Fantasy The Elements Awakened Lore Page

[Hugh Flynn]

THE FIVE MAGIC DIVISIONS

• ALCHEMY
• SORCERY
• NECROMANCY
• ELEMENTAL MAGIC
• SCRYING

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  Alchemy is the magical discipline concerned with the transmutation and manipulation of matter. It is remembered for its role in Enlightenment-era science, in which it gained a large following of scholars who sought to turn common metals into gold, to convert ordinary materials into gemstones, and to create the Philosopher's Stone.
  
  Uses include:
  

  Telekinesis

  Self-explanatory. But if you want an explanation, basically an alchemyst can move things with the power of big brain.

  The Philosopher's Stone

  A material of incredible power that can facilitate alchemical practice and temporarily grant immortality. The recipe for the Stone - which can be found on the seventh page of the Codex - changes every month; attempting to use the same recipe twice can have disastrous effects.

  DNA Manipulation

  Alchemists can manipulate or activate sections of DNA; this is exemplified by Nicholas Flamel growing a small forest from a hardwood floor in The Alchemyst.

  
  
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  Sorcery is a common mystical art practiced by many people who study magic. From what is told in the books, it is only limited by your imagination and the strength of your aura. This most likely means that you can do almost anything with sorcery, as long as you can imagine it. Before a sorcerer could do sorcery, they had to visualize it in their mind and have intense concentration.
  
  Uses include:
  

  Scent Conjuration

  A sorcerer would have to have a strong mental image and memory of the smell to conjure it. Activating your aura while having a distinct scent to conjure in mind will evidently summon that scent at the expense of your auric energy.

  Walk on Water

  This was done by imagining the water condense greatly at one's feet. As long as one kept focusing on that thought, one would be able to walk on water. Of course, once one's thoughts wander somewhere else, the sorcery would collapse.

  Object Conjuration

  Sorcerers are able to produce objects purely from imagination. Any objects summoned are exactly like the real thing, the exception being food. While one can conjure food from nothing, the taste will be severely different. Worst-case scenario, it's inedible. Best-case scenario, it just has a horrible smell.

  
  
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  A Necromancer is a Magician who can use Necromancy, the ability to raise, communicate, and control the dead. They aren't as common as other kinds of magicians because it is considered a very dark area of magic. This also means not much is known about the magic.
  
  Known uses include:
  

  Summon Dead

  If there are corpses within the vicinity, necromancers are able to call on those corpses to serve under their control. The summoned corpses have the same strength and speed as a normal human, and any information they knew when they were alive is retained. This means resurrecting a swordsman on a battlefield would have that corpse retain its knowledge on sword-wielding. The corpses however are very fragile, usually only one swipe from a weapon or one minor magic spell is enough to kill. Note that this can also summon corpses other than humans.

  Death's Medium

  Necromancers are able to summon the spirit of a deceased person under specific conditions. The necromancer must be at the exact site of the person's death. They must possess one of the six Swords of Power. The spirit will only be summoned when the necromancer sacrifices his own blood. Once all conditions are met, the necromancer has a limited amount of time to talk to the spirit, depending on how much blood was sacrificed. The spirit will always speak with absolute truthfulness.

  
  
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  The Magic of Fire

  Masters of Fire are capable of creating and manipulating fire and heat using auric energy to devastating effect. In addition to wielding massive destructive power, fire magic can be used to seal wounds and heal injury, or to keep warm in harsh climates. Fire magic is dangerous to the wielder if not controlled properly, easily running out of control and destroying the spellcaster. Some abilities include healing, thermokinesis, pyromancy, and welding.

  The Magic of Water

  Masters of Water can alter the state, shape, pressure, and composition of water in nearly any conceivable way. In addition to wielding overpowering manipulative tactics, water magic can be used to manipulate weather. Water magic is a magic limited to its environment. Much like TLA Waterbenders, Water Magicians tend to carry a canister of water on their person at all times. Powerful Water Magicians don't need to do this though as they can draw water from the air as well as plants around them. In the case of the Mage, he can create water at will. Some abilities include hydromancy, manipulation of bodies of water, thermokinesis, and weather manipulation.

