They helped redirect those destructive energies into exploration and discovery as space stations and outposts on planets in neighboring solar systems were filled with qualified individuals from all over the planet. In just over a month the world was relatively peaceful and everyone was getting along.
Today was Sunday, October 1st, 2051, and Pandora was excited to be back with her mom, grandpa, grandma, and their friends because it was the first time they had been able to take a break in a long time. She’d seen them occasionally, but never all together. Pandora and her friends had also been busy with their training so these get-togethers were not as common as anyone would like. Pandora was about to ask her mom a question when a portal opened near Adaline and her.
Adam stepped through, and said, “Honey, I’m home.”
A moment later Adaline slammed into him and wrapped him in a hug. Pandora looked on with wide eyes, surprise and hope evident.
“Hello Pandora, I’m Adam, your father,” he said as he looked into her eyes and opened one of his arms to invite her into the hug with her mom.
Pandora only hesitated for a moment before she rushed over and entered the hug. They stood that way for a few moments before Adam stepped back.
It’s so good to finally meet you,” Adam said.
Pandora, looked shyly at her father then looked at her mom, “Hi Dad, I know who you are, Mom did you tell him about how I gained most of my memories after I was born didn’t she?”
“It was some form of memory transfer wasn’t it?” Adam asked.
“It was. Normally a mother would impart that information she wished unto her child and that would be it. Usually, how to hunt and survive. Mother’s gifting was a little bit more intense, but she did hold some stuff back,” Pandora said as she looked at both of them, a flush coming to her skin as if she was embarrassed.
“What is it?” Adam asked as Adaline nodded her encouragement for her to continue.
“Well, I was attacked mentally and the, well it doesn’t matter, she’s dead now. Anyway, the bitch that tried to unlock my mind, unlocked all of Mother’s memories up until the point she gifted them to me.
“She unlocked ‘All’ of the memories?” Adaline asked.
“Yes,” Pandora said sheepishly.
Adam could only respond with an “Oh,”
Even Adaline was flabbergasted for a moment before she said, “Well dear, a lot has happened since then so why don’t you catch us up on what happened to you after we were separated?” as she tried to change the subject.
Pandora nodded then started to explain how she found herself in a desert of sorts and how she was rescued by two men and brought back to the city where she went to school until she joined the Adventurer’s Guild where she met her five friends: Callum, Asling, Robert, Cedrick, and Pythias.
Pandora went on to explain how she’d found the Dungeon and then her mage orbs, which she pulled out and showed Adaline and Adam. Finally, she went on to tell them about Caspa and how she was part of her.
“The Chaos within you became intelligent, all on its own?” Adam asked.
“Yours didn’t?” Pandora asked back.
“No, though I have been thoroughly combined with every aspect of my chaotic nature,” Adam said. “It’s a long story.”
Adam, Adaline, and Pandora walked off to one of the side lounges and sat down to talk. The others in the room didn’t say anything for a moment before they turned back to the television as various thoughts ran through all of their minds.
After five minutes Cedrik couldn’t take it anymore, “What do you think they’re talking about in there?” he asked the rest of the group in the living room while Adam, Adaline, and Pandora talked in an adjacent lounge.
“Right before they left the room I overheard Pandora tell her dad that she had all of her mom’s memories,” Asling said.
“Yeah, let’s talk about something else,” Robert said.
There were nods around the room until Desirae asked, “How are the five of you finding the higher levels of technology?”
“I like the bathrooms, “Asling said.
“Yes, and the way your stoves automatically heat up is really nice too,” Callum said.
“It does seem like magic,” Robert said.
“All of you have been here for almost a month, have you been able to get to a dungeon, or was Thor still trying to teach you about the world?” Mr. Bennard asked.
“We’ve been stuck on this planet for the most part,” Callum said.
“Yes, you’re talking voice was able to explain that we are on one planet and the planet we need to help on is a different one. That required a little bit of knowledge on what a planet, star, and even solar system were. That first week was just learning the terminology all of you use. While we’ve been learning, Thor has been keeping track of the dungeons. Except for the occasional individual, not very many people have entered any of the dungeons on the other plant, unless by accident. Normally they come running out within five minutes.” Callum said.
