Animalistic Spirit Shield

Animalistic Spirit Shields were released at Duskruin Arena in August 2020 at the Untamed Spirit shop by GameMaster Avaluka. These shields are sold OTS at +20 enchants and contain offensive Category D script flares called Animalistic Fury which are grapple criticals by default. See more information about options for spirit types and allowed nouns at Animalistic Spirit. Analyze ---- Animalistic Spirit Shields ---- -General Script Information- This is a shield with the spirit of an animal trapped within it. The spirit is wild and must be tamed by unleashing it against like-level foes, or successfully blocking against them during combat. If not fully tame, the spirit within can backlash upon the owner. Allegiance can be changed, but the new owner must work off the trust gained by the previous owner. When striking, there is a chance the spirit will unleash Animalistic Fury flares. -Alteration Guidelines- * Alterations to the 15/15/15, long and show of this shield are fine. * Some merchants can change the spirit color, spirit call or how the spirit looks. NOTE: You cannot change the general type of animal, such as changing a large feline to be a canine, except using certificates. As well, each spirit type only has certain pre-approved nouns allowed. -Features- * Animalistic Fury Flares (Tier 1 of 4) The spirit within lashes out with a stampede. (Damage Type: Grapple) Flares are currently: ON [RUB to toggle] * Revenge Flares = Locked On a successful block, there is a chance to unleash Animalistic Fury flares. You must be in a forward or greater stance and be an active combatant in combat for the spirit to react. NOTE: Power of this ability is tied to the Flare tier. * Wild Backlash = Locked When Animalistic Fury flares hit, the spirit within lashes out with its untamed anger, causing a momentary reduction in the target's DS and TD. NOTE: Power of this ability is tied to the Flare tier. * Savage Power = Locked Once an hour, draw on the power of the spirit within your weapon for an increase in AS, CS and critical padding by CLENCHing the aegis. * Flavor Actions (Tier 1 of 3) At this tier, this shield captures the following:WEAR, REMOVE, RUB (Flares On/Off), WHISTLE. * Tameness/Affinity Tame the spirit to prevent it enacting its rage upon you. Only one person can have allegiance to this shield's spirit at a time. The feeling of this spirit toward no one is wild (Level 0 of 12). NOTE: To start taming this shield, damage a like-level foe with it or block a like-level foe's incoming attack while in combat. -Current Settings- * Spirit: bear (Type: Ursine) Available nouns for this type are: bear, grizzly bear, polar bear, black bear, brown bear, cave bear, red bear. * Spirit Descriptor: burly * Spirit Color: misty green * Spirit Call: growl Unlockable Abilities Flavor Actions, Tier 1 Verb First Third REMOVE With a slight roll of your shoulder, you slide an iridescent black vultite pavis formed into the shape of a scale free and grip it tightly in one hand. A spray of ebon motes skitters over the surface of the pavis before fizzling out with a fading hiss. With a slight roll of his shoulder, XXX slides an iridescent black vultite pavis formed into the shape of a scale free and grips it tightly in one hand. A spray of ebon motes skitters over the surface of the pavis before fizzling out with a fading hiss. RUB (Flare ON) You run the palm of one hand over the surface of your vultite pavis. A shiver runs through the pavis as a ebon light surrounds it, briefly coalescing into an adder. XXX runs the palm of one hand over the surface of his vultite pavis. A shiver runs through the pavis as a ebon light surrounds it, briefly coalescing into an adder. RUB (Flare OFF) You run the palm of one hand over the surface of your vultite pavis. A flicker of ebon light surrounds the pavis before winking out with a fading hiss. XXX runs the palm of one hand over the surface of his vultite pavis. A flicker of ebon light surrounds the pavis before winking out with a fading hiss. WEAR With careful precision, you slide an iridescent black vultite pavis formed into the shape of a scale into place over one shoulder. Coalescing over the surface of the pavis, a thin layer of ebon light briefly ripples into being before dying with an echoing hiss. With careful precision, XXX slides an iridescent black vultite pavis formed into the shape of a scale into place over one shoulder. Coalescing over the surface of the pavis, a thin layer of ebon light briefly ripples into being before dying with an echoing hiss. WHISTLE (While holding shield) Cocking your head to one side, you hold out your vultite pavis and whistle a set of three notes in a descending scale. Threads of ebon light pulse over the surface of the vultite pavis in time to the notes, coalescing into the ethereal form of a sinuous adder on the floor at your feet. Tongue flicking serenely, a sinuous ethereal adder slithers in a protective circle around you. In a burst of ebon motes, it dissolves back into the vultite pavis. Cocking his head to one side, XXX holds out his vultite pavis and whistles a set of three notes in a descending scale. Threads of ebon light pulse over the surface of the vultite pavis in time to the notes, coalescing into the ethereal form of a sinuous adder on the floor at his feet. Tongue flicking serenely, a sinuous ethereal adder slithers in a protective circle around XXX. In a burst of ebon motes, it dissolves back into the vultite pavis. Flavor Actions, Tier 2 Verb First Third TURN (Targeted) Raising your vultite pavis in front of you, you spin adroitly on one heel and turn around to face XXX in a defensive stance, blue eyes alert. Ebon light crackles over the surface of your vultite pavis in a wildly chaotic pattern. Raising his vultite pavis in front of him, XXX spins adroitly on one heel and