  The Magic of Air

  Masters of Air are capable of creating and manipulating air and winds using auric energy to incredible effect. In addition to wielding massive areal effects, air magic can be used for the power of flight and to control the weather. Air magic can be dangerous to the user since a majority of the powerful spells draw air from the user's lungs, which is hard to do when one is in the middle of a battle. Not only that, misguided air currents can easily sweep the user off balance as well as knock the air out of their lungs. Basically, the larger your lung capacity, the more effective you are as an Air Magician. Some abilities include aeromancy, exnomophis, flight, weather manipulation, thermokinesis, and typhokinesis.

  The Magic of Earth

  Masters of earth magic can alter the state, shape, and composition of the earth in nearly any conceivable way. In addition to being the most physically straining magics for both the user and the attacker, Earth Magicians can control earth-based life such as plants. Even until now, very little is known about the Magic of Earth. Experienced Earth Magicians have described it as the unification between two entities, you and the Earth. This differs from the other magics in the sense that you enforce your will onto the other elements instead of this unification. Abilities include lithomancy, phytokinesis, thermokinesis, and transmutation.

  The Magic of Light

  While Earth, Fire, Water, and Air are the four physical elemental magics, Light and Darkness are the two abstract elemental magics. Masters of Light are not only capable of controlling the physical light, but the divine properties of light as well. Light Magicians can manipulate the brightness, direction, and temperature of a light ray. They are able to transform into state of being in which they are one with their emotions, acquiring a peace of mind, and are able to expel themselves of any dark intentions. In this state they are physically and mentally empowered, capable of moving at high speeds, withstanding more damage, and enhanced strength. Magicians well-versed in the Magic are capable of enhancing the good emotions of a person. Some abilities include Light Form, Light Manipulation, Light Travel, Emotion Manipulation.

  The Magic of Darkness

  While Earth, Fire, Water, and Air are the four physical elemental magics, Light and Darkness are the two abstract elemental magics. Masters of Dark are not only capable of controlling the physical darkness, but the demonic properties of darkness as well. Darkness Magicians can manipulate the intensity, body, and form of shadows to their desire. They are able to transform into state of being in which their emotions are overridden, becoming a ravaging mindless monster that can only be stopped by a Master Elementalist Magician with a Pure Aura. In this state they are even more physically empowered than that of a Light Magician, capable of moving at high speeds, withstanding more damage, and enhanced strength. Magicians well-versed in the Magic are capable of erasing, manipulating and rewriting the bad emotions of their victim. Some abilities include Shadow Form, Darkness Manipulation, Shadow Travel, Emotion Manipulation.

  
  
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  Scrying is the art of seeing things that are happening somewhere else. This is done through the use of a liquid. While pure water usually works best for most magicians, everyone has a specific liquid that they need to use for the best effect. Once you have amassed enough of the liquid to fill a small bowl, picture the person, place, or thing that you'd like to see. Scrying for a vision only works if the object in mind is near the vicinity of liquid. Say you're looking for a person. If this person is held underground in a dry cell with no liquids whatsoever, you will be unable to scry for this vision. But say if there was a lake overhead and the water would be dripping down into the cell, you'd be able to scry for that vision through the perspective of the water droplets. (Through the perspective meaning you will see the room through the vantage point of a water droplet. So if it drops from the ceiling, your vision drops with it.)
  

 

[Hugh Flynn]

THE GREAT RACES

• Humani
• Elders
• Earthlords
• Archons
• Ancients

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  The Humani are a race, created by Prometheus, that became the dominant race over the world after the sinking of Danu Talis. Humani are naturally mortal but can become immortal by various means such as it being gifted by an Elder. Humani with strong enough auras are able to shape the magics once they have been awakened, but many do not survive the awakening process.
  
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  Elders, of course, also known as the Elder Race, are powerful beings that once lived on the island of Danu Talis until its destruction. In different parts of the world such as Egypt, Mesoamerica, and the Mediterranean some were worshipped as gods. Many live in Shadowrealms that are based on what Danu Talis was like before its fall.
  
  Most Elders are born with human-like appearances. Many Elders' metabolism is linked to the solar or lunar cycles. However, when they grow older, their bodies permanently shift into a shape more befitting of their inner selves, many becoming deformed or monstrous. This alteration is known as the Change.
  
