Jaune (FD) [Ability]

A person's Passive was unique to them, a single passive skill that belonged to them and them alone. Even the members of the Labour Caste had them, though I could imagine that Hero Passives would be more combat oriented than ours were. It was what truly differentiated one person from another. In a world where you could find another person with the same Class, who would probably have somewhat similar Stats to you, a person's Passive was unique. It belonged to them and only them. Was it Ruby's Passive that allowed her to deal more damage to wounded foes? Maybe some kind of finishing blow ability?

It was as good a guess as any… she wasn't exactly going to tell me.

I just wished mine could be as useful. Passives were always something relevant to what you were, to what you were supposed to do. They were almost always useful. It was just that… some were more useful than others. Mine was the worst.

Fire from the Forge.

Complete immunity to fire-based damage caused by my own forging process. It rendered me untouchable by heated metal, flames or slag – so long as I was the one doing the forging. It was what had let me forge Ruby's weapon in the first place, since it meant I'd been able to use my bare hands to handle and beat the metal.

- Chapter 11