turns around to face XXX in a defensive stance, blue eyes alert. Ebon light crackles over the surface of his vultite pavis in a wildly chaotic pattern. TURN (Untargeted) Raising your vultite pavis in front of you, you spin adroitly on one heel and turn around in a defensive stance, blue eyes alert. Ebon light crackles over the surface of your vultite pavis in a wildly chaotic pattern. Raising his vultite pavis in front of him, XXX spins adroitly on one heel and turns around in a defensive stance, blue eyes alert. Ebon light crackles over the surface of his vultite pavis in a wildly chaotic pattern. RAISE Thumping the surface of your vultite pavis with an open palm, you lift it high above your head in a triumphant pose! A cacophony of hisses bursts from your vultite pavis as a flicker of ebon light surrounds it. Thumping the surface of his vultite pavis with an open palm, XXX lifts it high above his head in a triumphant pose! A cacophony of hisses bursts from his vultite pavis as a flicker of ebon light surrounds it POINT (Targeted) Hefting your vultite pavis into a ready position in front of you, you jerk your chin up in a nod at XXX, blue eyes narrowed in challenge. With a resounding hiss, a sinuous adder made of ebon light bursts from the pavis and slithers toward XXX before coiling up and rising up to strike, fangs bared! It seems to collide with XXX, but merely ends up dissipating into an array of bright ebon motes that scatter into the air. Hefting his vultite pavis into a ready position in front of him, XXX jerks his chin up in a nod at you, blue eyes narrowed in challenge. With a resounding hiss, a sinuous adder made of ebon light bursts from the pavis and slithers toward you before coiling up and rising up to strike, fangs bared! It seems to collide with you, but merely ends up passing through your body and dissipating into an array of bright ebon motes that scatter into the air. POINT (Untargeted) Hefting your vultite pavis into a ready position in front of you, you jerk your chin up in a nod, blue eyes narrowed in challenge. With a resounding hiss, a sinuous adder made of ebon light bursts from the pavis and slithers forward before coiling up and rising up to strike, fangs bared! It moves off into the distance and dissipates into an array of bright ebon motes that scatter into the air. Hefting his vultite pavis into a ready position in front of him, XXX jerks his chin up in a nod, blue eyes narrowed in challenge. With a resounding hiss, a sinuous adder made of ebon light bursts from the pavis and slithers forward before coiling up and rising up to strike, fangs bared! It moves off into the distance and dissipates into an array of bright ebon motes that scatter into the air. CLEAN You run a hand over the surface of your vultite pavis, removing any lingering dirt and grime. A shiver runs through the vultite pavis in response to the touch, sending fractal patterns of ebon light into the air. XXX runs a hand over the surface of his vultite pavis, removing any lingering dirt and grime. A shiver runs through the vultite pavis in response to the touch, sending fractal patterns of ebon light into the air. Flavor Actions, Tier 3 Verb First Third PRAY Bowing your head until your forehead touches your vultite pavis, you close your blue eyes and murmur a prayer to the spirit within it. Riotous streams of light coil from the pavis and spread upward through your body, making your eyes flash briefly with a wild ebon glow. As a faint hiss echoes through the air, the light recedes into your vultite pavis. Bowing his head until his forehead touches his vultite pavis, XXX closes blue eyes and murmurs a prayer to the spirit within it. Riotous streams of light coil from the pavis and spread upward through XXX's body, making his eyes flash briefly with a wild ebon glow. As a faint hiss echoes through the air, the light recedes into his vultite pavis. BOW (Targeted) Holding your vultite pavis respectfully against your chest, you bow low toward XXX. Ebon light seeps into your body from the pavis, a brief ethereal image of an adder overlaying your face in a temporary mask as you straighten up. Holding his vultite pavis respectfully against his chest, XXX bows low toward you. Ebon light seeps into his body from the pavis, a brief ethereal image of an adder overlaying his face in a temporary mask as he straightens up. BOW (Untargeted) Holding your vultite pavis respectfully against your chest, you bow low. Ebon light seeps into your body from the pavis, a brief ethereal image of an adder overlaying your face in a temporary mask as you straighten up. Holding his vultite pavis respectfully against his chest, XXX bows low. Ebon light seeps into his body from the pavis, a brief ethereal image of an adder overlaying his face in a temporary mask as he straightens up. EXHALE Tilting your head back, you slowly inhale, causing an array of ebon lights to rise from your vultite pavis in time to the rhythm of your breath. As you exhale, the bright motes burst outwards in a flurry of incandescence, briefly forming into the outline of an adder before winking out. Tilting his head back, XXX slowly inhales, causing an array of ebon lights to rise from his vultite pavis in time to the rhythm of his breath. As he exhales, the bright motes burst outwards in a flurry of incandescence, briefly forming into the outline of an adder before winking out. WAVE (Targeted) Beating a rapid tattoo on the surface of your vultite pavis with an open palm, you break into a frenetic tribal dance around XXX, ebon sparks swirling in your wake. The tiny motes of light merge together into the ethereal form of a sinuous adder as it slithers behind you, its tongue flicking in and out in a slow rhythm. Beating a rapid tattoo on the surface of his vultite pavis with an open palm, XXX breaks into a frenetic tribal dance