Decimated Village

It had been a while since the rebuilding of Dormont started again. For the second time... pfft. Red eyes that gleamed with the glare of a shattered soul gazed intently at the landscape. Tenebris had not been here in some time. Count Chocula kept her busy with dumb tasks and she had a few fun moments. Like saving all those precious little kids for the Dark Festival and her training in the red cave place. Now though... she was having some time for herself! It only made sense! How could she save any poor people persons if she was all kept up in a boring old manor all the time? So now here she was, at the outskirts of a village that obviously took a good deal of damage from the war. The stupid king guy had not yet repaired the place and it's people looked really super well taken care of. After all, they were suffering so much! No food, no water, only whatever was being brought in from the capital on occasion. There was still a far way to go. For them to suddenly be drenched in the lies that were definitely going to come.

Stuff like, oh we care so much! You'll never starve again! We'll protect you better next time! Always hold onto hope! Bunch of noobs. They keep dying and keep killing each other, but they just fall right back into those tropes! Tenebris could not write a cruddier anime sap fest. She knew they loved this though! Everyone was so horrible it made her feel grief so much. Luckily she was here to keep things real like that! She immediately went to work checking to see who to help first. It was important that these people persons remembered what really mattered and why they were doing this stuff at all. That this was the best part of life! If they did not want it then they would need to be quickly rescued from their own dumbness really quick! The reverse Magi could not handle it if they had to go on not being truly happy! A heaven of grief awaited everyone!

"Tenebris Cordis is here to save you❤!"

She said in a twisted sing songy way, as she jovially made her way towards the ruined town. A single young man was standing by the wrecked gate. He had a can in his hands and looked at her with tired eyes.

"Hey little girl? Think you could help a village down on it's luck? I'm trying to get some money for the..."

Tenebris waved a hand to stop him. No need she already knew how to help!

"You don't have to tell me anything mister! I'm Magi, I am here to help you out!"

She took his can of gold and looked in it. Aww there really was not much... Gee whiz,It was not going to be as impact-full now.... oh well! She focused her mana and her hand started to glow. Then it burst the can into nothingness. Money and all. the gp blew away into dust. The man looked at her at first surprised and then angry.

"Hey that wasn't funny you little brat! You know how long it took me to get that? The village needs that money!"

She stared at him with a smile that slowly kept growing as it spread across her face. Tenebris knew she was not allowed to go too crazy with fun here. Both on red fangs orders and on her own precautions. She was here to save them not to be their enemy. These people were just deluded and stupid. They needed to be shown joy through grief and she was going to do that for them!

"Hehehe... yep but now look! You can do stuff other than stand here like a bum ❤! You can cry and be mad and hurt me and stuff! Isn't that great!? Doesn't your worry feel a lot more fun now? C'mon mister ❤, let's go help your friends too! Okies? Or do you want to start hehehe... hurting me right here ❤? We can do that do!"

She blushed in a mischievous way. Waving her skirt at him with faux seduction.

"Oh noes.... are you going to do bad things to me ❤? I might have to get the authorities, hehehe... you should take a seat!"

The man's face grew red and he did look about to hit her.... super kewl beans! Tenebris was having such fun she ignored doing anything else for the village at the moment. Terrasphere was such a blast when you played it right!

 

Vartock had never been to this part of dormont, he figure well while his master Seto Kuramma the duke of astorea was busy tending to his festival with peasants and nobles alike. Vartock had ate, and had no time to mess with people who annoyed him, and when it came to politics, that just made Vartock vomit and cringe. Vartock hates politics to the core of his being, Vartock believes if you want something done right, you do it yourself. World War 3 taught him a lot in his old life but never made him pity those who do not help themselves. People who have never tasted death and come back from it, People have no clue what eternal pain.

They don't understand what it's like to be cursed with nightmares that never allow you to sleep. Vartock had become cold and calculated because he knows what needs to be done in times of hardship. The human race have grown weak and decadent, they all have had the chance to live but they have no idea what it's like to survive. Vartock Chuckled to himself, at least not without waving a can around hoping someone who has money will pity the fuck out of you long enough to feed you a night. Vartock figured if you do not try to help yourself, you're in the position you're in because of you, this Crown it's either do or die, there is no way out.