“Thor also asked us to stay here and learn as much as we can while Pandora’s mom and dad, and all of you worked to get the world governments working together, or at least not fighting. That’s what Thor told us,” Robert said.
“We have been a bit busy,” Abi conceded.
“The wars have all stopped and we’ve even opened exploration of various moons to those countries that want to participate, though Thor issued an evacuation earlier today and everyone has been returned to Earth or Trappist-1e,” Amanda said.
“I find it so interesting that you move among the heavens with little or no effort,” Pythias said. “Aren’t you afraid of angering the Gods?”
“As far as I’ve been able to tell, and I do come from a world much like yours Pythias, The only god-like beings we’ve seen have been Adam and now Adaline. Some of us were like Gods inside the SYSTEM Matrix but all of our divinity points and levels were reset when the Universe became real.” Mr. Bennard said.
“Why did Thor recall everyone back from the exploratory areas?” Clarence asked Amanda.
“No idea. Though, it probably has something to do with the fact that the nanites aren’t working,” Amanda said.
“Wait, what?” Clarence asked.
“Our ability to control nanites has been getting progressively worse for about the last hour,” Abi confirmed.
“What about our portals and our connection to Thor?” Desirae asked.
“Thor sent me a message before he went offline. Thor left a copy to run the portals for us but he stated that Adam has both Al and Thor with him,” Amanda said.
“We can use our interfaces to call portals but the nanites are offline,” Abi said.
“Also, remember, if you go to any of the facilities that are not on Trappist-1e, Earth or one of the planets that have an atmosphere that humans can breathe keep your portal open while you are there or have Thor open a portal to somewhere on Earth or Trappist-1e to keep breathable air coming in. Without nanites those locations will not support life for very long,” Amanda said.
“Is this that science stuff Thor has been teaching us about?” Asling asked.
“Not exactly, though we would use science to explain why the air becomes unbreathable,” Mrs. Bennard said.
“Okay, I guess the major question is, what does this all mean?” Callum asked as he looked around the room.
“That’s my cue,” Adam said, as he led Adaline and Pandora out of the lounge into the main room. “Hello again to those of you I know, and those of you I don’t. I am Adamantadine, formerly Johnathan Bennard. Over there,” he said pointing to Cindy and Robert Bennard, “Are my mom and Dad. Beside me are Adaline and Pandora respectively. I would especially like to thank the five of you,” he said as he looked over Callum, Cedrik, Asling, Robert and Pythias for looking after Pandora.”
Adam paused for a moment as everyone moved around the room and made themselves comfortable as a backpack appeared on Adam and Thor and Al both appeared on the monitor on the wall.
“Now that we’re all here I believe the question was what does it all mean,” Adam said as he looked thoughtful. “First, Thor, please give me that download really quick.”
“What’s he doing?” Pandora asked as they watched Adam pause for a moment as his eyes started to move rapidly.
“Thor and Adam were once of the same mind. Thor can send everything that he has seen and learned in a matter of moments. Adam is being brought up to speed on everything that has happened on Earth and Trappist-1e while he was away,” Abi said.
“Everything?” Pandora asked.
“Oh yeah, your dad’s mind is like a sponge. He remembers everything,” Abi affirmed.
“I do, “Adam agreed,” In fact my comments to what has gone on since I went away. First question, would the six of you like the ability to call a portal to you? Without the nanites, there is no way for Thor to know where you are. While we’re all here Thor can put a communication device in your heads that will allow you to communicate with each other. Also, Thor, upgrade each so that if they agree, everyone here has a quantum connection to everyone else and yourself, in case we get separated across universal barriers again.”
“I’d like the ability to be able to communicate with you when I want to,” Pandora said.
“Very well,” Thor said from the monitor as nanites within Adam’s sphere of influence created and attached the communication device behind her left ear, in a few moments it was done. “All done.”
“I didn’t feel anything.”
“That’s what she…” Clarence started to say. Realized whom he was talking about, looked over at Adam and shrugged sheepishly. As he closed his mouth and turned away.
“You weren’t supposed to. We’ll go over how to use the device in a few moments. Would the rest of your party like one as well?” Adam asked.
Callum, Pythias, Asling, Robert, and Cedrik all nodded. A few moments later Thor said, “All done.”
