Every member tends to be more specialized in a field of combat rather than being balanced in their fighting style. Though some members are very balanced most of them lose several abilities that other humans possess in order to greater fulfill their purpose in the clan. This takes form in various ways all from replacing a fighting style with another one.

Each member of the Crucis clan is Immortal, however this only counts towards how long they will live, and not for anything else: (Such as recovering from wounds faster, being able to survive things such as decapitation, or running out of chakra.) Each of them can just live indefinitely if not killed by someone.

The second ability that all of the clan possess is the ability to use the “Ark” which is an inter-dimensional realm only accessible by them. This area is much like a village inside of a snow globe without anyone inside of it, and each of the many houses leads to a part of the world that the one of the Crucis chooses to go too. The Ark does have its limits however, and will most likely not be able to access it while in battle since the Crucis must focus all attention on opening a portal to the ark, and as such will find it quite difficult when they are under attack by an opponent. However the Ark may only be used by Crucis, and as such anybody who is not one of them cannot enter the Ark unless one the Crucis willing allows them passage, and each time they desire to enter the Crucis must be willing to allow them passage. However when inside of this realm of the Crucis’s powers are increased by 50% of their maximum. (Enemies in battle may not be taken inside of the Ark, as the Sphere that is the Ark will reject them for attempting to harm a Crucis)

Finally how one becomes a Crucis is due to the Ark constantly emitting chakra into the “Real” world. This chakra flows into the air, and passes through the world searching for anyone who is a pure unaltered human that fits the profile of a persona of the Crucis. This happens gradually with the person first experiencing headaches, and feeling slightly off balance, and after a few days they start to get migraines, and feel almost as though they have the flu. Around another three to five days the stigmata will start to appear on the future Crucis in a painful fashion, the most notable is that their forehead begins to bleed when the stigmata first appear, and they tend to lash out anyone who comes near them while they are transforming. It is also a delicate process for them, and they are more susceptible to attacks and propaganda when transforming. This transformation typical last from anywhere to three to twenty four hours, after which they will feel better than they did before the transformation. (To clarify ANY character that does not have a blood line or SA that makes already makes them immortal, may become a Crucis. Even if their profile states they do not have a bloodline, those who have dormant as their bloodline also may become Crucis, counting this as their bloodline.)

