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hyperpotamous) wrote2023-03-21 06:06 pm
hyperpotamous) wrote2023-03-21 06:06 pm
「 kenos | opt-in post 」
As a very powerful necromancer, John has the ability to sense the thalergy (life energy), thanergy (death energy), and souls of any living thing.
So! What does this mean?
This means that John can sense just about everything that goes on with a person physiologically down to the chemical processes. In Kenos, he's been heavily nerfed, and most of his powers are affected in a general sense by all the fun new energies present, which is a convenient handwave-y way of explaining why he doesn't have turbo knowledge about everything and everyone at all times.
The purpose of this page is a general opt-in where you can optionally share any details about your character that John might recognise and whether or not you want them referred to, etc.
This is mostly a reference for me, so be as detailed as you like because it's definitely fun for me to sprinkle things in hehe.
As a note, it is acceptable to say that John outright can't sense something too! There are several characters where We Just Don't Know, or it's otherwise more interesting to leave question marks, so feel free to mention if you want John to perceive someone as Eldritch Static or a migraine or something!
Fill out the handy dandy form below and leave a comment!
PLAYER NAME:
CHARACTER NAME:
CANON:
WHAT CAN JOHN SENSE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?: Physical details? Interesting soul stuff? Weird eldritch mysteries?
ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS?: Anything specific that shouldn't be mentioned (i.e. in case you want something kept secret longer, etc.)?
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT HIM TO NOTICE?: I am happy to use this ability to highlight something if you like!
So! What does this mean?
This means that John can sense just about everything that goes on with a person physiologically down to the chemical processes. In Kenos, he's been heavily nerfed, and most of his powers are affected in a general sense by all the fun new energies present, which is a convenient handwave-y way of explaining why he doesn't have turbo knowledge about everything and everyone at all times.
The purpose of this page is a general opt-in where you can optionally share any details about your character that John might recognise and whether or not you want them referred to, etc.
This is mostly a reference for me, so be as detailed as you like because it's definitely fun for me to sprinkle things in hehe.
As a note, it is acceptable to say that John outright can't sense something too! There are several characters where We Just Don't Know, or it's otherwise more interesting to leave question marks, so feel free to mention if you want John to perceive someone as Eldritch Static or a migraine or something!
Fill out the handy dandy form below and leave a comment!
PLAYER NAME:
CHARACTER NAME:
CANON:
WHAT CAN JOHN SENSE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?: Physical details? Interesting soul stuff? Weird eldritch mysteries?
ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS?: Anything specific that shouldn't be mentioned (i.e. in case you want something kept secret longer, etc.)?
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT HIM TO NOTICE?: I am happy to use this ability to highlight something if you like!
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CHARACTER NAME: The Archivist (Jonathan Sims)
CANON: The Magnus Archives
WHAT CAN JOHN SENSE ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER?: First and foremost is, of course, John's relationship to the Eye. It's somewhat different in Kenos, as Oblivion destroyed the main "bodies" of the Fears along with his world prior to his arrival here. The piece of the Eye that remains entangled within his shard is an infinitesimal fraction of it (the part that had become a part of him after his becoming an avatar), dramatically limiting its overall strength and influence. If inspecting the composition of his soul and/or shard, it would be pretty obvious that there is another presence, bizarre and eldritch, within, it would give a strong impression of watching its observer back if scrutinized. Based on what the Boneturner says about his ribs, it seems that the eldritch power of the Eye has also saturated John on a physical level as well. So it probably just seems really weird? (Also speaking of the Boneturner and what's weird, I tend to assume he's still missing those two ribs that were pulled out of him, so that's probably... odd.)
Now, I was always under the impression that most avatars are essentially reanimated after a sort of "death" and then sustained by the power of their Fear, but some stuff in late Season 5 kind of challenged that assumption of mine. Regardless, he was pretty much dead for six months prior to making his decision to return to life as an avatar, so there's also that. I think he would certainly comes off as "alive" in a necromantic sense, though the thalergenic/thanergenic vibes might be super weird.
Also, since the Fears can't really exist without one another, he carries with him much smaller nascent versions of all thirteen of the other Fears, predominantly in the Marks they have left upon him but also in smaller part within the statements that have been inscribed upon him as the Archivist. None of these are really "active" as the Eye currently is, but he is essentially still primed and ready to once again act as the conduit to bring them back into the physical world in some way, shape, or form under very specific and ideal circumstances. Really, when I think about it from the perspective of the world of The Locked Tomb, I feel as though the Emperor would likely be able to recognize that John had been the subject of... something...? There could be some interesting comparisons between necromantic formulae and how rituals work in The Magnus Archives. Those are just my thoughts on the matter, however — you're more than welcome to use any of this information however you want!
ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS?: Hm... Not really? Go wild, fellow John.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT HIM TO NOTICE?: Whatever you think is most fun and interesting. 😄