Pounamu (Regimango)

Pounamu is a gem made and owned by Regimango.

Appearance
He is bare chested and wears a belt-like cloth around his waist, which has another piece of cloth going down between his legs connecting up at the back, similar to a loincloth. His complexion is a dark murky green and his gem is located over the left of his chest. He has long frizzy black hair, reaching his shoulders.

Relationships
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Personality
A relaxed, laid back and overall chill gem Pounamu doesn’t stress much. He can often be found playing peace maker, or just not being involved in a conflict in general. He is fair to most people and treats everyone equally. However when angered he is ferocious and uncontrollable, but this rarely happens.

Backstory
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Abilities
Pounamu possesses standard gem abilities such as shape-shifting, weapon summoning and gem bubbling.
 * Mana Mastery: He is able to take, give and track the mana (Lifeforce) within objects and creatures. Taking mana will weaken whatever it was taken from until it is either returned or enough time has gone by for the mana to recover. Giving it empowers that of which it is given to, enabling enhanced physical abilities and spiritual or magical abilities. Tracking something's mana involves him going into a state of heightened spirituality allowing him to literally see mana within things.
 * Tapu: He is able to apply and break tapus (taboos) on objects and creatures mana. These tapus protect the mana of the thing they are applied to, stopping them from being able to be tracked or taken.
 * Surfboard Summoning: He can summon a surfboard as his weapon, which can ride on liquids such as water or lava. He can summon multiple surfboards at a time and he can also fuse them together into an outrigger canoe which is larger and can carry many people at once. Both the surfboard and canoe can operate even on days without wind or current, however they are slower.

Trivia

 * Pounamu is an amalgamation of various Polynesian peoples and cultures.
 * He is very attached to the ocean, as such going too far inland can make him nervous and scared.

Gemology

 * Pounamu is the Maori word for jade, and it's literal translation is "greenstone".
 * The native Polynesians of New Zealand, the Maori used jade for various tools, weapons and jewelries. Having something made out of Jade meant you were of high rank and weapons made out of the material were considered more powerful than others as the jade gave them more mana.
 * Jade is mined all over the world, however the only known mine in New Zealand is on the South Island, due to this the export of raw jade in New Zealand is illegal.