• Name: Crucis Persona: Dreams
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Dreams, Loses all elements, Their fighting style is changed to Genjutsu Specialist.
  Description: The Crucis of dreams is the personification of the aspirations, hopes, and desires of the human heart. As such this Crucis tends to be very stubborn when dealing with things that will stop their pursuit of a goal they have. Besides this way of thinking the Crucis of dreams also resides in a special realm besides the Ark which they use to conceal their real body. Though they will still exist in the “real” world the Crucis of dreams cannot be killed by any attacks that hit them in the “real” world. Consequentially they may not harm anyone in the real world while they are in their realm (Though they may still interact with objects, and such they may just not cause any direct damage to them). However the Crucis may bring their opponent to this realm during a battle which in turn removes them from Reality (Removes them and the Crucis from the thread temporarily) and brings them to the Crucis of dreams realm. While in this realm the Crucis of Dreams, can levitate, and Cast Genjutsu as though it was one rank higher, for the purposes of attempting to break it, However they are far from invincible in this realm, and if they are killed in their realm the person who was fighting them is released, and all of their wounds are restored along with any chakra used in combat, also the same applies if the Crucis of Dreams releases them on purpose. This realm counts as an S rank Genjutsu, that cannot be broken unless the Crucis is killed within it, or the opponent is released from within it.
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Pleasure
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Pleasure,
  Description: The Crucis of Pleasure is the personification of humanity’s indulgence in anything that is enjoyable for the body, and soul. As such this Crucis tends to dislike things that are boring, annoying, or uncomfortable to be a part of, and prefers whatever is fun, carefree, and enjoyable. Besides the personality, the Crucis of Passion may choose what they want to touch in the “real” world such as moving through walls, walking on water, and the like. The one thing that still affects them is Chakra. Be it in an element or just as a pure blast they can’t choose to not touch it as it is not a physical thing, but rather a mix of several attributes. This means that they cannot avoid being touched by humans or animals since they possess a chakra network throughout their body. They may also not hide in objects to avoid damage for an extended period of time, and if the object the Crucis is in they take damage equal to the force of the blast plus the damage the object received.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Passion
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Passion, Specialty becomes Ninjutsu.
  Description:The Crucis of Passion is the embodiment of humanity’s willpower to work for what they desire, and it’s determination to keep fighting for something. As such this Crucis tends to be much more Unyielding, and convicted when on a mission or attempting to accomplish an ideal. Besides the personality this Crucis, tends to much more resolute in their power when attacking with Ninjutsu. As such all of their Ninjutsu’s power is increased by 25% (With the exception of Kinjutsu which is already powerful enough) and their hand sign speed is increased to the point where it is almost a blur when performed.  
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Compassion
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Compassion, Specialty Becomes Ijutsu.
  Description: The Crucis of Compassion tends to care for all the other Crucis, and people around them. They also tend to be the easiest going of the Crucis, and would rather not face confrontation whenever possible. Aside from the personality the Crucis of Compassion has an affinity towards Ijutsu, and helping others, and in turn may learn Ijutsu as though they were one rank higher (SO an E-rank character can learn a B-rank Ijutsu, and so on) They also receive a bonus of 25% to their chakra pool, and control, but when only they are using Ijutsu.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Anger
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Anger, Specialty becomes Taijutsu, element becomes Lightning.
  Description:The Crucis of anger is one of the most outspoken, and forceful of the Crucis (The second being the Crucis of Righteousness). They are normally fiercely protective of the other Crucis, and tend to be stubborn when defending something they, or someone they care for. Aside from being fierce in everything they do the Crucis of anger also has the ability to extrude lightning from their body as though it was armor. The only catch is that the lightning only does damage if the Crucis of anger has taken damage in the form of a non chakra based attack. This armor increases in power with each hit, and eventually can be used to bind the user to the opponent, so that whenever the Crucis take damage the opponent takes it as well. For the chain to be activated both the Crucis, and their opponent MUST be in contact with each other, and the Crucis must have taken a majority of their blows from non chakra based attacks otherwise the chain will not be formed.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Pride
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Pride.
  Description: The Crucis of Pride is very arrogant in their feelings towards their own abilities along with the abilities of others. They tend to have a “high than thou art” complex about them, and when faced with confrontation of any sort they will normally brush it off as nothing, but a nuisance, and something not worthy of my time. Besides the Personality the Crucis of Pride is endowed with the ability to sense an opponent’s chakra levels, and their level of control over it. This does not show their opponents location only their chakra amount, and general control over it, so it is mostly helpful when fighting someone, and knowing how much strength they have left in them to continue the battle.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Joy
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Joy, Loses the ability to Perform any Genjutsu
  Description: The Crucis of Joy is one of the most outgoing, and happy of the Crucis. They always love to have a good time, and see others enjoying themselves. Besides the Persona the Crucis of Joy has the ability to naturally identify any Genjutsu that they are trapped inside of, though this is only a recognition of the jutsu, and not an actually break of it, and while helpful in recognizing what is happening this will in no way prevent them from becoming trapped inside of the Genjutsu, it only helps them to recognize what has befallen them making it easier to confront.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Sadness
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Sadness.
  Description: The Crucis of Sadness tends to be more shy, and standoffish from the others. They do not like seeing anyone sad or feeling pain, and will always attempt to help remove their feelings of sadness or regret. The Crucis of sadness has the power to seal away the pain of others through special seals that they can use. (all of which must be trained as 3 point kinjutsu.)
  
  First seal: Seal of Release: This seal allows the one casting it to release any feeling of pain from someone’s body. While they still will become injured the feeling of the injury will not stop them in any way since they do not feel it. This does not prevent death, and may actually cause it due to the lack of pain someone feels.
  
  Second Seal: Seal of Power: This seal allows one to activate power as though they were using the first three of the Gates however after two posts of the seal in effect they will be unable to battle for at least four posts afterward, due to the strain that their body suffers.
  