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  The Earthlords are the most ancient sentient race in Earth's history. They came before the humani, the Elders, the Archons, and the Ancients. The Earthlords fought in a battle with the Archons and Ancients in the Nameless City. The battle turned the area into desert and destroyed a leygate. As of today, all known Earthlords are deceased.
  
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  Archons are a sentient, powerful, and incredibly ancient race dating back to long before the Elders. It is said that they inhabited a Nameless Metropolis, near which they had a cataclysmic battle with the Ancients and Earthlords. The energies released disrupted even the Ley Lines. It is also said that the Archons had used the Elemental Swords to create the ley lines and fashion the first Shadowrealms.
  
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  The Ancients are one of the four great races of the Myriad Shadowrealms, the Earthlords being their precursors, then the Archons and the Elders coming afterwards, Humani being the race that currently populates the earth. The Ancients' most famous accomplishments were the grand city-colleges they constructed. Though the Ancients mysteriously disappeared during the De Danann Empire's rule of Danu Talis, their knowledge was kept secure within the Great Library of Danu Talis, who's collection of lore was so vast it would take a lifetime to read all of the works of literature on a single shelf.
  

 

[Hugh Flynn]

AwakeningThe Awakening is a process that any Humani with a powerful aura must go through to activate their powers. This is because, over the millennia, the Humani's senses have degraded to a bare minimum. At this rock bottom, only an Elder with knowledge of the Awakening process has the power to restore a Humani to their former glory. When a Humani with a powerful enough aura gets awakened, they undergo tremendous amounts of pain and information overload as their senses' capabilities are multiplied a hundredfold. As their senses of touch, hearing, taste, smell, and sight are boosted incredibly, their brain goes into a state that teeters on death. As a result, the Awakening process is very dangerous for Humani. Those that do survive it either go insane or learn to live with their heightened senses.​

 

[Hugh Flynn]

LeylinesLey lines are lines of magic that intersect to create a Leygate, where a portal can be opened that allows you to instantaneously travel from one point to another.​

 

[Hugh Flynn]

The Swords of Power​

In the books, there are only Four Swords of Power but for the sake of this RP I have added two more.
The Six Swords of Power were used to create leygates and ley lines by the Archons and to create Shadowrealms by the Elders.

Clarent, the Sword of Fire

-The Coward's Blade, is a 20-inch long sword made of dark grey stone. Unlike the other three swords, its texture is rough and bumpy rather than smooth. Its twin is Excalibur. Anything it touches will either heat up, melt, or catch fire.

Excalibur, the Sword of Ice

Excalibur, Clarent's twin, is 48 inches long and has a red diamond and dragons engraved on the hilt. Anyone it hits will freeze, or be inflicted with the greatest of slows or cut through completely.

Durendal, the Sword of Air

The indestructible sword. It has a golden hilt laced with a tooth engraved on each side of the blade. Its twin is Joyeuse. Anything it touches will either be blown back, have the air sucked out of their lungs, or be completely sliced through.

Joyeuse, the Sword of Earth

The twin of Durendal. It is a sword not meant for violence as it is a coronation sword, as well as the nature of its name, Joyeuse. Using it to kill or maim in any way will inflict the wielder with a petrification spell, one that can only be undone by an immortal or Elder of royal descent, and perhaps normal humani of high royalty. Anything it touches will either be petrified, encumbered with the weight of a hundred hills, or be completely crumbled.

Solais, the Sword of Light

The Sword of Light, also known as the Hero’s Blade. The wielder of this blade is oath-bound to this blade. As the light-bearer you are never to suffer defeat in darkness as if you do, you will be cast out of the Humani’s Shadowrealm into the various Shadowrealms to conquer a quest given to you by the past sword-wielders in order to earn your honor to wield it once again. The wielder of the Sword of Darkness is tasked with guiding or maybe even misguiding the Sword of Light wielder. Anything it touches will be blinded in light, smote with divine light, or soul-banished.

Tyrfing, the Sword of Darkness

Upon a golden hilt with a deep maroon blade that glowed with a terrifying flame-like aura every time it is wielded. This blade never misses its mark as the shadows will extend to slice the target. However, over time the wielder will be corrupted by dark desires and goals. Overuse leads to the full corruption of the user and the rebirth of a Dark Elder. The wielder of the Sword of Light is tasked with keeping the Sword of Darkness user from being too corrupted.