jnd eco week // day 1: eco channelers
for today’s theme, I wanted to give a little shoutout to a few channeler hcs I haven’t posted as much about!
Seem (light eco) - they have the fairly uncommon developmental mutation that overwrites a channeler’s usual affinity and instead allows them to use light/dark; while Seem would technically be able to use either/both secondary ecos, the Precurian religion explicitly forbids the use of dark eco so of course they’ve only ever used light (and unlike Heirs of Mar they are unable to use the four colours at all). in terms of natural ability, they’re about mid-level strength; they can use light eco for shields, minor self-healing, and to sharpen their awareness of surroundings and keep calm under stress.
Torn (yellow) - being from a poor family, he was never tested for channeling ability as a child, and the KG only bothered to test new recruits for latent green eco powers (since medics were always in high demand, but for the most part they didn’t see any point in training red/yellow/blue channelers) so Torn doesn’t know he has the potential to become a channeler and has never used eco directly. however, his latent abilities have boosted his skill as a sharpshooter, and indirectly contributed to many of the factors that allowed him to excel as a field commander.
Vin (blue) - also a latent channeler with no real training or experience (and his abilities are so minor that he’d be unable to do much even with proper training) but his affinity for blue eco gives him an edge working in the eco grid, as he has a passive awareness of the flow of energy throughout the city. he also takes blue eco supplements and is somewhat dependent on them (similar to a caffeine dependency) though his natural affinity helps keep the side effects to a minimum.
Keira (green) - has a moderate natural ability, and received lessons from her adoptive father throughout her childhood. while she never aspired to be a green sage or scholar, she’s a reasonably competent healer; she could never match Jak’s sheer power or instinctive self-healing, but was a far more attentive student than him, and as a result she has more experience and skill when it comes to healing others (an area where relying on instinctive ability is much less effective, and actively dangerous to the patient).
