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| =Arcana= | | =Arcana= |
| Arcana is born of the '''[[Metaphor|Metaphorical Forces]]'''; more precisely, foreign '''Arcane Forces''' are antithetical to the individual '''dreams''' of the '''Godheads''' bleeding into one another, creating miracles that defy the natural laws each uses to ground reality. Every form of matter or [[Arcana]] can be traced back to the laws of another Plane by a [[Theorem|Theorist]]. Upper-case ''[[Metaphor]]'' always refers to one of these forces. | | Arcana is born of the '''[[Metaphor|Metaphorical Forces]]'''; more precisely, foreign '''Arcane Forces''' are antithetical to the individual '''dreams''' of the '''Godheads''' bleeding into one another, creating miracles that defy the natural laws each uses to ground reality. Every form of matter or [[Arcana List|Arcana]] can be traced back to the laws of another Plane by a [[Theorem|Theorist]]. Upper-case ''[[Metaphor]]'' always refers to one of these forces. |
| =Classifications=
| | ==Overview== |
| Below you will find summaries for the various forms of unnatural power known to the world.
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| ==Theorems== | |
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| [[File:Theorem.png|100px|Theorem.]]
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| [[Theorem|Theorems]] are a form of supernatural study, arming the mundane and magi alike with the ability to understand or act against supernatural forces. Theorems do not need a [[Merit|Minor Merit]] to progress. See [[Theorem]].<hr>
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| [[File:Arcanology.png|50px|Occultism.]]
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| [[Thaumaturgy|Thaumaturges]] burn the environmental Metaphor around them to conjure miracles of [[Galdr]]. Those who walk this path study [[Aether]], [[Alkahest]], [[Elementia]], and most [[Practice|Practices]]. See [[Thaumaturgy]].<hr>
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| [[File:Occultism.png|50px|Apocrypha.]]
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| [[Thanatology|Thanator]] study the afterlife, [[Miasmata]], [[Anathema]], [[Blight|Blights]], and how to interact with [[daemon|Daemons]] and the [[undead]]. [[Poetics]], [[Faust]], [[Nekros|Necromancy]], and [[Malediction]] also fall within their purview. See [[Thanatology]].<hr>
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| [[File:Theurgics.png|50px|Theurgics.]]
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| [[Theurgy]] is the ''divination'' of Metaphor. Theurges come to know the [[Dominion]] of [[Psychism]], [[Summoning]] [[Pact|Pacts]], and the [[Cosmology|Planes]] as well as their [[Religion|gods]] and [[Spirit|inhabitants]]. See [[Theurgy]].<hr>
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| [[File:Lore.png|50px|Animism.]]
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| [[Animism|Animists]] study [[Saol|life force]] and nature, forming ''bonds'' with fauna and flora. [[Glamour]] and its utilization in [[Practice|Practices]] fall within their purview. See [[Animism]].<hr>
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| ==Galdr==
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| [[File:Sorcery.png|100px|Galdr.]]
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| [[Galdr|Galsterei]] fill their souls to bursting with [[Aether]] from the [[Aetherium]], awakening it to the expression of magic. Using their soul as a conduit, a sorcerer is capable of creating miracles at the risk of unraveling their mind, body, and spirit. See [[Galdr]].<hr>
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| ====Elementia====
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| [[File:Exodus.png|50px|Exodus.]]
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| [[Exodus|Exodii]] manipulate the aether of space itself to traverse great distances, sometimes breaching other planes of existence. See [[Exodus]].<hr>
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| [[File:Fulgur.png|50px|Fulgur.]]
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| [[Fulgur|Fulguri]] excite aether to conjure displays of power such as flame or lightning, or to overcharge the body. See [[Fulgur]].<hr>
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| [[File:Abation.png|50px|Abation.]]
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| [[Abation|Aboteurs]] sap the aether from matter to slow motions, manifest the ice from vapor in the air, or weaken the bodies of others. See [[Abation]].<hr>
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| [[File:Zephyr.png|50px|Zephyr.]]
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| [[Zephyr|Zephyri]] create wind and solidify gases to create storms and barriers, suffocate others, and fly. See [[Zephyr]].<hr>
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| [[File:Aqua.png|50px|Aqua.]]
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| [[Aqua|Aquari]] manipulate liquids and ocean currents, even manipulating the fluids in the body to puppeteer others or stop their bleeding. See [[Aqua]].<hr>
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| [[File:Terra.png|50px|Terrari.]]