The weak will die and the strong will survive that is nature, if you're not smart enough to nurture yourself long enough to keep breathing you shouldn't be alive. Nurture is what programs sentient beings to be who they are and behave the way they do mixed with what nature grew in front of them. Vartock always loved the saying feed a man a fish you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime, teachings like that are the very reason our race of humans still exists. without our knowledge without or smarts the human's would be extinct.

Vartock stumbled upon what seemed to be the poor side of dormont society, not really to familiar but then again vartock loved walking into unknown places he loved facing it. Facing the unknown scares everybody it seems, but not me I have grown out of my fears, and I do what needs done. Course, that is my old military veterans talking, it's not everyday you go to war and come back in one peace without losing your mindset in the process. Vartock rambling on in his head until he stumbled upon a short girl with pink hair destroying money out of the hands of some poor guy. Vartock with a blank expression on his face as usual watching the idiot get pissed at her for doing him justice.

Vartock then walked over to introduce himself and to see if she needed any assistance if not, no biggie the road never ends for vartock.

Vartock

"hello there, I mean no disrespect to you in anyway, do you need any help? Forgive me I am Vartock, and no I am of no title I am still an apprentice in training but I am formidable in my own right, what is your name? I would be pleased to make your acquaintance, if you're into such aspects of life?"

Vartock stared directly into her eyes as if staring directly into her soul, Vartock never did this to scare people he just loved staring people down as if studying every inch of their souls. @Magi Heart

 

Backfire had thought up a pretty great scheme. She would dress up like a homeless man in torn and dirty clothes and have a can. People would put money in the can. She would then use the money on herself. The money was basically a donation so it wasn't like she was stealing. With this in mind, she posted herself up on the village's wrecked gate.

Everything was going according to plan until a pink haired girl approached.

"Hey, little girl? Think you could help a village down on its luck? I'm trying to get some money for the..."

Wait, didn't I meet this girl before? Like before the whole war thing?

It was then Magi introduced herself.

So it is that girl from before? She seems different, oh well, I guess my disguise is pretty good if she thinks I'm a guy. Wait, is it wrong to take this little girl's money? Hmm... oh, looks like I don't really care.

It was then that Magi grabbed her can.

What's this little shit doing...

...and vaporized it.

Backfire was astonished, and as rage crept in she almost started flinging mines out, but she stopped herself.

Alright, calm down. Maybe this money was poisoned or something. Like, magically poisoned. It better have god damn well been poisoned... just be cool...

"Hey, that wasn't funny you little brat! You know how long it took me to get that? The village needs that money!"

Okay, so the village part was a lie, but she doesn't know that.

Magi began laughing and called Backfire a bum, then started talking about how much fun it was to be poor??? Obviously, this little girl had never been in debt. Backfire was starting to get pissed. Especially when Magi started taunting about how she would call the authorities. What the hell were the authorities going to do? Die by fire more than likely. It was then that Magi laid the straw that broke the camel's back saying that Backfire should 'take a seat.'

Backfire's fist balled up. She watched as a fighter looking type approached Magi. She could overhear him asking if she needed help.

She might need a shit ton of help here in a moment...

"HAHAHA! TAKE A SEAT HUH?!"

Backfire snarled, ripped off her disguise, turned, casted Fire Mine on the wrecked gate and detonated it. In a flash what little that was left of the gate vanished.

"I don't think any authorities would be able to do much, except maybe lend me a hand, and I mean that literally."

Backfire motioned with her right hand as if she were cutting off her left arm at the shoulder.

"HAHA! Now, maybe you've turned over a new leaf. Fine by me. You want to trash some people's crap? I couldn't give less a shit, honestly. Less, of course, they pay me to take the difference out of your hide. HEH... You look different, so maybe you powered up and got a chip on your shoulder, maybe you've just gone crazy, and maybe you just want to feel like a badass for a few minutes. I've got no problem with any of that! HAHAHA! YOU KNOW WHAT? I EVEN WELCOME IT! BUT WHEN YOU COME HERE AND TORCH MY EARNINGS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PLAY A VILLAIN FOR A DAY... Well, that's something I can't turn a blind eye to."

