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nothingclever

2010-10-27, 05:26 PM

There was discussion of a reboot for the BleachITP-verse. A new beginning, more structured and with an overall lower power level. Similar deal to Ultimate Marvel.

This thread is for discussing that, to keep it out of the main thread.

Important stuff so far:

OOC THREADS

First Discussion Thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145883)
Disccusion Thread 2 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147717)
Discussion Thread 3 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149850)
Discussion Thread 4 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150660)
Discussion thread 5 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151506)
Discussion thread 6 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153111)
Discussion thread 7 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153945)
Discussion thread 8 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155979)
OOC Thread 9 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157209)
Thread 10 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159337)
Thread 11 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=163108)
Thread 12 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168619)

IC THREADS

Mortal World:
Thread 1 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156068)
Thread 2 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168970)
Soul Society:
Thread 1 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156067)
Thread 2 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168846)
Hueco Mundo:
Thread 1 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156070)
Thread 2 (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171037)

EPISODES

Episode 1: "Prologue! A new tale, a new Shinigami!" (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=152286)
Episode 2: Hannibal's Past: Flashback to the Old!
(http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8543521)Episode 2.5 - Drunken Brawl! No actual drunks included! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170997)
Episode 3: Gotei Joint-Ops! What could ever go wrong? (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164828)
Episode 4: A Heritage Revealed! Awaken, Ayase! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164934)
Episode 5: Drunken Brawl! No actual drunks included! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170997)

OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
Character Registry (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146758)
Wiki (http://bleachitp-reborn.wikidot.com/) - Password "foamy".

A while ago we chose Central 5, a group of five people who work as a governing body for the Soul Society. They are currently Callos_DeTerran, Sucrose, Frozen_Feet, KnightDisciple and Prime32. They are tasked with such tasks as deciding Captain promotions and upholding laws of Seireitei. Details can be found below.

In the second last thread people voted and decided that there would not be a Quincy vs Shinigami war before the actual start of the story/roleplay unlike in canon. It was also decided through a vote that Quincy arrows would destroy souls as they do in canon through a vote. People are open to the possibility of future conflicts between the two factions and the Quincy learning how to purify souls with their arrows. Learning how to do so would likely be a significant plot point.

Quincy players have decided that anyone that makes a Quincy should write up a description of their family/clan's history.

Souls that are fully absorbed and become part of a hollow permanently fuse with it. When a hollow is purified the souls it absorbed are not split up. They are reborn as a single entity.

Frozen_Feet's proposed take on this:
Life Cycle of Hollows.

Canny Hollows: these are beings like Grand Fisher and Shrieker - normal Hollows that stay behind in Mortal World much longer than usual. Why? Either they still have unfinished business... or they were already crooked in life.

My reasoning is as follows: when a good Plus turns into a Hollow, it seeks to destroy its loved ones like any other Hollow. However, the mind of the good souls can't hold together once they're done with that. They lack killer's instinct, and might even feel guilt for breaking what was once dear to them in life. This is why they seek oblivion.

Evil souls, on the other hand, gain much more pleasure from tormenting living beings. Even after they've killed those they had a personal beef with, they stay in Mortal World, because their bestial desires won't let them leave. In a way, they still have something to do that defines them and stops them from losing their inviduality, even if it's only "kill all things":

Menos Grande Gillians: When a soul becomes Hollow, the first thing it does is destroy all things it held dear in mortal life. In most cases, having lost their purpose and consumed by their own loneliness, Hollows wander into Hueco Muendo, where they instinctively seek out other souls who died in the same way. Seeking embrace of sweet oblivion, they engage in cannibalistic orgy and fuse into Menos Grande Gillian. Fusion of souls is permanent; once eaten by a Gillian, a soul cannot be separated again.

Menos Grande Gillian's have no identity, only scattered fragments of negative memories and emotions. When such a Gillian is purified, its soul passes into Soul Society as essentially blank slate. However, due to originally being gestalt of multiple entities, such soul has much vaster Reiryoku than normal and is more likely to fragment into Zanpakuto spirit and Inner Hollow. Thus, a purified Menos Grande Gillian is very likely to become a shinigami.

Adjuchas and Vasto Lordes: As noted, Menos Grande Gillians are gestalt formed from people who died in the same way. Adjuchas happens when the amount of souls reaches a critical mass, causing a new personality to bloom from the fragmented memories. This being is effectively personification of its "cause of death". However, Adjuchas aren't stable, and must keep absorbing other Hollows who died the same way to increase in power. Should they fail to absorb other Hollows, starvation will make them regress, reducing them back to mindless beasts. Once Adjuchas has eaten enough souls, it evolves into a Vasto Lorde. However, this requires that they beat all of their challengers, letting none who manage to eat a bit of them to get away.

So, why can't Adjuchas who gets a bit of itself eaten become a Vasto Lorde? It's because losing to another Hollow means there's another being with same Aspect of Death who is more powerful. A Vasto Lorde is a Menos who has absorbed or proven itself to be stronger than all other Hollows with the same aspect of death. They are, effectively, anthropomorphic personifications of their Aspect of Death, and rule supreme over lost souls who died that way. As long as they remain undefeated, they are stable; if a Vasto Lorde does lose, it begins to regress like Adjuchas until it can destroy the Hollow that defeated it.

Arrancars: A Hollow can become an Arrancar in any point of its life, as long as it has a personality at the time. An Arrancar is a Hollow who learns to define itself by way other than its Aspect of Death, thus rising above its bestial instincts.

All Arrancars are stable. While an Arrancar can keep eating souls to increase in power, it no longer fuses new souls with the core of its person - the nommed soul only loses its reiryoku. A soul eaten by Arrancar is usually reborn as a new Hollow. In any case, eating Pluses or other Hollows is pretty much voluntary for an Arrancar - they mostly do so because there is no other food in Hueco Muendo. Because of this, Arrancars can't be held as inherently worse than humans or Shinigami.

Menos and Purification: Shinigami who don't remember their lives were Menos who got purified. As the identity of a Menos is effectively a new entity and is only born after death, Konso unfortunately wipes that all away. For purposes of Redemption, a soul which has gone through Oblivion of the Gillian phase is exempt from Hell's punishment. They become Shinigami because of huge amount of Reiryoku they accumulated as a Hollow.

Resurreccion and Segunda Etapa: Resurreccion is an Arrancars ability to retake its form as a Hollow, and consequently as the manifestation of its aspect. The power of an Arrancars resurreccion is in part directly proportional to how much the Arrancar's behaviour reflects its Aspect.

While achieving Segunda Etapa is only typical for Vasto Lordes who already rule over their Aspect, theoretically any Arrancar can achieve it through meticulous training and self realization.

Soul Society and the inhabitants of Las Noches (The King of Hollows, the Epsada and their underlings) have a truce between each other at the start of the game/story but both sides want to break as soon as they gain a substantial upper hand on the other.

People that want to make captain entries should write up a history for their preferred division including duties, a past captain or two and whatever else you might think important to add. It can be significantly different from canon.

General Originally Posted by Zarah
We need a clearly directed plot in order to keep things trucking along without getting stalled, and I had a thought of a way to help accomplish that. Basically, we come up with some central themes for this game. This isn't a revolutionary idea, and some people were already doing just that in the previous game, but I'm saying we all come up with and agree on two or three major themes for this story. Ones that will continue to appear again and again across many of the plotlines throughout the entire game. It'll help direct the plot and could potentially give some good ideas for other characters. Not to mention, it'll give much more of a satisfying payoff in the end once the themes are fully realized.

Whatever they are, they should be fairly general, so they can be adapted to as many of the plots that we have going. Of course, we can expand to include as many motifs and themes as we want in our own stories, but if we have a set of continuous themes to draw from, then it'll really help make things much more connected. Even more coherent.

Obviously, the one I'm gunning for with Kujo is "Law vs. Chaos," and Bleach in of itself has tons of themes we can pick from. "Inner Conflict" is a big one, for example. But hey, I'm open to other suggestions. Any thoughts?
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Originally Posted by KnightDisciple
I think "Law vs. Chaos" is good.

I'd like to play off of strawberryman's suggested faction, as well as off of what we've seen in our current game, and suggest something dealing with the question: How far do you go to accomplish something? Do you do evil in the name of a greater good? (Sorry. I couldn't help myself.) Or do you make sure to never compromise your principles, large and small, no matter the cost?

Not sure how to compress that into a pithy phrase, but there we go.
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Originally Posted by KnightDisciple
The following came about in a discussion about the nature of various Shinigami and Arrancar hybrids and such.

The Hougyoku is a substance used to perfect the hybridization of hollow and shinigami. It might have been created, or not. If it has, the creators were most likely vanquished by the powers of the Seireitei and Las Noches, who then sealed the thing off into some forsaken spot of some forsaken demiplane, with only the Ghost King and the Commander General being aware of its location. Both factions had problems with mad or power-hungry Artificial Arrancar and Stable Vizards, deciding that it better to forget the thing.

Shinigami Hybrids:

Unstable Vizard
An unstable vizard is a shinigami who, through some sort of accident or other means, has gained minor hollow powers.
An unstable vizard has access to a personal hollow mask, but does not have any unique powers and his hollowfication never progresses sufficiently to make a resurreccion or segunda etapa possible, and the unstable vizard gains access only to cero and garganta.
Becoming an Unstable Vizard is dangerous and hardly ever intentional, as the name implies, most accidents that would result in an unstable vizard result in a dead shinigami or a hollow, instead. Unstable Vizards must fight off their inner hollow and hollowifcation fully, to prevent the being from overcoming them utterly, but this is a fight that never truly ends.

Stable Vizard
A stable vizard has been created through use of the hougyoku. They do not have to fight off the hollowfication or an inner hollow, which is melded into their person completely.
A stable vizard has access to all hollow powers (cero, bala, sonido, garganta and hierro), and their masks might grant them a unique power, they also have the power to achieve resurreccion and even segunda etapa.

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Hollow Hybrids

Natural Arrancar
Natural arrancar are hollows who arrancarised themselves, or with the help of other hollows who know how to speed up the process. The arrancar gains an arrancar zanpakutou, which has no spirit, and is merely most of the arrancar's unique powers sealed into sword shape.
Natural arrancar have access to resurreccion and may develop segunda etapa. But do not have access to shinigami abilities.

Artificial Arrancar
Artificial arrancar are created through the Hougyoku. They have the potential to sunder off one of the souls that forms their colective and form it into a second zanpakutou capable of granting shikai and even bankai. Artificial arrancar have the potential to learn shinigami techniques such as Hoho, Kido and Hakuda.

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Mortal/Hollow Hybrids

Living Vizard
A Living Vizard is a mortal with a hollow mask, the mask comes with an innate, unique power, and when on, it gives the normal boosts and hollow abilities. Living Vizards can, eventualy, achieve resurreccion. A vizard mask cannot ever be lost, and if broken it can be resummoned almost instantly.

Living Arrancar
A living arrancar gains an arrancar zanpakuto (no spirit), hollow abilities (sonido, cero, hierro, bala) and the power of resurreccion. Resurreccion relies on the zanpakuto, which, unlike the vizard mask, can be broken (in which case it needs awhile to regrow).

Hollowing
A hollowing is a mortal who gains the power to turn some body part into a hollow-like version with greater strenght, speed and resilience. The powers in this hollowlike limb can be bolstered through training, but only up to a limit. As this limit is reached the hollowing must, in order to increase her powers, absorb hollow reishi, either form the atmosphere of hueco mundo or through the cannibalization of hollows, which allows even more of the Hollowing's body to turn into hollow-like parts.
The powers of the hollowing come at a risk, for, when enough of the hollowing's body becomes hollowlike, he risks becoming trapped into the monstrous shape.

Shinigami/ Mortal Hybrids:

Substitute Shinigami
This should be pretty basic and obvious.

Living Shinigami
Living shinigami are mortals with access to a shinigami zanpakutou while still in their mortal bodies.

Purpose of the Central 5/46 and Division Information
5 trusted players are chosen to act as the Central 46. Any of these people can post as the entire body, and essentially act as an administrative organization both in and out of character. You might think that doesn't make sense, but in actuality, the duties would cross-over a lot more than you might imagine. For example, say a player wants his character to be promoted to a captain at some point in the RPG. The Central 46 would be the ones who analyze the situation and make a decision, but they'd have to look closely at both the character and the player to see if they're ready for the responsibilities. As another example, imagine that a group of rogue Shinigami appear in the mortal world and start causing trouble. The 46 would decide whether or not Soul Society goes to war with them, and thus whether or not any of the more powerful characters get involved in the plot. Think of them like a set of unofficial moderators for the RPG, who keep things in check both ICly and OOCly.

I think it could also add a whole new layer of role-playing opportunities. Let's say a group of low-powered academy students are training in the mortal world when one classmate decides to do something reckless and ends up getting them into dire straits. They make it back to Soul Society alive and in one piece, but now they have to answer to the Central 46 and explain their actions. Having actual players behind the council instead of just mindless NPCs (or corpses) makes it a bit of a nagging threat in the back of people's minds, and could even indirectly prevent players from going overboard. Since I know that if I were sitting on the council, I would not be a gracious host.

Gotei divisions (http://bleachitp-reborn.wikidot.com/seireitei) and their tasks:
1) Administrative.
2) Ninjas.
3) Execution?
4) Healing+Hospitality.
5) Messengers.
6) Reinforcements.
7) Logistics.
8) Tactical planning
9) Recon.
10) Internal Police.
11) Fight.
12) Science.
13) Patrol.

Hollow, Arrancar and Las Noches

Laws of Las Noches
1. Only a victory in singular combat entitles one to take the position of espada from another.
2. The espada are not allowed to conspire against one another.
3. Killing a fellow citizen is a crime, unless it is self-defense, or you don't get caught on the act (drow influence: The real crime is being caught). The espada can add other exclusions of culpability for their sectors (including and up to any reason, LAW*). *Laws as Written.
4. Vandalism is a crime. See above for excludents.
5. Thievery is a crime. See above for details.
The espada and privaron have equal authority over all numeros. The espada have sole authority over their own fraccion. The espada have sole authority over the citizens of their own districts. The fraccion have authority beneath the espada and privaron over all other citizens of Las Noches who live in own their districts. The fraccion have authority beneath that of the espada and privaron over the numeros. The privaron have sole authority over those designated to them by the King and Queen. The King and Queen have authority over all.

Originally Posted by Draken
Now, on to other matters, we need to decide how a few things work. For instance, the menos fusion. When first someone asked what happened to the souls that form a menos, we decided, back then, to have it so that they remain separate (which means when the menos is destroyed all souls are released). But I think it is best if (save exceptions) we have it so that they all permanently fuse.

This has two benefits:

1. It adds a depth of moral doubt to the destruction of an arrancar. They aren't mindless monsters like hollows, they can be argued with, and destroying them won't fre thousands of innocent souls. Just erase their memories.

2. It creates a good "soul number check". We assume that, along with the reincarnations, new souls are, indeed, created. But then... There are only means to increase the number of souls in place. None to reduce them (save awful, vile acts and stuff). The menos "singularity of souls" would be a decent means of keeping the soul population under control.
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Originally Posted by Draken
On Las Noches, I was thinking of this organization:

The King of Hollows: The King of Hollows, duh.
The Espada: Captain/Nobility Equivalents.
Fraccion: The liutenants, officers and close persons to the Espada.
Numeros: The soldiers of Las Noches.
Rest: The rest.

I perceive Las Noches as a city in Hueco Mundo, a city governed by arrancar and open to shinigami, mortal and hollow alike. A city where all beneath the artificial sun is under scrutiny of the law enforcement of the city, but where the shady alleys are hive to scum of the worst sort, criminals, traitors, traficants. A place where the Commander General and the Big Bad can look face to face and not be expected to try to kill each other on the risk of losing free access to this (mostly) safe haven.

The idea here isn't that arrancar and hollows are friendly.

The idea is that one vasto lorde decided to open his domain to other spiritual beings. Mainly because rational menos actually have very little reason to fight shinigami except spite, this is because your average menos won't ever leave Hueco Mundo unless goaded out by some other force. Menos have no interest in plus or living souls, they eat other hollows.
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Originally Posted by Draken View Post
1. I will be assigning the Espada, most likely.

2. I will also, probably, not keep the numbers strongly tied to the power of each character.

3. The Ghost King will not be the primera.

4. My main arrancar character (King's gonna stay in the background) will be the Queen of Hollows, and she will not be an espada either. I will keep those positions for other players.
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Originally Posted by Frozen_Feet View Post
About Aspects of Death: it's established that once a Hollow has destroyed things that were dear to it, they wander into Hueco Muendo and seek out other Hollows to ease their pain / to forget about their lives. I propose they instinctively seek out others who died in the same way, and thus their suffering condenses into their Aspect. Arrancars gain power when the ascended personality realizes this and works around / with it.

Fae

Okay, I think I now have enough to bring this for discussion.

The Fae
Spoiler
The State of the Afterlife of the British Isles
Britain’s afterlife is stable – just. Long periods of internal strife between the psychopomps of Britain, known to themselves as the mac Lir or fab Lly^r, and to others as the Fae, left ample time for Hollows to develop and grow. Now, Britain faces a deep-rooted infestation of well-hidden Menos, but the Houses of the British Isles are united in their desire to rid the islands of these threats.

Annwn – the Afterlife
The British afterlife is called Annwn, a place that reflects the most untouched corners of the British Isles in its geography. The four courts of monarchs are located in a roughly central location within a few hours journey of each other by normal walking speed. Passage between Annwn and the mortal world is achieved by passing through thick banks of mist that function as the Fae equivalent of Senkaimon. The mac Lir make use of ravens, rather than butterflies, to guide them through the misty realm between Annwn and the mortal world.

The Organisation of the Fae
The British Isles are ruled by four monarchs – one each for Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Each of these monarchs governs passage of souls into Annwn in the country they are tied to. They each possess three Houses under their command, each ruled by a Tiarna or Pennaeth, individuals equal to the captains of Soul Society. A Tiarna or Pennaeth is directly supported by their Dara or Ail, equivalents to the Japanese Vice-Captains. The rest of the House is made up of thirteen mionn cheangal or lw rhwymo, equivalents to seated officers, plus any other Fae who are members of the House but deemed unworthy of the distinction of the upper ranks. The specialisations of each House vary depending on the current Tiarna or Pennaeth, but it is very rare for their not to be at least one House dedicated to combat in each country at any given time. The ranks of the Houses are held for life, unless the bearer of a rank forfeits it. A House member is usually given a title and land in Annwn upon forfeiting a rank. These titles are hereditary, and their bearers and their family often become the British equivalent of the Noble Houses of Soul Society.

Every year, a randomly selected twenty members of each House are chosen to leave Annwn and go out into the mortal world and deal with Hollows as they see fit. Fae on such leave from their House are known as Fianna, and are exempt from all laws of their lords until the end of their sojourn and return to Annwn.

Each monarch also rules a small Royal House. Tiarna or Pennaeth who truly distinguish themselves are promoted to this rank to serve as the monarch’s guardians and personal champions.

Alongside the House structure exists the Aois-dàna, a loose affiliation of bards and druids that serve as advisors to the lords of the Houses, historians, genealogists, legal specialists, and experts in Ealaín, the British form of kido.

Capabilities of the Fae
All abilities the Fae possess are mirrors of the abilities of shinigami. They can walk on air like their Japanese counterparts, and focus their training on Scileanna Laochra (Zanjutsu), Ystwythder (Hoho), Gan a Arm (Hakudo) and Ealaín (Kido).

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A Note on Language
Whilst most of the terminology for the Fae is based on Celtic languages, some, particularly the specifics and names of Ealaín, were brought to Britain from elsewhere. These use Ancient Sumerian.
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In addition, every Fae possesses a Treoir Anam, their equivalent of a zanpakutou. These possess the potential for a Rhyddhau (shikai) and a Nerthol Rhyddhau (bankai) as a zanpakutou does. The only notable difference between a Treoir Anam and a zanpakutou is that the former are quite likely to take a shape other than a sword even when sealed, spears and axes in particular being quite common, and no small number of Aois-dàna druids possessing sickles.

Ealaín
The mystic arts of Britain function identically to kido, the spells of a given path and number function the same as their foreign counterpart.

Spoiler
Silakus: “Way of Destruction”
1, Taka (Push)
4, Sagir (Pale Lightning Flash): Balor! Unlid the third eye that graces your brow, and let forth the spite of clouds!
11, Nuhuš Gír (Tamed Lightning)
31, Urinti (Blood Arrow): Balor! Unlid the third eye that graces your brow, and let forth the tide of chaos!
33, Nissati (Blue Arrow): Balor! Unlid the third eye that graces your brow, and let the west crash forth!
54, Su-luh Izi (Cleansing Flames): Balor! Unlid the third eye that graces your brow, and empower me to remove impurity from your sight!
58, Imiuru (Windstorm)
63, Anurimiriu (Threefold Storm Roar)
73, Erim Nissati (Host of Blue Arrows): Balor! Unlid the third eye that graces your brow, drown out the sun, and call forth the sundering west winds!
88, Aralimiriutil (Apocalyptic Threefold Netherworld Storm)
90, Gitil (Black Ending)
96, Ašgir Mànu (Single Sword Immolation)

Girserusu: “Path of Shielding Arts”
1, Šaga (Captive)
4, Sigulul (Golden Chain)
8, Tamšen (Reflecting Mirror)
9, Eda (Paralysis): Balor! Lid your third eye, call up the hounds of Annwn, and grace us with the living death!
21, Urinimi (Blood Cloud)
26, Zah Bu (Hiding Light): Balor! Lid your third eye, turn your gaze away, and put the sun in their eyes!
30, Ešhu Ulul (Three-Bird Restraint)
37, Ulgu (Star Net)
39, Senbu (Shielding Light): Balor! Lid your third eye, turn your gaze to me, and guard me with thine wrath!
58, Igisar Lasar (Seeing the World, Knowing All): Balor! Lid your third eye, extend your sight forth, whisper in my ear, and let me see thine sight! The sun and moon are my eyes, the trembling ground my ear!
61, Asni E-kurbu (Six-Body Prison of Light): Balor! Lid your third eye, gift the sun unto to me, and let its halo trap them!
62, Ûšukur (Hundred Spear Fence)
63, Gisigulul (Locking Golden Chain)
73, Išibalsig (Rotated Mountain Wall)
75, Aš Barzilba-an (Five Adamant Pillars)
77, Kadigir (Mouth of the Gods): Balor! Lid your third eye, and gift me with your voice! The clouds are as my mouth, and the skies are as my lungs!
81, Barù-la (Splitting Nothingness)

Geasa
Unlike shinigami, the Fae bear an additional restraint upon their power: geasa (sing. geis). These are taboos for the Fae in question that they must not commit, or lose access to spiritual power or suffer some other misfortune. Anyone can bring a geasa on a Fae, though the Fae in question must willingly accept it. Treoir Anam spirits often require their wielder to agree to a geis before granting Rhyddhau or Nerthol Rhyddhau. They also pay a part in Fae society, geasa often being included in oaths to one’s lord or in marriage vows.

