Emerita Boxing Day, page 43
The first warning to board came, and with tear-stained cheeks the family finally separated. They had two travel compartments at the front set aside for them: one for Doc and his wives, and the other for Harrid and Clyde.
Doc paused at the door, looking back one more time at Fiala. They both cried quietly as a last silent goodbye was passed along. Looking away with his head bowed, Doc stepped onto the train. He had no idea how long he’d be gone or what might happen in that time period, but he had to trust that Luck would help him and Fiala.
He turned around in the open doorway, looking out one last time to see Fiala being held by Ginger and Petal. Both of them cried as Petal held them to her, her eyes on Doc. With a small nod, the dryad bowed her head to him. She would guard her charge with her life, as Rosa did for him.
With a heavy heart, Doc headed for the compartment reserved for his family. Lady, please watch over my beautiful wife and our unborn child. I need you to guide and guard them far more than I need you to do the same for me. When I come back, I want to kiss Fiala and pick my child up in my arms to give them the love they’ll miss while I’m gone. Swallowing back his fear, he opened the door to join his wives on their trip west.
Character Information
Doc Holyday- 42
Half-Breed Elf/Dwarf
Voice of Luck
Energy: 20/20 (75/75) (175/175)
Vitality: 40/40
Health: 28/28
Faith: 137 (17,682)
Racial Bonuses:
Natural affinity to nature magic, improved reflexes, keen hearing and sight, resistance to poisons, improved vitality, night vision, natural affinity for metal crafts
Goddess Gifts:
All In, Stand Down, Missed Me, Healing Hands, Cleansing, Energy Reserves, Medic, Unblemished, Lasting Help, Remove Curse (Minor), Immunity Bubble, Cleric (Minor), Soul Cleanse, Cleric (Major), Arch-cleric, Unbending Bones, Mistborn, Vitality Reserves, Health Reserves, Knockdown, Knockout, Create Elemental
All In: When the game is on the line, your luck knows no bounds. The Lady herself will influence things in your favor. Calling on her in this way draws the attention of the Darkness as well. Use this sparingly, or bad luck will swiftly follow.
Stand Down: When you decide the point needs to be made, you can force even a wolverine bestial to step back and calm down. Useable once per day without cost. Using this again on the same day will tax you heavily; within an hour, you will collapse into a short coma.
Missed Me: Who needs to be fast on the draw if they cannot hit you? Able to bend time and space so any single attack misses you. Only able to use this once per hour.
Healing Hands: Use your energy to fuel healing for whoever you touch. If no energy is available, you can use your vitality. If no vitality is available, you will use health. Using health in this way can lead to death.
Cleansing: This gift augments the spell “Healing Hands.” Lets the spell cleanse toxins, diseases, the Darkness, and other lingering effects. Energy cost is based on the severity of the condition being cleansed. If no energy is available, you can use your vitality. If no vitality is available, you will use health. Using health in this way can lead to death. You will be asked to verify if you wish to use this ability before it triggers.
Energy Reserves: Doubles your available energy.
Medic: Healing costs ¼ less energy.
Unblemished: Healing no longer leaves scars, and can remove old scars.
Lasting Help: Makes the person healed immune to the toxin purged from their system. This gift uses twenty energy.
Remove Curse (Minor): Remove a single condition from a curse. Energy consumption varies depending on curse and condition.
Immunity Bubble: Grants you ten seconds of immunity from all harm. This gift can only be used once every twenty-four hours.
Cleric (Minor): Grants a chosen person three of your gifts. This person can generate faith on your behalf.
Soul Cleanse: Return the soul from a soul stone to the person it belongs to. If the body of that person is dead, the soul goes to Mother.
Cleric (Major): Grants three people three of your gifts. Your original cleric becomes a high cleric, gaining two more of your gifts. Clerics can generate faith on your behalf.
Arch-cleric: Your high cleric becomes an arch-cleric, and your previous clerics become high clerics. All of your clerics gain more gifts. You may now name three new clerics. All clerics may now make initiates, clerics in training, who will be granted a single gift from the blessing cleric’s pool. All clerics can generate faith for you. All clerics will be informed they can make initiates when they next sleep.
Unbending Bones: Your bones can never be broken.
Mistborn: For ten seconds, you will become insubstantial. Nothing can restrain you. You can even pass through walls, but be warned: if the effect fades while inside a solid object, you will take damage and be pushed out of it. This gift can only be used once every twenty-four hours.
Vitality Reserves: Doubles your base vitality.
Health Reserves: Doubles your base health.
Knockdown: When using your fists, you can knock anyone down. This gift can be used three times a day.
Knockout: Your fists are now equalizers. Once a day, any hit you land with your fist can knock a man out for thirty seconds.
Shared Faith: The Voices of the gods must stick together to defeat the Darkness. You may share your faith with another Voice, as long as you have the faith to spare.
Create Elemental: Once a year, you can create a young elemental. The elemental can control their own element. Each elemental is tied to a tribe or clan— when created, you must choose the guardians it is tied to.
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