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GOD BOONS

INFORMATION

With the gods at war with each other, they offer tantalizing additional bonuses to their loyal followers -- but these also come with a few strings attached. Will you join a side, or remain neutral in the conflict?

Characters can be recruited in two ways: by the god, or by a god follower. The gods can open their realms to anyone at any time if a character wishes to enter. Followers always have access to their god's respective realms, and can bring in a recruit to swear allegiance.

The gods will not punish a character if they leave their side; that would only solidify their resolve to leave. However, they will remove any boons and bonuses they might have granted them. If the character rejoins, their status with be reset to entry level, and they will need to work their way up in the ranks once more.

HOW TO ALLY WITH A GOD AND RECEIVE BOONS

When a character completes a tier requirement, you can submit the form below to have them receive acknowledgment and rewards. Threads don't have to be finished at the time of submission, but they should be a good way through, and please don't handwave them entirely. You may request as many of the listed tier rewards as you like once you've reached the appropriate tier.

You may notice sections for "Offering Description" and "Reward Description". The table below is just a sample of the boons available and the requirements to get them. You don't have to do or ask for these exact things. You may choose to replace any of the listed deeds or rewards with an appropriate substitute of your own design, and they will be judged on an individual basis.

The gods favor certain traits and actions of their followers. The Fog God, for instance, values strength, freedom, and invoking fear in others. She highly encourages her children to live freely, without the inhibitions of human society. Some examples can include demonstrating the power of monsters to frighten the human populace, killing a rival in revenge, disrupting a serious occasion just for the hell of it, or generally doing things without caring for the consequences.

On the other hand, the Fourth God values cunning, subterfuge, and control. His priorities lie in furthering the technology of the peninsula, introducing progress to the world, and standing up against the Fog God. Some examples of deeds include spreading the secrets of others (especially Fog followers), manipulating monsters and/or humans to work against the Fog, or inventing some new technology.

If a character's request doesn't align enough with these ideals, their god may bestow upon them something more to their liking without warning. This is effectively an IC explanation for a request a character wouldn't make on their own. If you would like to do this, outline your request in the backfire section.

If your character wants to leave a god, you are free to do so without notice or handwave a prayer on the respective god's page. Keep in mind that leaving a god will remove all previously gained boons!

THE FOG GOD The Fog God, so they say, is a usurper of the Day and Night gods popularly worshipped on the peninsula. It is she who brings in unsuspecting souls from other worlds and warps their bodies into monstrous forms. She is capricious and becomes jealous easily. She enjoys the chaos that currently plagues Ryslig -- both watching and causing it. It would mean the universe to her if her monsters would go out and cause some discord of their own. Worship and Pray to the Fog

THE FOURTH GOD The Fourth God is an artificial god created by Dr. Liewen, in an effort to make a being strong enough to combat the Fog. He was imprisoned and isolated by the Fog God, until the actions of her monsters allowed him to be freed. He now possesses a burning hatred for her and her followers, and will stop at nothing to destroy her. He is calculating and distant, and desires control of the peninsula. Worship and Pray to the Fourth

THE KEY TO DYSTER Those who side with the Fog God will be provided with a silver key, old and dull fog-silver. It fits in any lock, no matter the style, and opening a door with it will bring them to Dyster. They will be greeted by the people of the town, who are more than happy to see them. Here, they can stay for as long as they want, and partake in the feasting. This is not the Dyster some arrivals may remember, and people who try to visit it on the peninsula proper will find an empty ghost town. The people in Dyster don't seem quite dead or alive, but they treat any follower of the Fog God like royalty, and they will eagerly accept new followers in their fold. They will provide them with a more than willing human sacrifice if the monster is hungry. It will calm their hunger but not indefinitely. Those who stay for periods of time in the city may feel an unnatural loyalty to the Fog God and her cause, to the point of worship. Characters can leave by using the key against any door in town, and return to where they had first entered.