Samsara

Originally Posted by Innis Cabal View Post
As far as the plot is concerned. Here is my contribution, or at least, hopefully. The Samsara plot, and reasoning for their dark activity.

As much as I personally loathe the name of our new city, I figured it could be incorporated into the plot. With a little brain storming with Callos, and a look at the set up of the new game, I’ve noticed there are –a lot- of spiritually aware children. This led to me thinking –why- that might be the case. Its not a normal occurrence. So, here me out.

Phoenix Town () is a center of reincarnation, both out going and inbound to the spiritual world. This inundates the area with spirit particles, thus leading to the relatively high number of the spiritually aware. The Samsara’s main plot in the first game, and the carry over here, is to rebalance the passage of souls, destroying the Valley of Screams, and removing the Blanks from the Cycle of Reincarnation. Thus fixing the balance of the spiritual world. To do this, their plot is to flood the city with Blanks, and over time detonate them once a certain number of highly aware mortal souls are collected. This puts them in direct conflict with the mortal characters for several reasons.

1. The humans –are- those souls, thus making them prime targets for the Samsara to go after.
2. This will blow up the city, killing off the whole area. That’s bad for those living inside the city, with family and friends. Making this a plot that –all- mortal characters can get involved in early on.

Well, that’s my idea for the Samsara plot. Innis tested, Callos Approved. Now, to the playground, think it’ll work?
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Originally Posted by Innis Cabal View Post
The Samsara

Leadership: “The Boss”
Second in Command: Go Nagi
Mortal World Relations:

Primary Grunt Force: Blanks (Augmented Blanks)
Physical Location: The Valley of Screams

Overview: The Cycle of Reincarnation is not a simple or perfect thing. Souls traveling between the worlds sometimes fragment, their memories fading into some unknown location, the soul falling into a realm that should never exist. These are the blanks, souls without memories, lost forever from the Cycle of Reincarnation, unable to return for they cannot remember how. It is unknown how, but when a number of these memory less shells accumulate, a separate realm, the Valley of Screams, is created to house them. This realm, lies between Soul Society and the Mortal World. But the memories of these creatures are not destroyed or lost forever. The swirling mass of memories and experience’s coalesces into an object known as the Memory Rosary, the accumulation of all memories lost between Reincarnation and the journey there in.

The Samsara

The Samsara are akin to Arrancar in that they are an artificial creation, Blanks granted the copies of memories from the Rosary itself. The likeness between themselves, Shimigami, and Arrancar end at this small analogy, not truly meant to exist the Samsara are the thinking force behind the Valley of Screams, the heralds of those cast out by an imperfect system.

Standard Powers of the Samsara
Blank Manipulation: Every member of the Samsara is capable of utilizing Blanks for various purposes. They may duplicate Kido (if their memories contain such information), create weapons or simple items, duplicate flashstep or sonido (again based purely on their memories), or fly. Samsara may also heal with the power of the Blanks, capable of restoring even lost limbs if given proper time and concentration.

Individual Powers

The powers of a Samsara depends entirely on his or her memories, granting each a highly individualized level of capabilities and powers.

What this is, is a simple dolling up of what seems to be the first Villian team of the Reborn game. We're looking for member's currently. So, if anyone's interested, roll a character up and lets see where it goes :smallwink:

Mortals

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Originally Posted by strawberryman View Post
...Okay, well, I assume because there was little reaction it would help if I actually explained what the faction I was planning is.

It's more or less like the Men In Black... It's a multi-national secret organization that deploys agents to clean up after the various mishaps that Soul Reapers can't. As such, the various Soul Reaper organizations usually leave them well enough alone.

...That's their cover op, though. What they are really trying to do is make Mortals able to fend for themselves, and be self-sufficient on the matters of the spiritual. Which meshed pretty well with Ran's goal during the last cycle... but, that's an aside. They track and recruit various spiritual humans: Quincies (in fact that may possibly be a large base of their agents), Living Vizards, various anomalies, just plain spiritually aware humans, or maybe even Bount.

...As for why they may be considered villainous or antagonistic to the Enclave is their willingness to do literally anything to achieve their ends; assassinations, theft... etc. And it's likely that the various runes they possess will be like their Holy Grail. For reasons I don't feel like fully explaining, I would like to keep some secrets.
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Originally Posted by Zarah View Post
Well, I was under the assumption that Phoenix Town was going to be another spiritual hot spot, which explains why so many mortals are developing their own powers. Of course, the introduction of outside forces will help as a catalyst, but it's mostly just the fact of where the people live more than anything. The same abundance of spiritual power in the city would also explain why there might be various factions vying for power in the region even from the beginning.

Also, about the idea of the cold war turning hot, I like that plan. I like it a lot. It fits perfectly with Kujo's intentions, and is more or less what I was planning to work toward anyway, so I'm giving it a hearty thumbs up.
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Originally Posted by Innis Cabal View Post
Well, here is what I was thinking for the over all "History". Its diluted yes, and I'll extrapolate more on it when I can sit down and really pound it out.

Spoiler
The Quincy Bloodlines, as they were, are connected to the ancient Ninja Clans of the Sengoku Jidai, now far removed and interbred with the general populace of Japan, the Quincy themselves would retain lasting familial alliances, hatreds and pacts with other blood lines

Translators: Word Reference (http://www.wordreference.com/) is a pretty good one for English to Spanish. Just don't translate phrases with it.

Moon Wolf

2010-10-27, 05:30 PM

New Bleach chapter....seriously, Kubo? :smallannoyed:

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-27, 05:32 PM

New Bleach chapter....seriously, Kubo? :smallannoyed:

Let me guess. Ichigo is back in action?

Kayne650

2010-10-27, 05:42 PM

Kuroimaken

2010-10-27, 05:43 PM

Tag, you're it!

horngeek

2010-10-27, 05:44 PM

Yay, new thread!

As for the new chapter:Surprisingly, no, but it's looking like there's a brand-new villain. It looks interesting so far, but it's mostly a "Ichigo doesn't like his new life" chapter.

Actually, he doesn't seem TOO unhappy with it. Mainly, he seems to miss Rukia. Apart from that? He seems pretty happy, since he's, you know. Not having to fight anymore.

Kayne650

2010-10-27, 05:56 PM

Wait, am I it? Because if so, then Inyu is it now. TAG!

As for the chapter:He never comes out and says it, but the expressions on his face, his reactions to Uryu becoming Karakura's new protector, and the way the speech bubbles are place in his thoughts; those make me think that he's not happy with his current condition. Also, if he actually was happy where he is, and if he actually didn't want to go back to being a Shinigami, there wouldn't be a series anymore, right?:smalltongue:

Wahrheit

2010-10-27, 06:29 PM

Briefly going back to said Quincy teacher: 75 MPH is actually fairly slow for a longbow. They've been known to launch arrows around 140 MPH or so (200 ft/second).

horngeek

2010-10-27, 06:31 PM

Hmmm.

...I'm considering doing a 'next day' scene with Izumi + students who aren't at the Shrine meeting. Maybe Rex?

Wahrheit

2010-10-27, 06:36 PM

I'm pretty much always up for running Rex. He's fun, and turned out oddly adorable.

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-27, 06:40 PM

Wait, am I it? Because if so, then Inyu is it now. TAG!

Wait, I'm it now?

Not anymore! Warheit, TAG!

KnightDisciple

2010-10-27, 07:35 PM

Does everybody, including Terry, realize that Yoshi told people that Karite's sword is back? Maybe not everyone everywhere, but word ought to be getting around. Between Yoshi's messages,and the giant column of ice...

New Quincy Teacher: Others are already addressing the issue.

Kasanip: Regarding having to respond to large posts...I'm not sure what to say. I mean, Kaito's not just going to nod and agree 100% with what Sayaka and her dad are saying. And he's a bit loquacious. So...*shrugs*

So long as we can keep something resembling a halfway-decent pace, I'm fine with the scene. I'd just like to avoid any stall-outs.

strawberryman

2010-10-27, 08:02 PM

Hmmm.

...I'm considering doing a 'next day' scene with Izumi + students who aren't at the Shrine meeting. Maybe Rex?

You could actually wait until people respond before posting. It's only mid-afternoon (after school) in the current day at best, why can't it be then? >_>

KnightDisciple

2010-10-27, 08:09 PM

Hmmm.

...I'm considering doing a 'next day' scene with Izumi + students who aren't at the Shrine meeting. Maybe Rex?Um, HG? There's stuff going on all over. Such a timeskip would be...troublesome. It's not much past afternoon on "today". Why not just build a scene like that? This goes out to you too, Warheit.

Also, a couple items I forgot in my last post.

1.)Kuroi, is Soushi opening that Senkai gate "now"? Because a.)that might attract notice without him planning for it, and b.)the "informant" said it was to be a week from that point, so he'd be early. His last activity was "opening a gate", so...:smallconfused:

2.)Bigger concern, directed at Moon Wolf: Just how extensive is the spying of 2nd Division/Onimiwtfbbq? Because...just suddenly saying "we can train you", with absolutely no setup or hint of surveillance is...yeah. It basically implies that they can see and hear anything and everything in Seireitei, ever. And can somehow process this information instantly, allowing their Captain to respond to trivial matters like this without delay, from the moment Kazuma said "I want to train at 2nd Division".

How are they gathering this information?
I know one of them (forgot which character) has the "lol cameras everywhere" ability, but it's actually, what, a couple dozen of them? Seriously, how did Yuuki know Kazuma said that? You made no mention of a physical spy, some sort of Kido, or a camera. I know "lol secret ninjas", but this sort of thing sends the implicit message that we might as well not bother with secrets in Seireitei, because the 2nd Division and associates are effectively omniscient. Because they can apparently know about a random conversation on a training field between a VC and one of his officers, and know that their name was suddenly invoked. And know quickly enough to respond in the next minute or so.

Do you see how ridiculous that is when you look at it objectively? I'm not saying erase the scene; it's too late for that.

But next time, I'd like to see a little more effort placed into your spy-work, and give at least a hint that it's not perfect and all-knowing. Otherwise, it kills a huge amount of potential plot and drama, not to mention running counter to some characters in one way or another.

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-27, 08:24 PM

How are they gathering this information?
I know one of them (forgot which character) has the "lol cameras everywhere" ability, but it's actually, what, a couple dozen of them? Seriously, how did Yuuki know Kazuma said that? You made no mention of a physical spy, some sort of Kido, or a camera. I know "lol secret ninjas", but this sort of thing sends the implicit message that we might as well not bother with secrets in Seireitei, because the 2nd Division and associates are effectively omniscient. Because they can apparently know about a random conversation on a training field between a VC and one of his officers, and know that their name was suddenly invoked. And know quickly enough to respond in the next minute or so.

Do you see how ridiculous that is when you look at it objectively? I'm not saying erase the scene; it's too late for that.

But next time, I'd like to see a little more effort placed into your spy-work, and give at least a hint that it's not perfect and all-knowing. Otherwise, it kills a huge amount of potential plot and drama, not to mention running counter to some characters in one way or another.

I believe I'm the one you're referring to when it comes to the "lol cameras everywhere" character.

I've actually been wondering about such things myself. I mean, at any given time there seems to be three or four others that have similar, if not the same, capabilities as any of the others when it comes to reconnassiance.

horngeek

2010-10-27, 08:33 PM

Okay: I made a mistake in terms of timing. Sorry. Now, do you guys want me to retcon this?

Kayne650

2010-10-27, 08:41 PM

@Wahrheit: Thanks for pointing that out, I mostly pulled that number out of thin air, so the input is appreciated. I actually hadn't meant to write all of that out at once, so I wasn't being particularly detail-oriented. Are there any objections to me increasing the arrow speed to that of an actual long bow?

@KD: So, does that mean that you have no particular objections beyond what people have already said? Usually you give the most volume of criticism, so yours is one of the opinions that I most count on for my characters.

Also, so it doesn't get lost and is easier to find: the Quincy in question. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9644567&postcount=1454)

Kuroimaken

2010-10-27, 08:56 PM

Um, HG? There's stuff going on all over. Such a timeskip would be...troublesome. It's not much past afternoon on "today". Why not just build a scene like that? This goes out to you too, Warheit.

Also, a couple items I forgot in my last post.

1.)Kuroi, is Soushi opening that Senkai gate "now"? Because a.)that might attract notice without him planning for it, and b.)the "informant" said it was to be a week from that point, so he'd be early. His last activity was "opening a gate", so...:smallconfused:

Drat, brainfart on my part. I'll see what to do about correcting it. EDIT: changed.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-27, 09:15 PM

Okay: I made a mistake in terms of timing. Sorry. Now, do you guys want me to retcon this?If you could. The objection is to timing, not something happening. If you want Izumi and Rex to go through wacky hijinks, by all means, do so. But timeskipping now isn't the best idea.

@Wahrheit: Thanks for pointing that out, I mostly pulled that number out of thin air, so the input is appreciated. I actually hadn't meant to write all of that out at once, so I wasn't being particularly detail-oriented. Are there any objections to me increasing the arrow speed to that of an actual long bow?

@KD: So, does that mean that you have no particular objections beyond what people have already said? Usually you give the most volume of criticism, so yours is one of the opinions that I most count on for my characters.

Also, so it doesn't get lost and is easier to find: the Quincy in question. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9644567&postcount=1454) It means I've got goals set for myself tonight, and I'm struggling as is to meet them. They're goals for the game, so it's not a huge thing, but still. I'll try to give more thoughts tomorrow night. I'm doing that whole "job" thing, you know? :smallwink:

I believe I'm the one you're referring to when it comes to the "lol cameras everywhere" character.

I've actually been wondering about such things myself. I mean, at any given time there seems to be three or four others that have similar, if not the same, capabilities as any of the others when it comes to reconnassiance.My greater concern is with the automatic assumption of, apparently, utter and total surveillance. It just throws monkey wrenches in places they don't need to be.

Keep in mind that 2nd not only has to take in data, it has to process it. I point you towards real life spy agencies, which use a large array of modern technology. There are still hundreds, even thousands, of analysts sitting their sifting through information each day. And stuff gets missed.

In other words, 2nd appears too perfect at the spy game. Tone it down, please. :smallwink:

Drat, brainfart on my part. I'll see what to do about correcting it.Heh. :smalltongue:

horngeek

2010-10-27, 09:18 PM

Okay. We'd have to retcon the previous scene with them as well, but that should be possible...

Kayne650

2010-10-27, 09:44 PM

@KD: Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I was upset that you hadn't said anything. I totally understand if you have other obligations. Good luck with the job!

EDIT: Okay, I'm fairly sure that the issue with her being a sniper was worked out, and I'm still waiting on feedback about increasing her arrow's speed, but I haven't seen any objections beyond that. So I'll wait until about midday tomorrow, and then I'll add her to the Registry if no one has any further problems.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-27, 10:06 PM

Okay, so I'm going to preface this post by saying something very clearly.

The Enclave is officially being retired.

Between Zarah leaving, a lack of clear storyline ideas, a lack of interest/recruitment in the faction, and several other factors, I'm officially declaring it defunct. Those of you with characters created for the faction can feel free to cannibalize them for other purposes.

That said...

Josiah Kane, S.W.O.R.D. Agent 06More details to come soon.

Suffice to say, he knows that there's SCIENCE! to be done, and that it's critical S.W.O.R.D. learn more about how the Shinigami do the things they do.

I'll try to get more up tomorrow night.

Draken

2010-10-27, 10:15 PM

Hmm.

Oh well. For the record, Nathan will be retooled as Agent 005 of S.W.O.R.D. His "western cleric" feel will be mantained. Maybe with a few unexpected extras.

Shades of Gray

2010-10-27, 10:50 PM

Eirene Klossner's doll has been changed almost completely. Changes are on the wiki.

Callos_DeTerran

2010-10-27, 11:51 PM

Oh boy. That brings to mind that funny picture Callos drew for me with Yui in cheerleader outfit. Does anyone else remember that, or did your brain cut that traumatic memory out already? XD

Psh. I still HAVE that picture. :smalltongue: Like I'd delete it!

tgva8889

2010-10-28, 03:28 AM

Here's a kido that was used in an Episode previously that I don't think is on the Wiki. It fits into Qi, as it is sort of similar to White Crawl.

Springtime Breeze (Harukaze no Shizukesa): Alters the emotional state of the target, reducing their emotional feeling for a certain period. The target's feelings of happiness, anger, sadness, and other emotions is reduced, causing them to revert to a neutral emotional state.

HirokatsuGoto

2010-10-28, 09:08 AM

Questions:

Has Karite's sword been found where it landed?

If not, would it be acceptable to say that the 9th Division has small Recon groups, one of which would have seen this anomaly and would report it in for further investigation?

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I am always game to help keep a plot moving, and being in the Recon Division it seems like a perfect excuse for me to help push things along as i or others in the 9th Division could observe things happening which could help put things in motion.

Please do not hesitate to PM me to get something going.

Kayne650

2010-10-28, 09:14 AM

HirokatsuGoto

2010-10-28, 09:23 AM

That is what i meant..."recovered" from where it fell

Yes, Karite's sword was found, and the information was distributed Here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9647411&postcount=506) However, it hasn't been recovered yet, so you could have your division actually go and get it, unless someone objects.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 11:25 AM

Currently, timeline of the game seem to be a bit muddled.

To recap:

In Soul Society, there are characters who are seemingly still in the evening / night after Ep. 3. At least Sayuri and Yuuta fall to this category due to Hadrian being absent - does anyone know of the man? It seems Taiki, Natsuko and possibly Karite are also in this group.

Then, there are characters who are three days or more into the future - these include at least Sigint, Goto, Seiko, Kazuma, Michiko and possibly Yoshi and Kazuo.

I suggest all people are time-skipped to the same time frame as 11th Division as soon as possible - I can fix Sayuri as soon as Hadrian posts. I suggest Taiki's discussion with Karite takes place "in the future" too, maybe simultaneously with giving his sword back.

However, I ask people to NOT move more than one day further from current 11th division timeframe. This is due to two reasons: 1st, Mortal World will otherwise be severly lagging behind, and 2nd, Soushi opening that Senkai gate will happen that day, and there are in-game events required to take place that have yet to happen before I can safely advance that plot thread.

In the Mortal world, there are events of the Shrine and events of the Cemetery that are taking place one day apart from Angry Janitor plot.

Then there are Izumi, Rex, Milla and Shou who have acted during the evening of the same day, and are now moving to the next.

I suggest the second group move to the Halloween Episode with Erima and Takara, leaving the first group to advance Michiko's plot in the main thread. I don't think it's safe to timeskip the main thread untill or unless Callos gives a go-ahead.

Hueco Muendo is slightly better of, due to having less connections to the other threads. However, Von Geister sending the bird did not happen too long ago, so it can't be that far from Mortal World.

I'm waiting for Edge's character to complete his mission in Hueco Muendo.

Prime32

2010-10-28, 12:59 PM

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 01:01 PM

In short, it needs a lot of updating. I'm not even going to bother stating all the things that are lacking - rather, I'll start writing them straight to the wiki once I have time.

HirokatsuGoto

2010-10-28, 01:33 PM

would it be rude of me to ask where we are going and what we are waiting to have happen?

im not in a rush or anything, but i am just trying to find my place in the story

Kayne650

2010-10-28, 01:46 PM

Okay, here's a write-up on Yamashiro house, which may help with commentaries on Mayumi herself.

Yamashiro Quincy clan
The Yamashiro house is one of the older Quincy clans, able to trace its bloodline back to Feudal Japan. It is also one of the few matriarchal Quincy clans, with the female members significantly stronger on average than the males. The reasons for this are unknown, but it has led to the success of the clan while simultaneously causing other patriarchal clans to be somewhat wary of them.

the Yamashiro are known for their technological savvy, being one of the foremost clans in terms of Quincy technology and creations. Sanrei gloves, Quincy Bangles, variations of Ginto; these creations and more can have their origins traced back to the Yamashiro clan, though each has their own variation based on clan differences. A Yamashiro Sanrei glove will look and act differently from a Yoshimoto Sanrei Glove, for example.

Their Quincies are also known for sniping, being trained in particularly long-range techniques. While their mid-range is generally lacking (though they do have a small squad of archers trained for mid-range combat), their Quincies can strike opponents from an average of 1 kilometer away accurately, and the majority can strike farther than that with relative ease.

