Prosperous Celebration

Albafica Temero wrote:

Name:
Prosperous Celebration

Proof of Purchase:
February IOTM 2019

Description & Appearance:
In the past, there had been a small town in the northeast part of Midi that had fallen on hard times, mostly so because of the brutal lord that ruled over them. The Lord had taken everything leaving the town with little, leaving many dead or starving through the lack of food. This happened for many years, and over that time many attempts had been made on the Lord's life, naturally, all failing, those committing these acts of despair turned into an example for the others. They had no idea how to make their existence even slightly better. A young girl, however, had noticed a pattern of a forest nearby which, to her, hadn't been there before. Taking a little food and some incense, she left home on the night of a full moon, knowing even at her age that her actions were dangerous. Still, she pushed forward with her small bag, following the path. It was almost like she was being guided to what would be her final destination, laying eyes on many scary things from the corners of her eyes, but remaining brave, closing them as she moved on, believing the gods would protect her.

After what she perceived as months and months of walking she came to a rundown temple in the centre of the forest. She was was already hungry from what the Lord had been doing to her town, but had refused to eat what she was carrying, feeling that her motive was more important. Placing the small offering on the alter she prayed, pleading for what was happening to those she knew would come to an end, that they were good people who worked hard. Tears had been falling from her eyes as she prayed, hoping the divines would hear her prayer and take pity on her and the town. After she had finished she went back the way she came and again, after what had seemed like months, exited the forest, learning that in reality, only an hour had passed from when she left her house to when she entered it once more. While she was asleep, she was visited by a strange dream about a celebration that should be held, imploring her to forget about the darkness and sorrow within their little world.

In the morning, she ran to the elder of the town's home and explained everything, from entering the forest, the journey, the prayer and the dream. The elderly man took it as a sign from the gods and made preparations for the festival to take place on the day of the next full moon. It had taken months of doing so, given the hardships the Lord placed on them. Still, the town managed it finally. On the day of the festival, decorations were placed everywhere, schools and businesses closed for the day and everyone celebrated what they had forgotten along with the worries that would come at the end of it. Ever since then it was rumoured that the town prospered, as no matter how much was taken from them there was always enough to keep everyone happy and healthy. Through these circumstances, over the years, the town even had become a tourist attraction. As for the lord that had caused so much sorrow ... well, no one really knows.



Abilities:

Prosperity of the Gods: The gods are said to look down upon those on the mortal plains and on occasion share their own good fortunes upon them. This ability allows the one blessed by them not only double jewel from jobs they finish but also a 20% discount when buying items from an NPC shop. The discount only applies to items bought for the account that wields this lineage. If items are bought for another player or traded to another player in the future the full price of the item must be paid.

Knowledge of the Gods: The gods occasionally gift divine knowledge to the ones who they deem worthy of such a thing. This ability gifts the one who wields it 5 additional spells slots to be used in one of their magics (One of each rank up to S, classed as lineage spells, independent from the spell slot maximums). These spells are classed as spells belonging to magic with Solitary Lost benefit and thus get an increased duration of up to 3 posts, but also cost 25% more MP to cast. In addition to that, the wielder also gains a signature spell for each magic that ranks with them up to A (is not independent of the magic). All spells follow the same rules and guidelines as other spells and still are to be graded as normal.

Bountiful Sharing: The wielder understands how blessed they are and so decides that they want to share the gifts they have received. This ability allows them to share 25% of any of their own buffs to their allies so longs they are within their rank burst range (passives/spells/abilities from magic/armor/weapons/items. Any buff or ability cast on the user is not shared in this way). The wielder themselves also gain a 50% MP cost reduction for spells cast.

Protection of the Gods: The gods give their protections to those who are willing to stand against the tests of life. This ability grants the bearer of the lineage a 50% increase to both magical and physical damage resistance.

Strength of the Gods: Strength comes in many ways and even the divines know this, the blessing of this ability is that they may never buff their physical strength, and their physical strength will never increase beyond that of a D rank wizard. Their spells, however, gain an additional 10 HP of damage at D rank which slowly increases by 10 additional damage for every rank thereafter up to S, totalling at 50 HP.

Concealment of the Divine: Every now and then being forgotten or going unnoticed is the best way to go. This blessing grants the ability to hide one's true self. This grants the user the ability to create illusions that can give them new appearances, mask their magic and spiritual signatures and even give them a different blood type. This ability is toggled and as it is not classed as magic, and thus can be used in magical dead zones.