Lucien Dantes

[Lucien Dantes]

-Opening-

Discord/Chatango Username (include nicknames): [Col The Forgotten/Nihlus/Col]

Password 1: [Black Hole]

Password 2: [Moon Pray]

Type: [Genius]

Affiliation: [Vandenreich]

Rank: [Captain-Supervisor]



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-Basic Information-

Name: [Lucien Dantes]

Age: [27]

Birthday (Month/Day): [April 21]

Blood Type: [O]

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-Appearance-

Height/Weight: [5’10/160 lbs]

Physical Description:

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{Lucien Dantes Faceclaim}

Faceclaim: Galahad (Fate Grand Order)

Lucien is a tall, gentle looking man with a slightly sickly look. His color is pale, and his face is somewhat gaunt, but despite this, there is a calm, collected and kind look in his eyes. Lucien has bright, golden eyes—an unnatural color that indicates his place among the Emperor’s chosen people. Not that those without golden eyes have no place! But this truly shows Lucien is one of the Chosen. It’s in his very genetics. Despite that, if one looks deeper there is an unfathomably sad look in the depths of his eyes as well that glimmers through with varying strengths depending on Lucien’s mood. Lucien has short, wavy platinum hair—pale to the point that it is almost white in color. It is unkempt and messy, though thankfully its short length prevents it getting in the way, aside from one long bang that hangs down in front of one of his eyes. Lucien often has slight bags under his eyes, as a result of his chronic illness, and coughs frequently. His lips are equally pale with his face. Lucien is usually wearing a soft, pleasant smile, not unlike that of a doting father to a precocious child. When in battle, of course, however, his face is usually covered by a black helmet, with a glowing red visor slit, as Lucien finds this helps create a divide between his opponent and himself that makes it easier to do his job. In the event that Lucien is on the battlefield without his helmet, that gentle expression is replaced with a stern look, though the sorrow is still evident in his eyes when he beholds the situation at hand.

Lucien is reasonably tall, standing at a height of five foot ten, and has a slender build. Really it doesn’t look like there is much muscle on there at all. Despite that, what muscle Lucien does have is toned and powerful, and he augments himself with his spirit pressure quite often to augment his physical condition. In fact, that’s likely the only reason he’s still alive. Lucien’s immense spiritual pressure, honed by years of practice. Lucien stands with one of two postures. When walking the Sillbern, Lucien adopts a very relaxed and easygoing posture, moving at a generally slow walk. Lucien seems to take most things slow and easy, until he is called to duty. Lucien with his “game face” on, is professional and rigid in posture. He stands straight and tall, at attention. Hands firmly at his side. The posture of a practiced soldier. It would be inaccurate though, to say Lucien has a soldier’s build. As mentioned above, he’s pretty slender and despite his decent height he has very little muscle mass. No six-pack or anything, just a slim, somewhat toned body.

As far as apparel goes, Lucien favors several uniforms, of purple and black primarily. His standard apparel when officially on-duty incorporates several design elements, starting with a skin-tight, black long-sleeved shirt, over which he wears a black cuirass with dark violet highlights. The cuirass completely protects his torso and includes a gorget to protect his throat. On top of this, Lucien wears a purple cloak-like cloth over both shoulders almost like pauldrons, which are buckled to his armor. These drape down to about his biceps but no further. Lucien affixes vambraces to both arms, and wears black gauntlets, typically. His lower apparel typically consists of similarly black attire, including long pants and black boots.

When he has one on hand, Lucien also likes to wear a sword into battle. His preferred weapon is a European straight-bladed arming sword, suited for one handed use. A basic but effective straight golden bar serves as the cross-guard for this weapon, a brown-wrapped handle and a golden orb for a pommel. Very simplistic in design, but efficient. Designed precisely for its given purpose, which Lucien prefers.

For more formal events, or for daily life, Lucien will instead adopt a more dress-like attire. He will discard the armored segments of his uniform, and instead go for a more classy look. Lucien’s formal attire typically consists of a black collared shirt, underneath a purple dress-jacket, and a pair of black gloves, as well as black dress pants and lace-less dress shoes. For the highest formal events, Lucien will adopt the all-white colors associated with the Vandenreich, but his uniform will otherwise be fairly similar, featuring gold trim along the collars and cuffs of his uniform. Lucien also bears a single silver and golden stud earring in his left ear, that serves as his Spirit Fragment.

Lucien also has some general casual attire as well. For relaxing or lounging around his home, when not expecting company, he actually dresses.... exceedingly casually. T-shirts and shorts or track pants are common attire for Lucien Dantes when nobody else is around. He knows he's not supposed to look like this as a representative of the Vandenreich, but if it's just "him time" he honestly doesn't see what's so wrong about just wearing something casual and comfy. He's certain the Emperor won't judge, and nobody is probably going to see him dressed like that, right? At least nobody important? If by chance Lucien does want to go out, he'll usually throw on a quick, light windbreaker jacket or something like that. He's not super picky about his off-duty clothing unless he expects to be seeing someone. 


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-Personality-

Dislikes:

Broken Promises: “Keeping one’s word is a beautiful thing, and it is a tragedy to see them shattered. If everyone could keep their promises to one another, this world would be a beautiful place.”

Unrequited Love: “This is a true agony to behold. True, passionate emotion that is barred. I would rather see a world where such a thing is long in the past.”

Lemons: “Unfortunately, their sour taste is something that is not particularly palatable to my appetite. I’m terribly sorry lemon lovers of the world.”

Fatalism: “All of us have our fates preordained from the moment of our conception. Even now, each and every one of our souls has all of our lives planned out for us. We can’t escape our fate, but we can try to fight it all the same.”

Despair:“Although it is an inevitable result of the pain, loss and suffering all who endure life must face, that does not mean it is a pleasant thing. I truly pity those who have fallen into despair, and would uplift all of them if I could—though I am well aware that such a thing is easy to say, but quite difficult to achieve.”

Violence: “There should be a better way. Even when there is not. Even if it is an absolute certainty that violence is necessary, it is cruel that there is not another way.”

War: “If you know my thoughts on violence, you know my thoughts on war. It is my desire to end war as quickly and efficiently as possible. All war does is cause strife, pain, and suffering. It ends lives that would otherwise be productive and beautiful and sows’ conflict. Yes, it may help resolve other conflicts, but it will always sow seeds of discontent in its wake. It is not a solution. Only a failure to answer.”

Enslavement: “The complete loss of freedom and choice is an anathema to what I would see in the world. Rather for every person to choose their own path, for good or ill, than be needlessly driven like an ox, blindly along a path they have neither chosen, nor understand.”

Pain: “It’s… pointless. True, that through pain there can be growth. Understanding. Acceptance. But in a perfect world, that wouldn’t be necessary. In this world, pain is necessary. But that in and of itself is so sad…”

Heavy Metal Music: “Ah… I’m afraid this… really isn’t my style of music. If you enjoy it, I am glad to hear that but… please. Just… Not while I’m around please? It’s really not to my tastes.”


Likes:

Hope: “Hope is a brilliant, shining light in the dark. Even if it’s destined to be snuffed out, that it can shine at all. Even for a few brilliant moments, is something remarkable and beautiful.”

Peace: "This is my goal. True peace. A world without the need for violence, and peaceful coexistence between all beings."

Quiet Nights: "The world at rest. At peace. To sit out beneath a starry sky, and to marvel at the enormity of the universe. It makes you realize how miraculous creation truly is, and how insignificant we are. All of us equally insignificant."

Rainy Days: "There is something peaceful and calming about the rain coming down on a balcony, whilst you sit under it. To hear the rain pelting off the roof of a structure. To smell the scent of wet grass. 

Diplomacy: "Diplomacy is infinitely preferable to violence. If a battle can be ended before it starts-- that is the best possible outcome."

Helping People: "If there is a way to achieve meaning in my own life, it is in the impact I have in others. If I create a positive impact in the lives of enough people, maybe, just maybe, the world will begin to change for the better."

Courage: "Courage is a virtue I wholly admire. The will and strength to stand strong in the face of adversity. The ability to push forwards when every part of your mind screams to flee, or to cower. If it is at all possible to change Fate. If it is at all possible to create meaning in existence, it is the courageous that will find the way. It is the courageous that have the greatest hope of making meaning in this meaningless world."

Cats: "Cats are sweet, charming little creatures. When it comes to those who are masters of their own fate, they truly stand out. And besides. They are very soft, warm and fluffy, and they feel nice to pet."

Sweet foods: "I do admittedly have quite the sweet tooth. I am quite fond of cakes, sweets, or anything particularly sugary. It's a weakness to be certain, but not an unpleasant one."

The Vandenreich: "The Vandenreich is the light against the darkness. The flame that holds back the night. The shelter in the storm. Within the Vandenreich we are in harmony. United in one purpose by our own choices. I want to spread this unity to the rest of the world."

Birds: "Birds are said to be symbols of freedom and I admire them and their beauty. I would not see them in cages, but flying freely to come and go as they please as they flit away their lives in joyous bliss."

Dogs: "Dogs are such kind, loyal beasts. They will comfort you when you are saddened, and can somehow always sense that. We really do not deserve them. And they give hugs too, which is both adorable and very sweet of them."

Reading: "Reading. Ah... Literature. A tool to both sharpen the mind and send it to places far away. Books and literature can almost be thought of as someone's legacy on a page. Perhaps... Perhaps I may be able to pen a work of my own one day. One day."

Piano: "It's a magnificent, sophisticated instrument, which can produce such magnificent melodies. All the great original composers were primarily pianists, after all, and I think there's a reason for that."

Tea: "The drink of choice for European nobility for centuries, and for good cause. While it may not be quite as sweet as other beverages, it is a remarkably calming drink and quite enjoyable on a cold winter night."


Flaws:

Frail health: Lucien Dantes has been beset by a weak immune system since his life began. Sickly and pale, it is a testament to his immense spiritual power that he has managed to keep himself alive this long. Lucien is often beset by sickness, and is frequently coughing, on occasion to the point that he coughs up blood when he pushes himself too hard. This taxes Lucien greatly, and means that when he is not fighting, he is often forced to rest, recuperate and take things easy, as he doesn’t even recover as quickly as many of the other Vandenreich without drawing heavily on his Quincy powers.

Depression: Lucien suffers from what could easily be construed as major depression. His melancholy nature is a result of his diminished perspective of life and complete lack of purpose or reason to exist. Lucien feels as if his existence is worthless, and as a result there is a certain weariness in him at all times, compounded with every atrocity he must commit. Lucien, deep down, doesn’t believe he deserves salvation and that he is doomed to a pointless end one day. While Lucien doesn’t eagerly rush for death, he also sees no reason in continuing to live either. This causes Lucien to have huge issues with personal self esteem though it does at least taught him humility.

Overprotective: Lucien is fiercely overprotective of people. Of basically everyone. Everyone. Nobody dies if he can avoid it, but this goes doubly for people he is close to. Lucien will go to extreme lengths to protect the people he has grown attached to, and is willing to compromise his beliefs for such individuals, even to the point of hypocrisy.

Lack of Self Preservation: Because of Lucien’s devastating lack of self-worth, coupled with his Fatalism it can lead to Lucien being fairly trivial with his life. Since he doesn’t see his life as something valuable, he will freely risk it. While he won’t exactly throw it away for no reason at all (as a meaningless death is one of his fears), Lucien won’t go to massively great lengths to save himself, especially not at the expense of others. His fatalism has caused Lucien to believe that if he has a further purpose, then he will not die until he has achieved whatever it is, and if he dies there, that is the extent of his purpose in the world. Sure, he ultimately thinks it will amount to nothing either way, and therefore he holds his life very cheaply.


Habits: 

Coughing: Errr.... Well. A bit less of a habit and more of a necessity. Due to Lucien's illness he often finds himself coughing extensively and frequently. Mid-sentence and if he's unlucky, sometimes he'll even start coughing in the middle of battle as well, if he begins to overtax himself. Lucien would be a terrible stealth agent, as the risk of him breaking out into a fit of coughing would probably give him away about twenty seconds into his first mission.

Long walks in nature: Lucien loves the sweet tranquility of nature. The quiet. The distant chirping of birds and crickets or perhaps the croaking of frogs. Now, note that due to his weak constitution, Lucien isn't exactly a huge outdoorsman, bushwhacking his way through the underbrush. No, he's the sort of person that will take the nice gentle, easy path to a nice field, or comfortable spot in the woods or even to a lake shore, and just enjoy the beauty of the world at peace. Lucien goes on such walks often through the parks of the Sillbern, or the woods of the Human world when he can. Anytime Lucien is feeling well enough to go on a trek, and is not honing his skills or taking care of his pets at home, he is likely out and about, looking at nature.

