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Contents 1 Wingspan 1.1 Knowledge Requirement 1.2 Actualization Requirement 1.3 Facility Formula 1.4 Facility Rating 1.5 Energy Costs 1.6 Process to Actualize 1.7 Combat Maneuvers

Wingspan

This form is apparently related to the great Hanoman warrior-painter Kensu. It is not known whether he was one of the Aligned. What is known is a famous painting of his serves as the groundwork for this form -- and that the form is also related to his combat philosophy. The painting is of a great blue heron sailing above a quiet lake; Kensu's combat philosophy was to treat the sword like it was a wing, applying the same principles of elegance, turning, and even lift and drag. This form manifests a katana out of the wingspan of the heron. The closer to perfection one gets in one's visualization of its base and the actualization of the magick, the closer the katana will get to perfection. Some Aligned who master this form swear by this weapon, claiming it sharp beyond what any mortal smith could construct. Others use it when needed, but still carry a normal blade, seeing the non-magickal blades it as a worthwhile piece of artisanship in its own right, and even a focus for further magicks. Regardless of exactly how heavily one relies on the blade conjured by this form, there can be no doubt about the worthiness of the manifestation in skilled hands.

Like all Aligned weapon manifestations, it will last either until banished, until one no longer has the order energy to maintain it, or until one disincarnates. To banish a blade, concentrate on returning the form within it to a potential state.

Knowledge Requirement

have at least 100 points among

10% of weapon lore skill, 50% of sword skill and painting skill

Actualization Requirement

have at least 200 points among

50% of leximancy skill, 50% of telesma skill, 50% of weapon lore skill and painting skill

Facility Formula

15% of charisma plus 15% of intelligence plus 22.5% of leximancy skill plus 25% of painting skill plus 10% of telesma skill plus 22.5% of weapon lore skill, with diminishing returns on a scaling factor of five

Facility Rating

0 to 350

Energy Costs

100 spiritual and 6 order

Process to Actualize

visualize a blue heron, wings spread in flight over a still lake

Combat Maneuvers

in order of progression

• Gliding Slash - Perform a sweeping horizontal slash with a katana, designed to get beneath the opponant's defenses and knock them off balance.
• Falling Thrust - Perform a downward stab with the katana, following the curve of its blade. This maneuver is very effective at puncturing heavy armour.
• Quill - Channels the power of the wind -- the power that underwrites the feathers of the heron's flight -- through a katana and into one's opponent.
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