Post by Nemesio Oro Leon on Jun 20, 2022 0:37:02 GMT -5
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Type:
{Soul Specialist version 1}Type: Soul Specialist Version 1
Description: This is someone who initially appears weak when sealed. These people specialize in their Release. Sealed, they appear weak, may be childish, etc. However, their Release is rather strong.
Advantage:
Rank 1: Double either Spiritual or Physical Stats by (100 becomes 200). Increase Release duration by 25%.
Rank 2: Increase either Spiritual or Physical Stats by 150% (100 becomes 250). Increase Release duration by 50%. Increase a Sensory Stat by 50% (100 becomes 150).
Rank 3: Triple either Spiritual or Physical Stats by (100 becomes 300). Increase Release duration by 75%. Increase a Sensory Stat by 75% (100 becomes 175).
Rank 4: Increase either Spiritual or Physical Stats by 250% (100 becomes 350). Double Release duration. Double a Sensory Stat by (100 becomes 200).
Note: When Spiritual Pressure is restored to full value, current and maximum Reiatsu are both increased accordingly. i.e. if 200 Spiritual Pressure is regained, then 2000 Reiatsu will be added to both current and maximum Reiatsu. This only applies to Spiritual Pressure restored as a part of this Type's mechanic.
Disadvantage:
Rank 1: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 50% (100 would be 50). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
Rank 2: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 60% (100 would be 40). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
Rank 3: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 75% (100 would be 25). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
Rank 4: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 75% (100 would be 25). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
All Ranks: For Races that can Refresh their Release, limit of 1 Release per stage per PvP/Joint Training (1 Shikai and 1 Bankai, 1 Primary Fullbring Level 1 and 1 Level 2, etc.). Limit of 3 release durations per stage per Adventure/Quest (can be waived by the DM for especially long threads in the Special Conditions if desired). Once the release ends, stats slowly decrease back to their Sealed values. 1 Stat is sealed at the end of each post.
Note: For Fullbringers, only Primary Fullbring restores stats.
Race Restrictions: Available to all Races except Beast-Clansmen, Vizard, Mod Souls, Hollows, Hason, and Failures.
Initial Weapons: One Starting Weapon (i.e. one Zanpakutō, one Doll, etc.)
Description: This is someone who initially appears weak when sealed. These people specialize in their Release. Sealed, they appear weak, may be childish, etc. However, their Release is rather strong.
Advantage:
Rank 1: Double either Spiritual or Physical Stats by (100 becomes 200). Increase Release duration by 25%.
Rank 2: Increase either Spiritual or Physical Stats by 150% (100 becomes 250). Increase Release duration by 50%. Increase a Sensory Stat by 50% (100 becomes 150).
Rank 3: Triple either Spiritual or Physical Stats by (100 becomes 300). Increase Release duration by 75%. Increase a Sensory Stat by 75% (100 becomes 175).
Rank 4: Increase either Spiritual or Physical Stats by 250% (100 becomes 350). Double Release duration. Double a Sensory Stat by (100 becomes 200).
Note: When Spiritual Pressure is restored to full value, current and maximum Reiatsu are both increased accordingly. i.e. if 200 Spiritual Pressure is regained, then 2000 Reiatsu will be added to both current and maximum Reiatsu. This only applies to Spiritual Pressure restored as a part of this Type's mechanic.
Disadvantage:
Rank 1: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 50% (100 would be 50). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
Rank 2: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 60% (100 would be 40). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
Rank 3: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 75% (100 would be 25). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
Rank 4: When sealed, all Stats are treated as their base SP values and all non-increased Stats are cut by 75% (100 would be 25). When the user Releases, they do not gain full power instantly, but return two Stats to their full values per post. During the first post of Release, this restoration occurs instantly, then continues at the end of every other post. Sealed state and Released state must be total personality opposites, meaning that if the Sealed state is lazy, the Released state is manic. If the Sealed state is peaceful, the Released state is hyper violent, and vice versa.
All Ranks: For Races that can Refresh their Release, limit of 1 Release per stage per PvP/Joint Training (1 Shikai and 1 Bankai, 1 Primary Fullbring Level 1 and 1 Level 2, etc.). Limit of 3 release durations per stage per Adventure/Quest (can be waived by the DM for especially long threads in the Special Conditions if desired). Once the release ends, stats slowly decrease back to their Sealed values. 1 Stat is sealed at the end of each post.
Note: For Fullbringers, only Primary Fullbring restores stats.
Race Restrictions: Available to all Races except Beast-Clansmen, Vizard, Mod Souls, Hollows, Hason, and Failures.
Initial Weapons: One Starting Weapon (i.e. one Zanpakutō, one Doll, etc.)
Squad: Kido Corps.