The current matriarch of the clan is Shiori Yamashiro, notable for being one of the oldest known living Quincies at 87 years old. Though her skills have diminished with age, she didn't get to be 87 years old by being easy to kill. Her skills far outstrip those of most Quincies, and her power is still a force to be feared. Her daughter, Asuka, recently passed away while singe-handedly fighting off a Hollow invasion, and currently Shiori's focus is on Mayumi, Asuka's daughter and Shiori's granddaughter. Mayumi has two children of her own, a seven year old girl named Hinata and a three year old son named Akio.

Okay, I made a few assumptions with these people, such as making them the go-to people for Quincy tech. If that's a problem, please let me know and I'll change it if necessary.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 02:01 PM

Kazuma could give Seiko a few pointers regarding battoujutsu - it's well within his area of expertise after all. *points to the Joint Episode thread* :smalltongue:

Kayne650

2010-10-28, 02:05 PM

Seiko mostly used it just to surprise Michiko. The idea of sheathing his sword to attack better doesn't make a whole lot of sense to Seiko, mostly because he usually uses his Shikai to fight, and his Shikai causes his sheath to vanish, making the idea mostly a moot point. It's not really a technique that he would use commonly, and only as a first strike to surprise opponents.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 02:15 PM

I still had to make the joke. :smalltongue:

There is one thing I had been considering as far as Kazuma's shikai that... hadn't the opportunity to come up yet. It's not that big a tweak, but I think it adds more consistency to the weapon itself.

I was considering the possibility that each weapon created by Sazanou is actually made up of chains. So, for example, if he made a sword, it would actually work something like Ivy Valentine's weapon from Soul Calibur. If he made a spear, it could break into several pieces connected by chain like Ikkaku's spear, etc..

What does everyone think? This could be a property of Kazuma's shikai that he hadn't considered using before, or that he only recently discovered (all things considered, he's an 8th seat, so there could be some space for finding that out).

Kayne650

2010-10-28, 02:30 PM

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 02:42 PM

I like the idea, but I'm not really sure how it would work. Would each weapon be a chain with different weapon casings? Because both of the weapons you suggested have a method of joining the parts and hiding the chains that give them their length. Particularly Ivy's sword, which looks like a short sword normally and can lengthen to reveal the inner chains. If it's actually made of chains and just chains, then I'm not sure how exactly any of the weapons would act like anything but a whip made of chains (which would hurt quite a bit).

So, maybe I'm missing something, but that's my take on the idea.

Well, yeah, I suppose a chain with different weapon casings is a good way to put it. For example, suppose he makes it a scythe. He could swing the scythe's head and affix it differently (so that the blade is not parallel to the shaft, and instead at the top), and then swing it and "break" the head off to attack opponents at a distance, and the head would still be attached to the shaft by chains.

I got the idea from thinking of Zanpakutou categories while watching the Zanpakutou lost tales arc. Muramasa is classified as an illusion-type zanpakutou, for example. I think this tweak to Kazuma's shikai gives a good explanation as to why it can manifest in so many different ways - in effect, it's an "illusion" of sorts.

Kayne650

2010-10-28, 02:54 PM

Yeah, I think that the weapon casing idea is probably your best bet, but you might wait on a second opinion before you implement it.

As for it being an Illusion-type, I can't really see it. Muramasa is an Illusion-type because he can use his powers to trick and control other Zanpakutou spirits, much like Aizen can. Because your Zanpakutou is actually transforming into these shapes and not just appearing to do so, I don't think that that would actually classify it as an Illusion-type, but rather as a Transformative-type Zanpakutou, though I'm not sure if there's any real precedent for that. It's pretty cool, though. I'm already thinking about cool visual effects for the transformations.

Wahrheit

2010-10-28, 02:57 PM

I was under the impression that Rex met Izumi the evening of the day of the Angry Janitor attack, and for them it's currently the same day as the shrine meeting. We can still shift to the Halloween episode, though.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 02:59 PM

tgva8889

2010-10-28, 03:03 PM

Hey, Terry, let's get this mythical conversation going. If it doesn't happen in the next two days, I'm waiting for current plot to happen.

Edit: I missed a comment on attack speed...Just a comment, attacks can be fast or whatnot, but they can't be so fast as to be undodgeable. In theory, any attack should have a response besides "getting killed," and for generally average attacks, a response besides "taking damage." Just be aware of that.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 03:11 PM

Actually, with that change I'd classify Kazuma's shikai as "fractal" type, similar with Byakyua's Senbonsakura (Yes, in canon it's projectile type. That's irrelevant to the point. :smalltongue:) - a weapon that's divided to small, interchangeable parts that can be combined to larger forms.

However, I didn't really have a problem with Kazuma's "shapeshifter" type either. Magic swords are magic.

Well, there were some fairly vocal complaints about it back when I was thinking of Kazuma. And either way, I like the idea, but it's obviously not something I should pull off in a fight and tell you guys it's always been that way. :smalltongue:

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 03:23 PM

would it be rude of me to ask where we are going and what we are waiting to have happen?

im not in a rush or anything, but i am just trying to find my place in the story

There are three major plot threads going in Soul Society.

First, there's Karite's Hollowfication. Sometime soon, Karite will go ape. There isn't much more to it, but it will throw at least one Division to chaos.

Second, there's Soushi letting criminals into Seireitei. This plot is currently waiting for Edge to get few things finished in Hueco Mundo thread. It will involve pretty much all of Seireitei, but especially 10th and 11th divisions.

Third, there's Kido Corps renovation plot. I'm waiting for Hadrian to move it along. It will get back to full steam once Soushi's plot is done and we find a good way to remove Takeshi from Commander position.

Fourth, there's the game-encompassing Wall plot, which will tie these separate threads together. It won't likely happen for a while though.

Fifth, there's... Shizuka Magatsu's mystery mission, but I have zero knowledge of how open that plot is.

If you don't feel it's Goto's place to join any of these, you can create your own sideplots. Have him go fishing with Sigint or spar with his underlings (I presume their players still haven't contacted you?). Throw few ideas around and we'll see if we can work something up. :)

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 03:29 PM

Well, there were some fairly vocal complaints about it back when I was thinking of Kazuma. And either way, I like the idea, but it's obviously not something I should pull off in a fight and tell you guys it's always been that way. :smalltongue:

Actually, my objection was more because he was getting too similar to Hannibal, both power and personality wise, and I asked to limit his powerset because I thought that'd be easier than revamping his personality.

Now that character development is taking them to radically different directions, I couldn't care less. :smallsmile:

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 03:47 PM

Actually, my objection was more because he was getting too similar to Hannibal, both power and personality wise, and I asked to limit his powerset because I thought that'd be easier than revamping his personality.

Now that character development is taking them to radically different directions, I couldn't care less. :smallsmile:

*snicker* :smalltongue:

tgva8889

2010-10-28, 03:56 PM

Kayne650

2010-10-28, 04:05 PM

All right, I haven't seen any more objections about Mayumi, so I think that I'm going to go ahead and stick her in the registry as well as the Yamashiro house.

And once I do that, I was considering having her examine the site of the Joint Ops battle, maybe with another of the teachers, because they definitely would have felt the reiatsu from the battle. Then, we could have more discussion between the teachers, and we could show the aftermath of that battle. This could happen on the day after the battle, to try to keep the timeline mostly secure.

To that end, I have one question: Karite said that his Bankai ice, that he used to crush Auset, only melted under extreme spiritual pressure. With that in mind, would the ice pillar still be there, and would Auset still be trapped underneath? Because if so, then that might be a way to show off the teacher's fighting ability against a Privaron, but she probably wouldn't still be there.

However, if I could get some responses from people playing teachers (Except Kuroi, because Hasunada is still busy with Sora and Elder and Silva) so I'll know if this is possible, that'd be great.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 04:06 PM

For removing Takeshi: Taiki could file an official complaint of some kind. Probably not enough by itself, but at the very least it might cause Central to begin some form of investigation that could lead to his removal.

I think we can use that. Our plan is to cause Takeshi elope due to disagreements with Seireitei nobility, so that would be a nudge to the right direction. :smallsmile:

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 04:08 PM

strawberryman

2010-10-28, 04:13 PM

Well, Hibiki, strawberry's character, even briefly took part in Ep. 3 fight against the Hollow wave, so you could combine that idea with Mayumi introducing herself to Hibiki, who just arrived to the school. :smallsmile:

I suppose I could facilitate this. Have Hibiki in the teacher's lounge relaxing, or something.

Kayne650

2010-10-28, 04:27 PM

Oh, Hibiki is new to the school? I didn't get that from his profile, but that's cool. Yeah, if you go ahead and start, I can have Mayumi introduce herself to him, and therefore to all the other people who read the HM thread. Then she can get his help to go and review the fight scene.

Also, should I go ahead and PM Terry about the ice pillar? I kind of need to know about that before Hibiki and Mayumi get there.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-28, 05:18 PM

Well, in Hasunaga's defense, he's been aware of the spirit world for well over a few decades; there's a good chance he knows more.

Doesn't stop Yui for being surprised. It's not Hasunaga knowing as much as it's mentioning such things casually to total strangers that she finds curious.

Moon Wolf

2010-10-28, 05:26 PM

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-28, 05:28 PM

Draken

2010-10-28, 05:34 PM

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-28, 05:38 PM

Oh gods...and then there's the 9th, who's probably watching you watching you watch everybody else...

YO DAW- *slap* "Don't. Don't."

Moon Wolf

2010-10-28, 05:55 PM

Kazuo-vision is watching you watch other people.

Seriously? Get a gorram internet button already. :smalltongue:

KnightDisciple

2010-10-28, 06:08 PM

AAHHH catch up!

Anyways, for KD's point a little while back: The security room has tons of cameras monitoring the Seireitei. They aren't exactly in the divisions themselves, but they monitor the entrances and such, giving a good enough view inside. And yes, there's microphones everywhere too. Sweet dreams. :smallamused:...You don't get to just say "cameras and microphones everywhere, smiley face".

How are they placed? Where did they get them? How efficient are they? Shouldn't such a thing be known?

I mean, if someone's in the middle of a training field the size of half a football field, it's highly improbable any standard surveillance gear could pick them up.

And I again reiterate that you need enough people to not only monitor those feeds, but to analyze those feeds. Even if you combine those 2 jobs, how many cameras are you talking about? Because you said 2nd has 236 members. How many members does the ninja corp have (as in, the whole Omni)? And don't say "enough", I'd like to see some hard numbers, at least OOC. I think you'll quickly see you'd need to recruit so many members they'd equal or exceed the size of the entire rest of the Gotei, just to keep an eye on all those cameras. Especially working in shifts around the clock, probably taking a break every 2 or so hours to rest their eyes to prevent strain and damage.

In other words, you need to tone down the "all seeing ninja corps" thing, and only act like you have surveillance when it's reasonable. Perhaps ask in OOC if it's a.)okay with the current bit of plot, and b.)if it's reasonable.

I got hell with Satoshi just for saying he used years of careful observation to put together files on the Captains, Vice-Captains, and other top officers. And those files had room to be outdated.

Having an active spy corps to watch everything stretches it even more.

Draken

2010-10-28, 06:09 PM

Dougu no Tsukirite hijacks the 2nd division tech.

"Your systems are now under control of the Makers. Do not fight it, captain of the 2nd, for we are above you (ten digits) and vastly beyond your imagining."

Moon Wolf

2010-10-28, 06:09 PM

I see. I'll think up something more appropriate. However, I'm a little pressed for time now, so it may have to wait.

horngeek

2010-10-28, 06:10 PM

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 06:25 PM

I'm considering getting one myself, but I'm afraid I'll have a heart attack when it changes from 0 to 1 from me having accidentally pressed it.

horngeek

2010-10-28, 06:31 PM

You actually need to confirm it. :smalltongue:

Draken

2010-10-28, 06:31 PM

Ok, it is done, first spoiler of my sig.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 06:55 PM

Got one myself. But it's not a competition! :smalltongue:

KerfuffleMach2

2010-10-28, 06:59 PM

Got one myself. But it's not a competition! :smalltongue:

<_<...>_>...

Yeah...I went and got me one, too.

tgva8889

2010-10-28, 07:14 PM

I want to give Draken more Internets but it won't let me...

KnightDisciple

2010-10-28, 07:16 PM

Yes, Karite's sword was found, and the information was distributed Here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9647411&postcount=506) However, it hasn't been recovered yet, so you could have your division actually go and get it, unless someone objects.

That is what i meant..."recovered" from where it fell

Just to pipe up on this...Why can't the 13th recover it? :smallconfused:

Horngeek, I've told both Natsuko and "various officers in the 13th". Why not have someone from your own division take care of the sword that landed in your division, and belongs to the Vice-Captain of your division?

As well, I was kind of hoping Terry would act on this info somehow.

Sorry, I just don't see the need for 9th to be involved in any way. :smallconfused:

Terry576

2010-10-28, 07:21 PM

Just to pipe up on this...Why can't the 13th recover it? :smallconfused:

Horngeek, I've told both Natsuko and "various officers in the 13th". Why not have someone from your own division take care of the sword that landed in your division, and belongs to the Vice-Captain of your division?

As well, I was kind of hoping Terry would act on this info somehow.

Sorry, I just don't see the need for 9th to be involved in any way. :smallconfused:

Karite's been Comatose for quite some time. He'll wake up soon, and hear about his sword.

horngeek

2010-10-28, 07:21 PM

Yeah... I'm thinking I'll write up a post on the matter soon, in fact.

riccaru

2010-10-28, 07:23 PM

Speaking of which, is Natsuko still going on Maternity leave?

tgva8889

2010-10-28, 07:29 PM

She's on it right now, isn't she?

Also, how did Karite express a desire to talk about Hannibal if he was comatose?

KnightDisciple

2010-10-28, 07:35 PM

Karite's been Comatose for quite some time. He'll wake up soon, and hear about his sword.Um...didn't he just get up, make some noise, and sit down in a chair?

Really, your real-time slowdown has given enough time. Might as well have him go get the sword, or at least talk about doing so.

Also, what tgva said. :smallwink:

Terry576

2010-10-28, 07:36 PM

She's on it right now, isn't she?

Also, how did Karite express a desire to talk about Hannibal if he was comatose?

Did that while he was awake, before he went under.

@^: And yes, he did. Then he went back to sleep, due to the massive interaction that was going on, as well as Character Development between Taiki and Natsuko.

I didn't want Karite's plot to interrupt great development. So he's sleeping.

He's gonna wake up once I post.

riccaru

2010-10-28, 07:36 PM

She's on it right now, isn't she?

Also, how did Karite express a desire to talk about Hannibal if he was comatose?

Oh, so the person in charge of 13th at the moment is Ryo... An eight seat. Then it's Hachirou, the 13th :smalltongue:

Surprise Promotions!!!!

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 07:49 PM

It beats other surprises.

Like surprise bu--

*smack**smack**Thwack**KERWHACK**smack**ker-whack*

...ow.

HirokatsuGoto

2010-10-28, 10:28 PM

Sorry, I just don't see the need for 9th to be involved in any way. :smallconfused:

The following is why i asked about it (this comes from the Wiki)

"...The ninth division has a fairly narrow scope by comparison to many of the other divisions. The ninth division are scouts and during peacetime, they physically scout out any anomalies before any of the other divisions, in order to find out what the situation is and how it should be dealt with..."

on top of that, i dont see why the 9th absolutely wouldnt be involved "in any way"

9th is Recon, something weird seems to have happened (an "anomaly" of sorts) so why (by the decription about their duties listed on the wiki) would it be so far fetched?

If the 9th isnt allowed to have recon teams doing reconnaissance type duties like this in peacetime, then what is it they are supposed to do?

Also, i brought it up because no one else was stepping up to help keep it moving forward. There is no reason the 13th can't do it or whoever else you want to do it KD, but i dont think it was wrong of me to assume that the 9th may have a reason to help try to move the plot forward in a small way.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-28, 10:33 PM

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 10:45 PM

That reminds me. Isn't Karite's sword encased in a freaking giant pillar of ice?

riccaru

2010-10-28, 10:50 PM

That reminds me. Isn't Karite's sword encased in a freaking giant pillar of ice?

Isn't Natsuko's Bankai a giant dragon of fire?:smallconfused:

I don't see a problem here:smalltongue:

KnightDisciple

2010-10-28, 10:50 PM

Here's Josiah Kane reborn and re-purposed. More will come soon.

Josiah Kane, S.W.O.R.D. Agent 06
Name: Josiah Kane
Organization: S.W.O.R.D.
Rank:Agent 06
Code Name: [REDACTED]
Age: 35
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair: Dark Red
Eyes: Deep Blue.
Speech Color: Dark Orchid

Appearance: Josiah's long hair long is kept in a ponytail to about mid-shoulder blades, while his face is clean shaven. His overall build is the very fit and muscular side of "average". His face is lean, but without any true "sharp edges", lending itself to a youthful, vibrant look.

Most often, he is dressed in a polo shirt and jeans, typically covered by a lab coat, and possibly some sort of protective apron or other gear. He has only been seen in a suit a half-dozen times total; every time he has been in a suit, it was for a meeting with Agent 000 or 001 (and not even every meeting with 001).

Personality: Compared to some of his fellow S.W.O.R.D. agents, Josiah is a relatively well-adjusted human being. He's never engaged in acts that would have him arrested and/or condemned by an ethics committee. He bears no deep-seated ill will towards Shinigami. He simply believes strongly in S.W.O.R.D.'s mission: making the Mortal World self-sufficient.

Mr. Kane realizes that, at some point, he may have to undertake more questionable acts, but he is determined to keep such efforts to a minimum. Josiah has a motivation stretching back to an ancestor from old Colonial American times. One who, as the stories say, fought back the darkness with strength of will and his own meager talents. Josiah heard many tales of this ancestor, and hopes to one day surpass him, albeit with a bit more science on his side.

Besides his iron resolve to make the world a better place, Josiah has a passion for science, research, and technology. He can often be found whiling away hours in his lab, losing track of the time of day. If someone gets him talking about a project, he can go for hours on end.

Beyond this, Josiah is a very reserved, but generally personable fellow. He is quick to lend a friendly hand to people in his life, and treats most everyone with respect by default. If someone does something enough to earn his disfavor, respect does not exist for that individual. He's a bit of a charmer with the ladies, but it's mostly due to his polite mannerisms.

History: Coming Soon to an OOC Thread near you!

Equipment:
ToolsAssorted Hand Tools: Josiah often has a couple multi-tools upon his person, allowing him to perform a wide variety of tasks whatever the situation.
Scanner: These pair of glasses have an intelligent computer that recognizes patterns and analyzes opponents for their weak points. (Styled as auto-tinting non-prescription lenses)
Spirit Shock: Harnessing power similar in theory to a seele schneider, this unique glove steals spiritrons from the air as well as opponents, physically draining them, and storing it in the glove for use with his other tools. It glows red when in use.
Shield: This armband uses the spiritrons from the spirit shock glove, producing a large wall-like barrier in front of the user. The shield is more or less powerful depending on how much power is put into it. It can also create a temporary, but stronger stationary barrier.

WeaponsHandgun: Josiah typically carries a modified Beretta 92 Elite 1A (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Elite1A.jpg), modified with spiritual technology to be able to manipulate spiritual energy as a supplementary force to normal bullets, or to actually create bullets.

Dials:
Josiah, as Agent 06 and a researcher of S.W.O.R.D. spiritual tech, has full access to dials. Typically, he carries 2-3 basic Dials on his person, but has been known to shift the variety somewhat.

Note: It is rumored that Mr. Kane has been working on a [REDACTED], as a proof-of-concept. However, these rumors have yet to be confirmed except to the highest levels of agents.

HirokatsuGoto

2010-10-28, 10:57 PM

The 9th is supposed to recon in the mortal world, and possibly Hueco Mundo. They are external scouts, not internal.

Really, the O-ninjas are the next candidates after 13th Division. And I don't see what stops us from assuming people in the 13th grounds retrieved the sword, and have it safely held for Karite to reclaim. Terry apparently has a plan for how quickly he wishes to acquire it.

I'm not trying to stamp your creativity, but it just seemed like an unusually large stretch for the 9th to physically react before the 13th.

That said, Kraz (if he could be bothered to freaking post around here) might be better suited for saying if they ever investigate anomalies in Seireitei...as opposed to the SCIENCE! Division or some such.

If the duties are only to be in those places and of that ilk, then i think it should be stated that way in the wiki.

As for Kraz, being the only person to make those decisions, i think that is unfair for me to have to wait to do anything until the Cpt says i can. If it was to go to Earth, or Hueco or somethign big...then sure of course. But investigating something internal that would show up, i dont see why i should have to twiddle my thumbs and wait for a PM. I have PMd multiple times to get some kind of direction and got no response.

Real life is crazy for everyone, i am not upset AT ALL that Kraz hasnt responded. But if RL is indeed in the way, then i dont think i should have to wait until it isnt before i am allowed to act, especially if Kraz wrote the 9th Division part of the wiki and to this point it is not specified that this anomaly is out of their interest.

I DO think the 13th woudl make most sense to get it, again i ONLY inquired because no one else seemed to be acting on what was posted. Do I personlly believe the 9th (as it seems to be here) would be the highest chance Division to investogate, NO, but as the wiki and 9th Division desctiption is written, i do not think it is so far away from the description of the 9th, for them to serve in a small way to help facilitate the story forward if it is needed.

I do not think i was wrong, with the infromation provided, to assume i shouldnt think to be involved if it helps the story go forward.

In fact i didnt even say the 9th "should" be invovled, i only offered the 9th Division as an option to help move the story forward if it was wanted.