“I really didn’t feel anything,” Cedrik said as the other five nodded in agreement as he grinned at Clarence.
“Okay, now that that’s done, and they’re all modified so we can communicate with each other across vast distances?” Adam asked questioningly.
“They are,” Thor said.
“Let’s get back to the question at hand. The simple answer is, I don’t know. I suspect that all the changes that just recently happened, Universes being added to the Multiverse, Numbers of sentient beings coming into existence simultaneously, and changes to the Astral Plane may have altered something that must self-correct. Alternatively, those same changes drew the attention of something or someone, and they are about to make those changes known.”
“Karmic backlash?” Adaline asked.
“Perhaps, or something like it. This isn’t the SYSTEM Matrix after all, though I’m sure those of you that took the path of divinity in there are seeing some very similar things out here in the real world,” Adam said.
“What do we do?” Cindy and Robert Bennard asked simultaneously.
“Fortunately, a lot of the abilities I have acquired since moving into the real world, I still have. One of those is the ability to conjure things from nothing. After reviewing everything you’ve done, I think we need to set up a network of food distribution using portals, at least until the shit hits the fan because I do believe it will. The reason we’ll distribute food this way is that I can’t be everywhere at once. This way people will be able to get food, water, and essential supplies.
“Are you sure you want to leave access to Trappist-1e from Earth open?”
“I honestly believe it’s not going to matter. I could be wrong but with my luck and this itchy feeling that has been getting progressively worse that something is going to happen I think trying to help everyone prepare is as good as we can do,” Adam said.
“Will we be able to stay together?” Pandora asked.
“I don’t know. I also don’t know if making the communication devices even matters, they could all get removed. What I do know is that I want to give all of you, and humanity, the best chance to see our loved ones again,” Adam paused for a moment as if in thought then said, “Okay everyone, I’m going to fill up the room with supplies, take what you need, I’ll make more if we need it.
Immediately the room was filled with MREs, water bottles, tarps, camping gear, grills utility knives cast iron skillet matches, flashlights, extra batteries, and a lot more items. It was everything anyone might need on a camping trip. Cedrik rushed over and started putting things into an ability-based storage area.
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Adam smiled as he said, “Feel free to put some stuff into any storage devices you’re carrying, I don’t know if you’ll get to keep them though,” Adam said as he saw people hesitating to move,” Come on everyone, grab everything you can carry. I have no idea when the crap is going to happen so start loading your storage areas or take a backpack and grab a couple of things for yourself. “
Pandora kept an eye on her dad as he watched for a moment then said, “I’ll be right back,” before he disappeared. Less than a minute later he reappeared.
“Where’d you go?” Pandora asked.
“I had to get things started. I created a place that is getting supplies out to the needy as we speak. The portals still work so we’re using them while we can,” Adam said.
“Can we do anything for the Universes that were just created?” Al asked.
“I don’t see how,” Adam said, I don’t think we will have enough time.
Just then every creature in the Universe received a notification in a language they understood.
Assessment Complete
Unification Step 1 will commence in 86,400 units of time.
Unification is the process by which beings and materials are added to the Multitude.
Take this time to prepare.
Adam spoke up first,” Okay people 86,400 is exactly how many seconds are in one day so we have a day. For the next 4 hours, we are going to help as many people as we can. Thor, open portals to the moon and Mars. Get everyone back to Earth as close to their family and friends as you can. Use phones, monitors, etc. Commandeer the web, I know you can. Do it. Everyone else, help Thor as you can. Make sure everything is ready. After four hours, we’ll rest for twelve hours. For the last 8 hours, I’m going to have my nanites make sure each of you is in tip-top shape and we’ll just hang out, watch movies, and help the world as we can through portals,” Adam said. Pausing for a moment he looked around the room and held eye contact before he said, “Let’s get to work!”
For the next four hours, everyone did as Thor asked. Pandora and her group ran errands by going to specific points on Trappist-1e and helping everyone understand that they could go home to their families and they should. Adam couldn’t say what was going to happen, but Pandora could tell that her mom and dad were both a little bit worried.
