Iron body

Iron bodies are the focal point of a sacred artists’s advancement to the Iron stage. The purified and enhanced physical form granted by this advancement level can determine the path of a sacred artist’s future development.

A base form Iron body grants a minimal level of superhuman abilities. Advancing to Iron improves all aspects of the human body and soul. But, if a sacred artist conducts specialized training and creates specific conditions they will gain a perfect iron body that will come with unique abilities ranging from increase strength to manipulation of gravity. Most sacred artists choose a perfect iron body that compliments there own path allowing for the overall performance of the path to be enhanced. The Sandviper Sect's coppers consumes the venom and blood (about 3-4 drops) of a Sandviper to attain the Bloodforged Iron body. This Iron body ensures a limited immunity to their own venomous madra when using their techniques.

There are many different Iron bodies that a sacred artist can attain dependending on their training before advancing to Iron. If a sacred artist conducts no special training they will only posses the general abilities of an iron body.

Known Perfect Iron Bodies

• Bloodforged Iron body

Bloodforged Iron Body The Bloodforged Iron Body is gained by consuming poison and cycling it throughout the sacred artist body. The poison clears new channels for the body, and can be used to complete the preparation for advancement to iron. The body grants grants increased healing to poison and in extreme cases healing of any damage.

• Steelborn Iron body

Steelborn Iron Body Attained by submerging oneself in a black pool of liquid that burns like a live flame. Must be completely under the surface of liquid (using an apparatus or reed of some sort to breathe) for three days and three nights. This pool was reported to cause extreme pain to the point that the individual exposed to it thought they were dead. It is considered “...the best Iron body in the world for pure brute strength.” (Soulsmith by Will Wight) past the Truegold level and generates increased amounts of power via momentum. The longer the fight the stronger the body becomes.

• Iron body of the Stellar Spear
• Raindrop Iron body
• Puppeteer's Iron body
• Drifting Iron body
• Crimson Furnace Iron body
• Hidden Springs Iron body