Alilatias' Crackpot Ideas Thread

I was thinking about making Time Keeper earth-based too, but decided against it since earth implies that he's going to be slow (definitely not fitting for a Thief), not to mention that it would have probably resulted in the creation of an entirely new element category. Instead, I decided to give the earth/nature theme to the Pirate Legend - Infighters may have some time-themed skills, but IMO, their skills seem to put far more emphasis on physical and spiritual growth.

I finally have some idea on what I might want to do with the Pirate Legend. It's not final though, I'm still trying to think of a unique system that he could use, and thus the theme could be completely changed once I figure out what that system could be.
- In gameplay terms, he's someone with a theme focusing around earth and nature, particularly the growth of living things. His elemental focus is Holy, which I would think is close enough to the nature theme without having to create a new element.
- In story terms, he could be the exact opposite of Aran. Instead of being cursed in the past and waking up in the present, he's someone from the same future as the cursed Cygnus, therefore already knowing about the discovery of the World Tree. The reason he gets thrown into the present is due to a massive (and fortunate in the long run) screwup by the Time Keeper, although the Time Keeper has nothing to do with the powers that the Pirate Legend gains.

Rough backstory as of now:
He was part of a different expedition sent by Kyrin to find the truth behind the World Tree, especially if it was already controlled by the Black Wings or not, this time being more careful than Cygnus was. The expedition still gets ambushed just like Cygnus's expedition upon finding the World Tree, with the expedition fleeing for their lives once they realize that they're completely outmatched. The Black Wings' attack quickly forces the expedition to scatter in different directions, with the Infighter Pirate Legend fleeing with the Gunslinger navigator, who exclaims that they're headed into unknown territory.

The Pirate legend trips on something, which then glows. The two pick it up and observe that it's a strange seed - and the seed suddenly releases magic on the two and disappears. The Pirate Legend notes that his arms are covered in strange vine-like green runes, while the navigator's arms are covered in gray runes. As the two try to figure out what the hell just happened, they forget that they were running from the Black Wings in the first place, until a member of the Black Wings catches up with them and prepares to strike a knockout blow on the two. A strange energy then ripples across the landscape, and it washes over the three.

When the Pirate Legend wakes up, he finds himself in what appears to be a different world. He quickly finds the navigator, although there's no trace of that Black Wings member at the moment. Upon seeing the first local monster (which the Pirate Legend doesn't recognize at all), the navigator forms a theory on what might have happened to them - but they would have to proceed further in order to verify it. The two proceed, running into more monsters that the Pirate Legend still doesn't recognize, and that's when the navigator mentions that these monsters were extinct in their time, meaning that they were most likely thrown into the past. Of course, they don't know how or why. Either way, the navigator also mentions that if his theory is correct, there should be a town nearby, one that also didn't exist in their time - and the theory proves to be completely correct, as they enter Edelstein. The navigator is worried, wondering which time period they were thrown into.

While asking around and observing the townspeople, they quickly learn that the town is swarming with Black Wings members, as the navigator feared - although luckily, it seems the Black Wings haven't found any fellow members that could have come from their time at the moment. They figure that the safest place for them to go to would be Victoria Island, back with Kyrin, assuming that her crew had already returned to Victoria Island in this time. As they head to where Ace the Pilot is, they find the Black Wings member from before staggering about the place. They fight, with the fight being noticed by a number of people - with the Resistance members quickly taking the two into their hideout before the Black Wings arrive to see a beat-up member that they don't recognize.

Only one word in the english language describes this, and all of your ideas.

EPIC!!!!