BNHA Quirks/Some Prompts

Quirk: Soul Seeker

Soul Seeker

The user is able to detect and know the location of any creature or human by concentrating on the target’s soul signature or energy which is unique to all. They can even use objects that the target has recently  used or any areas where they have been to pick up the remnants of their energy, and use it to track them down.

Though, the further the target is, the more difficult and energetically taxing it becomes to locate them. However, finding the target’s body is very easy regardless of the distance at which it is located. This is because it takes a long time for all of the soul energy to completely dissolve back into the ether and after death, the remaining energies become purer and easier to detect. In addition,  the user may  get brief flashes of the target’s emotional state or memories while tracking their soul signature from both when they are alive and up to the moment of their death.

In the case of the target's death, the user may be able to find their wandering spirit if  something still tethers them to this world be it regret, broken promises, hate, the desire for revenge, and even the denial of their own demise. However, the longer they focus on a particular soul, the stronger their link becomes. If they aren’t careful, they could unintentionally “bond” with the target’s energy, and feel what they feel. This can negatively  alter the user's own emotional state and cause brief moments of: confusion, hallucinations, mood, and/or personality changes as they feel they become someone else.

This is most clearly observed when the user is exposed to locations or objects that have been exposed to intense emotions—such as battlefields, murder scenes, or sacred spaces—where particularly strong soul signatures remain. These  could further overwhelm the user, leading to disorienting experiences especially in places filled with conflicting energies. Moreover, since they can track wandering spirits, the user may also be sensitive to other spirits nearby. If they open themselves too much to finding a target's spirit, they risk becoming a beacon for other lost souls, who might seek the user’s help—or worse, attempt to possess or harm them.

Another possible complication to  tracking the target's soul is if they have undergone energy signature changes. This can occur to a deceased target's  soul if it turns into a different entity by fusing with another soul/spirit. This will cause their soul signature to become fragmented or altered, making them harder to track.

Nonetheless, tracking a soul isn't the only thing that the user can do. They  are actually able to alter  the perception of their own surroundings to hide their presence from anyone, or to confuse, misdirect, and trap their target in a certain area. This is possible by using the energy around them and warping it to mess with the senses of others. But this  requires intense focus. If the user is distracted, stressed, or emotionally compromised, they may slip, causing their illusion to fail or backfire, revealing their position or trapping them in their own confusion.

Soul Seeker  is exclusively a supporting quirk as it lacks the power to do damage. It is best suited for rescue, tracking, and information gathering, though it may be used to confuse or distract opponents by manipulation of the surrounding environment. For this,  the user would have to be part of a strong team and in order to  be protected so that they can fully focus on distorting the area around them. Moreover, this distortion can also affect allies  unless the user is conscious of the location of each team member.

Drawbacks: exhaustion, headaches,  and emotional distress (from seeing/feeling a soul's pain and trauma), mental confusion, sensory overload , momentary hallucinations, disorientation, and fainting if they overexert themselves.

Possible aliases: Phantom scout, Soulwarden, Ethereal Guide,  spiritstalker,  Limbo's watchman.