Post by Yoru Karimisa on Aug 13, 2012 14:41:44 GMT -5
The Karimisa Clan
Description:
Those of the Karimisa clan so far are rather exiled and a few of their members have came to Konoha to try and start up a second life. They are a very small clan but all of them are capable of their Kekkai Genkai, Ribingubureido or Living Blade, a rather strange Kekkai Genkai which allows them to flow their chakra into specialist weapons. This can sometimes get them mixed up with Samurai but the Karimisa are in fact just Ninja who specialize in the use of blades.
This Clan are usually rather open about all but their darkest workings, happily teaching certain techniques to others and preferring to spar with those from other clans so as to prove their prowess.
Karimisa, when born, are given three names, the first is their Lock Name, which is what they are known by to everyone apart from their family. The second of their names are the Key Name which is what they are known by to their closest friends and family. The last is their Seal Name which is only known by the parents, the person themselves and no one else. The reason for these names is that the Karimisa are rather superstitious and have a belief that names can hold power so they do their best to make their names very hard to properly find out by having three of them.
The other thing that happens to Karimisa which sets them apart, happens when they have graduated from Academy or equivalent. It is known as the Rite of Blooding, it is when a Karimisa is given their blade that they will use for the rest of their life. During the Rite, the Karimisa is put into the ring with a Jounin and told that they only have to hit the Jounin once to pass the Rite, if they do so they are then scarred with the Karimisa Clan mark, wherever they wish for it and are given their sword which they then name and carry for the rest of their lives and are even buried with it.
If they fail the Rite of Blooding however then they are put back into the Academy until they can pass through it with ease and then pass the Rite of Blooding, sometimes leaving them with either older Genin or very powerful Academy Students.
Ribingubureido, Living Sword, is the Kekkai Genkai of the Karimisa which is gained at the Rite of Blooding by smearing the sword of the Blooded with the blood from their mark and then gently flowing their chakra into the weapon, causing the blade to become attuned to the Karimisa. Once attuned they are capable of a variety of powerful dances and jutsus in a style dubbed Ninkenjutsu by the Clan members. Ninjutsu and Kenjutsu, sword fighting, mixed together to create very powerful strikes and attacks as well as Dances with various effects. The benefits to this KG is that even low ranked Ninja are capable of doing quite a lot of damage with their blades, it can either be very damage heavy or very defensive depending on the jutsu chosen. The downsides however are that they are very bad at Taijutsu unable to open any of their chakra gates and are unable to utilise Genjutsu.
The members of this Clan are also highly sensitive with their blades, causing them to know when it is not near them and, for higher ranking Karimisa, how far away it is exactly, meaning that it is very difficult to separate a Karimisa and their blade and it is considered worthy of a duel to insult either the sharpness of a Karimisa's blade or to imply that they do not take care of their weapon.
[li] Genin level and above all have a C ranked bladed weapon as beginning equipment as well as a D ranked dance of their choice or creation, for free.
[/li][li] All Karimisa are highly skilled in combat with blades, they all earn a passive +5 to Kenjutsu, this is increased to +10 at jounin level.
[/li][li] The Karimisa are never taught Taijutsu and as such, know nothing about it, instead they have Kenjutsu which is like Taijutsu except for swords and uses dances. These dances generally cost no chakra but they take quite a long time to get into the stronger dances, leaving the Karimisa rather weak at the beginning of a fight but very strong by the end.
[/li][li] Because of their bonds to their weapons, they are never allowed to buy a new weapon, however, they are allowed to pay the Ryo cost for a higher ranked weapon and upgrade their existing weapon to that.
[/li][li] When a Karimisa upgrades their weapon to S rank, it gains a special ability of the Karimisa's choosing. (Think of it like a perk for weapons)[/li][/ul]
Clan Jutsu:
Ribinguburēdo no odori (Dance of the Living Blade)
Art: Kenjutsu
Rank: E-S
Range: Self
Cost: 1 Action to activate, no other costs.
Description: This dance is the first one that all Karimisa are taught and it is the springboard to launch forwards into every other dance that the Karimisa are capable of.
Effects: Attacks cost 1 action and 4 PE, blocks cost 1 action and 8 PE and block 100% of non piercing damage. Dodges cost 2 actions and 6 PE
-Can launch from this to a dance a rank equivalent or one rank higher.
-Can be upgraded through training to higher rank, only to a rank equivalent to the rank of the sword the Karimisa wields.
Limit: Must be a Karimisa, this is gained at character creation, must be the first dance used by the Karimisa.
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Burēdo no kabe (Wall of Blades)
Art: Ninkenjutsu
Rank: D
Range: Short (0~5m)
Cost: 10 chakra and five PE
Description: The caster empowers their arm and blade with chakra to launch forwards into a deadly trio of rapid fire stabs, this doesn't allow for as much strength to be put in however it does allow for more speed, the weapon must be drawn back however.
Effects: -Launches three attacks on the enemy targeted
-Damage drops by a rank but turns to piercing instead
-User loses an action bringing their blade back
-Costs 4 actions to perform
Limit: Must be a Karimisa
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Ākusuraisu (Arcing Slice)
Art: Ninkenjutsu
Rank: B
Range: Medium (0~15m)
Cost: 60 and 15 PE
Description: The user forces the chakra into their blade and swings it downwards into the ground, causing their chakra to shoot forwards in a massive cutting wave forwards, tearing through the ground as it does so.
Effects: Deals A rank cutting damage
-Piercing but if blocked only deals C ranked piercing damage.
-12 actions to perform
Limit: Must be a Karimisa
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Raitosupīdosurasshu (Light Speed Slash)
Art: Ninkenjutsu
Rank: S
Range: Medium (0~20m)
Cost: 200 chakra and 100 PE
Description: The user flows their chakra to their blade and their legs and then using it to force the air in front of them apart before darting forwards at speeds unable to see, bringing their blade at that speed to slice through an enemy at ridiculous speed.
Effects: Deals S ranked damage
-Can only be blocked by someone with a higher speed than the user
-if blocked deals A ranked Piercing damage
-the user ends up with their back to the enemy after this move.
-19 actions to perform
Limit: Must be a Karimisa, must have an S ranked blade
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