Reading: Lucien is a huge literature nerd. When he spent his time recuperating in medical wards, or forced to stay at home due to his illness, too weak to play, train or exercise much beyond walking around the house, he read books. Lucien is particularly fond of the fantasy genre-- escaping to strange, mysterious worlds with new fantastic elements and tales. Happy endings are his favorites, but he is well read and versed in the classics as well. When Lucien is resting and recuperating he often reads, and keeps a fairly extensive library in his personal home in the Sillbern for recreational purposes.

Collecting stray cats: ....Okay, look, cats are cute, and Lucien has a soft heart. They're lower maintenance than dogs, and so when Lucien goes out in the Human World and finds some lonely stray, flea-bitten cat in an alleyway, he can't help but to try to rescue it. And well. He figures the Sillbern is a good, loving home for them. He doesn't "adopt" the cats, persay, so much as he provides them a place of shelter. Fortunately, Lucien usually doesn't go to the major cities of the Human World, where strays are in abundance and he'd never outright steal someone else's cat, so his "collection" of adopted strays is still mercifully pretty small at only five or six right now. Give him time though, and enough forays into the human world, and that number will probably go up though. 

Playing the Piano: Lucien is a trained pianist, it's another of the hobbies he's picked up in a life largely marked by long periods of sedentary life where the doctors advised him against intense physical activity. While he is not as much an avid pianist as he is a reader, he is still fond of the piano and gives a bit of time each day to try and play a piece or two when he can. Lucien doesn't typically use electric keyboards or anything like that though, he much prefers the real, genuine grand piano article, or similar.



Fears:

A meaningless Death: Lucien doesn’t fear death. What he fears is that his death will be without purpose or meaning. That he will die defending someone about to die anyways. That he will die on a mission that ultimately didn’t amount to anything. Or that he will simply succumb to his illness and die without having contributed anything to the world. And what he fears even more than that….

Inevitability: This is Lucien’s other great fear. That everything is predetermined. That he is right about the world, that is unsalvageable. And that no matter what he does, nothing he does will make a difference. It is why Lucien tries so hard to help others, because in his own way he is trying to fight against his fears. And yet, the fear remains deep in his heart. That ultimately, nothing he does matters. Lucien considers all the things he deems to be inevitable-- death, eternity, corruption, and the eventual cessation of all meaning, and it terrifies him.


Goals:

Change the World: This is a bit of a nebulous goal, so let’s get a little more specific. Lucien’s primary goal is to make the world a better place. He believes the world is a sad, cruel place where bad things happen for little to no purpose, and wants to change that. Even if only by a little, Lucien endeavors to improve the world, bit by bit, person by person to create a true utopian society. This is the reason behind his work in the Vandenreich, as he believes the Vandenreich is the faction that can truly bring that image to fruition-- or at least has a better chance than any other faction. He thinks that changing the world has to start with the people within it, and he also aims to be that change in himself. Despite the misery of the world, he wants to try to repel it just a little. As noted by his fears up above, he doesn’t consider this goal realistic, or feasible, and believes that it’s doomed to fail. Even so, this is one thing that Lucien feels is worth trying to defy Fate against, even if he is convinced his failure is inevitable.

Find meaning in his own life: Lucien is not a very happy person at his core. Melancholy and despondent, with a very low self-image, Lucien doesn’t honestly believe he is someone of much value by himself. It’s the Vandenreich that have given him a purpose. That’s all. All of Lucien's self-worth and personal value is tied into as much as the Vandenreich gives him. All of Lucien’s meaning is in what he does for the organization. Lucien would very much like to find a reason to live for himself. To validate his own existence by his own will, instead of the will of other people. As before, he does not consider this a likely outcome, due to his own self image, but it is still something he wants to do, even if he has no conception of how to even begin working towards it. That might be a very useful first step actually. Maybe someone could help him out with that.

Alleviate the Elitism of the Vandenreich: Don’t mistake Lucien. Lucien is fully convinced of the righteousness of the Vandenreich. But he also acknowledges that the Vandenreich is full of mortals. Gifted, chosen mortals, but mortals nonetheless. Lucien has some reservations about how many of the other Vandenreich look down on other races. He would like to spread the idea to other members of the Vandenreich that other races are just as valuable and important as they are. That they are their equals not their lesser, for he believes that seeing other races as lesser beings will only continue to fuel a cycle of resentment and war. If all the races could come to accept one another then Lucien believes that would be a huge step forward in creating a better world, without the need for senseless violence and death. 

Become Sternritter "B": Sternritter B is supposedly the member of the Vandenreich closest to the Emperor. As silly as it might sound, Lucien would like to attain that rank, if only because it is from that position he feels he could do the most good. He may not find a purpose in becoming Sternritter B, but he still feels it would put him in a position to earn sufficient respect among the Vandenreich to promote his views and feelings to them, without judgement. And it is the position as well, that he might be able to ask the Emperor personally, the reason he was born. The reason for his own existence, and if his life is really as meaningless as he fears it is. 



Alignment: [Neutral Good]



Overall Personality:

If described with a single word, Lucien could be said to be melancholy. Although Lucien often wears a pleasant expression and even a smile at times, there is a sense of fatigue to his motions, as though he is weary of life. In this manner, Lucien is somewhat of a paradox, being supportive of others but quite down on himself. Lucien is a tool. A weapon of the Vandenreich, and while he dislikes this hand that he has been dealt, he believes it is his duty to fulfill it. Perhaps even his duty to fulfill it. Lucien is melancholy, because he does not believe he truly has a cause to fight for. He has a purpose, yes, but that purpose is divinely ordained, and was not one of his own choosing. Lucien might have fought for the Vandenreich anyways, but it was not his choice to do so. If that seems somewhat nonsensical, Lucien is well aware of that. For Lucien, he considers there to be an important distinction between being given your reason to live by another, and forging one for yourself. Even if both end up being ultimately meaningless in the long run, Lucien still feels there's something that draws him to the fantasy of the idea. Of a purpose and meaning to his life beyond a simple soldier or commander of the Vandenreich. This is something he doesn't often verbally talk about of course! Such talk among the Vandenreich might be seem as blasphemy, and Lucien does his best to quiet such thoughts even within his own mind, but he can't help but feel like he's missing something, and suspects that is probably that he has no personal drive, beyond the Vandenreich's goals of a utopia. No individuals to live and die for, and nothing but his duty. Which may tie right into the next part of his personality.....

What Lucien values in this world is choice. Or rather the power and freedom to choose. He considers people’s ability to choose their own fates to be a beautiful thing, regardless of what that fate is, and considers nearly everyone he meets to be beautiful in their own way. In this he differs from the Vandenreich, many of whom look down upon non-Vandenreich or even non-Quincy. Lucien does not. Whether they are Shinigami, Human, Hollow or even Akki, Lucien admires and respects all races, provided they meet this simple criteria—that they have taken hold of their own fate. This idea is a little off about Lucien though, because he sees one’s ability to choose their own fate as a very, very broad category. Even the decision to place your fate in the hands of another, Lucien respects, because it was your choice to do so.

As a result of this, even if Lucien thinks that someone’s decision is futile and incapable of truly changing anything, he admires people who fight against the inevitable. To know the end has come, and to stand resolute and determined, instead of succumbing to despair, is something that is truly worthy of praise. However, Lucien is also compassionate. He doesn’t judge people for not doing that. If it was easy to stand strong in the face of inevitable fate, it wouldn’t be impressive when people did it. Lucien seeks to help such individuals stand again. Yes, Lucien would even help an enemy stand, so that they could choose whether or not to battle against the inevitable with their full faculties available to them. And if they happened to choose the cold hand of death, Lucien would, just as compassionately give it to them, soothing their passing with soft words of comfort. We’ll come back to this last sentence in a little bit.

Lucien is someone who is honorable and resolute in his decisions. He stands by his word, though he is someone who would use a loophole and play around with “exact words” if it suited his purposes. But lie? No. Lucien won’t lie to someone. Not to his worst enemy, not to his best friend, not even if it would save the world to do so. He’s too honest at times even when it might be better to hold his tongue. Not that he won’t use a little word play to try and soften hard truths, if he thinks the situation calls for it. Which he normally doesn’t. Lucien knows life is cruel. Knows life is hard and full of suffering and turmoil. He’s seen it many times. Seen people suffer horrible fates for no good reason, and thinks that to lie to people and suggest that things aren’t as bad as they seem is doing them a disservice. Let them know just how much life sucks and will continue to suck to let them make the choice if they want to continue to persevere. Because he also knows that life can get better. But for that every high there will be a low. And so you had best be prepared because sometimes those lows last a very long time, and can make the highs not seem worth it anymore.

When it comes to relationships though, Lucien is open and kind to his peers and those he calls his friends. Really, he’s pretty kind to most people. He’s the sort of person that would sit in a park, under a tree, that animals just gravitate towards. Lucien has an inherently gentle nature, that is at odds with many of the Vandenreich. A nature that is strongly contrasted when he is on the job, but we’ll get there in a moment. Lucien is naturally predisposed towards being kind and gentle with most people. He likes to listen to people and to help them through their problems. He has no problem being a sounding board for someone’s bad day, and he’ll sit there, reassure them and validate them, then try and make their day better. He loves the outdoors, and while he’s not so much the hiking type or that sort of thing, he’d love to sit on the beach or out in a field on a calm summer day, or walk out under an umbrella in the rain, and just take in the beauty of nature.

But then… Lucien takes up the bow, and sets out on his mission. When he does this, it’s as though a switch has flipped in his mind. Although his tone may be similar, and he may even openly lament the things he must do, Lucien on the battlefield is taciturn and meticulous. He pays close attention to detail, and is quick to place his commands and orders. He takes his tasks very seriously, and does not tolerate disobedience in his subordinates. He acknowledges mistakes happen, but must play the part of the stern commander, praising those who have done well, and punishing those who have not. His word is absolute, and you will not disobey him, when lives are at stake. He is all for creative thinking on his subordinates behalf, but if you disregard his command, and people get hurt or killed as a result? …Well. Then you get to the part Lucien hates. The punishment. Lucien’s punishments for failure are severe, though seldom provided. Lucien does not like punishing his subordinates, but they’ll know a punishment is coming when he drops his commander façade and resumes his kind, gentlehearted nature. Remember that line above, about Lucien compassionately giving people the cold hand of death? He administers disciplinary measures in much the same way. Comforting the subordinate, and letting them know that he forgives them for their transgressions, right before delivering the judgement which has, in the past, proven fatal. But just as Lucien is all about freedom, he will always give such subordinates a chance. Or at least he thinks he does. Lucien will never adopt a form of execution that has a 100% success rate. Though some of his subordinates have been grievously wounded, if a subordinate survives Lucien’s execution attempt, then Lucien will consider their mistake fully pardoned, and think nothing more of the transgression.

Part of the reason for this is that Lucien does not like killing or hurting people. Even when that switch is flipped, Lucien still disdains the act of hurting or killing. It’s ironically one of the reasons he has focused himself on becoming an exceptional warrior and tactician, among other reasons. Lucien believes that if he can become an adequate commander and warrior, he can fight as efficiently as possible. Allowing him to end battles quickly, kill people painlessly and kill as few people as possible. A perfect battle for Lucien is one in which nobody dies, and nobody gets hurt, but he is well aware of the farcical nature of this desire. It does not, however, mean he won’t do what he can to limit the damage of war, and he will absolutely not tolerate innocents being involved in struggles they don’t deserve to be involved in.

Lucien sees the Vandenreich as one big family. Although arguments certainly happen in families, they should never risk creating tension or rifts. Debates and disagreements should be settled quickly and decisively, and not leave room to fester or grow into greater disagreements. Lucien is quite happy to play mediator in such situations, and help the Vandenreich sort their problems out in a civilized manner. And heck. If the best solution is just to let the two beat each other up a bit? Well…. It's not ideal, but if it resolves things quickly, and decisively so be it. Lucien values unity and harmony more than the discomfort from a quick trading of blows. So if a quick brawl is enough to settle a dispute, then have at it, just don’t kill each other. Family comes before all else, and should support one another, no matter what’s happened in the past. That is Lucien’s creed.

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[Lucien Dantes]

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{Combat}

-Powers-

Fighting Style: Pragmatic and efficient. That is the fighting style of Lucien Dantes. He does not aim to cause needless pain and suffering. Lucien Dantes goes to finish a battle as quickly and painlessly as possible. Fights are not glorious affairs, and bloodshed is never something to be proud of. The only pride in battle is how quickly you can end them. A long extended battle with blood spilt on both sides is something that Lucien despises. Every move Lucien makes is calculated and planned out. A tactical genius, Lucien gauges the battle and his opponent’s abilities, making plans and quickly adjusting them on the fly like a chess master, as his opponent reveals more of their abilities. Rather than wait out an opponent and allow them to show their full abilities, Lucien aims to take the initiative in battle, and force the opponent to show their true capabilities early on. And the moment, Lucien feels it is both practical and safe to strike the finishing blow he will bring his full might to bear. Lucien does understand the value of pacing himself, to be sure, and he uses it to his advantage, by altering the pace of the battle, and utilizing sudden bursts of power to overwhelm his opponent. The Vandenreich Quincy have certain advantages in terms of stamina, compared to the other races, and so Lucien is comfortable fighting at more intense levels of combat than others, and then still having room for powerful bursts of power. But overall, Lucien’s aim in battle is to continuously maintain the initiative, whether at long or close range, and keep the opponent fighting for enough space just to breathe.

