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+### 1-Star Mantras
+Available from **Level 1**
+### 2-Star Mantras
+Begin appearing at **Level 5**
+### 3-Star Mantras
+Begin appearing at **Level 9**
+
+---
+# 1-STAR MANTRAS
+---
+## Dash
+**Type:** Mobility  
+**Cost:** 1 Momentum + 2 Ether  
+**Action**: Bonus Action
+**Cooldown:** 2 rounds
+Propel yourself up to **6 meters** in a straight line.
+- Does not provoke opportunity attacks.
+- Can pass through enemy spaces (cannot end inside them).
+## Slide
+**Type:** Mobility  
+**Cost:** 1 Momentum + 1 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action
+**Cooldown:** 1 round
+Lower profile and slide **4.5 meters**.
+- Counts as half-cover.
+- Can pass under obstacles or through narrow spaces.
+- If you pass through an enemy’s threatened space, they have disadvantage on opportunity attacks.
+## Wall Jump
+**Type:** Mobility  
+**Cost:** 1 Momentum + 1 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action (when adjacent to vertical surface)
+**Cooldown:** 1 round
+Kick off a wall and move up to **6 meters** in any direction.
+- Does not provoke opportunity attacks.
+- Resets fall distance if used mid-fall.
+## Ground Slam
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 2 Momentum + 2 Ether  
+**Activation:** Action (must be airborne)
+**Cooldown:** 2 rounds
+Descend rapidly to a point within 6 meters below you.
+On impact:
+- 1d8 Blunt damage in 3m radius
+- 2 Posture damage to all hit
+- You take no fall damage
+## Vector Step
+**Type:** Mobility  
+**Cost:** 1 Momentum + 1 Ether  
+**Action:** Reaction (when targeted by melee)
+**Cooldown:** 3 rounds
+Shift 4.5 meters sideways before the attack resolves.
+- Gain +2 to Dodge for that attack.
+
+---
+# 2-STAR MANTRAS
+---
+## Overrun
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 3 Momentum + 2 Ether  
+**Action:** Action
+Charge 6 meters in a straight line.
+- First target hit takes **2d8 Blunt**
+- Takes 4 Posture damage
+- You continue moving past them.
+Cannot be used if you have less than 5 momentum.
+
+## Airstep
+**Type:** Support
+**Cost:** 2 Momentum + 2 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action
+Create a brief mid-air platform.
+- Move 3 meters in any direction while airborne.
+- Dash and Wall Jump Cooldowns are reset.
+
+## Lift Vector
+**Type:** Mobility  
+**Cost:** 3 Momentum + 2 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action  
+**Cooldown:** 4 rounds
+Launch upward up to 9 meters vertically.
+- Does not provoke opportunity attacks.
+
+## Flow Reset
+**Type:** Support  
+**Cost:** All Momentum  
+**Action:** Bonus Action  
+**Cooldown:** 5 rounds
+Stabilize your kinetic systems.
+- Immediately lose all Momentum
+- Regain 1 posture + 2 ether for every momentum spent
+
+## Kinetic Redirect
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 2 Momentum + 2 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action  
+**Cooldown:** 2 rounds
+After hitting with a melee attack:
+- Roll a strength throw against the target. If successful, push the target **3 meters** in a direction of your choice.
+- Deals +3 Posture damage.
+	- This Posture damage is doubled if the target hits an obstacle.
+
+---
+# 3-Star Mantras
+---
+## Rebound Strike
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 5 Momentum + 3 Ether  
+**Action:** Action
+**Cooldown:** 5 rounds
+Strike and ricochet off your target.
+- Deal 2d8 Blunt + 4 Posture.
+- Immediately move 6m in any direction.
+- If you collide with a surface, you may Wall Jump without spending Momentum.
+
+## Spinal Breaker
+**Type:** Combat  
+**Cost:** 4 Momentum + 3 Ether  
+**Action:** Action  
+**Cooldown:** 4 rounds
+Launch forward in a corkscrew line 6 meters long.
+- Each creature in the line takes 2d8 Slash.
+- Each takes 2 Posture damage.
+- You end at the farthest valid space.
+- If you hit at least 2 enemies, gain +2 Momentum.
+
+## Terminal Flow
+**Type:** Support  
+**Cost:** 6 Momentum + 4 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action  
+**Cooldown:** 6 rounds
+For 3 rounds:
+- The first Momentum mantra each round costs 1 less (minimum 1).
+- First time you gain Momentum each round, gain +1.
+When this ends:
+- Lose 3 Momentum.
+
+## Wallrun Protocol
+**Type:** Mobility  
+**Cost:** 4 Momentum + 3 Ether  
+**Action:** Bonus Action (must be adjacent to vertical surface)  
+**Cooldown:** 4 rounds
+Engage traction spikes and run along a vertical surface for up to **9 meters**.
+- You may move horizontally along the wall.
+- You may ascend or descend up to 4.5 meters during the run.
+- You do not provoke opportunity attacks during this movement.
+- You must end on a valid surface (wall, floor, or ledge).
+If you attack during the wallrun:
+- Gain +1 Momentum.
+- Your attack gains +2 Posture damage.