In the Karmic Patron system, people can bind with spirits they have affinity for. The higher the affinity they have with their spirit, the stronger the abilities derived.
In this way, people are chained to the fate of their contracted spirit, pursuing ever increasing affinity by fulfilling their spirits requests. This quest for perfect affinity is a Sisyphean task that has no end.
However, users who are at the pinnacle of spiritual proficiency and affinity, can bind with a second spirit under niche conditions. These users will display feats far above even other spirit users, at the cost of additional restrictions.
I. Conditions
In order to bind with a second spirit, the user must:
- Already be bound with a spirit
- be extremely proficient with their current spirit
- have a strong affinity with their existing spirit
- Find a suitable second spirit that is
- compatible with both the User’s Karma and their existing contracted spirit
- This condition is extremely rare, as most spirits will have some incompatibility with one of the existing Karmas on the user. This results in Double Spirit Users being exceptionally rare.
- compatible with both the User’s Karma and their existing contracted spirit
II. Results
- As Double Spirit Users have three spirits they can draw energy from, they will display further heightened strength, durability, perception, and healing.
- Second Karma: Having a second spirit will unlock a second set of abilities tied to the new spirit’s Karma.
- Evolved Abilities: Having a larger pool of energy allows the User to develop their current abilities even further.
- In combat, the User may choose to utilize both their Spirit’s abilities to increase their versatility, or funnel all their power into one of their Karma’s to supercharge it.
III. Costs
- Maintaining good affinity with one spirit is already fairly difficult, but being tied to two different spirits becomes a virtually impossible juggling act.
- One action that can appease one spirit may be against the Karma of another
- Temptations from two spirits may overwhelm even the most proficient of Spirit users. They will have trouble maintaining clear thought in the maelstrom of temptations that arise from their contracted spirits.
- In general, contracting double spirits is only maintainable if:
- The spirits are benign, and request mainly peaceful acts of their user
- Both spirits can be appeased by similar actions
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