Shrine of the Crystal Tiger

Created: 28 September 2024, 17:20:47 CDT
Last updated: 28 September 2024, 17:20:47 CDT
 Rope sashes danced on the chilly wind, a crystal tori gate towers overhead...

 


 
The snow beneathe your paws felt frigid, though you couldn't feel it all too much now due to the numbness your paw pads had. The shawl that sat atop your shoulder was lined with thick kitsune fur and held the body heat close to you as you pressed further into the shrine. Small sparrows danced and dusted themselves in the snow, their small foot prints painted on the fresh white. It was a long journey but you finally made it. Although the shrine was small it still held the standard Hyozan and Kazan statues, one assigned to each end. You sat down, the cold jolting up your spine as your tail wrapped around you to chase the shiver away. A white kem with blue, purple, and red gradient exited the shrine door. She bowed her head respectfully. Her ear tufts bobbed with each step she took towards you, a thick shawl also drapped around her shoulder but was tightly woven with thick wool.  "Welcome. I hope the journey here has taught you a lot about life and the elements, once you've een here  for a while you'll get used to it though." She smiled, her long fangs caught your attention. You mimicked her bow and thanked her for the greeting. You had heard about Yurei, a master with magic, controlling the elements at her command. Just behind her trotted two  solid white kimokis, both wearing knitted shawls, one in red and one in blue. The kimokis screeched what you thought might be a greeting. "Their names are Minho and Suho, named after the great god's own kimoki's." She beamed with pride as the two carried fresh fruit baskets to the shrines of the gods. You stared at her with a side glance, "Are they named after the gods kimoki's...or the members of the kpop groups Shineez and KEXO?" Yurie turned away quickly as if trying to ignore the question given, "Anways, let me take you into the shrine." you followed suite, you had never actually been inside a shrine, just seen photos. Your tail gave away your excitement. Upon entering the shrine your tail came to a complete stop. BTK, Shineez, KEXO, Big Boom, and other kpop group posters lined the walls of the shrine. "Isn't this discrespecting the shrine?" A gleam sparked in Yureis eye. "Not if you're the shrine keeper." 


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Mother of Arcana, Master Mage Yurei
Name: Yurei
Nicknames: Rei
Gender: Female
Height: 110 cm

A calm and gentle Kem that gives off a "big sister" aura. Once provoked, nothing can hold her back. She's even been scary enough to intimidate monsters. She controls her ice with concise precious and ease, and use ice needles for the offensive then conjure an ice some for defense.

HOW WILL YOU PROVE YOURSELF?


Yurei challenges you to prove yourself as the Mage you claim to be! In order to prove your worth you must select 3 out of the 10 prompts listed below:

Prompt 1: 
Somehow, you were drawn to this class in particular. It felt like it was a reflection of your inner core and you were convinced it will be your life’s work to pursue this class. How did you happen to join this class?

Prompt 2:
Just how Sorcerers or Shamans utilize etherite to their advantage, Mages also encapsulate a certain set of skills. Mages use their magic to perform a broader spectrum of abilities, so it takes someone with a keen sense of know-how of magic to pull off these feets. What’s a unique way you have ever used your magic?

Prompt 3: 

A class peer appears to be having trouble with honing their abilities. You decided to help your fellow peer and motivate them. How do you help them?

Prompt 4:
One of the basics of Mage craft is illusions. The first mastery you properly learn is Speculo, you cast an illusion of yourself to avoid drawing attention to yourself. It’s easy to abuse this skill in a daily life setting, and as a standing member of the Mage Class you would never do such a thing, right? Right?

Prompt 5:
Your friends are a bit confused at what you do for your faction. They haven't settled on what to pick for their class of magic, so they're looking to you for advice; show off your skills in the class you picked to help them decide!

Prompt 6:
Yurei calmly sipped from her glass of tea while waiting for the arrangement of cookies she ordered for the two of you after a long day of magic practice. When they finally arrived, a masculine voice matched with his strong limber arm reached out to Yurei, “For you, Ma’am. Our specialty baked goods.” His face was masked by a hat that was assumed to be uniform. Yurei accepted the cookie without giving the waiter the time of day and ate it. At that instant, the waiter dropped the facade- or rather, Herc revealed himself with a determined smile as Yurei gagged, coughed and slammed the table in misery and despair. She was given a cookie laced with hot sauce planted by none other than Herc. And she knew it was him. And you knew that she would kill him. Hurry and prevent the loss of the Adventure Master.

