Post by senman on Jun 13, 2009 1:00:30 GMT -5
Name: Imono Clan
Age: About 250 years.
Village: Iwagakure.
Abilities:
The Imono Clan has two abilities that make up their kekkei genkai.
The first is the ability to manipulate the incredible amount of iron they have in their blood from birth. Using their chakra, they can push this out of their pores as ''soft'' metal, and then upon hitting oxygen the metal hardens into a substance stronger than steel. The Imono Clan puts this to great use, becoming weapon specialists, mainly focusing on close range taijutsu involving metal weapons they create themselves. The chakra-reinforced metal is as tough as steel and sharp as a razor, making it great to use in making armor or weaponry. The metal exists inside the body as ''soft metal'', which allows the user to excrete it as a puddy-like substance or as liquid from the pores. Also, it should be noted that for each weapon created, the Clan will probably have a set of taijutsu to go along with it. The soft metal can also attach to bones, allowing them to spring metal outwards in a surprise attack and cause weapons to be actual extensions of the body.
The second ability is to regnerate any wound inflicted by pushing the soft metal out of the body through the pores. This ability does -not- regnerate damage from any outside source, including a self-inflicted wound. Clan members are born with large caste of dormant regenerative cells that are attracted to areas of high iron concentration, so they immediately repair any area on the body that pushes out the soft metal. This is the ONLY thing they are capable of regenerating, so if an iron weapon enters their body and the cells pick up on it, they will obviously recognize the difference between the iron in the clan member's blood and the foreign iron entering the body and ignore it.
Jutsu:
Tetsu-Kata: Tetsu Ken ((Iron Style: Iron Blade))
- This jutsu allows the user to form the ''soft metal'' excreted from their pores into a long, sharp piece of metal akin to a sword. When used with proper training, this weapon is most oftenly deadlier than your average sword. This weapon is extremely painful to form inside the body and pull out, so naturally it is formed as the user is pulling it out instead of forming it -in- the body and -then- removing it.
Tetsu Ken Kata (Iron Blade Style))
- This refers to the form of using an iron blade against the opponent, and the techniques that come along with it. The extreme basics of this style are covered here. This is strictly a one-handed style. Using the blade with two hands is considered discourteous to the art, and the sign of a novice. To master this style is considered a rite of passage for aspiring ninjas and members of the Clan. It is what all members of the Clan start out using until they learn from another, or make another style themselves.
Tetsu Tama ((Iron Bullet))
- This jutsu allows the user to form a musket-ball sized sphere of metal inside of their palm, then use chakra to blast it outwards at an enemy. Only one can be formed at a time, and the damage to the hand must regenerate before being able to launch another.
Tetsu Yoroi ((Iron Armor))
- This jutsu allows the user to coat their body in soft metal before it touches air and hardens, leaking it through their pores onto the area they want to protect. This forms a sturdy armor against attacks, and comes in several different types.
Clan History: It all started hundreds of years ago with a young boy by the name of Imono Shingen. Shingen was born into a family of metal-smiths in Iwagakure, using their created weaponry to aid ninja in their excursions. Scraping by with what orders they could fill, they were relatively poor, and rarely got orders from anyone other than the military. To this end, Shingen, even as a child, felt ashamed of himself for not being able to financially help out his family. As such, he requested they make the investment to send him to the ninja academy. Reluctantly, they needed the money from missions a ninja could do and that they couldn't. They spent the money to allow him to go. Not being versed in the ways of the ninja before entering in the slightest, Shingen was unfortunately immediately placed at the bottom of the class rank-wise.
After Shingen's eventual graduation, his younger brother, Sosuke, would follow in his footsteps; only this time, being taught by his older brother before-hand, he spent his free time honing his skills to become a great ninja to accomplish his own goals of wealth and fame. Shingen would gradually get the hang of things as missions went by with his team, but all in truth he was more of a burden than a help. It wouldn't be until during the chuunin exams that his hidden ability would surface. Almost being killed in the preliminary match-ups, the referee was about to call off the fight until Shingen stood to fight once more, a strange metallic liquid dripping from his skin. Using his meager chakra control, he shaped it into a poorly-formed blade and used it to fight, eventually turning the tide and winning.