Obviously we arent wanted to be involved in any way, so nevermind, i was just trying to help

Kuroimaken

2010-10-28, 10:57 PM

Isn't Natsuko's Bankai a giant dragon of fire?:smallconfused:

I don't see a problem here:smalltongue:

The same Natsuko who's on maternity leave and therefore shouldn't be going Bankai, just in case? :smallamused:

riccaru

2010-10-28, 10:59 PM

The same Natsuko who's on maternity leave and therefore shouldn't be going Bankai, just in case? :smallamused:

Shikai then>_>

tgva8889

2010-10-28, 11:32 PM

Did that while he was awake, before he went under.

@^: And yes, he did. Then he went back to sleep, due to the massive interaction that was going on, as well as Character Development between Taiki and Natsuko.

I didn't want Karite's plot to interrupt great development. So he's sleeping.

He's gonna wake up once I post.

"Comatose" doesn't work that way...oh never mind.

The person in charge of 13th is, as Natsuko mentioned in her discussion, the 3rd seat. It just so happens that character has no player at the moment, so technically 13th is under the "control" of horngeek (the player) at the moment, since the Captain controls all unplayed/unclaimed members of their division. Am I wrong?

riccaru

2010-10-28, 11:45 PM

"Comatose" doesn't work that way...oh never mind.

The person in charge of 13th is, as Natsuko mentioned in her discussion, the 3rd seat. It just so happens that character has no player at the moment, so technically 13th is under the "control" of horngeek (the player) at the moment, since the Captain controls all unplayed/unclaimed members of their division. Am I wrong?

Err... Akio is the 3rd seat, played by me. He's also indisposed at the moment, as he's fighting inside his mindscape.

tgva8889

2010-10-28, 11:55 PM

Err... Akio is the 3rd seat, played by me. He's also indisposed at the moment, as he's fighting inside his mindscape.

My mistake, I'm not very aware of most of the characters outside of my own division. So then the 4th Seat?

horngeek

2010-10-29, 01:28 AM

Indeed.

Said position is held by twins, who are said on the wiki to be NPCs now.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-29, 06:34 AM

Shikai then>_>

Even so. I think Terry might wanna go somewhere with the giant pillar of ice. :smalltongue:

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-29, 08:51 AM

Goto & KD: the 9th Division was already stated to be part of Karite's plot - their task was to scan the mortal world! That's how Shou, our resident furry officer, bumped into Mila Rosethorn. That plot would most naturally involve Goto - The problem here is that Wahrheit, Artemis, Zerkai and kraz, players of other9th Division characters, are not doing a thing with them.

So, in their absence, the best course would be for Goto to get involved into some small plot of his own, like go fishing with Sigint. Or perhaps they could go to discuss some other relevant piece of recon date?

Kuromaiken and riccaru: Yes, Karite's Zanpakuto created a giant block of ice when it returned to Soul Society. Only relevance this has is that it makes it easier to see and harder to take back.

... why do you keep yapping about it?

Wahrheit

2010-10-29, 02:27 PM

I'm waiting for Artemis to respond, since Shou is still busy with Mila in the mortal world. If nothing more develops along that front by tonight, I'll bring Shou back to Soul Society and later retcon in what happened, since, ya know, I like playing my characters and dislike having them sitting around being boring.

horngeek

2010-10-29, 02:29 PM

We might do some retconning of the timing of Izumi and Rex meeting as well, since otherwise Izumi and Rex would be sitting around for a while.

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-29, 02:33 PM

strawberryman

2010-10-29, 04:04 PM

Link here. (http://bleachitp-reborn.wikidot.com/1st-division)

Well, for 1st division anyway.

Oddly few officers.

Prime32

2010-10-29, 04:07 PM

[Outside Houheiden]

"...Do you have a name, birdie?" Valeria's expression lightens slightly...If you do not answer in the next 5 seconds, "Birdie" is your name. Yes, even if Von Geister is the one speaking.

Moon Wolf

2010-10-29, 04:21 PM

Actually, it is his wife speaking.

...

Somewhere, somehow, in a gloomy palace on an alternate plane, a twisted old man is laughing over a cup of coffee.

:smallamused:

KnightDisciple

2010-10-29, 08:03 PM

Okay, so I want to get this straight, plain, and everything.

What is our respective division's purposes?

Like I've said time and again, to me there seems to be some overlap, and I want to know just exactly where all of the divisions stand.

Okay, as I understand it:

1st Division: Administration, Budgeting, and Field Command
2nd Division: Stealth/Assassination, Undercover Ops, Seireitei Security (from external threats); Onmitsukido (http://bleachitp-reborn.wikidot.com/onmitsukido)
3rd Division: Execution of criminals
4th Division: Medical aid, Medical research, supplies/logistics
5th Division: Communication
6th Division: Reinforcement, Training
7th Division: Construction, Siege Works
8th Division: Strategic and Tactical Planning
9th Division: External Scouts, Field Cartographers
10th Division: Police, Prisons
11th Division: Break Stuff With Swords
12th Division: SCIENCE!
13th Division: Mortal World Patrol (Hollow elimination, sending on dead souls)

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-29, 08:11 PM

It's also good to remember that the overlap 2nd Division has with 9th and 10th is because Omitsukido is, in principle, a separate organization from Gotei. It has redundancy so it can work in the theoretical situation where Central 46 or some other organ of Seireitei government decide not to bother with going through the Commander General.

What is the 2nd Division is mostly just a front, a co-operation organ between Gotei and Omnitsukido. In addition, it trains more specialized, "elite" forces to help Gotei as a whole. 2nd is to 9th what Navy Seals are to army, and to 10th what CIA is to FBI, roughly speaking.

Moon Wolf

2010-10-29, 08:16 PM

Beat me to it. :smalltongue:

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-29, 08:24 PM

Moon Wolf

2010-10-29, 08:26 PM

No one knows about the Onmitsukido...except the Onmitsukido.

And perhaps the CG and a few others.

riccaru

2010-10-29, 08:27 PM

Okay, so my impression of the 9th was that it was a reconnaisance unit. I suppose they really shouldn't know about the Onmitsukido, then?

So basically, the 2nd is the only reconnaisance unit here. Got it. Thank you for clearing it up for me.

Rule number one of Omnitsukido: Don't talk about Omnitsukido.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-29, 08:28 PM

Okay, so my impression of the 9th was that it was a reconnaisance unit. I suppose they really shouldn't know about the Onmitsukido, then?

So basically, the 2nd is the only reconnaisance unit here. Got it. Thank you for clearing it up for me.....No.

9th is a recon and scout unit. They go out and...scout out things.

Here, look (http://bleachitp-reborn.wikidot.com/9th-division).

riccaru

2010-10-29, 08:30 PM

....No.

9th is a recon and scout unit. They go out and...scout out things.

Here, look (http://bleachitp-reborn.wikidot.com/9th-division).

This may tie into the 9th position in the Karite plot... they physically scout out any anomalies before any of the other divisions, in order to find out what the situation is and how it should be dealt with.

Sword moving to a location by itself and being encased in ice= anomaly.

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-29, 08:32 PM

...Wow.

There's gonna have to be a lot of retconning then. 'cause both the Captain and Vice-Captain of the 9th know of Onmitsukido...

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-29, 08:41 PM

Eh, high-level Gotei officers knowing of the Omnitsukido is like a high-level soviet officer having heard of KGB.

In other words, in Soviet Russia, plot retcons you. High-ranking officer having knowledge of Omnitsukido's general existence does not mean he has in-depth knowledge of its workings, and thus is not a big deal.

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-29, 08:45 PM

Okay...how about knowledge of who is a Corps. Commander? How does that factor into things?

KnightDisciple

2010-10-29, 08:50 PM

Okay...how about knowledge of who is a Corps. Commander? How does that factor into things?Well...I guess it depends on the Corps. Captains and VC's might at least hear rumors.

Keep in mind that, independent or no, the two organizations kind of have to interact. They live in the same place, and I imagine the CG would raise holy hell if they just acted with total impunity and secrecy, seeming randomly killing and spying without ever telling people why.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-29, 08:55 PM

Okay...how about knowledge of who is a Corps. Commander? How does that factor into things?

That depends on how much stuff Shinigami hide from each other. In addition to being part of Omnitsukido, I recall Sigint also holds (at least nominal) rank in 2nd division of Gotei too.

So, Goto knowing his purpose might be because it was not secret, because he read something he shouldn't have while snooping through Kiku's papers, or someone somewhere can't keep his mouth shut.

Heck, considering Yuuki's and Kyasarin's carefree attitudes, they might have told Kiku or someone else by accident.

It's something that could be a plot point on its own. Think about it.

riccaru

2010-10-29, 08:58 PM

*pokes Frozen with a stick* Hey... You... Akio and Elder have a date in SS. Get to it!:smalltongue:

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-29, 09:00 PM

I'm afraid I'll have to sleep now... I'll get to it once I wake up. Good night, everyone.

riccaru

2010-10-29, 09:01 PM

I'm afraid I'll have to sleep now... I'll get to it once I wake up. Good night, everyone.

Are you sure you can sleep thinking of Elder going on a date with someone?

Anyway, night F_F.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-29, 11:56 PM

Revisions to the man. :smallamused:

Josiah Kane, S.W.O.R.D. Agent 06
Name: Josiah Kane
Organization: S.W.O.R.D.
Rank:Agent 06
Code Name: Dynamic Steel
Age: 35
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair: Dark Red
Eyes: Deep Blue.
Speech Color: Dark Orchid

Appearance: Josiah's long hair long is kept in a ponytail to about mid-shoulder blades, while his face is clean shaven. His overall build is the very fit and muscular side of "average". His face is lean, but without any true "sharp edges", lending itself to a youthful, vibrant look.Josiah has 4 metal interface ports along his spine (base of skull, bottom of neck, mid-back, and just above the waist); these ports appear as 1-inch circles of metal with very small slots around the outside edge (roughly half a millimeter wide per slot) that are typically closed when he's not in armor, and with a central slot approximately 1mm wide (again, typically closed when not in armor).

Most often, he is dressed in a polo shirt and jeans, typically covered by a lab coat, and possibly some sort of protective apron or other gear. He has only been seen in a suit a half-dozen times total; every time he has been in a suit, it was for a meeting with Agent 000 or 001 (and not even every meeting with 001).

Personality: Compared to some of his fellow S.W.O.R.D. agents, Josiah is a relatively well-adjusted human being. He's never engaged in acts that would have him arrested and/or condemned by an ethics committee. He bears no deep-seated ill will towards Shinigami. He simply believes strongly in S.W.O.R.D.'s mission: making the Mortal World self-sufficient.

Mr. Kane realizes that, at some point, he may have to undertake more questionable acts, but he is determined to keep such efforts to a minimum. Josiah has a motivation stretching back to an ancestor from old Colonial American times. One who, as the stories say, fought back the darkness with strength of will and his own meager talents. Josiah heard many tales of this ancestor, and hopes to one day surpass him, albeit with a bit more science on his side.

Besides his iron resolve to make the world a better place, Josiah has a passion for science, research, and technology. He can often be found whiling away hours in his lab, losing track of the time of day. If someone gets him talking about a project, he can go for hours on end.

Beyond this, Josiah is a very reserved, but generally personable fellow. He is quick to lend a friendly hand to people in his life, and treats most everyone with respect by default. If someone does something enough to earn his disfavor, respect does not exist for that individual. He's a bit of a charmer with the ladies, but it's mostly due to his polite mannerisms.

History: Coming Soon to an OOC Thread near you!

Equipment:
ToolsAssorted Hand Tools: Josiah often has a couple multi-tools upon his person, allowing him to perform a wide variety of tasks whatever the situation.
Scanner: These pair of glasses have an intelligent computer that recognizes patterns and analyzes opponents for their weak points. (Styled as auto-tinting non-prescription lenses)
Spirit Shock: Harnessing power similar in theory to a seele schneider, this unique glove steals spiritrons from the air as well as opponents, physically draining them, and storing it in the glove for use with his other tools. It glows red when in use.
Shield: This armband uses the spiritrons from the spirit shock glove, producing a large wall-like barrier in front of the user. The shield is more or less powerful depending on how much power is put into it. It can also create a temporary, but stronger stationary barrier.

WeaponsHandgun: Josiah typically carries a modified Beretta 92 Elite 1A (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Elite1A.jpg), modified with spiritual technology to be able to manipulate spiritual energy as a supplementary force to normal bullets, or to actually create bullets.

Dials:
Josiah, as Agent 06 and a researcher of S.W.O.R.D. spiritual tech, has full access to dials. Typically, he carries 2-3 basic Dials on his person, but has been known to shift the variety somewhat.

Other: It is rumored that Mr. Kane has been working on a power armor of some sort, as a proof-of-concept. However, these rumors have yet to be confirmed except to the highest levels of agents.

These rumors not only hold truth, they underestimate the truth. Josiah hasn't just been working on a power armor, he has built one.

The Dynamo Power Suit is a marvel of S.W.O.R.D. engineering (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100309174306/marveldatabase/images/4/42/Invincible_Iron_Man_Vol_1_25_Textless_Variant.jpg) .

Suit Construction: Armor Plating:Composed of a bleeding-edge composite alloy, giving it resistance to damage from both physical and spiritual attacks.
As well, the outer skin of the armor is coated with a new type of "smart paint", which allows Josiah to modify the paint scheme on the fly (though not with a speed to render it anything like active camo; only enough to generate passive camo patterns within about 30 seconds).

Exoskeletal Structure: The inner framework of the armor is composed of a similar material as the armor plating, with high-efficiency shock absorbers installed around key joints, and extra absorbers present in the legs (which tend to bear the brunt of much of the suit's weight).

Motive System: The Dynamo moves and interacts with the world via next-generation electroactive polymers to create "artificial muscles" that generate several times the strength of human muscles, while still being lightweight and requiring minimal charge run through them to activate. As well, they have been fine-tuned to provide the same level of control as human muscles, only to greater degrees. Josiah can gently pick up an egg without cracking it, or tear a sedan into pieces without breaking a sweat.

Power System: The biggest breakthrough in the Dynamo is its ability to network several methods of giving itself power. First, a series of compact, high-efficiency Dials are installed throughout the suit, sometimes connecting to sub-sections of the surface of the armor. Some of the dials draw power from kinetic energy (be it simply moving around, or impact from physical combat); some from sunlight and other ambient energies; and some (including the largest one in the center of the chest plate) draw power directly from spiritual particles in the air. As well, a good deal of his armor plating incorporates the same systems as Spirit Shock gloves, allowing him to draw in even more power. Finally, the suit utilizes and advanced "distributed battery" system, allowing it to store up large amounts of power, meaning whatever the Dials and Spirit Shock Grid draw in does not go to waste. These batteries can be charged from mortal power generators, but this requires much more time, as said power has to run through special converters.

Flight Systems: Josiah has yet to find a way to replicate the air-walking ability of the Shinigami. However, he has found a way to induce flight in the D.P.S., with some of the Dial systems actually reducing his apparent in-flight weight (meaning less strain on his systems), while other very specialized Dials provide super-efficient propulsion with an effect somewhere between jets of air and traditional rocket/jet engines. Smaller Dials provide maneuvering jets, as well as an array of compressed-air jets (with special micro-compressor air-scoops to keep their supply topped off in-flight) and control flaps across the suit.

Sensory Systems: The helmet contains updated versions of the sensors that go into Scanner and Tracker glasses, as well as a few other items that Josiah came up with himself, giving him a full-spectrum sensor suite that can even do preliminary examination of a crime scene.

Defensive Systems: The Dynamo Suit can, during combat, active a force screen that further protects it from harm, especially against non-physical attacks from spiritual beings (such as Kido and Cero). However, this system is power-intensive, meaning it cannot be used in conjunction with flight, large-scale sensor use, upper-level heavy lifting, or the suit's integrated weaponry.
Beyond that, the suit carries an array of ECM gear, as well as several dispensers for micro-flares and small packages of anti-radar chaff (used only in flight battles where such a thing might come into play), helping it to stay undetected by mortal authorities. Or at least let it avoid capture by said authorities.

Weaponry: The D.P.S. is, at its base, rather sparsely armed. The palms of the hands have multi-purpose Dials installed, which can calibrate on the fly to either provide motive thrust, or a concentrated blast of force energy, vaguely like a "shove", except much more powerful and concentrated.
However, Josiah purposefully designed the suit to allow it to interface with specially-designed modules at various key locations over the suit. Most often, Josiah attaches extra weaponry or equipment to his forearms and shoulders/back. Theoretically, he could design an armor package for the armor, but that's still in the drawing stages.
Almost all of the modular weapons Josiah attaches maintain their own power supply in one way or another, be it batteries, special spirit particle collectors, or specialized Dials. Rarely does Josiah carry the same loadout twice, as he is constantly seeking to modify and upgrade all of his equipment.

Machine-User Interface: A system as complicated and ground-breaking as the Dynamo Powered Suit required ground-breaking interface methods. The muscular control reads the body's natural movements and electrical impulses, seamlessly converting them into movement from the suit. The more complicated systems are activated by a combination of voice commands and a special neural interface system designed by Josiah himself. It required the implantation of four interface points on his spine (base of skull, bottom of neck, mid-back, and just above the waist), but it allows incredible control of his suit. Josiah understands the inherent risks of such a system, but accepts them as part of progress and innovation.

Kayne650

2010-10-30, 01:33 AM

Apparently Strawberry and I are incapable of being online at the same time.

Regardless, I have a quick question: someone asked me before what grade Mayumi taught, and I was wondering: could she teach multiple grades? I aske because 1) I'm not sure how Japanese high schools work, and 2) I didn't go to high school even in America because I was homeschooled. There's at least one student in each class that I'd like to have her interact with, and I was wondering if I could just have her teach all of the classes, as opposed to just picking one. It's okay if she can't, but I'd like for her to.

Also, I changed the firing speed of her arrows to 200 MPH, which is above the ordinary speed for a longbow, but still significantly under shunpo speed, which no one seems to have a problem seeing. I also mentioned what her maximum rate of fire is (approx. 100 arrows per second), which I based on Uryu's rate during the Hueco Mundo arc, when he stated that he could fire something like eleven hundred arrows a second and was still drastically under his father in power.

Now, when Mayumi uses her full firing rate, her power and accuracy drop drastically, but her firing speed remains the same. It would kind of be like every arrow is little more than her punching you in face (and she's only a human). If this is a problem, please let me know!

OH, one more thing. Would anyone have a problem with, at some point, Mayumi perhaps teaching the younger Quincy characters (Kina, Rex, Alexander, etc) techniques and such? That's one of the reasons why I made her, and I realized that I didn't actually ask anyone if there was a problem with her doing that. So, if the players of the younger Quincies could get back to me on that, that'd be great!

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 09:31 AM

I would think that as long as her subject doesn't overlap with other teachers', she can probably teach multiple grades. However, she can only be the homeroom teacher for one of them (assuming it isn't taken). This is because typically schedules are spread out over the week, so often a given class of students would have math on Tuesdays and Thursdays, or two periods of math on Friday, and so on and forth. Obviously, that's far too little worktime for a teacher unless he/she works multiple grades.

At least back in high school, we shared teachers with some grades and not others.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 09:36 AM

Are you sure you can sleep thinking of Elder going on a date with someone?

Anyway, night F_F.

"But didn't I already go to a date with Silva?"

*cricket sound*

"... not that kind of a date, but still."

Really, I only find the idea of Elder dating someone amusing. :smallwink: She sure wouldn't mind. So beware! :smalltongue:

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 09:40 AM

Right, so, in an effort to further develop the new and improved Josiah Kane (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9661603&postcount=115), I'd like to put up a request here.

Would someone be interested in playing Josiah's wife?

*This character could be a completely normal mortal, a mortal with mere spiritual awareness, or a mortal with powers.
*I would ask "No Quincy", since a.)that's Nero's thing, and b.)I'd like some more variety in S.W.O.R.D. one way or another.
*The character could be ignorant of what Josiah really does, know about it but just be "at home support", or be part of the organization.
*I'd ask she be within a couple years of Josiah's age (35) in either direction.
*Nationality is up to you; Josiah is American, but we can plot out basically anything.
*I'd like for them to have an NPC daughter who's around 2-5 years old. The only child so far.

Other than that, go wild. Initial interest can be posted here, but I'd ask that detailed entries get PMed to me. I can only pick one ("Are you sure?" *Thwap* "Yes. I am sure"),so sorry if you don't get picked. More motivation to get a good "entry" in to me! Doesn't need to be a total character sheet, but description of looks, personality, and the factors mentioned above would be good.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 10:08 AM

Considering I'm thinking of making my final character (as in I've got two characters in each side already, and I'm thinking of the last one), I would step away from this one (as much fun as RPing a wife and child would be).

Kasanip

2010-10-30, 10:10 AM

Kasanip: Regarding having to respond to large posts...I'm not sure what to say. I mean, Kaito's not just going to nod and agree 100% with what Sayaka and her dad are saying. And he's a bit loquacious. So...*shrugs*

Kaito is a little of a worry. He seems to have many "Out of Character" actions.
Like, to become a interrupt of Ayase's scenes.
To claim to know 'true nature of gods' (but he did not know shinigami or hollow!)
To be interrupting and rude and insult to teacher, but character sheet says
Generally speaking, Kaito is polite, quiet, neat, and observant.

It is a concern of the scene if only argument of Kaito when Haruaki tries to answer questions. I hope Ayase, Kina, Ken, Michiko and others may make a post and avoid such an argument.

Also to ask now a question for this group: Is explanation ok now from Haruaki? Please tell me if to write different things m(_ _)m. :smallredface:

Regardless, I have a quick question: someone asked me before what grade Mayumi taught, and I was wondering: could she teach multiple grades?

