Clouded Horizons:Benji Powell

Benji James Powell Hikari no Tenshi
Benji Powell in Angel Wing form.
Character Profile
DOB:	January 18, 2132
Age:	20
Race:	Hume
Gender:	Male
Profession:	Blademaster
Theme:	Soul Blazer Tears for a Moonlit Knight OC Remix
Artist:	Israfel
Garden Profile
Garden Attended:	Trabia Garden
SeeD ID Number:	52531
Highest Rank:
	Major Alchemy Division
Merit Awards:	Promotion to Ensign Promotion to Lieutenant Promotion to Captain Promotion to Major
Planeswalker Information
Championed By:	Freya Vanadis
Year Endorsed:	2152
Additional Information
Birth Realm:	First Realm
Story Appearances
Appearances:	Destiny's Call Eternal Requiem Dimensional Legend Breakfast at Powell's Guardian Judgment Nature Of Thieves and Emissaries Shades

Benji Powell is a Major at Trabia Garden, a major character in the Clouded Horizons series.

Personnel Information

Biography

"That's life. When you least expect it, everything turns upside-down."

―Ben to Rikku

Born on January 18, 1988 in his home realm, Ben led a fairly uneventful and to him, unfulfilling life until soon after his seventeenth birthday. The fayth Bahamut appeared to him one day and asked if he wanted the opportunity to travel to the world of Spira to assist the summoner Yuna in her pilgrimage. He accepted, and found himself in the city of Zanarkand, a thousand years in the past. Meeting up with Tidus Kuroda, a blitzball player from the city, and Auron, a warrior-monk from the city of Bevelle, he traveled to the Spira of the present and soon met up with several other faces that he would come to know as friends: Yuna, a young summoner on a quest to destroy the beast known as Sin; Wakka, captain of the Besaid Aurochs blitzball team; Lulu, a Black Mage and older sister figure to Yuna; Kimahri, a Ronso from Mount Gagazet that had watched Yuna since she was a child; and Rikku, a young Al Bhed girl that he would eventually develop romantic feelings for. The group traveled all around Spira, until they finally managed to confront and destroy Sin forever, as well as Yu Yevon, the summoner that resurrected Sin every ten years. Ben left soon after, heading back to First Realm, but his travels were far from over.

Ben returned just two weeks later, though it was two years in Spiran time, to the world of Spira to assist Yuna, Rikku, and a mysterious young woman named Paine in their search across Spira for spheres. Now sphere-hunters called the Gullwings, the trio of girls welcomed Ben into their group and set off across the world once again. This time, however, they ended up with far more than they expected. Between a gun-toting Lightning Alchemist named Darius DeValle, and an unsent named Shuyin attempting to use an ancient machina called Vegnagun to destroy the world and revive his lover, Lenne, Ben and the Gullwings had more than enough to deal with. Eventually, Darius left the world of Spira after being confronted at the Thunder Plains, and the Gullwings went on to the Farplane to find and confront Shuyin. They did, arriving to find him in control of Vegnagun already, but they disabled the giant machine and defeated Shuyin in battle, placing both his and Lenne's spirit to rest at last. Ben later asked the fayth to revive the two as a favor, stating that they never got to live a normal life, and the fayth agreed. He then decided to stay in Spira for six months to train for the first annual Spiran Fighters Association Grand Championship.

After the tournament was over, during which he encountered a mysterious man by the name of Angel that served both as his opponent in the final round of the tournament and as an ally soon after during a mission to destroy the Forsaken, Ben, Angel, and the Gullwings were offered the chance to travel to the world of Gaia at the behest of the Creator of Reality, Freya. They accepted, and soon after found themselves in an entirely different dimension, and yet still in the middle of conflict.

Ben has been in Gaia for close to two years now, and over time has gained a reputation as one of House DeValle's more formidable fighters. Following the completion of his SeeD training, Alchemy training, and an abrupt entry into a small war, Ben rose to the rank of Captain, a rank that he held for over eight months before he was finally promoted to Major within the Alchemy division at Trabia. He has also gained new levels of power for himself, fighting and defeating everything from mortal fiends to gods and goddesses; however, this has not come without a price. Ben has seen many allies slain on and off the field of battle, and has even fallen prey to the machinations of the Pillar of Destiny, Destine, having a demon by the name of Manes sealed inside his mind following their final confrontation within the Ethereal Plane.

Personality

"I think he just doesn't know what the words "give up" mean. It's almost illogical - the harder the fight, the harder it is to get him to stay down."