Jealous of his older brother's power, Sosuke began training as hard as he could to try and get this strange ability to surface for himself, but couldn't. The medical experts at the exams dubbed it a Kekkei Genkai, meaning it was hereditary, after examining Shingen's family; however, some were only carriers of the specific genes required and could not use them. To that end, the truth struck Sosuke like an arrow to the heart. He would never master this power, let alone be able to use it for himself. Shingen, after obtaining chuunin rank, would eventually reach jounin, as would his younger brother following in his footsteps. Both marrying and producing different families, a strange happening surfaced. Shingen's family, other than his wife, could use the ability, and Sosuke's couldn't, other than one of his six children.
Infuriated to no end, the resulting jealousy would wind up in Sosuke challenging Shingen to a battle. At the conclusion of the fight, Shingen stood the victor, his powers over metal proving to be far too great to conquer. From that day forward, a mutual agreement was formed between the brothers and they formed a Clan. Shingen's intentions were to have Sosuke view him as an equal, not as an all-powerful being to envy. However, with Sosuke's ever-brewing hatred, he soon split the Clan into two; the users, and the carriers that couldn't use it. As the years passed and both sides of the Clan became very well populated, Sosuke's hatred had spread like wildfire to his carrier bretheren. In the dead of the night, they turned on the users, aiming to stamp them out once and for all.
And so a civil war would break out between the two sides, both sides suffering incredibly heavy losses of ninja and civillian alike. When the bloodshed came to a halt, there were very few members remaining from either side, but the users remained the victor and forced the carriers into absolute submission. This tradition carries on to this day, where the clan is finally becoming re-populated and getting back on its feet. They have since joined back into a single clan, only now the carrier's betrayal acts a un-removable stain to their branch. Many Royal members treat them like dirt, as they believe they deserve.
Clan Hierarchy:
Royal Branch: The Royal Branch are the ones that have full use of the Kekkei Genkai, the ones who can create metal. A clan leader can only be from this branch, and they are considered superior in status and social clan life, as well as in battle, to the common branch.
Common Branch: This branch consists of those that the kekkei genkai has never surfaced in, and most likely never will. They serve the Royal Branch like slaves, but are still taught some of the taijutsu to also serve as a first line of defense so the Royal Branch doesn't have to get their hands dirty.
NOTE:
If you want to play a character from this Clan, that's fine, just consult me first and remember these rules.
Age: About 250 years.
Village: Iwagakure.
Abilities:
The Imono Clan has two abilities that make up their kekkei genkai.
The first is the ability to manipulate the incredible amount of iron they have in their blood from birth. Using their chakra, they can push this out of their pores as ''soft'' metal, and then upon hitting oxygen the metal hardens into a substance stronger than steel. The Imono Clan puts this to great use, becoming weapon specialists, mainly focusing on close range taijutsu involving metal weapons they create themselves. The chakra-reinforced metal is as tough as steel and sharp as a razor, making it great to use in making armor or weaponry. The metal exists inside the body as ''soft metal'', which allows the user to excrete it as a puddy-like substance or as liquid from the pores. Also, it should be noted that for each weapon created, the Clan will probably have a set of taijutsu to go along with it. The soft metal can also attach to bones, allowing them to spring metal outwards in a surprise attack and cause weapons to be actual extensions of the body.
The second ability is to regnerate any wound inflicted by pushing the soft metal out of the body through the pores. This ability does -not- regnerate damage from any outside source, including a self-inflicted wound. Clan members are born with large caste of dormant regenerative cells that are attracted to areas of high iron concentration, so they immediately repair any area on the body that pushes out the soft metal. This is the ONLY thing they are capable of regenerating, so if an iron weapon enters their body and the cells pick up on it, they will obviously recognize the difference between the iron in the clan member's blood and the foreign iron entering the body and ignore it.
