Blackhoof

Well we don't know if spiking will work with the magic systems of other worlds anyway. It seems to me that hemalurgy steals attributes or abilities inherent in you since birth. -Surgebinders get their powers through a bond with a spren- not an inherent quality of themselves -Elantrians get their power through the connection they have with Arelon- also not inherent -Dakhoran monks get their power through training and sacrifices- also not inherent -Forgers I believe also rely on training and skill- can anyone with skill and training be a Forger? Same with Bloodsealers -Awakeners are just anyone with Breath and training- unless you could use hemalurgy to steal breaths? but then that would be like using it to steal feruchemical charge i suppose, which you can't do. -The birds get their powers through worms, they aren't born with the abilities. So would Hemalurgy even work to steal these powers? Although perhaps you could steal the bond or the Spren and force it to bond with you. And heck, maybe hemalurgy has been used on normal humans anyway, just not in enough numbers to be noticeable.

That explains it, American history specifically isn't my strong suit

I have no idea who those people are haha but i'm sure there escapades will be amusing

I've already told you this in PM, but ill reiterate that i thought it was great

@breakingamber: ill take Abaddon and Marco if you like Just PM me all the relevant information and what they will be doing while you are away. @Quiver: not a great deal. Some in south Washington. Vague mentions of other Epics or events elsewhere. Nothing really solid. Mostly because we didn't want to write something that would be contradicted by the books as they were released. @Aonar: I tend to focus on actions- what is my character doing? How do they feel as they do it? Why are they doing it? I'm not good at writing advice though

Hmm yeah that is a problem, especially since that is the opposite of enhancing I suggest a power change to keep the post made in-canon

Ah cool, that's a cool application of that power. Bubbling people are always fun

I don't think the power itself is OP- he needs to touch them, and presumably it is weaker against Epics, but i too dont recall him actually having the power at all aha

Haha very true "I am invincible! I cannot be- wait.... that Epic.... she just died! No, that means I can too! NOOOO!" David: damnation straight *shoots*

yeah, perhaps seeing another Epic die or be defeated (by anyone other than them) would trigger their weakness? Which would be an interesting weakness to have.

Since Calamity doesn't give powers that are essentially useless, and no fun to observe, I think it is safe to say he wouldn't give someone Intangibility without flight.

Typically that's how I do them.

And to take a Pathfinder/D+D look at it- honour is being Lawful- whether Lawful Good, Neutral or Evil. All keep their promises and prioritise telling the truth over lies. But Justice is more any of the Good alignments- all believing in their own interpretations and beliefs about what is just, good, and how to restore justice.

well I suppose it is entirely subjective, but from what we've seen it was indeed a complete mind-wipe. We can't assume that Hydra did it with techniques of brainwashing we know exist today- they have the ability to wipe his memory, and completely take over his body with a pass phrase. He literally can't remember what happens, and has no personal control beyond the boundaries of his orders. They might as well be using a superpower to control him, it seems like it would have the same effects. So i don't think Bucky is at all responsible for his actions- when being controlled, of course. yeah, the only person he knows he has ever seen since his capture, and his best friend from before then. well if he didn't have his shield we could stop him- he should die to a gunshot like any other human. yeah, definitely someone should have died. At least Rhodey, that's what I expected. And even his spinal injury is semi-resolved thanks to Tony being able to make him an exo-skeleton to walk. oh he fell far more than 10 storeys

Well we know that Odium has splintered at least one other Shard. I think it likely that this Shard was Justice- after all, Silence does say "Justice died on Homeland". What if Homeland was an entirely different planet? And one day, after Hell starts being settled, Odium comes along and splinters Justice, destroying Homeland in the process, or at least cutting off the method of travelling between the worlds. Hence, Threnody named in memorial to Justice, and without a Shard of its own, technically. The fact that it is a world without "god", from the perspective of the pilgrims, makes the whole "land of the damned" and "hell" thing make sense on a whole new level. And we know that Silence and her family at least worship the God Beyond. Is this new, since their god died? Is it a Forescout thing, or does the whole society worship the God Beyond now, or did they always do so? Heck, since Brandon didn't plan Threnody too far in advance, perhaps he pre-retconned it. Maybe Justice's death was already in the backstory and he just added Threnody and the refugees settling there when it occurred to him to? And in reference to Brandon's answer- if the Evil is Odium then it certainly relates to Ruin in an indirect way, both being Shards.