Rank: Class 8, Rank 1
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🌳-Basic Information-🌳
Name: Akeakamai Tane
Age of Death: 19
Real Age/Age of Appearance: 1789/45
Birthday (Month/Day): Unknown
Blood Type: AB+
RP Sample (Optional):
{RP Example}Gae Bolg would not yet earn a new accolade on that accursed day. The instant that his cursed spear found purchase, Gilgamesh was smashed backwards by a gigantic fist, sent hurtling through the air like a ragdoll, karma for his folly of rushing in when it wasn't necessary like some sort of lesser Servant! The shock of what had happened hit him before the pain, and as he went tumbling backwards in the air all he could think to himself was, 'How could I have been so brazen?' Of course he knew the answer to that question. He would never risk losing Enkidu. Not again.
Thankfully for the King of Heroes his armor took the brunt of the blow. While his body would undoubtedly be severely bruised beneath it all after this was all said and done, it very easily could have been much worse were the protective covering absent. As his momentum came to a halt in the air and his levitation worked to right himself the golden king found himself without his crimson spear as well, his grip having been lost on it at the moment of impact, leaving it embedded in Dagon's hide. It wasn't an issue. He could simply recall it back to his vault and then -
Then he noticed it. The scales.
Not visible in the humid air but present nonetheless, Gilgamesh could feel his flesh transforming into something distinctly not human nor divine. As this realization was washing over him, he heard a call from his allies. His teeth grit and eyes hard with anger, Gilgamesh darted his red eyes over to where the others were struggling with the intent to scold them for daring to break his concentration, not even bothering to hear - let alone listen - to what was being said to him. Yet, much like everything else that was happening in that moment, his position changed when he took notice of what was happening.
His comrades were in much worse a state than he was. All of the mages were in the process of being transformed into hideous fishy parodies of themselves, Lovecraft was now completely unrecognizable and they were facing down a seemingly insurmountable assault that, before long, would be at him as well! The situation was looking dire and yet, despite it all, he saw hope. The sort of hope that only humans could inspire; humans worthy of being called heroes, for despite the twists to their natural forms, Charis, Asa and Saemus were all still fighting. Shielding from the oncoming wall of water or directly fighting back against it, they were all still trying to fight the seemingly unstoppable to their last breath.
For the first time since looking down on these fellows from up above on his Vimana over the dock, Gilgamesh felt true respect for his comrades, one and all.
Such feelings of respect were mixed and overshadowed by his rage, though. No longer rage at being distracted when clashing with a god as he had initially thought, no, but rage at a memory. Looking up the rapidly deforming bodies of his allies and knowing the source to be Enlil, he was reminded of that vindictive witch of a goddess Ishtar and her and the other gods' machinations to bring the Keystone of Heaven low. It was always the same. The gods intrinsically believed that they were superior to all other forms of life and thus had the right to interfere with them however they saw fit. Inflicting them with a curse to transform them into a fish, unleashing the Bull of Heaven to cause a veritable apocalypse the world over, taking away a friend - it was all the same. The cruelty of the gods was the same in any form, in any age, and Gilgamesh could not stand it.
As he looked upon his fighting comrades and the light from Saemus washed over him, Gilgamesh called Gae Bolg back into his vault. It's purpose had been served. No more playing around. It was time to end this.
The golden light of dawn that the American summoned forth was met and matched by the crimson light of primordial creation. A great wind rushed forth with lashing tendrils of red light in a massive cone that covered all that was before Gilgamesh indiscriminately. Held in the One True King's hand was EA, that ominous spinning black 'blade' from a time before time, held out in front of him and pointed threateningly at Enlil's general direction despite it's spinning winds colliding with the tsunami that Arkhan commanded far away. Enlil would recognize this weapon immediately as the universe erasing Star of Creation that Split Heaven and Earth. All else would feel an overwhelming dread and fear unlike anything they had ever felt before even with their current circumstances. Even Lovecraft, connoisseur of the frightful, if he had any of his mind left about him, would feel his Paranoia skill skyrocket to new heights as though he were staring at the face of the Blind Idiot God then and there, such was the palpable fear comperable to.
"Your king has heard your call," Gilgamesh called out in response to Asa, slowly raising EA vertically over his head as he ramped up the power of his Nobel Phantasm. As he rose the weapon higher and higher the winds would grow in intensity and crimson lightning would crackle as more and more energy was gathered at the drill tip. Somewhere far away, his vassal Myra would feel a drain on her mana reserves because of this. He would enjoy telling her later that it had been used to slay a god.
"Escape if you are capable. If you are not, I will save you from obliteration myself. Know that you will be the only ones to survive, you humans who struggle so valiantly against the gods!" Gilgamesh declared as the world around him seemed to change. The dank dark that he floated in was changing. The light of a star was gathering at the tip of EA and the space he occupied was rapidly transforming into the primordial stuff of creation, creating the effect of a birthing universe spreading out from the king in his golden armor as though he were the center of all creation or the herald of universal destruction. The others would have scant moments to escape as quickly as possible if they were able to. He kept an eye on them just in case he needed to drop them into his Gate of Babylon all the same.