Lucien will usually start off battles with a decent level of intensity. If we’re judging Lucien’s intensity on a scale of 1 to 10 Lucien is usually starting off at about a 7. Not all-out but enough to immediately force most opponents to start pulling out tricks to keep up with him. Against a lesser opponent it’s not unheard of for Lucien to end the battle right then and there, and if that is the case, then Lucien will be quite satisfied. After-all, in the name of quickly ending a battle, there’s no beating ending the fight on your opening assault. Aside from, perhaps, ending it before it begins, but that’s beside the point. Lucien will usually aim to fight an opponent at mid-range at the beginning of the fight, if not just beyond short range with his bow attacks. Lucien finds long range combat challenging to adequately crush opponents at, as the long distance gives most opponents ample time to evade or defend his attacks. At mid-range while still possible, it is significantly more difficult, and with Lucien’s accuracy, it is very difficult at close range.

With regards to weapons, Lucien will usually start off fighting with his bow in its regular form. He does this for one major reason. Deception. Deception is the basis of war, and Lucien knows this. He knows most opponents are familiar with the strengths of the Quincy. By opening with his bow, Lucien reinforces these preconceptions, fighting at a distance with powerful projectiles, but being vulnerable in close range. This means that if an opponent takes the bait and tries to crush Lucien at close range, Lucien can immediately release one of his more close-quarter oriented bow properties and swiftly crush the opponent with a surprise counter-attack, efficiently dispatching them. In such instances, on that 1-10 scale, Lucien’s counters can be seen as an easy 8, sometimes even a 9, depending on the circumstances. Lucien does not hold back very much. He knows that the Quincy Cross can keep him going for quite a long time, if need be.

Lucien almost never fights at long range. Even if medium or close range is of extreme risk to himself, he will almost always choose to rapidly advance on his opponent in a straight fight. The only exception is his opening attacks, or a stealth strike, which Lucien is not afraid to adopt. If Lucien can catch an enemy unawares, and he is reasonably certain conflict cannot be avoided, he will freely attempt to strike a decisive blow on an enemy from afar, and, should he failed to drop them with a single strike in such a manner, attempt to draw the enemy in close to him. Again—Lucien likes to manipulate the expectations about his foes. If your opponent doesn’t know what you’re capable of, they will make poor judgements about what you can do. That lets you end a fight faster.

Besides this, however, Lucien will then immediately begin to press in on an opponent to engage them at mid-range combat, and, ultimately, close quarter combat. Lucien will use any means at his disposal to outmatch an opponent in close. Lucien will freely apply his Heart Property to allow him to fight at high levels with varying weapons, and make the environment work for him. Lucien has a flexible skillset and he will employ this in close quarters. His shooting practice is emphasized in close quarters as well. Lucien goes for the head. He goes for the heart. He makes sure to quickly and succinctly drop his enemies as quickly as possible. This does not mean he won’t go for extremities or distracting strikes or even attacks to weaken his opponents and soften them up for the finisher, but they are not his go-to options. Lucien must exhaust the possibility of defeating his opponent outright before considering tactics like that.

And when it comes to close range combat, against opponents that have become familiar with how Lucien battles, he mixes up conventional, straightforward fighting techniques with aggressive and unorthodox maneuvers. Lucien will engage his opponent at close range with a variety of weapons or tactics, as his Heart Property allows him to fight with almost any tool he desires. As far as conventional tactics goes, Lucien will wield swords, spears, axes, staves or any other weapon he can, wielding them with skill and efficiency, proving to be an absolute master of his technique against any adversary. He may also choose to mix in hand to hand fighting techniques on top of that, as his Heart Property allows him to master hand to hand fighting styles as well. When fighting with his form property, Lucien also is able to produce arrows from various parts of his body, allowing him to fire point blank arrows as he punches opponents amplifying his damage.

As far as unorthodox fighting techniques though, Lucien will make copious use of his environment in conjunction with his soul property. Dodge down and hit the ground beneath his opponent to turn it into a storm of arrows. Grab a nearby signpost and wield it as a staff. Break a window and fight with the shards? Lucien wields the unconventional effectively, fighting opponents with tactics and techniques that they are unlikely to be trained to fight against. And he takes full advantage of the fact his Soul Property also allows him to detonate his arrows, allowing him to detonate them when he’s done fighting with them.

If fighting multiple opponents, Lucien’s mentality doesn’t change, though it does shift. One might think against multiple opponents, taking out the leader would be the most pragmatic solution. Certainly, when that is an option, Lucien will consider it. However, Lucien has found that in spiritual combat, the leader is often the most dangerous and hardy of the opponents, and going for them first protracts the battle and makes victory less tenable in the long run. Especially if his subordinates cannot be counted on to surrender once the leader falls. Though there are pros and cons to both situations, Lucien would consider the most appropriate response to a fight involving multiple opponents to be to swiftly take down the weakest of them first, and work his way up, only going for the Leader once the herd has been culled. It is heartless and a little bit cold, and seems to fly in the face of Lucien’s mentality of sparing as many as possible but Lucien considers these important matters. The defeat of the herd cannot be absolutely predicated on cutting off the head. Certainly, Lucien will attempt to bring down the leader at the earliest opportunity available, but he must limit the resources of his opponent and to prevent unnecessary pain and suffering, will dispatch the weakest first so that they don’t interfere.

When fighting alongside allies though, Lucien’s mentality does shift. Damage mitigation. Protection. Lucien’s allies are a weakness for sure, because he will break from his usual methodology of finding the most efficient route forward to end the fight, in favor of making sure his allies make it through okay. Lucien will prioritize enemies that are going after his allies, and keeping the pressure off of them to allow his comrades to operate at maximum efficiency. In a few ways, Lucien’s battle tactics don’t change as much as they do. He will still emphasize close and mid-range combat, with a slight preference to mid-range as he has found close range combat detrimental to other Vandenreich Quincy’s aiming skills. Shooting into a chaotic melee is difficult and Lucien doesn’t want to get in the way. When Lucien does take to melee however, it’s designed to keep the pressure off his allies and Lucien actually encourages his allies to fire at him as much as the enemy, using Lucien’s own body to block sight of their shots. Lucien will ask them to trust his instincts to move out of the way to maximize the efficiency of their attacks.

Of all of Lucien’s Bow properties, his three most preferred are his Form property, Heart Property and his Soul Property. These three properties are often what he forms the core of his fighting style around. Lucien’s Form property amplifies his defensive abilities allowing him to take light hits to land hits at the same time, with his Heart Property amplifying his mastery of combat at close range, and his Soul Property granting him the ability to turn anything into a formidable weapon, and turning the battlefield itself against his opponent. Lucien prefers to use his other properties judiciously, and as necessary.

And finally, we come to Vollstandig. Vollstandig makes Lucien an absolute force of destruction. The command of the world itself. Lucien actually dislikes using Vollstandig, because when Lucien uses Vollstandig the battle no longer becomes a contest of martial skill, or tactics. Lucien abandons all pretence of fighting as a warrior, and instead “fights as an angel”. Lucien does not need to punch his foe to best them, or cut them with a sword. He manipulates the world itself to battle, attack, and crush his foes, overwhelming them with unimaginable power and scope, only ever drawing in close at that point to finish them off. Lucien’s misgivings about long range fighting dissipate here. Lucien dislikes long range combat because normally it makes it difficult to land precision attacks due to an opponent’s reaction time. With his Vollstandig, that is no longer an issue, and Lucien is free to engage the enemy at whatever distance he pleases. This is the capstone to Lucien’s battle plans and his final resort, when all else has failed.

Bow Release Overall Theme Lucien's Release's overall theme can ultimately be summed up in a single word. "Control". Or perhaps "Command". Either would qualify. Lucien's power is a sick irony to the man, as Lucien considers the idea of control itself to be an illusion, so he would consider it a mocking joke, that his powers are focused in exactly that. Perhaps the Emperor, in his wisdom, determined the most fitting person to have the power to command everything was one who had accepted this fact of reality. Lucien does not merely control soldiers however. Oh no, that is not the purpose of his ability. No, Lucien commands everything else. Lucien puts everything in a battle under his control. He commands the space that he and his opponents fight in. He can command his own body and mind. He can even command his opponents to an extent. And at the peak of his power, he can even go so far as to command the world around him. Lucien is the battle master of the Vandenreich, and his abilities allow him to excel at all fields of combat, near, far and everywhere in between.

Specifically, with the exception of Lucien's form property, each of his Bow Properties corresponds to commanding a different subject. His firing property grants Lucien command of space. His Power Property grants him control of his opponents. His Heart Property gives him Command of himself. And his Soul Property allows him to command the very souls of inanimate objects, up to and including even an opponent's weapon. Lucien brings everything under his command, without fail, and will always try to use this power to bring a swift and merciful end to any battle.


Bow Form

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{Base Bow Form}[Base Bow Form]

Bow Release Properties 

Battle Armor (Form Property): Lucien's Form Property helps enable the otherwise sickly Quincy, to appear a formidable and dangerous adversary. When Lucien unleashes his form property, his bow transforms into a suit of full plate armor. The armor is black as night, and from the visor a dim red glow is emitted. A sturdy looking cuirass guards Lucien's torso, and full plate armored leggings, greaves and boots cover his legs and feet, while pauldrons, vambraces and gauntlets shield his arms and hands. Lucien has a full helmet as well, though if he so chooses he may choose not to include his helmet in the transformation itself. As a suit of armor, one would normally expect Lucien to be quite invulnerable, but that isn't actually the case. To maintain full reiatsu focus across the entire armor would be incredibly taxing and exhausting, and so in practice, only the gauntlets and greaves of the suit of armor actually gain the benefits of the entire form property. The rest of the armor, while not for show, only protects Lucien from class 7 or unclassed attacks with an inferior Offensive Stat to Lucien's. Anything higher than that, in either class or offensive stat, will be able to penetrate the armor, or damage Lucien through it. As far as touch-based abilities are concerned, contact with any piece of the armor does not qualify as making physical contact with Lucien. When in this form, Lucien is able to generate and fire his Quincy arrows from any part his gauntlets or the center of the cuirass's chest. 

The gauntlets and greaves of Lucien's armor may be considered valid targets for Lucien's Soul property (see below), but the rest of the armor may not be.


Echo (Firing Property): A talented commander knows how to use the threat of attack to control the battlefield, and Lucien is no exception. Echo provides Lucien a considerable ability to control the battlefield with lethal firing zones. While Echo is active, Lucien is able to shoot his arrows from any point a previous arrow has passed through. In doing so, Lucien is able to set up dangerous kill zones across the battlefield, manipulating it and forcing his opponent to either move as Lucien wants them to, or force them to face the risk of dealing with point blank arrows from their blind spots. Lucien may only utilize arrow paths for this ability created while his Firing Property is active, however, once Lucien fires an arrow with his Firing Property, he can use that path for up to one hour afterwards. Echo has a few limitations however. Lucien cannot fire an arrow along the same path a previous arrow was fired-- it must be at a different trajectory by a minimum of thirty degrees. Once Lucien has fired up to three arrows from a given arrow path, he can no longer use that path for Echo. Note that arrows fired with this firing property will themselves create new paths for Lucien to utilize. 


Vector (Power Property): Lucien's Power Property is the most obvious variant of Command. The ability to take control of the world around him. Lucien overrules whatever power holds what his arrows strike, and can issue a singular command to it. In practice, how Vector works is pretty simple. If something is hit by an arrow under the control of Lucien's power property, Lucien can force the object to make a single movement in a manner he wishes it to. It does not matter whether the object is inanimate or not, or whether another power is already being exerted over it, although in the latter case, Lucien must possess a superior Offensive Stat to the target. More on those details in a bit. 

This ability allows Lucien decent flexibility in combat. He can shoot the ground beneath his own or an opponent's feet to launch himself skyward, or his disrupt his opponent's footing. Shoot walls or nearby trees to attack the opponent from alternate angles. Lucien has one full post to take advantage of Vector. The maximum volume that Lucien is capable of manipulating at any given time is volume equal to the explosion radius of the arrow used to hit it is capable of, using the Vandenreich arrow detonation rules. As mentioned above, Lucien may only force an object struck this way to move in a single direction. In addition to moving with the speed and striking with Lucien's Offensive Stat, the object launched will have the same class as the arrow that struck it, for clashing purposes. Activating this power does not need to be a precise hit, it only requires the arrow to make contact with its target.

