Greetings, It is I, Xermillion Glass again, though this time my faculties are a bit dampened as I have been dealing with an imbalance of mana for a few days - my headaches and I can nary breathe, but a scholar does his due diligence! [b]Irenian[/b], yes. Another priestess from another religion from another far-flung corner of [i]Vaane[/i]. Priests and priestess' of blasphemous faiths should not be attempting to sway firm, true believers to their ends, at least this one has the courtesy to listen when told no. [b]Irenian[/b] was born a single daughter to a fisher's wife in a small village just on the tip of the [b]Iron Kingdoms[/b]. [b]Fisherman's Gate[/b], I believe she called it, though she mentioned that it neither had a gate nor walls, perhaps the namer thought themselves clever, I shall not worry too much on it. In any case, it is a small village that I have never heard of. She was never fond of fishing, she'll tell you, never liked the taste much either, but fish she did for some long time. [b]Irenian[/b] is a bit shy on the details about what happened that taught her of her blood magic, but it must have happened before she was a grown woman, because the [i]Blood Priestess[/i]' only take those that have not reached maturity, or so my research tells me. In any case, she spent most of the rest of her life helping those in need. [i]Blood Priestess[/i]' are both renowned fighters and healers. The first I can attest to, [b]Irenian[/b] changes when she slits her palm. The calm, sweet woman melts away with a rabid beast replacing her. She fights like nothing I have seen from [b]Xerenia[/b] or [b]Goldwrath[/b], like a monster in [i]sjjena[/i] skin. The healing though - I would never let a [i]Blood Priestess[/i] near my wounds and it seems that no one else around will either. [b]Irenian[/b] is not bothered by this, queerly enough, saying something about all blood being one blood. Which is ridiculous, but easy enough to believe for a low-born fisherwoman from a dusty hovel in the [b]Iron Kingdoms[/b]. Ah, yes. [b]Irenian[/b] is a [i]blackblood[/i] as well - fire, earth, and water. It is what allows her blood magic and her obsidian summoning as well. [u]Main[/u] Despite being a magi, [b]Irenian[/b]'s first line of defense is a queer wooden sword lined with obsidian shards. She uses this as one would normally use a sword, though she seems to draw power from the blood that it draws, empowering her melee attacks along with her blood magics. From the Shroomer she can learn to: allow all of the strikes she causes to heal her own wounds, increase the range of her melee swings, or create a bloody explosion with every third swing, healing herself for all the foes struck. [u]Secondary[/u] She is also capable of condensing and detonating blood. I'm almost sure it is her blood that she uses. This process takes a moment though, and the actual effect seems to happen moments after she slices herself. The monkey can teach her to: cause the explosion to leave burning blood upon the ground, increase the harm dealt by her third strike, or force the blood to explode over a much larger area. [u]Dodge[/u] The way she uses obsidian is most likely how she earned her title [i]Nitesaa'dar[/i] - one made of obsidian in keili. She at least has the good sense to translate it better into sjjen. But! She is able to form a massive slab of obsidian underneath herself, forcing it upwards and creating a wall. She cleverly angles it as well, to allow herself to climb atop it. The shroomer can teach her to: cause the wall to pulse blood - burning those nearby, increase the size of the wall substantially, or heal her own wounds when standing near the wall. [u]Ultimate[/u] [b]Irenian[/b]'s last trick is to summon an ever-expanding ring of obsidian shards, which shred those they touch - as obsidian does. From the monkey, she can learn to: imbue the shards - having them leave burning blood behind, massively increase the harm the shards can cause, or knock those struck high into the air. [b]Irenian[/b], heretic that she is, is a nice sjjena, do not get me wrong. She just has misplaced faith in her [i]Misate Sjyen[/i]. Next week, I will be speaking of a diminutive man, [b]Leir Kelberen[/b] - a hummingbird from the [b]Golden Blossoms[/b]. Until next time, Xermillion Glass