Hamon

Hamon is the term which defines the energy of all living things, particularly manifested in humans via a special breathing technique. It is a technique used moderately by Midas, and more frequently by Def Leppard, Will Arthur, and Brandon "Brave Dave" Davis. Dave is inarguably the best practitioner of Hamon known throughout the Roleplay's history.

## Background

Long ago, there were a species of human-like individuals, now known as the Pillar Men, evolved and lived on the planet centuries before humanity. One such member, being Kars, decided to bring their kind out from the shadows, as they were incapable of existing in sunlight, but his process was only half complete. This did lengthen their lifespan by several thousand years. He and only three others survived, but after many years of hibernation and suspended animation, they were awakened, only to be killed by a group of people who developed a method of breathing that could replicate the sun's rays.

## Relationship to Objects

As life energy, Hamon can flow through living objects and both grow and heal living things, expanded upon later. However, most inorganic objects, like metal or stone, aren't capable of conducting Hamon, so it just ends up passing through. With enough force, stones can split and metal can be dented. Water, and by extension all other liquids, is the exception to this case, as it is necessary for living beings without being alive itself. Since Hamon is directed based upon a ripple in the blood produced by breathing techniques, other liquids will resonate naturally. This allows for some creative applications, like essentially turning bottle caps and corks into bullets.

## Applications

Hamon, being life energy, has several applications, whether it be passive or aggressive.

### Passive

#### Healing

Hamon, being life energy, is able to "give" life to an individual. In most cases, it just allows for increased cell division, fixing wounds as severe as broken bones. Particularly advanced students and practitioners are even capable of healing and regenerating major flesh loss

#### Accelerated growth

The life energy capabilities of Hamon also extend to plant like, and in many cases, can cause plants to bloom prematurely, although the process technically matures the plant.

### Aggressive

Hamon's natural replication of the energy of the sun allows for several energy-related attacks, being thermal, electrical, or otherwise.

#### Overdrives

Hamon Overdrives are highly-concentrated pools of energy, located in a central focal point of the individual's body. When these Overdrives come into contact with certain objects, it will pass through, providing an excess of energy, usually experienced as a kind of electric shock.

##### Sunlight Yellow Overdrive

The Sunlight Yellow Overdrive is the most basic of the three primary Overdrives, utilizing the basics described above to their utmost extent. This Overdrive is the basis for all other Overdrives, and can even spawn some newer, unique variants when coupled with Stands, Spin, or other unique cases.

##### Scarlet Overdrive

The Scarlet Overdrive is the hottest of the primary three, having all the energy in the overdrive compressed into an incredibly small point. In physics, pressurizing air can cause it to heat up due to how much energy is in a single spot. This overdrive pulls from that idea with its compression heating up the energy of the Overdrive, causing whatever it comes into contact with to combust in flame. A small deviant of this ability, called *Ripple Flame* was invented by Brandon Davis which took the natural fluctuations of fire in synchronization with Hamon rhythm to create a kind of torch on the user's hand. This torch wouldn't burn the user, but act as a light and heat source, capable of cooking small objects.

##### Turquoise Blue Overdrive

The most powerful of the three Overdrives, but also the most difficult to pull off. This Overdrive pulls on the concept of water's natural respondence and conductivity to Hamon. The Overdrive uses the droplets of water vapor in the air to spread out the energy that is usually compressed in a single point of the user's body. This process happens *after* the compression so none of the potency is lost. In fact, the power of the Overdrive seems to multiply since it is the same amount of power spread across a large area.

The resulting damage is a small crater, not larger than that of maybe a diameter of 5 meters. However, its effects pulsate throughout a 50-meter radius in a single direction, resulting in a mild earthquake sensation beneath whoever is within its range.

## Trivia

* Certain characters in the RP universe have created several different variant Overdrives not listed, notably Nathan Lee and Def Leppard