"I am the Keystone of Heaven! The Once and Only King! Defender and Ruler of Humanity from the tyranny of the gods! You are trespassing in my kingdom, Enlil, and I will tolerate it no longer! Look up and behold! ENUMA ELISH!!!"
The kings' arm came down and judgement was cast. Enuma Elish was unleashed as a crimson beam of destructive energy aimed directly an Enlil and even further beyond the god of the deep - at the Titanic monster they were all inside, at the workshop that Arkhan had worked to hard to create in order to summon his god, at this maddening reality that they found themselves in. All of it, Enlil, Arkhan, the workshop, the ship, all would be erased by his hand and stricken from the world that he ruled over, making it that much more pure once more as the corruptive taint of this place was washed away from all of creation itself. There was no chance for any of his targets to survive this - he would not allow it! If by some dark miracle they resisted the effects of Enuma Elish, Gilgamesh need only to amplify it's power further, for this was nothing compared to the total erasure that he had brought to the Lostbelt.
The only variable was if his comrades, these modern day heroes, could escape the area themselves, or if they would require the assistance of one much older to do so.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thankfully for the King of Heroes his armor took the brunt of the blow. While his body would undoubtedly be severely bruised beneath it all after this was all said and done, it very easily could have been much worse were the protective covering absent. As his momentum came to a halt in the air and his levitation worked to right himself the golden king found himself without his crimson spear as well, his grip having been lost on it at the moment of impact, leaving it embedded in Dagon's hide. It wasn't an issue. He could simply recall it back to his vault and then -
Then he noticed it. The scales.
Not visible in the humid air but present nonetheless, Gilgamesh could feel his flesh transforming into something distinctly not human nor divine. As this realization was washing over him, he heard a call from his allies. His teeth grit and eyes hard with anger, Gilgamesh darted his red eyes over to where the others were struggling with the intent to scold them for daring to break his concentration, not even bothering to hear - let alone listen - to what was being said to him. Yet, much like everything else that was happening in that moment, his position changed when he took notice of what was happening.
His comrades were in much worse a state than he was. All of the mages were in the process of being transformed into hideous fishy parodies of themselves, Lovecraft was now completely unrecognizable and they were facing down a seemingly insurmountable assault that, before long, would be at him as well! The situation was looking dire and yet, despite it all, he saw hope. The sort of hope that only humans could inspire; humans worthy of being called heroes, for despite the twists to their natural forms, Charis, Asa and Saemus were all still fighting. Shielding from the oncoming wall of water or directly fighting back against it, they were all still trying to fight the seemingly unstoppable to their last breath.
For the first time since looking down on these fellows from up above on his Vimana over the dock, Gilgamesh felt true respect for his comrades, one and all.
Such feelings of respect were mixed and overshadowed by his rage, though. No longer rage at being distracted when clashing with a god as he had initially thought, no, but rage at a memory. Looking up the rapidly deforming bodies of his allies and knowing the source to be Enlil, he was reminded of that vindictive witch of a goddess Ishtar and her and the other gods' machinations to bring the Keystone of Heaven low. It was always the same. The gods intrinsically believed that they were superior to all other forms of life and thus had the right to interfere with them however they saw fit. Inflicting them with a curse to transform them into a fish, unleashing the Bull of Heaven to cause a veritable apocalypse the world over, taking away a friend - it was all the same. The cruelty of the gods was the same in any form, in any age, and Gilgamesh could not stand it.
As he looked upon his fighting comrades and the light from Saemus washed over him, Gilgamesh called Gae Bolg back into his vault. It's purpose had been served. No more playing around. It was time to end this.
The golden light of dawn that the American summoned forth was met and matched by the crimson light of primordial creation. A great wind rushed forth with lashing tendrils of red light in a massive cone that covered all that was before Gilgamesh indiscriminately. Held in the One True King's hand was EA, that ominous spinning black 'blade' from a time before time, held out in front of him and pointed threateningly at Enlil's general direction despite it's spinning winds colliding with the tsunami that Arkhan commanded far away. Enlil would recognize this weapon immediately as the universe erasing Star of Creation that Split Heaven and Earth. All else would feel an overwhelming dread and fear unlike anything they had ever felt before even with their current circumstances. Even Lovecraft, connoisseur of the frightful, if he had any of his mind left about him, would feel his Paranoia skill skyrocket to new heights as though he were staring at the face of the Blind Idiot God then and there, such was the palpable fear comperable to.
