Abbot

Background

In a world without Veilstorms, Abbots would spend lives removed from the world, looking after their religious charges. In our world, they spend decades in cloisters, studying and honing their magical and physical abilities, as well as their personal recipe for nature’s greatest gift: beer. Once they reach the pinnacle of raw power within their respective religious orders, they become worthy to enter the world to fight for their Realm. Abbots have a fondness for intoxicating beverages, especially those from their own order, and most importantly, for beer.

Realm

Arturians

Motto

For Realm, for Honor, and for Beer!

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Vow of Humility
Disallows the use of heavy armor.
Vow of Passivity
Disallows the use of slashing and piercing weapons.

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Vow of Conviction
Gains increased damage and healing based on the number of nearby group members, which is temporarily lost in the event of a group member’s death.
Vow of Sacrament
Consuming alcohol increases movement speed and reduces ability preparation and recovery times for a brief duration, which is extended when dealing damage to enemies.

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Radiant Smite (Rune)
Deals a high amount of radiant damage to the target, and leaves light briefly lingering in the area.
Arcane Fervor (Rune)
Applies a Reaction which applies an Enhancement that increases magic damage for a moderate duration the next time the target deals magic damage, or if applied multiple times, applies a stronger Reaction with the same effect, up to a limited amount.
Elaborate Preparation (Rune)
Applies a Reaction which applies an Enhancement that reduces ability preparation and recovery times for a moderate duration the next time the user deals damage, or if applied multiple times, applies a stronger Reaction with the same effect, up to a limited amount.
Quarterstaff (Weapon)
A deceptively powerful melee weapon, which strikes quickly and deals crushing damage along with high disruption damage.

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Rampant Faith
A channeling ability which reduces panic rating and heals nearby allies over time, by an amount divided by the number of allies present.

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Blood to Beer
The user explodes in a fountain of beer, applying an Impairment to nearby enemies which reduces their movement speed, and reduces their vision by a progressively fading amount based on the user’s remaining blood.

Blessed Crow

Background

The Blessed Crows were created by Brân the Blessed. He was one of the first of the “old ones” to discover that they were immortal, under most circumstances. Unfortunately, he also found out what some of the other circumstances were, and passed away. After his death, the cauldron he created to heal people was reproduced. Each Blessed Crow uses their own cauldron in much the same way magic-using classes use a spellbook. By doing so, they carry on his legacy as both healers and fighters.

Realm

Arturians

Motto

To heal our friends and punish our enemies.

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Archaic Methods
Ability preparation and recovery times are increased based on the user’s total armor class.
Cauldron Overflow
Each cauldron builds Cauldron Overflow for the amount of power used in magic abilities it is used for. Cauldron Overflow decays naturally over time, but causes the cauldron to be destroyed if an additional ability is used while it is at its maximum.

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Cauldron Convergence
When placed within range of one another, cauldrons mutually extend their effects over a larger combined area.
Mythic Conveyance
The user may select one of their cauldrons as an ally target and use it as a point of origin for their offensive abilities.

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Corpse Consuming Brew (Rune)
Consumes nearby corpses in order to restore health to nearby group members, based on the number of corpses consumed.
Necrotic Concoction (Rune)
Deals death magic to targets, also reducing their blood and stamina.
Billowing Cloud (Shape)
A volumetric cloud, which expands over time as a channeled effect.
Overcharge Overflow (Infusion)
Allows a cauldron at its maximum Cauldron Overflow to be used by this ability without being destroyed. Subsequently deals feedback damage to the user based on the power of the ability.

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Intervention of Brân
Greatly increases the power of the next effect applied to a cauldron, and increases Cauldron Overflow to maximum for all cauldrons affected.

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Mutual Decapitation
Deals damage to the head of the user’s target based on the damage taken to the user’s head and on a portion of the overall damage suffered before death.

HelBound

Background

Those who swear fealty to Hel, the Mother of the Nine Worlds, become infused with the dual forces of life and death. The bodies of the HelBound bear the marks of their service, etched with the forces of Hel’s magic, which dwells within them. Often at the forefront of battle, a HelBound may find controlling their power a great challenge, for they can both heal and destroy. They can cure the mortal wounds of allies and wield fear as a weapon, frightening enemies to death. As for their own death, those who take Hel as their patron tend to recover quickly. Unless Hel has chosen something special for her fallen devotee.

Realm

Arturians

Motto

Life is to death as death is to life.

Bane Samples

Masked Horror
When not wearing a Hel Mask, the user suffers greatly reduced life and death magic ability power.
Opposing Forces
Use of Life abilities reduces Death Force, reducing the power of abilities using death runes. Use of death abilities reduces Life Force, reducing the power of abilities using life runes.

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Aberrant Escalation
Use of abilities increases Life Force when using life runes, and Death Force when using death runes.
Fearless Visage
Greatly reduces the power of panic-causing effects on the user.

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Aspect of Life (Modal)
The user takes on an aspect of life, reducing all resistances and building Life Force over time. Life abilities additionally grant a Protection which reduces the damage taken by the target based on the amount of health they are missing.
Aspect of Death (Modal)
The user takes on an aspect of death, increasing all resistances and building Death Force over time. Death abilities additionally inflict a Vulnerability which increases the power of death abilities the target is affected by. The power of this Vulnerability increases each time the target is affected by a death ability, up to a maximum amount, over a moderate duration.
Incessant Atrophy (Rune)
Applies an Affliction which deals death damage to the target over time, and reduces their stamina and blood amount.
Gruesome Rejuvenation (Rune)
Applies a Renewal which restores blood and stamina to the target over time.
Grim Transference (Infusion)
If using a life rune, this ability also applies its effect with reduced power to the user. If using a death rune, this ability also restores blood to the user based on the amount of blood loss inflicted.

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Equitable Exchange
Deals damage to nearby enemies based on missing health, and heals nearby group members based on remaining blood.

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Hel Revealed
If the user has a Hel Mask equipped, removing the mask causes a large amount of panic to nearby enemies, and deals damage to them based on their resulting panic rating.

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