* Runes β Can compress language into runes. Only other Autumns with the right skills can translate them in full, but anyone can look at one of his runes and feel like maybe they understand the idea of it. He especially likes to do this with poetry. Gazing on a rune of poetry gives one the sense of whatever emotions that poem tried to convey. This can either be delightful or horrifying. Also conserves a great deal of paper when he's writing down everyone's secrets ;)
* Runes in ink blood β Using his own fancy new ink blood, V can activate simple runes that take on the attributes they describe. They can either be written where he wants to use them (Lock directly on a desk drawer) or they can be lifted from where they were written and used (Shield or Sharp for COMBAT purposes). [limitations]
* Rune translation β Physically touching a written language allows him to automatically write it into his own runes. He doesn't know what he's writing until he is finished, and has to touch all of the letters to rewrite them. Very literal translations.
* Shapeshifting (Arachnid) β His tattoos now bind his major arachnid change. When bound, he has the usual bipedal look with black hair & tattoos. When unbound, he has a taur body with silver hair & no tattoos.
* Stealth / Elemental Transformation β By touching a shadow, he can meld into it and subsequently walk through wherever it is unbroken by light. Getting blasted out by light really hurts and disorients him.
* Stealth / Mind β Turns the ferrets into slinky little forward scouts who can report back to V on what they see and hear. Is activated selectively, lest he start acting like a ferret himself.
* Not only do his runes surpass mere language, they are now a versatile vector for magical intention. While versatile, his specialization is grounded by very physical needs: ink and paper.
* When written in his own blood, his runes can take on the traits they represent. This now includes animate traits-- ink familiars, as it were.
* The durability of his blood and paper for this process remains a limiter for what can be accomplished. The ink dissipates fairly quickly when active with magic. This will be V's own problem to research and solve.
* He has control over the magic writing on his body, and can use that for a passive buff. (For example, defense +5 or something like that.) He also has a set of writing on his tail.
* I will take this opportunity to improve the accuracy and nuance of his translations, but he is still bound by the physical need to touch a text to translate it.
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