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Requirement = Reiatsu of 55
Required Posts: 4 (400 words)

Catholic Cross [default]: No special bonuses
A standard cross used by the Quincy. This has decent speed and accuracy. Although it doesn't have any outstanding strengths, it is easy to use and master.

Lapis Cross: +2 Accuracy, -2 Speed
This was used by Quincy who were a little farther from battle. Using the accuracy of their shots rather than their speed, usually taking positions high in trees to have a better view of their surroundings.

Tau Cross: +2 Stamina, -2 Power
The Quincy that use this cross usually have a great deal of endurance, able to fire arrows for long periods of time. These Quincy would usually help keep an enemy at bay if others needed to retreat or recover.

Celtic Cross: +2 Power, -2 Stamina
Quincy that used this cross were usually the ones sent to attack the enemy first. Although it has good strength, its endurance is lacking, causing Quincy to attack, hitting hard, then retreating temporarily to recover.

Speed Cross: +2 Speed, -2 Accuracy
This cross was designed with more speed than the other crosses, but at a drawback of accuracy.

Requirement = Spirit Power of 60
Required Posts: 7 (700 words)

Pentacle: +4 Power, -2 Accuracy, Explosive Arrows
Thought of being created by the "devil", this Quincy Cross harnesses a great deal of power, at the cost of accuracy. These arrows have so much power to them, that they explode on impact.
(A small explosion of about foot wide.)

Crosslet: +4 Stamina, -2 Power, Multi Shot
A special Quincy Cross, made by Quincy with great control of his arrows. Able to take concentrate the spirit particles, this bow can fire off multiple arrows at once, without gathering any extra energy. This, however, comes at the cost of weaker arrows.
(around 2-3 arrows at once)

Star of David: +4 Accuracy, -5 Speed, Homing Arrow
This cross was created by a very skilled Quincy, seemingly able to hit target from great distances away. Her secret, however, was that the arrows fired from this bow could home in to the enemies. Although, to be able to guide the arrow, the Quincy must have complete concentration. Therefore, it is not possible to move, attack or defend while controlling the arrow, unless control of the arrow is to be lost.
(In other words, if you are attacking someone's head, you can't control it to go around and attack from the back, but you can nudge it in a direction so the arrow goes to hit his leg instead. Also, when you fire an arrow, you can guide it as long as you don't move or attack. If you fire another arrow, move, or get hit, the arrow will just keep flying straight and you loose control of it.)

Patriarchal Cross +3 Speed, +3 Power, -2 Stamina, -2 Accuracy
This cross was specifically designed to be used against large groups of enemies. Having a good firing rate and good power, it lacks in endurance and accuracy, making it best in either close quarters or against a large group of enemies.
(Essentially, it's a Quincy Bow version of a machine gun.)

Shield Cross: +4 Stamina, -2 Power, Spirit Shield
This cross was made with the special ability of gathering spirit particles into a shield. Although the user is unable to fire arrows while using the shield, it can stop/deflect attacks. Shield is broken is if a physical attacking oponent has a higher Strength and you have SP. It's also broken if a user using a spirit attack (another Quincy, Shinigami's destructive art, Shinobi art, etc) has a higher SP than you do. Once the shield is deactivated, the user cannot fire an arrow until their next Gaia post. It costs 3 SP per Gaia post to maintain.

Requirement =
Final Form: Spirit Power of 50 after removing the Senrei Gloves and starting from -10 SP
Master Quincy: 100 SP
Normal Quincy: Can not get Tier 3 bows, only either of the upgraded Quincy classes have access to these.
Required Posts: 12 (1200 words)

Pentacle Cross: +5 Power, - 2 Stamina, Explosive Arrows, Multi Shot
This cross focuses a huge amount of power into each arrows, making them explode on contact. The added power also allows the user to fire multiple arrows at once, although all this power severely reduces the endurance, making the number or arrows that can be fired lower than normal.
(explosions are 2-3 feet wide, around 3-5 arrows at once)

War Cross: +3 Power, +3 Speed, +3 Accuracy, +2 Stamina, Backfire
The creator of this cross tried everything he could to make the bow perfect. Although, as far as its abilities, this bow is almost perfect, it does have a drawback. The bow will randomly backfire, or will randomly have a huge drop in power and accuracy. Although this happens rarely, the chance of it doing so is still present.
(Each post you must roll a 100 sided dice. IF you get something between 1 to 10, the bow fires off an arrow at half power in a random direction. IF you get anything between 91 to 100, the bow backfires and you get damaged. ANYTHING between 11 and 90, arrow fires as normal. Make it something realistic. If you making a 15 line post, only roll once, but if your making a 50 or 60 line post, roll a few times at least.)

Shadow Cross: +5 Accuracy, +5 Power, -2, -5 Stamina, Spirit Detection
This Quincy Cross was specifically designed for Quincy that prefer to hide in the shadows. The Quincy that designed this cross, was a master at stealth and accuracy. Hiding in the shadows and attacking only when the moment was right, he had actually succeeded in making the bow black, to be able to hide better. With his ability to detect Reiatsu better than most Quincy, he put this ability in the Cross. Instead of an arrow, the bow can fire a wave of Spirit Particles that can only be seen by other Quincy. This wave travels in all directions at once and bounce back when it finds someone with a decent sized Reiatsu. The only downside is that using this ability, one has to raise their own reiatsu, indicating to others that there's someone nearby.
(It's like a high powered Sniper Rifle, that has a radar on it, kind of. When using the ability, you can detect the general direction, not exact location, of anyone with a Reiatsu over 40. Also, when using the ability, it raises your own Reiatsu, making it easier for others to know that you're nearby.)