Backfire casted a Fire Mine onto each of her palms. Then looked up and growled.

"HELL, I MIGHT LOSE KID. MAYBE YOU GOT SOME ALL POWERFUL DEMON IN YOU! MAYBE YOU EVEN KILL ME A MILLION TIMES! FINE, BUT GOD DAMN IF YOU WON'T BE SPENDING YOUR NIGHTS WONDERING IF I PUT A BOMB UNDER YOUR PILLOW!"

Backfire calmed herself and slicked her bangs back out of her eyes, her palms were glowing with firey red marks. She sneered.

"Now then, I'm not saying we can't be friendly. Only that I think you owe me a little reimbursement, if you catch my drift. That goes for you too, shirtless babysitter."

Backfire smiled at them both.


@Vartock @Magi Heart

 

Wowzers! Now this was getting interesting! Tenerbris' aims here were not going to be all that drastic, since she did have to ensure she stayed within arms reach of old... ahem 'friends'. Indeed the people she fought with, the people she had put so much effort into protecting from those horrible, dreadful thingies called grief and death. Very stupidly. What she wanted was for them all to kick up the gameplay here to eleven! She was playing the game backwards the whole time... but not anymore!

First was some totally random, like seriously, totally out of the blue kung fu guy person. He was staring into her eyes all weird like. What? Why did he want to look at her that way? Tenebris would not reflect much back except for the same shattered glare she had come to have. There was nothing left within her but a pit of grief and regardless what the onlookers may think... she very much loved it and only wanted it to grow. Her face grimaced at him as he talked about being a apprentice or something? The hell was he on... okay...

"Well hello... mister kung fu. I'm Magi. What do yo-"

That was when it went from a weird moment to super kewl beans awesomeness moment! The poor guy threw off his clothes and.... wowzers it was a woman and hmmm... maybe it was someone she met before. The kinda wild face on her made her think of someone. Well it didn't matter much since she was already burning down gates and making threats! Threats! Yay! This lady was really a good player then, she was going to be fun to help out!

"Hehehehe... what? Gee whiz this is kinda kewl... for once. I usually meet saps but you guys seem alright, especially you miss firestarter wannabe!"

The Dark Magi generated her cursed bow Gertrud in response to flaming hands and her overflowing over exaggerated taunts and threats. She met it all with a wide eyed stare that was quickly becoming more unstable as her smile twitched a small teardrop slide down her cheek. Her bow as always sending it's wonderful agonizing pain up her arm.

"I'm not saying we can't be friendly.... snicker. I'd love to be friends ❤ ! Friendship is so magical ❤ , especially after you get to stab your friend through the heart over and over to make them feel all better ❤ ! Oh hehehe... yeah I don't owe you anything. I gave you a great thing ❤ . That look on your face and that grief of losing the money I can make you lose more things... if that's what you want? Huh...? Crazy, me, Magi? I don't know what you mean ❤ . Heheheh it's a heroine's job to help. I'm not a villain you stupid head. I love you too much for that. Especially if you are going to burn me like that gate... that would be amazing miss ❤ !"

She pulled out a black obsidian arrow and cocked her head causing her short twin tails to bounce slightly.

"Pew pew... Have you experienced death yet? I'm willing to help you ❤ . I have.. it's sooooo good. You never forget it... never ever... hehehehe. Maybe this kung fu guy can join in and we can show eachother allllll our love!"

Was this going to be her first chance to actually save a player person? Kewl beans! All the while a burning gate had caused the village to think it was under attack. People started to yelp and run around for shelter within. This really wasn't about them anymore though... for now.

@Vartock @Backfire

 

Vartock originally just trying to be polite before but could tell magi thought his approach to her was creepy. Then being distracted by a man dressed in drag, vartock looked over as his face went from a genuine smile to a blank dark stare. The kind of look you'd get staring at michael myers ghost mask, pure nothingness. Vartock was thinking to himself, I didn't realise the transgender factory was back in town, more of a reason to cut the victim's hands off and eat them. Vartock's blank face went to a dark creepy smile as his dark eyes widened with excitement the second Backfire shot her fire at them.

