Bloodlines: Clans & Kekkei Genkai

Bloodlines on NRRP are better known as families or clans. Though we prefer to shy away from using the term "clan" to describe bloodlines as, here, clans are a sub-class of bloodlines. In simple, a bloodline is a ninja lineage that - for one reason or another - grants some unique form of abilities. Examples of bloodlines are the obvious Uchiha, Hyuuga, Nara, ect. But things get slightly more complicated from here.

A Kekkei Genkai is an ability quite literally passed down in blood. Kekkei Genkai are often powerful but are always unique to the family. While Kekkei Genkai is technically the term used to describe the ability and not the bloodline itself, Kekkei Genkai are a class of bloodline here on NRRP. Examples of Kekkei Genkai are the Uchiha and their Sharingan, the Hyuuga and their Byakugan, or the Hoshigaki and their shark-related blood. In most cases, a character may only ever belong to a single bloodline. However acquiring more can be done in one of two ways. The first is through implants. By finding the organ that is the source of a Kekkei Genkai's power, someone can remove this organ and have it transplanted into themselves, taking an entire slot but granting access to the entire Kekkei Genkai tree. The second method is much more rare and that is through genetic anomalies. Experiments may occur as well as the mixing of DNA during birth when the parents each belong to their own Kekkei Genkai. This is exceptionally rare (requires admin permission) but characters with dual Kekkei Genkai may be born.

A clan is much like a Kekkei Genkai but, rather than their ability being tied to their blood, they instead know a series of unique techniques that theoretically anyone can learn but are instead willingly passed down to members of the same clan exclusively. For the most part, clans are blood related and most people can only belong to one. But clans tend to be less strict than Kekkei Genkai. While their abilities cannot be transplanted, they have been known to accept outsiders into their ranks and teach them their ways. This is a bit uncommon but not unheard of. Joining a clan requires permission from the clan's head and the clan subsequently takes up a slot afterwards. There is no limit to how many clans a character may belong to if they earn them, but a character may not begin with more than one clan (or a clan and a KG) unless given admin permission.