Post by corvus on Jun 27, 2015 10:42:32 GMT
Clan Name:
Mori
Clan politics:
Politically speaking, the Mori clan are a meritocracy, a government where one's skill and accomplishments determine their ranking. The clan's ruled by the three highest ranked members of the clan, who form a council. Originally, they were a very insular community, by and large shunning contact with the outside world, until a certain event caused an increased contact, and eventually acceptance, of the outside world. After this point, some younger members began to leave their home village to seek their fortune elsewhere, causing smaller branch families to form in other nations, each often gaining a new family name from their new Kage, Daimyo, or other lord, thanks to their predilection toward hard work, from being raised in a meritocracy.
To be part of the council, PCs must be overall skilled, and to have residence in the Land of Water, preferably within the Mori Clan's village.
Clan history:
Though the exact origins of the clan are up to debate, many books on mythology or folklore covering the Land of Water mention a village of eternal children hidden in the mist-covered forests of the island nation. It is believed by many historians that these tales are references to the Mori clan and their own village. The first concrete reference to the clan came shortly before the second shinobi world war, speaking of a youth with glowing eyes possessed of knowledge and ability far beyond their age saving a prominent shinobi, treating their wounds before vanishing into the mist. Approximately 50 years before the current date, one of the younger members of the clan ran away from their own village and joined Kirigakure, raising to some prominence within the village. Because of their focus on achievement, and the clan member's achievements as a shinobi, more of the younger members began to leave and seek their fortunes elsewhere.
Clan's religion:
The Mori clan venerates their ancestors, particularly those that perform major feats. Beyond that, they also have a form of Shinto-ism, or a shinto-like worship of the spirits of nature.
Defining traits:
The Mori clan, while possessed of a great power, especially 'purebloods', the Mori are also often born with a weakness. While the exact reasons behind it are unknown, the Mori are born with weak bodies, which fail to grow past a certain age, leaving them as seemingly eternal children, until they reach about the age of 60-70, when they begin to undergo a middle age-like process, when their skin starts to sag and their hair grey. Some theorists believe that the Mori's kekkei genkai puts such a strain on the body that it doesn't develop properly. Others believe that the Mori's youth developed either as a defense mechanism, a way of easily getting others to protect them, or to appear as a non-threat, or, alternatively, it developed because the Mori didn't need to be as physically developed as others. It could be a combination of two or more of the above.
Clan Kekkei Genkai:
The Kekkei Genkai of the Mori clan has no formal name, instead deriving it's name from it's primary jutsu; Ryodo, or Territory. However, Ryodo is but one of the applications of the Mori's Kekkei Genkai. Overall, the Kekkei Genkai uses a special particle, appearing as a glowing, colored dust often sharing it's color with the user's eyes and especially their own glow when in high density. The particle's primary ability is to be manipulated by the Mori in ways similar to how shinobi manipulate chakra; though it is possible to learn to utilize without any formal training in chakra manipulation. Ryodo itself refers not just to the Mori's kekkei genkai as a whole, but more specifically to their dojutsu-like ability wherin they spread their awareness over an area using the particles as a transmission medium. When untrained, this often manifests as a way for the user to see through solid objects, but once they form a proper grip on it's use, it can be used to perceive everything around them within 50 meters by default, a range which could be expanded through training, by increasing the volume of particles they can expand and control at once, or reducing the density of particles needed to perform the jutsu. By all accounts, the particle density needed for the use of Ryodo is low enough as to appear invisible to the causal observer, only chakra-perception abilities allowing one to see the particles. The only observable sign Ryodo exhibits is a glow of the user's iris's. This technique has perceptive abilities on par with the Byakugan, perhaps even surpassing it, as it has the ability to perceive a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum, far beyond the visible light range, and even down to the cellular level, perhaps below. This gives them quite the combat advantage, and can even be used to detect biological kekkei genkai. It should be clarified that Ryodo isn't a doujutsu, persay, as it doesn't use the eyes for the jutsu itself; the information is relayed directly to the brain, skipping the eyes completely.
The Particles can also be used to transmit the user's thoughts in the form of special thought-waves of a non-electrical nature; though this can usually only be done between Mori, or between people whose brains have been specially altered to be able to receive and transmit the thought-waves to a limited extent. Theoretically, they could also be transmitted to anyone, though to do so would require a simply absurd particle density, as much as square what most Mori can produce and manipulate at once. In addition to their cognitive abilities, the particles can also be used as a medium to create a special Genjutsu able to fool even the Byakugan; possibly even the Sharingan, though this is yet to be proven. This genjutsu creates a nondescript humanoid figure with it's own chakra circulatory system anywhere within their 'Territory'. This genjutsu can be applied over an inanimate object, making the object invisible temporarily, becoming visible after being struck.
The third function of the Mori's particles is directly offensive; the creation and manipulation of masses of condensed particles. These masses can either be used directly on targets for a simple attack, or used as particle foci points, gathering scattered particles to a singular point; compressing them until they take on a new, higher energy state, and firing them at the target, or alternatively they can be compressed directly into the higher energy state and used directly, though this requires much more skill. The particle may also have other, currently unknown applications.
Aside from the Kekkei Genkai itself, the Mori are also known for their analytical ability and general intelligence. They are able to almost instantly comprehend nearly anything they see, far faster than nearly any normal human. Combined with the perception of their Ryodo, it can be a potent combination. However, it's defensive applications are somewhat limited, due to the general weakness of their bodies.