Post by Kassa on Dec 2, 2008 15:27:53 GMT -6
OK, so here it is. The information you have all been waiting for. Shadow Benders. Their abilities, and what they are. Constructive advice is welcome, as well as suggestions. However, just plain out 'its stupid' won't be allowed. Kalec put a lot of work into coming up with this, and I put a lot of work of editing it and making sure it looked good. Not that there was much to be changed, mind you. Kalec did an awesome job. This is the creation of the site plot, and if you don't like it, well, thats not my problem.
However! Like said, suggestions are welcome. I'm not promising I'll change it, but if you make a good point, I might. So, without further ado, I present to you:
When the comets dark energy is absorbed from the comet and focused with a machine and then used upon a non bender, it causes strange reaction within there body. It must be on those without a bending power, as their spirit is already linked to that power, and so no more room is available. Benders who are subjected to this experiment will die. No exceptions. The yin, or dark side, grows beyond their yang, or light side. This causes conflicts within their body and causes a great amount of pain. In a way, this is a test as to their powers. If they can live through the sheer torture, then they will gain unimaginable power.
As this reaction is happening the dark energy is also being infused into their spirit. This changes their mortal body slightly. They tend to have darker skin. Also, their eyes tend to morph. For the most part they retain human colors, although already amber eyes may become more like a pure orange, and dark eyes tend to become pure black. The pupils tend to narrow slightly, and the colors of the irises gain sheen.
Also, as this happens, they are subjected to an illusion that is custom to their own experiences and fears. If they can get beyond this, accept the darkness and control it, then they will find their shadow-bending gift.
Shadow benders have many powers that grow and manifest based on their skill, their understanding of the darkness within them, and on how well they can control their own fear. In fact, they are quite weak in their first weeks of their new power, but it will grow, and the strongest may even become the most fearsome of people.
Their bending style is a mixed version of Lama pai and ninjustsu combat style.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lama_Pai
Beginner Skills:
A beginner has the ability to control shadows, although they cannot control their own. This is believed to be because they have not yet accepted the darkness in themselves, and so unconsciously refuse this ability out of fear. They cannot remove a shadow from its source. The shadow is bound on size and length but not shape. The shadow can move as the real object can.
They can see in places not in sight through the shadows. However, they cannot control or see through shadows that are more than thirty feet away.
They can cover themselves and other objects in darkness, making them very hard to see, although not quite invisible.
Intermediate Skills:
The benders have a greater control over shadows, and can bend ones own shadow. They can also lengthen the shadow, bend the size of the shadow slightly, and have a greater control over the shadow’s shape.
They have the power to see though any shadow in the area within 50 feet.
The shadow bender should begin, at this point, to learn about the other part of themselves, which in essence is the true dark energy given to them by the comet. The part of themselves usually felt when first given the powers is their own darkness manifested. This, however, was not a part of them until the comet was put into them. This part is much harder to grasp, and doing so can throw the bender into fits of pain, and cause temporary nerve damage and sometimes, if they are not yet strong enough, permanent brain damage. If they are not careful, they may be drawn into the darkest parts of this power, and never be able to escape. If they can master this part of them as well, however, they will become all the more powerful.
Advanced Skills:
Now able to bend the shadows and remove them from the objects that are producing them, by infusing small bits of dark energy into the shadow. They are also able to create darkness using the energy form the comet. This is somewhat more useful, as they can now create darkness where there is none. However, it is more limited then drawing darkness from around them, as the energy is not unlimited, and they can easily tax themselves.
By using energy within them they are able to bend shadows into minions. These beings will look different depending on the creator. This minion cannot be out in the sunlight. However, firelight will not kill them, and artificial light does not harm them. However, fire hurts them more than any other element. They do not have lives of their own and are controlled by the will of the user. The user must be in meditation in order for the minion to exist and even then it can’t last very long as it produces larges amount of stress on the users body and demands a lot of energy. The more skillful the bender, the longer the being will last.
They can absorb the dark thoughts inside someone’s head, but they must be placing any part of their hand onto the forehead of the victim. It takes a lot of energy, and takes a bit to start working. This ability depends largely on the thoughts and soul of the victim. The darker the thoughts to be found, the more power this ability has. It can do as little as give the victim a bit of a headache, and as much as cause unconsciousness. These effects only last for a short while. Avatars cannot be affected by this skill and it is said if a shadow bender tries to use this skill on a avatar the shadow bender will be destroyed...
Master Skills:
Now the shadow bender is able to control the shadows completely, they can even control others through their shadow. This is easily fightable, however, and is weaker than even blood-bending.
By fusing the shadow with the dark energy around them, one can even remove the shadow from the ground and bend it, much the same as water. However, the ability of these shadows differs greatly from that of water. Also, the shadows can be made much more solid than water could even hope to be, and so they can even become deadly weapons, or be used in such a way such as choking someone.
Using dark energy and sigh alone, one is able to bring dark thoughts and fears into another’s head. This is much like the power of the advanced user, however it is much stronger, and instead of simply causing side effects, it can be used to almost control another’s mind. The closer the shadow bender, the stronger the effect. It is said if one looks right into the eyes of the user you will be trapped inside of a illusion like the one they were trapped in, although it is molded to be more frightening to the victim. This illusion, however, is quite weak and the strong of mind can resist it. The max time under the illusion is around a day, then if the one under the effect has not broken out of it already they will awake from it.
Specials: Some of these are even hard for a master to use and few have ever done them...
Fusing ones body and spirit to a shadow can allow a shadow bender to warp to anyplace they have been, as long there are shadows around. Doing this causes massive stress on the body, and uses a large amount of energy.