THE ARCADE'S KEYCARD Those who side with the Fourth God will be provided an unusually modern-looking plastic card. There's no writing on the front or the back, but there is a hologram of rainbow hues on a black background that flashes wildly when the card is moved around. Insert the card on the side of a door like a slot, and they will be transported to the Arcade when they open it. They will arrive in the grand atrium of an enormous mall and entertainment complex, all in glowing neon and glassy linoleum. Technology from various different time periods is available here, up through the early 1990s – matching the day-glo transparent-plastic aesthetic. The TVs and video games, film reels in the giant-screen theater and ballroom-sized-ball-pit balls, cannot be removed from the complex, which rivals Dyster in size, and the only shopfronts with merchandise seem to be the food court, which is free, and run by robots. It's a significant upgrade from the seedy arcade it was, before October 2022 gave the Fourth God a boost. However, the same set of large red curtains can be found, behind which lies a sterile looking room full of seated humans with strange visors who will not respond to any sort of stimuli. There is a large basin towards the back filled with water, and any time a human is killed or fed on a robot will enter and clean the area. Those who stay for periods of time in the Arcade may feel an unnatural loyalty to the Fourth God and his cause, to the point of camaraderie. Characters can leave by pressing the card against a door and return to where they had first entered.

RESURRECTION

Loyal followers may resurrect in their god’s domain, rather than where their life ended. When they choose to leave, their god will return them to a safe place on the peninsula (at the player's discretion).

To a follower's guests, the environs may seem strange, but no harm shall come to those who awaken here. They're welcome to stay a while to recuperate, but a permanent residency would be frowned upon; eventually, they may find themselves guided out of this realm, returning back to Ryslig somewhere safe - and sometimes just within reach of the person who protected them in the first place.

TIER ONE

Tier one boons are small, and are mainly a way for the gods to give their converts a taste of what they can offer. These rewards are immediately available to anyone who pledges themselves to a god. When initially pledging to a god, it is not necessary to submit a prayer--though, if you would like to handwave a prayer, you are free to do so. Therefore, it is not necessary to include an offering for this tier.

FOG A minor power appropriate to the Fog God (think fear, strength, destruction) Smallest rooms in Dyster (a single bed, no window) Resurrecting inside Dyster after 2-3 days (regardless of fog days) A small aesthetic body modification tailored towards fear and intimidation (e.g. extra/bigger teeth, red/scarier eyes, claws if your monster doesn’t already have them) An instinctive knowledge of how many days they have left before the hunger overtakes them

LIEWEN A minor spell appropriate to the Fourth God (think stealth, control, invasion) Smallest rooms in the arcade (barely a bed and a radio, you can hear the arcade outside) Resurrecting inside the arcade after 2-3 days (regardless of fog days) A small aesthetic cybernetic body modification (e.g. wires, circuit boards, Tron lines) A death counter plugin on their PC that has a little image of their head with an x00 number of lives lost next to it. If a character were to die more than 99 times, it would simply start over.

TIER TWO

Tier two boons are larger, and are the first true rewards for doing a god's bidding. It represents a character being ready to dedicate themselves to a god's cause. A character might reach tier two by sacrificing a human to their god, successfully converting a neutral character, or performing public deeds in the name of their god. They also must be a follower for at least a month.

FOG A second power appropriate to the Fog God A bigger room in Dyster (queen-size bed, windows, storage) Instant resurrection in Dyster after being killed. A major body modification (e.g. flightless wings, large horns, extra limbs) Taking on a new way to feed (flesh, energy, souls). This doesn’t replace your old one, but gives you a second option.

LIEWEN A second spell appropriate to the Fourth God A bigger room in the arcade (soundproof, larger, queen-sized bed) Instant resurrection in the arcade after being killed A modified fog form. While an alternate form assumed during fog days is available to everyone, a Fourth follower’s fog form may include cybernetic limbs or other changes appropriate to Fourth. This is a result of the Fourth God attempting to remove the Fog’s influence. Extending the protection of the arcade to a neutral character of the follower’s choosing. That character, upon death, will resurrect in the Arcade after 2-3 days (regardless of fog days). He will never protect a Fog follower.

TIER THREE

You're getting serious. You've got your sleeves firmly rolled up and however much blood you get on your hands in the process, so be it. You've done your action and maybe you balked a little at first, but now that you know what it really takes, you're still all-in.

