Magic

Riigan Magic

Types of magic in Riiga.

Magus

• Elemental magic, popularised by the Carson Institutes of Benevis. Used by mages as a profession.
  • Fire: combust, fireball, extinguish, resist fire
  • Water: hydrate, dehydrate
  • Wind: microwind, macrowind, razor wind
  • Earth: assemble stone, stoneskin, petrification, quake
  • Thunder: lightning, paralysis
  • Ice: freeze, deep freeze
  • Organic: toxin, influence life, growth
  • Shadow: illness, darkness, emotions, harm, reanimation
  • Light: illumination, dispel dark/harm

Sage

• An advanced form of magus which involves circuitry and attempts to delve into circuitry. It is regarded as taboo.
  • Enchanting: imbuing objects with magical capability
  • Circuitry: elemental weapons

Jaratk

• Shaman magic of the Karithians involving positive/negative manipulation of organic/inorganic material.
  • Healing: heal, repair, wound
  • Infection: disease, cleanse
  • Temperature: heat, cool
  • Sight: heighten, blind
  • Binding: affix, repel
  • Nutrition: grow, deplete
  • Telekinesis: telekinesis
  • Hearing: heighten, deafen
  • Light: brighten, darken
  • Shield: strengthen, weaken
  • Invocation: mind control

Adumbra

• An extra sense which mortals are oblivious to having, known to be in the hands of the Truebloods.
  • Soul sensing: sensing life
  • Invisibility: becoming undetectable via vision
  • Telepathy: communicate across moderate distances
  • Intangibility: passing through solid objects
  • Truesight: seeing through illusions

Mysticism

• Eber astrology, primarily based around prophesying, divination, and a heavenly afterlife. It has several variations around the world.
  • Precognition: seeing the future
  • Divination: acquiring information
  • Healing: cleansing disease

Maalox

• Keid wind manipulation magic, primarily used to control their breathing (believed to be the key to their strength) and moving arrows mid-flight.
  • Aerokinesis: influencing projectiles
  • Anaptation: efficient breathing
  • Telesuffos: suffocation by denying air

Patre

• The stone magic of the ancient Patre people.
  • Petraturgy: manipulation of stone
  • Illusion: illusory stone
  • Occlusion: closing things with stone

Fahma

• Stealth magic and abilities of the Fanorans.
  • Camouflage: become difficult to see
  • Disguise: appear to be someone of similar appearance
  • Wallrunning: easily scale vertical surfaces

Modeoa

• Mysterious magic of the werehuskies of remote, frozen, northern regions.
  • Divination: acquiring information
  • Pragmakinesis: alteration of relative reality
  • Premonition: seeing the future
  • Illusion: employ illusions
  • Vibration: force vibrations

Godmonks

• Magic used by the godmonks of Temanea. They treat everything as containing spirits or lesser gods which can lend power.
  • Absorption: absorb magical energy
  • Healing: cleansing, heal
  • Abjuration: protect against offensive magic
  • Moralise: show someone the voice of truth
  • Sanctification: imbue things with holy deity powers

Shamanism

• Dunin shamans who communicate with dead spirits and call upon them for help, mostly in harming their enemies.
  • Demoralise: fill a mind with corruption and lies
  • Paralysis: disallow use of a body
  • Curse: attach misfortune to a living being
  • Plague: manifest disease
  • Life steal: absorb life energy
  • Divination: acquiring information

Essence

• Magic of the essence masters of the Utyq people, based around the sap of the bloodthorn.
  • Redemption: remove a curse
  • Longevity: lengthen life duration
  • Sacred Space: area that repels harmful things