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 ==== Gravitic Equilibrium ====
-Gravitic Equilibrium is the most basic application of Kordai psionics - the ability to shift gravitic fields to move things around, directing and strengthening its attractive force in specific directions and amounts. Uses of this power are conceptualised as putting unseen pressure on one side or the other of the gravitic connection between two or more objects, a metaphysical effort that translates to physical effect.
+[{{ :image:space:gravitational-waves-confirmed-2016021159.png?300|<html><font color=black>The powers of the Kordai can manipulate gravity - one of the fundamental forces of the universe.</font></html>}}]Gravitic Equilibrium is the most basic application of Kordai psionics - the ability to shift gravitic fields to move things around, directing and strengthening its attractive force in specific directions and amounts. Uses of this power are conceptualised as putting unseen pressure on one side or the other of the gravitic connection between two or more objects, a metaphysical effort that translates to physical effect.
 === Rank 1 - Aura's Binding ===
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 ==== Gravitic Force ====
-Once they have learned to wield raw gravitational force, a Kordai psion can develop their abilities to tap into more potent applications of this practice. Adepts of Gravitic Force can use gravity as a powerful weapon, using strong deformations of the gravity fields that connect all things to hurl away, lock down or even directly injure opponents.
+Once they have learned to wield raw gravitational force, a Kordai psion can develop their abilities to tap into more potent applications of this practice. Adepts of Gravitic Force can use gravity as a powerful weapon, using strong deformations of the gravity fields that connect all things to hurl away, lock down or even directly injure opponents. A Kordai Psion must have learned the Rank 3 Gravitic Equilibrium power The Irresistible Pull to purchase ranks of this path.
 === Rank 1 - A Singular Point ===
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 ==== Gravitic Focus ====
-With a greater understanding of creating gravitational eddies and spinning gravity fields, a Kordai psion can unlock powerful defensive abilities. Using a melee weapon as a focus (traditionally a single-handed blade), an adept of this path can block and redirect weapons fire and even more esoteric attacks.
+With a greater understanding of creating gravitational eddies and spinning gravity fields, a Kordai psion can unlock powerful defensive abilities. Using a melee weapon as a focus (traditionally a single-handed blade), an adept of this path can block and redirect weapons fire and even more esoteric attacks. A Kordai Psion must have learned the Rank 4 Gravitic Equilibrium power Hone the Blade to purchase ranks of this path.
 === Rank 1 - The Master's Disdain ===
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 **Effect:** The psion can call [[Calls_Effects#THROUGH]] with a melee weapon up to 5 times in the next 10 seconds.
-Spending 2 Psi Points allows the psion to empower a melee weapon they are using with a powerful gravitic force for a short time. They may call THROUGH with the chosen melee weapon up to 5 times within the next 10 seconds. On the third strike or when 10 seconds have elapsed (whichever is the soonest) this power expires. Knowledge of this power reduces the cost of the [[#Rank 1 - Gravitic Crush]] power to 1 Psi Point.
+Spending 2 Psi Points allows the psion to empower a melee weapon they are using with a powerful gravitic force for a short time. They may call THROUGH with the chosen melee weapon up to 5 times within the next 10 seconds. On the fifth strike or when 10 seconds have elapsed (whichever is the soonest) this power expires. Knowledge of this power reduces the cost of the Gravitic Force [[#Rank 1 - A Singular Point]] power to 1 Psi Point.
 A development of previously learned powers, this power surrounds a held melee weapon with a halo of graviton particles, much like the Gravitic Equilibrium Rank 4 power **Hone the Blade**. Unlike that power, the gravitons generated detach when they strike an object, creating micro-eddies that then spike massively in amplitude, creating an extremely small pseudo-singularity for a few picoseconds. Before it dissolves, the pseudo-singularity exerts tremendous force on the surrounding volume. Rigid objects such as armour tend to be unaffected by the short-lived effect, but living tissues rupture under the outward force.
-=== Rank 5 - Warp the Aura's Path ===
+=== Rank 4 - Warp the Aura's Path ===
-**Cost:** 1 Psi Point\\
+**Cost:** 2 Psi Points\\
 **Effect:** Redirects an [[Calls_Effects#IMBUE_X|IMBUE]] call at another target within 3 metres.
-When the psion is targeted by an IMBUE call they may reflexively spend 1 Psi Point to RESIST the call and immediately target the exact same IMBUE call at another target within 3 metres. They cannot redirect the call back to the source character that made the original IMBUE call, and if there is no other viable target for the redirected IMBUE call then this power cannot be used. Use of this power is typically
+When the psion is targeted by an IMBUE call they may reflexively spend 2 Psi Points to RESIST the call and then immediately target the exact same IMBUE call at another target within 3 metres. They cannot redirect the call back to the source character that made the original IMBUE call, and if there is no other viable target for the redirected IMBUE call then this power cannot be used. Use of this power is typically accompanied by a hand gesture pointed towards the source and then at the target of the redirected effect.
+One of the most esoteric of Kordai powers, this power is often conceptualized as altering the "psionic gravity" of the immediate area for a moment, pulling other psionic effects towards an alternate target. How the Kordai's powers can be used to affect emotional powers when all of their other abilities are so grounded in the physical is very poorly understood, even among Elysian psionicists. On the Kordai homeworld of Bruna, this power was seen as a stepping stone towards understanding of the Aura rather than a practical method of psionic self-defence. As the Kordai had no documented contact with other psionic species, and no facility with emotional manipulation and empathy-casting themselves, it is hard to conceive of a scenario where this power would even have been developed in the first place. It survives as a taught part of Kordaiaura and Kordai psionic lore, and devoid of its theoretical and philosophical underpinning merely hints of untapped depths of Kordai psionic ability.
+=== Rank 5 - The Master's Barrier ===
+**Cost:** 2 Psi Points\\
+**Effect:** Redirects incoming blaster fire for 30 seconds while holding a melee weapon.
+While holding a melee weapon, the psion may activate this power by spending 2 Psi Points. For the next 30 seconds, they may call RESIST to any blaster hits that strike them from the front, and in addition for each blaster dart that they RESIST they may call STRIKE against another character within 5 metres (at no additional cost in Psi Points). They must roleplay actively using their melee weapon to attempt to block the incoming fire (although they do not need to actually block the incoming darts to RESIST them). They may also use their melee weapon to make attacks or block melee attacks while this power is active, but cannot call RESIST on incoming fire while doing so.
+__**This power cannot be used to block projectiles - arrows or bolts**__. Attempting to deflect or block projectiles such as arrows and bolts is unsafe and breaches our [[safety_conduct|Safety and Conduct]] rules.
+A step beyond the Barrier Blade, this power surrounds the psion's weapon with gravitational swirls that can catch and redirect blaster fire at other targets, effectively slingshotting each plasma packet around the weapon to strike another target. This technique requires incredible concentration to keep track of the position and speed of incoming projectiles, potential targets, and also the psion's own body and weapon. Those who master this technique become an incredible threat to any armed patrol, able to turn their attacker's weapons against them, often while closing the distance to engage their startled opponents in melee combat for which they are deeply unprepared.
+=== Rank 6 - Gravitic Force Summit ===
+Obtaining rank 6 in Gravitic Focus grants 1 additional Psi Point.
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