Tier three rewards are for truly devout followers, and it takes a great act to appease the gods enough to get here. Such acts might include a mass sacrifice of people, the successful conversion of an opposing follower, or killing an opposing follower. (Keep in mind that killing or sacrificing in self-defense, or for their own reasons, does not count - it must be expressly done for their god!)

FOG A third major power, appropriate to the Fog God A house in Dyster (the works) Immortality. Only destroying the brain or the heart can kill a tier three Fog follower. A new, alternate monster form, subject to mod approval. Some examples would include having a beefed-up fog form (go wild on the horror!), or switching at will to a closely related monster type (e.g. gargoyles into dragons). Exchanging the cybernetic modification imparted by the Fourth God for an aesthetic monstrous modification of your choice. Please see common monster traits for details about the cybernetic modification. Increased ferocity and strength and lowered inhibitions while in fog form. Extending the protection of Dyster to a neutral character of the follower’s choosing. That character, upon death, will resurrect in Dyster after 2-3 days (regardless of fog days). She will never protect a Fourth follower.

LIEWEN A third major spell, appropriate to the Fourth God A large room in the arcade (the works) Instantly resurrect via static in any TV or radio of your choice. The ability to teleport from one location to another using radios. Monsters only have to touch the radio, and imagine the location where they wish to go. Note that the target location also needs a radio that is turned on. You can regenerate missing limbs or other body parts while in the arcade, but this will take some time, is painful, and the resulting parts may have a cybernetic look to them. Removing the biological need for conventional food (not humans), sleep, or even breathing. Immunity to the memory loss incurred from multiple deaths. This is not a perfect reward, as Fourth is not a true god and has a higher rate of error for difficult abilities. (This is a loophole in case you still want to play out memory loss.)

PRIESTS

You will do anything in service of your god. You are theirs to use as they see fit. You know you're on the right side of history, and you'll do whatever is in your power to make sure your god prospers.

The priests of each god gain unique and powerful abilities. The abilities favored by each god are explained below, but you may request a different power instead if one suits you better. In order to obtain priesthood, a follower must be in tier three, and have been in Ryslig for at least four months. When asking for priesthood, please explain in great detail the lengths to which your character has gone for their god, and the deeds they have done in their name. These will be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Please do not ask in the god prayer boxes for ideas for a Priest offering. Priest offerings must be something you have OOCly devised yourself. You may submit a Priest form with an offering you have already come up with, request the relevant god somehow prompts your character to perform it, and then (if approved) ICly ask in the god prayer box to receive this prompt. However, things your character does entirely on their own initiative will be more highly looked upon by the gods as proof of their devotion and motivation, and are far more likely to qualify as a Priest offering.

FOG Fog priests are instantly identifiable by their gray capes, made to resemble the Fog God’s long hair. The collar and hem of the cape are frayed, and when the wind blows through them it almost seems like parts of them trail off with it, like the fog itself...but that’s just a trick of the light, right? When priests speak, their voices have a whisper behind them. Fog priests may command the fog as they wish, bringing it forth where there is none and manipulating it around them. Gargoyles and trolls shrouded in fog need not fear the sun, and day-blind monsters have perfect vision. A character with a fog form may freely transform in this as well.

LIEWEN Fourth priests do not have any set outfits, but they are given a unique marking on their hand when accepted by the Fourth. It may be a power symbol, a pattern of wires, or even a symbol from the character’s home world. Whatever it is, it will glow when other Fourth followers are near. Fourth priests may temporarily stop time in their vicinity, affecting anyone who does not follow the Fourth God​. They can also access the rsdos network at will without use of a laptop.

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[expectional]

