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Naming

Updated: 6/15/2004

Each one of these magic techniques can have a whole knowledge base to it. Some cultures may have practiced many of these techniques to varying degrees. Past down over generations and discovered in hidden places.

  • Verbal
    Ruins and remnants of lost civilizations. Most verbal magic was forgotten. The monks and scribes of the past have left behind the words for us to decipher. We strive to uncover the meaning and delicate sounds of the lost civilizations. As we unravel the past which has been buried in oceans of blood and fear.
  • Mixtures
    Commonly used by doctors to heal, or in war to poison. rare and common ingredients are found everywhere. But the knowledge to use them is rare. Hidden recipes and tribal traditions have kept this form of magic alive. As technology progressed, synthetics developed and new chemistries allow people to create magic through science.
  • Gestures
    Mind Body and soul, the passionate art form of dance. These graceful and rhythmic movements stir the great powers within us. Through this form of expression, the dancer releases purifying pleasures or punishing pain upon its prey. It takes great charisma, agility, knowledge and devotion to bring your dancing skills to a high level.
  • Atuning to a Natural Force
    The most mysterious of all the magic in the world. These natural forces surround us all the time, but a select few know how to tap into this infinite power. Legends say these powers may be gifts from the heavens. A blessing or a curse upon civilization. Great conflicts have arised from those who command the forces of nature. The balance of life becomes controlled by the blessed creature. Where are these individuals, and what are their intentions for our future?
  • Magic Forging
    • Includes ancient relics that are discovered as well as bestowing your own spells upon items. Legendary weapons, superior herbs, armor that resists magic. Cursed blades that possess the founder, living suits that carry out their own agenda, and deadly toxins designed for genocide. The gods did not make distinctions of good and evil, it was man who invented such fear and hatred. Destructive magic has been the source of endless generations of brutal and unforgivable wars.
  • Innate
    • Every so often there are miracles in the world that are completely unexplainable. People discover innate abilities when they are pushed to their limits. For the individual, it gives them a refreshing new look on their life. Reborn meaning to who they are, and the search for why they were given these abilities. Sometimes people don't know how to react to these miracles, or something terrible happens. The afflicted outcast the miraculous child. These abadoned children wander the globe in secrecy. If any should discover their gift, they flee. Some underground movements have begun to emerge in the public eye as a growing threat upon them. Rumors stir of an army of mages training to overthrow any who go against what the mages see as humane



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