View source for Blade (art)

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===Art Statistics===
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|'''Focus:'''
|GK, FS, DS, SM (Major)
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|'''Cost:'''
|5 Focus
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|'''Orbit Required:'''
|0
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|'''Affected:'''
|Nearby Dreamer
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==GateSmasher, FateSlayer, DreamBlade, SoulReaper==
===Duration===

===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 [[Give|given]] to another dreamer. It can, however, be [[Show Talisman|shown]] to others.

===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===

===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 When dreamers awoke they found they found that their simple blade had been replaced by these large unwieldy, yet very deadly tools.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 [[Blade (art)|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 [[Resilience|SoulMaster]] arts in their own right, including the arts of [[Imprison Mare|Imprison Nightmare]] and [[Banish Mare|Banish Nightmare]].

''Researched by [[Minuette]]''

The [[Resilience|SoulMasters]] of the city were not so interested in a blade of their [[Focus]] at the start, using only [[Blade (art)|FateSlayers]] 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 [[Resilience|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 [[Resilience|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 ‘[[Blade (art)|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]]''

Reference: http://www.angelfire.com/ab7/dranak/Arts/arts-sm.htm#SoulReaper

===Notes===



[[Category:Arts]]