Power Permissions / Dimensions

[flawmaturge]

Wiktor is a thaumaturge. Per canon:

"A thaumaturge, or a tempermancer is one able to discover secrets lingering in persons or places. They recognize Flaws, or stigmas imprinted on the human psyche, and can bring them to the surface."
"'Thaumaturgy' comes from the Greek word for miracle-working. [It] is a different, deeper kind of comprehension of the world --seeing the most secret emotions, hearing the unspoken words, the ability to glimpse into someone's thoughts. [...] A thaumaturge, having made a pact with a salutor, is also able to manipulate human thoughts, words, deeds, and emotions."
In practical terms, Wiktor's abilities break down into six main areas; clicking on the word will give you a rundown of what he can do:

• Perception

  
  Wiktor's perception can pick up a lot, but especially traces: emotional or mental imprints left in places or on items. [Examples: (familiar person trace) / (unfamiliar person trace)] He can also use those to identify people once he's met them; he'll know if you touched something or were somewhere if something emotionally significant happened there. His gift will guide him towards them as well; there's a certain amount of guided intuition that comes with it. He will also often see one of his salutors sort of haunting around someone if they happen to be more prone towards or are currently driven by a Flaw (not necessarily Their Flaw, but A Flaw) in their wheelhouse at the moment.
  
  Part of this is being able to see salutors at all. Only a thaumaturge can see salutors in the real world. ...yes, even if they're effecting you in some way. There's a reason people are terrified of them.
  
  
• Salutor Manipulation

  
  Wiktor can Manipulate people's thoughts, words, deeds, and emotions using his salutors. Depending on what might be driving the action, he'll have to use a different salutor and a different method. This is not a silver bullet that just lets him jerk people around; he does have to know what he's actually trying to effect for it to be useful and actually work right.
  
  
• Salutor Combat

  
  His salutors can do things like effect luck, effect focus, heal, attack, cause mental or physical pain, internal damage, slow people down, spook them, weaken them, distract, etc. PERSONA!
  
  I kid. They're actually more like mythological pokemon. Like ShinMegamiTensei!type Persona, though, he goes into battle with them (especially since no one else can *see* them). Wiktor, despite being a nerd, is a brawler.
  
  
• Communication

  
  If there were other thaumaturges (one can hope), he could leave messages on items or in places for them to read with intention. I'm up for allowing other psychometrics or someone with similar abilities to be able to read his messages and vice versa 'cause that's fun.
  
  
• Connection

  
  He can pull someone in the same room with him into a mental connection, a mindscape of sorts, where they can see his salutors and communicate without time passing and without anyone else hearing them. No one else is visible during this time (you're in, essentially, a blank void) but since time isn't passing it's very convenient. He can go in there himself if he needs to think something out before continuing. This mindscape can also be used to show someone a salutor when they couldn't see it normally.
  
  
• Flaws

  
  Not everyone has a Flaw. But those who have had something 'traumatic or routine' imprint upon them in a way that it might act as a driving force in their life or decision making will have a Flaw, a singular trait that Wiktor can see. Think of it like the 'fatal flaw' in a Greek tragedy; this isn't just a little quirk or minor issue.
  
  Flaws fall into dimensions: heart (emotion), mind (thought), word, and deed, the 'realms' that they fall under and the salutors that are drawn to them accordingly. Wiktor's Flaw is Pride, which is Heart-based. His first/primary salutor is, accordingly Heart-aligned and allows him to manipulate emotions.
  
  Note: Wiktor can remove a Flaw from someone if it is ruining their life for them, but he considers this a last recourse as it can have the reverse effect of drawing all passion and drive from them and just ruin it in a different way. Instead, he'd be inclined to use that information to help him figure out how to help them since, as he's learned himself, there are ways to use one's Flaws to drive you forward instead of hold you back. Generally, Flaws are manageable: it's salutors that can make them too much to handle. That said, it *is* an option for him if you'd like to explore that.
  