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| [[Terra|Terrari]] sculpt all manner of minerals from sand to stone or even metal to crush, impale, or fashion. See [[Terra]].<hr>
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| ==Dominion==
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| [[File:Dominion.png|100px|Dominion.]]
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| [[Dominion]] is the term for power gleaned through a sheer force of will. Those who wield Dominion form [[Pact|pacts]] with powerful beings, or else [[Summoning|summon]] entities from the planes. They may even possess profound [[Psionics|psionic]] abilities, suffer from a twisted [[Blight|curse]], or hold sway over a deathly state of being - [[Poetics]]. See [[Dominion]].<hr>
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| [[File:Summoning.png|50px|Summoning.]]
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| [[Summoning|Summoners]] form bonds with planar spirits as familiars, ripping powerful monsters from distant [[Cosmology|planes of existence]] to do their bidding. See [[Summoning]].<hr>
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| [[File:Psychism.png|50px|Psychism.]]
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| [[Psychism|Psions]] cultivate the mind to achieve a power of their own for aetheric understanding, precognition, and force of will. See [[Psychism]].<hr>
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| ====Pacts====
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| [[File:Lucent.png|50px|Lucent.]]
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| [[Radiance|Paladins]] light a pact with [[Andormu]], Godhead of [[Aarda]] to wield wrathful displays of solid light. See [[Radiance]].<hr>
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| [[File:Crest.png|50px|Crest.]]
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| [[Crest|Crested]] dive a pact with [[Aolu]], Godhead of [[Céleste]] to liberate what is caged and roost with the winged. See [[Crest]].<hr>
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| [[File:Hecatomb.png|50px|Hecatomb.]]
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| The [[Hecatomb|Entombed]] throb a pact with [[Ukhu]], Godhead of the [[Ur'Duun]] to sacrifice the one for the many. See [[Hecatomb]].<hr>
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| [[File:Abyss.png|50px|Abyss.]]
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| [[Abyss|Deep Ones]] fathom a pact with [[Triton]], Godhead of [[Lacon]] to stalk their prey for secrets and mind-flesh. See [[Abyss]].<hr>
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| [[File:Fabula.png|50px|Fabula.]]
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| [[Fabula|Bards]] dirge a pact with Anok, Godhead of Antarok to hold subtle sway over stories, ideas, and fate itself. See [[Fabula]].<hr>
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| [[File:Somnis.png|50px|Somnis.]]
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| [[Somnis|Dreamwalkers]] beseech a pact with Somna, Godhead of Arcadia to travel lucidly across dreams and nightmares, dragging their consequences into the waking world. See [[Somnis]].<hr>
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| [[File:Nimhea.png|50px|Nimhea.]]
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| [[Nimhea|Healers]] weave a pact with Mimira, Godhead of Elphyne to wield the force of [[Saol]], reinforcing and mending the flesh of living beings. See [[Nimhea]].<hr>
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| [[File:Nekros.png|50px|Nekros.]]
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| [[Nekros|Necromancers]] enter a dark pact with Hypnea, Godhead of Pandamonium to wield [[Miasmata]] for the purpose of uniting the living with the dead. See [[Nekros]].<hr>
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| [[File:Faust.png|50px|Faust.]]
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| [[Faust|Faustians]] make a deal with Balor, Godhead of Gehenna to forge pacts of their own with other beings. See [[Faust]].<hr>
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| [[File:Absentia.png|50px|Absentia.]]
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| [[Absentia|Nihilists]] submit to Nihilos, The Night-Father for the power of all and nothing so that he may one day swallow the world. See [[Absentia]].<hr>
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| ====Blights====
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| [[Devorare|Devorari]] are vampires who abuse or siphon the aether found in the blood of living things for terrible deeds. See [[Devorare]].<hr>
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| [[File:Scourge.png|50px|Scourge.]]
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| [[Scourge|Scourges]] are curse mages who sacrifice their vitality to manipulate the ashes of death or weave terrible afflictions. See [[Scourge]].<hr>
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| [[Rusalka]] are afflicted with immense desire, leeching the passions of others to bolster their own dark charisma. See [[Rusalka]].<hr>
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| [[Nightwalker|Nightwalkers]] are souls maligned with therianthropy, periodically bursting with wild fervor as werebeasts. See [[Nightwalker]].<hr>
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| ====Poetics====
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| [[Syphon]] is the power by which the undead syphon memories or else convert [[Metaphor]] - or [[Saol]] from the living - into [[Miasmata]] for the purpose of sustaining themselves. See [[Syphon]].<hr>
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| [[File:Apparation.png|50px|Apparation.]]