―Nightfire to Yuki, after the fight with Fayt

Ben's personality has changed drastically since he first came to Spira. When he arrived in Spira, he was fairly untrained, brash, and often overconfident of the skills of himself and his allies. Usually, he would place himself in harm's way to protect his friends, even if they didn't need protecting, as well as becoming angry quite easily.

His demeanor now is a far cry from his demeanor of two years ago. After advancing through the ranks to attain the rank of Major in the Trabian Alchemic Forces, his once-brash attitude has given way to a calmer, more collected individual. He still holds the loyal devotion and protection to his friends that he has always had, but is willing to fight alongside them instead of in front of them. Remarkably, even though he holds Manes' persona inside his mind, his mental barriers against the influence of darkness have remained strong.

Combat Information

"Afraid? You've gotta be kidding me. I'll be glad to take you on."

―Ben to Revolver DeValle

"You misunderstand. I have no intention of dying today, especially not to someone like you. How do you feel about your own odds?"

―Ben to Manes

Ben is an extremely tenacious fighter in combat, continuing to fight long after most people would've given up and gone home, as well as one with a penchant for unusual applications of techniques and skills. Also, as per his nature and preference of being ready for anything, he has no true specialty when it comes to attack style. However, his main focus in battle is melee combat - specifically speed, agility, and swift strikes - as shown by most of his skills. He employs no less than four sets of skills most often in battle - his Shinkendo abilities, his powerful Kobujutsu techniques, various Ice Alchemy techniques, and his Bushido techniques - making him more than a match for most foes.

• Expert Swordsmanship Specialist: As a Blademaster with over two years of experience in battle, often against enemies of superior skill and power, Ben has attained a high degree of skill with blades of all sizes. While not ambidextrous, he possesses admirable skill in both single and dual-wielding blades, specifically katanas.

• Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Though far from a master at unarmed combat, Ben has proven capable of effectively taking on armed opponents of a high level while unarmed. He dislikes doing so, however, preferring instead to fight with weapon in hand.

• Enhanced Strength: While not particularly strong, Ben is capable of dealing powerful strikes if needed in combat. He relies more on special techniques to compensate for this weakness, however.

• Exceptional Agility: Ben is incredibly fast and agile in battle, and is considered one of the fastest mortals on Gaia at the present time, capable of using this speed to great effect both in and out of combat. He also possesses skill with Shunpo (flash steps), adding to his already impressive speed.

• Great Spiritual Energy: Ben has a formidable amount of spiritual power, enough to remain in battle for great lengths of time. It is presumed that he could also generate high levels of reiatsu, but has not been seen doing so.

• Skilled Magic User: Though not a mage, Ben has a wide variety of spells that he can use effectively in combat. His primary skill lies with healing and beneficial status magic, but he also possesses a high degree of skill with both regular and Ice-elemental Alchemy.

Combat Attributes

Experience

• Hume (Planeswalker) (200)
• Blademaster (35)
• Secondary Classes

Blade Knight (150), Samurai (100), Assassin (100), Elemental Alchemist (75), Warrior (100), Ninja (50)

• Tertiary Classes

Alchemist (50), Monk (50), Red Mage (50), Thief (50)

Elemental Preferences

• Ice
• Lightning

Character Attributes Stamina Mana Accuracy Evasion 2,338 1,718 1,726 2,028 Strength Vitality Mind Spirit Agility Dexterity Luck 1,303 779 771 524 1,450 1,027 804
Elemental Affinities Fire Wind Lightning Holy 5% 20% 10% 0% Ice Earth Water Dark 30% 10% 0% 0%	Status Effect Resistances Disease Poison 35% 40% Wound Fear 25% 25%