Vartock remained still as the flames nearly hit him but missed. The fire in this backfire and magi's heart and their attitude towards him reminded him of himself. Vartock turned and faced backfire with a dark creepy looking smile, he then decided to fuck with her head a little bit considering she was acting like an idiot. Vartock knows a fool from an experienced person and backfire was definitely a fool for challenging him. Vartock then dropped his attention from magi to respond to backfire.

Vartock

"Awe sweetheart you look so adorable, I just want to drown you like sack of defenseless baby puppies, but then again I do not play with food, and what is food? you may ask magi and I who barely know each other but she is a total bitch btw *vartock clears his throat* is two strangers eating well cooked hands together while talking about the end of your life and how beautifully painful it was and how you pointlessly tried to pick a fight with master standing beside me and an apprentice to seto kurrama, whom is the duke of your pathetic beloved astorea, I mean not just that, you already made multiple mistakes in crossing me here today, Rule #1 know your enemy. Rule #2 if someone fucks with you, then you simply walk up to them and stab them in the heart and watch adventure time on netflix while the victim rolls on the ground bleeding to death...
*vartock began giggling evilly as his smile grew even wider and more darker* "

Vartock was not trying to impress anybody but seeing as how magi had opened herself up with what she is normally, there was no need for vartock to stand on ceremony. Vartock doesn't forget and does not forgive, he believes in strength alone. The weak die and the strong survive, those who fall behind are left behind. Vartock began bending his knees forward in a halfway stooped position, his back straight as a board, and his arms curled out in front of him, balled fists and flexed muscles. Vartock's third eye opened up on his forehead, dark purple energy seeped out and surrounded his fists and legs.

Vartock loved fighting and loved it when people wanted to fight him, he was fearless and unrelenting. Vartock had no fear not against man or woman, if you were brave enough to challenge him you were brave enough to die. Vartock felt the extreme excitement of two ladies, magi acting like harley quinn and backfire trying to act like a transvestite version of rambo. nonetheless, Vartock was feeling really really bored even approaching magi, he thought she was gonna be another boring uptight dumbass. Vartock was feeling intrigued his blood pulsing through his veins as his energy seeped out of his third eye creating a white aura around him.

The third eye

The forehead of the caster opens a third eye producing dark purple energy that seeps out of this body and allows the user to use his melifamancy in any way he pleases-no energy cost.
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The ground started to vibrate a little around them as vartock began charging his energy. The winds picking up fast and blew in all directions at speeds of 50 mile an hour winds.
Vartock not using any type of ability, his energy seeping out and his energy charging in his body was enough to vibrate the whole area. Vartock started to laugh hysterically at backfire and at magi as they both were tossing words at each other.

Vartock

"Friendly? *Vartock cracked up* friends with you? I'd love to!! your shooting fire at me already, if anything let's be more than friends, let's go sacrifice small defenseless animals in worship to aztec and mayan gods we don't believe in, let's spread the valley with the blood of our enemies while we bathe in their screams for mercy, let's go out on pointless dates and pretend to be a real couple while we stab each other in the throat, you can breathe, you can blink, you can give me a hug, just don't try and intimidate me by calling me a babysitter, I love to eat babies, they have extra fat it really absorbs all the flavor, *Vartock remained grinning* I am a little fucked up in the head but then again we all are in one instance or another, who wants to be goody two shoes, I certainly don't, being good is boring. >:) "

Vartock still charging his energy as he was awaiting his opponents next move, He loved fighting, the more he fought and trained, the more crazy it made him. Vartock, was corrupted, dead, and lost inside out. This was the kind of action vartock had been waiting for since he entered terrasphere. now he is on a path of fire that will never burn out, his unrelenting will kicking in as he started to speak.

Vartock

"If you want to help me magi then that is your call, otherwise stay out of my way, I love it when morons like this try to cross me, it reminds me of what it's like chasing cars, and not knowing what to do with it when I finally catch it, as for you backfire, you would intimidate me, if you were, well? intimidating >:D"

@Magi Heart @Backfire

 

Two against one, huh? Well... it's not like I'm gonna run over there and try and punch them with those odds...

Backfire slammed her palm down on the ground.

