Kikumasamune | 菊正宗 | True Aster

[Cloudnine]

 

They spoke no words

The visitor, the host

And the white chrysanthemum

-Oshima Ryota

 

Kikumasamune (菊正宗)

A bow constructed completely of small sheets of white paper folded into slender, arching, petals. Its namesake, the chrysanthemum, is a favored flower to gift others, especially among nobillity. The flower symbolizes longevity, devotion, and lasting bonds. This artifact is rumored to originate somewhere within the shinobi continents. Ages ago, it was gifted to the Fú family by their Xiāo liege for their enduring loyalty. It was since kept as a Fú family relic, stashed away in the mystic house's coffers in its formless state. As record of Kikumasamune's attributes became lost to memory, it waited dormant until the exile of nobles from Dragon Country. Taking whatever riches in hand, the persecuted mystics returned Kikumasamune to its home continent with the intention of selling it.

 

The bow itself is an exemplary example of time-lost craftsmanship. Each of the thousand-plus sheets of paper are inscribed with runes of invisible ink. They operate in harmony at the command of their wielder, taking on the form of a lithe bow as well as its piercing arrows. A peculiarity of the bow is its innate rhythm- like the fall-blooming chrysanthemum, every fourth arrow scatters in a brilliant flurry of pointed paper petals. 

 

Weapon Type: Bow

Size: Large

Level: 10 [$280]

Attributes:

-Chakra Blade: Attacks made with this weapon cost chakra instead of stamina. [$50]

-Hidden: This item may not be the target of abilities until it's used in battle. [$50]

-Inlaid Element [Paper]: This weapon's damage is now considered to be of X Element. This ability may only be applied once per weapon. Restrictions: X element may not be greater than a tier 1 Combinatorial Element. May not be taken with any elements that have requirements aside the Subtle Elements skills without explicit Staff Approval. [$100]

 

Special:

-Devotion: This weapon takes up only 1 item slot as a thick pad of blank paper. This weapon is created when drawn for the first time in the Setup Phase. The wielder's non-hybrid Paper ninjutsu are seal-less while Kikumasamune is equipped.[$190]

-Autumn Bloom: Damage from every fourth basic weapon attack with Kikumasamune is dealt as an AOE that does not target allies. [$250]

 

Cost: $950

Edited January 26, 2021 by Cloudnine

[Cloudnine]

Notes:

 

-Devotion, Autumn Bloom: Those prices are my best guess. Devotion is at least $90 for the 9 free item weapon slots. 

 

-Paper is a Tier 1 element, Earth and Water. I got Peter's permission to use Paper for this character via PM 11/2017.

Spoiler

 

Combinatorial: Paper

Effect: Allows the use of Paper elemental techniques. Paper techniques deal an additional 5% of their total damage as Bleed damage. In addition, the user may choose to apply the bonus from one of the Subtle Elements skill required to learn this element if they own it.

Requirements: Subtle Elements Water and Subtle Elements Earth

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Edited February 22, 2019 by Cloudnine

[Princess]

You can just remove the word very from Autumn Bloom, it's superfluous. 

Otherwise, I think the costs on these are fine, so Approved.

[Cloudnine]

'Very fourth weapon attack' has been corrected to 'Every fourth weapon attack'

[Tw33dle]

If I'm calculating it correctly, this should be a total of 両1040. The additional cost is coming from Large Weapons costing 両40 per level.