Yes. What subject does she teach?:smallsmile:

OH, one more thing. Would anyone have a problem with, at some point, Mayumi perhaps teaching the younger Quincy characters (Kina, Rex, Alexander, etc) techniques and such? That's one of the reasons why I made her, and I realized that I didn't actually ask anyone if there was a problem with her doing that. So, if the players of the younger Quincies could get back to me on that, that'd be great!

Such a question is for Quincy players maybe, but to think it is ok. I think players of Quincy character have changed a little.

To have another question for group of SWORD players. What is 'level' of SWORD characters? To have no comparison to Hollow ability or Shinigami ability, it is difficult to make such a criticism I think. It seems they are like 'boss character' to fight?

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 10:24 AM

Kaito is a little of a worry. He seems to have many "Out of Character" actions....Wait, what?

Like, to become a interrupt of Ayase's scenes.He can't be frustrated at Ayase blatantly lying about being a different person?

To claim to know 'true nature of gods' (but he did not know shinigami or hollow!)...He can't have pre-conceived notions about what sort of being he would believe is an actual deity? Isn't that, like, the bulk of most world religions and philosophies? He can't subscribe to a mindset that says "Those that claim god-hood should display certain characteristics, or I'm going to think they're just arrogant beings who happen to have power"?

Maybe this is a cultural disconnect or something, but Kaito simply said they don't fit what he imagines actual gods would be like. How is that "out of character"? Wouldn't that sort of mindset be in-character for the young genius son of a police investigator?

To be interrupting and rude and insult to teacher, but character sheet says Haruaki isn't a teacher. He's this goofy guy running a shrine at the outskirts of town. Oh, he's presenting information to the kids.

Then again, Kaito's merely asking questions, presenting points and counter-points, and just generally engaging in at least some debate. How is that out-of-character?

If he seems frustrated, it's because the "teacher" is giving him the absolute worst sort of attitude about his non-answers: "This is all the info I'm giving you, because." "Because why?" "Because I say so."

It is a concern of the scene if only argument of Kaito when Haruaki tries to answer questions. I hope Ayase, Kina, Ken, Michiko and others may make a post and avoid such an argument. I'd love for other characters to pipe in, though Michiko's not in the same room.

But I'm not going to have Kaito passively sit by and not question this radically new information. It goes against his nature.

Also to ask now a question for this group: Is explanation ok now from Haruaki? Please tell me if to write different things m(_ _)m. :smallredface:Not sure I understand what you're asking here. :smallconfused:

To have another question for group of SWORD players. What is 'level' of SWORD characters? To have no comparison to Hollow ability or Shinigami ability, it is difficult to make such a criticism I think. It seems they are like 'boss character' to fight?Well. Right now, I'd say most of them are probably Seated Officer level, when they have all their gear. Note that Josiah's armor is nifty....but as I'll be adding in, it can be damaged such that its effectiveness notably reduces.

Strawberryman's character, Nero, is an impressive fighter...if he has his gear. He's probably decent at hand-to-hand, so he could possibly survive if he was stripped down to jockey shorts and dumped in a fight with a Shinigami, but it's not guaranteed.

Most all of them are spiritually aware humans with no special powers beyond "seeing and interacting with spiritual beings". They may have some "internal reserves of spiritual power" or some such, but said reserves do nothing. The only exception is that Living Vizard Terry made that may or may not be still an intended character.
Well, the only named exception who we know is a SWORD character. Mrs. Abel is a Quincy, and I'm sure there are Quincy in the ranks of SWORD. But beyond that, they're spiritually-aware humans.

Another way to think of it is:
SWORD Agent with Gear: Seated officer, at least for the higher ranks.
SWORD Agent without Gear: Skilled plus, generally speaking.

EDIT: Note. I'm not trying to make an OOC debate in the MW thread. I'm simply trying to model how I think Kaito would respond to the situation, especially taking into account the stress from last night. Even if the shrine has a supernatural calming effect, Kaito would still want answers.

That said...You don't have to give him every answer. If you don't want to respond, have Sayaka or Haruaki rebuff him and say something like "we won't talk of this further, and that's final" or "I'm going to leave that decision up to you", or...really, anything like that.

Kaito is engaged in a conversation. If you want to shut him up, shut down his part of the conversation. Have one of them say "Kaito, be quite now and let others talk and ask questions" or the like. He'd likely do so, if not like the situation. :smallwink:

Prime32

2010-10-30, 10:30 AM

...Wait, what?

He can't be frustrated at Ayase blatantly lying about being a different person?She's... not even in his year. And he started shouting about it in the middle of a life-or-death situation. :smalleek:

...He can't have pre-conceived notions about what sort of being he would believe is an actual deity? Isn't that, like, the bulk of most world religions and philosophies? He can't subscribe to a mindset that says "Those that claim god-hood should display certain characteristics, or I'm going to think they're just arrogant beings who happen to have power"?

Maybe this is a cultural disconnect or something, but Kaito simply said they don't fit what he imagines actual gods would be like. How is that "out of character"? Wouldn't that sort of mindset be in-character for the young genius son of a police investigator?
"God" isn't really the most accurate translation of kami. More like "spirit". Heck, Erima is a "god", as are regular dead humans. So referring to them as "death-related spirits" isn't pompous, just descriptive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami

Haruaki isn't a teacher. He's this goofy guy running a shrine at the outskirts of town. Oh, he's presenting information to the kids.

Then again, Kaito's merely asking questions, presenting points and counter-points, and just generally engaging in at least some debate. How is that out-of-character?

If he seems frustrated, it's because the "teacher" is giving him the absolute worst sort of attitude about his non-answers: "This is all the info I'm giving you, because." "Because why?" "Because I say so."He's a wise, respected elder and all that.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 10:38 AM

She's... not even in his year. And they were in the middle of a fight for their lives. :smalleek:Yeah, and he didn't dwell on the issue. He just called her "Ayase" in the fight, and kept going. He's more insistent out of the fight though.

Also, he met her at the pool party, and had plenty of time to get a good sense of how she looks. She wears no mask. *shrugs*

"God" isn't really the most accurate translation of kami. More like "spirit". Heck, Erima is a "god".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kami:smallsigh:

See, this is where the Dub name of "Soul Reaper" would totally fix this problem, instead of "Death God".

As well, there seems to be a noted difference between "spirits" and "gods", at least in some sense. That said, I'm not terribly familiar with Eastern belief systems.

Can we just assume Kaito means he thinks they're only "spirits", and not the notably more powerful "gods"?

He's a wise, respected elder and all that.And Kaito's attempting to engage the wisdom and knowledge he has via carefully crafted questions.

Or is he really supposed to just sit down, shut up, and nod his head, accepting everything he's being told as 100% truth that brooks no questions or disagreement? :smallconfused:

Prime32

2010-10-30, 10:43 AM

Yeah, and he didn't dwell on the issue. He just called her "Ayase" in the fight, and kept going. He's more insistent out of the fight though.

Also, he met her at the pool party, and had plenty of time to get a good sense of how she looks. She wears no mask. *shrugs*I've always considered a visual shorthand to be in place for things like that - they don't really look the same, but they're treated like it for the sake of the audience. Plus, her behaviour is completely different.

Can we just assume Kaito means he thinks they're only "spirits", and not the notably more powerful "gods"?I don't think there's even a distinction (though the Chinese equivalent of kami are distinct from "heavenly beings"). That would be like assuming a "human" is an emperor. And plenty of gods were "just arrogant beings who have power" (eg. the entire Greek pantheon, except maybe Hades).

And Kaito's attempting to engage the wisdom and knowledge he has via carefully crafted questions.

Or is he really supposed to just sit down, shut up, and nod his head, accepting everything he's being told as 100% truth that brooks no questions or disagreement? :smallconfused:Not saying he can't, just that it would be considered shockingly rude, and you said he was polite.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 10:50 AM

I've always considered a visual shorthand to be in place for things like that - they don't really look the same, but they're treated like it for the sake of the audience. Plus, her behaviour is completely different.You never stated she actually looked different. And we already went over the bit of her not having a mask. Unless you want me to go back and change every single post referencing this subject IC.

I don't think there's even a distinction (though the Chinese equivalent of kami are distinct from "heavenly beings"). That would be like assuming a "human" is an emperor. All emperors in history are humans, but not all humans are emperors.

In the same way, under how i understand the general term, all gods are spirits, but not all spirits are gods. Or something. Which fits with what Kaito said.

I mean, I didn't sit down and define his theology to a "t", because I didn't think this sort of conversation would come about, and I'd rather sidestep that issue entirely.

Really, Kaito's remark about "death god" being an "arrogant name" was meant to be an offhand remark that said more about his attitude, than a central point of a debate.

Not saying he can't, just that it would be considered extremely rude, and you said he was polite.Asking questions about a subject that's entirely new to you is "extremely rude"? :smallconfused:

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 11:04 AM

OKAY, here's a couple of pointers.

1) Linguistically speaking, kami literally means God. That said, "God" in Western cultures is supposed to bear omnipotence of some sort. However, strictly speaking as far as Shintoism is concerned (from what I know of it anyways) "kami" is referred to as the deific spark of life contained in every object or being. That is not to say they are necessarily spirits, as spirits are A) not necessarily kami and B) are often independent in manifestation, to the point of being a term applied almost exclusively to ghosts of many different kinds (the word for spirit in Japanese is "Rei", not kami. Thus, there are things such as jibaku-rei, or sitebound spirits - most Plusses fit into this category - or yuurei, haunting spirits). As far as Bleach is concerned, Shinigami are 'kami' because they possess more influence on the spirit world than 'rei'. Hollows would also fit as 'kami' because they feed on 'rei'. In short... yes, this is a linguistic disconnection based on the concept of what constitutes 'God'.

2) I understand that it is generally expected of someone to wait until an explanation is fully given before one asks questions. I believe Kasanip's understanding that Kaito is being rude stems from that. As a shrine priest, Haruaki is more respectable than the father of a church because they are considered to be just as much of a community leader/authority figure as they are religious figures. Plus, he's sitting at his house and enjoying his hospitality. While his being still upset over the events of the previous day is understandable, that doesn't mean he's being any less rude. :smallwink:

EDIT: A third point that occurred to me. In Bleach, the word "Shinigami" is merely a title. It reflects on their duties as arbiters and keepers of the cycle of reincarnation more than anything else - the dub of "Soul Reaper" implies that a Shinigami actually steals/takes/snuffs a soul, which is patently untrue. Spiritual beings are more accurately classified as being "tamashii" or "konpaku" (souls) which we can distribute in two broad categories thereafter - "kami" (capable of direct intervention on the cycle of reincarnation) and "rei" (the object of the cycle of reincarnation that 'kami' act upon).

This last tidbit is something that could be offered as an in-game explanation to sate Kaito's curiosity regarding the Shinigami's supposedly 'arrogant' title.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 11:11 AM

:smallsigh:

Okay, look. Kasanip's explanation has been broken up into sections. And Kaito's not the only one who's made comments or asked questions. He's just the only one who did so in-depth.

I'm sorry if this somehow made him a first-class jerk. It wasn't my intent. My intent was to show that Kaito is someone who questions and probes due to his desire to understand. It wasn't made clear to me, someone who has never been to Japan or studied Japan, that asking questions was somehow rude. Now I'm getting jumped on for doing something I thought was natural in the face of such a radical infodump. Can you understand my frustration?

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 11:17 AM

You know, he might be able to pull off a top hat... As for the miko, maybe something with detached sleeves...
What was that, Denden-chan?
Huh? Oh, uh, nothing. Pay attention!So, what, Ayase is Sailor Moon, Ken is Tuxedo Mask, and Sayaka is Sailor Mars? :smalltongue:

Who does that make the rest of the cast? It's not exactly the right gender ratio in that room. :smallwink:

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 11:18 AM

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 11:19 AM

I can understand. I just thought I'd offer the information that led to this situation so something like it doesn't happen again. It's not your fault, as it's something you're not acquainted with.

I say we just move on with the issue at hand since that bit has been cleared up. :smallwink:Moving on is good. As I suggested to Kasanip, perhaps Haruaki should more forcefully shut Kaito's part of the conversation down.

EDIT: Also, linking this so it doesn't get lost (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9662899&postcount=119).

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 11:20 AM

So, what, Ayase is Sailor Moon, Ken is Tuxedo Mask, and Sayaka is Sailor Mars? :smalltongue:

Who does that make the rest of the cast? It's not exactly the right gender ratio in that room. :smallwink:

Bah. What Ayase really needs is a Tomouyo!

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 11:25 AM

Bah. What Ayase really needs is a Tomouyo!A what?

Also, linking this so it doesn't get lost (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9662899&postcount=119).

EDIT: Reposting: Note. I'm not trying to make an OOC debate in the MW thread. I'm simply trying to model how I think Kaito would respond to the situation, especially taking into account the stress from last night. Even if the shrine has a supernatural calming effect, Kaito would still want answers.

That said...You don't have to give him every answer. If you don't want to respond, have Sayaka or Haruaki rebuff him and say something like "we won't talk of this further, and that's final" or "I'm going to leave that decision up to you", or...really, anything like that.

Kaito is engaged in a conversation. If you want to shut him up, shut down his part of the conversation. Have one of them say "Kaito, be quite now and let others talk and ask questions" or the like. He'd likely do so, if not like the situation. :smallwink:

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 11:30 AM

Relevant link is relevant. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cardcaptor_Sakura_characters#Tomoyo_Daidou ji) :smalltongue:

Prime32

2010-10-30, 11:30 AM

Bah. What Ayase really needs is a Tomouyo!
A what?From Card Captor Sakura. She was called Madison in the dub.

EDIT: Gah! Onmitsukido'd!

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 11:37 AM

Relevant link is relevant. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cardcaptor_Sakura_characters#Tomoyo_Daidou ji) :smalltongue:Hm. You know, that sorta sounds like Val....

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 11:37 AM

Well, they're not related, but it sounds like fun!

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 11:39 AM

Well, they're not related, but it sounds like fun!Well, Val's dad is part of a big group with technology and trained security professionals. Val doesn't seem quite as confident as the character you linked (yet), but that's a small hurdle. The big thing is that she doesn't seem to have any sort of crush on Ayase. :smalltongue:

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 11:40 AM

That can be arranged on... another front.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 11:47 AM

On another note, does anyone know about ThreadofFate and Hadrian?

Moon Wolf

2010-10-30, 12:07 PM

From Card Captor Sakura. She was called Madison in the dub.

EDIT: Gah! Onmitsukido'd!

This. Rules. I'm stealing it :smallbiggrin:

Right, so, in an effort to further develop the new and improved Josiah Kane (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9661603&postcount=115), I'd like to put up a request here.

Would someone be interested in playing Josiah's wife?

*This character could be a completely normal mortal, a mortal with mere spiritual awareness, or a mortal with powers.
*I would ask "No Quincy", since a.)that's Nero's thing, and b.)I'd like some more variety in S.W.O.R.D. one way or another.
*The character could be ignorant of what Josiah really does, know about it but just be "at home support", or be part of the organization.
*I'd ask she be within a couple years of Josiah's age (35) in either direction.
*Nationality is up to you; Josiah is American, but we can plot out basically anything.
*I'd like for them to have an NPC daughter who's around 2-5 years old. The only child so far.

Other than that, go wild. Initial interest can be posted here, but I'd ask that detailed entries get PMed to me. I can only pick one ("Are you sure?" *Thwap* "Yes. I am sure"),so sorry if you don't get picked. More motivation to get a good "entry" in to me! Doesn't need to be a total character sheet, but description of looks, personality, and the factors mentioned above would be good.

I'd be happy to do it. :smallsmile:

I've got something to type up now, I can begin writing up an entry sometime later today.

ThreadOfFate

2010-10-30, 12:15 PM

On another note, does anyone know about ThreadofFate and Hadrian?

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I'm looking at you, Kayne and Wahrheit.
Seriously though, I'm in my second-to-last semester in college, and though I know this RP doesn't require a lot of time, it's often something I can just forget about. It's not you guys, I just have a notoriously poor memory about things, as the above two can attest to.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 12:17 PM

That's one possible. I won't rule out others who are interested, though. I want this to be...well, not a "competition", but an open invitation. I'd like to have a couple options to pick from. :smallwink:

MW: So long as your proposed character fits in what I said, go wild! I'll keep an eye open for your PM. :smallsmile:

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 12:18 PM

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. I'm looking at you, Kayne and Wahrheit.
Seriously though, I'm in my second-to-last semester in college, and though I know this RP doesn't require a lot of time, it's often something I can just forget about. It's not you guys, I just have a notoriously poor memory about things, as the above two can attest to.

I was just wondering where you went. :smallredface: Would it be okay if I made a post with Nasumi doing something goofy with Minuet? Like, say... cooking.

*evil grin*

Moon Wolf

2010-10-30, 12:26 PM

Cooking, you say?

Ah, this reminds me of the time my aunt killed a moose with a kitchen knife, skinned it, and fed it to us for dinner....and my petite French mother had no clue what it was until we told her. :smallamused:

Kayne650

2010-10-30, 12:42 PM

I know Thread IRL, so if there's a problem I can talk to him about it. Is there a thread he needs to post in? I know that he hasn't been posting lately, but he's had a lot of things keeping him busy lately. We're nearing the end of the semester and all that. :smalltongue:

But I think that I can persuade him to post. :smallbiggrin:

EDIT: That'll teach me to spend half an hour posting. :smalleek:

Yes. What subject does she teach?:smallsmile:

Sorry, Mayumi teaches Science in as many grades as she'd be able to. The main reason that I asked is to try to maximize her involvement with the students at the school. The way I see it, the more students she knows, the more stuff she'll be able to do. But perhaps I'm just being selfish now. :smallwink:

Also, how many of the teachers are still playing, and how long has each been there? The wiki states that the oldest teachers have been there for about five years, which is about how long I had been thinking that Mayumi had been teaching there. And Hibiki was a new teacher, which I hadn't known until just now.

I was thinking that other teachers who had been there for a while would know about each other, and perhaps have some sort of teacher alliance to battle the nonsense that inevitably happens in a town full of protagonists. Just a thought.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 12:48 PM

I know Thread IRL, so if there's a problem I can talk to him about it. Is there a thread he needs to post in? I know that he hasn't been posting lately, but he's had a lot of things keeping him busy lately. We're nearing the end of the semester and all that. :smalltongue:

But I think that I can persuade him to post. :smallbiggrin:

EDIT: That'll teach me to spend half an hour posting. :smalleek:

Sorry, Mayumi teaches Science in as many grades as she'd be able to. The main reason that I asked is to try to maximize her involvement with the students at the school. The way I see it, the more students she knows, the more stuff she'll be able to do. But perhaps I'm just being selfish now. :smallwink:

Also, how many of the teachers are still playing, and how long has each been there? The wiki states that the oldest teachers have been there for about five years, which is about how long I had been thinking that Mayumi had been teaching there. And Hibiki was a new teacher, which I hadn't known until just now.

I was thinking that other teachers who had been there for a while would know about each other, and perhaps have some sort of teacher alliance to battle the nonsense that inevitably happens in a town full of protagonists. Just a thought.
Ito Tanigawa, Sören Stein and Hibiki are all new teachers, their entry happened in the first Mortal World thread, few days ago in-game. Tacky is prolly dropping (we're waiting for some sort of a farewell post), Edge is busy and thus a slow poster, and strawberry you know.

Theoretically, in absence of Aki Hisamori, Mayumi could pick up the lost plot thread of Quincies teaming up against Elder, and gather Beck, Rex and Alex together for training. :smallsmile:

Kayne650

2010-10-30, 12:59 PM

All right, I need to look up their opening posts then, as eventually I'll need to have Mayumi meet them.

As for the Quincies against Elder plot, I had never heard about that. It's actually ironic that you would have that, because I was trying to think about what Mayumi's reaction would be to Elder, and given her reiatsu sense she'd probably know about Elder. However, you'd mentioned that Elder was actually a beneficial presence in whatever area she was inhabiting. Given that, and the fact that I've already established that she's a fairly tolerant person (by referring to Sora as "that nice young Arrancar boy"), I'm not sure that she'd actually want to attempt to destroy Elder.

Now, if other Quincies were to go to her and try to convince her to help them destroy Elder, perhaps her mind would change; she's probably never met Elder, so it's possible that she could be convinced of Elder's harmfulness. But when did that happen? Was that in the Mortal World thread? I need to look for that.

Moon Wolf

2010-10-30, 01:01 PM

All you need to know about Beck: rebellious, good-hearted but she really does snoop too much, according to the Principal of Death.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 01:07 PM

@Kayne: Elder just arrived in Phoenix town at the start of the game. She hasn't had time to be beneficial yet.

Quite on the contrary - when she confronted Soshi Koan, he went berserk on her and their fight caused significant property damage. Aki Hisamori, a young Quincy, saw the aftermath of the battle, and somewhat incorrectly assigned blame on Elder.

Later, Aki confronted Elder while her mortal form was recovering in the hospital. Aki would've killed Yui, but she screamed for guards, and not wanting to get accused of murder, Aki fled through the window.

She then informed her parents that there was a dangerous Hollow masquerading as a human in the town.

Detective Henry Rheims-Coleby was investigating her case on his own (and technically Yui's) behalf, before going to the shrine.

It is possible Mayumi might have heard about Yui from the Hisamoris. If she's going to investigate Ep. 3 disaster site, she might find traces of her in addition to Auset. This might eventually lead to contact with her and either, or both, of the two Arrancars.

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 03:28 PM

On this "Quincies killing Elder" plot, where does Kina fit into anything?

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 03:46 PM

On this "Quincies killing Elder" plot, where does Kina fit into anything?

... unno. Maybe she doesn't? She might be horrified at the thought and decline from helping. Or she might be preoccupied with some other plot - hard to tell at this point.

