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==Fae==
 
==Fae==
Fae are inherently magical beings, masters of glamour (illusion) and enchantments and the second sight with some small skill in performing knacks and lesser conjurations. Some Fae are rumored to be able to magically heal wounds in mortals.
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Fae are magical beings, masters of glamour and enchantments and the second sight with some small skill in performing interdictions and lesser conjurations. Some Fae are rumored to be able to magically heal wounds in mortals.
  
 
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==Guild Arcanists==
 
==Guild Arcanists==
Not being inherently magical, mortals must learn to tap into forces the Fae touch as easy as breathing.
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Not being inherently magical, mortals struggle to tap into forces the Fae touch as easy as breathing.
  
The lowest mortals with an affinity for magic - apprentices - quickly master conjuration and knacks. As journeymen, they begin to learn enchantment and glamour. Finally, as masters they learn the art glyphs, wards, and forbiddings.
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Arcanists show the most promise manipulating glyphs, wards, forbiddings and other ritualized, structured forms of magic.
  
 
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==Hexen==
 
==Hexen==
Some claim the Hexen have some small trace of Fae blood in their ancestry. It is true that they fail miserably at any attempt to learn by guild teaching and that they are uniquely vulnerable to Fae influence before they have gained basic mastery of the magic within.
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Changelings - lesser faeling spirits placed in the bodies of mortal babes - Hexen still have limited access to the lingering traces of their faerie ancestry. They do not possess the range of full blooded Fae, but in their area of mastery are often just as strong.
 
 
It is also true that they are attuned to forms guild arcanists can't master.
 
  
 
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==Priests==
 
==Priests==
Banishment is the bailiwick of the priesthood, exiling beings from other realms of existence from the mortal realm.
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Banishment is the bailiwick of the priesthood, from merely forcing Fae or wildlings to give ground to using the power of true names to exile beings to other realms of existence.
  
 
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==Wildlings==
 
==Wildlings==
 
Wildlings don't ''perform'' magic so much as they are naturally gifted with certain abilities by breed. Some magics seem similar to Wildling traits, but actual Wildling abilities cannot be taught or learned.
 
Wildlings don't ''perform'' magic so much as they are naturally gifted with certain abilities by breed. Some magics seem similar to Wildling traits, but actual Wildling abilities cannot be taught or learned.
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All wildlings have a mortal form and a wild form.
  
 
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Fae[edit]

Fae are magical beings, masters of glamour and enchantments and the second sight with some small skill in performing interdictions and lesser conjurations. Some Fae are rumored to be able to magically heal wounds in mortals.

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Guild Arcanists[edit]

Not being inherently magical, mortals struggle to tap into forces the Fae touch as easy as breathing.

Arcanists show the most promise manipulating glyphs, wards, forbiddings and other ritualized, structured forms of magic.

< < < Back to Main Page

Hexen[edit]

Changelings - lesser faeling spirits placed in the bodies of mortal babes - Hexen still have limited access to the lingering traces of their faerie ancestry. They do not possess the range of full blooded Fae, but in their area of mastery are often just as strong.

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Priests[edit]

Banishment is the bailiwick of the priesthood, from merely forcing Fae or wildlings to give ground to using the power of true names to exile beings to other realms of existence.

< < < Back to Main Page

Wildlings[edit]

Wildlings don't perform magic so much as they are naturally gifted with certain abilities by breed. Some magics seem similar to Wildling traits, but actual Wildling abilities cannot be taught or learned.

All wildlings have a mortal form and a wild form.

< < < Back to Main Page