Epiales

In Greek mythology, Epiales was the spirit (Daimon) and personification of nightmares. Epiales was probably numbered amongst the Oneiroi (Dream-Spirits), sons of the goddess Nyx (Night). He was also known as the melas oneiros "black dream".

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His kids live in Deme 13 in the Epiales cabin

### Major

*Efiáltiskinesis* (Major)

* Children of Epiales are able to manipulate nightmares, able to pull them from the depths of the human psyche and manifest them into the material world.
* Level 1-3 - Children of Epiales can manipulate one's mind to experience the feeling of having a nightmare. They can induce the feelings of shock, fear, anxiety and terror frequently associated with nightmares. If this power is used on a sleeping individual, any dream they might be having is instantly turned into a nightmare without a check required. If the target is awake, they must make a roll of 11 or higher for it to work.
* Level 4-6 - Children of Epiales can manifest a nightmare, they specify how it appears, that radiates pure terror. Anyone who looks upon it, unless they have immunity to fear, becomes unnerved and scared of it. If the nightmare is something the person is afraid of, they are physically terrified and repulsed by it. Lasts 3 turns unless it is attacked, in which case it instantly dissolves into black sand. This takes a massive amount of energy to do, and they can generally only do it a few times per hour if they really want to feel it in the morning.
* Level 7-8 - Children of Epiales can seep into the mind of a specific individual to infuse their thoughts with nightmares, inciting terror by causing visual and audible hallucinations within their mind. To alter the target’s mind, the user must make a roll of 19 or higher on a 1d20. This lasts 3 turns. This takes an even more massive amount of energy, and they can generally only do it a few times per day without being completely physically and mentally exhausted.
	+ Manifested nightmares now last 6 turns and have a 10% chance (DC19) to not dissolve when attacked.
	+ Level 8 - Children of Epiales are able to induce a deep sleep on a target individual upon making physical contact with their forehead. The target falls asleep for 6 turns, and during this they’re plagued with nightmares so bad that even after they wake up they’re shaken to the point they cannot properly use their powers for 3 turns after that. After using this power, the Child of Epiales cannot use their own powers for 16 turns.

*Lamenting Wail* (Major/Minor)

* Children of Epiales can inflict a feeling of mourning and lament among their enemies like someone might feel in a more emotional nightmare.
* Level 1-3 - Children of Epiales can cause up to 3 people within 60 feet to begin tearing up, obscuring vision. Lasts 3 turns. The Child of Epiales feels the same effects, though they are not counted in the cap.
* Level 4-6 - Children of Epiales can cause up to 5 people within 60 feet to begin crying, causing them distraction and partial inability to fight. Lasts 3 turns. The Child of Epiales feels the effects of the Level 1 strength, though they are not counted in the cap.
* Level 7-8 - Children of Epiales can cause up to 7 people within 60 feet to feel true sorrow, causing them to collapse from the overwhelming emotion. Lasts 3 turns. The Child of Epiales feels the effects of the Level 2 strength, though they are not counted in the cap.

*Hypnokinesis* (Major/Minor)

* Children of Epiales are able to influence drowsiness and sleep on people, allowing them to turn the tides of battle or be the life of the sleepover.
* Level 1-3 - Children of Epiales can make a group of about 3 people drowsy and less capable of fighting for up to 5 turns. People affected also tend to miss details around them.
* Level 4-6 - Children of Epiales can make a group of about 3 people fall asleep for up to 5 turns, though it’s a very light sleep and someone can be woken up by a quick shake.
* Level 7-8 - Children of Epiales can make a group of about 7 people fall asleep for up to 7 turns, this type of sleep requires a bit more effort to wake someone up from.
	+ Level 8 - Children of Epiales can target one singular person and put them into REM sleep for up to 13 turns. While in this sleep, they’re unable to move and are only able to move their eyes.

*Death Stare* (Major)

* Children of Epiales can use a "death stare" to intimidate other campers as well as monsters. Using this causes the targeted individual to feel a deep sense of dread and terror, and at higher levels, hopelessness. Using this power makes the Child of Epiales’ eyes tired, and with extended use causes visual hallucinations.
* Level 1-3 - Children of Epiales can intimidate one target individual for 3 turns, causing them to be weary of challenging them. Cooldown of 5 turns.
* Level 4-6 - Children of Epiales can intimidate two target individuals for 5 turns, causing them to be weary of challenging them. Cooldown of 7 turns.
* Level 7-8 - Children of Epiales can intimidate three target individuals for 7 turns, causing them to be weary of challenging them. Cooldown of 9 turns.
	+ Level 8 - Children of Epiales can cause an individual to run away from them in terror as if their life depends on it. Using this causes temporary blindness for 1 turn after, and then brings on a cooldown of 12 turns.

### Minor

*Phobikinesis* (Minor)

* Children of Epiales are able to cause targeted individuals to feel fear, seemingly out of nowhere, by causing daydream-like nightmares in their mind.
* Level 1 - Children of Epiales are able to inflict minor fear into people, causing panic and discomfort. This lasts 3 turns. Cooldown of 1 turn.
* Level 2 - Children of Epiales are able to inflict moderate fear into people, causing delirium and anxiety. This lasts 6 turns. Cooldown of 3 turns.
* Level 3 - Children of Epiales are able to make people scared of them. This lasts 3 turns. Cooldown of 5 turns.