"Your king has heard your call," Gilgamesh called out in response to Asa, slowly raising EA vertically over his head as he ramped up the power of his Nobel Phantasm. As he rose the weapon higher and higher the winds would grow in intensity and crimson lightning would crackle as more and more energy was gathered at the drill tip. Somewhere far away, his vassal Myra would feel a drain on her mana reserves because of this. He would enjoy telling her later that it had been used to slay a god.
"Escape if you are capable. If you are not, I will save you from obliteration myself. Know that you will be the only ones to survive, you humans who struggle so valiantly against the gods!" Gilgamesh declared as the world around him seemed to change. The dank dark that he floated in was changing. The light of a star was gathering at the tip of EA and the space he occupied was rapidly transforming into the primordial stuff of creation, creating the effect of a birthing universe spreading out from the king in his golden armor as though he were the center of all creation or the herald of universal destruction. The others would have scant moments to escape as quickly as possible if they were able to. He kept an eye on them just in case he needed to drop them into his Gate of Babylon all the same.
"I am the Keystone of Heaven! The Once and Only King! Defender and Ruler of Humanity from the tyranny of the gods! You are trespassing in my kingdom, Enlil, and I will tolerate it no longer! Look up and behold! ENUMA ELISH!!!"
The kings' arm came down and judgement was cast. Enuma Elish was unleashed as a crimson beam of destructive energy aimed directly an Enlil and even further beyond the god of the deep - at the Titanic monster they were all inside, at the workshop that Arkhan had worked to hard to create in order to summon his god, at this maddening reality that they found themselves in. All of it, Enlil, Arkhan, the workshop, the ship, all would be erased by his hand and stricken from the world that he ruled over, making it that much more pure once more as the corruptive taint of this place was washed away from all of creation itself. There was no chance for any of his targets to survive this - he would not allow it! If by some dark miracle they resisted the effects of Enuma Elish, Gilgamesh need only to amplify it's power further, for this was nothing compared to the total erasure that he had brought to the Lostbelt.
The only variable was if his comrades, these modern day heroes, could escape the area themselves, or if they would require the assistance of one much older to do so.
🌳-Appearance-🌳
Height/Weight: 5'2"/130 lbs
Physical Description:
Akeakamai Tane has an unusual appearance to say the least. With a deep brown complexion, his skin alone is a dead give away that he harbors different physical features from your average Shinigami. Standing at only five feet two inches tall, he's shorter than your average shinigami by a decent bit. Despite his short stature his over all build is solid, with broad shoulders and a chiseled musculature, what he lacks in height he more than makes up for in physical fitness and even proportions.
Perhaps his most striking feature of all is his hair. Bright ginger in color, his long, thick, kinky hair is actually naturally this color despite his skin tone, resulting from a rare but oh so ever present mutation brought on by random chance. He keeps his hair orderly and held together with dreadlocks, the locks pulled back into either a bun or a pony tail most days or some combination of the two. Some of the shorter locks are left to hang freely on either side of his face, framing his head into a very clear frame. Because of his hairstyle of choice his hair line dips and rises like waves across the top of his forehead. Because of the natural quality of his hair color it is not actually uniform but instead has spots of lighter and darker hair based on exposure to sunlight as well as other factors. Because of this, from a distance or when in motion, one could be forgiven for mistaking his hair to look like that of flame. In fact, in life he was often called by the nickname "upoko ahi", or "fire head" because of this.
His facial features continue the trend of the unusual as his second most noticeable physical trait would be his eyes. A bright, shining emerald green is the color of his eyes, growing ever more intense when in direct sunlight. Because of the exquisite contrast with his hair, his eyes jump out at you and vice versa - a feedback loop of one trait making the other stand out more and more. His facial hair is just as thick as his hair with large orange eyebrows and a well maintained goatee that has two small braids hanging off of either side of his chin, adorned with a pair of golden beads at the end of the braids. His life eyebrow and right ear lobe, similarly, are studded with a single piercing each that ultimately do not stand out between his eyes and his hair. It's common for people not to notice any of the tiny pieces of jewelry upon first looking at him.
In addition to these striking features, Tane has a quite expressive face. With large eyes and a wide mouth, it's easy for him to show his emotions on his face if he so chooses. Tane is capable of the warmest of smiles, the deepest of scowls, the darkest of glares and the most intense of stares all because of the wide range of emotion he is able to express with his expressions. Typically, though, his face is held in a 'neutral' expression; pensive, thoughtful, observant. Neither joyful or depressing unless the occasion calls for it.
As said, Tane's body is built and muscular and mostly lacks any natural abnormalities about it. The striking features of his body are in his tattoos. Covering much of his back, chest and upper arms as well as down below his waist and down to his upper thighs are various polynesian-style tattoos, most of which he acquired in life and are rings of various sizes along with the occasional stand out piece depicting some aspect of the natural world. Some of the newer tattoos have depictions of life within the Soul Society, abstracted and displayed in geometric patterns that, if one is not looking closely, blend in with the older art works on his skin.