Talents

Talents

• Proficiency: Kunai - Gain proficiency with the Kunai.
• Specialization: Kunai - Increases Physical Damage by 10% and decreases Delay by 5% while wielding a Kunai.
• Mastery: Kunai - Increases Physical Damage by 15%, Critical Hit chance by 7%, and Parry chance by 5% while wielding a Kunai.
• Proficiency: Shuriken - Gain proficiency with the Shuriken.
• Specialization: Shuriken - Increases Physical Damage by 10% and decreases Delay by 5% while wielding a Shuriken.
• Mastery: Shuriken - Increases Physical Damage by 15%, Critical Hit chance by 7%, and Parry chance by 5% while wielding a Shuriken.
• Proficiency: Fur Armor - Gain proficiency with Fur armor.
• Proficiency: Leather Armor - Gain proficiency with Leather armor.
• Proficiency: Bone Armor - Gain proficiency with Bone armor.
• Proficiency: Chain Armor - Gain proficiency with Chain armor.
• Specialization: Chain Armor - Increases Physical Defense by 10% and removes movement penalty while wearing Chain armor.
• Mastery: Chain Armor - Increases Physical Defense by 15% and grants 5% Damage Reduction while wearing Chain armor.
• Ice+ - Increases Ice Affinity by 10%.
• Sleet - Whenever dealing Ice damage with an Ability that does not inflict Slow status, that Ability has a 10% chance to inflict Slow status.
• Chill - Whenever dealing Ice damage with a Spell, each target hit by that Spell takes a -7% Accuracy penalty to their next attack.
• Insulation - Whenever dealt Ice damage, treat Ice Affinity as though it were 33% higher when applying that damage.
• Lightning+ - Increases Lightning Affinity by 10%.
• Spasm - Whenever dealing Lightning damage, if it inflicts a status effect that isn't Paralyze status, it also inflicts Paralyze status.

Racial Traits

Hume

Active

• Sprint - Increases Agility by 25%.
• Inspire - Restores 15% Stamina. Restores 2% Stamina every second.
• Dodge - Evades the next physical attack.

Passive

• Environmental Adaptability - +5% Fire Affinity, +5% Ice Affinity.
• Indomitable Spirit - +5% Spirit.
• Easily Inspired - +5% Stamina restoration.
• Mortal Condition - -10% Poison (effect) Resistance, -10% Disease (effect) Resistance.

Planescape

Active

• Transition - Spell that bestows Blink and Vanish status upon the user.
• Planeshift - Spell that opens a pathway between planes for the user to travel between.
• Blink - Spell that teleports the user over a short distance by phasing between dimensions.
• Home Point - Spell that causes the user to receive all of the benefits of being a native to the current plane.
• Peel from Reality - Spell that inflicts Banish status upon an enemy.
• Warp Seal - Glyph that suspends the next spell for 20 seconds.
• Phase - Enchantment that, while the user maintains it, causes the user to become incorporeal and gives the user's attacks Manalink; when it ends, inflicts Weakness status.
• Planar Lockout - Ward that prevents all forms of extradimensional travel.

Passive

• Regeneration

+3 pips Stamina regen.

+3 pips Mana regen.

• Seekersense

The user is able to detect and track magic auras.

The user is able to detect and track spiritual auras.

• Magic Resistance

The user is able to avoid magic detection by suppressing their magic aura.

+15% Magic Defense.

• Enhanced Spellcraft

+10% spell duration.

+10% Magic Defense penetration.

• Concentration

Abilities are 10% harder to interrupt.

Equipment

Equipment

Hyorinmaru
Main Hand

• Description: An Ice-elemental Diviner capable of releasing powerful, dragon-shaped bursts of ice and snow.
• Required Level: 50
• Damage: 54
• Element: Ice
• Weapon Class: Katana
• Weapon Group(s): Light Blade
• Weapon Type: Melee
• Rune Slots Used: 0 / 4
• Enchantments:
  • Ice Affinity +25%

Focus Band
Head

• Description: A cloth headband that serves to focus the mind and body.
• Required Level: 40
• Physical Defense: 5
• Magic Defense: 8
• Armor Class: Helm
• Armor Type: Light Armor
• Rune Slots Used: 6 / 6
• Enchantments:
  • Stamina +30%
  • Mana +30%
  • Dexterity +20% (Runic)
  • Disease Resist +15% (Runic)
  • Poison Resist +10% (Runic)
  • Fear Resist +10% (Runic)

Shining Mail
Torso

• Description: A shimmering set of silver chain mail, crafted to be as lightweight as possible while retaining maximum durability.
• Required Level: 75
• Physical Defense: 35
• Magic Defense: 25
• Armor Class: Chain Armor
• Armor Type: Light Armor
• Rune Slots Used: 8 / 8
• Enchantments:
  • Stamina +30%
  • Auto-Protect
  • Stamina +20% (Runic)
  • Agility +30% (Runic)
  • Auto-Shell (Runic)

Knight's Bracers
Arm

• Description: A set of steel bracers covering the forearms, inscribed with an ornate royal crest.
• Required Level: 50
• Physical Defense: 10
• Magic Defense: 8
• Armor Class: Bracers
• Armor Type: Light Armor
• Rune Slots Used: 6 / 6
• Enchantments:
  • Strength +40%
  • Strength +5% (Runic)
  • Mana +30% (Runic)
  • Agility +20% (Runic)