As with any ability (short of the combat stuff, which is combat stuff and presumably we'd have talked out that beforehand anyway), none of this is going to be a part of your play if you'd prefer it wasn't. Which is why I've got helpful forms for sorting letting me know if you're interested in playing with this aspect of his powers at all.

Please Note: This is to give me a general guide and interest check; any and all use of these abilities will be checked with you, the player, before it shows up in thread. Example:

Hey, it sounded like he dropped his bag while running away from the murder. Would it make sense for Wiktor to find a pen or something that might hold a trace identifying them there?

or

Wiktor wants to tell her that he knows they have a gun. Can he pull her into the mindscape to pass this info on?

or

They seem kind of pissed off in this thread, like they might actually punch him. Would it make sense for him to see the Bukavac sniffing around behind them?

Also, because it's the Barge, anything can be a little faulty or not work as needed or misfire in a certain situation. Cool? Cool.

✔😃✔I am interested in engaging with Wiktor and his powers! (lemme specify stuff) ✔😃✔ <b>I am interested in engaging with Wiktor and his powers!</b> <b>Have a Flaw?</b> If so, list it here! Examples include: Recklessness, Audacity, Negligence, Vehemence, etc. <b>If you have a Flaw, what dimension do you think it's in?</b> Is it something you feel (heart), something you tend to do (deed), something about how you tend to talk or communicate (word), or something you tend to think (mind). Categorization examples found here: https://flawmaturge.dreamwidth.org/#extra . <b>I've got an idea for plot!:</b> Go for it! <b>There's a specific part I DNW:</b> Go for it! (Manipulation, for instance) <b>Other Notes:</b> Something I didn't think of!

•😑• I am neutral about his abilities. No real ideas, no real objections. Just chat with me if it comes up. •😑• <b>I am neutral about his abilities. No real ideas, no real objections. Lets chat if it comes up.</b> Additional Notes: Feel free to write anything else you'd like here!

✘😒✘I would prefer not to engage with Wiktor and/or with his abilities. ✘😒✘ <b>I would prefer not to engage with Wiktor and/or with his abilities.</b> I want to engage with Wiktor but not his powers. / I don't mind his powers working in relation to my character but I'd prefer not to engage with him personally. / I don't want either! (select one and erase the others)

HEART	MIND	DEED	WORD
[ Heart Folks ] Aerith - Repression Kahl - Bitterness Hakkai - Unforgiving Arthur Lester - Inadequacy Iris Wildtyme - Impulsivity Ciel Phantomhive - Stultophobia D'Vana Tendi - Assimilation	[ Mind Folks ] Ishmael - Obsession Jedao - Exacting Steven Universe - Obligated Avalon - Apathy	[ Deed Folks ] Zhao Yunlan - Recklessness Jedao - Adamant Sam Walls - Beholden Sha Gojyo - Martyrdom Hanna Cross - Martyrdom Ethan Lemaire - Reactive	[ Word Folks ] Norton - Scheming

Comments

[flawmaturge]

Most people only have one, but I could see Jedao having 2: one that's his and one that came with the parts that are Jedao 1. And I absolutely see the Ninefox Crowned with Eyes and Immolation Fox as being salutors given what you've said about them. Pretty much exactly.

[deuceoftears]

J1 is very associated with both of them as well

the vibe is kind of like, Crowned With Eyes was the one he had synched up to him naturally, and Immolation was the one he went out and locked down on purpose to use as a weapon, and you can't wield it without hand-of-vecna-style reshaping yourself to make it part of you

[flawmaturge]

Then extremely similar, yes.

[deuceoftears]

I'm dramatizing slightly because they aren't in any way Independent Entities, but IF was very much a shape he stamped onto his brain on purpose for psychic defense against dream-hunting mindreading wolf sigils, so -

(Also IF is probably more associated with the Vehemence, CwE with the Stringency)

...also if you want Wiktor to get a little hint of 'that guy's spirit seems to be not quite as tightly set in his body as most people. fits specifically like a second-hand glove. what's up with that'

could be fun!

[flawmaturge]

Don't think he'd notice that *automatically* but he could definitely notice that the traces left have a weird signature.