"Remote."

The ground under Backfire's palm flew in all directions spewing up dirt and rock as the concussive force shot through the town.

First, a bit of a diversion. The dust will make it harder to see. Now...

"QUICK BURST!"

Quick Burst

Backfire burst behind the nearest cover she could find, a semi-intact cottage.

”Rend, rip, and maim. Fire Mine!”

Fire Mine

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After casting, Backfire ran and boosted to the next piece of cover while repeating the process. The erratic movement and cover would probably make sure that she would be hard to hit with any arrows. Between the thrusting and running, anyone without some type of speed or boost spell would be hardpressed to catch her.

Making her way from where she was, about 6'oclock, Backfire moved to a 10 o'clock position, all the while dropping mines. Finally, Having reached her final point behind a partially destroyed barn, Backfire casted one last mine at her feet.

”Hellfire consumes flesh as sin consumes soul. Incendiary Mine!”

Incendiary Mine

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A bit of defense in case anyone tried to get the jump on her. Then...

"Let the future hold naught but agony. Let time race towards oncoming doom. Timed!”

Transmute Mine: Timed

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”Chaos take destruction's reigns, pushing flames hotter.
Heed the words of your conscriptor. Let's the world's conflagration be primed.
I call upon the fury of fire, augment thyself, breath and grow terrible.
Upgrade!”

Transmute Mine: Upgrade

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The mines grew enormous. With this many mines infused with this much power, the town, the people hiding that had taken cover, and some of the town's surroundings would be reduced to a crater. Backfire pressed her back against the barn's wall and slid down while wiping some sweat from her brow and smiling.

"HAHAHA! WOO! I DIDN'T THINK THE TWO OF YOU WOULD ACTUALLY WANT GO ALL IN ON A FIGHT!"

Backfire called to @Magi Heart and @Vartock from behind the barn.

"WELL, I DON'T REALLY LIKE MY ODDS IN A FIST FIGHT, SO LET'S PLAY A GAME! NOW, IN THIS TOWN I'VE JUST PLANTED A DECENT NUMBER OF MINES. RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO VAPORIZE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE IN THE CITY LIMITS! SO HERE'S THE GAME, I'M GOING TO PUT A LITTLE TIMER ON THEM WHICH IS GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH THREE CHOICES. A: YOU RUN, LEAVING THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN TO DIE. B: YOU COME AND TRY TO KILL ME, MAYBE I DIE, BUT THE BOMBS GO OFF AND SO DO THE TOWN'S PEOPLE. C: YOU SAVE THE TOWN'S PEOPLE. NOW, I'M A PRETTY NICE PERSON, SO I'LL GIVE YOU TWO SOME TIME TO THINK. HOW ABOUT A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES?"

Backfire whispered, "Timed set: four minutes." The mines primed.

"AND GO! SO WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE? I JUST GAVE THE TWO OF YOU THE PERFECT CHANCE TO BE VILLAINS! LET THEM DIE RIGHT?! BUT HERE'S A WARNING, THERE'S NO GOING BACK FROM THAT! YOU CAN'T BE A HERO, NOT EVEN AN ANTI-HERO, WHILE LETTING INNOCENTS DIE. I HOPE YOU TWO HAVE THE SPINE TO SHOULDER THAT KIND OF WEIGHT! MAYBE THE PINK DEMON COULD, THEN AGAIN, THERE'S NO JOY OR GRIEF IF EVERYONE'S VAPORIZED! HAHAHA! AND WHAT ABOUT YOU, THREE EYES? YOU WANTED TO HELP MAGI WHEN YOU SAW HER, RIGHT? WHY? BECAUSE SHE LOOKS LIKE A CHILD? INNOCENT? WHAT ABOUT ALL THE CHILDREN IN THE VILLAGE? ARE THEY NOT WORTHY OF YOUR HELP?! ANSWER ME, WARRIOR! ARE YOU REALLY A HERO, OR JUST A FAKE?!"

Well, let's see how evil they really are...

The clock was ticking...