Now a few different things happen if Lucien hits a living being with his Power Property. His Power Property will still work, albeit with some caveats. Most notably, Lucien must possess equal or greater Offensive Stat to his opponent to be able to control them like this. He must also use an arrow class equal to or higher than the class of the individual he is striking to exert this control. When Lucien does this, he may force the target to move at its maximum strength and speed in any direction he chooses, even if doing so would cause injury to the target. For example, if Lucien strikes someone's arm-- provided he fulfills the other conditions of his Power Property, he may force the arm to wrench itself backwards and dislocate itself. He might even force the limb to strike its master. A clean blow to the head or neck, and Lucien can force an opponent to snap their own neck (though to be fair, an arrow to the neck is usually fatal anyways). The only body parts immune to Lucien's complete control is the torso. If Lucien strikes that, he may only manipulate it as he would any inanimate object, and launch the opponent in a direction of his choosing. When determining the launch speed and force of a living being, it is determined by the target's speed and strength stats, instead of Lucien's arrow speed and strength.  



Spirit Command (Power Property): Many Quincy have a Mass Property. Lucien does not. Instead, Lucien has a second power property. With Vector granting Lucien command of the physical world around him, Spirit Command allows Lucien to take command of the spiritual world, ordering spiritual abilities themselves into submission. While using Spirit Command, Lucien's arrows are imbued with a unique ability to suppress reiatsu they come into contact with. While this property is active, any form of reiatsu that is struck-- whether it be a Cero, a Kido barrier, a reiatsu construct or the like, will have its Offensive Strength reduced by Lucien's Offensive Stat. If this amount is equal to or exceeds the attack, then the attack or defense dissipates and is suppressed. Superior class can weaken this ability. If for example, Lucien is trying to break down a Class two shield, using Class 3 arrows, the amount of reiatsu that is suppressed will be halved, and halved again for each level of Class difference between Lucien's arrow and the target attack (eg. Class 4 against Class 3 would be 50% efficiency, Class 4 against Class 2 would be 25% and Class 4 against Class 1 would be 12.5%, etc. etc.). This works in reverse as well, however. If Lucien's arrow possesses a 2 class advantage over his opponent's, and a superior spiritual Offensive Stat to his opponent, rather than simply suppressing the attack, Lucien is able to take command of it, and send it back against its user. This secondary effect does not work against reiatsu creations that are actually sentient. Spirit Command can only affect any individual source of reiatsu once, before that particular instance of a technique becomes immune to further attempts to suppress it. Spirit Command's suppression effect does not benefit from any techniques that boost the user's offensive strength except for Vollstandig-- though the arrows otherwise receive the normal benefits of the power increase


Epiphany (Heart Property): Lucien's Heart Property represents the control of self, drawing out his full potential and allowing Lucien to fight as the situation demands. When using Epiphany, Lucien draws on the Emperor's will and his might as a Quincy to force himself to unleash a natural intuition with any weapon or fighting style he may find fitting for the situation. While Ephiphany is active, Lucien may choose to use any unspent Skillpoints in any manner he likes, as long as they are dedicated towards either a weapon or martial art. For example, If Lucien has 3 unspent skillpoints, he may choose to spend them to gain a three in Weapons: Sword. Or he may choose to spend them to gain a 3 in Martial Arts: Boxing. He may split them as he sees fit, for example, putting 1 point into each of Kung Fu, Staff Fighting, and kickboxing. Whatever he prefers. Lucien is free to change how he allocates these skill points from post to post, but may only adjust this once per post.This ability is drawing out Lucien's potential, and can be considered a form of divine inspiration. Lucien gains an intuitive understanding of either the weapon style or the martial art, and may apply any analysis or knowledge of the style to combat opponents using similar techniques, as if he were a trained master of the form. Lucien may even use this ability to create custom weapon or fighting forms-- for example. If Lucien were in battle and forced to wield something like a lamp post as a weapon, he could use this Skill to gain the Skill: Improvised Weapon: Lamp Post 3. Lucien is capable of gaining a 4 in any given Skill, but he must still adhere to the standard rules regarding skills and have five Skillpoints available to spend on it. Additionally, while Epiphany is active, Lucien may use his Spirit Pressure as a defensive stat for the purposes of resisting spiritual-based abilities like Bakudo-type kido.


Weapon Master (Soul Property): Lucien’s Soul property is tailor made to complement his Heart Property. Weapon Master essentially reflects Command of the environment. Lucien may turn anything he touches into a Vandenreich arrow. This does not necessarily have to be completely literal, although it can be. There are two ways his Soul Property can take form. The first is a very literal interpretation of turning anything he touches into an arrow. By touching an object and applying his Soul Property to it, Lucien can convert the object's mass into Quincy arrows and launch them in a direction of his choice, as if they were fired from his bow. To do so, Lucien must expend an equal amount of reiatsu relative to the number and class of arrows created. Lucien can create up to two arrows per square foot of material converted in this way. Lucien must determine the class of arrows when he converts them, and all arrows must be of the same class. 

However, the primary means by which Lucien applies this ability is a less literal showing.

By touching an object and expending sufficient reiatsu to create a Quincy arrow, Lucien can grant the object all the qualities of a Quincy arrow, turning the object into a spiritual weapon, with an offensive stat equal to Lucien's and a class equal to the class of the arrow created. This new spiritual weapon gains all the properties of a normal Vandenreich arrow including any active form properties, and the ability to detonate it at will. In addition, while under the effects of Lucien's Soul Property, the item cannot be influenced by the abilities of anyone else as long as Lucien has an equal or superior Offensive Stat. This means, for example, that if Lucien were applying his Soul Property to a tree branch, someone with the ability to manipulate wood would not be able to control that branch unless they possessed a higher Offensive Stat than Lucien. 

This ability can only be applied to solid, inanimate objects. It cannot be used on living beings, though it can be used on dead objects or things broken off from a living object. For example, while Lucien could not apply this ability on a tree or an actual human being, he could use this ability on a branch broken off from that tree, or on a human corpse. It also cannot be used on reiatsu constructs, or liquids or gasses. If Lucien is using his Form Property, his armored gauntlets do not interfere with this ability and allow him to exert the ability through them. Lucien is additionally, capable of applying this ability to an opponent's own spiritual weapons or even their clothing, but to do so, Lucien must possess a greater Offensive Stat than his opponent. 

To maintain the spiritual weapon variant of this property, Lucien must expend the same amount of reiatsu as he did when he created it at the end of each post. Lucien may maintain multiple spiritual weapons with this property, but must expend equivalent reiatsu to all of them to keep it going. 

 


Vollstandig Divine Form: 


Vollstandig appearance
Lucien's Vollstandig is humbler than most, but still radiant and indomitable. When he unleashes his Vollstandig, Lucien becomes shielded by armor not unlike his Form property, but much sturdier. Rather than the fearsome black armor from before, however, his Vollstandig is adorned in gleaming silver plate armor. He is protected head to toe, his face guarded by a helmet and visor. A pair of holy, angelic wings emerge from the armor's back extending outwards, each approximately twice the length of his arms. These wings grant Lucien the ability to fly in his Vollstandig, even in areas without air ground, and his armor is a more sturdy defense than his Form property guarding Lucien's entire body. Lucien also gains a gleaming silver sword on his hip. The weapon is built in the style of an arming sword, with a long, elegant, double edged blade. Although Lucien's Vollstandig is undoubtedly splendid and radiant, it is also fairly humble. His armor isn't actually all that well polished, and although he certainly evokes the image of a chivalric knight, he doesn't radiate light or anything like that. He is not adorned in gold, with massive decor and ornamentation. The angelic wings are really the only true flair to the entire Vollstandig. This is Lucien's ideal. The armor reflects the person he aims to be. Noble and yet humble at the same time. Radiant, but controlled. Lucien's Vollstandig transforms him into a crusader of the Vandenreich. Nothing more. And nothing less.

The armor itself is effectively identical to his Bow's form property in function, though the wings of his Vollstandig do allow him to fly, even in places without air ground. Additionally, the armor is sturdier than Lucien's Form property. While Lucien's Form property is able to block unclassed attacks or Class 7 or lower techniques, his Vollstandig armor is capable of resisting up to Class 4 attacks, in the same manner, with the same restrictions and limitations. As with his Form property, the gauntlets of Lucien's Volstandig act as spiritual weapons of equal class to his own, as is the sword he gains in Vollstandig.  


Vollstandig Divine Power Property: Lucien's Divine Power Property is the Command of Reishi. In a sense. Many races know how to weaponize the reishi in the air around them and produced by attacks. Bount in particular are masters of the craft, even able to break down lesser reishi constructs and use them to fuel their own regenerative abilities. What Lucien's Vollstandig allows him to do is something similar to this, but in reverse. Rather than breaking down reishi constructs, Lucien is able to create them. Lucien can command the reishi of the world around him to reconstitute itself into a form more suitable for him to fight. There are, of course, a number of major limitations to this ability. Most importantly-- Lucien cannot use this power to craft anything sentient or living. Non-living matter only. Reishi itself is not alive, so while Lucien might be able to fabricate something that looks like a living being, it would effectively just be dead matter. Secondly-- this is an incredibly strenuous process. It is not an instantaneous process to craft items out of reishi; it requires approximately twice the time to craft an item as it would to charge a Cero (meaning his opponents have plenty of time to get out of any traps that Lucien is trying to create around them). Lucien also cannot create any individual item larger than three meters in length, nor with a mass greater than 10kg (though he may create multiple items at a time, to a maximum of ten items per post). It costs Lucien 100 reiatsu per item crafted in this manner. Lucien must be able to see the location he is trying to create the item clearly so blinding Lucien or obscuring his vision may be an effective way to negate this ability. 

Objects created by Lucien's Vollstandig count as being made of spiritual materials with a Class equal to Lucien's Vollstandig, and durability equal to Lucien's Offensive Stat. Lucien is capable of manipulating these objects at a distance, as long as they are within his line of sight, though this requires an additional upkeep cost of 50 reiatsu per post, per object manipulated in this manner. Objects that Lucien is manipulating can move at a maximum speed of 600. 

Vollstandig Divine Soul Property: Lucien's Divine Soul Property has been christened "Frozen World". His Schrift by this point, has already demonstrated the ability to command most aspects of the world. Space, Matter, Souls, Reishi and the people fighting in the battle. This last and greatest property allows Lucien to take command of the last thing. Time itself. When Lucien activates his Divine Soul Property, he creates a bubble around two hundred feet in diameter, where time itself is frozen. Now, despite this incredibly potent effect, there are certain things to take into account, most importantly, that this does not affect any combatants in the area, nor any items or objects they are carrying on their persons. Lucien's opponents, and their weapons are functionally unaffected by this ability, and they can continue moving, leaping, attacking, defending, breathing and the like without any inhibition. No, instead this ability affects everything else. Essentially, in that two hundred foot bubble, Lucien creates a space where nothing can change. The ground cannot be shattered by overwhelmingly powerful attacks. Raindrops freeze in the air, and hang motionless. Fog can no longer be dispersed. A rock wall that a powerful strength fighter might be able to punch through is suddenly nigh indestructible. Lucien's Divine Soul Property, essentially renders the battlefield unalterable. 

The one thing that this power does affect, it affects both parties equally. Nothing new can be created within Lucien's Frozen World. Kido and Cero cannot be created and fired, Energy Generate techniques cease to work. Soul Command no longer functions, as the surroundings can no longer be manipulated. Individuals can still amplify themselves with abilities that solely target themselves, and it still allows them to throw punches, kicks and the like, but if the technique would create or manipulate something in the Frozen World, reiatsu construct or otherwise, it essentially automatically fails. Air ground is also unusable in Frozen World.

There is one main exception to this; Lucien's Frozen World does not affect Class 3 or higher release abilities, nor does it affect the Vollstandig of other Vandenreich, which will function as normal. Essentially Class 3 releases or higher can bypass the "no creation" limitation of Frozen World (though such releases still cannot alter the environment save for matter and constructs they themselves have created). Outside interference during Frozen world is almost impossible. Not because Frozen World restricts enemies from entering and leaving-- no, it does no such thing. Leaving Frozen World is as simple as walking to the edge and walking out, and one could also simply walk into the field. It is almost impossible because, as Frozen World freezes the time inside for a single instant, from outside the effects of the Soul Property, everything seems to be going at unbelievably high speeds; from the outside the entire ability would appear to activate and conclude in a single second, with no chance to enter and influence the events within. This aspect, however, cannot be used to attack people outside of the field. While people can enter and leave the field freely, projectile attacks or the like cannot leave the field, freezing at the far edge of the field on contact, and remaining there until the technique concludes.

The ultimate purpose of this technique is as one of last resort. As the technique does not actually prevent the opponent from fighting, and limits Lucien's options as much as his opponent's, this technique is only used when Lucien is at his wits end, to force a direct confrontation of martial skill and ability against his opponent, forcing them into an environment where his pre-existing knowledge of the rules of the new battlefield may give him an advantage, especially against opponents who are overly reliant on non-release based abilities. 

