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Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Holy Magic rings clear in your mind:
Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Holy Magic rings clear in your mind:
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is theoretically the oldest form of magic known. While Elemental magic has the oldest continual record, there have been tales of priests and wonder-workers for as long as there has been accounts of mortals upon the Plane of Abiding. It is assumed, then, that Holy magic has been with us the entire history of the Plane of Abiding. Broadly, its domain is the soul, spiritual energies and the fabric of magic itself.


The range of effects that Holy magic can conjure up is impressively wide, recalling the dominion of the Immortals over Elanthia. However, the discipline is most at home augmenting or cursing what already exists, as well as manipulation of subtle energies such as spiritual energy. Metamagic is a particular passion of the Cleric Guild, born from early attempts to 'bless' magic.

Holy magic derives both its name and its power from the Immortals. Holy mana is resonate with or created by (depending on your point of view) places where the Immortals have, or will, exercise their power. Metaphorically, Holy magic springs out from the 'footprints' of the Immortals. Since this is irrespective of time, causality is often muddled and Holy mana can appear effectively random.

Moreso than any other discipline of magic, Holy magicians consider high concentrations of mana to be sacred in and of itself. This has often led to the construction of altars and cemeteries in high mana areas. However, taken that mana appears irrespective of time, this leads to a great confusion of causality. Was the altar placed in an area of native high mana, or is the area highly attune to Holy mana because we would place an altar there?

While Holy magic is powered by the activity of the Immortals, as a rule it does not directly invoke divine attention. Like all magic, it is ultimately mechanistic in how it functions. There are, however, exceptions to this rule, such as the Divine Intervention magic that Clerics wield.

It is fair to say that Holy magic has a moralistic bend, but this is found in the confounds that empower it rather than the spell patterns themselves. Clerics rely on a poorly understood connection to the Immortals that they cultivate through ritual veneration. Paladins depend upon the purity of their sanctified souls to channel magic. The spells themselves are indifferent to the piety of the Cleric or goodness of the Paladin, but suffer in the hands of 'fallen' members of these guilds due to their confounds dictating codes of conduct.

Despite this discipline's strong connection to the Immortals, other entities have historically made use of Holy magic. Priests of the western gods were verifiably using Holy magic prior to contact, as seen through their artifacts (including the Barrier, which kept Lyras contained for decades). A frightening but poorly understood adjunct to this is that demons seem capable of replicating Holy magic, either in whole or in effect, and there is insufficient study to determine how deeply the similarity to Holy magic this 'unholy' magic runs.
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sanowret crystal
Look: The pure crystal glows a soft silver and is shaped into a perfect cube, and is reinforced by thin lines of silver in a complex lattice.
Weight: 2 stones
Metal: No
Appraised Cost: 100,000 Kronars80,000 Lirums <br />72,160 Dokoras <br />100 LTBpoints <br />100 Tickets <br />100 Scrips <br />
Properties:
  • This item is magical.
  • This item trains a skill with its use.
  • This item has more than normal or unusual verbs.
Dimensions: 1 length x 1 width x 1 height
Sources: Source is Web of Fate (4), Web of Fate (3), Large crate of miniature figurines, Large bin of miniature figurines, House of the Revenant Fang 423/Incidental loot, Hollow Eve Festival 425/Raffles, Burlap thigh pouch with bright green ties and straps, Bacon Man's Birthday Bash 419 Auction

Sanowret crystals are magical crystals imbued with knowledge, based on the workings of an achaedi crystal. Sanowret crystals both teach the Arcana skill (regardless of guild and skill) and come with extensive notes about one of nine topics of magic theory.

To use it, one merely gazes upon the crystal while fully concentrated and absorbs the knowledge therein. Arcana is learned as the notes on magic theory progress, over the course of approximately half a minute. The amount of Arcana experience granted scales upward with your skill.

This is a permanent item, without needing to be recharged. Non-magic users can use them. It consumes concentration to use. The initial lecture the crystal is prepared with is random, although more may be unlocked with potency crystals.

They are currently only available as consolation prizes from the Bacon Man's Birthday Bash's token auction as a special sneak-preview. They are scheduled for general release some time after Hollow Eve 2016.

Usage

Looking at the sanowret crystal, you believe it to contain some hidden knowledge that you can access if you GAZE into the crystal, or EXHALE on it to gain rudimentary knowledge of arcana.
You also think that you can turn, raise, rub, and clean the crystal.
The crystal looks fragile. You think you could LOWER it to put it on the ground instead of dropping it, which might damage it.
View a lecture on a magical subject. Arcana experience is earned with each new pulse of information.
Gain a single pulse of Arcana experience.
Used to put the crystal on the ground without damaging it.
Changes which lecture is viewed when GAZEing at the crystal. Only available for crystals that have been upgraded with a potency crystal.

Notes

  • GAZE seems to take roughly 30 seconds to discharge the lecture. Each pulse of lecture information gives a pulse of exp. It seems to consume 51% of concentration regardless. Learning is dependent upon current arcana ranks.
  • EXHALE appears to teach roughly half as well, but it's instant and does not have a wall of text. Concentration hit seems to be the same.
  • Both commands have no noticeable cool down and can be used as soon as concentration hits 100% again.
  • No other skills gain exp regardless of the subject of the lecture.

Care and handling

  • Crystals should not be DROPped or they will be damaged.
  • They can be LOWERed to the ground instead to avoid damage.
  • Damaged crystals can be repaired by using an infuser stone on them.
  • They do not require any other special handling and are weather-proof.

Lectures

Arcane Magic

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Arcane Magic rings clear in your mind:

Attunement

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Attunement rings clear in your mind:

Elemental Magic

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Elemental Magic rings clear in your mind:

Holy Magic

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Holy Magic rings clear in your mind:

Life Magic

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Life Magic rings clear in your mind:

Lunar Magic

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Lunar Magic rings clear in your mind:

Magical Devices

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Magical Devices rings clear in your mind:

Mana

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Mana rings clear in your mind:

Spell Patterns

Knowledge from your sanowret crystal about Spell Patterns rings clear in your mind:


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