Character Name: Nagisa Shingetsu
Alignment: Fog
Offering Description: Converted two opposing followers (Loki and Kain), helped set up Jataro's diorama and offered 8 souls as a sacrifice
Link: Loki Conversion, Kain conversion pt.1, Kain Conversion pt.2, Sacrifice Diorama Set Up, Sacrifice Diorama End Result
Reward Description:
Reward Tier: Tier 3
-Third power: Hope Pollen v3; The range of effectiveness remains unchanged and the pollen still has to be inhaled in order to work, but it can now last for up to three hours and Nagisa is capable of controlling whether to use it for hope of despair. To an extent, at least, as the pollen will still never hurt a Fog follower or heal a Fourth. He can use it twice a day with no side effects, but any usage after that will completely bottom out his hunger. So in theory, there is no upper limit on the number of times he can generate it, he just has to consume a soul or a body within an hour or so afterwards. "Hope" effects: More or less completely rejuvenates a person. Capable of healing cuts, bruises, burns, broken bones, poisons, and even certain types of fatal wounds if he can get to them fast enough. (reasonable stuff like stabs or gunshots where death is not instantaneous. If someone gets their head cut off they're just out of luck, nor can he bring someone back if they've already died. He also cannot counteract monster weaknesses like silver.) They will be fully energized and filled with a strong sense of hope. "Despair" effects: Remain more or less unchanged from tier 2. The only thing that's different is that victims may be driven to attack others, not just themselves. Some might also hallucinate. It really just depends on how the individual is affected when they are incapable of feeling anything other than despair. They will not, however, do anything to hurt Nagisa, mentally or physically. Some individuals may even feel a twisted sense of devotion towards him, though he is NOT capable of actual mind control.
-Second power replacement: magic underwater breathing a la kelpies; Does not come with increased underwater senses and provides only enough water pressure immunity to allow him to reach the bottom of lakes and go through the tunnels and stuff on the underwater map. So he has to be careful about how deep he goes in the ocean.
-First power replacement: paralytic venom; replaces the sleep venom in his claws, renders the victim completely incapable of movement for up to an hour. (His teeth will still only produce the regular nymph sleep venom)

-House in Dyster: I'd like to have his pocket dimension expanded instead. Would going from the size of a bedroom to the size of a one bedroom apartment be okay? All other properties of the pocket dimension would remain the same, he'd just have more space in his little videogame logic forest.
-Immortality save for the destruction of heart/brain
-Alternate monster form: water nymph; by removing his laurel "crown", Nagisa will undergo a transformation that will change all of his plants into water plants/seaweeds. It'll probably involve a skin color change too, idk the design is still a work in progress, but it'll all be purely aesthetic, as was okay'd here. In order to change back, he has to remove his lotus pad "hat". (and by "remove" I mean he has to actually rip these plants out of his head because they're definitely embedded in his skin)
-Minor body modification: a nictitating membrane that can be used to give his eyes the appearance of a spacescape, and function like goggles in his water nymph form. They do nothing to enhance or hinder his sight out of the water, they just look spooky and keep dust and dirt out of his eyeballs.

-Extended protection: Sort of, possibly. We're planning on having Nagisa and Jataro buy a treehouse city from Mana, and we'd like to place it in Lager Woods. If/when they end up doing this, would it be possible for them to trade BOTH their standard tier 3 Dyster protection for corruption immunity to any neutral person who lives in the city? Or to clear the fog within the city limits? Whichever the Fog god would be more inclined to do.

Backfire (for abilities characters wouldn't ask for ICly): nah, though he'll be a kelpie from 9/13-10/12 so ic'ly he wouldn't be able to receive his boons until he changes back. And if the protection one is fine, obviously that wouldn't kick in until they actually buy the city.

[maskinglayer]

Character Name: Jataro Kemuri
Alignment: Fog
Offering Description: 18 human sacrifices, arranging said sacrifices as well as sacrificing 14 more the night of into a very public diorama for the Fog God. Also, of course, the mon he created for her.
Link: First sacrifice Out and about collecting more sacrifices Diorama set up log + additional sacrifices Diorama itself Offering the mon to her
Reward Tier: Tier 3
Reward Description: - A small manor with an art studio and a library, the rest of the floor plan to be decided on later.
- Immortality
- All fog form increases.
-Extended protection: Sort of, possibly. We're planning on having Nagisa and Jataro buy a treehouse city from Mana, and we'd like to place it in Lager Woods. If/when they end up doing this, would it be possible for them to trade BOTH their standard tier 3 Dyster protection for corruption immunity to any neutral person who lives in the city? Or to clear the fog within the city limits? Whichever the Fog god would be more inclined to do.