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{Physical Manifestation: Willpower*}Technique Name: Physical Manifestation: Willpower

Class: 3
Technique Type: Other

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:
Willpower is a technique that is available to most who dwell within the human world, and has a variety of effects that make it a versatile and useful technique. This technique is one that manifests the willpower of the physical body. It essentially causes spirit and physical body to "become one" and merge their powers. There are two uses of it. The first is a non battle use, and is the main use. The main use is simply to know the technique, which slows the aging process of the body and allows the possessor to live easily as long as a Shinigami or Arrancar. This is a will-based technique, however, and thus, if will vanishes, so does its power to stop the aging, which quickly catches up. Mod Souls and Bounts have a minor version of this part at all times, which allows them to age slowly at all times; humans and Quincy learn this version at Class 1.

Willpower has three stages that are associated with it, as listed below:



[Stage One: Cog]: By giving up 100 Reiatsu, the user pumps an explosive amount of intimidating power out. Anyone of inferior class will immediately be intimidated. This does not mean they won't fight. Those who are weak enough in comparison will feel a huge, exaggerated surge of power that will probably make them surrender. This can also be used on Hollows to actually scare them away instead of having to kill them. This does NOT work on animals! It only works on "intelligent beings." This means unless it has a similar to human intelligence, this wont' work on an animal.



[Stage Two: Pulley]: This causes physical output to increase based on draining spiritual energy. It costs 400 reiatsu. When activated, it increases physical stats by 50%. However, it causes the skin to begin to blister from pumped out Reiatsu. Essentially, skin begins to burn. It's a quick burn. Within 5 posts, burning will start to become quite serious. On top of that, statistic gain is lost by the post, starting after the second post of this being active. After that time, 10% of the gain is lost every post. It can only be restored by sacrificing 150 Reiatsu per 10%.



[Stage Three: Gate]: This has no initial cost. Reiatsu strength and Spiritual pressure (but NOT Reiatsu amount) both double. From there, reiatsu output goes up, meaning that costs are also doubled for everything. On top of that, 100 reiatsu is lost per post until this is deactivated.




Drawback: See each individual stage. Atop that, when Willpower is learned, it comes with all three stages, but costs double the TTP to learn. Humans, Mod Souls, Quincy, and Bounts only.

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{Hirenkyaku*}Technique Name: Hirenkyaku

Class: 4

Technique Type: Quincy Technique

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:
Analogous to the Shinigami Shunpo or the Arrancar Sonído, the Quincy Hirenkyaku allows the user to move quickly over short distances; according to many Quincy, it is faster than flash steps, though a Captain's superior speed in comparison to a Master Quincy's speed suggests that this is just a generalization. Using it in its base form increases speed 10x for a single step, and costs 50 Reiatsu. However, unlike Shunpo and Sonido, this can be used for a constant movement as well. Giving up 400 Reiatsu allows for a constant movement over the duration of one post at 6x speed. Giving up 1000 Reiatsu allows constant movement over the duration of 3 posts of 4x speed.

How to use technique: To perform the technique, the user gathers spiritual particles under their feet and rides them to the desired location. Like the air-walking skill displayed by most Arrancar and Shinigami, it can also be used to hover or fly for long distances.

Drawback: None.

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{Movement*}Technique Name: Movement

Class: 4

Technique Type: Other

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:

This is a movement technique. It's to keep up with things like Shunpo or Sonido. While all races using this have their own variant of a step technique already, this one is pretty much an in-general type of move. It attunes the physical body to the reiatsu in the air, rather than spiritual to spiritual. It is now physical to spiritual. This allows the user to step at 3x speed for the cost of only 25 Reiatsu. This technique does not take up a technique slot.

How to use technique: Focus the body’s energy and release during a step. This technique can be broken off in the middle of its use. Unlike other step techniques, this one can be repeated while in the middle of the previous one, allowing someone to change their movement course in mid movement.

Drawback: None

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{Energy Generate*}Technique Name: Energy Generate

Class: 2

Technique Type: Other

Technique Element: Variable

Technique Description and Effects:
This is probably the hardest technique to use. It involves a physical body having to generate and output Reiatsu directly from the physical form. It costs an insane amount of stamina, and it's also very taxing. This technique is the only one that does not have a "default" version. All races except for mod souls can create extended "Reiatsu output" abilities, as long as they generate Reiatsu, and fire it off in some way. This is the requirement of these abilities. This technique can only be used by those who are Class 2 or above. It is the ultimate direct counter to Kido.

How to use technique: Generate Reiatsu from the physical form, and shape it in some way.

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{Energy Generate: Decoy*}Technique Name: Energy Generate: Decoy

Class: 4

Technique Type: Energy Generate Technique

Usable By: Anything that can use Energy Generate

Technique Element: Other

Technique Description and Effects: Rather than being an attack, this technique is actually a form of defense or diversion. Upon activation of this technique, one can instantaneously create a perfect replica of oneself. The decoy, hologram / clone / doppleganger (whatever you want to call it), is perfect in its mimicry. The doppleganger created comes off exactly as the same as the original. Creating the replica is easy enough, as simply activating the technique and visualizing a spot to create it in is easy enough. One can create the replica anywhere within the range of their Energy Sensing, meaning the copy can appear where it is best used. The decoy has the exact same reiatsu signature of the original, meaning it can fool enemies if the original is suppressing their reiatsu. The decoys can walk, talk, and interact with people and things like the original can.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): Focus on a area within the range of ones Energy Sensing and imagine yourself standing there.

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) Cost. The clone lasts 4 posts. The big drawback is that the clone cannot attack. It cannot harm the enemy with itself, being made of reiatsu and only a form of distraction. If the decoy is attacked, and the attack connects, it dissolves harmlessly.These decoys will not impair attacks in any way, and the attack will continue through the decoy assuming it still has momentum left. The only exception to this is attacks that explode immediately on impact with anything or are specifically targeting the decoy. While it is able to spawn anywhere within the users field of energy sensing, it needs to be made in a area that the user remembers or can accurately visualize.

Made By: Zack Jensen

Reserved? (Yes/No): No

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{Blut}Technique Name: Blut (“Blood”)

Class: 3

Technique Type: Vandenreich Technique

Usable By: Vandenreich only

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:
Blut, translated as “blood,” is a powerful technique that is passed down through all pure-blooded Quincies of the Vandenreich Empire. This technique is a gift from the Vandenreich Emperor, and only exists as long as he, or someone of similar power who as assumed his role, is alive. Channeling that leader's power through their very veins, Vandenreich Quincy are able to draw upon it and make use of it either defensively or offensively in combat. This technique is not active by default, however, and a cost must be paid to trigger it.

The first half of this technique is Blut Vein, the defensive half of the ability. Acting similar to an Arrancar's Hierro, Blut Vein allows the user to protect themselves on the skin level, preventing any physical damage to the body as long as the user possesses a superior offensive stat. Unlike Hierro, though, this armor will not degrade over time. However, attacks with impact behind them can still send the user flying, though the bodily damage will be negated. Blut Vein costs 300 Reiatsu per post to keep active.

The other half of the technique is Blut Arterie, which focuses on offensive ability. While this ability is active, the Emperor's power flows through the user's body and soul, doubling either physical or spiritual stats. This takes up one of the user's long-term stat boost slots, and costs 500 Reiatsu per post to keep active. Note that only one of these two techniques can be active at a time; if one is activated, the other is deactivated.

How to use technique:
Spend Reiatsu to draw out the latent power in the user's blood.

Technique Drawbacks:
The first major drawback to Blut Vein is that it can be bypassed in one of three ways. First, if the opponent's offensive stat is higher by even a single point, then Blut Vein is ignored. Second, if the opponent is of a superior Class, then Blut Vein is bypassed. Finally, “final forms” of Release, such as Bankai, can ignore Blut Vein.

Blut Arterie has its own drawbacks as well. When active, Blut Vein is removed, removing the user's defenses. Aside from taking up a stat boost slot, the user is constantly funneling excess energy through their body, which is a tiring effect over time. Finally, while active, the user draws in half as much Reiatsu per post as normal, as they are focused on output more than they are on drawing it in.

Reserved?: No

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{Output*}Technique Name: Output

Class: 2

Technique Type: Other

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects:
This technique is one that makes use of the body directly, using the user’s spiritual strength to increase the body’s capabilities in specific ways. Like Willpower, this technique comes in stages as well, but is limited to two:

[Stage 1: Push]: This power coats the user in a sort of "Output Aura." It does two things. First, awareness can extend out by two more inches. This means someone will become more aware of an incoming attack two inches of distance from the attack earlier than normal. It means that one can try to use this to predict enemies, though not as successfully as actual prediction or reading. The secondary point expands "damage." Essentially, it bypasses defenses. A human using this is completely immune to cutback effect regardless of state, and this extends to weapon uses too. Hierro is also completely ignored during use of Push. This defense ignoring is only present during physical attacks. Reiatsu-based strikes can still meet Hierro resistance. This lasts for 5 posts, and costs 100 Reiatsu.

[Stage 2: Impact]: This stage can be used only for physical confrontation. When activated, hit strength quadruples. This means that one can activate it while punching an enemy. If the user has 200 strength, that strength will count as 800 during the instance of the punch. This is very physically draining, and quickly exhausts the body's nutrients. It shortens lifespan to use too often, and it weakens stamina very quickly. This lasts for 1 post, and costs 200 Reiatsu.

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{Advanced Air Platform*}Technique Name:Advanced Air Platform

Class: 8-6

Technique Type : General Technique

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Any

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects : This technique is based on the ability of various races to create reishi platforms in midair. This Technique is so simple and uncomplicated that even the most simple of brutes and lunatics can perform this ability flawlessly. However as time goes on, this technique however has a very deep history as to how it came to be so widespread, and also a much more progressive means of it's use.

Class 8: The Most simple and fundamental technique. This is simply the formation of platforms under the feet to form an artificial plane off of which to maneuver. This technique uses so little energy that it has almost no cost (25 reiatsu allows 3 steps at learned, 5 steps at profficient, and 7 steps on Mastery at this class). The user can only create horizontal steps exactly the side of the foot, and at this class can only do this thrice per post, either to run along this newmade surface, or to increase or decrease altitude.

Class 7: Advancement. Still ridiculously simple, this level of the technique does take some reiatsu. At 25 Reiatsu cost, the user can create a pair of constantly generating platforms under their feet which lasts the entire post, however at this class the techique is still limited to at least a general downward direction and cannot rise to an angle more than 65 Degrees upward from a flat surface.
This changes at class 6, at which point pannels can be created even at a 90 degree angle. Additionally, the panels can be created at any point in the body allowing one to push off with any limb and even slide along one's back, allowing a powerful boost in mobility. Cost increases to 50 per post.

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{Energy Generate: Minefield}Technique Name: Energy Generate: Minefield

Class: 3

Technique Type: Other

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects: An advanced version of the lesser Firecracker technique, this one is actually meant to maim and kill, whereas its weaker version is meant to distract and slow. When this technique is used, the user can create a field of Reiatsu over a fifty square foot radius. Within this field, at any time, the user can detonate a section with the force of a large mine for the cost of 50 Reiatsu. An explosion does not use up an area of the minefield; the section is instantly replenished and can be detonated again.

How to use technique: Build up Reiatsu and spread it over an area, holding it in a steady wave beneath the ground before detonating it through simple focusing.

Drawback: This technique gets expensive; besides the initial cost of the technique, it also costs 50 Reiatsu per explosion, and atop that it costs an additional 100 Reiatsu per post to maintain the field. Atop that, it is tiring to maintain the field for long periods of time; after three posts, the pressure of holding it starts to wear on the user, and only gets worse after that.

Made by: Z-Wolf

Reserved?: No.

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{Dia-Aufnahme*}Technique Name: Dia-Aufnahme (Slide-Shot)]

Class: 5

Technique Type: Quincy Tech

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): Quincy

Technique Element: None

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): This technique is made utilizing The vandereich shadow tech in conjunction with a quincy's bow. The technique begins by the quincy charging an arrow, feeding a high ammount of reiatsu as they form a seal within the arrow itself, the seal of his majesty. After firing the arrow, the quincy vanishes, and is sealed into the arrow's shadow. After the arow is fired, the quincy can activate the seal, emerging from the arrow's shadow and reloading the arrow into their bow before firing again. This technique also modifies the nature of the arrow, by modifying the arrow the Quincy can have the arrow mimic their stealth skill up to 1 point.

How to use technique (How is it activated?): See above

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) This technique itself costs nothing, but adds a Cost of up to 100 reiatsu, plus the base cost of firing, to the arrow itself for full effect. And while the user cannot be seen during their time in the arrow's shadow, if the arrow is destroyed prematurely, they are immediately ejected and briefly disoriented, keeping them from immediately attacking (though they are still capable of defending if immediately attacked). The stealth aspect of the arrow comes at an extra cost of 50 reiatsu, bringing the total cost to 150+ the Arrow's firing cost.

