Clan: Ishido


Kekkei Genkai: Phasing (Sei-shō ~ 整相)


Elements: Fūton or Raiton


Specialization:

• Path of Truth - Ninjutsu or Fūinjutsu
  
• Path of Fortune - Bukijutsu or Taijutsu
  

Location: Scattered

Clan History: A long-lived clan founded by a monk named Akihiro Ishido. This clan was originally a sect of close-knit Shinto worshippers that lived in Sunagakure no Sato, keeping to themselves and having very little contact with those outside of their group. They soon became a family and gained an innate ability that gave them great power, believed to be from Akihiro's unique bloodline. Soon enough, they yearned to become deities themselves like the ones they worshipped. They became ninja and mastered various arts in an effort to do so. After generations and generations of learning to mold their chakra and use it in new ways to compliment their power over physical matter, the matriarch of clan, Fuiyoka Ishido, suggested they venture out of their shells; she desired to move to Konohagakure and to make the clan an influential mass of political power, becoming workers for the Hokage and Daimyo of Hi no Kuni. Many members of the clan agreed and they left with her, but the remnants of the clan that stayed in Sunagakure planned on becoming gods their own way, through wealth and violence. The two sides were, within months of separation, nothing like one another. Those who lived in Konohagakure under Fuiyoka called themselves "the Pursuers of Truth", and those that stayed in Sunagakure with the new patriarch, Fuiyoka’s son Tsurugi assumed the title, "the Seekers of Fortune".

In the coming years, the Seekers became a dark and desolate sect, with their numbers diminishing and their intentions becoming more malevolent, as they killed and stole to get what they wanted. Tsurugi ruled over them with an iron fist, and a majority of the clan, including his son, Daraku, were all trained to be assassins toward his cause. Eventually, people began to rally against him because they wanted peace and freedom; they created a group and attempted to go to Konohagakure in order to follow Fuiyoka's path and become part of the Main Branch. Tsurugi, in pure rage, killed all of the rebels, as well as his wife, in an event that became known as the Great Massacre. This discouraged further rebellion using fear tactics but only increased tension beneath the surface.

Eventually, Daraku made it his goal to eliminate the Main Branch of the clan by assassinating Fuiyoka, and so he went to Konoha and killed many members of the Pursuers to weaken her forces. This changed him, and he perceived the clan's state in a different way, realizing that Tsurugi's rule over the Seekers was just as corrupt as Fuiyoka's false hope in Konohagakure. After he returned for a second time to Hi no Kuni and killed Fuiyoka, he went all the way back to Sunagakure and killed his father as well. Now that he holds the position as Clan Head, Patriarch Daraku has reunited the two branches of the clan into one, and allowed them to move throughout the five nations freely on religious pilgrimages or journeys rather than being confined to either Sunagakure or Konohagakure under an iron banner. The clan still maintains its primary stronghold in Sunagakure, though, and Daraku--as well as many of the clan's other leaders and top assassins--stay there in the Ishido Castle towering over the desert landscape.


Kekkei Genkai Description: **A path must be chosen for all Ishido characters, either the Path of Fortune or the Path of Truth. The choice will determine the character's kekkei genkai, drawbacks, and clan jutsu.

The Ishido aren't known for much aside from the "Seekers of Fortune" exploits and infamous reputation as brutal, merciless assassins and thieves. Their kekkei genkai is hardly seen or understood by anyone outside of the clan; it is believed to be an advanced application of Fūton or Raiton, considering all Ishido seem to have one of those two chakra natures. The technique itself is a simple body transformation wherein the user's molecular state assumes a somewhat gaseous form, giving them the appearance and essential qualities of a ghost. This is more than an aesthetic change; their compromised physique gives them the capability of quantum tunneling to pass through (or "phase" through, as Truth clansmen say) physical matter, including walls and obstacles.


Path of Truth

During their long time in Konoha, the members of the Path of Truth have enhanced their mind over their bodies and are naturally excellent strategists and scholars. They focus more on jutsu use and skill mastery in conjunction with their kekkei genkai than anything else. They have a passive +1 to perception and all training word count requirements for learning new specializations or training existing ones will be 10% lower for them (i.e. the 1,500 words needed to learn a new specialization will be lowered to 1,350, etc). This only applies to specializations.

Path of Fortune

The Path of Fortune is a darker path than its counterpart, as it is one born of hatred and adversity. Tsurugi trained them consistently up until his death, and they still tend to undergo his same training regimens even though he isn't around to enforce the training. They have also developed naturally sharpened reflexes and instincts. Thus, clansmen on the Path of Fortune have been honed into perfect assassins, using stealth and surprise tactics to their advantage as often as possible. Their superior reflexes and dexterity grant them a +1 to reaction time and their phasing has an acquired stealth application.


Drawbacks:

Path of Truth

Their poor physical mass and aversion to violence leaves them at a disadvantage in some combat. All members of the Path of Truth will have a passive -1 tier to their Endurance and they must take the Cowardice and Necrophobia special characteristics without positives to balance them.

Path of Fortune

Both their constant use of their kekkei genkai and their obsession with the pursuit of wealth and fame has limited their learning capacity and jutsu capability. Because of this they cannot take the Quick Learner or Jutsu Master special characteristics, and all word counts for learning new Jutsu are in fact 10% higher (Word count increase only applies to jutsu). Similarly, their reputation as thieves and brigands prevents them from taking the Haggler special characteristic, and all prices for items bought from Catalogs are 10% higher (does not apply to Self-Creation items). Lastly, their chakra supplies are lower than most ninja:
Path of Fortune Ishido Chakra Supplies, by Rank -

• Genin - 135
  
• Chuunin - 180
  
• Sp. Jounin - 225
  
• Jounin - 275
  
• Sannin - 325
  
• Kage - 350
  

Members:

• Ishido, Daraku (Current clan head)
  
• Ishido, Kiyoko
  
• Ishido, Tamasazuki
  

Kekkei Genkai Jutsu:

Truth Path:

Phase Shift:

Fortune Path:

Lurking Darkness:

Bumpity, I already edited this to fit the new jutsu/stat rules so it should be a quick review.

Path of Fortune needs another small drawback, since -20% to all specs is a lot.

Both paths' jutsu need a bit of nerfing on how many jutsu they can pass through (perhaps a cap), due to them already being able to phase through physical objects, and in the case of the latter, become invisible.

Lowered the 20% to 10% rather than incorporating another drawback, I can lower it to 5% if needed.

The cap to jutsu phased through was already no more than one per post and the jutsu lasted five posts for Truth Path and three posts for Fortune Path, making the cap an effective 5 maximum for Truth and 3 maximum for Fortune. However, I lowered the durations (and thus the jutsu cap) anyhow; now it's once per post for up to 3 posts for Truth and once per post for up to 2 posts for Fortune.

Bumpity.

Bump?

My only concern is, that opens up Phase Shift being able to block more than a normal defensive jutsu would be able to. Both KKG jutsu are just a little too short on drawbacks, I guess. Maybe mention what happens if something gets telefragged into you (i.e. if you recorporialize while something's passing through you), or other things to do with becoming intangible.