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 03:53 PM

riccaru

2010-10-30, 03:55 PM

Quincies are, in general, an "underground" organization, right? They aren't well-known by average people, and while Shinigami know of them they haven't been able to do anything against them. Is that right, or is there a different idea we have in our canon?

I think they have a semi-truce between SS and the quincy. Not sure though. But they are not actively killing eachother at the moment.

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 03:57 PM

Well, we decided there was no war, but is there even currently a conflict? That wasn't something I was sure on.

Also, should I not be writing this "Kina's counterargument to Kaito" post?

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 04:03 PM

Quincies are, in general, an "underground" organization, right? They aren't well-known by average people, and while Shinigami know of them they haven't been able to do anything against them. Is that right, or is there a different idea we have in our canon?

Shinigami are pretty ignorant of the Quincy, it seems. There are no hostilities between them right now. Quincies have strong family bonds, however, and different families living on the same area might know each other. Ordinary mortals know nothing of them, of course.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 04:05 PM

I got the impression Quincy kept a much lower profile, avoiding any true conflict; we can't rule out isolated fights or whatnot, but as a whole, no, there's not a treaty, or a fight, or anything. I think Shinigami are supposedly to barely know about Quincy.

So yes, they are very much underground; I'd wager S.W.O.R.D. is the only major group that knows of them (since some Quincy have joined said group). Beyond that, you probably have family and a few friends who know.

Not sure how this interfaces with several Quincy getting together to put down Elder.

strawberryman

2010-10-30, 04:20 PM

To have another question for group of SWORD players. What is 'level' of SWORD characters? To have no comparison to Hollow ability or Shinigami ability, it is difficult to make such a criticism I think. It seems they are like 'boss character' to fight?

Well. Right now, I'd say most of them are probably Seated Officer level, when they have all their gear. Note that Josiah's armor is nifty....but as I'll be adding in, it can be damaged such that its effectiveness notably reduces.

Strawberryman's character, Nero, is an impressive fighter...if he has his gear. He's probably decent at hand-to-hand, so he could possibly survive if he was stripped down to jockey shorts and dumped in a fight with a Shinigami, but it's not guaranteed.

Most all of them are spiritually aware humans with no special powers beyond "seeing and interacting with spiritual beings". They may have some "internal reserves of spiritual power" or some such, but said reserves do nothing. The only exception is that Living Vizard Terry made that may or may not be still an intended character.
Well, the only named exception who we know is a SWORD character. Mrs. Abel is a Quincy, and I'm sure there are Quincy in the ranks of SWORD. But beyond that, they're spiritually-aware humans.

Another way to think of it is:
SWORD Agent with Gear: Seated officer, at least for the higher ranks.
SWORD Agent without Gear: Skilled plus, generally speaking.

More or less. Most equipment is on par with Quincy, and heavily based as such. Dials are more or less used to duplicate Ginto/Kido effects. The strongest SWORD member with his equipment would be more or less as strong as a upper-seated officer, maybe not quite VC level. I intended Nero to be VC level because he is very much an intelligent and skilled fighter, so he's pretty dangerous. Especially when fighting someone on his terms.

Also worth mention: The most powerful SWORD weapons would likely par about Hado 30 with a chant, or 50~ without chant. This is also taking into account that most weapons require spiritron/reishi reserves gathered by a Spirit Shock glove.

I can't say the same for Aura as the one Living Vizard SWORD member.

So, really, point here is: They're more easily balanced with Quincies.

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 04:21 PM

Alrighty. I wasn't sure. I imagined that they had gone unnoticed, so it wouldn't make sense for Kina to know all that much about the Shinigami in particular.

Edit: Also, I'm gonna post Kina's response to Kaito, which is sorta crazy. Kina sounds sorta depressing here...blah.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 04:33 PM

Kina has all right to sound depressed - after all, she's just been told her powers destroy souls, Kaito is being argumentative, and the whole situation is just awkward. Besides, it's nice to hear more voices in the scene. :smallsmile:

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 04:47 PM

Actually, what she just found out was both that her powers destroy souls, and that her powers aren't the only way that Hollows can be stopped. I'm playing it as though Kina never knew the Shinigami existed in the first place.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 05:59 PM

Right, so I haven't seen a single other person step up for Josiah's wife. Thus, Moon Wolf's rather well done entry gets it. I'll try to modify and repost Josiah in a bit, incorporating history, the fact of his marriage, and a few other bits.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 06:01 PM

"A million names in this damned world and she had to chose the name of that wretched bitch?"

I feel like I'm missing something here. Does Gabrielle refer to someone specific? XD

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 06:02 PM

Wasn't there a Gabrielle in the last game...? Or am I misremembering...?

Draken

2010-10-30, 06:10 PM

Gabrielle was one of my characters in the last game, she was one of Von Geister's fraccion and leader of the templarios.

I have her scheduled to return as a relatively minor NPC and as Von Geister's architect of choice.

Moon Wolf

2010-10-30, 06:43 PM

Yay! :smallsmile:

Anyways...perhaps the Gabriel Valeria is referring to is the angel Gabriel?

EDIT: Should I post up Lilianna here then?

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 07:00 PM

Yay! :smallsmile:

Anyways...perhaps the Gabriel Valeria is referring to is the angel Gabriel?

EDIT: Should I post up Lilianna here then?Gabriel is a common name, with Gabrielle being a common female variant of it. *Shrugs*

Yes. You ought to. I'll try to get revised Josiah posted tonight, so you can work better from that.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-30, 07:05 PM

Gabriel is a common name, with Gabrielle being a common female variant of it. *Shrugs*

Yes. You ought to. I'll try to get revised Josiah posted tonight, so you can work better from that.

Not in JAPAN, KD. :smalltongue:

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-30, 07:08 PM

Val is from Transylvania or something...

Moon Wolf

2010-10-30, 07:10 PM

:smalltongue:

Right, here you go everyone! Will work on the history later...if writing this paper doesn't give me a heart attack...

Lilianna Kane, MortalName: Lilianna Kane
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5''
Weight: 115lbs
Hair: Blue
Eyes: Blue
Age: 34
Reiatsu/Speech Colour: Brown
Powers: None...yet.

Appearance: If being a happy-go-lucky character type means having no fashion sense, then obviously the person who thought it up never met Lilianna. A lover of nature, Lililanna prefers to stick to neutral clothing colours, such as brown or gray. She often pins up her curly blue hair in a bun, with a cute and colouful clip to keep it in place. She has a very relaxed and happy face, with laugh lines around her eyes. She has vibrant blue eyes that always seem to sparkle, and blue rimmed glasses that are always present on her face. She can almost always be seen wearing her lucky charm necklace, a lucky donut-shaped stone looped through a leather cord. She also likes to wear bracelets, and will often wear a light jacket on top of her shirt. She likes to dress 'young' because if she feels young at heart, why not dress like it, too?

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/blacknight_moon/Lilianna.jpg

Personality: Some people are never boring, or just never bored. Certainly such is the case with Lilianna. Always able to find a way to entertain herself, Lilianna tends to enjoy life, the universe, and everything-usually with a skip in her step and an upbeat song stuck in her head. While she has a few close friends, there's almost no one who doesn't enjoy her company, as she effortlessly manages a precarious balance between serious and silly. So whether it's dragging her husband on wild spelunking adventures or concocting devious plans to get her friends to hook up-no matter what's happening, Lilianna can always be counted on to be having the most fun in any situation.

History: Will work on this later :smallsmile:

Abiliies: None yet, but she is affected by reiatsu.
Her abilities will be related to the season she so loves, autumn. She has three different uses of her power: the red leaf, the orange leaf, and the gold leaf. She can use each power by calling out the power's name.

Red Leaf: The power of red leaf is an offensive power. When Lilanna calls on red leaf, a wind will pick up, a wind that carries many 'leaves' of reiatsu at a moderate speed. These leaves are sticky and very hard to remove once they make contact with any part of the body. Once five leaves are stuck to the body, Lilianna can activate the attack, and the leaves will disintigrate the flesh surrounding them at a moderate pace, similar to the way fallen leaves are turned to mulch.

Orange Leaf: The power of orange leaf is a defensive power. Upon calling out the name, a thick 'tree' made of condensed reiatsu will grow up from the ground. This reiatsu acts as a shield that can protect Lilianna and anyone else behind the shield. It works well on physical attacks.

Golden Leaf: The power of golden leaf is to creat a diversion. Once activated, a dense swarm of golden 'leaves' will swirl around Lilianna, making it very hard for the enemy to see her. She can use this barrier as a diversion in order to escape. The leaves also stick to each other, and require considerable physical force to penetrate.

riccaru

2010-10-30, 07:12 PM

Val is from Transylvania or something...

So... She's a vampire?
Liliana. Also a vampire.

I'm all for Gabriel referring to the archangel. It's the wings:smallamused:

Moon Wolf

2010-10-30, 07:13 PM

And even though this may disrespect my religion just a smidgeon (oh look, that rhymes), "Archangel" is a pretty sweet title.

nothingclever

2010-10-30, 08:14 PM

Also to ask now a question for this group: Is explanation ok now from Haruaki? Please tell me if to write different things
m(_ _)m. :smallredface:

I think it's fine. Not getting into specifics gives the kids a reason to come back for more or simply have more excitement when encountering new things without prior knowledge of them.

Prime32

2010-10-30, 08:17 PM

Kina looks down. "...You realize your mortality eventually."

"I already have and will surpass it. Don't be so glum, chum," replied Ken without missing a beat. He refused to have his spirits lowered.*sigh* "The poor kid's delusional."

nothingclever

2010-10-30, 08:44 PM

*sigh* "The poor kid's delusional."
Pssssssssh. Coming from the girl that doesn't know that she's immortal.
(Thinking she's a magical girl is too easy.)

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 08:49 PM

Pssssssssh. Coming from the girl that doesn't know that she's immortal.
(Thinking she's a magical girl is too easy.)Technically, she is a "magical girl". Just...not in the way she thinks she is.

Also, I'll let others speak up, but at this rate, Kaito may leave to clear his own head and get away from the combined "foolishness" and "rampant defeatism".:smalltongue:

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 08:52 PM

Well, thinking about the mortality thing from Kina's perspective...her grandfather died recently, and she is basically without close family now.

nothingclever

2010-10-30, 09:02 PM

Technically, she is a "magical girl". Just...not in the way she thinks she is.

Dohohohoho, you got me there.

Well, thinking about the mortality thing from Kina's perspective...her grandfather died recently, and she is basically without close family now.
So tragic... ;_;

tgva8889

2010-10-30, 09:32 PM

All my characters are tragic souls. I think I have yet to make an interesting (at least to me) character that wasn't...

...but one is in the works right now. I just have to finalize a bunch of things and post her with her sister.

KnightDisciple

2010-10-30, 10:55 PM

More revisions, including some basic history (which can/will be adjusted with input from Moon Wolf), a bit of addition to Personality, and a few other odds and ends.

Josiah Kane, S.W.O.R.D. Agent 06
Name: Josiah Kane
Organization: S.W.O.R.D.
Rank:Agent 06
Code Name: Dynamic Steel
Age: 35
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair: Dark Red
Eyes: Deep Blue.
Speech Color: Dark Orchid

Family: Lilianna Kane (wife), Stephani Kane (daughter, age 4)

Appearance: Josiah's long hair long is kept in a ponytail to about mid-shoulder blades, while his face is clean shaven. His overall build is the very fit and muscular side of "average". His face is lean, but without any true "sharp edges", lending itself to a youthful, vibrant look.Josiah has 4 metal interface ports along his spine (base of skull, bottom of neck, mid-back, and just above the waist); these ports appear as 1-inch circles of metal with very small slots around the outside edge (roughly half a millimeter wide per slot) that are typically closed when he's not in armor, and with a central slot approximately 1mm wide (again, typically closed when not in armor).

Most often, he is dressed in a polo shirt and jeans, typically covered by a lab coat, and possibly some sort of protective apron or other gear. He has only been seen in a suit a half-dozen times total; every time he has been in a suit, it was for a meeting with Agent 000 or 001 (and not even every meeting with 001).

Personality: Compared to some of his fellow S.W.O.R.D. agents, Josiah is a relatively well-adjusted human being. He's never engaged in acts that would have him arrested and/or condemned by an ethics committee. He bears no deep-seated ill will towards Shinigami. He simply believes strongly in S.W.O.R.D.'s mission: making the Mortal World self-sufficient.

Mr. Kane realizes that, at some point, he may have to undertake more questionable acts, but he is determined to keep such efforts to a minimum. Josiah has a motivation stretching back to an ancestor from old Colonial American times. One who, as the stories say, fought back the darkness with strength of will and his own meager talents. Josiah heard many tales of this ancestor, and hopes to one day surpass him, albeit with a bit more science on his side.

Besides his iron resolve to make the world a better place, Josiah has a passion for science, research, and technology. He can often be found whiling away hours in his lab, losing track of the time of day. If someone gets him talking about a project, he can go for hours on end.

Beyond this, Josiah is a somewhat reserved, occasionally energetic (very occasionally to the point of being manic), but generally personable fellow. He is quick to lend a friendly hand to people in his life, and treats most everyone with respect by default. However, if someone does something enough to earn his disfavor, respect does not exist for that individual.

Josiah's one major quirk revolves around his family. More specifically, his ridiculous adoration and devotion to them. If he's sitting around chatting, it's almost guaranteed he'll pull out his smart-phone and show a new picture or two. Mostly it's of his daughter, Stephanie, doing something cute and child-like. Simplistic crayon drawings cover one wall of his lab, and Josiah can sometimes be found staring at said wall, perhaps shedding a tear or two. He doesn't gush as much about his wife, though he does occasionally show off pictures (nothing too racy, mind you). His bragging about her is a bit more subtle, but probably something that would cause her to smack him if she caught him doing so. Despite this, his bragging is born from nothing but a deep and abiding love for his family. They're the reason he works so hard at S.W.O.R.D., as he doesn't want them to ever face threats from either Hollow or Shinigami, be it in life or in death.

History: Josiah was born to a happy family in Rhode Island, USA. By the time he was 15, he was already graduating from high school, attending MIT (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT) at age 16, and graduating with a Double Doctorate (Materials Science & Engineering, and Engineering Systems) at age 22.

At first, he went to work for an East Coast technology firm, focusing on ways to repair or bypass injured spinal cords. Josiah focused on ideas like exoskeletons and the machine part of a man-machine interface.
It was during this time that he experienced the "best day of my life in the history of ever's ever", when he met a young librarian named Lilianna. The two struck up a fast friendship, which soon blossomed into romance. Between their two energetic personalities, they didn't drag out the romance. In a little over a year, they were married (age 24 for Josiah).

That same year, Josiah saw his first ghost. Not a slip of white in the corner, but a fully visible, clearly defined human being. It was a 7-year old boy with a strange metal plate on his chest, a severed chain hanging from it. Moments after he first saw the boy, he saw a man in an odd black uniform, holding what looked like a Civil War era pistol, walk over and gently press his glove-encased palm to the boy's forehead. Almost immediately, the boy seemed to peacefully disappear from the world.
Josiah spent the night pondering what he had seen, not telling his wife his concern. Had that man in black helped or hurt the boy?

He soon made it his mission to try finding out more. He created automated programs to patrol the Internet, seeking out what relevant information they could. A couple of these programs brought the attention of S.W.O.R.D. to his life. It wasn't long before they contacted him, "testing the waters". Soon after that, he was hired on to work with S.W.O.R.D. in America, continuing the research he had started, but finding new ways to apply it to the secret war that was on the horizon.

Lilianna was kept unawares of his connections with S.W.O.R.D., instead being led to believe this was simply another company conducting similar reasearch. When they moved to Japan 3 years ago (age 32 for Josiah), she was led to believe it was simply a way for him to work with fresh minds on his projects (which at this point were presented as "helping the lame walk" and "better protecting our brave soldiers and policemen around the world", among a few other small projects for "alternative energy" and the like). Most likely, that was one of the main reasons he was able to convince her that a move just 1 year after the birth of their daughter was a good idea.

In the time since, Josiah has settled nicely into Phoenix Town, with Lilianna finding a job at a local library that gives her flexible hours (to accommodate her raising little Stephani). S.W.O.R.D. greased the wheels on that job.
Josiah had to spend a bit of time explaining the implants on his spine, but his "cover story" (which still bears a measure of truth) gave him enough weight to keep it from getting out of hand.

So we come to the present, where Josiah is now spending a lot of time in his lab, trying to surpass the invention of his greatest creation. What time he doesn't spend there is split between family, basic needs (food, sleep, hygiene), and just a bit of time...testing his gear.

Equipment:
ToolsAssorted Hand Tools: Josiah often has a couple multi-tools upon his person, allowing him to perform a wide variety of tasks whatever the situation.
Scanner: These pair of glasses have an intelligent computer that recognizes patterns and analyzes opponents for their weak points. (Styled as auto-tinting non-prescription lenses)
Spirit Shock: Harnessing power similar in theory to a seele schneider, this unique glove steals spiritrons from the air as well as opponents, physically draining them, and storing it in the glove for use with his other tools. It glows red when in use.
Shield: This armband uses the spiritrons from the spirit shock glove, producing a large wall-like barrier in front of the user. The shield is more or less powerful depending on how much power is put into it. It can also create a temporary, but stronger stationary barrier.

WeaponsHandgun: Josiah typically carries a modified Beretta 92 Elite 1A (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Elite1A.jpg), modified with spiritual technology to be able to manipulate spiritual energy as a supplementary force to normal bullets, or to actually create bullets.

Dials:
Josiah, as Agent 06 and a researcher of S.W.O.R.D. spiritual tech, has full access to dials. Typically, he carries 2-3 basic Dials on his person, but has been known to shift the variety somewhat.

Other: It is rumored that Mr. Kane has been working on a power armor of some sort, as a proof-of-concept. However, these rumors have yet to be confirmed except to the highest levels of agents.

These rumors not only hold truth, they underestimate the truth. Josiah hasn't just been working on a power armor, he has built one.

The Dynamo Power Suit is a marvel of S.W.O.R.D. engineering (http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100309174306/marveldatabase/images/4/42/Invincible_Iron_Man_Vol_1_25_Textless_Variant.jpg) .

Suit Construction: Armor Plating:Composed of a bleeding-edge composite alloy, giving it resistance to damage from both physical and spiritual attacks.
As well, the outer skin of the armor is coated with a new type of "smart paint", which allows Josiah to modify the paint scheme on the fly (though not with a speed to render it anything like active camo; only enough to generate passive camo patterns within about 30 seconds).

Exoskeletal Structure: The inner framework of the armor is composed of a similar material as the armor plating, with high-efficiency shock absorbers installed around key joints, and extra absorbers present in the legs (which tend to bear the brunt of much of the suit's weight).

Motive System: The Dynamo moves and interacts with the world via next-generation electroactive polymers to create "artificial muscles" that generate several times the strength of human muscles, while still being lightweight and requiring minimal charge run through them to activate. As well, they have been fine-tuned to provide the same level of control as human muscles, only to greater degrees. Josiah can gently pick up an egg without cracking it, or tear a sedan into pieces without breaking a sweat.

Power System: The biggest breakthrough in the Dynamo is its ability to network several methods of giving itself power. First, a series of compact, high-efficiency Dials are installed throughout the suit, sometimes connecting to sub-sections of the surface of the armor. Some of the dials draw power from kinetic energy (be it simply moving around, or impact from physical combat); some from sunlight and other ambient energies; and some (including the largest one in the center of the chest plate) draw power directly from spiritual particles in the air. As well, a good deal of his armor plating incorporates the same systems as Spirit Shock gloves, allowing him to draw in even more power. Finally, the suit utilizes and advanced "distributed battery" system, allowing it to store up large amounts of power, meaning whatever the Dials and Spirit Shock Grid draw in does not go to waste. These batteries can be charged from mortal power generators, but this requires much more time, as said power has to run through special converters.

Flight Systems: Josiah has yet to find a way to replicate the air-walking ability of the Shinigami. However, he has found a way to induce flight in the D.P.S., with some of the Dial systems actually reducing his apparent in-flight weight (meaning less strain on his systems), while other very specialized Dials provide super-efficient propulsion with an effect somewhere between jets of air and traditional rocket/jet engines. Smaller Dials provide maneuvering jets, as well as an array of compressed-air jets (with special micro-compressor air-scoops to keep their supply topped off in-flight) and control flaps across the suit.

Sensory Systems: The helmet contains updated versions of the sensors that go into Scanner and Tracker glasses, as well as a few other items that Josiah came up with himself, giving him a full-spectrum sensor suite that can even do preliminary examination of a crime scene.

Defensive Systems: The Dynamo Suit can, during combat, active a force screen that further protects it from harm, especially against non-physical attacks from spiritual beings (such as Kido and Cero). However, this system is power-intensive, meaning it cannot be used in conjunction with flight, large-scale sensor use, upper-level heavy lifting, or the suit's integrated weaponry.
Beyond that, the suit carries an array of ECM gear, as well as several dispensers for micro-flares and small packages of anti-radar chaff (used only in flight battles where such a thing might come into play), helping it to stay undetected by mortal authorities. Or at least let it avoid capture by said authorities.

Weaponry: The D.P.S. is, at its base, rather sparsely armed. The palms of the hands have multi-purpose Dials installed, which can calibrate on the fly to either provide motive thrust, or a concentrated blast of force energy, vaguely like a "shove", except much more powerful and concentrated.
However, Josiah purposefully designed the suit to allow it to interface with specially-designed modules at various key locations over the suit. Most often, Josiah attaches extra weaponry or equipment to his forearms and shoulders/back. Theoretically, he could design an armor package for the armor, but that's still in the drawing stages.
Almost all of the modular weapons Josiah attaches maintain their own power supply in one way or another, be it batteries, special spirit particle collectors, or specialized Dials. Rarely does Josiah carry the same loadout twice, as he is constantly seeking to modify and upgrade all of his equipment.
Add-On Weaponry:M-137: A handheld, if bulky, gatling gun. Can either be supplied with bullets, or a spirit dial. Typically attached to a shoulder harness.

