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So this really isn't an activity bump like the usual. This is mainly because I would like to share a YouTube music video addiction that I can't seem to get out of my head - literally. It's hawt. Plus I can see some scenes in it where Lette would def be pulling their moves. Especially the end part HUR HUR. /shotshot/ Anyways! Click away. Mind - it's uncensored. P; <3 [Besides. It kinda fits with the Lette/Vivi/Doucette/Shepard convo. And some of the dance scenes should be executed in a club between them. xDDDD /shot]

Activity bump! New fel essence added!



Now to just find a soul I think would match with it good and flesh out it's profile. Feel free to leave any critique or advice on the new essence! 8D <3

NOTES;;
It's not really a thinking/sentient essence. Just more of a play on words. I didn't think it would sound overtly interesting as Absorbing Metal or something of the sort. In short, I thought Living Metal would describe it best due to it's spreading/regenerating nature and the fact that it's warm to the touch.

Food source;; The Raevan created from this essence would feed by absorbing other metals. A thought I had would that as it drained the metal out of a certain object, or by absorbing it completely (ex, a nail sitting in his palm), the new introduced metal could be reflected in the metal that is growing on the Raevan itself; if Kyou just so happens to draw the Raevan with metal on it. Otherwise it would just absorb the metal and that'd be all.

Powers;; Based solely off the essence itself, it'll be able to mold metals as if they were thousands of degrees hot, when in reality he's just shaping the metal as if they were clay. Afterwards it would have a nice warm feeling to it, but not to the point where it would burn.
I also thought it'd be able to sense metal around itself, eventually getting to the point where it'd be able to tell the exact kind of metal it was.
At some point I'd like to have it be able to mentally manipulate metal to grow, supplying it energy from it's own person, but it'd be something he would have to grow into. It definitely would not be able to do such a exhibition of power as a firstborn. In fact, I would say this power wouldn't surface until it was late Frei, early Sigel. This power itself would eventually augment and it'd gain the ability to shape the metal as he willed.

Progression~~~
Frei;
[A] Ability to mold metal with hands with ease [solid metals; softer/liquid metals are beyond his reach to manipulate]
[P] Sensing metal around him [Late Frei/Early Sigel be able to discern different kinds]
Sigel;
[A] Ability to grow metal from own energy supples mentally
Valsaros;
[A] Ability to grow/manipulate metal mentally [The ability to manipulate soft/liquid metals mentally might get introduced when he's late Sigel, with harder metals slowly getting introduced along the way]

Sooo, this needs to be cleaned up some. Probably going to play some major house cleaning and re-evaluating the current essences/souls. I always happened to watch Pocahontas the other day and for some reason started having ALL THE INSPIRATION. Gonna put the names of the essences down here for safe-keeping and will fill them out and make a new post after I play demolition man. >83



These essence titles need some fleshing out. Feel free to offer any advice or critique you may think of, but I'll be doing my best to do adequate research into the new essences/quests to make sure I don't double anything up and such before making them formal essences.

Also, please offer any critique you may have on the past essences and souls. I love hearing what people have to say and I want them to be the best they can be. :D

Nice concept. I like how you turned around the destructiveness of salt instead of like doing sweet salt or salty sugar, etc. On the flip side, how would this essence effect snow and ice? Like could it still melt them or would it do something else? Or nothing at all? Seeing as it is fertilizing salt and its abilities correspond with plant life, I could easily see you saying that while it doesn't melt snow or ice like normal salt could, it doesn't make it stronger or anything either.

Speaking of making things stronger, I feel like though this ability seems only natural given the nature of the essence, that it perhaps still needs some work. I mean there has to be a point to which this ability no longer works on a plant or perhaps can't work on it. Like an already perfectly healthy plant won't have anything to make better right? Or maybe the plant has a disease/illness thus this ability can't help it? Or maybe you're saying that with too much exposure to this ability, a plant could get out of control? Like it could become too big and could easily starve other plants in the same garden. This way even though this power can't be turned off persay, the Raevan has to be aware of how to utilize it properly so it won't cause trouble. Though I do feel this ability needs room for improvement, I also will advise you look at Eirdirsceol closely since his essence is the Unwithering Leaf and a by-product of his eating death from plants makes them burst back to life.

Since I told you to look at that Raevan closely, I will also advise looking at Sevilin closely too. Though I don't think he has a salt skin, I do believe he secrets salt from his pores which then gives him the ability to dissolve/corrode things. Thus with your essence's abilities, maybe the Raevan won't be able to dissolve/corrode things, but simply as you said, give flavoring to things? Either way, it's something to take note of.

Your Healing Touch, though interesting and inline with other aspects of the essence, is a little...meh. Normal salt already helps scrapes and cuts by drying them out and letting your body do what it does best to help it heal naturally on its own. Plus it sounds to me like your salt essence would only be helpful to plants anyhow, thus negating this ability to begin with.

I'd also think about maybe not going with salt manipulation in the traditional sense if you do go with it at all. Like don't be all, oh my Raevan can make salt move and stuff. Instead think of it maybe being able to manipulate other aspects. Like the general makeup of salt itself? Maybe something along those lines. If nothing else comes to mind for this, I'd just not do it if I were you.

Lastly, both your actual Raevan concepts look solid as do the souls. Your thorny devil though seems to be more developed, possibly because that's your fave? Lol, I do like the idea of him using salt to style his hair.