Made By:Jyuria

Reserved?: No

[Lucien Dantes]

-History-

Birthplace: [Sillbern]

Current Residence: [The Sillbern]

Memorable Figures: [Kyrie Dantes, The Emperor]

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{History}

History: 
If there's a phrase that can be said for the Vandenreich, it is "perfection". Or the pursuit of perfection therein. The Vandenreich idealizes itself and, and does not tolerate imperfection in its ranks. They are the Emperor's chosen people after all. They are above everyone else. So it is no small surprise that the Vandenreich would seek to create the perfect Quincy, even within its ranks. Eugenics programs have risen up in the Vandenreich-- programs aimed to use selective breeding to produce the best traits in the offspring and then using those offspring to further create better and better Quincy as time goes on. Bloodlines and lineages are often quite important in these family lines-- a certain elitism to know that one comes from the actual finest genetic stock that the Sillbern has to offer. In theory anyways. In practice, genetics are a tricky devil and even a well crafted and well monitored eugenics program isn't always going to be perfect. There are going to be duds. Such was the fate of the Dantes family of the Vandenreich who, despite being a product of an extensive eugenics program in the Vandenreich and boasting a long line of genetically "superior" Quincy, managed to produce Lucien Dantes. 

From birth, Lucien was plagued by a number of genetic defects. He was underweight, sickly, weak for his age, and his immune system was almost non-existent. The only benefit of his long line of genetics was a significantly higher than average spirit pressure, which was quite likely the only reason he even survived his childhood at all, his spiritual energy sustaining him when his physical body would not. Someone... No. Something like Lucien was disturbing to his family. Their perfect line of genetics marred by this chronically ill, feeble son. Of course, Lucien was still a child of the Emperor, so they couldn't simply dispose of him without prior cause. Obviously it was the Emperor's will to give them this child. Clearly they had erred or sinned somewhere and this child was the punishment for it. It would be a gross act of disloyalty to simply destroy it. Even so, Lucien was the unfavorite of the family right from birth. 

The Dantes family, as a product of the Vandenreich genetics projects were quite well off-- having reaped the benefits of Vandenreich research for generations and all of them served the Emperor loyally. Their wealth afforded them many perks, including an extensive manor with servants. To call them nobility would not be precisely correct, but they were certainly wealthy enough to create the illusion that they were. Lucien's childhood was almost entirely spent in one of two locations-- the Dantes' family home in the Sillbern, and a manor in the Human World, located in the German countryside. Due to his sickly nature, Lucien was disregarded as a viable heir to the family almost from birth, the moment his physical defects became apparent. It was unfortunate, yes, but Lucien was a huge step back for the family, and could not be counted on to continue the family line, with his nearly nonexistent immune system and fragile health.

Fortunately, Lucien had not been born alone. Lucien was one of two. At his birth, Lucien had a fraternal twin sister. Though Lucien was still the eldest of the two, by thirteen whole seconds, his sister was most certainly not the disappointment that Lucien had been. His sister was exactly what his family had been hoping for. Genetic purity. Beauty, power and grace. She was a prodigy, and grew up excelling in everything. She was the golden child of the family, and they heaped all their attention, focus and training on her. Lucien, in turn was expected to do nothing except stay out of sight of the rest of the Vandenreich-- to hide the family's sin and to support his sister Kyrie. In support of his sister, Lucien effectively served as her squire at home. Helping prepare her for training and battle as they grew up. Lucien did receive some partial training as a result of Kyrie looking for a sparring partner, but Lucien's weak health meant that he was not much use in that regard. At least not for Kyrie. But for Lucien? Ohh.... that was quite another story. 

Often alone, and often without companions or friends, as he was neglected even by his own family, Lucien became someone who found his own entertainment, for most of his childhood. He learned to read, and write, and became an avid fan of literature. He especially adored the works of Arthur Conan Doyle and his work Sherlock Holmes. Lucien himself tried to develop the keen analytical mind of the detective, and whenever he was to wait on his sister as she trained and practiced, he would study her. Study her form. Her technique. Her patterns. Her flaws. And during their few sparring matches, Lucien put that to work. Not to exploit them-- oh no. To test that they were there in the first place. Moving in ways in which he knew how his sister would react, and being defeated like that. He knew his sibling's skills inside and out, and became an expert on her techniques and strategies. He would very much have tried to coach her out of them-- for he had a positive relationship with his twin. They had grown up together, and had a strong bond between them. Kyrie did not agree with her family's treatment of Lucien, but there was nothing even she could do. Both of them... had their roles to play. Hers was to lead, and Lucien's was to follow. That was how it was meant to be... wasn't it? 

Besides his life with his sister, Lucien adopted other hobbies and interests. Lucien's frailty meant that he couldn't run around and play extreme sports, so he favored more intellectual interests like reading, or, in cases, became musically inclined. Lucien learned to love the piano, as well as his books. Learning songs both classical and modern. Lucien also learned to enjoy Human cinema and films as well, and learned many of the pieces to those as well. He still practiced moderate exercise, but hard sparring was not possible for him unless it was to help his sister whose needs were more important than Lucien's health as far as the family was concerned. Still, Lucien practiced the Quincy essentials. Archery was something he was expected to learn-- sick or not. Sure his coughing fits threw off his aim, but he'd improve at that. He adapted. He learned. Shooting a bow became second nature to Lucien. And there was something else Lucien was able to train. His spiritual abilities. He began to learn to use his spiritual powers to support his body. To strengthen his body with spiritual power, not mere muscle strength. Certainly, muscles were required of course. Lucien had to maintain as high a level of physical exercise as he could. But deprived of the stamina and endurance needed for that sort of thing, he could only improve his strength so much. His spiritual power though? That was not limited by his illness. Indeed, his spiritual abilities grew quite naturally-- expanding and developing simply through sustaining his own form. Lucien should not have been alive. His physical immune system was such that he should have died the first time he got a cold as an infant. His first illness should have killed him. But it didn't. Whatever chronic illnesses, and gross weaknesses of his body were suppressed and mitigated by an ever growing amount of spiritual pressure, that, as time went on, even began to surpass that of his sister's. 

Of course Lucien hid that fact like his life depended on it. He feared the consequences for if he were to ever suggest such a thing. Lucien had never gotten accepted as he grew up. His family regarded him as the black sheep. He was permitted to eat with the family only because his sister had insisted, and for that he was endlessly grateful to her. His parents were aloof to Lucien, and although he craved their acceptance, he knew he wasn't worthy of it. Although his parents tolerated his existence, and still raised him and taught him, their disregard for their eldest son was clear. Their disappointment in him was clear. And that was really all he was in their eyes. A failure. A disappointment. The best he could hope for would be to uphold someone who wasn't. If his sister made the Vandenreich proud, then he would have contributed to something worthwhile. Made something of his life. 

Lucien's only real friend was therefore, Kyrie. Lucien was not allowed to leave the manor, for fear that he would embarrass the family. Though she was forced to spend much of her time studying, training and going with her family to meet other members of the Vandenreich, what time she did not spend with her friends outside the house, she would spend with Lucien. While Lucien had a talent with the piano, Kyrie had a surprisingly melodic voice and they would occasionally perform duets together. They would read together, and Kyrie would often bring him home new sheet music and books from the Human World. She promised her brother that she'd watch out for him, and that one day, the world would see that he was special, just as she did now. Kyrie's words were the sole light in Lucien's life, and he looked forward to the particularly dreary or terrible days, when Kyrie was forced to stay indoors-- as on such days she would have more time to spend with Lucien, even if Lucien squired for her more often than not. He didn't mind. His sister was good to him, and he wanted to help her in turn. They were family after all. They all were. It didn't matter if Lucien's parents barely acknowledged his existence, they were family. He wanted to help them. To support them with his worthless life. If his life made easier, the lives of people whose lives had meaning, perhaps it would mean his life also had a purpose beyond being simply a punishment for hubris. 

Lucien almost never experienced the outside world in his entire childhood. His knowledge of the outside world consisted entirely of what he was able to see through the windows of his home. Lucien's room in the Sillbern had a clear view of the Vandenreich palace, which he would see every night before he went to bed. Lucien did love the Vandenreich. He'd been raised to-- how could he not? The Vandenreich sought to be the salvation of the world. To unite the world under one ideal. Lucien approved of that. A world ruled by a single, just and benevolent master-- the Emperor. Lucien was educated on the enemies of the Vandenreich as well. Soul Society and the Shinigami-- the so-called protectors of the world's balance, maintaining the balance of souls. Hollows-- savage souls that had not managed to pass on, after their demise, and could one day evolve into arrancar. Mod Souls, artificially created beings, made to serve the Shinigami, but whom had escaped their imprisonment and gained independence. And then there were the Fullbringers-- individuals Lucien regarded almost as kin to the Quincy, for they were both human at the end of the day. Bount, and even some few scraps of information on the denizens of Hell. Though Lucien was not expected to be a soldier, his family had still eventually taken note of his aptitude for study and decided he could at least be a provider of intel for his sister in his continuing duties to support the family's true heir. 

In their house on the German countryside, Lucien had a beautiful view of the woods that existed just beyond the property. With no context, no ability to venture out and explore for himself, he often found himself soaking in the tranquility of the Human World. Loving the beautiful skies, the clouds. The way snow fell, and the sounds and smell of rain. Enjoying the birds that flew to his windowsill. Lucien envied them. It was one day, when he was thirteen that he considered the idea of predetermination. That unlike the birds that could fly in the skies and enjoy their freedom, Lucien's life had been devoid of choice. Devoid of decision. He had no control over his fate. He had been born into this family, this life, and could never aspire to be anything more. Or at the very least, that such aspirations would be dashed as soon as he began to act on them. It didn't matter if Lucien wanted to be a hero of the Vandenreich. Or not. Or if he wanted to set out and forge his own path. This was barred to him. He had one purpose in life. Support Kyrie Dantes, the prodigal daughter of the Dantes family, as she excelled and strove forward in the Vandenreich, to try and ease the stain he had placed on his family's honor. That was all he would ever amount to. 

At the age of 16, Kyrie became a formal member of the Vandenreich, joining the formal ranks of the Vandenreich military and beginning what the family hoped to be a long and prestigious career. Lucien hoped-- foolishly, and for a fleeting instant, that with Kyrie out of the house, he might finally begin to be accepted by the family for assisting her in reaching this point. He was disappointed. Indeed, his mother and father did not register Lucien at all beyond expecting him to still keep his skills sharp in case the Vandenreich ever found a use for him. And so that is what Lucien did. Between bouts of sickness, he continued to practice his archery, continued to study, moving on from simple fantasy literature to battle tactics. Human World and Quincy tactics alike. He studied many human world battles in history and military campaigns. He read Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" and Miyamoto Musashi's "The Book of Five Rings". Lucien began to practice chess and Go against the household servants, imploring his family that it would help hone his skills. Though reluctant, they agreed, and allowed him to do so, so long as he could continue to justify it under the rationale that he was trying to be useful. Lucien continued his endless training. His endless quest to make his life worth something. To find a reason for him to continue existing now that his sister was no longer around.

But something very unexpected happened in Lucien's life, at that time. While Lucien had long since known his sister was unhappy with the treatment his family had given him, he was completely unaware as to how far she was willing to go for her brother. Kyrie had understood one thing as she had grown up with her family and brother. Lucien would never be accepted by them as long as she was around. As long as she existed as this ideal image of the Dantes family, Lucien would forever be relegated to being stowed away in the corner, only to be pulled out when a use was found for him. As close as she had become to her brother, she was not willing to let that continue. And finally, at the age of 18, she found an opportunity to do something about it. 

On an assignment to the Human World, Kyrie abandoned her post, and her comrades. She fled the field of battle, endangering her comrades and subordinates. Sort of. Not really. Kyrie did not have the heart to truly abandon her comrades. She only deserted the Vandenreich upon confirming that her comrades could handle it. But she still deserted, and abandoned the Vandenreich entirely. Naturally... This was a bit of a problem for the Dantes family. They were unable to reach out to Kyrie or re-establish contact. Their golden girl had just up and vanished without a trace, after deserting and betraying the Vandenreich. Something like that? That was a huge issue to the family. Lucien had been a disappointment, but he had largely stayed out of the public eye of the Vandenreich. Kyrie's desertion was a fairly notable affair that would cast considerable doubt on the Vandenreich. This put the Dantes in a tremendous bind with regards to their standing in the Vandenreich. It forced their hand. They needed to make amends for Kyrie's failure now and with Kyrie herself gone, they were forced to make a desperation move. 