By controlling their yin in a way that it warps around their yang then striking it with dark energy, they are able to produce a ball of energy. This energy causes all gravity in the area to be removed then reformed at such speed its 10x stronger then normal on impact. This causes damage to anything in the effect area. The gravity will return to normal shortly after the attack.
However! Like said, suggestions are welcome. I'm not promising I'll change it, but if you make a good point, I might. So, without further ado, I present to you:
[glow=black,2,300]~Shadow Benders~[/glow]
When the comets dark energy is absorbed from the comet and focused with a machine and then used upon a non bender, it causes strange reaction within there body. It must be on those without a bending power, as their spirit is already linked to that power, and so no more room is available. Benders who are subjected to this experiment will die. No exceptions. The yin, or dark side, grows beyond their yang, or light side. This causes conflicts within their body and causes a great amount of pain. In a way, this is a test as to their powers. If they can live through the sheer torture, then they will gain unimaginable power.
As this reaction is happening the dark energy is also being infused into their spirit. This changes their mortal body slightly. They tend to have darker skin. Also, their eyes tend to morph. For the most part they retain human colors, although already amber eyes may become more like a pure orange, and dark eyes tend to become pure black. The pupils tend to narrow slightly, and the colors of the irises gain sheen.
Also, as this happens, they are subjected to an illusion that is custom to their own experiences and fears. If they can get beyond this, accept the darkness and control it, then they will find their shadow-bending gift.
Shadow benders have many powers that grow and manifest based on their skill, their understanding of the darkness within them, and on how well they can control their own fear. In fact, they are quite weak in their first weeks of their new power, but it will grow, and the strongest may even become the most fearsome of people.
Their bending style is a mixed version of Lama pai and ninjustsu combat style.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lama_Pai
Beginner Skills:
A beginner has the ability to control shadows, although they cannot control their own. This is believed to be because they have not yet accepted the darkness in themselves, and so unconsciously refuse this ability out of fear. They cannot remove a shadow from its source. The shadow is bound on size and length but not shape. The shadow can move as the real object can.
They can see in places not in sight through the shadows. However, they cannot control or see through shadows that are more than thirty feet away.
They can cover themselves and other objects in darkness, making them very hard to see, although not quite invisible.
Intermediate Skills:
The benders have a greater control over shadows, and can bend ones own shadow. They can also lengthen the shadow, bend the size of the shadow slightly, and have a greater control over the shadow’s shape.
They have the power to see though any shadow in the area within 50 feet.
The shadow bender should begin, at this point, to learn about the other part of themselves, which in essence is the true dark energy given to them by the comet. The part of themselves usually felt when first given the powers is their own darkness manifested. This, however, was not a part of them until the comet was put into them. This part is much harder to grasp, and doing so can throw the bender into fits of pain, and cause temporary nerve damage and sometimes, if they are not yet strong enough, permanent brain damage. If they are not careful, they may be drawn into the darkest parts of this power, and never be able to escape. If they can master this part of them as well, however, they will become all the more powerful.
Advanced Skills:
Now able to bend the shadows and remove them from the objects that are producing them, by infusing small bits of dark energy into the shadow. They are also able to create darkness using the energy form the comet. This is somewhat more useful, as they can now create darkness where there is none. However, it is more limited then drawing darkness from around them, as the energy is not unlimited, and they can easily tax themselves.
By using energy within them they are able to bend shadows into minions. These beings will look different depending on the creator. This minion cannot be out in the sunlight. However, firelight will not kill them, and artificial light does not harm them. However, fire hurts them more than any other element. They do not have lives of their own and are controlled by the will of the user. The user must be in meditation in order for the minion to exist and even then it can’t last very long as it produces larges amount of stress on the users body and demands a lot of energy. The more skillful the bender, the longer the being will last.
They can absorb the dark thoughts inside someone’s head, but they must be placing any part of their hand onto the forehead of the victim. It takes a lot of energy, and takes a bit to start working. This ability depends largely on the thoughts and soul of the victim. The darker the thoughts to be found, the more power this ability has. It can do as little as give the victim a bit of a headache, and as much as cause unconsciousness. These effects only last for a short while. Avatars cannot be affected by this skill and it is said if a shadow bender tries to use this skill on a avatar the shadow bender will be destroyed...
Master Skills:
Now the shadow bender is able to control the shadows completely, they can even control others through their shadow. This is easily fightable, however, and is weaker than even blood-bending.
By fusing the shadow with the dark energy around them, one can even remove the shadow from the ground and bend it, much the same as water. However, the ability of these shadows differs greatly from that of water. Also, the shadows can be made much more solid than water could even hope to be, and so they can even become deadly weapons, or be used in such a way such as choking someone.
Using dark energy and sigh alone, one is able to bring dark thoughts and fears into another’s head. This is much like the power of the advanced user, however it is much stronger, and instead of simply causing side effects, it can be used to almost control another’s mind. The closer the shadow bender, the stronger the effect. It is said if one looks right into the eyes of the user you will be trapped inside of a illusion like the one they were trapped in, although it is molded to be more frightening to the victim. This illusion, however, is quite weak and the strong of mind can resist it. The max time under the illusion is around a day, then if the one under the effect has not broken out of it already they will awake from it.
Specials: Some of these are even hard for a master to use and few have ever done them...
Fusing ones body and spirit to a shadow can allow a shadow bender to warp to anyplace they have been, as long there are shadows around. Doing this causes massive stress on the body, and uses a large amount of energy.
By controlling their yin in a way that it warps around their yang then striking it with dark energy, they are able to produce a ball of energy. This energy causes all gravity in the area to be removed then reformed at such speed its 10x stronger then normal on impact. This causes damage to anything in the effect area. The gravity will return to normal shortly after the attack.
