether Stones is to have easily summonable powers, knowledge, enhancements, abilities, spells, defenses, healing or WHATEVER else have you sealed in the mystic object in question.

Thus, as an illustration, it would be possible for someone with experience in crafting Aether Stones to infuse high volumes of water imbued aether energy. In case they're in an area where access to their element is extremely limited, they'd have their element packed into the Aether Stone readily available. The Stone in question would need to be activated with a mental trigger and they'd need to be in proximity for it to activate, but different rules can apply depending on how the person goes about crafting their stone.

As the form of technology they are known for, Iramasha have taken many strides in their craftsmanship. From freely producing single-use aether stones that can offer lighting in the dark, to systems of gems across an entire island that powers all of its infrastructure, or weapons and armour that stand the test of some of the greatest warriors of the many realms.

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