Villetta's Alkahestry

[Guest]

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CASE FILE: Transmutation Equipment

Villetta Nelliel Guinevere
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NAME:
→ Healing Factor
→ Cellular Reconstruction
→ Bones
→ Synaesthesia
→ Vectors

TYPE:
→ Alkahestry: Healing Practice
→ Alkahestry: Body Enhancement
→ Alkahestry: Physical Projection
→ Alkahestry: Mental Stimulation
→ Alkahestry: Qi Manipulation/Mental Stimulation

LEVEL:
→ Four

FORM:
→ She has engraved the markings upon her flesh, but not of her own doing. It is inked upon her back, upon her left shoulder-blade.
→ same
→ same
→ same
→ same

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BRIEFING:
→ A complex pentagram array which ties into her physiological condition. At a glance, it appears to be a thorned rose chained down, but that is only aesthetics. At the top of the rose nests a demon encircled and tethered by the chains. Which symbolizes the parasite within her being completely mastered and controlled. The flower petals represent her body as a whole, and the circle covered in the thorns of the rose that protects it, which shields her from the negative effects of her condition. As the chains twist around this, they support to the foundation of the earth which represents her will and mind. The roots of the Array represent growth, allowing her symbiosis to progress to such a level that it would kill any one without knowledge of Alkahestry.

→ In combination with her parasitic entity, and Alkahestric ties. Villetta is capable of speeding up her healing rate exponentially. This is an intricate process in which the skin (or another organ-tissue) repairs itself after injury. In normal skin, the epidermis (outermost layer) and dermis (inner or deeper layer) exists in a steady-state equilibrium, forming a protective barrier against the external environment. Once the protective barrier is broken, the normal process of healing is immediately set in motion. The classic model of wound healing is divided into three or four sequential, yet overlapping, phases: (1) hemostasis, inflammatory, proliferative and remodeling. Upon injury to the skin, a set of complex biochemical events takes place in a closely orchestrated cascade to repair the damage. Within seconds post-injury, platelets (thrombocytes) aggregate at the injury site to form a fibrin clot. This clot acts to control active bleeding (hemostasis). The speed of wound healing can be impacted by many factors, including the bloodstream levels of hormones such as oxytocin.

In the inflammatory phase, bacteria and debris are phagocytosed and removed, and factors are released that cause the migration and division of cells involved in the proliferative phase. The proliferative phase is characterized by angiogenesis, collagen deposition, granulation tissue formation, epithelialization, and wound contraction. In angiogenesis, new blood vessels are formed by vascular endothelial cells. In fibroplasia and granulation tissue formation, fibroblasts grow and form a new, provisional extracellular matrix by excreting collagen and fibronectin. Concurrently, re-epithelialization of the epidermis occurs, in which epithelial cells proliferate and 'crawl' atop the wound bed, providing cover for the new tissue.

In contraction, the wound is made smaller by the action of myofibroblasts, which establish a grip on the wound edges and contract themselves using a mechanism similar to that in smooth muscle cells. When the cells' roles are close to complete, unneeded cells undergo apoptosis. In the maturation and remodeling phase, collagen is remodeled and realigned along tension lines and cells that are no longer needed are removed by apoptosis.

→ Villetta can alter the formation of her biological cells at will. As a result she can cause herself to look and sound like an exact duplicate of any human, humanoid, or semi-humanoid being of either sex. Her control is so exact that she can precisely duplicate another persons retina pattern in her own eyes, finger, palm and skin-pore patterns on her own hands and skin, and vocal cords to match voices to the point of corresponding voice-prints. Although she can maintain the form of a person of her height, weight, and build indefinitely, the longer that she maintains the form of a person physically bigger than herself, the greater the strain she feels. However, smaller is much easier to hold for longer periods of time. Which is why she chose to hide in the form of a child for so many years.

→ Villetta can remodel her skeleton structure to suit her needs. Remodeling or bone turnover is the process of resorption followed by replacement of bone with little change in shape and occurs throughout a person's life. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts, coupled together via paracrine cell signalling, are referred to as bone remodeling units. However, with the help of Alkahestry she can manipulate the shape, and density of the bone to precise levels. The process of bone resorption by the osteoclasts releases stored calcium into the systemic circulation and is an important process in regulating calcium balance. As bone formation actively fixes circulating calcium in its mineral form, removing it from the bloodstream, resorption actively unfixes it thereby increasing circulating calcium levels. These processes occur in tandem at site-specific locations. Bone volume is then determined by the rates of bone formation and bone resorption. Repeated stress, such as weight-bearing exercise or bone healing, results in the bone thickening at the points of maximum stress. So the more frequently she uses her ability the stronger her bones will get over time. However, the level of bone strength is already incapable of increasing further. Having acquired the bone strength comparable to titanium, after 20 years of using her ability.