M-3: A flamethrower that can have a spirit dial attached to supply energy. If an element dial is attached, depending on the element, it can create an alternative blast. Typically attached to an arm mount.

Laser Rifle: This futuristic-looking cannon can only be fired with a sufficient amount of spiritual energy. It creates a long wave of destructive energy depending on how long it's charged. Typically attached to a shoulder harness.

Brant SRL: A large gun with a long, glowing barrel, reminiscent of a rocket launcher. Fires rockets that absorb reiatsu to create an explosion. While it scales with stronger opponents, it caps at about the level of a mid-level kido without incantation. Typically attached to a shoulder harness.

MMRLS 12: A device Josiah designed expressly for the Dynamo Suit. This weapon appears to be a 3-foot long rectangular box that rests on his back when not in use. When activated, it slides up to his shoulder and allows him to launch up to 8 missiles in the span of 3 seconds. It only holds 16 missiles total, but can use dedicated dial systems to swap in "spiritual" ammo. The physical ammo is treated so that it can affect spiritual beings, and the tracking system is top-notch. The spiritually-generated ammo has only basic seeking properties.

Machine-User Interface: A system as complicated and ground-breaking as the Dynamo Powered Suit required ground-breaking interface methods. The muscular control reads the body's natural movements and electrical impulses, seamlessly converting them into movement from the suit. The more complicated systems are activated by a combination of voice commands and a special neural interface system designed by Josiah himself. It required the implantation of four interface points on his spine (base of skull, bottom of neck, mid-back, and just above the waist), but it allows incredible control of his suit. Josiah understands the inherent risks of such a system, but accepts them as part of progress and innovation.

Suit Weaknesses: First and foremost, the suit's armor is not unbreakable, and its power supplies are not infinite. Any opponent who plays their cards right could outlast the D.P.S. However, there are a few more glaring weaknesses.
First, the suit is vulnerable to traditional electromagnetic pulses, though it takes a fairly powerful pulse to do more than momentarily glitch the systems.
Second, as it takes moderate damage to the armor, some of the external power-gathering systems may be damaged. Given enough damage, the Suit will rapidly start to rely on battery backups, forcing Josiah to quickly exit the scene.
Third, a large enough pulse of spiritual energy in a brief enough time will overload several of the systems, giving a result similar to an EMP.
Fourth, any weapons outside of his palm blasters are much more easily disabled or destroyed, due to their non-integral nature. This can often leave Josiah intact but outmatched in a fight.

Battle Stats:
Non-Armored StatsPhysical Strength: 10 (Josiah has the strength of an average human of his build who keeps himself in good, but not perfect, shape.)
Offense: 10 (Josiah is trained in basic self-defense, and has some basic knowledge in the use of firearms.)
Defense: 10 (Josiah is trained in basic self-defense, including various grapple breaks, dodging skills, and the like.)
Mobility: 10 (Josiah is fit, able to run decently fast, and has some escape and evasion training)
Intelligence: 100 (Josiah is an absolutely brilliant young man who has invented several of the cutting-edge devices S.W.O.R.D. has taken to using in recent years)
Reiatsu: 5 (Josiah is spiritually aware, but has no powers of his own; his tools provide all of his spiritual weaponry.)

Armored StatsPhysical Strength: 40 (In his armor, Josiah demonstrates incredible strength, enough to lift an average 4-door sedan over his head.)
Offense: 50 (The Dynamo Suit has a wide variety of offensive weaponry available to it, though it is limited in how much it can carry at any one time.)
Defense: 40 (The D.P.S. has a wide variety of defensive systems that offer excellent protection, but they can be worn down over time, or quickly with the right methods.)
Mobility: 40 (The armor allows Josiah to run at approximately 100 miles per hour, or fly just under the speed of sound. It cannot replicate something like Shunpo or Sonido, though.)
Intelligence: 100 (Josiah is an absolutely brilliant young man who has invented several of the cutting-edge devices S.W.O.R.D. has taken to using in recent years)
Reiatsu: 5 (Josiah is spiritually aware, but has no powers of his own; his tools provide all of his spiritual weaponry.)

Kayne650

2010-10-31, 01:54 AM

Kina has no close family?! :smalleek:

I think that if Mayumi caught wind of that, she would insist that Kina live with her, or at least on checking up on her every now and again. Mayumi knows that she is a Quincy, due to her Reiatsu, so she's already considering contacting Kina, but if she ever learns that Kina's parents are gone, nothing and no one would keep her from helping the girl. It would be pretty adorable, actually.

tgva8889

2010-10-31, 02:33 AM

Kina has no close family, meaning she has no family with which she has a close sense of connection. She's living with legal guardians, specifically an aunt, but she has no emotional ties to her. She doesn't know her parents (this is a plot point to maybe be expanded upon somewhat), but they are alive at the moment.

There's a difference between having family and having close family, in my opinion, and Kina is lacking in close family while having family in spades.

Also, Kina only barely detects as a Quincy, if at all; it's how she manages to fit in with the other Mediums. I was unaware that Quincy even had special reiatsu, as no one has ever mentioned being able to tell someone was a Quincy without first observing their abilities. So I'm doubtful "Quincy" is a detectable quality when compared to "Medium."

horngeek

2010-10-31, 04:40 AM

Incidentally, Warheit and I have agreed to retcon the time of Rex and Izumi meeting.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-31, 05:36 AM

I think an older Quincy recognizing a younger one is more a case of "it takes one to know one" than special reiatsu. Again, if Kina's and Mayumi's families have lived in the same area for a time, they'd likely know each other through more mundane ways. Plus, Kina carries a Quincy cross with her - Mayumi could've picked her up that way.

I actually think Quincies would register much weaker than they really are in comparison to other spiritual creatures. That's because nature of their powers is vastly different - unlike Shinigami and Hollow powers, Quincy powers don't come from within, they're gathered from their surroundings. There's no reason Quincy would give out reiatsu at all when not manifesting his or her powers.

Prime32

2010-10-31, 06:46 AM

Did we ever decide whether Bount reiatsu was undetectable? :smalltongue:

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-31, 07:30 AM

Was it so in canon? If it wasn't, there's no reason for them to be undetectable. Bounts are, effectively, a cross between Shinigami and Hollows, so they should be detectable.

EDIT: not to mention, since Bounts still have physical bodies yet still don't grow old and actually regenerate when well-fed, I'd say they're more detectable, since ordinary mortals can single them out. :smalltongue: Commence the witch hunt!

Moon Wolf

2010-10-31, 10:40 AM

So, KD...he went to MIT?

Now isn't that ironic... :smallamused:

(I'll leave the guesswork to y'all)

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-31, 10:57 AM

Since Enclave is gone and Joakim Morris will never enter play, I suddenly feel I have room for one character more.

I'm thinking of very low-ranked member of SWORD, sent to keep tabs on the school - taking over the now vacant janitor's post, since no-one else seems interested in it. :smalltongue: Of course, having co-workers wouldn't hurt.

Viera Champion

2010-10-31, 11:03 AM

Akawa Shiro (Family, Given) Ghost
Age: 13
Gender: Male

Appearance: Shiro is 5 feet tall and is much too skinny for someone of his age to healthily be. His hair is pure black except for the blonde highlights he insisted on getting when he was still alive. And his large round eyes are a hazel color of sorts, giving the appearance of roasting almonds.

Personality: He is very friendly, but not the bravest of kids. He tends to run away from most dangers, unless someon even weaker then him is in trouble. He can be fairly emotional at time, even to a silly level, and is also VERY immature and childish. Especially when it comes to his humor.

History: Shiro lived a fairly average death, up until the day he died in a fire.

Ok, I feel like I need to add more, but I need help figuring out what. I mean he doesn't have powers or anything so...

Three things pop to mind:

First, did he have any family? What happened to them?

Second, where does he hang out? Pluses usually favor places where they used to be in life, so is he at home or its ruins, or somewhere else (cemetery?)?

Three, how far gone is he? That is, how long before he'll turn to a Hollow? Day? Week? Month?

Hopefully I'm being helpful. :smallsmile:

Gah! I almost forgot about him! I don't want Frozen's mysterious plot ideas to go to waste!

I'll finish it for tonight.

Moon Wolf

2010-10-31, 11:15 AM

Scary news: it's snowing up in TO. :smalleek:

Kuroimaken

2010-10-31, 11:32 AM

Did we ever decide whether Bount reiatsu was undetectable? :smalltongue:

If we're to take the anime extras seriously, in canon it took specially designed mod souls to detect Bount.

strawberryman

2010-10-31, 11:46 AM

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-31, 12:38 PM

How high do SWORD agent numbers go? I'm thinking fourty-something, or even early hundreds.

strawberryman

2010-10-31, 12:44 PM

99. No agent of a greater number than that, but plenty of room for other volunteers. They do need gofers and people to help with the illusion that they're a legitimate business to the Mortals, too. :smalltongue:

Prime32

2010-10-31, 12:46 PM

InyutheBeatIs

2010-10-31, 12:48 PM

Are there any normal people in this town? :smalltongue:

They're the NPCs, I'm telling you!!! I'm not MAD!!!! SWORD is behind EVERYTHING!!! EVERYTHING!!! They're trying to use the PCs to RULE THE WORLD!!!!

KnightDisciple

2010-10-31, 12:49 PM

So, KD...he went to MIT?

Now isn't that ironic... :smallamused:

(I'll leave the guesswork to y'all)...Could I have the irony explained via PM, since it's my character? :smallconfused:

Are there any normal people in this town? :smalltongue:Ayase's dad, Kaito's parents. Off the top of my head, anyways.

riccaru

2010-10-31, 12:50 PM

Did we ever decide whether Bount reiatsu was undetectable? :smalltongue:

We came to the decision they were detectable like every other spiritual being. It was in an earlier OOC thread.

Shades of Gray

2010-10-31, 12:54 PM

Are there any normal people in this town? :smalltongue:

Yuudai's entire family, and arguably himself so far...

Kayne650

2010-10-31, 01:29 PM

I thought that I recalled something from canon, something that Uryu said, about Quincies being just a shade different from ordinary humans, since their reiatsu naturally attracted other reiatsu. I could well be wrong, but that's what I was going on. But it could also just be seeing her cross, or knowing her family.

And I think that I'll keep her contact with the other Quincies to a fair minimum until she notices that they're also fighting the spiritual creatures in Phoenix Town, at which point she'll probably offer to train them. Would that work for everyone?

EDIT: Strawberry, I need to wait for Terry's response to see if the spiritual ice from Karite's Bankai is still there or not, and then I need to ask Callos if Auset will still be there if the pillar still is. So, it may be a bit before we can get to the actual investigation.

Terry576

2010-10-31, 02:05 PM

EDIT: Strawberry, I need to wait for Terry's response to see if the spiritual ice from Karite's Bankai is still there or not, and then I need to ask Callos if Auset will still be there if the pillar still is. So, it may be a bit before we can get to the actual investigation.

Remember that whole thing about Karite completely trashing his Zanpakuto? Due to it fading, the ice fades.

QED.

Wahrheit

2010-10-31, 02:11 PM

Kayne, that works for me.

Also, I'm scared of Nasumi's cooking now.

Kuroimaken

2010-10-31, 03:21 PM

Quick question: timeline-wise, I assume the most current day in SS is still the day Kazuma and Seiko sparred, right?

strawberryman

2010-10-31, 03:37 PM

Random side note: Viatrix has probably gone to several different business schools to avoid suspicion for having a business degree that is like 30 years old when she only looks 16. :smalltongue:

And she probably doesn't even exclusively deal in spiritual wares, it's likely she plays the stock market a fair bit, too. Given she's had 100 years (not counting the first 22 as she would probably be a bit young still) to amass wealth, she's probably Bill Gates-rich.

Just life details I like to think of.

Frozen_Feet

2010-10-31, 04:11 PM

New character time!

Mihail Yashin

Age: 25
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 176 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Dark brown
Skin: Pale
Nickname: "Bas Celik" ["Real Steel"]
Rank: SWORD Correspondent

Appearance: Mihail sticks out in japanese crowds like a sore thumb. Nothing shouts "Gaijin!" louder than being taller than most everybody and pale as paper, and his relative ignorance of many japanese sensibilities doesn't do much to help. While it's clear he can't be that old from his smooth skin, people generally estimate him to be notably older than he really is.

Mihail is muscular and generally of heavy build, has large and rugged hands, and gaunt, masculine facial features. His lips are always squeezed tight and slightly downturned, and his eyes wide open and unblinking. If he has another expression, it is not known to man. His body language is stiff and forceful - he's the kind of person who always walks in a straight line, expecting others to have good sense to move out of the way before he just brushes them aside. It's pretty much impossible to get any reading of what he thinks or feels if Mihail himself doesn't take effort to make it clear.

His voice is stern and demands attention - something that effects young women the most, curiously. His speech tends to be terse due to him being unsure of his Japanese - he's more wordy in other languages.

If you ever have (mis)fortune of watching Mihail's bare chest, you might notice extensive scarring across the left side of his torso, as well as a metal plate with few light diodes over where his heart should be - this is because Mihail's real heart has been replaced with an artificial, metallic one.

Personality: Mihail is as stoic as his appearance suggests. From love and happiness to sorrow and pain, his feelings are subdued and not something he displays openly. It's easy to mistake his behaviour for contempt, but he generally reserves such feelings for his superiors.

He holds no great commitment to SWORD and their cause, considering them arrogant in their ambition - he's, simply put, in for the money. He gets money for sending them his observations of the spiritual world, and that's perfectly fine with him. He sees their resources as an opportunity to benefit his studies of the occult and martial arts, as well as to seek his own path of spiritual development.

There are two major undercurrents to his personality: first, even when he was young and weak, he felt he had born to wrong place and time. He considers himself a warrior first and foremost, and finds it frustrating he only found the chance to further himself on that path after he was already an adult. He yearns for a chance to test his skills in real battle.

Second, he feels detached from and dead to the world. He has no close friends, and part of him believes he should have died in the accident few years back. World of the living holds nothing to him - this is why he hopes to find his place in dealings with the dead.

History: Mihail was born in Russia to a Serbian mother. He barely had time to learn the language, though, since early in his childhood his family emigrated to Finland. His parents always teetered on the brink of poverty, but it didn't really reflect badly on him. Much more influential was his time in school - as he and his friends grew older, they began bullying him for being a "ryssä", and he was very hurt by being ostracised so. When it became clear violence would only alienate him further from them... he learned to just stay put. In time, the bullies stopped, because where was the fun of prodding the small weakling who didn't even flinch?

During his teenage years, Mihail took to practicing Karate and Judo, as well as weight-lifting. He graduated from primary school with good scores all around, and was expected to continue to high school, but instead he opted to go to a vocational insitute, ignoring coaxing from both his parents and teachers. He graduated with a degree in HVAC technology. Like most male citizens of Finland, he went through military conscription, coming out of the army as a NCO with the rank of sergeant. After that, he spend some time doing odd jobs and raising funds, before leaving abroad.

Walking the earth often caused him more trouble than it was worth, and took him to strangest of places, most notably Transylvania, Romania. It was there where he first met a SWORD member, communing with spirits; they were surprised when Mihail displayed ability to see and recognize them. After meeting some more people from their organization, this lead to Mihail's collaboration with SWORD - they made a contract that ensured him insurance benefits and financial wellfare in exchange of his astute observations of the ghostly realm.

Three years back, Mihail had the misfortune of being involved in a bank robbery. He was shot to the chest, causing extensive damage to his heart. SWORD, reluctant to lose a valuable informant, finance a cutting-edge artificial heart for him. In only a year, Mihail recovered, and resumed his martial training with greater enthusiasm than ever before.

Mihail long dreamed about travelling to Japan and Okinawa, home craddles of the arts he had practiced so much, and during his recovery he studied the language extensively in the case that dream would ever come true. One year back, sponsoring from SWORD finally made this possible. Recently, he was requested to move into Phoenix Town, which had become of great interest to SWORD. He was more than happy to comply. From newspapers, he's picked up that the town school is missing a janitor, and is keen to apply for the job.

Mihail has seen spirits from age of four. However, he's never had to fight a Hollow himself - psychopoms of the sparsely-populated North were not as overworked as their japanese counterparts. He has seen and met Quincies and Shinigami alike, and can recognize them with moderate ease. Due to his greater interest in conventional spirituality, one could say he's more knowledgeable of them than many higher ranking SWORD associates.

Conventional skills:

Military training; Mihail has basic firearm proficiency, first aid and navigation skills, and leadership training. He can also drive a tank, but how likely that's going to come up?
Extensive Martial Arts training; Mihail has black belt in three martial arts and has dabbled in several more. He is physically in peak condition and his reflexes are well-honed. In overall combat ability, he probably surpasses some Unseated Shinigami.
Skilled craftsman; Mihail is a proficient welder, solder, smith and a mechanic. If there's something wrong with say, school air conditioning, electricity, or your car, he can fix it.
Keen eye for detail; Mihail knows where you put those keys. He saw where you put that secret letter, and no, she isn't going to date with you. Your hair is not really red, you dye it. He's someone you can depend to have an answer, and at the same time, you really shouldn't lie to him - he'll know.
Multi-lingual; Mihail can read and write Finnish, English and Russian. He understands spoken Japanese and Romanian well, but doesn't trust his vocabulary to speak much himself. He's not very good at writing or reading Kanji, even though he's passed official language tests; he usually has a dictionary with him.
Folklorist & Occultist; as if his physical training didn't leave him with little enough time to socialize, Mihail has devoted those hours to studying various mythologies, religions and occult beliefs. He's remarkably knowledgeable for a layman, and eager to draw parallels between old tales and reality of spirits.

Tools:

Mihail has no access whatsoever to SWORD resources besides money, and holds none of their spiritual technology with him.

Spiritual Abilities:

Piercing sight: to call Mihail spiritually aware would be an understatement. He can see all sorts of spiritual creatures plain as day, and what's more, he can focus to shut off ordinary, physical objects from his sight to discern without fail which things are spiritual and which are not. He can even see things made of or containing Reishi through walls within 350 feet.

This ability has nothing to do with detecting Reiatsu, and everything to do with spiritual particles being visible in a different way than normal ones. As such, abilities that hide or block Reiatsu do nothing to curb this ability, unless they otherwise cause the user to be hidden or invisible (like Kyokko). Of course, Mihail's normal field of vision limits this ability.

Reiryoku: Mihail does not give out Reiatsu, and cannot be discerned from ordinary mortals with Reiatsu detection. As such, he does not attract Hollows either. However, any spiritually aware creature touching him physically can tell a great amount of Reiryoku is building up within him - this makes him burning cold to touch for such creatures.

Future plans:

If you didn't guess it already, Mihail will hollowfy sometime during the plot. When introduced, he supposed to be lagging behind on the power curve a bit, and eventually rise to the level of other shool staff members.

I don't have his full abilities worked out yet, but they will be based on the myth of Bas Celik, a creature with steel wings who achieved immortality by hiding its heart on a mountain, inside an egg, inside a bird, inside heart of a fox, who is weakened when deprived of water.

He will probably serve as a minor antagonist towards the students.

Why yes, I am invoking the Almighty Janitor character type. What tipped you off?

Also, I'm scared of Nasumi's cooking now.

You should be, my friend.

You should be.

Quick question: timeline-wise, I assume the most current day in SS is still the day Kazuma and Seiko sparred, right?
Yes.

And she probably doesn't even exclusively deal in spiritual wares, it's likely she plays the stock market a fair bit, too. Given she's had 100 years (not counting the first 22 as she would probably be a bit young still) to amass wealth, she's probably Bill Gates-rich.

Only if you assume she's managed to juggle her accounts flawlessly, and did not have to start from scratch due to robberies, war, economic disasters or her own miscalculations.

Terry576

2010-10-31, 04:36 PM

Only if you assume she's managed to juggle her accounts flawlessly, and did not have to start from scratch due to robberies, war, economic disasters or her own miscalculations.

Depending if she lived in America for a while, she could've raised hell during Prohibition.

That's like the endgame for rich.

strawberryman

2010-10-31, 04:38 PM

Only if you assume she's managed to juggle her accounts flawlessly, and did not have to start from scratch due to robberies, war, economic disasters or her own miscalculations.

I suppose that's fair! Not saying she's perfect, but she's probably pretty damn well off nonetheless (after all, she is possibly about to make nearly ¥250m on one trade).

Viera Champion

2010-10-31, 05:53 PM

Oooooo! I am so glad that bleach is steal going!

tgva8889

2010-10-31, 10:25 PM

I thought that I recalled something from canon, something that Uryu said, about Quincies being just a shade different from ordinary humans, since their reiatsu naturally attracted other reiatsu.

Well, if he did...they should probably just detect as simply "Mediums." Because otherwise the Shinigami should have found most of them by now. I imagine at least some of those would want to..."eliminate the threat," if not by convincing them of their wrongs then at least by controlling their use of their abilities.

That being said, I've imagined Kina's family as basically one of the "Head Quincy" families in Japan. At the very least, they are or were at some point among the most respected Quincy families in the region; Kina's grandfather ran his own "Quincy Dojo" and personally trained several Quincy, and he was prominent enough that having a son who chose not to pursue Quincy training and a granddaughter who was a failure was socially crippling.