Well the Lord Ruler essentially has a whole slew of super-powers. -Super-speed (compounded steel feruchemy) -Super-strength (compounded pewter feruchemy and Allomancy) -Super-mental speed (compound zinc) -Steelpushing/ironpulling (steel/iron -Perfect senses (compounded tin) -Emotional Manipulation -Can be infinitely heavy/light -Can be infinitely warm/cold, potentially to the degree that he ignites the air around him, although that depends how F-brass works -Endless healing (compound gold) -Precognition (atium) I mean, this guy is so tough. He is.... wow. Atium (combined with the strength and speed to use it) alone means that he can't really lose a fight. And there is a 100% chance that he wouldn't be scared of Steelheart, after a millennium of not fearing anything but Ruin. Now, chances are Obliteration could avoid his attacks and teleport away, but if anyone has a chance of at least touching him gently before he can teleport away, its the Lord Ruler.

Melbourne, 15 Months Ago Quakezone stood on the edge of the Eureka Skydeck. All around him was Melbourne. Skyscrapers twinkled in the light, walls of glass relfecting white in the midday sun. It was a city of modernity, a city of power, and wealth. And it was his city. Not a day ago, his troops, his Quakers and Epics, had pacified the heart of the city, killing or recruiting the Epics and gangs that had been waging war over it. It had been easy, really. The telecommunications network had been taken over and his message of dominion broadcast all over the city. He was the Emperor of Melbourne now. He expected other Epics to dispute this, of course. But as an invincible god, how could any stand against him? Glasstorm stood at attention behind him. Loyal from nearly the beginning, the Epic could control glass to a fine detail. He was a sensible, no-nonsense lieutenant, and as with all loyal Epics he would be generously rewarded. Glasstorm spoke. "My lord, I hope that this move was not too hasty. I have heard rumours of other Epics that cannot be killed, such as yourself. And there are still very powerful gangs in the suburbs of the city. Perhaps we should have neutralised them before seizing control of the city proper." Quakezone shook his head. "No, no. That would have been perceived as weak. I need these people to see me as a source of strength, as their invincible and unconquerable ruler. Caution has no place in a strong ruler's plans. This chaos and anarchy will need to be stopped, but before we can pacify the outlying regions we must-" The Emperor of Melbourne was cut off by a scream from the room behind him. Frowning and turning, he saw one of his human guards explode into flame, a bolt of scarlet light connecting him to something out of view. As the guard screamed and fell to the ground, a blur entered the room. The blur resolved itself a moment later into the form of a young, blond woman, with spiky hair. She smiled cruelly. Glasstorm leapt into action, pulling windows apart from either side of her and slamming them towards the intruder. She dodged them easily with her speed as the glass shattered together. Glaring at him, bolts of scarlet light shot from her eyes. But Glasstorm had prepared for such an attack, bringing a shield of glass between them. The beams melted the glass, but left Glasstorm unharmed. Already, he was bringing in another shield. This time, the intruder fired her eye-beams, but instead of melting, the glass shield was pushed by the attack into a surprised Glasstorm, flinging him off the side of the building with a scream. Quakezone grimaced. "You know, I hope he manages to save himself. He is a useful man to have around. As you likely know, I am Quakezone, Emperor of Melbourne. Now, who might you be?" The intruder laughed. "Emperor? How melodramatic! I prefer the title of Queen of Melbourne, myself. Laserbolt is my name. And you are intruding upon my city." "Your city, is that so?" "Indeed." Quakezone smiled. "Well, I suppose we will have to settle this like proper, civilized people." "Yes.... lets." With that, he dived towards her, engaging his flight and preparing to punch the insolent fool into oblivion. But she was too quick, speeding to the side and firing her beams at his side. He registered the heat, but felt no pain and suffered no damage as they burnt a hole in his shirt. HE pulled up on the other side of the room, turning to her and scowling. "I just got this shirt!" She looked surprised. "Oh, didn't you know?" Quakezone grinned wolfishly. "There are benefits to being invulnerable, you know. I'm like Superman." Laserbolt growled. "Superman this!" With that, she fired her laserbeams, and this time they hit his chest and pushed him with such force that he crashed through the wall and out into the open air. Catching himself with his flight, Quakezone charged back into the building, using his powers to crash through the wall in a different spot and destroy the room with her inside it. Concrete and dust surrounded him as he powered through the building like a rocket. As he re-entered