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[ORE] Kaze no Kensei - The Wind Sword Saint

Any suggestions for building this character? Another conversion to ORE for my game.

Kaze no Kensei - the Wind Sword Saint - is one of a scant handful of Deltas in the world of Delta Factor who has managed to maintain a secret identity along with a public hero persona. He's managed this largely because his unusual power makes him almost impossible to track.

Kaze no Kensei is a manifestation of the will of a man named Daichi Yamagata. Daichi is a Delta who's only other power is to sense distress. He then summons his phantom proxy to act on his behalf. The proxy has a physical presence and can interact with the world, but it doesn't bleed or leave DNA behind. It wears a bandana over it's face, but under that it nothing... because Daichi has never bothered to imagine a face beneath the mask.

Kaze no Kensei wields a sword no-one else can see. This "Wind Sword" has a very palpable effect on the world. Early appearances of the Sword Saint have resulted in death when criminals were cut open from hip to collarbone by the unseen blade. Kaze no Kensei never speaks.

Kaze no Kensei can be cut or shot or punched, but he never shows signs of injury. However, Daichi DOES show signs of injury when this happens. Think of Neo getting hit in the Matrix and Mr. Anderson spitting out blood on the deck of the Nebuchadnezzar.

Kaze no Kensei's skill IS Daichi's skill. When Daichi first gained this power, his proxy was not very skilled, because Daichi was not very skilled. However, As Daichi has studied and learned, his proxies skill has improved.

I was thinking a nicely built variation of the "Ghost" power from the cafeteria might achieve this. But it's important it remain skill-dependent to a degree, because if someone copies it, they're going to have to "wield" the Wind Sword.

Thoughts?


Thanks,

John


on his unusual power.

Daichi Yamagata was raised in Tokyo on stories of the old time sword masters. He studied them, and studied martial arts, and also read much fiction which romanticized and glamorized the old master. He was most fascinated with the concept of the Kensei - the Sword Saint - who stood as both martial and moral paragons. He lived much in his head for the first 20 years of his life, dreaming and fantasizing about heroic deeds and saints of the sword. He studied fighting, and was a passable student, but no master.

Daichi's expression was in the most idiotic of circumstances. On a trip to the mountains in early 2003, he slipped and fell while climbing something he should not have been trying to climb. His fear peaked, and he Expressed... and was caught by a strange manifestation. When he gathered his wits, he realized he was seeing a figure which greatly resembled his imagined Kensei. Then the figure vanished.

Expression Surges often display oddities when compared to the power which results. In this case, Daichi would discover over time he needed to enter a calm state of meditation to consciously summon the manifestation which saved him that day. Over time he learned to control the ability, and began to explore its limits.

Daichi possesses the ability to sense fear at a very great distance, and when he does he finds a place to meditate. Kaze no Kensei is a manifestation of Daichi's will, which he can summon at great range. The form is proxy for Daichi, letting him act out his dreams of heroism.

Daichi soon learned the doing was not without risk. His ghostly manifestation was blessed with perhaps a touch more grace than he, but no skill. More, Daichi learned blows to his proxy injured HIM. Some unconscious failsafe prevents him from dying, forcing him out of the state, but gunshot caused pain and sometimes injury to Daichi.

Daichi determined to improve, and renewed studies in earnest. His own body had improved a bit, but mainly he discovered a new focus he'd always lacked before. Teachers were impressed with his drive, and sooner than one might expect, he was exceeded their expectations.

In July of 2007, inspired by the first "Mask" - a Delta to take up the mantle of costumed hero - Daichi debuted his own heroic persona. He'd worked to evolve the appearance of his proxy, giving him a simple appearance: A tall man in jeans and a leather jacket wearing a bandana over his face. He moves and stands as if wielding a sword in both hands... he strikes, parries, blocks with the skill of a true master of the sword... except there is no sword. At least... no sword anyone can see. But the effects can be seen readily enough. In the early days of his career, Kaze no Kensei was known to open criminals from hip to collarbone with a single swipe of his 'wind sword.' He takes greater care now, slicing guns in two and wounding but usually not killing criminal outright. Kaze no Kensei has a physical presence, but appears ephemeral, wavering and blurring slightly. He never speaks

Kaze no Kensei cannot be attacked from "behind." He seems to be constantly aware of his surroundings and cannot be taken unaware.

Wounds to Kaze no Kensei harm Daichi, but his alter ego has become very strong at defense.

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