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[[ | [[Sorcery|Sorceries]] are a stressor of the soul, awakening it to the expression of magic. By drawing in [[Aether]] from the [[Aetherium]] using their soul as a conduit, a mage is capable of creating miracles at the risk of unraveling their mind, body, and spirit. See [[Sorcery]] | ||
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:[[Blight|The Blighted]] are afflicted with a | :[[Blight|The Blighted]] are afflicted with a sorcery of dark power and amoral hunger. See [[Blight|Blights]].<hr> | ||
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[[ | [[Dominion]] is the term for power gleaned through a connection to planar entities or a state of existence, such as the [[undead]]. Those who wield Dominion form [[Pact|pacts]] with strange entities, or call such entities to them through [[Summoning]]. See [[Dominion]]. | ||
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[[ | [[Practice|Practices]] are a form of scientific magic derived from the world around the mage, using planar [[Alkahest]] or the strange laws of reality to manufacture [[Artifact|Artifacts]] and bend the universe to their desire. What a Practice can do is theoretically without limitation, provided the necessary materials are on hand. See [[Practice|Practices]].<hr> | ||
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[[ | [[Glamour]] is the ability to manifest unnatural power by channeling life force - [[Saol]] - through arcane-adapted biology. Some races including the [[Faefolk]] and [[Draconidae]] are born with the biology necessary to cultivate it. Magical creatures sometimes wield minor forms of Glamour to terrifying effect. See [[Glamour]].<hr> | ||
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[[ | [[Gnosis]] is a philosophical power cultivated through an organized [[Religion|faith]] derived from one or more [[Precept|gods]] imagined by a [[Prophet]]. The miracles of Gnosis are fueled by drawing upon the mass expression of a [[Concept|concept]] rather than the devout themselves.<hr> | ||
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Revision as of 11:06, 30 July 2023
Classifications
Below you will find summaries for the various forms of unnatural power known to the world.
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Sorceries are a stressor of the soul, awakening it to the expression of magic. By drawing in Aether from the Aetherium using their soul as a conduit, a mage is capable of creating miracles at the risk of unraveling their mind, body, and spirit. See Sorcery |
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Dominion is the term for power gleaned through a connection to planar entities or a state of existence, such as the undead. Those who wield Dominion form pacts with strange entities, or call such entities to them through Summoning. See Dominion. |
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Practices are a form of scientific magic derived from the world around the mage, using planar Alkahest or the strange laws of reality to manufacture Artifacts and bend the universe to their desire. What a Practice can do is theoretically without limitation, provided the necessary materials are on hand. See Practices. |
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Glamour is the ability to manifest unnatural power by channeling life force - Saol - through arcane-adapted biology. Some races including the Faefolk and Draconidae are born with the biology necessary to cultivate it. Magical creatures sometimes wield minor forms of Glamour to terrifying effect. See Glamour. |
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Gnosis is a philosophical power cultivated through an organized faith derived from one or more gods imagined by a Prophet. The miracles of Gnosis are fueled by drawing upon the mass expression of a concept rather than the devout themselves. |
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Arcana · Arcana List · Potential · Variant · Gramarye · Theorem · Planes · Metaphor · Ascension |
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Practices |
Practices · Alkahest · Contrivances |
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Galdr |
Galdr |
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Glamour |
Glamour |
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Welkin |
Welkin · Pact · Poetics · Blight |
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Aetherium · Antarok · Ælphyne · Avernus· Gehenna· Arcadia Aarda· Ur'Duun · Céleste · Lacon · Æylune · Læloch · Nihilos |
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