Editing Magica Mima Umbra Puella:Tomoe (section)

== Arcana ==
'''Magical Element:''' Kingship. As the 'reincarnation' of Oda Nobunaga, Tomoe is naturally a figure of great power and authority. This power is interpreted through the lenses of Shogi and the works of Umberto Eco, so that her power is more flavoured by Mediaeval European beliefs in royal magic than you might expect.

'''Costume:''' A short green hakamashita (but no hakama) accented by pieces of armour (sode and the like). On her head she bears a coronet studded with emeralds. When transformed, Tomoe surrounds herself with a small army* of warriors and monsters ready to do battle, which can be identified by their back banners with the Oda mon. It's hard for enemies to make direct attacks on her, but as her warriors are defeated, she loses Resolve. She wields a war fan bearing the motto ''Tenka Fubu'' with which she directs her warriors' attacks, and sometimes sits on a general's stool surrounded by banners.

'''Magical Weapon: Abulafia (Magic)''' A floating Shogi board which depicts Tomoe, Tomoe's warriors, and any other individuals involved in a fight, Battle Chess style rather than looking like actual shogi pieces. By moving one of her pieces on the board, Tomoe can attack by herself (with her fan) or through one of her warriors. The movement modes of the warriors are fixed as if they were actual Shogi pieces. For instance, most of them can't move backwards. Tomoe herself, as the King General, can be moved in any direction, though not very quickly. The fan serves as a control interface to Abulafia, and usually Tomoe moves the pieces by making commanding gestures with her fan. Looking closely at the piece corresponding to Tomoe will reveal that Tomoe's piece also has a floating shogi board beside it, and that its movements mirror Tomoe's precisely. With supernaturally keen vision, you can see that it's an infinite regress - it's Tomoes with shogi boards all the way down. 

'''Magical Power: Shogi Time'''. In stressful situations, Tomoe can take time out to think and plan her next move, as if she were playing a Shogi match. She doesn't have unlimited time to think, merely a pool of 9 hours per encounter followed by one minute per exchange after she runs out of time. During this time she is not capable of any physical action. This power does not function during a Shogi match. All that thinking burns up a lot of mental energy and she usually needs sugar to recover afterwards. When transformed, Tomoe is sometimes attended by a timekeeper with an anachronistic chess clock.


* Currently 7 foot soldiers; 1 promoted foot soldier in gold armour; 2 generals in silver armour; 2 generals in gold armour; 2 warriors in chariots; 1 warrior on horseback; 1 flying junk, the ''Dragon King''; and 1 winged horse. Tomoe has one flying chariot and one incense chariot in hand, available to be dropped.