Lucien's mother and father finally drew Lucien into the fray. All of the expectations that had ridden on Kyrie's capable shoulders now fell to Lucien. He was finally given a chance to prove his worth. Prove his value. Of course there was a major problem with that. Eighteen years of neglect, and being informed at every turn that you are a worthless failure, has a bit of an effect on the psyche. Even though Lucien was determined and willing, he had no expectations of his success. How could he? He was a nothing but a punishment to his family, right? But even so, he did acknowledge that he had to at least try. And so Lucien enlisted with the Vandenreich. And then something quite unexpected happened.

He began to succeed. True, his physical capabilities were nothing particularly special. True enough he had limited stamina. But his spiritual aptitude? His mind? Those were different matters. Lucien's spiritual abilities had, in fact, outstripped even his sister's long ago. Unbenownst to Lucien, his high spiritual power was the reason he still lived. The Emperor's might was strong in Lucien and Lucien's spirit pressure had been largely responsible for holding him together and keeping him alive all these years. As he began his formal training, he began to finally learn to tap into that spiritual pressure and develop it properly. His aptitude with applying his spiritual abilities resulted in Lucien being labelled a "Genius", and his abilities surged. He began to master the Bow Forms of the Vandenreich at a frighteningly fast rate. His archery skills, honed by a decade of practice-- as target shooting had been one of the few pastimes availed to Lucien, were top rate, augmented by honed observational skills and analytical abilities that allowed Lucien to anticipate a target's movements. And improving his spiritual abilities had a noticeable effect on his physical abilities as well. Though his muscles were nothing special, Lucien learned to use his spirit pressure to augment his physical abilities-- bolstering them to superhuman levels. He found shortly that doing so could aggravate his physical condition, but the short term benefits were something he couldn't entirely ignore either. 

On top of this, as Lucien's spiritual abilities developed he found it easier to suppress his physical ailments. It wasn't perfect-- Lucien was still subject to coughing fits, and would occasionally feel quite weak. But now, unless he physically taxed himself to an extensive degree, he rarely found himself bedridden or vomiting up blood. His health was steadily improving! And these developments were not slow. Lucien's studies, coupled with a surprising amount of natural talent enabled Lucien to make these strides in months, when many of his peers had, or would, take years to develop their spiritual abilities to this level. One would think that with these huge strides forward, this natural excellence in practice, in such a short period of time would have bolstered Lucien's spirits. But they did not. While Lucien did not necessarily feel he lived in his sister's shadow, he could not help but still feel as though he were trapped. Imprisoned. As though he himself was still just a value-less pawn. All that was changing was the shape of his cage. Lucien couldn't quite put his finger on it, but ultimately something still felt... wrong. 

Lucien continued to train and develop in the Vandenreich, into a composed and professional soldier. While he had few friends, he was generally well regarded by his peers, albeit occasionally given a strange look here and there, for his illness, which never fully went away. He did his best to pace himself and compose himself in training, as overpushing himself could still result in him being unable to continue his training on future days. Lucien was careful, and always made sure to put forward his best effort. This was his only chance, after-all. His only chance to be someone that mattered. If he failed.... Well. Lucien did not want to consider that. 

But Lucien did discover one thing. One thing that seemed to ease his mind for a time. Though he could not save himself, he could help others. His years of neglect had, amazingly, not socially stunted him entirely. His sister's empathy and kindness to him, Lucien freely gave to others. When those he worked with, and trained with were troubled, Lucien would go to them and speak with them. He had a certain intuition that grew as he got older that allowed him to notice when others were in a state of their own misery. When Lucien detected such individuals, he would seek them out. He did not give them commands or suggestions. Merely a face to speak to, and to vent their troubles to. Someone that Lucien could at least say "you're not alone" to. To give them comfort and confidence in times of need. And in doing so, it gave the vaguest semblance of peace to Lucien's heart as well. 

And so Lucien rose through the Vandenreich training with substantial distinction, and was sent out to the Human World on a two week patrol assignment. His task was simple. He, and the other Quincy he had long trained with were to familiarize themselves with humans, and their customs. Familiarize themselves with the Human world. Not the sheltered manor in the countryside that Lucien had spent his childhood in, but the real world, with real cities, and real conflicts. And so Lucien took in the human world. And, much like he did with the Quincy, he found humans to speak to as well, and found that humans too were troubled. Lucien began to come to a realization that his sheltered life had not afforded him. An epiphany of sorts that changed much of how Lucien ultimately came to view the world. All of them. And the people within those worlds as well. 

It was that he was nothing special. Now to be certain, Lucien had always thought this of himself. Had known that he was a blight upon his loved ones at worst, and a benign tool at best. But this caused Lucien to realize that his own pain, suffering and sorrows were not unique to him. Humans suffered too. His comrades suffered. Lucien was certain now that Shinigami, Hollows and Arrancar suffered as well. This may seem like an obvious epiphany, but then, Lucien had spent eighteen years with such little contact with others, and his family had never let their own griefs and problems be known to him. And so Lucien came to understand a bit more of the world. But not necessarily in a positive light. Lucien recognized both himself and the world for what they both were. Lucien was a mote of dust among billions of others. Perhaps some stood out more than others and perhaps less, but they were all motes of dust, in an uncaring universe, being swept wherever the winds of fate blew them. They could not change this fact anymore than a dust mote could change its course once caught in a windstorm. And the world itself? It was rotten. A dark place, full of pain and misery. And Lucien came to understand the mission of the Vandenreich. To create a utopia. A golden era. A paradise on Earth. But...

That was a stupid goal.

Lucien recognized this as well. The Vandenreich had been warring for centuries, millenia even, to change the world, and what had they accomplished, but to make more war. More suffering. More death. Their goals were noble, Lucien acknowledged, and in this sort of world, violence was a regrettable necessity. Yes, he understood this, but even if he did... How could aiming to achieve their goals through violence, pain and suffering do anything but spread those very afflictions further? This was a question that troubled Lucien greatly, and would continue to do so for a very, very long time. Yes, in a way, the mission to the Human World was a success, as Lucien came to properly understand the ways of the world, in a manner that the Sillbern could never have taught him. He learned it was a sad and terrible place, much like all the others, in need of correction. In need of help. Help far beyond the capabilities of a single individual or organization to provide. 

Lucien returned to the Sillbern, and resumed his practice and training. He was a formal officer in the Vandenreich now, but the training never stopped. Day in and out his bow sang, as he continued to develop the strengths that had taken him this far. He began to unlock the innate powers of the Quincy that he was capable of, through practice and training. His team was launched on scouting forays and reconnaissance assignments, both in the Human World and in Hueco Mundo. Through these, Lucien gained practical experience in the field, and he began to put the pieces together between his studies from childhood-- all his attempts to assist Kyrie and learning to apply them in the real world. He assisted his team by exploiting psychology and reading patterns in their quarries, and making their own patterns indistinct and formless. Helping his unit evade detection and accomplishing their missions with dignity and grace. More than once, Lucien and his team had found themselves scouting out enemy forces that were significantly larger than expected, and drawn into dangerous situations, and yet thanks to Lucien's guidance, he was able to help them withdraw safely and wait for reinforcements with no casualties. On occasion, Lucien employed the art of deception to drive enemies from their positions and seize ground. Lucien's tactical judgement in these assignments proved impeccable, and he began to rise through the ranks of the Vandenreich, moving up from Private to a Captain.

As a Captain, Lucien was permitted command of his own troops of Vandenreich while answering to a Captain Supervisor, and performing excursions into the Human World. Recruitment missions for the Vandenreich and seizing territory in the Vandenreich's name. No longer simply scouts, Lucien was expected to work through the information he was provided and command a unit to victory. And... He did. Astonishingly well, in fact. Wherever Lucien's unit was sent, victory was achieved in short order, with minimal casualties to the Vandenreich. Lucien took into account as many factors as he could calculate in any given situation, using information gleaned from scouts to tremendous effect. Knowledge was power, and Lucien abused that. When deployed against Shinigami patrols in the Human World, Lucien had long since memorized the psychology of Shinigami. Shinigami were soldiers, just like the Vandenreich. It was regrettable. Miserable even, but very few Shinigami would surrender or flee without the promise of redeploying with reinforcements. Lucien was often forced to draw the Shinigami out and summarily execute them. And every death he was responsible for weighed heavy on his soul. To be sure there were situations where he was able to spare his targets, and let them go while still accomplishing his objective. It was something he always aimed for. A futile, pointless hope. 


While serving as a Captain in the Vandenreich, Lucien did more than simple attack and defense missions. He still ran reconnaissance missions and on at least two occasions, infiltrated into the Rukongai, to scout out the defenses of Soul Society. Certainly, the Vandenreich were familiar with the Seireitei’s defenses, but updated information was always vital. Exploring new paths and new objectives could turn the tides in any war. And Lucien looked at such events with a new eye, unlike most other Vandenreich. The average Vandenreich looked to conquer and destroy. They looked for the means to inflict the maximum possible damage to their enemies. Lucien merely looked to defeat those enemies in the most humane and kind manner possible. To defeat an enemy without an arrow being fired. The Captain studied the Seireitei and the Shinigami in their natural environment and he found them all too human.

Lucien's big break as a Captain came in two waves. The first was the identification of a sect of Quincy and Fullbringers that had been assisting Shinigami efforts in the Human World, located in Dunkirk, France. They had been acting as informants and in-battle aids to the Shinigami, and Lucien was commanded to see this group of miscreants eliminated. Although the Fullbringer and Quincy forces were estimated to number between fifty and sixty, Lucien required only brought with him a group of twelve subordinate Vandenreich with him. He had his soldiers spread throughout Dunkirk, to identify members of this little band, and track them. Pursue them. During this time, skirmishes between the Vandenreich and the Human World Dwellers broke out, but Lucien had issued his soldiers with specific orders to withdraw after ascertaining the abilities of their adversaries, and that they would be of more use alive, with information, than dead. They were additionally ordered to only reveal as much of their own abilities as needed to survive, and that under no circumstances, was anyone except their target to be harmed. Lucien's Vandenreich moved in six teams of two, to accomplish this, and as a result of his command to retreat when things got dangerous, were able to compile information. Lucien continued to apply his notion that knowledge was power, and within a two week period of tracking noticeable traces of reiatsu throughout Dunkirk, his team had identified the Human World Dweller's base of operations, as well as the abilities of approximately 78% of its members. 

Then Lucien began his offensive operations. He laid siege to their base of operations, positioning his his troops in obvious positions to make it known they were being watched, and to engage anyone that tried to leave the building, but ordering his men not to pursue them inside. Their base was not fully staffed at any one given time, for obvious reasons and so despite their enemy's full force numbering fifty seven (as Lucien had learned), only approximately twenty or thirty of them were actually inside the building at any given point. Lucien then utilized several disguises for his Quincy, along with a few more well placed hidden Vandenreich in the most strategically viable escape routes, to make his own forces appear more numerous than they were. This falsifying their numbers caused the Fullbringers to be more reluctant to simply charge out and engage, especially after Lucien's team easily beat back their attempts to escape their base. Lucien had trapped the Human Worlders in their own headquarters. He sent a team to cut the power to the building and then simply waited patiently. Two more weeks passed, and Lucien allowed other members of the cell to enter the building. His only objective was preventing them leaving. Unlike Hollows which could subsist on reishi or Shinigami that could have escaped back to Soul Society, the Quincy and Fullbringers trapped inside the building had no escape routes and limited sustenance. Utilizing siege tactics, Lucien starved them out, and with each additional member of the group that arrived for duty, their resources stretched thinner and thinner. 

Finally, when they were near their breaking point, Lucien stepped forth and offered the group leniency in the name of the Vandenreich. That he would pardon their transgressions as a simple act of naivete and ignorance, if they would swear their loyalty to the Emperor's holy order. To be sure, some refused the offer and held strong, but others-- mainly the Quincy among their ranks, joined with Lucien's forces. Even then, Lucien still offered the rest of the group the chance to surrender peacefully. That if they would surrender, and agree to cease their assistance of the Shinigami, that Lucien would let them go. He would not forbid them using their gifts to protect themselves from the raiding Hollows, he would not even force them to interfere with Shinigami duties and purpose. Only that they end their assistance to Soul Society completely and permanently. To let them operate blindly in this part of the world. Reluctantly, the Human Worlders, after a day or two more of deliberation, accepted these terms. And true to his word, Lucien let them depart in peace, even arranging for food to be sent to them after they conceded their surrender. To ensure they kept their end of the bargain, a handful of the Quincy that had agreed to serve the Vandenreich were taken to the Sillbern, while others were left in Dunkirk to serve as the Vandenreich's eyes and ears in that area, as Lucien began to build up a network. The group of Shinigami sympathizers had been eliminated, the Vandenreich had gained a few recruits, Lucien's mission was completed, he now had eyes and ears in Dunkirk, and and neither side had suffered a single casualty. 

