Common Forms of Magic
Diabolism(Black Magic):
Description: The practice of conjuring otherworldly aberrations, raising/binding undead, and casting hexes or death spells. Casters can sap strength and vitality from victims, strike them blind or mute and weaken their limbs to the point they can no longer stand. As the most reviled form of common magic, Diabolists are largely hunted down across the inner worlds and as such many reside on the more bizarre or cruel outer-worlds more accepting of such practices.
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Geomancy(Green Magic):
Description: Spells that allow the caster to harness the power of the forest. Some spells shapechange the caster into wild animals, others allow them to speak to woodland creatures or summon them to aid in battle. They have minor healing spells and can conjure fresh water and berries in dire times. Offensive spells usually involve some element of flora, either wood or plant.
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Mesmerism(Blue Magic):
Description: A school of magic that covers a wide range of practice such as illusions, beguilements, and transmutations. While not outwardly powerful, the insidious use of mesmerism or blue magic has led to some of the most infamous scandals in Saol’s extensive history. Many have disguised themselves as kings, priests, or other prominent figures they have slain, while transmuters condemn their victims to fates worse than death. One mesmerist had a fondness for collecting living statues of every race and creed for his “Gardens”.
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Thaumaturgy(Red Magic):
Description: Thaumaturgy is the school of magic dedicated to harnessing the elements of the cosmos(Fire, Wind, Water, Wood, Stone, and Force) into spells to destroy foes or protect oneself from attack. A versatile school of magic and the easiest to learn, most practitioners begin as thaumaturges before moving onto an advanced school. It is the most widely popular form of magic found across Saol, with Wiccanism a close second. Although it harnesses the power from some life-giving elements there are no healing spells in thaumaturgy.
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Wiccanism(White Magic):
Description: Wiccanism is the school of magic dedicated to harnessing the vital energies of living beings and from the life-giving elements to either heal or enhance other beings. Because practitioners must occasionally draw on their own life force they are usually much shorter lived, with many of the practitioners being the Lutins who live nearly to 1000 years. Lutin wiccans though generally only live into their early 400’s, showing the devastating draw of such a school of magic.
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