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| [[Apparation]] is how discorporated bodies traverse the planes and interact with the world around them. See [[Apparation]].<hr>
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| [[File:Possession.png|50px|Possession.]]
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| [[Possession]] is how discorporated bodies take possession of other entities or objects. See [[Possession]].<hr> | | '''Magic'''—or '''Arcana''' as it is formally referred to—is a constant factor of every day life for the denizens of Antarok. This inborn power is seen as a holy right to some, and sacrilege to others. Much of the strife in Antarok can be attributed to this supernatural inborn power and the practitioners who use it. Whether it is the humble [[Artifice|Artificer]] manufacturing golems to aid his [[Enterprise|enterprise]], or the ascetic mage who cultivates his power to devastating affect, these unnatural abilities are wielded to decide the outcomes of conflict while advancing entire civilizations. |
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| | :In spite of its prevalence, Arcana remains misunderstood and vilified, and its failings are often overblown by its detractors; [[Galsterei|Galdr]] die when they fail initiation, an outcome that renders their soul and denies them the afterlife, and the devout opposed to magic will say the same about those powers of [[Dominion]] and [[Glamour]] which are antithetical to their views. |
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| [[Remnant]] is the unnatural ability to bind memories into totems that bend reality from within [[Pandemonium]]. See [[Remnant]]<hr>
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| ==Glamour== | |
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| [[File:Glamour.png|100px|Glamour.]]
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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 [[Draconidae]] and [[Faefolk]] 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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| [[Grist]] is the power of [[Draconidae]] such as [[Kobold|Kobolds]] and [[Dragon|Dragons]] to meld with their environment and impart aspects of themselves upon it. See [[Grist]].<hr>
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| [[Seeming|Changelings]] such as [[Boggart|Boggarts]] or [[Inari]] don the guises of other bodies and even personalities, taking a life lived as their own. See [[Seeming]].<hr>
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| [[File:Shimmer.png|50px|Shimmer.]]
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| [[Shimmer|Shimmer]] is the psychoactive dust spread by a [[Pixie]] or [[Sidhe]] to show those who sense it all manner of sensory illusions. See [[Shimmer]].<hr>
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| [[File:Draoidh.png|50px|Draoidh.]]
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| [[Draoidh|Druids]] inter nature within themselves to then connect with flora and fauna through a symbiotic bond. See [[Draoidh]].<hr>
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| [[File:Sloan.png|50px|Sloan.]]
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| [[Sloan|Myceli'i]] slowly replace their arteries with fungi to regenerate their body and expand their senses across fungal networks. See [[Sloan]].<hr>
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| ==Practices==
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| [[File:Practice.png|100px|Practices.]]
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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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| [[File:Enchanting.png|50px|Enchanting.]]
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| [[Strickening|Strickensmiths]] embed runes inlayed with [[Alkahest]], creating arcane shrouds of kaleidoscopic complexity for the creation of [[Relic|relics]]. See [[Strickening]].<hr>
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| [[File:Alchemistry.png|50px|Alchemistry.]]
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| [[Alchemistry|Alchemists]] break down [[Alkahest]] for the transfer of properties and spells between the environment, materials, and people, creating [[Compound|compounds]] for use in [[Relic|relics]] or [[alkemicals]]. See [[Alchemistry]].<hr>
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| [[File:Weaving.png|50px|Weaving.]]
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| [[Weaving|Weavers]] loom souls and surfaces with tapestries of [[metaphor]], adjusting the function of spells and writing them to [[grimoire|grimoires]] or [[Sigil|scrolls]]. See [[Weaving]].<hr>
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| [[File:Artifice.png|50px|Artifice.]]
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| [[Artifice|Artificers]] encode artificial souls into objects, fashioning [[Automata]] and [[Automatricks]] such as firearms. See [[Artifice]].<hr>
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| [[File:Malediction.png|50px|Malediction.]]
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| [[Malediction|Maltricians]] weave flesh using [[Saol]] or [[Miasmata]] to mend or modify the living and the dead alike. See [[Malediction]].<hr> | | Known since before written record, before humanity devolved from the [[elves]], and before the elves devolved from the [[faefolk|fae]], Arcana is a fundamental part of existence made possible by the planar [[Metaphor]] existing in all things. |
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