Lucien continued to use similar tactics at several other points, gradually swelling the ranks of the Vandenreich and placing his own eyes and ears across the world. Lucien eventually ended up with spies across every continent. Lucien did begin to gain a reputation among the Vandenreich. It was certainly noted that in all Lucien's deployments, he rarely suffered casualties or even significant injuries to the forces under his command. But it was also noted that Lucien utilized methods that were frowned upon by members of the Vandenreich. Many did not agree with Lucien's methodology of defeating his enemies without killing them whenever possible. Lucien's Captain-Supervisor was one of them. The Captain Supervisor intended to show Lucien what it meant to be a soldier of the Vandenreich, with a direct strike at Soul Society. Lucien's Supervisor singled out a Noble House with prominent ties to the Central 46 of Soul Society, and had produced several ranking Shinigami in Soul Society. More than that, this had been a family who had played a proactive role in the previous attempted genocide of the Quincy race in the past. Destroying them would send a clear message to Soul Society. Taking a force of some forty Vandenreich, including Lucien himself, his supervisor took advantage of the recent assaults on Soul Society, to exploit some of the gaps that had opened up in the Seireitei's defenses, they struck the noble's home. Alongside his Captain-Supervisor, who had made it a point to stay near Lucien during the attack, the team stormed the noble's home. For his part, Lucien did his best only to engage and strike down those who actively fought against him, honoring their desire with swift and relatively painless deaths. 

But Lucien's Captain-Supervisor had made a critical error. As they pushed deeper into the household, he had neglected to take Lucien's fragile constitution into account, and Lucien's health failed him just as they broke into the manor itself, and faced the more formidable defenses within. His Captain-Supervisor abandoned Lucien for dead, believing that if Lucien fell here on account of his health, then that was the Emperor's will, purging the Vandenreich of a subpar soldier. Lucien did not blame him for the decision. Lucien knew he was weak and feeble, and that all he had ever amounted to being was a placeholder. A last desperate gambit on his family's behalf to salvage their honor. If Lucien fell here, there would be no true shame. He would die in the line of duty. Not the worst end. A pointless end, with little fanfare or aplomb but at least his family could look at his memory say "At least he wasn't entirely the embarrassment we thought he was." 

Despite that... for reasons Lucien couldn't consider or fathom... he kept fighting as best he could. Coughing up blood across his armored chest, scrambling for every advantage he could find. Lucien fought in the hall with sword and with bow. Holding his ground, though his efforts grew steadily feebler with each exchange. He repelled one attacker, and then another, and recognized that his weakened state had emboldened his assailants. His Captain-Supervisor had long since left him behind, tracking down the head of the household. This was familicide. The complete eradication of one of Soul Society's noble houses, or so the objective had been. But his supervisor's miscalculation with regards to Lucien's stamina had cost him dearly. Lucien's weakening slowed the attack just enough that while Lucien battled in the front hall, reinforcements had arrived and engaged his lone Captain-Supervisor, allegedly headed by the Captain of Squad 12. Despite his supervisor putting up a tremendous fight and killing and wounding many, he was brought down and defeated. 

With the defeat of the Captain-Supervisor, the Vandenreich began to break under the battle. As they did, Lucien decided to take the initiative and try to salvage this operation. He commanded the Vandenreich to withdraw, the group pulling back. Sensing victory at hand, their enemies gave pursuit, pressuring the Vandenreich. Lucien did not retreat to the Sillbern, however, encouraging the Vandenreich that still heeded his command, to withdraw into the Rukongai. Still the enemy harried them, led by the head of the household, just as Lucien had anticipated. As they gave pursuit through the winding districts of Rukongai, the quickest Shinigami pulled ahead of the slower ones. Some got lost in the streets, trying to keep up. And a force that had been overwhelming, slowly began to deteriorate, the further the Vandenreich were chased, until at least the force was manageable. At that moment, Lucien gave the order to turn about. The Vandenreich reversed, and swiftly overwhelmed their surprised pursuers, defeating them in a sudden counterattack. Rather than execute them, however, Lucien offered terms of surrender. The release of any Vandenreich prisoners taken during the battle, and that the family head and his household would become servants of the Vandenreich, spying on Soul Society for the Vandenreich purpose, on top of a number of their household to be sent to join the Vandenreich as both soldiers and hostages. In return, Lucien would not have his subordinates execute him and his household.

Ultimately, pride won out and the family head refused the offer. And so Lucien, regrettably drew his bow and shot an arrow through the household leader's head, executing him in the name of the Vandenreich and all the Quincy that had died at his family's hands, an act that shamed Lucien greatly. Lucien then asked the remaining Shinigami and household if any of them wished to accept his offer. With bows leveled and drawn, it should be said that even then, some Shinigami, the true warriors, drew their Zanpakuto for a final rush. The Vandenreich fired and executed them before the blades had fully even left their scabbards. The remaining household, a mere seven in total, but one of which was a potential successor to the family head, seized the opportunity and accepted the Captain's offer. As promised, Lucien let these seven go, and did not even take a hostage among them. And with that the Vandenreich returned to the Sillbern. 

The battle had taken a great toll on Lucien's health, and the Captain was forced to return to his personal manor. His service in the Vandenreich had seen Lucien acquire his own home in the Sillbern where he rested and recovered, with a Vandenreich doctor on call. Here Lucien remained several days as he recuperated from the battle. The Vandenreich hostages that had been taken by the Shinigami during the battle were returned to the Sillbern, though the body of the Captain-Supervisor had not been. These former prisoners visited Lucien's home to express their thanks to him. Lucien endured his illness for a few days as his health slowly returned to a manageable state, enjoying his books, and the soft melodies he would play on the piano. That is, until he found something most unusual in his bedchambers. A solitary envelope on his bed, in a hand he had not seen in nearly a decade. Lucien recognized on sight the penmanship of Kyrie Dantes. Enclosed was a letter stating that she had heard of his success, his trials and his challenges, and was proud of him. That she was still alive and well, and that she hoped to meet with him again one day, when it was safe to do so. She espoused her affection and love for her brother, but would not say where she was or how she had gotten access to his manor. Lucien quietly hid the letter away, a sentimental token of his own love for his sister who had given him this opportunity. 

The next day, Lucien returned to active duty within the Vandenreich, only to find that talk of the failed operation by the Captain-Supervisor, one which Lucien had salvaged, alongside his successful military record and the situation at Dunkirk, had seen fit that Lucien be promoted to his former Captain-Supervisor's position. Though Lucien's tactics continued to be unusual and unorthodox, they had proven effective, and his execution of the noble family's head had demonstrated that Lucien was still willing to do his duty as a Vandenreich when he had to. His loyalty was not in doubt, and his service impeccable, and so Lucien was raised up to his new rank and awarded his new responsibilities.

One would think such success from a sickly boy, who could barely even run a mile would have given Lucien some semblance of pride. And yet... And yet it had not. In the comfort and quiet of his home, staring out the window as the rain fell and pattered against the glass the night of his promotion, Lucien reflected that.... nothing had ever really changed. He had slain a few Shinigami. Found a few recruits to the Vandenreich. And yet the war still raged on, as it always had. Had his actions really changed anything at all? Or had they merely caused a momentary fluctuation in the raging tempests of time that would settle in time, his contributions amounting to nothing? And despite that too... Even the promotion to Captain-Supervisor meant little to Lucien. Lucien had been damaged by his family's neglect in his childhood. A neglect that continued through to his present day. He was part of a machine-- what machine he did not know, but it was a machine that continued to turn, and keep the world in such a miserable state. Lucien was convinced that for all his ranks, for all those he'd saved, for all his military accomplishments, he had not changed anything. Maybe it was impossible. That was a thought that would haunt Lucien's mind. And yet, just as he had when he had found himself in that entrance hall, fighting for his own life despite considering it hardly worth saving, Lucien found himself hoping for something more. Something better. He did not expect anything better. As Lucien stared at the falling rain, he remained fairly convinced that he would one day die a death just like the one who had held this position before him-- a pointless end, born out of one of his many faults. But until then, Lucien resolved to look for a better way, in which needless bloodshed and death would be seen as just that. Unnecessary and cruel. Maybe, just maybe, his new position would afford him that. 

[RayginX]

Alright. Let’s get started.

Discord:

Please provide your account number alongside the name.

Rank:

We’re gonna talk about this later down the line.

Physical Description:

Everything is fine here.

Likes/Dislikes/etc

Content wise, everything is here.

Overall Personality

This is all fine as well.

Fighting Style

Things are fine here.

Bow Release:

Alright, time for the powers.

Form Property (Battle Armor):

This is fine.

Firing Property (Echo):

This is fine as well.

Power Property (Vector):

I don’t have any problems here as well. Aside from one thing. When it comes to living people, add a clause stating Lucien has to use arrows equal to the class of the person he is trying to apply Vector too.

Power Property (Spirit Command):

So the Genius Human World Dweller wants to be able to take control of people’s spells by reducing their power with his RS? When things like Gate and Blut exist? No way bro. This property is way too powerful with this Race and Type combination.

Heart Property (Epiphany):

This is fine

Soul Property (Weapon Master)

Hmmmm
This is fine.

Vollstandig

You haven’t built your Vollstandig correctly. You need a Divine Form, Divine Heart and Divine Soul property, all of them being separate abilities. Look at other Vandenreich Quincy as example.

Now then, all in all you’ve done a good job on the powers. I’d recommend this character as a Class 2 Captain Rank character. You’re aiming for Captain Supervisor Rank 3, however I do not feel that this character meets the quality necessary to start at that position. There is also the IC issue. From what I’ve read between Lucien’s personality, goals, and flaws, I can’t make heads or tails why your character would have been promoted to that position. He seems to be in direct conflict with the Vandenreich’s core values. A pariah. A maverick. The Emperor wouldn’t promote someone like that. The Emperor demands uniform conformity. I also noticed a lot of inconsistency. One line he’s without purpose and then a couple of lines later he talks about how the Vandenreich gives him purpose only for it to be stripped away again. This brings down the quality of the character, thus lowering what I’ll initially start him out at. Lucien is still free to become a Captain Supervisor later down the line, but for right now I’m restricting him Class 2 Captain.

[Lucien Dantes]

I've made the requested changes. I've applied the requisite changes to both Power Properties, adjusting Spirit Command to what we discussed in chat.

I believe I've fixed up Vollstandig to match the appropriate template as well, so template-wise I believe it should be fine.

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Regarding the Rank discussion, I have tried to track down and explain further Lucien's mindset, to hopefully bridge the inconsistency you mentioned. With regards to the Captain-Supervisor position discussion, I have made note in both Lucien's Personality and History, that he takes his duty to the Vandenreich very seriously, and follows his orders. When his position demands he commit violence and murder, he does so (as indicated in his history), the only thing that divides him from the other Vandenreich in this is that he doesn't necessarily enjoy it or take any great pleasure in it.

If this is insufficient to achieve the Captain-Supervisor position, I am open to discussion as to what adjustments I can make to bring this application up to the quality needed.


Otherwise, I believe I have made the appropriate changes to Lucien.

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

Powers look okay. I raised an eyebrow at a couple of things, but I think you did a good job overall with balancing. What I will say, though, is that if they become too much in practice, we may review the powers again.

Aside from that, I'm confused about the Vollstandig. Are you adding power-ups to already-existing abilities? I thought a requirement was that they had to be different. You're also missing a Divine Heart Property. Was that intentional? I just want to be sure we hit all the benefits of the power!

Once we get some clarification, we can talk about Rank 3.

[Lucien Dantes]

Apologies for taking so long. It took me awhile to come up with new Vollstandig abilities that suited Lucien's power theme, but they have been fully updated and edited into new Vollstandig properties. If there are any problems with balance, please let me know.

I did not add a Divine Heart property specifically. I reviewed the information on Vandenreich Vollstandig as it was written here and while Divine Power and Divine Soul do indeed note that the Quincy gains a new power, there is no mention that the Quincy gains any new powers for their Divine Heart property, instead gaining a 50% boost in all stats. So I don't believe I get any special new abilities for the Divine Heart property. 

I believe everything that was requested has been edited to satisfaction.

[Shizuka Sanamizu ✮]

I enjoy your reworked powers! They will be challenging in fights but I think that's a good thing. This will be a great addition to the Vandenreich. Since Ray initially weighed in and you responded, I'm counting his grading, so I'll give you your honorary 2/2 based on this. Your app is detailed nicely and you put a lot of work into it.

Class 1, 1500 SP, Rank 3 Captain-Supervisor, and 30,000 Ryo for apping into Rank 3. Nice job! Add your stats and skills and I'll handle the rest.

[Lucien Dantes]

Stats
Strength: 230 (151)
Speed: 400
Reiatsu Strength: 100 (250)
Spirit Pressure: 320 (800)
Light Aura: 100
Dark Aura: 0
Senses: 120
Instinct: 150
Energy Sensory: 100 (250)
Healing Expertise: 80 (52)
Total: 1500/1500

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Skills:
Marksmanship: 4
Battle Analysis: 3
Calm Mind: 3
Strength of Will: 1

Spent: 12/15