Typically Tane does not wear anything that makes him stand out. His skin and hair color tend to do that for him enough. Subsequently he wears your standard uniform appropriate for his rank with little to no variance. When not in uniform, he tends to wear whatever is most comfortable and appropriate throughout the majority of the Soul Society. He very little expresses himself in what it is he wears, which tends to make his outfits look "boring".
Perhaps his most striking feature of all is his hair. Bright ginger in color, his long, thick, kinky hair is actually naturally this color despite his skin tone, resulting from a rare but oh so ever present mutation brought on by random chance. He keeps his hair orderly and held together with dreadlocks, the locks pulled back into either a bun or a pony tail most days or some combination of the two. Some of the shorter locks are left to hang freely on either side of his face, framing his head into a very clear frame. Because of his hairstyle of choice his hair line dips and rises like waves across the top of his forehead. Because of the natural quality of his hair color it is not actually uniform but instead has spots of lighter and darker hair based on exposure to sunlight as well as other factors. Because of this, from a distance or when in motion, one could be forgiven for mistaking his hair to look like that of flame. In fact, in life he was often called by the nickname "upoko ahi", or "fire head" because of this.
His facial features continue the trend of the unusual as his second most noticeable physical trait would be his eyes. A bright, shining emerald green is the color of his eyes, growing ever more intense when in direct sunlight. Because of the exquisite contrast with his hair, his eyes jump out at you and vice versa - a feedback loop of one trait making the other stand out more and more. His facial hair is just as thick as his hair with large orange eyebrows and a well maintained goatee that has two small braids hanging off of either side of his chin, adorned with a pair of golden beads at the end of the braids. His life eyebrow and right ear lobe, similarly, are studded with a single piercing each that ultimately do not stand out between his eyes and his hair. It's common for people not to notice any of the tiny pieces of jewelry upon first looking at him.
In addition to these striking features, Tane has a quite expressive face. With large eyes and a wide mouth, it's easy for him to show his emotions on his face if he so chooses. Tane is capable of the warmest of smiles, the deepest of scowls, the darkest of glares and the most intense of stares all because of the wide range of emotion he is able to express with his expressions. Typically, though, his face is held in a 'neutral' expression; pensive, thoughtful, observant. Neither joyful or depressing unless the occasion calls for it.
As said, Tane's body is built and muscular and mostly lacks any natural abnormalities about it. The striking features of his body are in his tattoos. Covering much of his back, chest and upper arms as well as down below his waist and down to his upper thighs are various polynesian-style tattoos, most of which he acquired in life and are rings of various sizes along with the occasional stand out piece depicting some aspect of the natural world. Some of the newer tattoos have depictions of life within the Soul Society, abstracted and displayed in geometric patterns that, if one is not looking closely, blend in with the older art works on his skin.
Typically Tane does not wear anything that makes him stand out. His skin and hair color tend to do that for him enough. Subsequently he wears your standard uniform appropriate for his rank with little to no variance. When not in uniform, he tends to wear whatever is most comfortable and appropriate throughout the majority of the Soul Society. He very little expresses himself in what it is he wears, which tends to make his outfits look "boring".
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🌳-Personality-🌳
Dislikes:
- Desecration of Nature:
- Hollows:
- Confrontation:
- Confrontational People:
Likes:
- Gardening: Or farming. Really, the cultivation of plant life as a whole falls into the category of "hobby" for Akeakamai Tane. There's little else that lets someone peacefully connect to nature than getting down and dirty in the dirt, helping life grow into being. In particular, he has a fondness for carnivorous plants in all of their varieties and has quite the extensive collection to his name that he maintains in his free time.
- Nature:
- Martial Prowess:
- Kindness:
- Balance:
Flaws:
- Nature over People:
[li]Thunderous Wrath:[/li] There isn't too terribly much that would make Tane actually, truly angry. He could be said to have a very long fuse, but when that fuse reaches it's end, there's very little that can assuage him from his rage. It simply needs to pass, though the storm can sometimes be very long...
[li]Elusive Wisdom:[/li] Often times the advice that Akeakamai chooses to gives can be... cryptic. Not direct. He's fond of metaphors, especially when they can be tied into some allegory about the natural world. It's not that he's incapable of giving a straight answer, but he simply prefers to use colorful prose and flowery words from time to time, which can be a bit obstinate and not exactly what someone is looking for should they seek him out for advice.
