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by_candlelightAnimal Communication
A power originating her own world, Ruby is capable of communication with animals. It functions more as an emotional conduit than actual words depending on the sapience level of the animal in question. An animal like a crow is more likely to be capable of complex communication with her than a chicken would be, for instance. This ability only works if she knows the animal is there, and only within a reasonable distance (typically an average person’s line of sight). This power is hereditary, unbeknownst to her. This qualifies as a psychic power.
The Gift of Flames
A power originating from her own world that was granted to her by a flame deity, Ruby is capable of starting modest flames when desire and intent to do so meet. The ability to use this power is affected strongly by how much energy she has. Though she has been practicing this ability for months, sustaining a fire without fuel for too long will drain her energy rapidly. Her record upon entering MoM is five minutes. While this ability can’t be used to force damp things to catch fire, she can create and suspend flames in midair at a marginally greater cost to her energy than simply creating a flash of flame.
Under this umbrella, she was also granted a strong resistance to damage caused by flames. Other sources of heat (such as lasers) will damage her as they would any other human, and she can dehydrate as quickly as any other human being in hot environments. Furthermore, while she can stand unharmed in a bonfire, super-hot flames such as those created in laboratories for testing will damage her, albeit at a less serious level than typical. She is not protected from smoke inhalation, or from other harmful substances that can be let off by burning objects.
Limited Teleportation
When Ruby was brought to this world via the porter she was given a new power to learn alongside those that she’d been familiar with, a limited form of teleportation. This form of teleportation utilises flames, requiring a flame on both sides of the transport. While she can jump through a flame as small as a candle, it takes far more energy to do so than to jump through a larger fire. In order to jump through a flame she must know it is there. While it’s theorised this method of teleportation could be used to travel long distances, the energy drain means that Ruby currently can only teleport reasonable distances - a block or two at most to begin with. Speaking of energy drain, this ability is tiring to use and while it is possible to become accustomed and to spend less energy over time, this takes a lot of practice to do so.
While Ruby has yet to test this, she is capable of bringing living beings with her. However the following limits apply:
- She personally must be in physical contact with the living being.
- The amount of energy it will take to teleport the other person is equal to twice what it would take to teleport just her. (Example: Teleporting herself takes 10 energy. Teleporting one other person takes 20. To teleport herself and two others it would take 50 energy.)
- The energy drain will hit her immediately after transport. While this cannot kill her, it can knock her unconscious for quite a long time
A power originating her own world, Ruby is capable of communication with animals. It functions more as an emotional conduit than actual words depending on the sapience level of the animal in question. An animal like a crow is more likely to be capable of complex communication with her than a chicken would be, for instance. This ability only works if she knows the animal is there, and only within a reasonable distance (typically an average person’s line of sight). This power is hereditary, unbeknownst to her. This qualifies as a psychic power.
The Gift of Flames
A power originating from her own world that was granted to her by a flame deity, Ruby is capable of starting modest flames when desire and intent to do so meet. The ability to use this power is affected strongly by how much energy she has. Though she has been practicing this ability for months, sustaining a fire without fuel for too long will drain her energy rapidly. Her record upon entering MoM is five minutes. While this ability can’t be used to force damp things to catch fire, she can create and suspend flames in midair at a marginally greater cost to her energy than simply creating a flash of flame.
Under this umbrella, she was also granted a strong resistance to damage caused by flames. Other sources of heat (such as lasers) will damage her as they would any other human, and she can dehydrate as quickly as any other human being in hot environments. Furthermore, while she can stand unharmed in a bonfire, super-hot flames such as those created in laboratories for testing will damage her, albeit at a less serious level than typical. She is not protected from smoke inhalation, or from other harmful substances that can be let off by burning objects.
Limited Teleportation
When Ruby was brought to this world via the porter she was given a new power to learn alongside those that she’d been familiar with, a limited form of teleportation. This form of teleportation utilises flames, requiring a flame on both sides of the transport. While she can jump through a flame as small as a candle, it takes far more energy to do so than to jump through a larger fire. In order to jump through a flame she must know it is there. While it’s theorised this method of teleportation could be used to travel long distances, the energy drain means that Ruby currently can only teleport reasonable distances - a block or two at most to begin with. Speaking of energy drain, this ability is tiring to use and while it is possible to become accustomed and to spend less energy over time, this takes a lot of practice to do so.
While Ruby has yet to test this, she is capable of bringing living beings with her. However the following limits apply:
- She personally must be in physical contact with the living being.
- The amount of energy it will take to teleport the other person is equal to twice what it would take to teleport just her. (Example: Teleporting herself takes 10 energy. Teleporting one other person takes 20. To teleport herself and two others it would take 50 energy.)
- The energy drain will hit her immediately after transport. While this cannot kill her, it can knock her unconscious for quite a long time