  Third Seal: Seal of Pain: This is a much more offensive seal, and is used to punish those who inflict pain upon others. This seal is used to increase the feeling of pain that the one with it feels by 50%.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Love
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Love, Gains Ninjutsu, and Ijutsu as Primary, but they lose the ability to have any other SA’s
  Description: The Crucis of Love is perhaps one of the most powerful of the Crucis. They feel several things, from Pride to Anger; they often embody several of the personas the Crucis have. To this extent the Crucis of love is able to copy any of the SA’s the other Crucis have; However it will be only ½ as effective as the original power (This does not apply to any persona that does not have a stat bonus applied to it). They may also learn any jutsu as though a teacher were present, and may learn any bloodline limits with a 25% reduction in post required.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis Persona: Righteousness
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Righteousness, Gains Taijutsu, and Ninjutsu as Primary/ secondary.
  Description: The Crucis of Righteousness is the embodiment of Humanities desire to maintain order, and law through all things. This Crucis tends to be very intolerant of evil in any form, and will often assume the worst in people rather than the best. Aside from the personality the Crucis of Righteousness has the power to indentify the real intentions of anyone they come across, and as such can detect what a person’s heart truly desires; be it for better or worse. Basically this ability allows one who has it to know the true desires of anyone they come in contact with, and better indentify friend or foe.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis of Hope
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Hope, Genjutsu becomes Specialty.
  Description: The Crucis of Peace is perhaps the most reasonable of all the Crucis being that they dislike to fight in any way possible, and prefer to believe in humanities inherit desires to not kill another, no matter how faint they might be at the time. Besides the personality the Crucis of Peace receives a 25% hand sign, chakra pool, and duration boost when using genjutsu.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis of Desires
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Desires, Must have a fighting style that is specialized.
  Description: Similar to the Crucis of Dreams in many ways the Crucis of Desires is different in that instead of representing the wishes of humanity they represent the actions of those wishes. This means they frequently act on what they believe in, and will not hold reservations back about others who get in their way. Besides the personality the Crucis of Desires gains the ability to manipulate chakra in a unique way, by forming it around their body. This chakra does not provide protection, or increase the Crucis’s stats in any way, but it does however allow for them to use all jutsu at a reduced chakra cost as though it was one rank lower when being used (Except for Kinjutsu). They however are slightly weaker to attacks that would attack the chakra network directly, instead counting attacks such as them to be one rank higher when dealing damage.
  
  
  
• Name: Crucis of Determination
  Requirements: Must be the Crucis of Determination.
  Description: The one Crucis among all of them can be described as the stubborn fool, the Crucis of Determination will never back down, or give up on their goals no matter the odds against them. This has also led them to be the black sheep of the Crucis, as this Crucis has in the past on more than one occasion rejected the Ark for their own agenda, and power gain. Besides the personality the Crucis of Determination has the ability to imbue themselves within the Ark temporarily. This ability will cost half of the total amount of chakra the Crucis has at the time, but will increase their defenses to levels unparallel, allowing them to shrug of blows that would kill a normal man with one shot, (Such as a soul being ripped apart, or a explosion that would destroy half a Cliffside), and attacks would disable their ability to move. They however while in this form are reduced to a speed of half their normal, they may also only use jutsu of B rank or lower while in this form.

Path of Humanity

Those who choose to walk the path of humanity, seek to understand it in all of its various guises. Though they might see their being Crucis as a burden, they try to overcome it accepting their task as the guardians of humanity. While the methods that they and the Ark use can often be harsh, they know it is for the best, dreading what would happen if they fail in their mission, if some of the darker things that lurk inside of the hearts of everyone were to be unleashed. A Crucis that follows this path cannot take any jutsu, SA or mission that would count as corrupting or breaking the natural order. (So no things like Jashin Worship, any kind of second bloodline, corpse jutsu, bringing back people from the dead or anything else that follows along those lines. Any Humanity path walker that does/learns or gains any of these things is immediately stripped of ALL their powers, and will become the target of the remaining Crucis)

