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Message: [QUOTE="Drackos, post: 22109668, member: 215229"]<img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/330604859340488704/960740068513947708/Golden_Order_Seal.png" data-url="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/330604859340488704/960740068513947708/Golden_Order_Seal.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" />Custom Element Japanese Name: <a href="https://animebase.me/threads/custom-element-bureau.764498/page-7#post-22106211">Shukutō</a>Custom Element English Name: GraceThe Element is based on: Lightning Release, Yang Release, KinjutsuFacts that prove the element to be possible (in the manga context): Grace is formed from Yang Release, an energy typically manifested as a bright white light. Its primary responsibility is to govern life and vitality. While not an element in its own right it can manipulate the ratio of Chakra existing in other natures to create something new and distinct from the original element.How it works: Grace is an element formed by manipulating the ratio of spiritual and physical energies within Lightning Release to favor the latter. Visually Grace is a golden empyreal energy; oftentimes it manifests in a wisp-like state but can be manipulated to tend towards a lightning-like crackling energy that can even produce explosions. Like Yang Release it is warm to the touch and can be weaponized to burn and sear targets should it be included in a technique. Grace is also bright and its brightness can be amplified to blind those that witness its techniques, should the user desire. When passing through mediums Grace inherits two characteristics of Lightning Release. The first is that it is an efficient conductor, able to pass through liquid mediums very efficiently. When passing through liquid mediums Grace’s speed or damage is enhanced, varying per technique. When Grace interacts with or penetrates a solid surface its energy will typically branch outward, crackling through the surface in geometric patterns. In terms of releasing the element, Grace is primarily produced within the body and is released from any Chakra point available to the user. But given its origins in Lightning Release it can also be produced by concentrating Chakra in a single location away from the user.Grace’s primary mechanic is called Faith in the Golden Order, or Faith. There are two fundamental principles that form the foundation of Golden Order doctrine and Faith. The first is called the Law of Causality, the pull between meanings. Causality is the pull between meanings; the connections that form the relations of all things. This principle is derived from the nature of evolutionary life and how, in one way or another, all living beings are derived from the same thing. The second is the Law of Regression. It is the Golden Order’s desire to have all things converge eternally with it. In other words: it is a power of obedience, that all must submit to the Golden Order. Mechanically the Golden Order’s fundamentals are carried out through the concept of Faith, something derived from the Ring of Hell - the changing of one’s anatomy. Regular practice of Grace causes the user’s body to progressively transform itself in subtle ways; this is because with each Grace technique applied the Chakra that passes through their body will independently alter it to make it more proficient in using Grace techniques. This is represented as an increase in Faith. Likewise, those who suffer adversely from Grace techniques undergo anatomical changes that may not be beneficial. The former, called Faithful, enhances the user’s ability to wield Grace. The latter, called Maidenless, are hindered by the presence of Grace. While their body becomes more conducive for Grace’s use, the Faithful’s body loses its proficiency in other fields. These form the mechanics for the Law of Regression, the practice of all converging into the Golden Order. This means unlike other skills that can be specialized in, proficiency can only be obtained in Grace through regular practice and exposure to the element.The Law of Causality is represented through Grace’s ability to form connections with others. This is similar in principle to that of Ninshu, a connection formed from the spirit. But instead of forming from spirituality these bonds are formed from vitality. They connected life forces which enables the user to sense others, exchange Health Points, share pain and other ‘physical’ sensations that are carried over electrical impulse in the body. Many of these applications are fundamentally considered Kinjutsu as they employ very consequential implications over Grace’s targets. These are not necessarily equal connections either. The user, considered Champion of the Golden Order, maintains a level of dominance in the bond. Faith is represented as a number scale between -100 and 100, with zero as the neutral point (‘Agnostic’). Victims of Grace that fall below zero Faith will passively gain 5 Faith per turn until they reach the zero mark; this represents their bodies slowly reverting the subtle changes made by Grace over time. When the user activates a Grace technique it will typically have a value attached to it that increases their Faith. This number varies by technique with the strongest Grace techniques typically conferring the largest boons or the greatest reductions in Faith. Even the act of witnessing within defined proximities (varying by technique) a Grace technique can reduce an opponent’s Faith, though at a lower rate than if they are struck directly. Raising one’s Faith can be done through the application of advanced altering techniques that are capable of modifying one’s body, specifically Yang Release, Suen, and the Children of Tiamat. Likewise, the user is able to lower their own Grace manually as well. Benefits and drawbacks of Faith, for the user, beneficiaries, and their victims, occur both gradiently and at thresholds. These are divided into ‘Faithful’ and ‘Maidenless.’ The Faithful are those benefiting from positive Faith, typically the user. Those who are Maidenless lack Faith and suffer from the drawbacks of negative exposure. Gradiently Faith will increase the user’s Grace damage based on how much Faith they have. At extreme levels the user’s damage becomes precipitously high, sacrificing many fields they would otherwise have access to. These restrictions cannot prohibit the user’s ability to use Grace itself but can limit access even to the fields that compose it. In fact, they actually grow stronger. Certain techniques within Grace, or specific applications or variants within a technique, are restricted to higher Faith levels to reflect their greater power, potency, or versatility. Faith is measured and explained in a distinct reference technique within Grace’s custom element techniques; it is called ‘Golden Order.’Grace has three primary applications based on the fields it is derived from. The first is a supplementary field used to benefit the user and their allies. It provides a myriad of buffs to strengthen, reinforce, heal, or reduce or amplify damage intake. As Grace possesses sentience it allows the user to identify allies and the user’s targets. Many Grace techniques are dual purpose, allowing them to achieve supplementary and offensive applications simultaneously. Grace can also be used to provide temporary anatomical modifications on a larger scale to the user, their friends, or even their foes. Grace’s second application is an offensive energy. Put simply, Grace is weaponized to deliver its strikes at foes while simultaneously reducing their Faith to make them vulnerable, debuff them, and limit their combat performance. At its simplest level Grace is used like Lightning Release. The user can wield and mold it like any energy. When Grace strikes a target, organic or not, it will typically branch out as it spreads in geometric or shattering like patterns. This effect is specific within certain techniques, with its range and potency varying depending on the application and the user’s level of Faith. Grace itself is classified as a Kinjutsu through its governance over vital energy, ability to defy death, and its interactions with the natural order. While some techniques within the field are themselves not classified as Kinjutsu (i.e. a normal bolt of energy or the Golden Order itself, simply a reference technique), given their scale, effects, or purpose, the overall field still remains classified as such. Consequently, Grace is also able to defy the natural order. Depending on the user’s level of Faith there are certain Grace techniques that are able to delay or outright prevent the user’s incapacitation, maiming, or even death. These levels of Grace afford the user a highly aggressive fighting style, allowing them to enforce the Golden Order on others through their Grace through reckless combat that encourages the user to take risks, even at the cost of their own life, while simultaneously further and further restricting their own bodies and field uses. For example, if the user loses their arm at the Templar threshold of Grace then their body will emit radiant golden light and restructure the user’s arm in golden energy and a series of runes within its place, replacing its functionality temporarily. This also applies to defying death entirely; should the user’s torso be blown open and their vital organs significantly damaged then the golden energy of Grace will sustain their bodily functions. Usage Examples:(Shukutō: Radagon no Hikari Wa) - Grace: Radagon’s Rings of Light Type: Offensive, Supplementary Rank: A Range: Short - Mid Chakra: 50Damage: 100Description: Radagon’s Rings of Light is a technique that creates a projection Golden Order iconography above the user’s head. This technique is considered a dual purpose Grace technique and requires the user to have at least 25 Faith it can be used. Activated with a single hand seal the projection of the Golden Order will heal the user for 30 Health Points plus the user’s current level of Faith. Simultaneously, the user’s body will glow with faint golden energy before unleashing a horizontal ring of light around their body that stretches out up to mid-range from the user’s position to inflict considerable damage. Activation of this technique increases the user’s Faith by 5 points and reduces the Faith of those it strikes by 5. Those who witness it with either sight or extrasensory means lose 3 points of Faith. Note: User must have at least 25 Faith in order to activate this technique. Note: Can be used once every other turn. Note: Can be used five times per battle. Weak to: N/AStrong to: N/ACo-Creator: N/AApproved Grace Techniques:[spoiler]<a href="https://animebase.me/threads/custom-element-jutsu-submission.764501/page-13#post-22114704">(Shukutō: Seinaru Yari) - Grace: Haligspear</a>Type: Offensive, SupplementaryRank: B - ARange: Short - LongChakra: 30/60Damage: 60/120Description: The Haligspear is a versatile Grace technique specialized in speed and readiness in close-quarters situations. The user concentrates golden empyreal energy in either of their hands after forming handseals to create a spear, or a set of spears, to launch at any target within the specified range limitations of either application. The B-Rank application creates three blades of light, about a meter in length each, that can be launched in a 180-degree frontal cone up to mid-range. If the user activates the B-Rank application while at a Faith level of at least 40 they can cast Haligspear with a level of speed that allows it to be used at the same speed as Taijutsu in close-quarters combat, despite needing to mold Chakra for it. The A-Rank application creates a single spear of light, three meters in length, compared to its B-Rank counterpart and can be thrown into long-range. This application is much stronger than its lower ranked counterpart and sacrifices speed for destructive power. When it strikes a physical target the Haligspear will lodge itself there, causing a geometric criss-cross pattern to form within a five-meter radius around the spear. After a single turn the spear will explode, inflicting equivalent damage to any within short-range of the spear’s position aside from the user. Activating Haligspear increases the user’s Faith by 10/15 and decreases the Faith of any within short/mid-range of the user by 10/15.Note: A-Rank Haligspears can be created every other turn.[/spoiler][/QUOTE]

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