Soulreaper
Art Statistics | |
| Focus: | Resilience (Major) |
| Cost: | 5 |
| Orbit Required: | 0 |
| Affected: | Talisman created |
| Duration: | Instant |
Description
Creates a talisman in the form of a Blade.
Use of the talisman swings it, causing damage to any dreamer or mare directly in front of the user.
The blade will disappear from the inventory after a certain period of time.
Dropping the blade will cause it to disappear instantly, and it may not be given to another dreamer.
It can, however, be shown to others.
Also see Blade.
Plateau Effect
For each level this art is Plateaued, casting time reduces, blade duration increases, and the damage associated with it grows, as shown in the following table:
| Plateau | Damage |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 | 1 - 4 |
| 10 - 19 | 2 - 6 |
| 20 - 29 | 5 - 10 |
| 30 - 39 | 7 - 12 |
| 40 - 49 | 7 - 18 |
| 50 - 59 | 9 - 23 |
| 60 - 69 | 9 - 28 |
| 70 - 79 | 11 - 30 |
Art Research
Created by a group of combat medics in order to defend themselves while trying to play an assistance role in battle. They soon followed the other 3 focus' lead and learned to create a blade by careful observation, and throwing their own twist into it. The SoulReaper was the last of the 4 blade arts to surface due to the SoulMasters basic place in the dream.
Written by RavenXR
Art History
From the earliest times in the dream the ancients and those that followed looked to replicate the tools that had existed in Cloudsbreak. Prominent among these tools was the blade. Originally, this utensil was made to be short, simple and efficient. It served a purpose and was thus made a dreaming art, one which all dreamers know upon entering the dream. This existed for a time, until the coming of Amniir. A member of a nomadic Cloudsbreak tribe, Amniir desired a scimitar blade similar to the one he carried when riding. After several years of hard effort and work, Amniir successfully changed his simple blade into a finely edged one, almost exactly like the one he bore. However, the change in this fundamental art was widespread. When dreamers awoke they found they found that their simple blade had been replaced by these large unwieldy, yet very deadly tools. Now we all have this art, and each is tailored to the focus that summons it. As we move up in this art, the blade becomes lighter and has a finer edge allowing us to effectively use it.
Researched by Slipery
We've all heard of Amniir, the member of the nomadic tribe who developed the Soulreaper, but little is given of his reasoning. He had a young and beautiful daughter, Amniira, who had many suitors. Naturally, none were good enough for *his* daughter. He wanted a weapon he could use to protect her, so he worked for weeks on end until he perfected the Soulreaper, then got it to an acceptable level before teaching it to his daughter's suitors and challenging them to duels for the right to court her. Naturally, as his blade was made of stronger essence, he defeated them easily. Until one day, a young and handsome stranger showed up and requested Amniira's hand in marriage. The stranger agreed to the duel but, unknown to Amniir, not only was his blade stronger, but he had been fighting the dark mares and had an excellent dueling strategy, and he easily defeated Amniir. Soon after that the stranger, a DreamWright named M'Tok, and Amniira were married and went on to develop several SoulMaster arts in their own right, including the arts of Imprison Nightmare and Banish Nightmare.
Researched by Minuette
The SoulMasters of the city were not so interested in a blade of their Focus at the start, using only FateSlayer and the like of other foci blades to do what they needed. However, there came a time of great wars and much DreamStrike. Through previous wars, and up until these, the SoulMasters had relied on their healing powers to help others and themselves. Their proficiency was unmatched by any of the other foci combined in this. During these bloodier wars now, they saw that they needed a much stronger blade to protect themselves, while still aiding in the protection of the other Dreamers. A young combat medic named Ceri’luin, decided that she would aid her family of SoulMasters by studying the notes of all the blade makers past. Between wars and research, her time was spent, and at long last her task was complete. To the council she went, wielding a Soulreaper in hand. Her knowledge of other foci, and her intuitiveness so impressed the Council members, that she was named Head of the City Health Board. She spent her time then, between teaching and healing, taking leave every so often to help in the wars, which were the main reason for her quest. All blades of the same level are the same, save their elemental composure. They have been worked on and studied by some of the greatest and most knowledgeable Dreamers, some not even DreamWrights. These tools some take for granted, along with the Flame Arts, but have had more composite studies and analyzing done upon them than any other Art. We can only strive for the perfection our blades have achieved in all the other arts. Failing to do so, would be an insult to the great dreamers of past eras.
Researched by RavenXR
Notes
While casting Soulreaper, the evoker must remain motionless, or the art fails.
The evoke cone for this art is light jade.