Rubber Shoes
Feet

• Description: A set of insulated shoes, designed to ground out electricity and Lightning magic.
• Required Level: 40
• Physical Defense: 5
• Magic Defense: 10
• Armor Class: Boots
• Armor Type: Light Armor
• Rune Slots Used: 4 / 4
• Enchantments:
  • Null: Lightning
  • Evasion +5%
  • Evasion +15% (Runic)
  • Mind +10% (Runic)
  • Spirit +10% (Runic)

Angel Ring
Accessory

• Description: A silver ring with an angel etched into the band.
• Required Level: 50
• Rune Slots Used: 4 / 4
• Enchantments:
  • Auto-Life
  • Dexterity +20% (Runic)
  • Poison Resist +5% (Runic)
  • Fear Resist +5% (Runic)

Talisman of Agility
Accessory

• Description: A pendant bearing a runic symbol representing speed and agility.
• Required Level: 20
• Rune Slots Used: 2 / 4
• Enchantments:
  • Agility +20%
  • Poison Resist +5% (Runic)
  • Disease Resist +5% (Runic)

Ring of Resistance
Accessory

• Description: A ring bearing inscriptions that ward against debilitating power.
• Required Level: 15
• Rune Slots Used: 3 / 3
• Enchantments:
  • Poison Resist +5%
  • Dexterity +20% (Runic)
  • Fear Resist +5% (Runic)

Personal Abilities

Ben has several skills that don't fit into any particular skillset. After training with Etchel Beoulve to attain his status as a Blademaster, Ben gained access to a skill known as Shunpo, or "flash steps" in the Angelic language, that lets him move extremely quick and invisible to the naked eye. Using that ability, he developed a skill he named Shihohappo Ken, utilizing Shunpo and Haste magic to send a massive wave of throwing weapons from all directions at all enemies within range. However, the skill leaves him winded after use because of his body's inability to handle the speeds required yet. In addition to these skills, he has also developed several unique Ice Alchemy abilities that he uses in battle.

Personal Abilities

• Shunpo - Allows the user to move rapidly by enhancing their movements with magical energy.
• Shihohappo Ken - Deals 1.7x physical damage. Chroma: If the user's Vitality is less than 1,500, inflicts Weakness status.

Ice Alchemy

• Chilling Armor - Increases Vitality by 25%. Chroma: Whenever stricken by a melee attack, inflicts Slow status on the attacker.
• Hailstorm - Deals 1.35x Ice damage.
• Frostwave - Deals 1.4x Ice damage.
• Frozen Orb - Deals 1.6x Ice damage. Inflicts Slow status.
• Frozen Tempest - Deals 1.75x Ice damage. 25% chance to inflict Freeze status.

Diviner

After his adventures in the Soul Plane, Ben was gifted with a Diviner by the name of Hyorinmaru (Ice Ring), formerly belonging to the Grim Angel Captain Chieko Murakami. The Diviner takes the form of a normal katana with a guard shaped like a four-pointed star. Since then, he has become skilled with the Angelic blade, capable of using the initial release form, or Shikai.

• Shikai: Hyōrinmaru gains a crescent-shaped blade attached to the hilt by a a chain. It is activated by the command "sit upon the frozen heavens" (sōten ni zase).

Shikai Special Ability: When Hyorinmaru is swung, a dragon-shaped flow of ice is released from the blade which is capable of flying towards and freezing whatever it impacts. The chain and crescent blade is also capable of freezing whatever it wraps around.

• Tensou Jurin: One of Hyorinmaru's basic powers, it allows the user to control the weather in the area by controlling the water in the surrounding area and atmosphere. A stronger version of this skill may be used in Bankai.

• Bankai: Not achieved.

Overdrives / Limit Breaks

Overdrives / Limit Breaks

• Spark Waltz - Overdrive that deals 1.75x Lightning damage to an enemy.
• Hyper Rush - Overdrive that deals 1.85x damage to an enemy.
• Dragon Dance - Overdrive that deals 2.0x Lightning damage to an enemy.
• Lightning Waltz - Overdrive that deals 2.25x Lightning damage to an enemy.
• Spiral Masquerade - Limit Break that deals 1.9x damage to an enemy.

External Links

• GHOSTS Project Wiki - Benji Powell - Ben's page on the GHOSTS Project Wiki, part of the OSIRIS Network.