When they hit the four-hour mark Pandora joined her mom and dad and spent the next twelve hours with them. None of them could sleep so Adam adjusted the bed, turned it into a huge couch-bed and they watched movies and talked. She shared stories about the fights she’d had and the things her friends had done and listened to stories her mom told of things that happened after they were separated. Adam shared some of his thoughts about what was going to happen based on the data he’d acquired but admitted that what he was saying was just guesswork, so they’d all just have to wait and see.
While Adaline and Pandora talked, Adam shared that moment with them, being neither judgmental nor trying to interject himself into their moment, though he did participate when they asked. Additionally, Thor would open a portal by his hand off to the side of the bed every once and a while, and Adam would do something, and the portal would close. When Pandora had asked he said he was refilling the stash of supplies everyone was using across the world. For most such a statement would be hard to believe. For Pandora, he was dad and she had memories of some of the crazy stuff he’d done, so she took him at his word.
In the last eight hours, Pandora watched as her Dad double-checked everyone for diseases, and did something else she didn’t understand. No one was hurt so Pandora put it out of her mind. She also watched as the people that had been gods, watched the peoples of Earth drop into Anarchy.
Pandora had asked, “Why aren’t we helping them?”
“We are sweetheart, Thor is keeping an eye on as much as he can utilizing images from every camera on earth and small portals that he uses to check directly on something. If someone gets hurt he uses portals to bring them back to this planet where they are healed, told to pick up a backpack with supplies and wait in their room until the crisis is over,” Adaline said.
Pandora thought they’d been doing nothing, but it looked like Thor had been doing a lot more than she thought. Someday, when they had more time she was going to ask her dad to explain exactly how Thor did all the amazing things he was doing. Nanites and Portals as the reason didn’t really tell her how he was doing anything just that nanites, whatever they were, and the doorways that popped into and out of existence were the reasons why.
Pandora watched the clock tick down and finally, they were down to the last 5 minutes. Everyone made their way back into the living room. Pandora hugged Adam, Adaline and Adam’s mom and dad then went to stand by her friends.
Adam looked over to the group and then held Callum’s eyes in his as he said, “Again, I’d like to say thank you to Pandora’s friends for taking care of her. Hopefully, we’ll be able to stay together during this next step but if not I hope I’ve helped you a little bit.”
“I Love You, Pandora,” Adaline said.
“I will love you always and forever, Pandora,” Adam said.
“I love you too Mom, Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa.”
Pandora looked at her mom and dad as she wondered what was about to happen. Just before the clock hit zero her mom mouthed ‘I love you’ one last time as she was enveloped in darkness.
A light came on and Pandora stood frozen on a circular six-inch dais. She was only able to move her eyes. There was no floor, and she could see creatures of all kinds standing on dais adjusted for their size, below and above her as far as he could see off into the distance with only darkness beyond. The other troublesome thing was that she was naked and she had no access to any of her abilities. Pandora saw no one near her that she knew. Mom and Dad, Callum, Cedrick, Asling, Robert, And Pythias were nowhere to be seen. She tried to raise them over her communication device but her access to it was also blocked.
A new notification appeared in her vision then the frozen people on their dais began disappearing. Just before she felt the world go dark as she was teleported elsewhere, she was able to read the notifications.
Unification Step 1 Complete.
Unification Step 2 Sorting is now commencing.
Pandora appeared on the edge of a flat circular area made of stone. She was still frozen as notifications appeared.
Welcome to your Classification area.
Partaking in Classification is not Mandatory. You may choose to decline Classification.
If you decline Classification the following will happen.
You will be teleported to a world in a universe that is compatible with your physiology with others that have also declined Classification where you will be grouped with the elderly and young of your species and those that are similar to you.
You will be locked out of combat progression within the Multitude Interface and may not gain experience, levels, or treasure by participating in combat of any kind. Instead, you will be offered support classes to assist in the construction and maintenance of various domains. All support personnel are paid for their work and services at the standard wage grade. Additionally, should a support role not appeal to you, you will be able to attempt Classification again in 5 of your Earth Years. Additionally, special opportunities may become available if specific criteria are met.
If you accept Classification you will remain on the floor you no stand on. Racial and Class abilities will be unlocked and you will face challenges. Once you succeed, are defeated, surrender to an opponent, or accepted an opponent’s surrender that round will end.
When you have completed the Classification process, provided you survive, Step 3 will commence.
