Azuma Arashi

Azuma Arashi
________________________________________________________________________________________Azuma Arashi is Royale Azurine's weapon, constructed during his time as a smith's apprentice before he joined Haven. A Dust Imbued Bladed Staff (DIBS), it starts as a dust casting bo staff, but also acts as a sheath for a ninjato. The ninjato blade can separate into links of bladed rope and an extra blade can slide out of the handle, forming a kusarigama. All forms of the weapon take the dust from whichever capsule Royale attaches to the top of the staff/kusarigama/bottom of the ninjato handle.

Description
Royale's weapon, Azuma Arashi, appears at first glance to be a simple wooden staff with a jewel on the end of it filled with dust of Royale's choosing. A trigger mechanism is present on the handle of the staff that allows for the dust to be activated and manipulated in the air towards whatever target Royale chooses. Unlike his teammate, Cerulea, who simply sticks with cyan ice dust, Azurine holds capsules of each type of dust on his uniform to allow for adaptation for any situation.

In its second form, the side of the staff with the capsule of dust on it can be unsheathed from the staff itself to reveal a Ninjato. this form of the weapon would be for use within close quarters in which dust manipulation wouldn't be feasible. The trigger mechanism also remains on the newly formed handle of the Ninjato to allow the blade to be imbued with the dust stored in the capsule that acts now as a pommel. It can be sheathed back into the staff to return to its ranged dust manipulation form.

Finally, Azuma Arashi's final transformation, triggered by a secondary trigger mechanism on the Ninjato's handle, causes the blade to separate into several sharpened metal pieces joined by a cable. Additionally, a secondary blade folds out of the handle, completing the transformation into a Kusarigama. Typically, this form of the weapon is used as a method of last resort, allowing Azurine to attack at both a distance and in close quarters without the need for dust to remain in the capsule due to the sharpened nature of the blade and chain whip portions of the Kusarigama form. It can be reverted back to the Ninjato by pressing the secondary trigger mechanism once again.

Registration
 Melee: 

[x] Slashing

[ ] Piercing

[x] Bludgeoning

[x] Other: Whip

[ ] None

 Ranged:  [ ] Bullets
 * Ammunition:

[x] Other: Dust Casting

[ ] None [x] Dust
 * Delivery Method

[ ] Tension

[ ] Thrown

[x] Casting

[ ] Other:

Trivia

 * His weapon, "Azuma Arashi", is Japanese for Eastern Storm, referencing both his inspiration of the ninja originating in the east, his birthplace being in Mistral, show on the east of most maps of Remnant, and his tendency to use the dust in his staff to generate small storms of dust to direct towards his enemies in hopes of distracting them for his teammates.
 * Being able to be imbued with any type of dust, and with Royale not favoring either, it is hard to define a typical effect of the weapon when it is used in combination with dust. In general, whatever Royale believes to be best for the situation, he uses.
 * Extra dust capsules are stored in Royale's robe.
 * Royale crafted the weapon at the age of 12 while working as a smith's apprentice, training with it for 5 years before getting into Haven Academy with it as his weapon.