HYGRIM
Hygrim: Hygrim are less of a race and more of a curse. They are a group of faunus and humans who have been afflicted with an unknown virus. This virus eats away at the humanity of the owner, causing them to be afflicted with a continuous pain. Each Hygrim has a certain mark on them. The mark usually relates to the final form of the grim once fully evolved. The user has no control over their Hygrim side. There are 2 ways for a Hygrim to transform. They either can transform willingly, by accepting all the negativity and bloodlust of the grim deep within them, or they can be forced to turn by being around high levels of negativity, dread, and sorrow, causing the grim to take over the host and come out. The more the grim takes over, the more the owner loses their humanity. After 6 times, the owner loses all of their humanity and becomes stuck in full grim mode if they are D rank. For C ranks its 3 for B ranks its 2 and for A ranks it only takes that one time. On the last time (6th, 3rd, 2nd , etc) the Hygrim stays as a Grim in appearance and doesn’t change back. Once at this stage, they must go through daunting tasks until they become one. To become one, the owner literally has to give up any thoughts, feelings, and dreams of humanity and accept their fate as a true grim. No one knows how this occurs or can happen, but those of strong willed usually tend to take physically harming and sometimes even killing Once this occurs, they will fully merge into one. In this stage the Hygrim has 2 forms. Partial and full transformation. This to allow them move around while gathering and having weird looks, but at least better than trying get food or water and people looking at you crazily and trying to kill you. Even in partial form, depending on the civilian type, they may try to kill you.
Stage 1
Hygrim Stage 1 Rules:
Human Form: Stats reflect the class that is chosen at character creation. RP as usual besides the random pain spikes.
Grim form: Add 1 rank to strength and speed. Strike out weapon and aura stats.
Description: In this form, the grim has fully taken over all functions of your body. You start to feel your aura weakening to the point it feels like it isn’t even there. Since this is the grim taking full control, it blocks out your body and its aura. This causes the user be unable to have access to its semblance and to be able to block damage normally like one would with their Aura. However, they are a grim now and grim tend to be able to withstand more damage than humans any hows and tend to have thicker skin and natural armor. Your language is stripped. They forsaken their weapon as well. But with this, they do gain an ability along with attacking with whatever natural biological devices they have such as claws and tails and such. However, the grim ability gained in stage 1 is the ability to spawn low level grim.
Human Form: Stats reflect the class that is chosen at character creation. RP as usual besides the random pain spikes.
Grim form: Add 1 rank to strength and speed. Strike out weapon and aura stats.
Description: In this form, the grim has fully taken over all functions of your body. You start to feel your aura weakening to the point it feels like it isn’t even there. Since this is the grim taking full control, it blocks out your body and its aura. This causes the user be unable to have access to its semblance and to be able to block damage normally like one would with their Aura. However, they are a grim now and grim tend to be able to withstand more damage than humans any hows and tend to have thicker skin and natural armor. Your language is stripped. They forsaken their weapon as well. But with this, they do gain an ability along with attacking with whatever natural biological devices they have such as claws and tails and such. However, the grim ability gained in stage 1 is the ability to spawn low level grim.
Stage 2
Hygrim Stage 2 Rules:
Partial Grim form: Add + to rank to strength and speed. Decrease Aura Rank by + (B rank turns to C+)
Description: This form is when the human and the grim becomes one. This is shown as they still look humanoid persay but the grim tendencies and asthetics are show throughout the body. This could come from grim like masks, red streaks, tails, or even having their lower half being grimm like similar to a centaur. In this form, their Aura takes a hit because they are part grim, but they do have a passive gain in strength and speed. In this form, while weaker, they can use their semblance.
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Full Grim Form (mastered):Add 1 rank to strength and speed. Decrease Aura Rank by 1. Strike out weapon stat.
Description: In this form, the Hygrim shows their full grim form. This tends to either be the same as their previous full grim form or an evolution of it. Even though they are one, they still act, look, and fight like grim. Ferocious and wild and Savage. But the user still feels as if they are in full control allowing for more strategy. Sorrow emotions and negativity does attract the Hygrim still like any other grim. They do have access to their Aura in this form. This plays into their ability in this form. Besides spawning grim, they have another ability. Ability could be a diminished, more grim like version of their normal semblance or could be an entire new elemental ability. As seen with sea monster grim that shot lightning.
Partial Grim form: Add + to rank to strength and speed. Decrease Aura Rank by + (B rank turns to C+)
Description: This form is when the human and the grim becomes one. This is shown as they still look humanoid persay but the grim tendencies and asthetics are show throughout the body. This could come from grim like masks, red streaks, tails, or even having their lower half being grimm like similar to a centaur. In this form, their Aura takes a hit because they are part grim, but they do have a passive gain in strength and speed. In this form, while weaker, they can use their semblance.
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Full Grim Form (mastered):Add 1 rank to strength and speed. Decrease Aura Rank by 1. Strike out weapon stat.
Description: In this form, the Hygrim shows their full grim form. This tends to either be the same as their previous full grim form or an evolution of it. Even though they are one, they still act, look, and fight like grim. Ferocious and wild and Savage. But the user still feels as if they are in full control allowing for more strategy. Sorrow emotions and negativity does attract the Hygrim still like any other grim. They do have access to their Aura in this form. This plays into their ability in this form. Besides spawning grim, they have another ability. Ability could be a diminished, more grim like version of their normal semblance or could be an entire new elemental ability. As seen with sea monster grim that shot lightning.
