Planar-Touched

In Verdict, multiple planes exist, from Rhyst, to the Void, to the Faewild and even Limbo. Most of the time these planes are separated from one another, barely being visible in day to day life with the exception of the Convergence or Void Crisis which happens normally twice every thousand years. When these planes do meet, they begin to change the environment around them, plants growing different colors, dangerous and explosive in the case of the Faewild, or the mana being drained and things dying in the case of the Void being two common examples of the changes planes can inflict.

The Planar Touched are people who the energy of these planes directly have a link with, either through contact with a more powerful entity of these planes, or by being too close to objects or influences of these planes for long periods of time.

How it is Gained

Planar Touched individuals can usually gain their abilities one of two ways. The easier and more accessible way is usually making pacts or deals with beings of the Faewild or Void. A powerful servant of a High Faerlan might find that Faerlan giving them a greater connection to the Faewild. A Witch sells their soul to Paschia Fel in exchange for a temporary boost of power, to serve her after death in exchange.

The second way in which Planar Touched abilities typically manifest is much less direct. Indulging and surrounding one’s self in extraplanar magic often can lead to one eventually becoming touched, connected to that plane. This is not easy to accomplish, usually requiring both constant contact with extraplanar magical objects, and often serving their needs, though they may not be sentient. A tree from the Faewild being grown may produce fruits that cause those that eat it to become Planar Touched, or turning Felfire into a powerful candle that one then begins to use in rituals both are examples of how this type of Planar Touched manifest.

How Planar Touched affect their planes

Planar Touched are harmful to the planes they exist in if it is not the natural plane of that Touched. Similar to how using Fae magic or Void magic normally corrupts the surrounding environment, the Planar Touched do this to a lesser extent. While the results are not as obvious right away, a Planar Touched staying around an environment will slowly begin to corrupt it to resume it’s home plane. This means that rather then plants turning blue when used by wild magic, for instance, a wild magic plane touched may cause the plants to turn blue over a number of years, weakening the domains of the local entities, Spirits for Rhyst.

Rhystian Spirits who are around Plane Touched slowly find themselves gathering less mana to sustain themselves as their domains are slowly leached from. In the case of lesser spirits, this can make them begin to turn Elemental, losing sentience. On the hand of Greater spirits, a forest slowly turning can be like a slow poison, weakening them over time, which risks Demons, High Faerlan, or even other Spirits seeking their Domain, being able to overpower them if they become too weak.

The effect of the Plane Touched grows stronger the more that they use their powers. A Plane Touched who constantly uses their powers will possibly be able to elementalize lesser spirits in months. A Plane Touched who refuses to use their abilities will corrupt the environment over a longer period of time. That said, even not using the abilities granted by being Planar Touched, the existence of that connection is still a pinhole, leaking the mana and presence of another plane through them, which is why being Planar Touched is negative for the plane that they are on.

How to cleanse Planar Touched

There are widely known methods to cleanse Planar Touched at this time, and most speculations on this topic are regarded only as legends. In addition, these legends mainly state that Planar Touched abilities become more difficult to remove with the passage of time, with effects growing more detrimental if removal is attempted later on, typically resulting in death or comatose-like states.

One rumored method of cleansing Planar Touched is the Chalice of Tranquility, stated to hold the capability of removing the impurity of the planar-touched from the drinker.

Mechanics

Fae-Touched and Void-Touched are actual player statuses, but they matter a lot and are a bit unique in how they function.

Planar-Touched works as a "skill" so to speak that is leveled up by roleplaying. This means a level 0 and level 100 character will both max out the tree at the same time if they're roleplaying at the same pace.

They consume your character's racial tree but preserve their racial cosmetics. In other words, regardless of your character's race, your racials are wiped.

The Fae and the Void sides have two separate trees that branch out in different directions. Each has four branches (one for each 'element' of that plane) and once a character buys into it, it locks one, permanently, out of the others. They are also nonrefundable, as they're considered world-changing abilities.

Void-Touched

Felfire

You're painted in lines of bright green and your eyes are overtaken by an emerald flame. Your abilities strike through armor and resilience to the core and you're empowered by scarring Felfire.

Undeath

You're becoming the living dead. While you do not hold command of necromancy, you yourself have become undying and use undeath to your advantage.

Demonology

Your physique is overbearing and your skin is tinted a deep purple-black. You are nearly unstoppable and look like more of a weapon than any blade could hope for.

Witchcraft

You invoke the patronage of Paschia Fel as a witch, capable of ritualistic feats of black magic that can extend one's lifespan abnormally or make pacts with the eldritch.

Fae-Touched

Truth

You're impossible to ignore and others cannot hide from you. Your attacks strike past defenses and fixate on knowing the unthinkable. You bear a signature that's worth hiding.

Wild

You're overtaken by the absurd wilderness of the Faewild. Butterflies swarm around you at all times and you yourself are warped to bear antlers, hooves, or other such features.

Sanguine

You are empowered by blood and gore, fueling yourself with the spillage of your opponent. You are propelled to bear blades and fang, like a whirling sawblade in human form.

Fairy

Your specialty is magic and magic alone. While frail and increasingly small, you are outstandingly good with all forms of magic and can cast an unprecedented number of spells.

List of Speculated touched types

• Paedion
• Naim
• Maelstrom
• Astratum
• Vitae
• Aurora
• Faefire
• Shade

Trivia

• One current theory is that every Eidolon is connected to at least 2 types of Planar Touched magic. This stems from Oberon being connected to both Vitae and Truth magic, while Vul'karik is connected to Paedion, Undeath, and Demonology.

• It is speculated that Draconians may be the Rhystian form of Planar-touched.

Credit

Notyel https://forum.verdict.dev/showthread.php?tid=1687&pid=8902#pid8902