• Name: Knight of the Ark
  Requirements: Humanity Path, C rank, 4 Point Kinjutsu Training
  Description: Coming to an understanding of the Ark, and its relationship to humanity, a Knight of the Crucis has accepted their burden and is committed to furthering the Arks plan. In return for this, the Ark has granted them a little bit of its power, helping them to better understand the nature of Humanity. A Knight of the Ark gains the effects of an Additional Persona of their choice, not including the requirements. Their natures and personality also undergo a change, which is dependent on the same personality, but not to the same extreme of their first choice. Ie: If  'Sadness' became a Knight of the Crucis and took on the aspect of Compassion, they would still remain fairly shy, but they would also try and people with physical pain as well as emotional.
  
  
  
• Name: Ark Templar
  Requirements: Humanity Path, A Rank, 6 Point Kinjutsu Training, Knight of the Ark
  Description: As a knight of the Crucis, one wields a bit more of the Ark's power, so they may learn to understand Humanity. A Templar of the Crucis takes this further, having come to a full understanding of Ark, and why they must protect humanity, even from itself. This increased understanding of humanity also makes them harder for others to deal with, as when someone manages to understand and predict them, they simply change styles, throwing off any attempt to work them out. An Ark Templar has access to a third persona, however instead of having access to all of their persona's at once, they have to nominate one of there two additional persona's as their Secondary persona. When using this Persona, they lose any benefits of their first Persona (their starting one), and change their fighting style or elements until it matches their secondary one. Ie, Passion requires a Ninjutsu Specialist, so if this was the secondary persona of Compassion, they lose their itjutsu specialization and gain a Ninjutsu one while active. They also gain 5 extra slots that can't be used in their main persona
  
  
• Name: Ark Castellan
  Requirements: Humanity Path, Knight of the Ark, Ark Templar, S Rank 12 point Kinjutsu Training,
  Description: The Strongest walkers of the path  will eventually make it to a point where they are entrusted with the full power and knowledge of the Ark, and are seen as its representatives by even the other Crucis. The closest thing that the clan has to a leadership position, they can not only give voice to the Ark's wishes, but are completely and totally in tune with it, able to call upon its power from anywhere, and when needed to, they can manifest the power in the real world. At this level, all restrictions upon entering the Ark are removed, and once per thread (Or battle if it is multiple threads long), they can choose to cause a manifestation of the Ark. A manifestation of the Ark lasts 5 turns, at the beginning of which all the Crucis in the topic completely regain all their chakra (when it is activated). The Castellan who caused the manifestation on the other hand, gains three times their normal amount of chakra in addition to the chakra restoration. Furthermore, all Crucis get the Ark bonus during the term of the manifestation.
  
  
• Name: Embodiment of Humanity
  Requirements: Must have taken the Humanity Path, must be Castellan level, 6 point kin training.
  Description: A power that only a few who are truly master of the path of Humanity can ever hope to achieve, as it requires a mind so in touch with the ark that others would call the preachers of their bloodline. This power is granted by the Ark to those Crucis that has proven themselves to be the most powerful in tune with it, and it’s desire to protect humanity. This power is gained by the Ark using its brand of chakra to imbue the body, and soul of the Crucis with a special brand of chakra. This chakra in essence provides the Crucis with a body that is incorruptible in any way, and such they do not suffer from any effects other than damage from attacks that would turn the body into something inhuman, or anything based in demonic nature, (Such as the attack being fueled by demon chakra, the attack intent to decay the body into a demonic or undead form, etc.)

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Path of Persona
Humanity is a very complex yet loose term in both its context, and interpretation. For many see it is all this life has to offer in ways of living, and existing, however there are those whether by choice, or by force have learned that Humanity is only a stepping stone to another level of existence within this plain of mortality. When one has steered away from the Ark by committing a sin against humanity, such as becoming an inhuman being, or worshipping a villainess god, they are not fully rejected as there is one path that they may take to avoid being killed outright. This path will however separate them from the other Crucis that follow the Ark still, and generally makes them loners among the clan (Though this doesn’t mean they won’t help out, just means that they are more stand offish when dealing with others in the clan.) Never the less one who chooses this path cannot learn any clan jutsu, however they will become masters of their persona, as they delve into it further with each level of rejecting the Ark, and furthering their own agenda, or the agenda of darkness.