Requirement = Listed for each Quincy Cross
Required Posts: 15 (1500 words)
NOTE: The Tier X Bows are special bows that can only be learned after meeting very specific requirements. They CAN NOT be merged with another bow using Dual Cross Mastery and if a second cross is chosen from Dual Cross Training, it must be a Tier 2 or Tier 1 cross (a Tier 3 cross can not be chosen).

Double Cross: 0.75x Power, -5 Stamina, +5 Speed, +2 Accuracy, Dual-Bow
REQUIREMENT: Final Form: Spirit Power of 75 after removing the Senrei Gloves and starting from -10 SP. Bowstring Bypass must be learned. ((Master Quincy can not acquire this cross))
This Quincy Cross is unique and requires an absolute mastery of one's bow before one can even attempt its use. This bow is unique in the manner that it is actually 2 Quincy Crosses merged into one. Through a very long and arduous process, this Quincy Cross was made by one of the greatest Quincy of all time. He had mastered his Quincy powers so well, that he was actually able to manifest and use 2 Reishi Bows at the same time. He worked long and hard to be able to create this special cross. A Quincy that uses this cross is able to summon two Reishi bows at once. However, because of this it becomes hard to attack with both bows. The Quincy technique Bowstring Bypass must be learned to be able to fire both bows at the same time. Because of the two reishi bows in use, the power of the arrows are reduced to 75% of their total power. Each arrow also costs 3 SP, regardless of ANY techniques or items that the Quincy has.

Master Cross: +10 Power, -5 Stamina, Master Arrow
REQUIREMENT: Master Quincy: Spirit Power of 125. Magnet Shot must be learned. ((Final Form Quincy can not acquire this cross))
This was a special cross that was created that only the Master Quincy can use to its full potential. This cross creates a special bow that can fire an arrow with a very high concentration of reishi. Unlike most Quincy arrows, this arrow gathers spirit particles from the air, as well as from the user itself. Although this makes for powerful arrows, it also drains the user a lot.
At the cost of 20 SP, the Master Quincy can fire 1 arrow that has increased power. This arrow CAN NOT be use in conjunction with ANY other Quincy techniques (Scatter Shot, Double Shot, etc). This arrow carries the power of 1.25x the Spiritual power of the Quincy that fired it. This arrow carries the same properties as the Magnet Shot technique by nature. Only 1 Master Arrow may be fired per Gaia post.

Battle Cross: +5 Power, -1 Accuracy, Split Bow
REQUIREMENT: Upgraded Quincy: Must have at least 75 Strength.
This Quincy cross is a special cross that was designed by a small group of Quincy. These Quincy, unlike most, actually preferred to fight in close combat and only used their bows until they got within range. The bow created from this cross can actually be split into two pieces, forming two short swords. These swords are based on Strength and are very effective in combat. But, once split, the bow does not become useless, as the Quincy can merge and separate the bow at will. This allows them to attack from a distance, switch to melee combat if an enemy gets within range, and then switch back to ranged after making some distance between them. Every time the bow is split or reformed, the user must pay 5 SP. The bow can only be split or reformed once per Gaia post.
EXAMPLE: Bow and Dual-Swords

Dual Cross Training: 6 posts (600 words) (REQ: 60 SP)
A quincy that has trained extensively and that has mastered himself with a Quincy Cross can learn to harness the power of another simultaneously. The Quincy is able to wield two different Crosses at the same time, using Bowstring Bypass. Although it takes a long time for a Quincy to be able to master this technique, it is well worth it in the end.
*NOTE* A Quincy cannot implement this technique properly until learning Bowstring Bypass.

EXAMPLE: Tin has a bow that adds +Power and -Speed and a second that adds +Accuracy and +Endurance. Tin uses the first bow against an enemy, but is unable to hit him, due to his enemy being fast enough to avoid the arrows. Tin, using Bowstring Bypass, then takes out his second bow and attacks the enemy.



Dual Cross Mastery: 12 posts (1200 words) (REQ: Final: 70 SP after taking off Senrei Gloves, Master: 120 SP, Dual Cross Training)
This is a skill only masterful Quincy can learn. Using the Dual Cross Training, the Quincy can concentrate the spirit particles and channel them through two Crosses before forming their Bow. Enabling him to combine the powers of both bows into one.

*NOTE* This is treated as a fighting style that you can not upgrade. During a fight, if you want to use this, you must say so (you must make your character say "Dual Cross Mastery"). This technique takes 1 post to power up and 4 post to cool down. That means, after you activate this technique, you can not attack for 1 post. Afterwards, the power of both bows are comined into one. Negative and Positive stats combine together to form a new Negative or Positive. After you stop using this technique, because of the spirit power used, you can not attack for 4 posts. Afterwards, you may attack as normal with one of the two bows. Using this techniques drains 10 SP per use.

EXAMPLE 1: Tin combines a bow with +Speed and -Power with a bow that has +Endurance and -Power. His new bow becomes +Speed, +Endurance and --Power.

EXAMPLE 2: Tin combines a bow with ++Power and -Accuracy with a bow that has ++Accuracy and -Power. His new bow becomes +Power and +Accuracy.

EXAMPLE 3: Tin combines a bow with Homing Shots to a bow that has Multi Shot. His new bow now fires multiple arrows and home in on the enemy. (conditions for each ability must still be followed. The Homing Shot requires the person not to move, attack again or be attacked. Even if you combine it with another bow, you must still follow this.)

EXAMPLE 4: Tin combines a bow that fires 3 arrows at once with a bow that fires 5 arrows at once. His new bow will fire 8 arrows at once. (If the two bows have the same ability, they are ADDED to each other, not MULTIPLIED. Instead of the bow firing 3 arrows that than each split into 5 arrows, making 15, the bow fires one arrow that splits into 8 arrows.)