Process of Classification
After you have successfully defeated your first challenge you will be returned to your starting point unable to move. The type of challenge and your opponent, if any, will appear. You will have 10 seconds to accept the challenge or withdraw.
If you accept, the next challenge commences in one minute.
If you withdraw, your classification will be based on the last challenger you defeated.
If you are defeated, you are most likely dead.
If your surrender is accepted, you become a vassal to the being you surrendered to. They become your Master unto their death, or yours. Surrendering during combat affords one the ability to gain any class they qualify for. NOTE: Should you be the person that kills the individual you surrendered to, you are automatically transferred to another who ranked higher during Classification. You may be released from your status as a Vassal by your Master at any time.
If you accept an opponent’s surrender, they become your vassal and are placed in a holding area until your classification is complete.
Classification is a test of Strength, Endurance, Agility, Intelligence, and Wisdom.
Would you like to begin your Classification within the Multitude, Yes or No?
Pandora chose “Yes.”
The word “Combat” appeared in the middle of the room and a beetle the size of a medium-sized dog appeared, and a 60-second timer began to count down. During the 60 seconds, Pandora double-checked her Personnel Information sheet and noted that a couple of things had changed.
Pandora was still level 110 and she still had all of her abilities. However, some things had changed. The number of attributes was less, and no skills were listed She’d have to ask the others if she ever ran into them. She was wondering if only class skills counted out her in the real world.
The counter reached zero and Pandora activated her kinetic absorption and let the bug attack her for a good five minutes. She was attacked once per second for 3 points of damage which netted her a total of 900 MLA (Magic Levels Absorbed) points of her maximum 3587. When she’d arrived here the MLA points had been reset to zero. It looked like they didn’t want anyone cheating during Classification. With her mana regeneration rate of 36 per second, she was able to absorb each attack without worrying about running out of mana as it only cost 33 mana to activate her ability to absorb the kinetic energy of the beetle’s attack. It was also kind of neat. Every time it would try to attack all the force would be taken out of the attack and it would just stop as it touched her skin. Since she was nude, it kind of tickled.
After she felt that she had enough MLA saved up to help her out as the Classification went on, Pandora reached down, picked up the beetle, and flung it off the platform. Pandora did this for two reasons. She wanted to see what was outside of the pavement and also to see what happened. The beetle entered the darkness without issue until gravity brought it to floor level where it disintegrated upon contact.
So don’t step off the platform, good safety tip. As she was thinking that a notification appeared.
Classification Round 1 Complete.
Pandora was immediately teleported back to her starting point and the word “Combat” appeared over the middle of the floor as a Hyena appeared. A moment later the words “Continue, Yes or No?” appeared in front of Pandora. She was able to say “Yes” before she was frozen for 60 seconds. She noticed that none of her mana had automatically reset and instead returned at its normal rate. 60 seconds was more than long enough to regain any mana she might spend for most of her abilities, shape-changing into her Dragon Form being one of the few exceptions. She wasn’t going to do that if she didn’t need to though.
For the next hour, Pandora was pitted against normal creature after normal creature. Some rounds had multiple creatures and she had to get strategic to deal with all the creatures that attacked her. When she’d started getting multiple creatures per round she’d stopped keeping track of how many creatures she killed. After two hours a bear appeared and she knew that a normal person, any normal person from “The City” If they were naked and had no magic would have bowed out of the Classification right there. For her, it was just Round 60 which she easily completed.
Her next challenge was a burly human male. He appeared across from Pandora, and looked over at her naked form with lust-filled eyes, though he remained frozen, just like her for 60 seconds.
When the timer reached zero the man spoke in common, “What do we have here, a beautiful damsel in distress? Surrender to me now, and I’ll treat you REAL good,” he said with a heavy emphasis on the word “REAL”.
Pandora was disgusted but he was a sentient being and she should allow him a chance to surrender. Why? She felt that her dad would have wanted her to. Pandora smiled and said, “Surrender now, and you get to live?”
The man laughed then moved forward as he said, “I guess I’ll have to beat some sense into you, wench.”
