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Ascension: The Blacksworn

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Ascension: The Blacksworn

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 Most people know Y'shendra as the Great Necromancer, though much of her feats in the creation and altering of unlife is not done by her, but by her two hands. At any given time, there are ten Blacksworn alive on Atharen, the Goddess' ten commandants and ten fingers, sworn to serve her will in the battle to bridge life and death to a state of balance between. Like the [[Kohrun]] and [[Dunash]], the Blacksworn are Living Dead, though they are the greatest of their kind. The Blacksworn can reanimate entire armies, alter and reform their husks at will, and can even project what is very nearly their full might into individual husks. They can communicate with one another, and even Y'shendra at times, through Effigies. Y'shendra's greatest Knights, they are reforged through her will into the physical apex: difficult to kill, with titanic strength and unnatural alacrity, and like Dark Knights, they regenerate nearly all wounds.
-Blacksworn vary greatly between one to the next. Like Dunash, there are those who prefer to keep a human-like appearance, while others prefer to wade deeper towards something akin to what is coined ''morbid undead'', becoming more like a Ghast; a lethal, retch-provoking glob of finely devised flesh, superior at killing. Some Blacksworn are nearly impossible to distinguish from other mortals, though all of them have a black lantern tattooed onto their dominant palm, as well as black edges to their sclera, which become visible at the very fringes of their open eyes. Considering Blacksworn can alter and experiment upon themselves almost freely, and can twist and rearrange their forms with Necromancy, there are no other commonly held characteristics.
+Blacksworn vary greatly between one to the next. Like Dunash, there are those who prefer to keep a human-like appearance, while others prefer to wade deeper towards something akin to what is coined ''morbid undead'', becoming more like a Ghast; a lethal, retch-provoking glob of finely devised flesh, superior at killing. Some Blacksworn are nearly impossible to distinguish from other mortals, though all of them have a black lantern tattooed onto their dominant palm, as well as black edges to their sclera, which become visible at the very fringes of their open eyes. Considering Blacksworn can alter and experiment upon themselves almost freely, and can twist and rearrange their forms with Necromancy, there are no other commonly held characteristics, as each tends to be quite physically distinctive from the other.
 Grave becomes much more natural to the Blacksworn, and they can use it with greater ease, particularly in relation to undead. Healing all undead (including Dunash, Kohrun, Husks and themselves) becomes much more cost-effective in terms of ether, and animating undead is much the same. Effigy can be maintained at twice the capacity, and basic undead reanimated by the Blacksworn tend to last days or weeks, rather than hours or days. The Blacksworn can no longer run out of ectoplasm, as Y'shendra gifts them a constant supply through the lantern brand present at the back of their hand, one which lights up a radiant white as they utilize abilities that consume said essence.

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 =Ascension: The Blacksworn=
-Most people know Y'shendra as the Great Necromancer, though much of her feats in the creation and altering of unlife is not done by her, but by her two hands. At any given time, there are ten Blacksworn alive on Atharen, the Goddess' ten commandants and ten fingers, sworn to serve her will in the battle to bridge life and death to a state of balance between. Like the [[Kohrun]] and [[Dunash]], the Blacksworn are Living Dead, though they are the greatest of their kind. The Blacksworn can reanimate entire armies, alter and reform their husks at will, and can even project what is very nearly their full might into individual husks. They can communicate with one another, and even Y'shendra at times, through Effigies. Y'shendra's greatest Knights, they are reforged through her will into the physical apex: difficult to kill, stronger and faster than others, and like Dark Knights, they regenerate nearly all wounds.
+Most people know Y'shendra as the Great Necromancer, though much of her feats in the creation and altering of unlife is not done by her, but by her two hands. At any given time, there are ten Blacksworn alive on Atharen, the Goddess' ten commandants and ten fingers, sworn to serve her will in the battle to bridge life and death to a state of balance between. Like the [[Kohrun]] and [[Dunash]], the Blacksworn are Living Dead, though they are the greatest of their kind. The Blacksworn can reanimate entire armies, alter and reform their husks at will, and can even project what is very nearly their full might into individual husks. They can communicate with one another, and even Y'shendra at times, through Effigies. Y'shendra's greatest Knights, they are reforged through her will into the physical apex: difficult to kill, with titanic strength and unnatural alacrity, and like Dark Knights, they regenerate nearly all wounds.
 Blacksworn vary greatly between one to the next. Like Dunash, there are those who prefer to keep a human-like appearance, while others prefer to wade deeper towards something akin to what is coined ''morbid undead'', becoming more like a Ghast; a lethal, retch-provoking glob of finely devised flesh, superior at killing. Some Blacksworn are nearly impossible to distinguish from other mortals, though all of them have a black lantern tattooed onto their dominant palm, as well as black edges to their sclera, which become visible at the very fringes of their open eyes. Considering Blacksworn can alter and experiment upon themselves almost freely, and can twist and rearrange their forms with Necromancy, there are no other commonly held characteristics.

