Ebb: Illumination

Blinding flash of light, forces CONC roll -6 or blindness occurs for 1 round, flash is 10m area, Cost: 1 FLUX. This ability allows the Ebon to create a blinding flash of light centered around them but not affecting them. Anybody without eye protection and/ or helmet in the 10m area must make a CONC roll at a -6 or are considered blind for one round. This costs 1 FLUX. Free Ability: Dim lights slightly, make lights flicker. Give small static shocks. Range: touch.

Finger Torch, 10m beam, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 2 FLUX. This skill allows the Ebon to create a lasting light source from the hand or finger. It is as bright as a normal small torch with an optimum beam length of 10m. The duration is the user's CONC in minutes. This also costs 2 FLUX.

Finger Torch, 20m beam, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 3 FLUX. This is an improved version of the Light 1 skill where the Ebon may create a beam of light of 20m from their hand with a duration of CONC in minutes and a cost of 4 FLUX.

Hand/palm torch 2m wide, 25m beam, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 4 FLUX. This is a far superior version of the lower ranks of Illumination. This skill allows the creation of a 2m wide broad beam of light 25m long from the hand or palm. This skill costs 4 FLUX and the duration is the Ebon's CONC in minutes.

Range= touch, DMG: stun, PHYS-2 or stunned for 4 rounds, Cost: 5 FLUX. This is the first of the 'offensive skills' brought about by the conjunction of the Ebon and Brain Waster's schools of learning. The use of this skill sends a small electric charge through the target's body. The charge is not enough to kill but it will incapacitate the subject for some time. The attacker must be touching the target and a successful Unarmed Combat attack roll must be made to touch the target. If the target fails their PHYS roll at a - 2, they are stunned for 4 rounds. This skill costs 5 FLUX.

Orb (free floating), illuminates 15m area, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 6 FLUX. This is a 'hand's free' ability which creates a sphere of light 0.3m in diameter that floats 1m above the user's head, illuminating an area with a diameter of 15m around the Ebon. The strength of the light is equal to a 100 watt light bulb that lasts for the Ebon' s CONC in minutes and costs 6 FLUX.

Eye torch, 10m beam, does not affect eye sight, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 7 FLUX. This is one of the most visually stunning abilities in the Illumination skill list. The Ebon can project a workable light source from their eyes with no detrimental effects towards the user's vision i.e. they can still see perfectly well. This beam has a 10m range and lasts for the user's CONC in minutes and costs 7 FLUX.

Orb (free floating - follows user), illuminates 25m area, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 8 FLUX. This is an improved class of the Rank 6 skill, Light 4, the orb ability. The orb now will follow the Ebon hovering 1m above their head for a duration of the user's CONC in minutes. The working area is a diameterof25m. This ability costs 8 FLUX.

Range= touch, DMG: stun, PHYS-5 or stunned for 10 rounds, Cost: 9 FLUX. This skill indicates another intrusion of the Brain Waster's mentality into Ebon skill~. This is a stronger charge which will stun even the strongest opponent. The Ebon must make a successful Unarmed Combat roll to touch the victim and if this is successful, then the victim must make a PHYS roll at a -5 or be stunned for 10 rounds. This skill costs 9 FLUX.

Star Orb (small), duration 6 rounds, 70m area, Cost: 10 FLUX. The 'star orb' is another visually stunning ability. The small (0.3m diameter) orb is created in the Ebon's hand and shoots up into the air at a very fast speed till it levels out at 500m. It then explodes into a myriad of tiny shards, each giving off a bright glow. This glow is enough to light an area of 70m diameter for 6 rounds after which, the light will fade. The cost is 10 FLUX.

Physical changes - eyes now glow slightly, choose color, skin appears bright and very clean, immunity to electric shocks up to 10,000 volts, passive. This Ebon trait is not understood entirely by the Ebons but it is believed to be linked to the strong forces of light that the Ebon manipulates through the use of their abilities. The physical change can be quite striking as the Ebon' s eye begins to give off a slight glow as they progress in power. The glow becomes bright and the skin takes on a light appearance giving the impression of very clean skin as if it were, as the eyes are, glowing. This is a passive skill and therefore costs no FLUX.

Orb (As with Light 6), directional control, range 30m, illuminates 30m area, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 12 FLUX. This ability is identical to the Light 6 orb ability with one difference, the Ebon now has directional control over the orb. The Ebon can control the movement of the orb up to a radius of 30m. The skill costs 12 FLUX and the duration is the Ebon' s CONC in minutes. The Ebon must maintain visual contact with the orb to be able to control it.

All abilities with durations +1 minute onto duration/FLUX point extra spent. At this level, the Ebon gains insight into the workings of the Ebb and can prolong the durations of their Illumination abilities at the cost of 1 FLUX per minute.

Range touch, DMG: 5 + stun for 10 rounds, PEN: n/a, Cost: 14 FLUX. The Brain Waster influence, once again, creeps into the Ebon way with this offensive ability. This is a painful experience to anybody unlucky enough to be on the receiving end of such a blast. The Ebon must make a successful Unarmed Combat roll to be able to touch the victim who then receives 5 points of damage to the first thing that it comes in contact with i.e. armor or clothes. The victim then must make a PHYS roll at a -5 or they will be stunned for 10 rounds. The cost for this ability is 14 FLUX.

Star Orb (large), duration 6 rounds, 150m area, Cost: 15 FLUX. The 'star orb' is a larger version of the Rank 10 orb which is created in the Ebon' s hand and shoots up into the air at a very fast speed till it levels out at 500m. It then explodes into a myriad of tiny shards, each giving off a bright glow. This glow is enough to light an area of 150m diameter for 6 rounds after which, the light will fade. The cost is 15 FLUX.

Cost 1 FLUX/hour. To aid the Ebon on the path of Illumination, the Ebon can now, at a very little cost, see in the dark (from dimly lit areas to complete darkness) at the cost of 1 FLUX an hour. The Ebon can adjust to the different light sources and see as if it were natural daylight all the time when they may stop the ability at any time during the hour.

Range= 40m, DMG: 20 + stun for 10 rounds, PEN: 14, Cost: 17 FLUX. As the power of the Ebon grows, so does the destructive potential of Ebb Illumination. This form of charge is. one of the most destructive abilities an Ebon can learn. The actual power of this ability can punch holes through armor. The range of the attack can be anything up to 40m with a damage of 20 and PEN of 14 and then the victim must make a PHYS roll at a -5 or be stunned for 10 rounds. The cost for this attack is 17 FLUX.

Nova Orb (As Star Orb), duration 10 minutes, 1km radius centered on user, daylight, Cost: 18 FLUX. Nova Orb-This is the greatest form of light creation that an Ebon can perform. The orb is created in the Ebon' s hand and shoots up into the air at a very fast speed till it levels out at 500m. It then explodes with a bright and powerful surge which creates an artificial daylight over a 1km radius centered on the user for 10 minutes when it fades. The skill costs 18 FLUX.

Refract light through DeathSuit, true chameleon skin, invisible, duration CONC in minutes, Cost: 19 FLUX. This is one of the extremely rare abilities which actually utilizes a piece of Science Friction work from another Ebon ability, Protect- which in this case is the DeathSuit produced by Dark Lament. The ability allows the Ebon to manipulate the light sources in its immediate area and refract them around the DeathSuit making them completely invisible to the naked eye as long as the DeathSuit is not damaged and the user is not wearing clothes on top of the DeathSuit. Weapons being carried will be seen. Other forms of detection still work, however, such as I.R. and motion scanners. The chameleon suit lasts for the Ebon' s CONC in minutes and costs 19 FLUX to perform

Simple-20 FLUX, Moderate - 40 FLUX, Difficult - 60 FLUX, See explanation. The art of Glyph Creation is one that is both time consuming as well as costly. There are many different types of glyphs but the two used most are 'Force' and 'Guard'. These use known abilities of the Ebon and manipulate them to be used in inanimate objects. FORCE GLYPHS Force glyphs are reasonably easy to create (as far as glyph creation goes) -The Ebon must know two things; one, the rank of Force Ebb Kinetics that is to be used and two, the Glyph Creation ability itself. Force glyphs are Force Ebb Kinetics which have been transferred onto objects such as blades, armor, doors etc., in the form of glyphs. Doors and doorways are the most common places that these types of glyph are used. First of all, the Ebon must find a suitable object. A glyph can be written on any object but Dark Lament materials are more appropriate and always favored because using any other materials can usually cost more than it is worth and an Ebon can find themselves spending double the time and energy doing this. Once the object has been selected, the Ebon must then draw out the glyph onto the object. All Ebons can both read and write in the form of glyphs from their basic training but to read a glyph created for any purpose other than to read, e.g. created for the use of protection, requires a Formulae roll. (This is fully explained in the 'Getting Close' section of this chapter.) The Ebon must then prepare the object to receive the glyph. This is done by using the 'Glyph Creation' skill. A Force Ebb Rank 1-10 glyph will cost 20 FLUX to prepare, Ranks 11-15 will cost 40 FLUX and Ranks 16-20 cost 60 FLUX. The preparation of the glyphed object takes 15 hours minus the Ebon's CONC in hours to complete plus the rank of skill being placed in the object, for example, a Force Ebb Rank 4 skill will take an Ebon with a CONC of 12, 7 hours of uninterrupted concentration to complete. The amount of FLUX to use the ability must now be placed inside the glyph or it will not work i.e. in the above example, 4 FLUX must be placed into the glyph for it to work once. The ability cannot be activated more than once unless more FLUX is placed into the glyph. The abilities do not act together but one after another. The activation of a glyph takes place when it is touched i.e. if someone steps on the glyph or if a victim is struck by a glyphed blade. A glyph may only be touched by its creator without it taking effect which makes glyphed weapons very personal.

Dim lights slightly, make lights flicker. Give small static shocks. Range: touch.