Prompt 7:
“Mages are admired as one of the most talented magic users across the field of classes and Magics alike. But you can’t truly call yourself talented unless you put in the work to gain such a honorific image.” says Yurei as she lays etherite crystals in a circle around you. 100 crystals to be exact, each looking physically just the same as the last, but with their own color with a few repeating. “Ok, my student, I need you to levitate all 100 of these crystals in unison while you walk 30 feet. This will teach you control and concentration!”

Prompt 8:
Every now and again Yurei likes to donate her time to local orphanages to help kits in need. But this orphanage she took you to resides just along the outskirts of Light City, so the kits here don’t really see a lot of kems come by so it was a delight when Yurei showed up with a bin full of gifts. You all were playing outside near the lake when a wild Gummy Gator came crawling out the thicket. What’s it doing here? Who knows, but Yurei immediately jumped to action and stood up straight and gave the stray gator such a fierce look that it stopped in its tracks. Hurry and take the kits to shelter while Yurei deals with the gator.

Prompt 9:
Yurei sneezes abruptly when she is trying to explain to you what your next task is. Something got her ill so any important Mage affiliated missions will now be executed by you on her behalf, that’s why she has summoned you to her bedside. Not too close, of course. “My student, I have been challenged by another Class Master, but as you can tell…” Yurei stopped and wrinkled her nose right as she was about to sneeze, but nothing came. “...I”m a bit incapacitated. So please, go in my stead.” She gave you the address and what was there was a noodle shop. The challenge was to eat as many cold noodle bowls as possible, but the challenger wasn’t there. Instead, there was another kem just as confused as you were. “I, uh...I’m here on Dawn’s behalf. Y’know...the Paladin Master?” the other kem. You both entered the restaurant and sat down. Time for the showdown?

Prompt 10:
The musty air stuck to your fur as you and Yurei delve deeper into a cave that Yurei was meaning to explore ages ago, but was too scared to go solo. “I appreciate everything you do, really. If we can find what we’re looking for, this won’t be such a big waste for yo-” The trail stopped into a steep drop, but also opened up to a vast cavern with a giant etherite slab floating at the center. Yurei tossed some etherite powder from her purse into the air that quickly formed into stairs descending to the slab. Once before the floating crystal monolith, Yurei could sense something was wrong. Red rays shot from the crystal right where you both stood and the crystal began to crack. “Oh no… It must be a self destruct mechanism! Hurry, use my etherite dust to surround the monolith and contain its energy!” She threw out the remaining etherite dust she had and concentrated the dust around the slab. “We need this slab for its magical properties! Please, help me preserve it!” Help Yurei contain magic in the slab to stop it from exploding.
 

How to Participate


You must select 3 prompts that best fit your kemata and depcit them either via writing or drawing completing the prompts.
ALL 3 PROMPTS MUST  BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED AT THE SAME TIME BEFORE BEING REVIEWED BY AN ADMIN. 
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD YOUR EXP CONFIRMED YET PLEASE SUBMIT A CLAM TO GET YOUR EXP CONFIRMED!!!

3 kematas can participate in the SAME CLASS PROMPTS at one time, you may NOT mix and match different class submissions. 
eg: A kemata mastering Theif may not be submitted with a kemata learning Guardian!
 

Click "Toggle Spoiler" below to see the prompt details on what to fill out:

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PROMPT


You must submit 3 of the prompts of your choice in this submission to qualify for the class II level.
Only three Kematas may participate per submission!
This is unless they have a skill that allows for an additional kemata.
The three kematas can participate in the same class prompt, but you cannot mix and match different classes.

If a kemata is participating (e. background kemata) but not being leveled, they can still earn EXP but will not receive the class II leveling.
If you use someone else's kemata please make sure you have permission; they will have to submit the art for EXP on their own, separate from your submission.

FORM


Please include in the "Comments" section:
Prompts Link:

REWARD


Do not select a reward on the submission page.
There is no reward to submitting a class leveling prompt beyond the skill you gain from level II.

CHARACTER EXPERIENCE

Please include in the "Comments" section:
Calculate the EXP earned by using this chart.
After attaching your Kemata, there will be a section called "Character Rewards."
Input the total EXP earned in the "Amount" section.

EXAMPLE

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Your "New Submission" page should look something like this.