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 =Ascension: The Blacksworn=
-Most people know Y'shendra as the Great Necromancer, though much of her feats in the creation and altering of unlife is not done by her, but by her two hands. At any given time, there are ten Blacksworn alive on Atharen, the Goddess' ten commandants and ten fingers, sworn to serve her will in the battle to bridge life and death to a state of balance between. Like the [[Kohrun]] and [[Dunash]], the Blacksworn are Living Dead, though they are the greatest of their kind. The Blacksworn can reanimate entire armies, alter and reform their husks at will, and can even project what is very nearly their full might into individual husks. They can communicate with one another, and even Y'shendra at times, through Effigies. Y'shendra's greatest Knights, they are made to be the physical apex: difficult to kill, stronger and faster than others, and like Dark Knights, they regenerate nearly all wounds.
+Most people know Y'shendra as the Great Necromancer, though much of her feats in the creation and altering of unlife is not done by her, but by her two hands. At any given time, there are ten Blacksworn alive on Atharen, the Goddess' ten commandants and ten fingers, sworn to serve her will in the battle to bridge life and death to a state of balance between. Like the [[Kohrun]] and [[Dunash]], the Blacksworn are Living Dead, though they are the greatest of their kind. The Blacksworn can reanimate entire armies, alter and reform their husks at will, and can even project what is very nearly their full might into individual husks. They can communicate with one another, and even Y'shendra at times, through Effigies. Y'shendra's greatest Knights, they are reforged through her will into the physical apex: difficult to kill, stronger and faster than others, and like Dark Knights, they regenerate nearly all wounds.
 Blacksworn vary greatly between one to the next. Like Dunash, there are those who prefer to keep a human-like appearance, while others prefer to wade deeper towards something akin to what is coined ''morbid undead'', becoming more like a Ghast; a lethal, retch-provoking glob of finely devised flesh, superior at killing. Some Blacksworn are nearly impossible to distinguish from other mortals, though all of them have a black lantern tattooed onto their dominant palm, as well as black edges to their sclera, which become visible at the very fringes of their open eyes. Considering Blacksworn can alter and experiment upon themselves almost freely, and can twist and rearrange their forms with Necromancy, there are no other commonly held characteristics.

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 ==Mutations==
-Mutations for Grave are highly varied. They can lead to one becoming more altruistic and inclined towards healing; they can lead to one becoming deeply fascinated by the dead and souls. They may result in physical or material changes to one's body or even their soul itself, and they also might attract one to light almost like a moth. A common mutation of Grave is its practitioner becoming more death-like (such as developing greyer skin and losing their hunger) or becoming more drawn to the dead, with many Engravers frequenting cemeteries and morgues merely because they find them tranquil; a source of peace.
+Mutations for Grave are highly varied. They can lead to one becoming more altruistic and inclined towards healing; contrarily, they can also lead to one becoming deeply fascinated by the dead and souls. They may result in physical or material changes to one's body or even their soul itself, and they also might attract one to light almost like a moth. A common mutation of Grave is its practitioner becoming more death-like (such as developing greyer skin and losing their hunger) or becoming more drawn to the dead, with many Engravers frequenting cemeteries and morgues merely because they find them tranquil; a source of peace.
 =Abilities=

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	==Master==		==Master==
		+	Master Grave, like the other tiers, comes with three new abilities. Brightbane is a slow, rolling light with a duration of two minutes, one that tethers to up to fifteen targets at once, connecting to them and rapidly healing their wounds as to make them nearly impervious while it persists. Dark Knight allows for the creation of a husk with all of the Engraver's knowledge and skills, making what is possibly a very effective warrior serve their will, one that regenerates all but the most lethal of wounds almost instantaneously. Effigy allows, finally, for the creation of permanent undead, by instilling them with a much less novel version of the Umbral Heart, crafted within their body with ether and through time. Effigy consumes ether slowly for each husk it is imbued within, meaning the mage must be careful not to carry too many permanent undead with them at once.

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 ==Journeyman==
-Journeyman expands upon Agony and Imbue by offering area of effect versions of these abilities. Burnbright allows the Engraver to heal multiple allies at once by lifting their Nightorch and connecting its light to multiple others through tethers, while Gloam sweeps down on an area of corpses up to twenty feet in radius with a dark-colored gust, one which animates all of the corpses within that area to fight. x
+Journeyman expands upon Agony and Imbue by offering area of effect versions of these abilities. Burnbright allows the Engraver to heal multiple allies at once by lifting their Nightorch and connecting its light to multiple others through tethers, while Gloam sweeps down on an area of corpses up to twenty feet in radius with a dark-colored gust, one which animates all of the corpses within that area to fight. Unmold allows the Engraver to alter a corpse by converting mass and tissue into something of their choice, such as changing a pair of lungs into functional wings of meat.
 ==Expert==
+On top of improving upon existing abilities, Expert offers the Engraver Repose, which allows them to extend the duration of wounds over a longer period of time, suffering their effects over a lengthier duration as to allow for greater endurance in the face of trauma and injury. It also allows them to learn Ghast, an ability that allows them to stitch many corpses together, turning them into one large golem of glesh, skin and sinew, one that acts as one larger organism upon being forged. Finally, Expert allows the Engraver to learn Nightshade, a ghost-like apparition formed entirely from ether and ectoplasm, one with unique capabilities not shared by other husks.
 ==Master==

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 ==Novice==
+Once the Engraver is initiated, they learn to capture souls into their Nightorch through Engulf, and additionally learn the two foundational abilities that will provide the core to the remainder of the magic: Imbue and Agony. Imbue is Grave's most basic healing ability, a white tether that draws on ectoplasm and ether to restore wounds, improving as one expands in skill. Agony is the quick reanimation of a corpse (called a 'husk'), one that brings them great pain as they are hastily fired back into being. At this level, the Engraver can perform a decent array of abilities, though most Novice Engravers use this period to train and perfect the basics of the art.
 ==Apprentice==
+Apprentice Grave largely focuses on the utility of Grave, offering a few unique abilities to allow for information gathering and interrogation. Spectate allows the Engraver to experience the senses (such as sight, smell, hearing, and so on) of a husk they control, while Hound allows them to interrogate the dead until they can glean the answers they seek. Winnow allows them to siphon Vitescence from another, applying that either to a healing or reanimation ability if the mage does not wish to expend their own Vitesecence, or ectoplasm.
 ==Journeyman==