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'''Magic''' is an essential part of [[Sanctuary]] and the planes surrounding the world.
Types of Magic:
* '''Holy magic''' - Magic Channeled from the [[High Heavens]]
** holy incantations
** Auras
** Can use some elemental effects through it
** essence of life
* '''Primal magic''' - Personally affected
* '''Arcane magic''' - Wizard uses. Time shifts etc. - group name for all magic
* '''Elemental magic''' (damage/resistance)
** Fire
** Ice
** Electricity
* '''Spiritual Energies'''
Etheral - Mystical - travel through
Magic use is wide spread. Many can use a little, or sense it. Few can wield it like a proper tool or weapon.
infusing a staff, it gets a will of its own. some can be complex to control unless magician is powerful.
Can also be infused with passive magic force, such a make hits harder, or wielder stronger.
long relied upon wooden staves as channeling foci
Only one (magical) ring on each hand, and one amulet about the neck.
Rings rarely break, since they are under normal circumstances not involved in any fighting.
"In fact, only three enchanted pieces of jewelry may be worn at any one time."
==Summoning Minions of Hell's Minions==
It's very possible to use the forces of hell against it. The problem is the strong corrupting effect this have on the magician, as well as the fact that the entity or forces they summon will most certainly want to take control of the caster. Strict discipline and observance is needed to attempt to summon even smaller demons. The act of making a pact with a demonic lord or a Prime Evil is not a very clear or prudent one, and in most cases there will be loopholes in the pact to allow the demonic entity to take control of the mortal's soul without giving much back.
===Summon and Subdue===
Men who do not go into pacts with demons, but wield demonic energies are also likely to end up dead, or worse. Centuries ago, it was common to invoke lesser demons and subdue them in order to gain their power. One such small demon type is the [[Imp]], who made the sorcerers underestimate their powers and be summoned as familiars. When an Imp had made their "master" trust them, the sorcerer would find his will subjugated by that of his “servant,” who would then vivisect him and create numerous homunculi from the pieces. In time, these homunculi would grow into other Imps.
Imps were later found in the battle for [[Mount Arreat]]. Aware that its size is a liability in battle, an Imp uses magic to teleport and attack an opponent at range, from a fortified tower position, or even while mounted on the backs of large beasts.
===Creating Demonic Creatures===
Another dark cabal of wizards tried to use dark powers they attained through an arcane pact with Hell in order to create a race of creatures as servants. They created a general form of bat-winged imps that they named ''Alae Nefastus'' to act as messengers and carrying out deeds that were too trivial for themselves. Each of the wizards embedded power in them that reflected their own specialization on magic and the creatures were small, nimble and possessed an unnatural cunning.
Mana is your character’s spiritual essence
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