 

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Vartock Was remained unphased by all of it, his dark creepy smile remained on his face. If her motive was really trying to reveal vartock for the heartless person he is, she won, and vartock could care less. Vartock, if anything the flames and whatever was being planted made him more intrigued than before. Vartock's anything but a coward but he understands in every fight there's always going to be collateral damage. Vartock's motto as he had said it before, the weak die and the strong survive.

if the people of this village couldn't make it out alive, it wasn't his problem. Vartock's cold and calculated, he does the math, and does not care who lives and dies if he already knows the situation. Thanks to vartock's Dark intuition technique he was able to keep an eye on her this whole time studying her movements and predicting every single spot she was heading to next. Vartock remained still charging his energy as flames burst around the town vartock's eyes remained fixed on backfire's.

Dark intuition

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The caster can only use this technique in advance to his third eye, allowing the user to predict movements, body language, and teleportation destination. works well against magic that increases speed or magic that allows you to disappear or build a mirage. This technique cost 20% energy can only last as long as the user doesn't lose focus if focus is not interrupted energy regenerates after the technique is performed. 0% energy cost when rank of master is reached.
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Vartock

" Energy usage from dark intuition

100 HP

MAX HP

80 EN

MAX EN

Conditions - Normal.

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Vartock

"Energy regeneration after dark intuition ended

100% HP

MAX HP

100% EN

MAX EN

Conditions - normal.

Vartock then finished charging his energy and began glowing white as his dark purple energy still fluctuating. He then released a dark purple missed which spread throughout the whole area causing the villager's to die of rot and poison as the whole area turned dark and dead. if anything was planted within the ground it would corrode and toxify before setting off.

The Black Plague


The caster casts a dark purple mist that spreads through a short vicinity between him and his opponent causing poison and rot for the next 2 turns depending on the rank, damage and length of time may increase. if his opponent contacts a hit on his body with his/her weapon and body becomes cursed with his poison which will last 2 turns depending on the rank may vary. 50% energy cost between novice to adept. Adept to master energy cost is 25% energy regenerates after technique is performed no matter the rank.
Skill proficient Poison, Rot, Curse 8% more based on dice roll 2 turns 25 foot radius.

Vartock

"energy cost for the black plague

100% HP

MAX HP

50% EN

MAX EN

Conditions - normal.

Vartock

" damage from the Rot and poison within 25 feet of vartock
+8% more damage"

Vartock

" Energy regeneration after technique performed

100% HP

MAX HP

100% EN

MAX EN

Conditions - normal.

Vartock started charging his energy after emitting the black plague, he had to think fast then in split second Vartock moved so fast it seemed if he disappeared from the vicinity. Then in a split second reappeared behind backfire, before she could react to anything going on behind her. Vartock quickly threw his right arm around her neck then connected his right hand to his left arm as he used his left hand placing it on the back of her neck.
(martial arts, brazilian jiu jitsu, rear naked choke)

(Inhuman speed)

The caster draws energy from his martial art Kaio-Jitsu into his speed to increase his speed temporarily at speeds faster than sound depending on the rank of the warrior depends how fast and how much energy it costs to produce. this can only be used once in a fight, and the energy regenerates in lower ranks 20% after the technique is performed with success.
Skill proficient 40% energy 200 * speed of sound.

Vartock

" Energy consumption from inhuman speed

100 HP

MAX HP

60 EN

MAX EN

Conditions - normal

energy regeneration after using inhuman speed

80 EN

MAX EN

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Then vartock casted another spell on contact of backfire as he wrapped his giant legs around her arms clenching them to her body so she couldn't move.

(Brain tremor)

Melafimancy+Body combat+Phantasmia combined for on contact, The caster sends a fast tremor through the brain, a temporary hex that forces the victim to see a vision of the casters memories forcing you to temporarily live his nightmares for 1 turn causing internal damage to the brain and heart causing whatever comes up on the dice roll to HP and EN.
Energy cost different for every rank for proficient it's 40% doesn't regenerate.​

Skill proficient 2 turns stunned and immobilization causing internal damage to HP&EN/ 5% more on dice roll

Vartock

" internal damage from brain tremor +5% more damage based off the dice roll results

Vartock

" energy consumption from using brain tremor

100 HP

MAX HP

40 EN

MAX EN

Conditions - normal.

 

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