There were only so many things Pandora could do with her abilities, so she waited. When he was within melee range he launched himself at her. It was like he was moving through molasses to her perception. He made to punch her in the gut which she sidestepped. Next, She watched as the jab was immediately turned into an uppercut. He didn’t even adjust for her movement. He had been so sure that he’d hit her that he went with a one-two combo that completely missed. Pandora was not impressed and slapped him across the face.
When she checked her combat log after she understood what happened. She’d slapped his cheek for 365 points of damage which had doubled up to 730 points of damage. Unfortunately Ned, at least that’s what the combat log identified him as. Ned only had 11 hit points, in total. His head had sailed off into the darkness and the body had tumbled out of the circle, leaving a streak of blood as it spurted from Ned’s torso before it also landed in the darkness and disintegrated.
She felt bad about killing him, but not that bad. She understood what a rapist was. Any woman that might have surrendered to that man in the future would have had issues.
The word “Combat” appeared, and another man appeared. Pandora thought about how she could handle this and realized that people would probably see her as an easy mark because she was a small female. Unlike her father, she didn’t have the martial prowess to do specific damage to specific body parts without killing people so she would have to try another tactic.
This time when the time reached zero, Pandora walked forward as the man did with a bright grin on his face which turned to horror as Pandora switched to her Shadow Dragon form. In the middle of her switch, she noted that everything froze, and the floor area quadrupled in size. The Arena unfroze and she noticed that the man’s eyes had gone wide with fear as she stepped out of billowing shadows as a Shadow Dragon now rested on the floor before him.
Pandora casually brought the claws on her right hand up to her eye level for inspection as she looked at the human male and used her ability of Telepathy to send the idea that perhaps he should surrender. A message immediately appeared with a few notifications.
You have completed 62 Rounds.
You have acquired your first Vassal!
Title Unlocked – “First to Rule.” You are one of the first creatures during this Unification to acquire a vassal. Wisdom +5.
Pandora checked her attributes and, yes, her wisdom increased by five points immediately. Her Wisdom attribute was now 3,592. She didn’t know what having a vassal meant but if she could acquire a title for getting one, maybe she could acquire a title for gaining more. Pandora maintained her Dragon form as she was reset, and another round was prepared.
Over the next few hours, she acquired 30 more vassals. She killed a few animals, low-level monsters, and people who wouldn’t surrender. Most of the individuals that she killed were mages who thought their magic could make her their slave. When she absorbed their magic it was usually game over for them. A few surrendered right away but others tried another spell, only to find themselves batted out of the ring with a claw or tale. She didn’t use her teeth on humans and such, that just seemed wrong to her. Even though her mother’s memories hinted that they tasted good. That was until her mom had given up eating humans and other bipedal beings after she met Adam. After 4 hours she acquired another title.
You have gained the title “Sustained Effort” – During Classification, you have continued for four straight hours. Endurance +1
She could gain attributes by continuing this Classification. With her ability to sustain herself with mana, she could conceivably continue this Classification until she ran into something far too powerful for her. As she was thinking about that a creature that looked like a cross between a Hill Giant and a human surrendered to her and a new message she’d never seen before appeared.
You have acquired 135 Vassals!
During Classification, surrendering transfers ownership of your vassals to your new Master.
Congratulations, you now have 175 Vassals!
In addition, all title rewards gained by those conquered during this classification are transferred to their new master.
You have gained another instance of the Title “First to Rule” Wisdom increased by +5
Pandora thought about what it actually meant to have Vassals, then decided that more had to be better and allowed the process to continue. Between matches, she’d check in on Caspa who was trying to wrap her head around what was going on as she didn’t understand it either. They both decided that whatever the Multitude was this was an opportunity to make some gains so she would continue as long as she could.
Name: Pandora
Class: None
Age: 2
Weight: 130
Birthday, July 15th, 2031
Soul Core (Pandora): 2
Soul Core (Caspa): 2
Racial Abilities
“Creature of Chaos” - Your body has been inundated with Chaos. During this process, your will was strong enough to hold your core identity together and permanent changes were made to your body. You May now enter and exit Chaos at will 100% resistant to any further changes.
