havenmods | Applications Two

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Abilities/Powers:

Raine is a healer, with spells designed for healing and support magic, along with offensive light elemental magic. The spells are referred to as artes. The magic comes from mana, which is considered the element of life, which elves and half-elves are sensitive to, hence they're more likely to be natural mages. (Humans do not have the ability to cast magic unless it is a unique circumstance.) The origin of healing magic is less clear as to whether or not it has the same source [of mana], although information related to that specifically is only an unfinished theory. Either way, casting too many spells will of course make the caster tired if they are unable to replenish their energy. Raine's spellcasting is also boosted by the fact she has an exsphere equipped. An exsphere is a crystal that, when equipped with a key crest, amplifies the user's abilities far beyond normal levels. This has not only helped her achieve higher level healing artes, but she has a quicker reaction time and sharper reflexes. She wields a staff in battle.

Healing Artes
-First Aid -
Healing: Refresh and heal tired and injured allies. Fast healing to external wounds.

-Nurse-
Healing (mid): Focuses a greater concentration of healing to multiple people at once. (targets certain people)

-Healing Circle-
Healing (mid): Focuses a greater concentration of healing to multiple people at once. (in a general area)

-Dispel-
+ Nullify (larger group)
Healing: Dispel an ally's magical ailment (debuffs and the like.)

-Charge-
Healing: supplies her own energy to the target at a greater cost to herself.

-Recover-
+ Purify/Restore (greater concentration)
Healing (mid): Cure an ally's physical ailment. [Poison, infection, etc.]

-Sharpness-
+ Acuteness (multi)
Status: Temporarily increase an ally's physical strength/attack.

-Barrier-
+ field barrier (multi)
Status: Increases an ally's physical defense

-Revitalize-
Healing (high): Provide a greater amount of healing (refreshing stamina, fast healing to cuts, surface wounds, etc) to a very large area.

-Resurrection -
Healing (high): Resurrect/revive a fallen ally; restore the body from a "cursed" state, also revive dead plants/trees; may require the unicorn horn for more effectiveness. [think of it on a scale of d&d unconsciousness. Also probably depends on other conditions, such as the how--if it's too brutal/natural death it won't work.]

Light magic:

-Photon (light) -
Engulfs the enemy in a ball of light that explodes.

- Ray (light) -
Beams of light radiate from a central point above the enemy, striking down.

* Mystic Arte: Sacred Shine (Part of the battlefield is circled with a glyph on the ground, and with a blinding flash, it erupts in light, dealing massive damage to enemies. Element: light)

* Mystic Arte: Fairy Circle (Four fairies fly out in four directions. A glyph appears, covering the battlefield (probably an 60-80 ft distance? Another blinding flash, and all allies are healed (wounds seal up/refreshes everyone/fast recovery unless bloodloss is heavy) and all enemies are damaged.)

Other
- Force field - a temporary barrier that can block up to 80% of intended damage

Items/Weapons:

- Ancient Rod (staff, not the most powerful one she acquired on their journey but beggars can't be choosers)
- the unicorn horn

(as a note here she's wearing her exsphere so I'm not sure if that counts as a third? or if it would just come with her)

Sample Entry:

Entry 1

Sample Entry Two:

A small bird hops along the path in front of her, as Raine quietly observes its progress, up until its wings take it to flight, soaring up into the air and towards the secret forest. It's the first night she's been allowed to stay in Heimdall, even if they refused to allow her a bed at the inn. Raine finds that it's a peaceful time for reflecting, as the stars above glitter in the distance beyond the settling evening mist. Tomorrow would face Lloyd with a battle, and they needed to all be prepared for that.

For now, she walks the paths beneath the trees, feeling the nostalgia pour over her like waves. How long had it been? Too long - she steps around some of the wild plants on the ground, knowing she can't allow herself to wander too far. She just needed time to herself, away from the others. The village seems the same as she remembers, and yet not the same at all, from when she had last been here; the elves avoided her still, and she didn't want to risk any confrontations.

Her thoughts slowly drift to her brother, wondering how he was handling being in the town. He had been through a rough time, and she had done the best that she could, and at the very least, he had told her his secret. Even then, there was a slight rift between them, borne from her own actions for his protection. Besides, she thinks, Lloyd would be a better one to comfort him. She could tell that Genis was suffering, with their defeat of Mithos still a lingering ache, but the world would come first, before that hurt could be truly appeased.

Now her steps took her back towards the inn, where a small cooking fire was already being prepared. Regal, she thinks, and it's now that she purposely checks to see if her other friends are nearby.

Edited 2014-01-25 04:54 (UTC)

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Applications Two

Raine Sage | Tales of Symphonia | Not Reserved

Re: Raine Sage | Tales of Symphonia | Not Reserved

-> ACCEPTED