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Habits:
- Gardening Tips and Tricks:
- Meditating:
- Calligraphy:
Fears:
- Imbalance:
Goals:
- To be the very best ((shinigami)like no one ever was):
- Kido Master:
- Understanding his Zanpakutou:
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Overall Personality:
Akeakamai Tane generally has a kind and gentle personality, thinking of working with conflicts instead of against them in order to reach a conclusion that is best for all. He often gives advise and wise words when he feels they are necessary and speaks in soft tones most of the time, reserving the harder parts of his voice for when they are truly required. His entire personality is built around the idea of avoiding conflict when possible, of finding alternate ways of dealing with confrontation and saving the use of violence for when it is truly necessary. He is not a pacifist, but does not see the need for violence for most situations, especially in the excess.
If there is one thing that he believes in it is the sanctity of Nature - the eternal balance, the never ending turn of the wheel of fate, the belief that only what can happen will happen, call it what you will. He believes that the natural state of all things is perfect balance and to be whole is to be part of that balance, to help it flourish and maintain the only true purpose of any living thing. Thus, though very often left unsaid and allowed to be misinterpreted by most who ask about it, he believes that no individual, no system of governance, no substance, no world, is above the rule of nature. Something which he would never say but believes none the less is that the only reason he serves the Soul Society rather than his own ends is because, as an organization, the Seireitei most closely align with this world view of his, and thus within this system he can insure the preservation of the Nature of the worlds. He almost embodies the Taoist concept of Wu Wei, or "effortless action", except he has never actually heard of such a thing!
Despite this believe in "nature above all things", Tane is very much a people person. He is friendly, supportive, willing to talk and engage with other people's ideals. He believes that a part of perfect balance is the willingness to hear out and connect with others regardless of race, creed, species or systems of governance. Essentially, everyone deserves a second chance from everyone. Were it but only possible, he would gladly befriend other enemy faction members and help them to understand the concept of balance as he sees it, recruiting them into the cause, so to speak. Alas, such connection is so very often impossible to make, but it is none the less one he would gladly pursue, if given the chance.
In essence, Akeakamai Tane attempts to emulate that which he venerates so much. He likes to believe that, were his circumstances different and he were some other species he would largely remain unchanged. The concept of 'balance' transcends the holdings of mortal and spirit races after all. It is, in his mind, a universal constant that, to some degree, is higher than even the Soul King. As such, he is very much like the natural world he adores so much: uncaring of who benefits from his actions or who is smote by his wrath, only that what he does is to help preserve the great continuation of all things.
On the subject of his wrath, is is very much in possession of a fiery, almost apocalyptical temper. Typically it is extremely, almost unfathomably, difficult to spark his ire, but the disrespect and purposeful blaspheming of the natural order is a surefire way to get him to explode in anger, and once angry there is little that can stop him until the cause of his anger is dealt with, one way or another. When angry, it doesn't matter who is in his path to correct the wrong that has been perpetrated. Friend, foe, what does it matter in the wake of a hurricane? What is an individual in the eye of the storm but another piece of debris? Truly his anger is most transformative, almost like a separate personality entirely held within him. All that matters when he is furious is the annihilation of whatever has committed the atrocity that has earned his rage in the first place. And when it is dealt with? It is as if it was never there to begin with. A perfect circle of catharsis.
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Fighting Style: Akeakamai's fighting style could be summarized, in a general sense, by one word: reactive. Fitting of his nature to try and avoid conflict, he is almost never the one to make the first move in a fight and instead lets his opponent strike first and thus present opportunities for weakness that he can take advantage of. How exactly this manifests differs from opponent to opponent, befitting the extremely wide variance of powers and abilities held by others, but this only exasperates his reactive nature. If he does not know exactly what he is going up against, better to let his foe reveal themselves to him than to make the first move and let himself be taken advantage of.
Out of the four fighting disciplines of the Shinigami, he is by far the most proficient in Kidō and thus prefers to fight at at least somewhat of a distance where he can control his opponent's movement capabilities with Bakudo and strike back with Hado. To help facilitate this, his next best discipline is Hohō so that he may cast his spells and move faster in order to keep up with opponents who might be inclined to use more instantaneous forms of combat (zanjutsu) or to outpace those who outclass him in terms of raw power. Further in line with this fighting philosophy, Hakuda is his next best discipline, yet how he employs this close combative style is different from others. Rather than focusing on striking or overpowering an opponent through raw strength, Tane instead prefers to use hand to hand techniques which deflect blows, minimalizing or avoiding damage altogether by virtue of simply not taking the full brunt of the impact while simultaneously opening up his opponent's body for counter attacks of his own. He also employs, when applicable, various joint locks, foot traps and other counter measures, all of which are designed to avoid, open up and strike at weak spots created by an opponent attacking him in the first place. By far his least effective form of combat is Zanjutsu, as rather than utilizing his blade like a sword as most others choose to, he instead uses it as though it were an extension of his Hakuda skills, not drawing the blade unless it is absolutely necessary to (which is typically the case only against hollows where Hakuda would do him little to no good and the times when he must release his zanpakutou for it's released forms).