→ Villetta is capable of inducing Synaesthesia in her own mind. Synaesthesia normally is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. However, Villetta can control what senses are crossed with what, giving her a wide range of flexibility in how the condition is used. From seeing scents all the way down to tasting colors. Effective in tracking people down, understanding scenarios, or even knowing the physical state of those around her.

→ Villetta can manifest incorporeal extensions of herself, generally in the form of additional limbs, controlled naturally through both conscious thoughts and instinct, as if they were parts of her own body. These limbs are invisible, however the high oscillation of Qi causes ripples in the air, intangible (most of the time), and their actual shape is variable, being generally based on the Villetta's main appendages. Their number, reach and strength varies between two to four limbs, but they remain invariably centered on her body. These arms possess incredible strength, being capable of tearing apart, cutting and crushing extremely resilient materials like paper. They are also extremely fast and precise, following the user's thoughts instantly and exactly. They notably possess a perceptive aspect, allowing the user to instinctively sense things through them. However, the physical body can not act as freely as the incorporeal limbs during use. During a fight, they can be used to deflect most attacks with frightening reactivity, and pummel most targets with stunning speed and power. Being essentially intangible, they can phase through most protections and directly target the most vulnerable parts like internal organs, however concentration to do so would limit her down to a single arm. They are also very useful to neutralize opponents, normally physically overpowering them in a heartbeat, and keeping them submissive in a multitude of grips, all while appearing calm and passive. These constructs of incorporeality are simply compressed Qi that is exuded, shaped, and focused to do her bidding.

PICTURE:
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Spoiler:

→ It is inked upon her back, upon her left shoulder-blade.

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SPECIAL ABILITIES:

→ Healing: Villetta has the power to manipulate the rate of her healing factor to extraordinary levels. She is capable of manipulating the Parasite in her into healing her wounds. She is capable of healing small wounds such as cuts and punctures with ease, capable of healing these wounds in seconds. However, the damage from weapons of larger calibur, such as guns, grenades, and the like are a different story. She has difficulty healing these at such a pace, but given a day or so, she could recover from them. This also hinders her from tiring easily.
→ Cellular Reconstruction: Villetta has the ability to alter her cellular body to the point of extreme mutation. Allowing her to age her body, to give herself a more adult-like form. Giving her the ability to manipulate the conditioning of her body as well. This allows her to take on a different persona, by hiding in plane sight. She has since learned to return to her original form as well.
→ Bones:Villetta has the ability to manipulate her own skeletal structure. Her osteoblasts and osteoclasts to be exact. By altering the calcium in her bones she can manipulate the growth and properties of her bones to her liking. She uses this to alter her structural form, this can range from the creation of small blades by removing a bone from her body, or even attaching ligaments to them to eject them from her body.
→ Synaesthesia: She can cross two or more senses to gain Synesthetic perceptions of what she is trying to understand. Anything experienced Synesthetically is memorized and recorded within her mind, making it easier to access later on. This is not by her choice, but a side effect of the condition itself.
→Vectors: Villetta can manifest up to four arms comprised of Qi, to be manipulated by both her conscious will and instinct. Unrestrained by human limits, they can move, lift, and harden four times that of peak human conditioning. They can phase through most objects and relay sense back to Villetta, but she is limited in movement when they are released from her body.

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[Reila Tsukino]

REVISE

Vectors doesn't seem possible to me because the substance of the arms has to come from her body. Taking that much muscle, skin, bone, etc. from other parts of her in order to make the arms would probably kill her.

[Guest]

But they...are not made of flesh...

[Reila Tsukino]

Oh I'm sorry, I understand what you mean now by incorporeal. But it's still not possible. Qi manipulation can only extend so far from the body and certainly cannot become multiple arm-like appendages. Also Qi cannot lift; think of it like wind.

[Reila Tsukino]

28th is your archive date.

[Guest]

Truthfully, when I first did this I had it listed under projection, but was told it was Manipulation. But wind is capable of lift. However, I do see that I may be overreaching boundaries for Villetta with this one, so I am thinking of lowering the number to two.

[Reila Tsukino]

My edit stands.

[Reila Tsukino]

Archived.

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