around you, ebon sparks swirling in his wake. The tiny motes of light merge together into the ethereal form of a sinuous adder as it slithers behind him, its tongue flicking in and out in a slow rhythm. WAVE (Untargeted) Beating a rapid tattoo on the surface of your vultite pavis with an open palm, you break into a frenetic tribal dance, ebon sparks swirling in your wake. The tiny motes of light merge together into the ethereal form of a sinuous adder as it slithers behind you, its tongue flicking in and out in a slow rhythm. Beating a rapid tattoo on the surface of his vultite pavis with an open palm, XXX breaks into a frenetic tribal dance, ebon sparks swirling in his wake. The tiny motes of light merge together into the ethereal form of a sinuous adder as it slithers behind him, its tongue flicking in and out in a slow rhythm. Additional Information Animalistic Fury Flare Messaging When the Animalistic Fury flare activates on either an Animalistic Spirit Weapon or an Animalistic Spirit Shield, the following message will be seen. Riotous (spirit color) energy races along the surface of the (item noun), slender tendrils rising up to coalesce into the ethereal form of a/an (spirit descriptor) (spirit animal noun). ** (Beginning of Animal Fury flare messaging) (end of Animal Fury flare messaging) ** (Crit table damage messaging) Please see the below tables for the expanded flare messaging which includes both the highly customized first half and then the damage type customization. Spirit animal noun, spirit descriptor, spirit color, spirit call, and spirit group can all also be customized. See the Animalistic Spirit Defaults and Allowed Nouns table for more information. Beginning of Animal Fury Flare Messaging Spirit Type Flare Messaging Example Aquatic mammal (with flippers) Flicking its tail sharply, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) swims forward through the air with an angry (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Arachnid Mandibles clicking and multiple legs churning, a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) skitters forward with a shrill (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Armored (Armored/spiked/quilled) back arched aggressively, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) rushes forward with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Avian (aquatic) Wings flapping and head bobbing, a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) waddles forward with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Avian (magical) Surrounded by (a corona of flickering flames/crackling tendrils of lightning), a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) swoops down with an eerily echoing (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Avian (predatory) Talons extended and wings flared, an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) dives down with an ear-piercing (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Avian (rattite) This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Avian (small) This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Bat Leathery wings flapping noiselessly, an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) swoops down with a shrill (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Canine Hackles raised and teeth bared, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) rushes forward with a deafening (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Cephalopod This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Corvid Wings spread and intelligent eyes agleam, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) circles in the air before diving with an ear-piercing (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Equine Tossing its maned head angrily, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) gallops forward with a wild (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Feline (small) Lashing its tail and puffing out its fur, a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) pounces with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Feline (large) Baring its sharp teeth in a snarl, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) charges forward with a deafening (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Horned and hooved mammal Pawing angrily at the air, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) charges forward with its (horned/antlered) head lowered as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Insect (crawly) This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Insect (flying) This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Lizard/Frog This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Megafauna Fanning its wide ears and lifting its trunk, a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) charges forward with a strident (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Mustelid Hackles bristling and body tensed into a fearless stance, a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) charges forward with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Primate (small) Body hunched forward and sharp canine teeth bared, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) suddenly barrels forward with an angry (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Porcine Snorting and pawing at the ground, a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) charges forward with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Rabbit/hare Flicking its long ears and baring sharp teeth, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) hops forward with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Rodent (small) Baring its curved front teeth, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) scurries forward with a piercing (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Semi-aquatic