To summarize, Akeakamai prefers to keep his distance and use Kidō to immobilize or directly attack most opponents, falling back on his Hakuda should distance be closed between his foe and him and rarely using his Zanjutsu for it's intended purpose, all while trying to keep up or out pace his enemies in order to avoid taking damage altogether. The best defense, after all, is simply not being at a location at the point of impact. Outside of the four basic martial forms of Shinigami, he also relies heavily on his zanpakutou's releases in tandem with his Kidō to get him out of scenarios where his usual methods are not enough. It is safe to say, in fact, that the use of his Shikai and Bankai are second only to his use in Kidō.
Zanpakuto Spirit Appearance(Optional): In truth? Akeakamai doesn't know what his zanpakuto spirit looks like - or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it doesn't have one at all. Unusual as it might be, the inner world in which the spirit resides is almost as much of a physical description of the spirit as is possible to get. The only real indication that the inner world itself is not the spirit is the blue light that shines from object to object as it moves between things to communicate with Tane. The only other exception to this would be the occasional manifestation of tiny white-bodied kodama spirits which, truthfully, act just like any other inanimate object within the realm - a host for the actual spirit to reside within temporarily. Thus it is that these little forest spirits are not the true form of the zanpakuto either.
Inner World(Optional): Akeakamai Tane's inner world is that of statues and inanimate objects. These statues and objects range in variation, size, and culture. Dolls, burial shines, and even stone gods are all present in this inner world. However, the most prevalent of all these in animate objects are the 20 stone beings that stand just on the edge of vision. They stand thusly where one can hardly see them because they are so large and far away. At any given time, Ana-ne-zo-ku will inhabit one of these objects to communicate. How it communicates is by a pulsating blue light through the eyes of whatever inanimate object it is inhabiting. If the object does not have eyes, it will simply pulsate light as though it were generating from it. The spirit is nonverbal and the pulses of light are of no form of code create. The meaning is simply transmitted into Akeakamai's mind and he understands the intent of the message.
The landscape is lush, the ground being nearly black from excellent soil or perhaps a fire and yet covered in lush greenery that crowds around the inanimate objects. Moss, ferns, small trees and other flora cover everything, wrapping around the stony inhabitants of the world and blooming when all is well in various forms of flowering or other forms of propagation. Despite the lushness of the landscape, the sky is dark, a constant cloudy dusk that lets in nary a beam of light from any sort of sun or the stars. Despite this, the world is lit with many a bioluminescent plant or fungi, making the necessity of light from the sky redundant at worst and nonexistent at best.
Zanpakuto Appearances:
{Sealed}Sealed as it is, Ana-ne-zo-ku takes on the form of a straight-edged nodachi, 57" in length with a 21" handle, reflecting the rather large amount of Spiritual Pressure Akeakamai Tane possesses. The handle is wrapped in purple cloth with a gold pommel and guard which is perfectly circular, depicting a sun on one half and a crescent moon on the other. The sheath is purple with a gold colored sageo.
{Shikai: Ana-ne-zo-ku}Ana-ne-zo-ku, when released, takes on an appearance unlike any other zanpakuto. Rather than a blade or a bomb or any other weapon, Ana-ne-zo-ku takes on the form of a stone and flowers. Standing at well over three meters tall, it is completely smooth as though polished and in the shape of an oblong oval. There are etchings and designs all along it as though to leave a message or draw some sort of complex geometric picture. The flowers, a light indigo in color, are small docile, the petals falling off gently as the battle wanes. These flowers surround the stone all along the base in a small field extending out roughly 5 meters in diameter.
In addition to the stone and flowers, the shikai form of Ana-ne-zo-ku gains a set of 10 earthen arms and hands, similarly etched in the same sort of pattern as the central stone. These hands, although a part of the shikai itself, do not manifest immediately upon release but must instead be summoned by way of this shikai's ability, detailed further below.
In addition to the stone and flowers, the shikai form of Ana-ne-zo-ku gains a set of 10 earthen arms and hands, similarly etched in the same sort of pattern as the central stone. These hands, although a part of the shikai itself, do not manifest immediately upon release but must instead be summoned by way of this shikai's ability, detailed further below.
