Template:Elpis Powers

Offensive (WIP)

 * 1) Hoping for an attack to hit
 * 2) Hope constructs (stronger when the user is more hopeful)
 * 3) Lost hope (confuses/depresses opponents, not sure exactly how to phrase this)

Defensive

 * 1) Children of Elpis can blind an opponent with hope. This affects all forms of sight (spiritual vision, foresight, seeing potential futures, etc.) beyond just physical sight. Children of Elpis can maintain this ability indefinitely, but they themselves will be blinded by hope for the entire duration they maintain it.
 * 2) Children of Elpis can rapidly summon a large Greek jar (pithos) around themselves to act as a resilient shield. The lid of the jar can be removed, but anyone who tries to open it in such a manner immediately feels sick and is hit by a wave of negativity and unease. The jar disappears after the user exits it.

Supplementary

 * 1) Children of Elpis can project their consciousnesses to locations where hope is especially strong. Although they can see, hear and smell their projected surroundings, they are unable to touch anything. They appear to onlookers as faint, intangible apparitions, and their physical bodies are unable to move during consciousness projection. The longer they project themselves, the more energy they use.
 * 2) Children of Elpis can bolster their teammates' spirits through their motivational words and actions, granting them a boost of hopeful energy in combat.
 * 3) Children of Elpis can summon a pair of shining, golden wings that allows them to fly briefly. The longer they fly, the more energy they use.
 * 4) Children of Elpis can summon several small pithos to hold objects or act as decorations. Maintaining these constructs requires concentration, for they disappear once the user stops concentrating on them.
 * 5) Children of Elpis can emit a faint golden glow to brighten their surroundings in the dark. They can glow more brightly when surrounded by a hopeful environment.

Passive

 * 1) Children of Elpis radiate an aura of hope and optimism which can be suppressed through conscious effort.
 * 2) Children of Elpis do not tire as easily when they have their hopes up. They are more energetic and heal more quickly when surrounded by a hopeful environment.
 * 3) Children of Elpis see potential positive futures and ways to achieve them, though they have difficulty visualizing negative futures.
 * 4) Children of Elpis feel comfortable in small, confined areas. They can breathe freely in tight, enclosed spaces without running out of air, as long as the enclosed space is not filled with a substance such as water or sand.

3 Months After Character is Made

 * 1) Children of Elpis can blind more than one person with hope at once. If this power is used, it will simultaneously blind everyone, friend or foe alike, within what would be their field of view. Children of Elpis can maintain this ability indefinitely, but they themselves will be blinded by hope for the entire duration they maintain it.

6 Months After Character is Made (WIP)

 * 1) jars

9 Months After Character is Made (WIP)

 * 1) Hope nuke? Want to make a creative one like the Astraeus 9th though, so that's a last resort

Traits

 * 1) Children of Elpis tend to have inspirational, uplifting personalities.
 * 2) Children of Elpis tend to make natural-born leaders, revolutionaries, and motivational speakers.
 * 3) Children of Elpis tend to be highly driven to make their hopes and dreams come true.
 * 4) Children of Elpis tend to have good mental and physical health.