Jutsu:
Tetsu-Kata: Tetsu Ken ((Iron Style: Iron Blade))
- This jutsu allows the user to form the ''soft metal'' excreted from their pores into a long, sharp piece of metal akin to a sword. When used with proper training, this weapon is most oftenly deadlier than your average sword. This weapon is extremely painful to form inside the body and pull out, so naturally it is formed as the user is pulling it out instead of forming it -in- the body and -then- removing it.
Tetsu Ken Kata (Iron Blade Style))
- This refers to the form of using an iron blade against the opponent, and the techniques that come along with it. The extreme basics of this style are covered here. This is strictly a one-handed style. Using the blade with two hands is considered discourteous to the art, and the sign of a novice. To master this style is considered a rite of passage for aspiring ninjas and members of the Clan. It is what all members of the Clan start out using until they learn from another, or make another style themselves.
- Kei- A wide, horizontal sweeping strike designed to be used with footwork causing the user to change their height, such as ducking below a guard or jumping over a low attack to slash at the upper body.
- Gachan- A strike where the user shoulders the blade, then steps forward and brings all their weight and momentum into a single blow to smash through the opponent's guard and cut them deeply.
- Rifuto- An attack where the user pivots their feet in front of each other while spinning, then leaps and slashes at the opponent from down to up. A powerful vertical slash.
- Sen- A Sen, or Clip, is any narrow, slightly injuring horizontal strike often used to counter attacks or deal light, quick damage to the enemy.
- Piripiri- A pirpiri, or Sting, is an attack that involves light thrusting of the weapon at the opponent to pierce them, basically a stab.
- Jiten- A defensive maneuver, a Jiten is the blocking of an attack followed by a twist of the wrist, causing the blocking weapon to spin and repel the attacking weapon, creating an opportunity for attack. Jiten requires a sturdy stance, and cannot be used in the midst of an attack; it must be one separate action.
- Sakasa Kei- A reverse Kei is just like the Kei maneuver in principle, using footwork and following up with a slash. However, the user instead pivots their foot behind the retreating one and ducks into a low spin, bringing the blade around with them to slice the opponent and duck under a high attack.
- Kei Kakou- A kei drop follows the footwork principal, but is used instead to counter a vertical attack. First the user pivots the appropriate right or left foot around the other and spins in the supporting foot's direction, dodging a vertical attack. Then, in the same motion, they bring down the blade and make a very light cut against the enemy's side. A difficult maneuver, the resulting cut is always weak due to the user's focus being on the footwork and not the attack.
Tetsu Tama ((Iron Bullet))
- This jutsu allows the user to form a musket-ball sized sphere of metal inside of their palm, then use chakra to blast it outwards at an enemy. Only one can be formed at a time, and the damage to the hand must regenerate before being able to launch another.
Tetsu Yoroi ((Iron Armor))
- This jutsu allows the user to coat their body in soft metal before it touches air and hardens, leaking it through their pores onto the area they want to protect. This forms a sturdy armor against attacks, and comes in several different types.
- Light Armor- Light armor is iron armor that guards the shins, elbows, knees, and feet. It doesn't slow down the user it all, making it ideal for those that wish to kill with speed and grace.
- Medium Armor- Medium armor covers shins, elbows, knees, feet, hands, shoulders, and the forehead. It only slightly slows down the user.
- Heavy Armor- Heavy armor covers the entire body of the user, with exception to the eyes, nose, and mouth to allow them to breathe. It -does- slow down the user quite a bit, making it ideal for those who use larger weapons.