{Bankai: Ana-ne-zo-ku-zi-lo-na}Ana-ne-zo-ku-zi-lo-na's appearance in bankai is nothing short of colossal. The bankai takes on the form of an enormous tree that grows around and over the stone when released. The approximate height and width of the tree are unknown to Akeakamai, as it could theoretically grow larger the more Spiritual Pressure he possesses, but it could roughly be estimated to be 168 meters tall and 85 meters in diameter. The trunk is filled with holes and natural crevasses which create a moaning sound whenever wind blows through them, sometimes low and ominous while other times high pitched and whistling. The leaves are large and green, casting a dark green shadow when there is plenty of day light and eclipsing the ground below it when there is less than a sufficient amount. The bark on the tree is a dark, healthy brown. Below the tree, all around the roots, is a small circular field of flowers of all sorts, most of them exotic island flowers, extending well beyond the shade of the leaves by several meters. Extending out from this field of flowers, carved into the very ground, are eight shapes of colossal proportion. These shapes mimic certain animals in nature and do not look dissimilar to the Nazca lines in Peru. They depict the following creatures: Monkey, Lizard, Hummingbird, Spider, Snake, Turtle, Sand Shark, Man. Each of these eight drawings are faced in the cardinal and the intermediate directions in a full circle.
Additionally, like the shikai, Ana-ne-zo-ku-zi-lo-na possesses a set of arms made of earth with the same patterns present in the shikai. The only difference is that there are 30 arms rather than 10. As with the shikai, these arms do not immediately manifest themselves upon the release of the bankai but instead require to command to be brought forth.
Zanpakuto Release Names:Additionally, like the shikai, Ana-ne-zo-ku-zi-lo-na possesses a set of arms made of earth with the same patterns present in the shikai. The only difference is that there are 30 arms rather than 10. As with the shikai, these arms do not immediately manifest themselves upon the release of the bankai but instead require to command to be brought forth.
Shikai Name: Ana-ne-zo-ku
Shikai Release Phrase: "Awaken, Ana-ne-zo-ku."
Bankai Name: Ana-ne-zo-ku-zi-lo-na
Overall Ability:
The abilities associated with this zanpakuto embody and portray what this zanpakuto is all about: The inevitable, unstoppable force of Nature. Beyond the surface level of having powers which can be linked to aspects of elemental nature, the abstractions of the abilities involved are enigmatic and, to some extent, even confusing if not viewed through the proper lens. It is entirely possible that this form of the blade, both the shikai and bankai, are an infantile one, and the true power sleeping within has yet to be awakened. Whatever the case may be, the abilities present are abstract at best and mysterious at worse.
There are two abilities and one hinderance that both the shikai and bankai share, though the severity of these abilities changes between releases naturally. The first is the creation of a set earthen arms and hands, the number and length of which depends on the state of the zanpakuto. With these hands, Akeakamai can interact with the world around him in various ways from grabbing individuals, blocking oncoming attacks or throwing objects to name a scant few. The second is the control of the natural world around Akeakamai, letting him manipulate the environments in which he find himself in ways which do not fundamentally break the laws of nature in that setting. This means, broadly speaking, that his zanpakuto will behave differently depending on if he is within the Soul Society, the World of the Living, Hueco Mundo or any other plane accessible to him, dictated entirely by the natural laws that govern that world in particular.
In exchange for this power, however, Akeakamai is rendered immobile while his zanpakuto is released in either form. Forced to either stand or sit on the spot at the base of the stone or tree, it is impossible for him to move from the spot of his own volition. While his zanpakuto does grant him certain techniques which would allow him to somewhat circumvent this as detailed below, it none the less remains a hard fact: While his zanpakuto is activated, Akekamai Tane is incapable of moving from the spot at which he activated his blade. If he is forced to move in some fashion, the zanpakuto will move with him.
Shikai Overall Ability:
In shikai, Ana-ne-zo-ku helps Akeakamai to embody the concept of an "immoveable object", granting him exceptional abilities at an extreme cost, that cost being the inability for him to move from the spot at which he brought forth his zanpakuto. In exchange for this self imposed immobility, however, his shikai grants him the ability to be immune to all forms of physical damage to any who cannot match or exceed 75% of his Spiritual Pressure. This does not, however, make him immune from kido based abilities and he will need to defend against those by his own volition. Additionally, at will, Akeakamai may summon from the earth beneath him a set of up to ten arms made of the earth itself. Their Speed and Strength are both equal to his Spiritual Pressure.
Bankai Overall Ability:
As Ana-ne-zo-ku imbodies the concept of an "immoveable object", so does Ana-ne-zo-ku-zi-lo-na gives Akeakamai Tane the power of an "unstoppable force", in this case, the very power of nature itself. This manifests in two forms, the literal and the abstract. In an abstract sense it allows him to manifest and control a set of eight colossi which are etched into the earth whenever his bankai is activated, thus giving him control of various "creatures" of the animal kingdom. The second form, the literal, is the ability to manipulate the laws of the natural world in which he presides. This varies depending on what world he is in and can be as straight forward as the alteration of weather conditions as found in the World of the Living or as obtuse as manipulation of Reishi found within the very building blocks that makes up the Soul Society. No matter where this bankai is activated, though, it's opponents will quickly find themselves struggling against the very world itself - a struggle which often cannot be overcome.
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