Power: "Living Ink." Expanding on his ability to control ink like water, this power would allow him to create creatures or things in air and imbue them with magic to "bring them to life". Meaning if he drew a tiger, it would become a living ink tiger, and could bite, scratch, etc just as well as a real tiger could. To do this, he'd have to use a special ink of which he has a limited quantity of, meaning he could only have so many creatures or things "in use" at a time (three tigers, two tigers and a few dozen little baby ducklings, swimming with lots of little ink guppies, etc etc. Essentially he can never use more ink than he has, and would have to give up one creature to create a different one if he's "out".)

The ink itself would be kept in a special container that he would be able to carry with him without trouble (a flask at his side for example, though not necessarily something that small), and would never run out or run dry. Possibly made of fog??? Special magic fog ink.

Alternative Form: A kraken! His alternative form will be that of a kraken child, giving him a beak, tentacles everywhere, and octopus legs 24/7 rather than human legs out of water/fish tail in water. As well as various other frightening kraken features. If possible, I'd like to extend or switch his retractable claws for retractable spikes hidden in the suckers of his tentacles.

Backfire (for abilities characters wouldn't ask for ICly): No real backfires but if his boons could be delayed similar to Nagisa's, so they can receive them together, that'd be preferred!

[chocolaterazor]

Character Name: Sora
Alignment: Fourth
Offering Description: Joining!

Link: Post-rampage
Reward Tier: Tier 1
Reward Description:
- Small room in the arcade
- Resurrection within the arcade
- Death count PC plugin

Body Mod: A flexible “tail” of braided cables.

Power: Restricted to solely fog periods, Sora would be able to shift between his fog and regular forms at will. This doesn’t guarantee that he’d be able to control himself while in his fog form, but nonetheless makes for a useful tool in espionage.

Also this power would be completely negated (or otherwise nigh-impossible to use) in Lager Woods due to the fog there being much more powerful.

[manuscripture]

Character Name: Rohan Kishibe
Alignment: f o g
Offering Description: Big ol' artsy installation in the church made up of A Lot of people, a Fourth Follower, and a long declaration.
Link: boop
Reward Tier: Priest
Reward Description: Going with the basic stuff in addition what he already has. Ability to control the Fog, the cape, and whisper business. If possible, he would like to extend the neutral-party protection to Anna and Lorna!

He's otherwise satisfied with all of his other boons and the church.
Backfire (for abilities characters wouldn't ask for ICly): none

I would have had more fourthies but I didn't get more volunteers bye

Re: APPROVED

[aboyandhiscar]

SWEET and yea that sums it up nicely!! Thank u.

[ryslighelpers]

It is fine to appear opaque with this ability! He will also be able to mimic texture though he will not gain any extra solidity.

As for altering the color, this requires a slightly more complex answer. With a simple backdrop (such as a plain white wall) this would be fairly easy. With something more complex it will take more time to imitate the pattern, so if he were to try and imitate a floor of multicolored gravel then he would need to stay still in order to maintain the effect. The more complex imitations would also tire him and increase his hunger very quickly, similar to a shade's invisibility.

[ryslighelpers]

Yes! Although the head will hold no other functionality it would be fine for it to make spooky noises or for Judai to alternate which mouth he speaks from.

[soft_focus]

WORKS PERFECT thank you mods!!!

APPROVED

[rysligmods]

Your requested rewards have been approved!

[rysligmods]

Before we can make a decision, we'd like a couple of clarifications!

1.) How large are you requesting the house to be?

2.) Living ink: what kind of things can Jataro create and bring to life with the ink? We're curious about the limitations this power would have.

[gentle_darkness_duelist]

Alright! I'll take it then! :D

[For the record, Judai's main part is the more humanoid part so he can actually use his arms instead of just having a weird meat puppet on his back]

[maskinglayer]

no problem!

1. something along the lines of a three/four bedroom house? where two bedrooms are the library and studio, and the rest of the house is open. something like these: 1 2 3

2. ah, whoops, should have mentioned that. literally living creatures! animals, imaginary beings and so on. so house cats, fish, tigers and lions, humanoid creatures (like aliens), unicorns, dragons, things he just makes up, etc. they can't be too big - dragons wouldn't be nearly as big as dragons are said to be for example, because he'll be limited by how much ink he has.

[ryslighelpers]

Hi there!