“Chaos Symbiote” – During your travel through Primal Chaos, a Symbiote attached itself to you. While you do not control the Chaos Symbiote it will react to strong emotions. The Symbiote does not gain experience instead reducing XP gain by 50%. NOTE: As a Creature of Chaos, the symbiote is maintained by your inherent nature, no experience is lost. Once your level is equal to or higher level than the host the Symbiote may be removed safely. NOTE: ERROR The Chaos Symbiote cannot be removed. If the symbiote is removed before this point the host has a 1% chance per level below the symbiote of instantaneous death.
“Shape Change, Shadow Dragon” - This ability allows you to assume the shape of a Shadow Dragon. Cost 500 mana to change to Dragon Form or to Change to Human Form. There is no duration. As a Shadow Dragon, you may utilize Claw, Bite, and Tail attacks as well as Breath of cone of Shadow that will temporarily open a portal into the Shadow Plane knocking anyone within its area of effect to be transferred into the Shadow Plane. As a Shadow Dragon you may enter or exit the Shadow Plane one per turn at will through any shadow you can fit through.
In the Shadow Plane, all physical attacks by you do double damage.
In full sunlight, all attack damage by you is halved.
All damage from light and fire against you are doubled
These negatives only apply while in dragon form.
This Ability increases Strength and Endurance by 1 tenth of Basic Hits in dragon form. You also regenerate health at a rate of 1/2 your level rounded down per second in addition to any normal healing you might have while within Shadows
“Telepathy” - You may make a mental link with any creature you can see or any creature that carries a focusing object you have created for that purpose. This ability allows for both verbal and full sensory communication if that is desired. Additionally, this ability can serve as a vehicle for other mental or spell based attacked
“Ambidextrous” - You may make attacks from any limb as if it was your dominant hand. You do not receive an off-hand penalty when attacking with a weapon in each hand.
“Absorb” - Level 10 Racial Ability “Absorb Magic” unlocked.
Absorb Magic allows you to absorb magic of any kind. So long as you are aware of the magic and willfully accept the magic into your body any magical spell, barrier, or effect may be absorbed.
A new attribute has been added to your Personal Information; “Magic Levels Absorbed” This attribute can never be greater than your willpower attribute or lower than zero.
Magic absorbed is absorbed as spell levels. The number of spell levels absorbed is determined by the spell level of the magic absorbed. For example, A level 10 fireball provides 10 Magic Levels Absorbed. These spell levels are used for several different abilities. At level 10 you may choose one ability listed below
Warning, once chosen the ability chosen is permanent. When earning future abilities you may sacrifice those class or racial abilities to add additional abilities from this list.
Your choices are
Absorb: Heal Self/Temporary Hit Point Bonus: The spell levels absorbed may replenish 3 hit points per spell level absorbed. Absorbed levels converted to hit points that go above your maximum hit points provide bonus hit points that fade away at the end of the next combat round. All damage taken during that time is taken by the bonus hit points first. You may only absorb a number of spell levels equal to your willpower from any single source once per combat round. NOTE: This ability does NOT utilize the new “Magic Levels Absorbed” trait. Spell levels are absorbed and immediately converted to hit points then temporary hit points once per combat round.
Absorb: Heal Other/Temporary Hit Point Bonus: The spell levels absorbed may replenish 2 hit points per spell level absorbed. Absorbed levels converted to hit points that go above the target’s maximum hit points provide bonus hit points that fade away at the end of the next combat round. All damage during that time is taken by the bonus hit points first. (May not be used on self). Spell levels absorbed to heal others do utilize the same absorbed spell levels pool as all other abilities described here.
Absorb: Melee Combat Damage Bonus: The spell levels absorbed may be added as a damage bonus to any physical attack you make. The points must be added before the attack is made and only add one point of damage per Magic Levels Absorbed spent. Once spent Magic Level Absorbed points are gone even if the attack misses.
Absorb: Cast Spell. The spell energy absorbed may be utilized to cast spells of an equal level or lower at no mana cost. Each spell cast utilizes a number of Magic Levels Absorbed equal to the spell level to be cast.
Absorb: Burst of Speed: The Magic Levels Absorbed may be utilized to increase movement speed by one Foot Per Second per Magic Levels Absorbed point spent. This may only be utilized once per combat round.
Other abilities will become available if all abilities above are mastered.
NOTE: If multiple abilities are unlocked, you may only utilize one specific ability during a single combat round.
