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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04bfd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>A N W E T H I A</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A N W E T H I A"><B>home</B></A></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>News Magic</I></div> <bR> <div> Set aside all your pre-conceived ideas on magic, in Anwethia magic is based on </div> <div> the four elements earth, air, fire and water.                                  </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Here magic is the understanding and manipulation of one of those elements.     </div> <div> Magical items such as wands, cloaks, talismans, etc simply do not exist or are </div> <div> so rare none would know of them.                                               </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Magic is therefore in a great part knowledge based.                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Magic users will go through phases being; attunement, recognition and          </div> <div> acceptance, understanding and education.                                       </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> To ensure you have a understanding of magic - if your character will have      </div> <div> magic, during the background application process (see +help +bg) you must have </div> <div> in addition to your characters general background a section specific to magic. </div> <div> That section must define the magic your character has, how he/she became a     </div> <div> mage, what is his/her skill level, and two instances of using magic in IC      </div> <div> terms. Any character with magic will require Magic Staff approval.             </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in News Magic1                            </div> <div>                                   NEWS MAGIC                                  </div> <div> Activity In 2 Cui - AW 03:05 PM</div> <bR> <div> Users of magic must all go through the following                               </div> <div> A born attunement to one of the elements. A person has the attunement or does  </div> <div> not, they can't pick up the attunement                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Recognition of the attunement. Quite likely there are people who did not       </div> <div> recognize they had the attunement for whatever reason.                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Understand the element attunement. Once a person born with a attunement,       </div> <div> recognizes the attunement, they must gain a understanding of the specific      </div> <div> attunement. The understanding can only fully come with a mentor. If the person </div> <div> does not seek out a mentor, they may be able to occasionally perform some      </div> <div> trivial element manipulation when triggered by some emotion. Trivial could be  </div> <div> having nearby water turn into a light fog.                                     </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Education - The mentor guides and teaches the student. Education will be years.</div> <div> A person's attunement is not boundless.                                        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Manipulation of the element - With the education a person learns to manipulate </div> <div> the element through his/her concentration. The vast majority of magic users    </div> <div> must do some physical action to focus their thoughts (such as point with       </div> <div> hand).                                                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Cost to magic user - Manipulation is strenuous, how strenuous depends on many  </div> <div> factors, concentration and energy required increases exponentially with the    </div> <div> task at hand. For instance a fire mage who lights a candle would feel a slight </div> <div> fatigue, if that same fire mage attempts to set afire a person that takes a    </div> <div> great deal more energy. If too much individual energy is used, the magic user  </div> <div> can kill himself.                                                              </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Here magic is role played and not roll played, we have no and have no          </div> <div> expectations of implementing coded skills,stats. We have found where some      </div> <div> players like to introduce chance into their pose by using +roll, with or       </div> <div> without informing the other players they have introduced that random into role </div> <div> play.                                                                          </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in News Magic2                            </div> <div>                               -  NEWS MAGIC1                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> The different types of magic are the elements themselves, and the mage is the  </div> <div> person who is able to manipulate energy to control these elements. So there is </div> <div> fire magic, air magic, earth magic and water magic. Some mages can be animal   </div> <div> empaths.                                                                       </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                WHO CAN USE IT?                                 </div> <div> A person is born with the ability to channel energy. Not everyone is able to do</div> <div> it and it is often an inherited characteristic. So a mother may be able to     </div> <div> channel energy, and her daughter or son has a greater chance of being born with</div> <div> the ability.                                                                   </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Each individual has an affinity with one of the elements, finding it easier to </div> <div> channel energy through that one form than any of the others. If an attempt is  </div> <div> made to handle more than one, the conflict of the energies can literally tear  </div> <div> them apart.                                                                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Some of the older Lledrith Guardians can handle more than one, but only with   </div> <div> great concentration and at great physical cost to their bodies. It requires    </div> <div> much experience and great focus to even attempt it.                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Anyone can potentially be born a magic user. There is no genetic requirement,  </div> <div> and once born a magic user, it is always part of who they are, though they may </div> <div> not choose to practice.                                                        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               HOW DOES IT WORK?                                </div> <div> Magic works by channelling energy into and from an element. The mage can draw  </div> <div> energy from the earth, and adds it to their element. So, for example - a fire  </div> <div> mage may draw energy from the earth, add it to a flame, making it burn larger  </div> <div> and hotter. If a water mage wishes to turn water into ice, they remove energy  </div> <div> from the element and it freezes.                                               </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> The trained mage draws the energy into themselves and dissipates it safely. If </div> <div> it is not correctly channelled, it can kill the mage who tries it, when the    </div> <div> energy basically causes the body of the mage to tear itself apart.             </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> To use examples from each element - adding energy to earth can make it move or </div> <div> crack, to water will turn it into mist, or make it bubble and boil, fire will  </div> <div> become hotter and wind can be whipped into hurricanes. By taking it away, the  </div> <div> earth can disintegrate into pieces of rock, water freezes, fire dissipates, and</div> <div> air will still if not entirely disappear and form a vacuum.                