Equilibrium Equinox

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Lineage:
Equilibrium Equinox

Wielder:
Luna Mira

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Description:
Twice a year an equinox occurs where day and night are of equal length, but what would happen if something or someone interfered with this - throwing a delicate balance into an extreme imbalance? People have always wanted more time to the day for as long as there has been a sense of time. This is more apparent in the autumn when the days grow shorter and the nights longer. Some young mages wanting to help people gain more time for their work started to delve into several types of magic, which were deemed taboo and shouldn't be touched due to the negative effects that would affect not only them but the world around them. There had been warnings from people, who had written in books that nothing but tragedy awaited those who walked the dark path. A few backed off after hearing the warnings but kept their mouths shut, afraid of what others would do to them if they didn't; others seemed to go missing as if they had never existed at all. Soon there was only a single mage who seemed to have gone insane by the time he was found.

This mage had been walking down this dark path alone and in solitude for several years by the time they were found. They had everything ready to start the ritual as it had once again become autumn, but they were stopped at the last moment, only just managing to hide the scroll that held all of their hard work. They did this in the hopes that someone would finish what they started: making the days as long as the nights; However, the one who now holds the scroll realizes that the notes left on it could be used in another way, using it to their own advantage. Still, the task of the original group of mages that became the work of one mage has, to this day, gone unfulfilled.

Abilities:

Autumn Charm:
During autumn, shopkeepers start sales for candy and other items due to the harvest festivals fast approaching. Due to the secrets held within the found scroll it has almost changed the aura of charisma of the one who found and read it, giving them a 20% discount to anything they buy for themselves from NPC shops (this does not include the oddities, VIP items, IotM shops, etc.). Items acquired using this discount may not be traded to any other account and are locked to the account they were acquired on unless the full price is paid.

Trick or Treat?:
Going house to house is something that children normally do during autumn to gain yummy treats from friends and neighbours of their area. The one who holds this lineage finds they have the memory of when they were a child, knocking on a creepy old house (even if they can't remember doing it). Whether this actually happened or not is left up in the air. This ability gives the holder of this lineage the ability to have one additional piece of equipment for one category (Weapon, Armor, Item) and must be bought and upgraded as normal. This piece of equipment also receives a third ability that is always equivalent in rank to the lowest ranking ability on the piece of equipment for its grade, though will cannot be an advanced ability. (For example, a Strong (+) weapon would receive an additional ability that ranks with the user up to C rank).

All Hallows Eve's Protection:
People become more guarded during autumn and that is due to not only mischief night but Halloween as well. People are going missing, being hurt, or even worse. The holder of this lineage seems to worry less than the average person as they seem to have an almost invisible second skin shielding them. This ability gives the holder of the lineage a passive shield that can protect them for up to user rank advanced single target damage (Up to S+). This shield is unaffected by piercing damage and renews itself once per round, even if destroyed. Once destroyed, the shield will only reform at the beginning of the next post.

Equilibrium Mysteries:
The mage who created and hid the notes kept a detailed log on the steps of what they had completed during their research. The holder of this lineage finds themselves with an additional five spells slots that can be used on one of their magics, following rank maximums. They also gain two additional signature spells for a single magic that both cap at S rank. All spells gained this way are graded as normal under the current magic rules.

Disturbed Balance:
There is a balance to everything: the more the holder of this lineage tumbles down the rabbit hole, the less balance seems to make sense to them as they begin to see sense in the ramblings of the one who originally wrote the notes. As such, this lineage grants the user five additional advanced spells for one magic (these follow a spell slot maximum independent of the regular one up to S and are distributed according to regular advanced spell maximums: 2 B+, 2 A+, 1 S+). All spells gained this way are graded as normal under the current magic rules.

Fragile Equinox:
Once imbalanced, everything else in existence becomes weaker and more fragile as the laws of nature have been broken (many would say beyond repair). This is not the truth though; where things will not be as they once had been, it doesn't mean a new balance can't be found (as things seem to realign themselves to the new norm). This can also be said for the holder of this lineage: they find a new balance within their abilities. The holder of this lineage gains two additional user ranked advanced spell slots that can be distributed among their magics, one capping at S+ and the other at H+. All spells gained this way are graded as normal under the current magic rules.

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