NOTE: if absorbing a spell or attack would increase Magic Levels Absorbed above your willpower attribute, the absorption action fails and you are affected by the spell effect.
Absorb: Evolved Abilities
Absorb: Memories: for 33 Mana you may absorb the surface memories from the target. This will include everything the target has seen and witnessed within the last hours. How far you can copy memories from the target into the past can be extended at a rate of 33 mana for each additional hour so long as contact is maintained with the target. Also, memories can be reviewed at the time the ability is used or the ability can be used and the memories can be reviewed later. Memories reviewed are permanent and fade with time, as all memories do.
Absorb: Skills: for 33 mana per skill level you may absorb a skill and utilize it as if it were your own. If you cannot spend enough mana to capture the skill the skill will remain available for a number of combat turns equal to the mana spent divided by 33. For instance, if the Skill were level 11 and only 330 mana were spent, the Skill would be available for 10 combat turns after use and then disappear. This ability cannot be channeled. To capture a skill the entire skill must be captured at once. If successful the target must make Willpower savings throw against a target equal to the mana spent or fall unconscious due to neural shock. They will remain unresponsive for a number of turns equal to the level of skill that was removed.
Absorb: Material Properties: For 99 mana per 100 pounds (Rounded up) of Pandora, so 198 mana in human form or 2058 mana in dragon form Pandora can take on the physical properties of any substance she is touching, including Air. This transformation can be maintained at a cost of 33 mana per additional combat round. All bonuses and weaknesses of the material become true for Pandora while she takes on the property of the substance.
Absorb: Items: at a cost of 33 mana per pound Pandora can absorb any item she is touching and convert it into Magic levels Absorb. Each pound grants One Magic Level Absorbed. NOTE: If an attempt to absorb an item fails due to not having space in the Magic Levels Absorbed attribute, damage equal to the total Magic Levels Absorbed that could have been provided multiplied by 3 occurs in a 10-foot-diameter centered on the object. From 10-20 foot diameter one-half damage. From 20 -30 foot diameter one-quarter damage.
Absorb: Magic items: at a cost of 99 mana per pound, Pandora can absorb any item she is touching and convert it into Magic Levels Absorbed. Each pound grants one Magic Level Absorbed. Additionally any charges the item might carry also grant one Magic level Absorbed. NOTE: If an attempt to absorb a magical item fails due to not having space in the Magic Levels Absorbed attribute, damage equal to the total Magic Levels Absorbed that could have been provided multiplied by 3 occurs in a 10-foot-diameter centered on the object. From 10-20 foot diameter one-half damage. From 20 -30 foot diameter one-quarter damage.
Absorb: Ambient Energy: At a cost of 33 Mana, you may absorb energy from the surrounding area and become fully hydrated and fed. This ability is not noticeable and does not affect the immediate surroundings. This ability only needs to be utilized once every 12 hours to remain fully fed and hydrated. There is no limit to how many times this ability can be used.
Absorb: Kinetic Energy: may be absorbed and converted into Magic Levels Absorbed (MLA). 33 Mana to activate ability and 33 Mana per object’s kinetic energy that is absorbed. Every object that strikes has all momentum sucked out of the object. Melee weapons or projectiles will all come to a dead stop. The number of MLA absorbed is equal to the speed of the object in Miles per hour divided by 10. Objects traveling less than 10 miles per hour are automatically stopped as long as 33 Mana is spent per object. Note: This Ability can be utilized to absorb falling Damage.
Absorb: Conversion to Mana. MLA can now be converted into Mana at a rate of 1 MLA for 33 Mana.
Attributes
Strength 3587
Agility 3587
Endurance 3587
Perception 3587
Wisdom 3587
Willpower 3587
Luck 3587
Karmic Luck 0
Primary Stats
Carrying Capacity 17,935
Hit Points: 718
Base Health Regeneration
55 per second
Stamina 35,870
Base Stamina Regeneration
179 per second
Mana: 35,870
Base Mana Regeneration
36 per second
Movement
Normal Running Speed: 44mph, 64fps
Standing high Jump: 4 feet
Note. Falling Damage is not mitigated by maximum jumping Distance.
Base Attack
Unarmed Base Attack: 365
Max Damage: 730
Critical Damage Maximum Damage x2
Skills:
None