*Umbrakinesis* (Minor)

* Children of Epiales are capable of creating magical darkness, the domain of all nightmares, and manipulate shadows at will. They can use the shadows for many things, though not to the true degree of other more powerful users of the power.
* Level 1 - Children of Epiales can cloak themselves in shadows to blend into darkness. This is very effective in existing shadows or darkness, however in the light it is entirely useless. Lasts 3 turns.
* Level 2 - Children of Epiales can create an aura of darkness covering a 12ft diameter dome. Creatures cannot see into this dome, and people on the inside can only see a few feet in front of them. The dome lasts for 6 turns, but is ended immediately if Photokinesis or a similar power is used inside of it.
* Level 3 - Children of Epiales can create a small orb of shadows to surround someone's head, temporarily blinding them. They can only create one of these domes at a time, and they last for only 3 turns.

*Where My Stuff Goes* (Major/Minor) - subpower

* Children who can control shadows can also unlock a special dimension of sorts, where they can store things. It can't be anything too big, like a car, but something like a weapon or some snacks for a trip can be stored. The item must be retrieved soon, though, or it has a chance of being lost. This can be unlocked at level 3 of the Umbrakinesis power, with higher levels having better luck.
* 3: The dimension is able to be used, but anything that is stored has a 50% chance of being lost if stored for more than 3 days.
* 4-6: The child is better at accessing the dimension and now has a better chance of not losing their things. They have a 25% chance of losing their stuff if it's been stored for more than 7 days.
* 7-8: The child is now an expert at using this dimension and can store things for 14 days, with a 5% chance of items being lost if stored longer than that.

*Lucid Dream* (Minor)

* Children of Epiales can become aware of manipulation when under the effects of mind altering magic, allowing them to pierce through and end the effects of the power.
* Level 1 - Children of Epiales have a 25% chance (DC16) to end the effects of a mental enchantment. They can only end it after 2 turns of experiencing it.
* Level 2 - Children of Epiales have a 50% chance (DC11) to end the effects of a mental enchantment. They can only end it after 1 turn of experiencing it.
* Level 3 - Children of Epiales have a 75% chance (DC6) to end the effects of a mental enchantment. They can end it immediately, but for every time they end an effect in succession, +2 is added to the DC.

*Persistence* (Minor)

* Children of Epiales can go for a long time without sleep and not feel the effects of sleep deprivation.
* Level 1 - Children of Epiales can stay up for 9 days without sleep and not feel the effects of sleep deprivation.
* Level 2 - Children of Epiales can stay up for 7 days without sleep and not feel the effects of sleep deprivation.
* Level 3 - Children of Epiales can stay up for 11 days without sleep and not feel the effects of sleep deprivation.

*Exhaustion* (Minor)

* Children of Epiales can inflict someone with physical and mental exhaustion, making them feel as if they haven’t slept in days. This causes adverse effects to their power usage and combat efficiency.
* Level 1 - Children of Epiales can cause minor exhaustion, causing their powers to function one level below usual. This lasts 3 turns. Cooldown of 5 turns. If this would cause a power to go below Level 1, the target cannot use that power for the duration.
* Level 2 - Children of Epiales can cause minor exhaustion, causing their powers to function two levels below usual. This lasts 3 turns. Cooldown of 5 turns. If this would cause a power to go below Level 1, the target cannot use that power for the duration.
* Level 3 - Children of Epiales can cause minor exhaustion, causing their powers to function three levels below usual. This lasts 3 turns. Cooldown of 5 turns. If this would cause a power to go below Level 1, the target cannot use that power for the duration.

*Dreamwalking* (Minor)

* Children of Epiales can enter the dreams of sleeping individuals, allowing them to speak with them while they’re sleeping. While using this power, the Child of Epiales must be asleep, and they are extremely hard to wake up.
* Passive - Children of Epiales can subconsciously enter the dreams of other sleeping people. This has no time limit, except for when either person wakes up, but the Child of Epiales cannot be seen or communicate with the individual in any way.
* Level 1 - Children of Epiales can enter an individual’s dream and observe, able to speak with the dream version of the person they’re in the dream of. They can stay inside of the dream for 6 turns.
* Level 2 - Children of Epiales can enter an individual’s dream and observe, able to speak with the dream version of the person they’re in the dream of. They can stay inside of the dream for 9 turns.
* Level 3 - Children of Epiales can enter an individual’s dream and observe, able to speak with the dream version of the person they’re in the dream of. They can stay inside of the dream for 12 turns.

### Given

*I’m Blanking…* (Given)

* Children of Epialies never remember their nightmares or dreams.

*In One Ear…* (Given)

* Children of Epiales have an awful time remembering and listening, and are known for forgetting the most basic of details after the topic is changed.

*Photophobia* (Given)

* Children of Epiales have a physical sensitivity to light, which brings them minor physical discomfort when in contact with light. In return, while in the shadows they have minor pain relief.

*I Woke Up Like This* (Given)

* Children of Epiales always look like they just woke up, featuring all, some, or none of the following: Messy Hair, Eye Bags, Trouble Walking in a Straight Line, Trouble Formulating Proper Sentences, and Light Headaches.

*Unnerving Eyes* (Given)

* People who look directly into a Child of Epiales’ eyes tend to feel unnerved. The longer one stares into the Child of Epiales’ eyes, the more terrified they’ll get. When looking directly into a Child of Epiales’ eyes, they’ll shift to an iridescent pearlish color, but only to the person looking in their eyes. When they look away, they’ll eventually recover.

*Darkvision* (Given)

* Children of Epiales can see in dim light within 120 feet of themselves as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray. They cannot see through magically-induced darkness such as Umbrakinesis or other spells/powers.

*Unwavering* (Given)

* Children of Epiales are sparsely affected by fear; they still have fears and phobias, but it’s more of a discomfort than a true fear. When affected by fear powers, instead of being amplified, these fears simply manifest as normal fears.

*Night Owl* (Given)

* Children of Epiales are more active and powerful during the night, as that's when nightmares come out.