So here is the jist on extra-reality enteties.
The first class of extra-reality beings are Anomalies.
Anomalies are probably infinite in number, nothing, not even The Guardian knows for sure however.
They exist in massive numbers beyond realities. Their goals are to eat and absorb realities, for one of two reasons: A) They find them abhorrent and abominations, B) They gain power by eating realities, the stronger the reality is the better. Eating a MetaReality core gives them massive powers.
They are pretty rare within realities however, for the dual reasons that if a single one gets in either it gets killed by the inhabitants quickly, or it consumes and destroys the reality it has infiltrated, the second reason is that The Guardian is able to protect nearly every reality from any kind infiltration, and kill the majority of beings that do infiltrate.
Most Anomalies are pretty strong, and have no problem traversing realities. The most powerful ones are near unkillable (even by The Guardian), and their mere presence distorts and destroys weaker realities. However, they can't enter realities without certain circumstances being met, but once they do get in, its almost certain that the reality will be destroyed. The best that you can reasonably do is banish them.
The second class are beings that got their powers from Anomalies.
These are far rarer then Anomolies, but still not unheard of.
They absorb their powers in some way, usually either by eating them or using local magic to steal their essence.
These are rather rare, since usually a being that does either of these will lose their sense of self, and become absorbed by the Anomaly they tried to consume. It also requires them to have some latent (but almost always super tiny) extra-reality senses, since thats the only way they will be truly able to eat their essence or effect their essence with magic (rather then just killing them).
The third class are those who are are made/born without any interference from outside reality.
These are vanishingly rare, only a few examples with active noticeable powers exist, in order to quality they must be able to travel from one reality to another, no matter how hard it is for them or how long it takes.
The Guardian is an example of this, and is perhaps the most powerful being in all of reality, probably more powerful then even the largest Anomaly. His origins are long lost in the mists of time, and his original reality was probably destroyed long ago.
The reason they are so rare is that grabbing onto powers from outside reality without any assistance or things from outside reality is near impossible, all the magic systems that you can use are from within, and all the scientific systems follow local laws of reality. It is unknown how any come into existence.
Everyone but Hikari is a cross between the second and third type. Although you have no anomaly in you, you were created by The Guardian, and are also part of him, but still not him. This is the first time he has ever attempted this something like this, usually settling for massive spell bursts from a distance, or sending a conduit to his power to directly protect the reality (which is what is usually necessary if a higher class Anomaly gets through).
The cost was truly massive, since you had to have the required powers to stabilize and create realities very far from a core (something that basically only The Guardian can do), had to travel a very very long distance in a very short time (while also ignoring any meta-reality barriers that were set up to prevent Anomalies from traveling between realities), and had to be made in such a way that if one of you was consumed by a Anomaly, then you wouldn't give it massive powers.
At the outset the willpower expenditure wasn't worth it, but he hopes that given enough time you can grow to be strong enough to be worth the expenditure he made.
Hikari was a kitsune that ate a Anomaly, and gained its powers. The Guardian stabilized her existence (injecting some of his power to help with the stabilization), and extended her a offer to work for him, which she then accepted (or thought that she accepted, The Guardian isn't a big fan of any possible interference with his plans).
Changes to communication rules: You can communicate with any of your fellow defenders psychically, and it automatically (and instantly, so you don't need to wait till the turn) works as long as they don't actively reject it. Only works within realities, communication between realities is a tricky business.
The willpower cost covers all communication from the initiator for that turn. Responding (including noting that they received the message) costs willpower from the receiver.
1 willpower: Instant voice communication
2 willpower: Can send mental pictures as well.
5 willpower: Mind melding, can share all sensory information. If accepted causes a -1 malus to all not directly related roles.
You can't initiate communication with someone you don't know is in trouble or at a neat spot just to give validation for you moving over to them. They can initiate with you however to go "Hey, this place is awesome/OH GOD I AM BEING TORN TO PIECES". You can't ever share any information that you don't really know (for instance Ssrah could have said she was up near a walkway last turn, but couldn't really have said where she was in relationship to The Drunken Lantern).
Only those of you who have physically met Hikari can accept or initiate communications from her, since you would assume by the contact she is an Anomaly, and thus automatically cut off contact.
((@GM: I'm unable to understand one thing - as a warrior, I get two traits. Hikari has Psion in her subclass, which acts as a half-trait, half-drawback. Then two Spells, Vindication and Faith, then two Traits, Solar-powered and Part Anomaly. Doesn't that add up to five special traits/abilities, when warriors are limited to two traits(passives)/abilities(actives)?
Edit: Oh, apparently Tiruin told me Hikari is somewhat weaker than the original ones, although I'm not sure how that plays out in the game.
She won't be functionally weaker at first, although it is possible that she will grow slower (haven't really decided if this will be the case).
On the note of current balance: Her subclass doesn't really count as a bonus trait, because it isn't really a bonus. Her Part Anomaly isn't exactly a great trait. Having a +2 longsword she creates randomly spray out bees to attack everything nearby, or having a wall she created turn to cheese next turn won't be very helpful at all.
That gives three traits, compared to your two traits+Enchanted Item (which counts as a trait). She might be a bit more powerful then you, but I am not quite sure.
Norrec, your Naga is on the ground now, I realize that I wasn't perfectly clear in this, but dats da way it is. You will need a new action for this turn (you will still be in time to cast a poison cloud this turn if you hurry over there though).
I don't think I missed anything I needed to cover, but if I did just point it out again and I will cover it.
Onto writing up this turn!
EDIT: Forgot to mention, the mists on the ground cleared up last turn, you can see for quite a ways now (although its different up in the treetops).
EDIT2: Numerous grammer fixes. Garg.
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