The Return of the Soul Guardian

[Kryos]

Hey Philomel! Great to be around again.

I'm glad you asked. Apparently, my own copy of Lv 4 was not as up to date as the one approved by Dirks on Althy 3.0. Specifically, we tweaked the Fargazing section. I have changed that so that it now reflects what was previously on 3.0.

You can ask me to separate skills and abilities! Doesn't mean I will, though. Haha. Just kidding. Done.

You ask some questions I had never thought about. In terms of blood gaze, I had never thought of it before, concerning the distance. I had always thought that yes, it would work up to his own visual acuity, but in all practicality, I really only see him using it in high stress situations such as combat with a direct opponent. I am hesitant to completely limit things because that might prevent some cool, creative uses that I haven't thought of yet. In addition, I remember that even though abilities are regulated, being smart with them has always been a principle on Althanas, and one that I intend to be aware of in my writing.

With the Moon Gaze, I gave that whole ability an update in the nature of the ability, as you can see above. However, Kryos' ability with it is mainly the same. I removed the "evesdropping" aspect of it, as fargazing in Althanas' dimension (as opposed to the realm of souls, which is locked) never stopped sound waves from being interpreted by Kryos' brain. So sound works as it does normally. However, Kryos doesn't really "see through" things. It is more of a "pinging" aspect, or more like putting on glasses to see a different kind of light. Rrrrr. It is hard to explain a "sight" without using "sight" terms. But it basically tells him where souls are right around him in Althanas, despite efforts made to hid or conceal. He doesn't even have to be looking in a specific direction. For instance, if someone was right behind him, in plain sight, and Kryos used Moon Gaze, he would know that a soul was there even with his back turned. It is kind of like another sense (maybe similar to proprioception?), one that tells him information in the sphere around him. It doesn't tell him who it is, what they are wearing/equipment they have, etc. Right now, it would assist him in stealth activities or evading others. The only way I think someone could hide would be if they were able to conceal their soul, I suppose, which is possible. But also realize that 40 yards is only 120 feet, which isn't a huge distance for someone to get out of and he loses awareness of them. It also has inherent weaknesses because he can only detect souls. If a sniper were to take aim, well, sucks to be him I guess.

Anyway, let me know what you think of the changes and my thinking behind Moon Gaze.