the light once more, he pulled himself up and turned to see the gaping, smoking hole that he had left in the side of the tower. He could still here the sound of crumbling masonry. He smiled. "And so, the first challenger to my immortal throne has been put in their place. Now-" Suddenly a beam of red light hit him, but this time he felt himself pulled by it towards the source. In his surprise it easily overwhelmed his flight as he plunged back towards an open window a few floors down from where he had last seen Laserbolt. How is she so fast! He barely had time to think before the beam stopped and his momentum carried him straight through the window and several interior walls as well. Finally the dust settled and Quakezone groaned. That was.... a strange sensation. The Emperor slowly rose to his feet, anger rising in him. "How dare this witch challenge me so! I am a GOD!" He heard laughter from behind him. "Hahaha! Gods die!" He had barely spun around when another beam hit him, this time pushing him away again, sending him pummelling through several walls until he had emerged once more into the open air. Slipping away to the side, he growled and soared straight into the side of the floor below her, planning on cutting off her escape route and footing in one swoop. Walls and ceilings crumbled like paper beneath the amplified force of his impacts, and people screamed as he crushed them. Some would be his own loyal servants or soldiers- but their deaths were immaterial compared to the threat this Epic posed. As an entire floor of the Eureka tower collapsed, Quakezone flew back to the original floor, smiling as he saw nothing but a gaping hole where Laserbolt had been standing. "Well, better to be safe than sorry." He said to himself as he began circling the building, looking for any sign of the speed Epic. He hadn't been searching for long when suddenly he heard distant screams on the wind. Looking down, he nearly yelped. A massive blob of metal- the size of a building- was rolling through the streets of Melbourne's CBD. Cars and people alike were crushed and absorbed, and judging from its white hot glow and the trail of charred bodies, ground and buildings it left behind it, it was a hot blob of metal too. "Well of all the ways I expected to be challenged today, that was not one of them..." He was just about to fly down and meet this new challenger when suddenly he felt a great force pulling him back towards the tower. "BLAST IT NOT AGAI-" He roars were cut off as he once more smashed into the building, which was beginning to groan under the stress of the repeated impacts it had received. ........... Hours later, with the Eureka tower and numerous other buildings already collapsed into piles of rubble, the three High Epics fought. Foundry swept his wave of metal towards Quakezone and Laserbolt, and the two looked at each other in alarm before flying and running to either side to dodge it. They narrowly escaped as the wall of molten metal descended upon the ruins they had been fighting among. Foundry floated above it all, suspended by whirling pools of metal, expression unreadable behind his firefighter's mask. Laserbolt, unseen by the metal Epic, fired her beams at him. But these were not heat beams- they were beams of freezing energy, sucking the heat out of anything they touched. They impacted Foundry, and within seconds he had become a frosted statue. Laserbolt smiled, and Quakezone frowned. Surely it couldn't have been so- Before the thought had even finished, Foundry grew white hot, and the frost covering him evaporated into steam. He turned towards the stunned Laserbolt, and with a gesture sent a spout of metal towards her that she barely dodged. Quakezone snarled. "He is made of molten metal and you tried to freeze him!?" ........... The trio fought for two more days. Their fight was cataclysmic, with Laserbolt's cutting beams, Quakezone's powerful explosions and Foundry's immense waves of metal destroying building after building, and bringing down Melbourne's mighty skyscrapers. It eventually ended, but not before thousands upon thousands of innocent civilians and bystanders had died.

I think they're working out fine. He seems like a real, interesting person.

Brilliant!

Given how little involvement the Ones Above have, it seems unlikely that they would have brought food. Then again I can't see anything wrong with a little food being gifted and shared. But if not the Ones Above, who brought the food? A Herdazian worldhopper?

Boom! love the worldbuilding

I always pictured Shardblades as reaaaaaally long, but of varying shapes and styles, and always a dull steel colour. So like that, but normal steel and about two-three times as long.

yeah, hopefully Panther makes him another, theoretically he could easily do that. So he is still Cap as we know him, but without the shield that Howard made. yeah, laden with symbolism

Event Horizon, yeah. Pretty sure his writer is still around.

So is a Shade a Cognitive shadow with no Spiritual Aspect, or vice versa?