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> It is a psychosomatic technique. The mage needs to concentrate and focus, than </div> <div> they can channel energy. However a mage maynot always be successful, the mage  </div> <div> can perform a action one day and may fail the next time. Some mages prefer to  </div> <div> have a focus object, like a staff, or a crystal. Others use hand gestures. It  </div> <div> is not necessary to have any of this, and it is purely at the preference of the</div> <div> individual.                                                                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                 MAGIC OBJECTS                                  </div> <div> Magically imbued objects do not exist. A mage can cause a weapon to become     </div> <div> heated, or a crystal to glow, but once the energy dissipates, so too does the  </div> <div> magic. Some objects hold the energy a little longer, with better ability - like</div> <div> steel will hold heat better than iron..                                        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in News Magic3                            </div> <div>                               -  NEWS MAGIC2                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                  MAGE LEVELS                                   </div> <div> Mages have recognised levels - that being Master Mage, Mage and Apprentice.    </div> <div> Mage's cannot take Apprentices, but can teach them at the request of a Master. </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                 MAGE TRAINING                                  </div> <div> The clans have mages who would be able to teach those who wish to learn to     </div> <div> channel magic.                                                                 </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Clans would have mages who are recognised as Masters of their craft. Those     </div> <div> Masters can take apprentices from their own clan, or even from other clans. For</div> <div> example Clan X has a Fire Master Mage, and Clan Y has a Wind Master Mage.      </div> <div> Someone in Clan X shows an affinity for wind magic. Clan X would then arrange  </div> <div> to send that person to Clan Y for training.                                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                AGE LIMITATIONS                                 </div> <div> Children do not develop the mental acuity to channel energy until their        </div> <div> mid-teens. When they first begin, it is only very small things. They are not   </div> <div> capable of channelling much energy. For example, they may cause a small drift  </div> <div> of wind to close a door, or cause a spark in some tinder. Generally, the       </div> <div> easiest to control is air, and it is often these mages that are discovered     </div> <div> first. Fire is the hardest to control, and generally does not happen until the </div> <div> mage is in their mid to late twenties. It takes much longer to learn to control</div> <div> such a powerful and destructive element                                        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in News Magic4                            </div> <div>                               -  NEWS MAGIC3                                  </div> <bR> <div>                             PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES                              </div> <div> Channelling energy is exhausting. Imagine sticking your finger in a light globe</div> <div> socket while it is live. The muscles jerk and the body feels like it has run a </div> <div> marathon. This is how channelling a LOT of energy can feel. Even the most      </div> <div> gifted mage has to rest. Small drawing are obviously less tiring, but each will</div> <div> tax the strength of the user.                                                  </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> And if it goes wrong? If the mage misjudges how much energy to draw from the   </div> <div> land, they die. Period. Too much energy and the heart can literally explode in </div> <div> the chest, or the brain just fails to send messages to the body to function.   </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Much more dangerous is removing the energy from the element itself. If the mage</div> <div> tries to take too much energy into themselves without swiftly and correctly    </div> <div> returning it to the earth, similar consequences can result.                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                           CONSEQUENCES OF IMBALANCE                            </div> <div> The energy all comes from the land, flows through living creatures, and returns</div> <div> to the land. If that energy is drawn for use with magic, an imbalance is       </div> <div> created. The larger the magic, the larger the imbalance that is created. A     </div> <div> great battle can have several large scale ramifications - if the mages have    </div> <div> used energy to create rain, or mist, there might follow a drought until balance</div> <div> can be restored. Or if there is too much air magic used, perhaps to create a   </div> <div> tornado, trade might entirely stall because there is not a breathe of wind to  </div> <div> fill the sails.                                                                </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> If a Kingdom uses too much magic over too long a period of time, there might be</div> <div> irreparable damage to the land. No magic is free. It has serious consequences  </div> <div> for its use and must be used wisely and judiciously.                           </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> A wise ruler makes use of the Lledrith Guardians and their local mages for     </div> <div> advice on balance.                                                             </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in News Magic5                            </div> <div>                               -  NEWS MAGIC4                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                     Rules                                      </div> <div> After a mage uses a lot of energy, a mage will be unable to use magic again for</div> <div> another RL hour. Examples of what constitutes 'a lot of energy' would be the   </div> <div> following.                                                                     </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                Elemental Types                                 </div> <div>                             Fire Air Water Earth                               </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                     Fire                                       </div> <div> Fire magic can only be done when fuel for flame exists. The fire mage increases</div> <div> the energy of the object until the temperature raises high enough to ignite.   </div> <div> The energy to do this comes from the earth, and the older and more practised   </div> <div> the mage, the faster it happens.                                               </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> It can happen by direct contact, often through the palms of the hand, which is </div> <div> almost instantaneous, or if they can afford the time, objects at a distance can</div> <div> be ignited, again channelling the energy through the palms.                    </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> The fire can then be manipulated, depending on the skill of the mage. Battle   </div> <div> mages, for example can light several small objects (eg fuel soaked rags or     </div> <div> arrows) and send them toward their opponents with the help of a wind mage.     </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Examples of small events requiring little energy:                              </div> <div>     Lighting a campfire                                                        </div> <div>     Setting a small brushfire                                                  </div> <div>     Warming the hands for healing                                              </div> <div>     Cauterising wounds                                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Medium sized events requiring more energy - thus more exhausting:              </div> <div>     Creating fireballs                                                         </div> <div>     Setting a house on fire                                                    </div> <div>     Exploding small ceramics                                                   </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Big events that are highly destructive that can kill a mage                    </div> <div>     Exploding a building                                                       </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                     Earth                                      </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Earth magic is notoriously difficult to control. Sandstorms can be built, and  </div> <div> at the probable consequence of death, even mountains can be tumbled. With      </div> <div> energy added to a certain area of earth, an earthquake can sunder the ground.  </div> <div> Or the sands of the desert can move and shift to swallow those who walk over   </div> <div> it                                                                             </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Small magic:                                                                   </div> <div>     Shifting a small amount of sand                                            </div> <div>     Crumbling a small rock                                                     </div> <div>     Moving small rocks.                                                        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Medium magic                                                                   </div> <div>     Shattering larger rocks                                                    </div> <div>     Moving sand dunes                                                          </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> Larger items that can kill                                                     </div> <div>     Shattering mountains                                                       </div> <div>     Creating an earthquake                                                     </div> <div>     Tumbling walls                                                             </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in News Magic6                            </div> <div>                               -  NEWS MAGIC5                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                      Air                                       </div> <div> By adding energy to an area, windstorms can develop, and if controlled         </div> <div> precisely, they can decimate buildings, or armies. Objects can be picked up and</div> <div> carried on the winds. By stripping energy from the air, there will be nary a   </div> <div> breath of air upon the land or sea, which can stall navies and trade ships for </div> <div> days, if not weeks.                                                            </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                     Water                                      </div> <div> Water is an interesting element to have control over, because the range of what</div> <div> occurs with the addition and stripping away of energy is much broader. A pool  </div> <div> of water can be turned to steam and mist, evaporated in a moment when a lot of </div> <div> energy is swiftly added, which could mask the retreat of armies. Or a little   </div> <div> energy can shift the water from one place to another. By stripping the energy  </div> <div> from the air, cooling it down, clouds can form and eventually rain. If the mage</div> <div> is highly trained, he or she can freeze entire bodies of water.                </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                               Animal Attunement                                </div> <div> Animal attunement is not related to elemental magic. It requires no active     </div> <div> channelling of energy, but for one thing - if the mage wishes to manipulate    </div> <div> control over the animal. communicate with one another. Of course, it requires  </div> <div> that the animal has a developed brain, so animals like dogs, cats, birds,      </div> <div> mammals of the oceans, horses and so on are more easily dealt with, whereas    </div> <div> fish, insects, arachnids and so on are much more difficult, if not impossible. </div> <div> On the reverse of this, is the ability to control the animals, the more        </div> <div> 'simple' the brain structure of the animal, the easier it is to control. If the</div> <div> mage wishes to control the animal, they must draw upon energy. Eventually, it  </div> <div> exhausts the mage, and the control can only last for so long before the mage   </div> <div> collapses, losing connection with the animals. If you are not sure about a     </div> <div> certain animal, ask a wiz or a staffer.                                        </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                            continued in News Magic7                            </div> <div>                               -  NEWS MAGIC6                                  </div> <bR> <div>                                Magic Sensitives                                </div> <div> Magic sensitivity is another passive ability. The Lledrith Guardians are all   </div> <div> sensitive's. To be a sensitive the person has the ability to detect changes    </div> <div> within the balance of energy in the earth. They can detect when someone is     </div> <div> drawing on that energy, thus doing magic, and in certain strongly empathic     </div> <div> sensitive's, they can determine what kind of element a mage is attuned to      </div> <div> (should they have reason to try to discover that information). The rulers of   </div> <div> each land can request their senses be opened artificially by the Lledrith      </div> <div> Guardians if they are not already a sensitive.                                 </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                         Who are the recognized users?                          </div> <div>                               Lledrith Guardians                               </div> <div> These are the strongest magic sensitive's. Most have attunement with one or    </div> <div> more of the elements.                                                          </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                     Mages                                      </div> <div> Their are two classes of mage, One class is those local magic sensitive. They  </div> <div> are in attunement with the local land and provide advice to the local rulers   </div> <div> about the land. The Magic sensitive may or may not have attunement with one of </div> <div> the elemental magic's.                                                         </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div> The second class is the General magic users. Usually not magic sensitive. Has  </div> <div> attunement with one of the elemental magics.                                   </div> <div>                                                                                </div> <div>                                 Animal Speaker                                 </div> <div> Can commune directly with animals.                                             </div> <div>            <B>                     </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>