The ability to sense the overall well-being and conditions of one's immediate environment and natural setting stemming from a psychic sensitivity to nature. Sub-power of Nature Manipulation and Empathy. Opposite of Citified Sense.
Also Called[]
- Environmental Awareness
- Nature Sense
Capabilities[]
The user can perceive the world through the intricate lens of nature’s own emotions, forming a deep and intuitive connection to the ecosystems around them. Every leaf, every gust of wind, every drop of water carries meaning, speaking not in words but in sensations, in pulses of feeling that ripple through the user’s mind like waves on a forest pond. They can sense the silent suffering of a drought-stricken tree, feel the suffocating distress of a polluted river, or share in the quiet joy of blooming meadows untouched by harm.
This power is not limited to isolated glimpses—it is a constant, living awareness. The user can intuitively understand the balance of an environment, detecting when a single species falls out of sync or when unseen forces disrupt a natural cycle. They are attuned to the emotional resonance of entire ecosystems, able to feel when a forest is healthy and thriving, or when it is on the brink of collapse.
Animals and plants do not need to speak for the user to understand them. With a glance or a touch, the user can sense their emotional states—fear, peace, agitation, pain—and respond accordingly, offering calm, guidance, or protection. Though they do not control nature, their empathy allows them to influence it indirectly, as creatures often react positively to their presence, and dying lands may hold on a little longer in their company.
The user’s perception stretches as far as their awareness can reach—extending outward with intense focus or washing over a broad area like a tide. They may experience overwhelming sorrow in the heart of a dying rainforest, or an invigorating serenity while standing beneath a starlit sky in untouched wilderness. The earth speaks to them through feeling, and in return, they act as its guardian, compelled by empathy to protect the fragile harmony that binds all living things.
This connection runs deeper than sight or sound—it is an empathic resonance that hums through the soil, rustles in leaves, and lingers in the scent of rain. The user can feel the emotional weight of a place, as if the land itself remembers. The agony of trees cut in violence, the terror of animals fleeing from flame, the gentle gratitude of flowers kissed by morning dew—all of it becomes part of their emotional reality.
Living creatures are not strangers but kin. The user does not command them, but feels what they feel. In moments of deep concentration or shared emotion, they may be able to ease pain, offer a sense of peace, or gently guide nature’s hand. Even without words, they may defuse a predator’s rage or soothe a frightened herd—not through power, but through presence.
Yet this empathy is not without cost. The suffering of nature becomes their own. The grief of a dying forest may steal their breath. The anxiety of poisoned water may keep them from sleep. They are a vessel for nature’s joy, but also its sorrow. The emotional toll can be heavy, yet in return, the user gains clarity of purpose and an unshakable bond with the living world.
Their sensitivity extends even to imbalance. The user can feel unnatural shifts in the environment—pollution creeping like a shadow through a stream, artificial disruption humming like static in the roots of trees. Even in cities, they feel the fractures: concrete choking the soil, the quiet pain of uprooted life—but also the resilience, the wild hope of weeds cracking pavement or birds nesting in steel beams.
At its deepest, the connection can verge on the spiritual. In rare, transcendent moments, the user may feel themselves dissolve into something greater—the awareness of a forest, the heartbeat of the sea, or the quiet breath of the Earth itself. These moments grant no answers in words, only pure, wordless understanding. And when the user returns to themself, they are changed—marked by that shared heartbeat, that eternal empathy.
And just as the user feels nature, nature feels them in return. The connection flows both ways, recognizing the user as part of the great web of life. When they are in pain, the trees may whisper comfort through their rustling leaves, and small animals may gather quietly around them in wordless solidarity. When they rejoice, flowers may bloom brighter, birds may sing louder, and the wind may dance in celebration. If they are in danger, nature may act to protect them—not with grand force, but in subtle, miraculous ways: roots shifting underfoot to trip a pursuer, branches bending to shield them from harm, or a sudden flock appearing to lead them to safety. In joy or in sorrow, the user is never alone. The earth itself remembers them, cares for them, and reaches back with the same empathy they offer. They are not just a protector of nature—they are a beloved part of it.
Techniques[]
- Natural Affinity: to emphatically influence the ecosystem
- Nature Communication: able to converse with the environment.
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Elf Physiology
- Empathy
- Environment Manipulation
- Fairy Physiology
- Nature Manipulation
- Superior Human Physiology
- Weather Manipulation
Limitations[]
- May lose senses while in a provoked/endangered habitat.
- User's emotions may be directly linked to the environment, they may feel blissful and become physically enhanced if their immediate environment is operating naturally or may feel scared, anxious, feeble, or even frenzied if the bionetwork is not behaving naturally due to foreign violation.
- Destruction of nature may cause pain.
Known Users[]
- Reptites/Dragonians (Chrono Cross)
- Poison Ivy (DC Comics)
- Swamp Thing (DC Comics)
- Man-Thing (Marvel Comics)
- Meggan (Marvel Comics)
- Storm (Marvel Comics)
- Rictor (Marvel Comics)
- Pocahontas (Disney)
- Vilgax (Ben 10/AF/UA)
- Roxy (Winx Club)
- Flora (Winx Club)
- Diana (Winx Club)
- SCP-992 - Gaia's Emissary (SCP Foundation)
- Maya (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)
- Aya/Diwani Olivia (Enchanted Garden)
- Mamoru Chiba (Sailor Moon)
- The Nox (Stargate SG-1)
- Fire & Thunder (Soul Eater)
- Gruff the NeverBeast (Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast)
- Yondu (Guardians of the Galaxy)
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