Empathy skill

Empathy is the special skill of the Empath guild. No other guild may learn or use the Empathy skill.

History

Originally, the skill was known as Transference, but as Empath's abilities were expanded beyond mere healing, it was renamed to encompass the wider scope.

Ways to Train Empathy

• Empath Healing -- Taking wounds, poisons, diseases, and vitality from other characters is the most basic way to learn empathy and how most Empaths learn the bulk of their ranks early in their career. You will not learn any Empathy skill when you take wounds from another Empath.
• Perceive Health -- Generally considered the easiest way to train since it does not require other player characters. It is not as easy to train at lower circles as other methods, however. If there are too many people within range when you do this, you can be stunned. This stun will give you internal head and nerve wounds.
• STUDYing Anatomy Charts.
• Empathy class -- The student Empath must first successfully link to the teacher Empath in the Empathy skill. Then the teacher Empath can start the class, assuming of course that the teacher does in fact know more Empathy. Because a link is required, there can only be one student in each Empathy skill class at one time.

See Also:

• Empath Guild