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God Information for The Far Shore
Jan. 14th, 2019 11:40 pmCHARACTER: Yaone
CANON: Saiyuki/Saiyuki Reload
GOD: He Xiangu
MYTHOLOGY: Taoist
POWER: Mental Healing - As a goddess, Yaone has the power to heal a person's mind. She can neutralize and potentially reverse psychological damage such as mental illness, disorders, and trauma back to a state of health. However, this ability comes with limitations. The more chronic and deeply ingrained a condition is into the person's psyche, the harder it will be for Yaone to heal. For example, certain mental illnesses and personality disorders known to be treatment-resistant will take multiple, repeated attempts to heal. Much like a liposuction can only remove fat from a person and do nothing to correct any eating or exercise habits, Yaone's power has no effect on maladaptive coping mechanisms, behaviors, etc, that may be contributing to the ailment. Her power is a magical panacea for the mind, so to speak.
The power only activates with conscious focus when Yaone is in physical contact with the recipient. While she is healing, a brief empathic connection is formed and the person will be able to see Yaone's mental and emotional state as well. The connection breaks abruptly upon physical release. Yaone's power is also tied directly to her stamina. If she uses it too much, she'll tire and require rest.
As for how it'll work in game, Yaone's power will be completely optional and used only with player input and consent. I'm flexible and content to work with whatever other folks want to do with this power for their characters. Also if anyone has questions or needs further input from me, I can do that, too.
Additional note: Yaone's power works as described on NPCs but with player-controlled characters, there will be a learning curve. Mental health is a brand new field she'll be branching out into so she'll need to spend time studying, practicing, and interacting with a PC before her power will be able to be used.
FOLLOWERS: 100
SHINKI: Sakon Shima | Hakki
TEMPLE: He Xiangu's temple is located on a small island in the middle of a placid, moat-like lake whose surface is strewn with lotus blossoms. There are a pair of traditional Chinese boats adorned with purple lanterns at docked at either shore that are used for passage to and from the island. Given that the current incarnation of He Xiangu travels between the shores via teleportion, the boats exist primarily for the benefit of her shinki and other visitors.
Upon crossing the lake, they'll find that the island itself is lush with a wide variety of plants, trees, flowers, and mushrooms, both medicinal and poisonous in nature, that appear to have been left to grow wild. Occasionally, venomous snakes, scorpions, and insects can be found if one ventures off into the wilderness. Fortunately, the path up to the temple itself is clearly marked with more purple lanterns that always seem to light up at night.
The actual temple is a relatively small courtyard house created in the traditional siheuyan-style. The architecture is clearly Chinese and the house is laid out according to the floor plan below. The interior decor of the temple is very refined and done predominately in various shades of violet and adorned with pearls. The library is also divided between shelves full of medical texts written in Chinese that cover ailments of both the body and the mind and also a small, minimalist compounding laboratory.
Floor Plan
Main Courtyard
Example Boats for Passage
CANON: Saiyuki/Saiyuki Reload
GOD: He Xiangu
MYTHOLOGY: Taoist
POWER: Mental Healing - As a goddess, Yaone has the power to heal a person's mind. She can neutralize and potentially reverse psychological damage such as mental illness, disorders, and trauma back to a state of health. However, this ability comes with limitations. The more chronic and deeply ingrained a condition is into the person's psyche, the harder it will be for Yaone to heal. For example, certain mental illnesses and personality disorders known to be treatment-resistant will take multiple, repeated attempts to heal. Much like a liposuction can only remove fat from a person and do nothing to correct any eating or exercise habits, Yaone's power has no effect on maladaptive coping mechanisms, behaviors, etc, that may be contributing to the ailment. Her power is a magical panacea for the mind, so to speak.
The power only activates with conscious focus when Yaone is in physical contact with the recipient. While she is healing, a brief empathic connection is formed and the person will be able to see Yaone's mental and emotional state as well. The connection breaks abruptly upon physical release. Yaone's power is also tied directly to her stamina. If she uses it too much, she'll tire and require rest.
As for how it'll work in game, Yaone's power will be completely optional and used only with player input and consent. I'm flexible and content to work with whatever other folks want to do with this power for their characters. Also if anyone has questions or needs further input from me, I can do that, too.
Additional note: Yaone's power works as described on NPCs but with player-controlled characters, there will be a learning curve. Mental health is a brand new field she'll be branching out into so she'll need to spend time studying, practicing, and interacting with a PC before her power will be able to be used.
FOLLOWERS: 100
SHINKI: Sakon Shima | Hakki
TEMPLE: He Xiangu's temple is located on a small island in the middle of a placid, moat-like lake whose surface is strewn with lotus blossoms. There are a pair of traditional Chinese boats adorned with purple lanterns at docked at either shore that are used for passage to and from the island. Given that the current incarnation of He Xiangu travels between the shores via teleportion, the boats exist primarily for the benefit of her shinki and other visitors.
Upon crossing the lake, they'll find that the island itself is lush with a wide variety of plants, trees, flowers, and mushrooms, both medicinal and poisonous in nature, that appear to have been left to grow wild. Occasionally, venomous snakes, scorpions, and insects can be found if one ventures off into the wilderness. Fortunately, the path up to the temple itself is clearly marked with more purple lanterns that always seem to light up at night.
The actual temple is a relatively small courtyard house created in the traditional siheuyan-style. The architecture is clearly Chinese and the house is laid out according to the floor plan below. The interior decor of the temple is very refined and done predominately in various shades of violet and adorned with pearls. The library is also divided between shelves full of medical texts written in Chinese that cover ailments of both the body and the mind and also a small, minimalist compounding laboratory.
Floor Plan
Main Courtyard
Example Boats for Passage
