EPHEMERAL (semi-hiatus)

MAIN HEADCANON / META DIRECTORY! (PINNED POST)

//hello everyone, long time no talk on here, I know! life has been difficult, work especially but, a whole host of things have eaten my time and energy which ultimately led me away from being unable to keep up with this blog.... BUT--

“Sunday, is it now? My my, you know what means...”

“She is actually only half right for once, but as a side note; ”

          Jia’s constitution doesn’t really allow him to use his own blood for any magical applications/spells (not in any meaningful capacity or without seriously harming himself in the process anyway), but his blood itself can be a useful tool regardless. The magical/supernatural immunity that Jia possesses (which makes him immune to  to outside magical or otherwise supernatural effects aside from those involving intense heat) is carried in his blood, making his blood itself a sort of hard counter to magical or supernatural things. For example, Jia could flick a few drops of his blood at a magical barrier and shatter it instantly, or if he somehow manages to get his blood into someone else’s body (be it through a wound or their mouth) it could temporarily disrupt or even strip the target of their supernatural abilities (depending on how much of Jia’s blood got into a target of course).

          Naturally there are a few drawbacks to Jia using his blood in this way, first and foremost being that it requires him to either actively hurt himself (the blood must be fresh to be effective) or sustain damage during a fight, neither being too great for someone with constitution like his (he’s got big glass cannon energy). Secondly, just as Jia’s immunity doesn’t apply to magical or supernatural effects/abilities that involve heat, so does his blood, meaning that it isn’t effective against people who specialize in heat-generating magic (fire, lightning, magma, etc) or tools and people who possess supernatural abilities of that sort.

//okay so this isn’t  a starter call so much as it is like? one of those permanent interaction-call things? i did something like this a LONG time ago but since its been..... a long time, and since i’ve been away from jia for abt 10,000 years, i figure it’s time for a refresher: SO! give this post a like if it’s okay for me to, in the future, hit up your IM’s about starters/plotting and what not or for me to toss out random starters @ your muses (will probably be more of the former though)!

          Jia definitely enchants his clothing with protective spells!!! Magic and powers that involve heat notwithstanding, Jia doesn’t really have to worry about protecting his body too much against the magic of other spell-casters or the powers of supernatural beings/people (since he’s immune to most of that), but he’s just as susceptible to getting punched, stabbed,  shot (bullets,arrows, etc) or generally hurt by any number of non-supernatural or heat based modes of attack, so it pays to keep his attire magically reinforced.

          The spells that Jia enchants his clothing with makes them function similarly to if he were wearing an advanced suit of armor-- his clothes will look and feel like normal clothing, but when struck with weaponry (melee or projectile), the clothing’s threads will suddenly become reinforced with magical energy, either negating the blow altogether or severely reducing it’s impact / damage.

          These ‘magical armor’ spells/enchantments that Jia weaves into his clothing are very useful to say the least, but they aren’t a be-all-end-all kind of thing either. Naturally, like real armor of any type, the more damage that is dealt to the spells enchanted in Jia’s clothing, the more they are worn down, and if these ’magical armors’ sustain too much damage, they will shatter. Another caveat is that, while these ‘magical armor’ type spells/enchantments are more effective at protecting Jia than other cloaking-type spells of the protective nature, they cannot be re-enchanted into his clothing in the middle of a fight, so if the enchantment/spell is worn down, that’s that.  Also, unlike other cloaking-type spells of the protective nature, these ‘magical armor’ type spells/enchantments don’t protect the areas of his body that are exposed (hands, head, face, etc).

In Jia’s verses that take place in more modern settings, he’s got a deep love and appreciation for classic cars, especially those of the Cadillac variety. If Jia had the money, he would probably have whole garages full of classic cars, and that’s actually something he dreams about, but he never seems to have enough cash around (he’s got plenty of other vices and expenses to fund unfortunately) to pursue that dream in any meaningful way.