Before we proceed we would like to ask if you are willing to trade any of Rohan's boons to extend protection to additional characters?

[manuscripture]

Absolutely. He'll give up his Tier 2 bodymod for one of them. And the other was meant to cover another person since Jotaro dropped if that was okay. One will go to Anna and the other to Lorna.

APPROVED

[ryslighelpers]

Your requested rewards have been approved! We will give the IC details in a separate reply as soon as possible.

[manuscripture]

thaaank you very much!

[ryslighelpers]

Before we approve this we would like to propose a cut down version of the hope pollen ability! We love the idea, but because the ability can do so many things we would like for it to be a little weaker.

The pollen will be usable three times daily. The pollen will stay in the air for as long as five minutes, and any after effects will be felt by those who inhale it for up to an hour and a half. The exception is healing which will be permanent.

Nagisa will be able to choose which effect the pollen has on his target, but as you proposed will not be able to hurt a Fog follower or heal a Fourth follower.

Hope: All traumatic non-fatal wounds/status effects will be healed, and those who are affected will feel as refreshed as they would by a nap. Fatal wounds are not healable.

Despair: Any character hit with this will feel total despair and hopelessness, but how they react to this will depend on what the other player feels most fitting for their character. They may attack others, themselves, or hallucinate as a result of the pollen, but exactly what they experience is outside Nagisa's control. He will gain no protection or devotion from those under the influence of despair.

Our only other issue is with the request to combine both Jataro and Nagisa's neutral protection in order to cover the neutral population of their city. Unfortunately, even combined this area would be too large. Furthermore, while we as mods would be fine with a smaller cleared area, it is opposite to the Fog God's interests to grant a request that removes her corruption/fog, and she would not grant it as a boon. It may be possible to do this as part of a high cost Mana reward if you would like to consider that as an option!

If you are fine with these restrictions please let us know! If everything is fine we will get back to you with the IC details as soon as possible.

[ryslighelpers]

This all sounds okay to us! Please note that imaginary creatures will not have any magical abilities they might have otherwise. For example, a dragon will be able to bite and scratch, but not breath fire.

Our only other issue is with the request to combine both Jataro and Nagisa's neutral protection in order to cover the neutral population of their city. Unfortunately, even combined this area would be too large. Furthermore, while we as mods would be fine with a smaller cleared area, it is opposite to the Fog God's interests to grant a request that removes her corruption/fog, and she would not grant it as a boon. It may be possible to do this as part of a high cost Mana reward if you would like to consider that as an option!

If you are fine with these restrictions please let us know! If everything is fine we will get back to you with the IC details as soon as possible.

[expectional]

I'm okay with these restrictions except for one small thing! And that's the "He will gain no protection or devotion from those under the influence of despair." bit.

I think I didn't do a good job of explaining what I meant by "twisted sense of devotion". It was really only meant to be a state of mind/explanation for their actions, not something that gave Nagisa additional protection or control. It was a reference to his canon, and how people in despair felt about/towards Junko. They saw her as a sort of figurehead and would perform acts of despair in her name to try and spread the sensation to others, but they were never actually following direct commands or even asking her what she wanted. They were independently functioning individuals capable of making their own choices. BUT I'm fine with that not being a thing, provided I can at least keep the part where those affected won't hurt Nagisa himself? They wouldn't be taking bullets for him or anything, I was just trying to prevent Nagisa from being counted as "others" in "may be driven to attack others". Because that's kind of a shitty side effect for a tier 3 power, especially since he usually uses this as a means of escape.

Or should I just change the "may attack others" to something else entirely in order to prevent Nagisa potentially being done in by his own pollen? THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANT TO AVOID HERE...I'M FLEXIBLE.......

Also, just for my own edification on "all traumatic non-fatal wounds": 1) does this include wounds that aren't immediately fatal on their own, but would eventually lead to bleed out? and 2) what happens with severed limbs? Obviously he can't do anything for heads, but if someone lost a toe or an arm, would his pollen reattach them or just heal them over as stumps? And what would happen with limbs that are only partially severed? I'm sorry about all these stupidly specific clarifications, i doubt he'll ever deal with them but YOU NEVER KNOW IN MONSTER LAND

As for the city, can you tell us how many kids their combined protection COULD grant corruption immunity to, then? We were planning on getting the smaller 60 coin city, and wanted it to be more like a small village community since...they're just a bunch of kids and most of them are going to be npcs (because obviously they're going to try and convince pc monster kids to go fog). If I kick in Nagisa's increased fog form strength, which I was originally going to pass on entirely, would that have any effect?