Kayne650

2010-10-31, 11:04 PM

Well, it may well be true that Quincies are undetectable by means of reiatsu, but even if that's true, Quincies probably have a method of picking each other out of a crowd that Shinigami can't use or don't know about. Perhaps a sort of Pesquisa-like ability by which Quincies send out spirit particles that they can track and see if those are attracted to people. If they are, then there's a Quincy. And if not, then no Quincy.

And as for her family being one of the head Quincy families, then they'd definitely know the Yamashiro, since they're the main technological family. In fact, the two would probably be on very good terms, given the mutual benefit of Quincy interaction. So, perhaps Mayumi could check up on Kina at some point, perhaps after school some day?

tgva8889

2010-10-31, 11:39 PM

horngeek

2010-11-01, 12:10 AM

:smalleek:

Kane's channeling Hughes!

strawberryman

2010-11-01, 12:20 AM

Nero is Not AmusedTM.

Prime32

2010-11-01, 04:17 AM

I just had the odd image of Vi trying to expand her underground training room and accidentally tunneling into the SWORD base. :smalltongue:

On the Quincy, it's possible that all Mortal powers work the way Quincy powers do (ie. not purifying Hollows), and that the threat in canon was simply their numbers and activity.

KnightDisciple

2010-11-01, 06:54 AM

:smalleek:

Kane's channeling Hughes!I have no idea what you're talking about.

Also, I have some beachfront property in Nevada to sell you.

Nero is Not AmusedTM.:smalleek:

I just had the odd image of Vi trying to expand her underground training room and accidentally tunneling into the SWORD base. :smalltongue:

On the Quincy, it's possible that all Mortal powers work the way Quincy powers do (ie. not purifying Hollows), and that the threat in canon was simply their numbers and activity.Well, luckily, I think she's far enough to the outskirts it's not a big risk.

horngeek

2010-11-01, 06:59 AM

One of the characters from Fullmetal Alchemist shows pictures of his family to people at inappropriate times (like in the middle of work) as well.

KnightDisciple

2010-11-01, 07:01 AM

One of the characters from Fullmetal Alchemist shows pictures of his family to people at inappropriate times (like in the middle of work) as well.Note the bolded from my above post.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Also, I have some beachfront property in Nevada to sell you.

Now note where Nevada is (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada). :smallwink:

horngeek

2010-11-01, 07:10 AM

>.<

See, that's the problem. Aus doesn't have any states that are landlocked (the ACT doesn't count, it's a territory) so I completely missed that statement. Also, I didn't know where Nevada was. So, when you made that comment, I just went :smallconfused:.

Prime32

2010-11-01, 08:09 AM

I wasn't sure either. I still got it. :smalltongue:

horngeek

2010-11-01, 08:15 AM

I know. I just completely missed it. >.<

Kayne650

2010-11-01, 10:27 AM

Well, Yoshimoto is one of the most common Japanese surnames. Yoshimoto does not equal Quincy by definition, so Mayumi would probably have to first make sure that Kina is actually a Quincy. Not necessarily difficult, just something to think about.

Edit: On that note, I am open to Kina being approached by Mayumi at some point. Perhaps not immediately, but sometime. I'd like it if they didn't start talking as Quincies until perhaps after Kina's abilities have at least been shown in an actual event of some kind.

I didn't think Quincies has the ability to control spirit particles in that way...I assume Quincies know each other by their crosses and by challenge or observing their abilities.

Okay, that makes sense. I didn't intend to have Mayumi approach any of the Quincies now, beyond the interaction that they'll have in school. What I'm trying to avoid with Mayumi is the "lol gamebreaker" idea. Because she's so much stronger than the other Quincies, I don't want her to be a major player until 1) The other Quincies are strong enough that she isn't in an entirely different level, 2) Powerful enough foes appear that the other Quincies can no longer handle it, or 3) she's in a purely instructional role.

And it's possible that Quincies couldn't do that in canon, but they never really went into what Quincies could do regarding other Quincies, since for the longest time Uryu was the only one. Therefore, I think that we have some leeway as it comes to inter-Quincy abilities or interactions. Now, if there are problems with this idea, then it should be dropped, but this gives Quincies a way to distinguish each other without necessarily alerting Shinigami or Hollows to their presence.

Moon Wolf

2010-11-01, 03:01 PM

Note the bolded from my above post.

Now note where Nevada is (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada). :smallwink:

Good one :smallbiggrin:

Steilos

2010-11-01, 07:12 PM

I mentioned earlier I wasn't happy with Henry's powers. So I assembled a couple of ideas to figure out what he should get and when.

Most likely first:
Considering that Henry is based around an obsession with finding the truth, it would be better that his powerset were more focussed around that particular facet - nothing about the detective as he stands suggests super strength fits. To that end, I would like to give him firstly superhuman eyesight instead of strength - we're talking individual fibres in a shirt from 40 metres away - and add in the ability to actually harm spiritual beings with his weapons. His reiatsu resonance ability would instead become the ability to shoot an opponent with a bullet that burns through their body - with the caveat that it is only really effective on those who have done evil. He'd get these powers soon after the Michiko plotline.

And now for something kinda far out:
I haven't got the set of abilities up because I'm just throwing this out there, since I don't wanna spend time on something that will be vetoed anyway. So here goes...

Now, substitute Shinigami. Izumi is one, having got her powers from a Shinigami. However, Henry really doesn't have any truck with the Japanese afterlife, being British. Now, I don't see any reason - at least not IC, apart from maybe logistics - why a Fae couldn't do the same thing to a grumpy detective. It'd annoy the hell out of him, that's for sure. "Oh hey, you became the thing that screwed you over all those years back." Could be ...interesting... to play out. :P As for timing? Uhh.. Sometime through the SWORD arc, perhaps?

Two ways this could work:
1. Goes to England for a bit, everything goes horribly wrong - again.
2. That incident that made him spiritually aware was a travelling Fey (Maybe on some kind of business) fighting with a Hollow. He doesn't have access to these powers right now because he has no idea he has them, because he can't remember actually getting them.

It'd be nice if I could do that, but it's your call.

If you don't like either I can get along just fine with his current powerset. If you like the sound of one or both, I'll fill in the exact details.

The Librarian

2010-11-01, 07:40 PM

[Some Random Futuristic Cryo Lab]

A cold air circles the room, cold and dry to the body. Rows of elliptically shaped cases line the sides of the long room, only a few still give off a dim, eerie blue light. At the end of the near freezing room is a single large screen that seems to have been offline for years.

That is...until the touch of a lone individual (Frozen Feet) awakens the sleeping relic, its several processor towers humming, as comes online. The screen lights up and begins working, apparently trying to reactive something. The screen reads below.

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Erasing Anomalies...
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Calibrating Updated Profile...
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---Calibration In Process---
Loading Character List...
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Initializing [REDACTED]...
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---[REDACTED] In Progress---
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User IFF: Righty [Current Status: KIA]
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Anomaly Detected [User IFF Status]
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User IFF: Righty [Current Status: Standby]
Calculating User Reactivation...
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Reactivation Time: [6d:22h:31m]
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Have A Nice Day...
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Kuroimaken

2010-11-01, 09:29 PM

...I could think of a half dozen ways one could do that without being extra creepy-funny. :smallbiggrin:

Prime32

2010-11-01, 09:39 PM

KD, whenever you say "Dynamo" I just think of the Powerpuff Girls. :smalltongue:

KnightDisciple

2010-11-01, 09:44 PM

KD, whenever you say "Dynamo" I just think of the Powerpuff Girls. :smalltongue:For me, it's a mix of this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo) and this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_dynamo). :smallamused:

Frozen_Feet

2010-11-02, 09:57 AM

Steilos

2010-11-02, 12:58 PM

What you say makes sense, and the first powerset looks fine to me.

Now, about Fae substitution - there are two Fae characters involved in the plot, both played by Edge who is notoriously busy.

Has anyone heard of him lately, BTW?

Anyways, out of those, I'd say Eriku is likelier candidate, both because he spends time in mortal world, and his powers deal with lies and truth.

How or why the fanatical Kujo worshipper would give Henry powers is beyond my imagination, but I think you might be able to cook something up.

I could make this to be about 20 years ago, when Henry became spiritually aware. It doesn't have to be a PC Fae - a lot can happen in 20 years, after all, and it's entirely possible there was a fae apart from the two PC ones out there 20 years ago. I've already covered in my last post how Henry could plausibly not have these powers right now if he got them 20 years ago.

Kayne650

2010-11-02, 02:05 PM

All right, I'm confused now; when are we in the SS arc? One of Frozen's recent post mentioned that it had been a week since the Joint Ops mission; Are Daisuke and Sakura still going to lunch together? Are Seiko and Michiko still talking?

I'm just completely lost as to what's happening when. I thought that I knew, and now I don't anymore.

InyutheBeatIs

2010-11-02, 04:00 PM

Alright guys. I'm posting to warn you guys that I am soon going back to school, so I won't post nearly as much as I used to. I'm not saying that I'll never post, or that I'm leaving this game, just that I'll post less. How much less is hard to tell, but it'll be less.

Moon Wolf

2010-11-02, 04:02 PM

Hey everyone! Here's the final draft of Lilianna before I put her up in the registry. :smallsmile:

Lilianna Kane, MortalName: Lilianna Kane
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5''
Weight: 115lbs
Hair: Blue
Eyes: Blue
Age: 34
Reiatsu/Speech Colour: Brown
Powers: None...yet.

Appearance: If being a happy-go-lucky character type means having no fashion sense, then obviously the person who thought it up never met Lilianna. A lover of nature, Lililanna prefers to stick to neutral clothing colours, such as brown or gray. She often pins up her curly blue hair in a bun, with a cute and colouful clip to keep it in place. She has a very relaxed and happy face, with laugh lines around her eyes. She has vibrant blue eyes that always seem to sparkle, and blue rimmed glasses that are always present on her face. She can almost always be seen wearing her lucky charm necklace, a lucky donut-shaped stone looped through a leather cord. She also likes to wear bracelets, and will often wear a light jacket on top of her shirt. She likes to dress 'young' because if she feels young at heart, why not dress like it, too?

http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab272/blacknight_moon/Lilianna.jpg

Personality: Some people are never boring, or just never bored. Certainly such is the case with Lilianna. Always able to find a way to entertain herself, Lilianna tends to enjoy life, the universe, and everything-usually with a skip in her step and an upbeat song stuck in her head. While she has a few close friends, there's almost no one who doesn't enjoy her company, as she effortlessly manages a precarious balance between serious and silly. So whether it's dragging her husband on wild spelunking adventures or concocting devious plans to get her friends to hook up-no matter what's happening, Lilianna can always be counted on to be having the most fun in any situation.

History: Lilianna was born in the Bronx, New York City to a family that wasn't well off, but wasn't too poor, either. An exceptionally bright and inquisitive child, Lilianna was entered into private school at a young age. She skipped ninth grade and went on to study English literature at New York University at eighteen. In the fourth and final year of her university, she met the mysterious MIT graduate Josiah Kane, and quickly struck up a friendship which soon became romance. After a year, they were married and Lilianna had a daughter, Stephani, whom she loves to pieces. Recently, they family moved to Phoenix Town, Japan, where they currently live. She found work in the local library. She still doesn't know of Josiah's work with S.W.O.R.D. and knows only that he has some 'side job'. She does not have any spiritual powers, but she is affected by reiatsu and can see ghosts, but they appear blurry and unfocused to her.

Abiliies: None yet, but she is affected by reiatsu.
Her abilities will be related to the season she so loves, autumn. She has three different uses of her power: the red leaf, the orange leaf, and the gold leaf. She can use each power by calling out the power's name.

Red Leaf: The power of red leaf is an offensive power. When Lilanna calls on red leaf, a wind will pick up, a wind that carries many 'leaves' of reiatsu at a moderate speed. These leaves are sticky and very hard to remove once they make contact with any part of the body. Once five leaves are stuck to the body, Lilianna can activate the attack, and the leaves will disintigrate the flesh surrounding them at a moderate pace, similar to the way fallen leaves are turned to mulch.

Orange Leaf: The power of orange leaf is a defensive power. Upon calling out the name, a thick 'tree' made of condensed reiatsu will grow up from the ground. This reiatsu acts as a shield that can protect Lilianna and anyone else behind the shield. It works well on physical attacks.

Golden Leaf: The power of golden leaf is to creat a diversion. Once activated, a dense swarm of golden 'leaves' will swirl around Lilianna, making it very hard for the enemy to see her. She can use this barrier as a diversion in order to escape. The leaves also stick to each other, and require considerable physical force to penetrate.

KnightDisciple

2010-11-02, 07:21 PM

What you say makes sense, and the first powerset looks fine to me.

Now, about Fae substitution - there are two Fae characters involved in the plot, both played by Edge who is notoriously busy.

Has anyone heard of him lately, BTW?

Anyways, out of those, I'd say Eriku is likelier candidate, both because he spends time in mortal world, and his powers deal with lies and truth.

How or why the fanatical Kujo worshipper would give Henry powers is beyond my imagination, but I think you might be able to cook something up.Talked to him...last night, I think. He said he'd been horribly sick, and busy with school. But would try to play catch up. I'll try to catch him online when I can, and perhaps point him to where he needs to respond. Though, if someone else can compose such a list and PM it to me, that'd help even more. :smallwink:

tgva8889

2010-11-02, 07:29 PM

And it's possible that Quincies couldn't do that in canon, but they never really went into what Quincies could do regarding other Quincies, since for the longest time Uryu was the only one. Therefore, I think that we have some leeway as it comes to inter-Quincy abilities or interactions. Now, if there are problems with this idea, then it should be dropped, but this gives Quincies a way to distinguish each other without necessarily alerting Shinigami or Hollows to their presence.

Well, the specifically suggested ability is a stretch of Quincy abilities that makes me highly uncomfortable in terms of what it means. Quincies are already identifiable to each other by the fact that pretty much all of them carry crosses (or are useless). Other people don't know what those do or mean (except for certain circumstances), so that would allow them to remain as under the radar as they want while still being identifiable.

Edge

2010-11-02, 07:31 PM

It's not so much catching up as it is finding time to write out half-decent posts.

Out of the two Fae PCs I play, I concur that Eriku would be the more likely of the twain. More likely, however, is a fae with less than perfect regard to the rules serving as a Fianna (see the Fae section in the first post or on the wiki).

Prime32

2010-11-02, 07:34 PM

serving as a Fianna
Serving as a fian. </grammar nazi>

Edge

2010-11-02, 07:36 PM

I apologise. My knowledge of Irish is non-existent outside of the few translations you did for me when I did the Fae writeup.

Prime32

2010-11-02, 07:39 PM

I'd say to use Google Translate, but it says fian doesn't exist and fianna is "deer".

Plurals usually add -a, -(e)anna, or -(a)í.

Draken

2010-11-02, 07:39 PM

Anyway, there was I, yesterday, typing happily Nathan's new entry when... Poof. Power outage. :smallannoyed:

Let's try again.

Nathanael Sunan, Agent 05

Gender: Male
Age: 38
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 186 pounds
Reiatsu: Dark Orange
Faction: S.W.O.R.D
Code Name: "Brother Flame"

Appearance:
Father Nathan is a tall and well built man, with short black hair, dark brown eyes and a square chin, he boasts a friendly expression most of the time and wears black vestments with a white under garment, and the slightest hint of something else under his oddly heavy clothing.

Brother Flame shows what that hint was, as his attire shifts to a crimson robe with an ornate, silvery armor over it, and a black cape on his back, heavy gauntlets on his hands and a distinctive amulet around his neck and sometimes a large red hat that obscures his face.

Personality:
Father Nathan is a gentle man, always willing to lend a friendly ear to those in need to relieving their woes in words and give spiritual advice, actual or not.

Brother Flame is a zealot willing to go to any extent to uphold his beliefs, holy fire is his tool, be it for cleansing the sinful, purifying the stray, or purging the evil.

Attributions:
As an agent of SWORD, Nathan is responsible for the organization's overall diplomatic relations with the Shinigami, and general consultant of spiritual matters.

Brother Flame, on the other hand, is an interrogator, along with other standard functions performed by agents.

Powers, Weapons and Tools:
Nathan channels his spiritual powers through enchanted relics of his own crafting. The production of these objects is eldritch and based on alchemical principles and superstition more than hard science, the fact that they are bound to his personal spiritual signature and are unuseable by other spiritually active humans indicates a specificity to Nathan's abilities over a generic principle.

Amulet of Holy Fire: Nathan's primary weapon is his amulet, which allows him to channel reiryoku into flame, which he controls through a limited form of pyrokinesis. These hallowed flames burn spiritual beings and objects with greater intensity than they do material objects, and are specially vicious against Hollow and Shinigami, when compared to simple pluses or inanimate materials.

Immortal Armor: Nathan's armor is his primary means of defense, the reiryoku channeled through this object grants him a regenerative power on par with that of a numero arrancar, as well as a dampening of nerve responses to pain.

Nathan mostly eschews the standard S.W.O.R.D. gear on grounds of already being a medium.

Kuroimaken

2010-11-02, 07:55 PM

Update on my characters, far as I can remember:

Kazuma: Getting ready to train under Kyasarin.
Soushi: Studying how to best wreak havoc after he opens that Senkaimon.
Reiji: Still honoring his parents. Anyone wanna play some criminals for him to take on at night later? Maybe something to tie him in with the cast?
Hasunaga: Letting Yui pretend she's Sora's mom.
Serazel: Nothing much. Tending to the pyre of dead idiots, I guess.
Rouga: Pushing Apolinar's buttons and training his Legion. I'd very much like him to intrude on the scene between Lalita, Canguro and Genoveva, but A) he's got no means of knowing it's going on, and B) I'm not sure any of the players involved have any interest in that happening. (Oh, and C) Four's definitely a crowd.)

InyutheBeatIs

2010-11-02, 08:00 PM

Update on my characters, far as I can remember:

Hasunaga: Letting Yui pretend she's Sora's mom.

Speaking of which, I was wondering when a good time would be to reintroduce Carmelia checking Hasunaga out.

Moon Wolf

2010-11-02, 08:14 PM

SWORD seems to be getting increasingly popular. :smallbiggrin:

Well, seeing as no one has any complaints, I'm off to put Lilianna up in the registry.

Kuroimaken

2010-11-02, 08:17 PM

Speaking of which, I was wondering when a good time would be to reintroduce Carmelia checking Hasunaga out.

Well, all things considered, Hollows aren't known for being convenient with their timing. :smalltongue:

strawberryman

2010-11-02, 08:20 PM

SWORD seems to be getting increasingly popular. :smallbiggrin:

Well, I did kind of plug it to them over IM. And given the Enclave's been dropped, I figured getting involved in the story in a minor way wouldn't hurt too much.

InyutheBeatIs

2010-11-02, 08:23 PM

Well, all things considered, Hollows aren't known for being convenient with their timing. :smalltongue:

That is true...

But part of the deal is that I'm not sure what the scenario is here. I mean, from what I understand, there's Silva, Hasunaga, Yui, and Sora leaving a portal in the graveyard, where Reiji happens to be. If she pops up anywhere near that area, she's going to be fried seven different ways. :smalltongue:

Edge

2010-11-02, 08:25 PM

Well, I did kind of plug it to them over IM. And given the Enclave's been dropped, I figured getting involved in the story in a minor way wouldn't hurt too much.

I just wish 7th Division were as popular...

Seriously, a Division devoted to blowing buildings up, and we only have the Captain (me) and the 3rd seat (Steilos).

horngeek

2010-11-02, 08:30 PM

...a Shikai that's a grenade launcher?

KnightDisciple

2010-11-02, 09:16 PM

Just think, you too can have your very own powered armor!

All it requires is signing on with a morally-ambiguous shadow group, spending years gaining trust, going through a surgery to attach 4 cybernetic interfaces to your spine, spending about a week experiencing phantom pains from said interfaces, several months getting your "frequency" to match the armor, and then going through potentially dangerous trials and test with said armor!

Oh, and explaining to your spouse why you have 4 shiny metal discs on your back, without explaining that you work for a morally-ambiguous shadow organization.

No sweat, right? :smalltongue:

Kuroimaken

2010-11-02, 11:12 PM

That is true...

But part of the deal is that I'm not sure what the scenario is here. I mean, from what I understand, there's Silva, Hasunaga, Yui, and Sora leaving a portal in the graveyard, where Reiji happens to be. If she pops up anywhere near that area, she's going to be fried seven different ways. :smalltongue:

Reiji doesn't give a damn about Hollows, particularly Hollows that don't bother him. Remember that his powers, unlike most mediums', actually produce visible results to spiritually gifted AND common people alike, it's one of the reasons he has an alter-ego.

Hasunaga would probably move to stop knee-jerk reactions, and it's not like Carmelia can't defend herself. Alternatively, she could be watching him from afar - though some kind of explanation would have to be given as to why he picked it up and the others didn't. So maybe the best way to go about this would be having Hasunaga go back to pay Mori Souta his respects. It's not like he's getting anything outta Yui, Silva, or Sora. :smalltongue:

InyutheBeatIs

2010-11-02, 11:30 PM

Reiji doesn't give a damn about Hollows, particularly Hollows that don't bother him. Remember that his powers, unlike most mediums', actually produce visible results to spiritually gifted AND common people alike, it's one of the reasons he has an alter-ego.

Hasunaga would probably move to stop knee-jerk reactions, and it's not like Carmelia can't defend herself. Alternatively, she could be watching him from afar - though some kind of explanation would have to be given as to why he picked it up and the others didn't. So maybe the best way to go about this would be having Hasunaga go back to pay Mori Souta his respects. It's not like he's getting anything outta Yui, Silva, or Sora. :smalltongue:

Alright! As long as it won't inconvenience anyone, it's all good. :smallsmile: