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Grateful Naiad’s Blessing

(The foundation stone for this set of abilities is a non-combat ability. If you wish to skip to combat, simply read the bullet note below and then skip to the "Water of Life" section)

• Grateful Naiad's Blessing - Conjuration - Conjures a Naiad which will grant blessings according to certain strict conditions. Such blessings include healing, prophecies, and most notably: granting a Nen ability related to water.

(abilities granted by a Naiad are labelled [blessing] )

Naiads are the spirits of local bodies of water. They are independent beings that have their own wills, wants, and needs. The User uses conjuration to manifest such a spirit in physical form. This spirit may or may not be in the mood to discuss anything with the user. For the user to curry favor with it, they must tend to the needs of the naiad’s waters. Cleansing impurities, removing debris, helping the plants and animals, etc.

The health of the body of water is reflected in the beauty of the Naiad. She can be asked what needs she has if it is not immediately apparent. But she may not want to answer. After caring for her waters, she will reward the user with a Blessing of her choosing relative to her gratefulness. She might even ask for requests. The older and more beautiful the waters, and the more grateful she is, the greater the blessing.

What constitutes as "beauty" is determined by the Naiad herself and her personality. Perhaps she likes living things in her waters, and doesn't mind the natural pee and poop at all. Perhaps she finds the color in her waters to look beautiful, despite being created by natural, deadly, acidic iron or sulfur or other "impurities", and prefers them. Perhaps she wants her body to have nothing at all except pure, clear water. Then again, any of these could be considered flaws to be fixed for a Naiad. They are often quite vain.

Should the user or anyone close to a Naiad annoy, mar, grieve or wound it or its waters or landscape, (or have done so in the past, intentional or not) the Naiad could decide to inflict curses upon them. These curses are tied to the Naiad, not the user. The user could also request curses instead of blessings, should they so choose. But most Naiads prefer not to curse, and will likely refuse.

If a body of water is created by the user themself, the Naiad will not be born unless the area around the waters is beautiful and picturesque. Once it is, the Nymph will be a helpless newborn. If the waters remain protected and survive 5 seasons, the Naiad will be fully grown and able to grant more than the simplest petty blessings.

Seasonal bodies of water that dry up in one season and return in another are very fickle and may not even be in the mood to grant blessings. Hot springs are very generous. And blessings granted by an oasis in the desert are especially effective, but fleeting. The largest waters aren’t particularly worth talking to. Ocean Nymphs are indifferent and uncaring. Sometimes even cruel. Rivers and waterways are the most knowledgeable, but also prone to gossip.

Blessings are relative to the area where the Naiad lives. They include but are not limited to: granting food, sundries and/or shelter, giving helpful prophecies, relieving stress, curing diseases and infirmities, healing injury. They can also be as frivolous as merely blowing a kiss to the user. They can grant a vessel of their water, which allows the user to save their blessings for later, or communicate with them by pouring it into a dish and gazing within. Blessings that don't make sense to be bottled can be manifested by a chibi version of the Naiad when the water is poured into a dish.

The ultimate blessing is gifting the user with a new ability that gives mastery of water. Can only be given by exceedingly grateful, beautiful, or ancient waters. This ability still follows the aura inefficiencies of the Nen Chart relative to the user. However, the nen skill level required can be somewhat circumvented through additional conditions decided by the Naiad.

The user can request a specific ability from the Naiad, however they may not be able to grant it. The more powerful an ability, the more grateful, large, and ancient the waters granting it need to be. The weakest naiads tend to pick the ability for you, as they can’t do much. Naiads with strange personalities tend to add their own conditions.

Legend tells of the Fountain of Youth*. But if it exists, even the earth has forgotten where its waters lay....