[maskinglayer]

Yup, that sounds fine with me re: breathing fire and all that!

Katar's handling the city discussion, so I'm fine with whatever's decided on in the end for that as well.

[ryslighelpers]

[One night, after his transformation has took place, Mike will find himself enveloped by a small area of fog. A breeze caresses his fur, gently brushing across his snout.]

Child... I have thought on our conversation. You have earned my trust, but perhaps I can help you see why I have always deserved yours. I shall bestow a gift on you. One I hope you will find useful.

[The fog seems to grow thicker, making it hard even for a wolf's eyes to penetrate. The wind starts to become stronger, and seems to even be inside Mike. Then it stills. The fog dissipates, and the fingers of wind upon Mike fall away.]

You are determined enough, my child, but now you will find a strength within that even you do not know. I hope this will prove to you your worth to me.

[ryslighelpers]

On a night not long after the rumored majestic shadow disappears, Judai will find himself swallowed by his own shadows once again.

But rather than the dark, cold, almost suffocating sensation of his initial recruitment, the darkness feels as if it's swelling with power, energizing Judai for every moment he's engulfed in the void.

Wails of despairs swirl around, frightening, inky shadow like beasts circle him, but he'll feel no fear from these beings. In fact, it's almost like they've been waiting for him. . .

Soon, whispers cut through the darkness, and it's unmistakable who is speaking. She is here.

"Well done, pet," the whispers coo with praise. "All those pathetic creatures, agonized with fear; how simply divine. Such a display earns a reward does it not?"

The beasts and ghostly beings of despair dissolve into the darkness, all whirling around Judai.

"Dearest pet, use this darkness for my bidding. And should that not be enough. . ." the whispers cackle. "Strike down those would who would oppose me with your burning passion."

There's a sudden, blinding bright crack of light, and Judai will find himself back where ever he was. Now with both his powers of light and darkness.

[strontiumdog]

Character Name: Johnny Alpha
Alignment: Fourth
Offering Description: A prayer and a human sacrifice with a big ol' blood ritual!
Link: Here.
Reward Tier: Two
Reward Description:
- A bigger room in the arcade (soundproof, larger, queen-sized bed)
- Instant resurrection in the arcade after being killed
- A modified fog form
- For the second spell, his x-ray vision back and the ability to see in the dark while he has it activated. The range for this would be his normal vision, with variable/negated effectiveness regarding magical effects.
- No protection extended to a neutral character for now.

Backfire (for abilities characters wouldn't ask for ICly): N/A

[marcato]

Character Name: Aunamee
Alignment: Fog
Offering Description: Joining up
Link: Here.
Reward Tier: 1
Reward Description: Small Dyster room, resurrection inside Dyster, feeding knowledge, minor ability. For the ability, I'd like him to be able to read minds but only if the person is afraid for their life. Normal, non-mortal fear is insufficient. Aunamee would need to induce the fear himself, and the moment the fear disappears, his access will be cut off. The ability can only be used on one person at a time and for no longer than one minute. It can be used up to three times daily.
Backfire (for abilities characters wouldn't ask for ICly): N/A

[rysligmods]

Nagisa would neither be specifically targeted nor protected by this power! Ie, a character's despair effect will never be "decides to attack Nagisa out of despair" but could be "goes into a berserk rush, indiscriminately attacking their surroundings out of despair, while Nagisa happens to be around."

Any more protection than this would require rebalancing, sacrificing some power from the "Hope" side of the power. Although Tier 3 abilities are meant to be powerful, they aren't generally intended to have multiple effects - giving it two so strongly opposing effects means each "side" of the power needs to be weaker than usual.

The previous limitations still stand - this is just a clarification!

As previously stated, it is not in the Fog's interests to remove her fog or her influence. However, we would also want to ask what you mean by "corruption immunity" in the case of NPC children.