Clan History: It all started hundreds of years ago with a young boy by the name of Imono Shingen. Shingen was born into a family of metal-smiths in Iwagakure, using their created weaponry to aid ninja in their excursions. Scraping by with what orders they could fill, they were relatively poor, and rarely got orders from anyone other than the military. To this end, Shingen, even as a child, felt ashamed of himself for not being able to financially help out his family. As such, he requested they make the investment to send him to the ninja academy. Reluctantly, they needed the money from missions a ninja could do and that they couldn't. They spent the money to allow him to go. Not being versed in the ways of the ninja before entering in the slightest, Shingen was unfortunately immediately placed at the bottom of the class rank-wise.
After Shingen's eventual graduation, his younger brother, Sosuke, would follow in his footsteps; only this time, being taught by his older brother before-hand, he spent his free time honing his skills to become a great ninja to accomplish his own goals of wealth and fame. Shingen would gradually get the hang of things as missions went by with his team, but all in truth he was more of a burden than a help. It wouldn't be until during the chuunin exams that his hidden ability would surface. Almost being killed in the preliminary match-ups, the referee was about to call off the fight until Shingen stood to fight once more, a strange metallic liquid dripping from his skin. Using his meager chakra control, he shaped it into a poorly-formed blade and used it to fight, eventually turning the tide and winning.
Jealous of his older brother's power, Sosuke began training as hard as he could to try and get this strange ability to surface for himself, but couldn't. The medical experts at the exams dubbed it a Kekkei Genkai, meaning it was hereditary, after examining Shingen's family; however, some were only carriers of the specific genes required and could not use them. To that end, the truth struck Sosuke like an arrow to the heart. He would never master this power, let alone be able to use it for himself. Shingen, after obtaining chuunin rank, would eventually reach jounin, as would his younger brother following in his footsteps. Both marrying and producing different families, a strange happening surfaced. Shingen's family, other than his wife, could use the ability, and Sosuke's couldn't, other than one of his six children.
Infuriated to no end, the resulting jealousy would wind up in Sosuke challenging Shingen to a battle. At the conclusion of the fight, Shingen stood the victor, his powers over metal proving to be far too great to conquer. From that day forward, a mutual agreement was formed between the brothers and they formed a Clan. Shingen's intentions were to have Sosuke view him as an equal, not as an all-powerful being to envy. However, with Sosuke's ever-brewing hatred, he soon split the Clan into two; the users, and the carriers that couldn't use it. As the years passed and both sides of the Clan became very well populated, Sosuke's hatred had spread like wildfire to his carrier bretheren. In the dead of the night, they turned on the users, aiming to stamp them out once and for all.
And so a civil war would break out between the two sides, both sides suffering incredibly heavy losses of ninja and civillian alike. When the bloodshed came to a halt, there were very few members remaining from either side, but the users remained the victor and forced the carriers into absolute submission. This tradition carries on to this day, where the clan is finally becoming re-populated and getting back on its feet. They have since joined back into a single clan, only now the carrier's betrayal acts a un-removable stain to their branch. Many Royal members treat them like dirt, as they believe they deserve.
Clan Hierarchy:
Royal Branch: The Royal Branch are the ones that have full use of the Kekkei Genkai, the ones who can create metal. A clan leader can only be from this branch, and they are considered superior in status and social clan life, as well as in battle, to the common branch.
Common Branch: This branch consists of those that the kekkei genkai has never surfaced in, and most likely never will. They serve the Royal Branch like slaves, but are still taught some of the taijutsu to also serve as a first line of defense so the Royal Branch doesn't have to get their hands dirty.
NOTE:
If you want to play a character from this Clan, that's fine, just consult me first and remember these rules.
- 1. This is a taijutsu based clan, so we will not have any genjutsu or ninjutsu specialists. Ninjutsu is allowed, but on a small scale. For Ninjutsu, think on the level of Kaguya Kimimaro.
- 2. EVERY Clan member is trained in a weapon discipline, most likely blade as their first one. The discipline must have listed basic moves, just like the one above. Run this by me as well.
- 3. This clan does not have any missing nin, and their current highest ranking members are Jounin.
