Ryusui

Overview

Masters of the body, illusion and the mind: ryusui are Nobility gifted with the power to augment their dexterity, intelligence, charisma or even latent psychic ability. Personality

They are brilliant leaders and cunning masterminds in equal measure. Imbued from birth with intelligence far surpassing their peers, a ryusui’s life is often full of frustration and the desire to manipulate people less intelligent.

Commoners

Naturally brighter than many of their co-peasants, those with ryusui blood will have uncanny empathy and seem to know what others are thinking. They'll never drop anything and are drawn to jobs with numbers, precise things like clockwork or jewellery making, and lots of socialising.

Nobility

Their intelligence is naturally enhanced, and though many see them as arrogant and aloof, not many can stand before a Ryusui’s undeniable charisma. Ryusui amass huge libraries with dozens of books, and tend to know how to read and write as well. Their social events and dinners are extravagant and full of amazing smells, fabrics, foods, drinks and all assortment of trinkets and tiny details that only other ryusui would notice. And of course, that is the point: whomever can please both the non-sensory and the augmented is truly a master of society and ryusui values.

Dangers Ryusui are prone to both narcissism and delusions of grandeur, as well as believing they know what is best for everybody. With enough power they can start taking over entire communities, infiltrating dreams and expressing their will through manipulation of the majority around them.

Ryusui also psychically attune to their people, especially their soldiers... men and women who share their burden of defending their House and the Kingdom. This lends great strength and comfort to the troops in times of stress, but it also means that should one fall in battle, the ryusui commander feels the death as if it is their own. Ryusui "burnout" is high, and many are known to one day vanish, disappearing to far-off destinations to live out their days in complete sensory deprivation, devoid of all human contact.

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