• Name: Earl of Crucis
  Requirements: Persona, 4 point Kin training, C rank.
  Description: An Earl of the Crucis is the first step for one who has rejected the Ark, or sinned against humanity in some form. When this has happened they must in some way fight against the Ark in order to save themselves from death, and forcibly steal its power for themselves. Once one has seized the power from the Ark they will gain a new mastery in their persona as well as a bonus to both their mental abilities, as well as the physical. This stage of the Persona path grants the user an increase in the form of a better understanding of their Persona’s powers. All Crucis with ability will no longer use any chakra when using a Persona enhancing abilities; in addition to this they receive a boost of 20% to all stats.
  
  
• Name: Duke of Crucis
  Requirements: Persona path, 6 point Kin training, Earl of Crucis, A rank.
  Description: The Dukes of the Crucis are much more potent in their rebellion from the Arks desire to remove them from its presence. For one to become a Duke they must in some way further their pursuits in their inhuman path, and must once again take power from the Ark in some way. When this is done the Crucis will feel an even bigger level of power surge within them, and will gain yet more power from within the Ark. All Crucis will this ability will not only, not use chakra when using their powers, but will be able to regain up to one fourth of the chakra they have used in that thread, once per thread (Or battle if it takes place over multiple threads). They also receive a 35% boost to all stats.
  
  
• Name: Lord of Crucis
  Requirements: Persona path, 10 point Kin training, Duke of Crucis Ability, S rank.
  Description:  The Lords of Crucis are the pinnacle of what humanity can become should it through off its mortal shackles, and embrace the full effects of the powers that wish to twist it into something different, and more ‘perfect’. For one to become a Lord they must perfect their art of treason against humanity, and then steal the remaining power that their bodies can handle from the Ark. All Crucis with this ability will be able to restore up to half of the total chakra that has been used in the thread, once per thread (Or battle if it takes place over multiple threads) They also receive a 50% boost to all stats.
  
  
• Name: Embodiment of Persona
  Requirements: Must have taken the Persona Path, must be Lord level, 4 point kin training.
  Description: A secret that the Ark has held secret for generations of Crucis, that only a select few have ever figured out let alone mastered. It is a power which does as its name describes, being in that it increases the power of one’s own persona by having the hidden other path side manifest within their body, and begin the process of taking them over. This last several days, and when done the Crucis will tainted white crosses on their forehead permanently instead of the usual black ones. The real effect however is that their persona bonuses will be doubled, or if no persona bonuses exist within their persona they may select a second a persona that also does not have a stat in it, other than Love, without the need of the requirements, of the persona.

• Name: Stigma Manifestation
  Requirements: Must be a Crucis, must have entered the Ark at least once IC, and have had the crosses appear IC.
  Description: The true power behind the crosses on the Crucis’s foreheads, it is one that allows the Crucis to communicate with each other through the Ark, it functions like telepathy, in being that it allows them to speak without words to each other no matter the distance, however it does have its limits, as it functions like the Ark does, thusly not allowing them to use it during a battle unless this rule can otherwise be ignored. It also allows one who is within the Ark to locate enemies signatures within the real world, telling them their location only, and not anything else. The last bit of information cannot be shared mentally with other Crucis who cannot do the same at the time. This power may only be used to communicate with other Crucis, and not with others outside of the bloodline.
  
  
• Name: Ark Chakra
  Requirements: Must be a Crucis, must have either Ark Templar, or Duke of Crucis.
  Description: This is a rather special, and unique brand of chakra that powers the very realm of the Crucis known as the Ark. It is special in that it, changes the properties of normal chakra, in a way that allows the Crucis more control, and precision with all things that require chakra. This is in effect provide plus half a + mark to the Crucis in their fighting styles, under control, or in taijutsu’s case speed, and strength. It also changes the color of the Crucis’s chakra to more of a ethereal color in appearance making it slightly harder to spot than the average chakra, of a human.