Abilities
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Yokan was born in essence part elemental, capable of attuning to any element he wishes given enough time and effort. While it is not the element he is naturally attracted to, he is currently attuned to water. With this element comes a
psychic ability called The Transfer (memory reading), and the actually ability to physically control the element of water in many practical applications. To see more information about the Blessing itself and the other elements, please refer to the 'Culture' section.
Offense
Yokan does not often use his abilities with water as a weapon of pure offense, rather preferring to use it as a distraction tactic and enhancement of physical attacks.
Launch small quantities of boiling or frozen water at an enemy. Neither are very harmful and they are mostly used to surprise/blind his opponent.
Wrap water around his weapon to enhance an attack by either causing scalding damage with heat or by freezing the water at the point of impact to create ice spikes in an already opened wound.
Send a stream of water at an opponent from a distance, freeze the 'rope' upon wrapping, and pull the enemy toward him to knock them off balance or drag them into range.
Pull/freeze/boil the blood of his opponent, using their own injuries against them.
Fight or Flight:
When under points of incredibly high stress or when death seems the most inevitable, Yokan temporarily reverts to the element he actually has the most affinity to - fire. He is however completely untrained and unable to control it beyond instinctive reaction, and therefore would be considered a wild and incredibly dangerous trait (especially among things that can actually burn). If his fight or flight response turns to fight (50% chance), he will manifest and project fire (usually from his hands) at whoever assaults him, whether it be friend or foe. He does not go energy blind from doing so like he does with water, however. Under these conditions, the threat must leave his presence or be eliminated before he is able to calm down enough to revert back to normal (None of that 'hug him and it will go away' nonsense).
Defense
Yokan's abilities are far more suited to defense rather than offense and he is more skilled at using them in this manner.
Create a mist out of the air to obscure his location or provide cover for a retreat (works best in a humid environment).
Freeze the blood coming out of his wounds to create a temporary bandage that must be refrozen frequently.
Create several inch thick blocks of ice on precise parts of his body if he is able to anticipate an attack. While it may not completely prevent injury, it can definitely slow a potential blow and minimize damage dealt to him.
If he is able to actually touch his opponent through direct contact, he can use a single word suggestion that will bring forth memories in the person he touches. Doing so will cause every memory they have involving said word to the forefront at once. Accompanying the word comes a blaze of pain (brief), both of which help stun an opponent. This is a double-edged sword, however, as it stuns him as well which is why it is not a viable offensive weapon. He is able to recover more quickly usually.
He can manipulate the water in young green plants or vines to ensnare/obstruct an enemy to allow for time to escape if some part of his body is touching the ground. It is only temporary, however, for beyond 20 yards, he loses control of them.
Fight or Flight:
Should his mentioned above fight or flight response turn to flight, Yokan's fire elemental trait will become defensive, surrounding himself in an aura of fire and heat which protects him as he runs. Projectiles fired at him have a chance of being veered off course and metal weapons will likely blunt before they even hit him. Once the danger has passed, he will be capable of reverting to normal.
Active
These are things Yokan can do that by themselves are either offensive or defensive in nature, and are more utilitarian in nature.
Boil water to proper sanitary levels or for bathing/soaking purposes.
Freeze water to make cups/bowls.
Create small moving figures with incredibly accurate details or larger ice sculptures (mostly for storytelling purposes).
Clean water of filth and detect poisons or biohazards.
'Feed' crops. He can draw nutrients from the surrounding soil into the water plants use to grow. Water shaman boosted crops grow faster and better than natural crops.
Meditation: When Yokan meditates, he is able to bring his mind to a zen-like state that washes away all those troublesome emotions he doesn't like experiencing. Meditation is similar to a controlled dream-like state for him. He is able to recall happy memories, create people from the many minds he has absorbed merely by thinking about them, and even revisit his homeland with perfect sensory clarity. Doing so deepens his attunement with water. The effect lasts six hours for every two hours he spends meditating.
Can read the health of a person by touch if he is actively trying to. Although he doesn't know it, this is a fire elemental ability and he isn't quite sure when or how he learned to do it. Because there is no reference or prior knowledge of it in his vast library of information, so he figures it is just 'a thing' related to Transferring.
Self memory alteration or removal. Related to his psychic ability, Yokan can disconnect or alter his own memories as he sees fit. Changes take effect after a full night's sleep.
'See' through water.
If Yokan is blinded or needs to find a hidden enemy, he can project his senses through water itself as a means to still be capable of moving around as long as his feet (or his tail) are in water or
touching relatively damp ground. He can see within about 20 yards of his position, and as long as other people's feet are touching ground or water as well, he can see them through the water in their bodies or blood. With this he can see trees and vines as well and this is how he his capable of manipulating vines or water from a distance (though doing so is more draining. It is better if he can touch the direct source.)
The Transfer:
Yokan's psychic ability that accompanies his Blessing. Using water as a conduit for his mind and 'spirit', Yokan can enter another person's mind or (preferably) draw them into his own. Through this
connection he can absorb other people's memories or implant some of his own as well as communicate across language barriers to a certain extent. Think pictures and feelings related to words being brought forth rather than actual verbal communication. Like one searching for a book in a vast library, Yokan can 'search' through keywords in a person's mind and take everything related to that particular keyword. With quite a bit more refinement, he can also implant memories of his own to give an equal trade in the sharing of information. Through the Transfer he can learn pretty much anything a person knows, or use it for a darker purpose to alter or remove memories completely.
Transferring, however, is painful no matter who it is done with, but seems to be less so when he is working with other highly structured minds like his own. The reason behind this is not completely clear, but Yokan believes it to be because the mind and body naturally have a resistance to connecting on a psychic level and because the natural state of a mind is incredibly chaotic, making it difficult to connect to in the first place. He is, however, highly adept at disconnecting from the physical pain experienced and clearing his mind of excess thought. The pain on the other person's end depends on how receptive they are to the Transfer and how well they can handle both the pain and bring their own minds to order. It is, not surprisingly a mentally and physically exhausting process.
Passive
These are things that are natural benefits of his Blessing and being attuned to the water element.
Longer natural life span
Increased stamina
Resistance to pain
Highly organized mind: Yokan perfectly stores any information he chooses to keep. He can perfectly parrot conversations he overheard, recall every book he has read word for word, or even play an instrument/sing a song he doesn't know as long as he has seen someone's fingers move in a certain way or heard their voice clearly.
Psychic resistance.
Resistance to certain drugs that do not directly effect the functioning of the brain. He is, however HIGHLY susceptible to those that do (IE: alcohol, LSD, hormones, painkillers, pheremones).
Drawbacks
Yokan is in a zombie-like state post-meditation for roughly an hour. He is during this time highly vulnerable to command/direction.
If he is unable to connect with his element in some way (like when wearing the Golden Tether's Suppression collar), like an addict he experiences the symptoms of withdrawal.
Using his element causes exhaustion and extreme usage weakens the immune system or can even cause unconsciousness or coma.
Because of how Yokan became attuned to water in the first place, his energy is partially blocked when he controls it and causes a build up and glow in his eyes. Being nocturnal, this temporarily blinds him and has had a lasting effect on his sight, especially when there is light around.
Other elements have an effect on him as well, fire being the one he hates the most. Being around a great deal of fire will undo the effects of his meditation.
Because he contains so many memories within his mind, he has to compartmentalize everything. He cannot immediately recall information he has absorbed and must search for it.
Based of a scale of proficient, expert, and master. Proficient being he can do it or feel it in the case of senses, but could use more practice to master, which he can produce perfectly with his eyes closed, or feels it perfectly in the case of the senses. Things he is not so good at will also be noted on a skill of poor, bad, horrible.
Languages:
Common, Drakorian, Elven, Siluay, Undercommon, Au'lessi
Nature:
Tracking (Expert), Survival (Master), Herbology/Plant Identification (Expert), Swamp biome (Master), Jungle Biome (Master), Trap-making (Expert), Fishing (Master)
Science:
Anatomy (Proficient), First Aid (Proficient), Zoology (Proficient), Physics (Proficient), Chemistry (Poor), Geology (Proficient), Meteorology (Proficient), Physics (Poor)
Mathematics:
Basic Math (Expert) , Algebra (Proficient) , Accounting (Proficient) , Calculus (Bad)
Perception:
Day-Vision (Horrible), Night-Vision (Master) , Low-Light Vision (Proficient), Hearing (Expert), Smell (Master), Tactile (Horrible), Body Language (Expert)
Social:
Diplomacy (Expert), Empathy (Expert), Listening(Master), Oratory (Expert), Flirting (Bad), Intimidation (Proficient), Detecting Deception (Proficient), Lying (Proficient), Bluff (Proficient)
Entertainment:
Storytelling (Expert), Drum (Proficient), Tribal Dancing (Proficient), Bellydancing (Proficient), Waltz (Bad), Water Massage (Master)
Slave:
Poses (Expert), Etiquette (Proficient), Service (Proficient)
Combat:
Staff (Expert), Dual-Wield Swords (Proficient), Hand-to-hand (Proficient), Kicking (Proficient), Tail (Expert), Dodge (Expert), Pain Resistance (Master), Blunt Injury Resistance (Expert) , Sharp Injury resistance (Proficient)
Physical:
Stamina(Expert), Long-Distance Running (Master), Sprinting (Poor), Swim (Master), Acrobatics (Poor), Flexibility (Master), Balance (Expert), Riding (Horrible), Lifting (Expert)
Survival:
Hide (Master), Climb (Expert), Not leaving tracks (Proficient), Holding Breath (Master),
Crafting:
Carving (Master), Bead-making (Expert), Jewelry Making (Expert), Potions (Proficient), Sewing (Proficient)
Vocal:
Singing (Expert)
Level: 2
Speed: +1
Stamina: +2
Strength: 0
Weapon (tail, claws, teeth, daggers): +1
Armor (leathery skin): +1
Wins: 6 Losses: 9