Puffing out its fur and baring its sharp teeth, a/an (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) swims sinuously forward with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Semi-arboreal Body tense and (bushy/bald) tail held stiff, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) charges forward with a fierce (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Shark This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Snake Undulating in a sinuous motion, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) slithers forward with an angry (spirit call) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Turtle This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Ursine Lifting its lip to expose sharp teeth in a growl, a (spirit descriptor) ethereal (spirit animal noun) lumbers forward with a deafening (spirit growl) as a (spirit group) of (see damage type messaging) Animalistic Fury Flare Messaging End of Animal Fury Flare Messaging Based on Damage Type Flare Voucher Level Damage Type Flare Messaging Default Grapple wispy (spirit color) (spirit plural) roil forth in an angry torrent! Common Cold (spirit plural) made of jagged ice shards fly forth in an icy rush! Electricity (spirit plural) made of tiny (spirit color) sparks burst forth! Heat fiery (spirit plural) made out of (spirit color) flames burst forth in a sudden blaze! Impact raging (spirit color) (spirit plural) barrel around it with a cacophony of rumbles! Vacuum wispy (spirit color) (spirit plural) whirl violently around it in a deadly vortex! Uncommon Acid hazy (spirit color) (spirit plural) bubble forth in a miasma of toxic fumes! Disintegration wavering (spirit plural) made of shifting (spirit color) light surge forth! Disruption distorted (spirit color) (spirit plural) lurch around it on a wave of disruption! Plasma radiant (spirit plural) made of brilliant (spirit color) energy burst forth! Steam hazy (spirit plural) made of (spirit color) steam billow out in an angry cloud! Unbalance wispy (spirit color) (spirit plural) surge forth in an unbalancing attack! See Also Saved posts Animalistic Spirit Weapon Animalistic Spirit Armor Animalistic Spirit Headdress

Animalistic Spirit Shield Information Type Mechanical Item Classification Shield Item(s) Applied to Shields Alterable Yes Light/Deep Customizable Yes Custom Spirit Type Spirit Description Spirit Color Spirit Call Original Release Venue Duskruin Arena Tiered Yes How to Unlock Certificate Affinity Needed Yes Restrictions Cannot change type of animal unless have certificate. Animal nouns must be on the approved list. Item Verbs BOW CLEAN EXHALE POINT PRAY RAISE REMOVE RUB TURN WAVE WEAR WHISTLE

Additional Information

Unlockable Features

Unlockable Extra Features

Animalistic Fury Flares	While these weapons/shields come with this grapple-based offensive script flare off-the-shelf, you can unlock the ceiling of the flare's potential power even more. (NOTE: The flare power scales based on your affinity with the spirit, the flare tier only raises how high the flare's power can go when the spirit is fully tame.)
Revenge flares	Unlock this to have a chance to unleash Animalistic Fury flares upon a successful parry (melee/runestaves), evade (UCS/ranged) or block (shields). NOTE: You must be in forward or greater stance and be an active participant in combat recently for the spirit to be roused into responding. IE, you can't just stand in defensive in front of a creature and let the flares kill things for you. As well, UCS gloves/boots reactive flares will NOT proc unless both hands are empty. You should NOT expect these to work unless you actually use UCS open-handed Brawling - no casters wearing these for an extra reactive flare chance. In addition, only one piece of equipment will reactively flare on each successful evade, so you will not be able to get multiple flares from gloves/boots on the same evade.
Wild Backlash	Unlock this to add a DS/TD debuff to your target when Animalistic Fury flares hit. The stronger your Fury flares, the stronger this debuff becomes. NOTE: This is essentially a -5 DS/-3 TD debuff per flare tier. Unlocking this will add the debuff to the flare itself, so consider it a boost to the flare itself with the power tied to the flare tier. At max flare tier, the debuff is -20 DS/-12 TD.
Savage Power	Unlock this to be able to draw upon the strength of the spirit within your weapon/shield once every 60 minutes to increase your AS, CS and critical padding for 2 minutes. Each unlock adds equivalent to 1x accuity (+5 AS/+3 CS) up to +25 AS/+15 CS at Tier 5. You need to CLENCH the weapon/shield to activate this, and the cooldown is applied to your character itself. (IE, you will not be able to activate a weapon and a shield in the same 60 minute period.)
Damage Type Change	If you are unhappy with the default Grapple damage of the Animalistic Fury flares, you can change the damage type to something else (either a common damage type or uncommon damage type). Please be sure to READ the vouchers to see what types are available.
Fluff Action unlocks	There are 2 unlocks available to add more verbs/actions to your weapons/shields that are pure fluff. These are completely separate from the flare tier unlocks to allow you to expand the fluff actions without having to pay a premium price if you do not want the extra power.
Spirit Change	If you want to change the type of spirit in your weapon/shield (IE changing a feline to a canine), you can use this certificate. All GALD merchants should be able to change the color of the spirit, but only limited merchants can change how the spirit looks in general, while only certificates can change the overall "type" of the spirit. Each "type" of spirit has a limited list of pre-approved nouns/species that will work for that type in alterations.