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Pig Boy: /* Deference */

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‎Deference

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‎Guardian

Mr Spud: /* The Relationship */

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‎The Relationship

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[[Defiance]]

[[Category: Magic Disciplines]]

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 === Deference ===
-This most basic ability of a Defier is the tentative acceptance of the elements. A measure of resistance is gained to each elemental manifestation. At a beginning level, this resistance is not much. One might last longer in a burning building or stand stronger against the wind than another of their race. The elements pull their punches against a Defier, showing them a certain grudging deference. It is the beginning of a conversation. The conversation culminates at expert when the Defier gains improved resistance (a noticeable and drastic improvement) to whichever elements they currently manipulate and immunity to their Kin element.
+This most basic ability of a Defier is the tentative acceptance of the elements. A measure of resistance is gained to each elemental manifestation. At a beginning level, this resistance is not much. One might last longer in a burning building or stand stronger against the wind than another of their race. The elements pull their punches against a Defier, showing them a certain grudging deference. It is the beginning of a conversation. The conversation culminates at expert when the Defier gains improved resistance to whichever elements they currently manipulate.   If the element they are manipulating is a kin element, they will have immunity as long as they are manipulating it.
 === Calling ===

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 === Guardian ===
-Guardian is perhaps one of the more remarkable expressions of an element's kinship with a budding caster. At expert level, a Defier has gained such a rapport with their kin element that it protects them wherever they go. Spirits may tail a mage of this level, feeding from the manifestation of that element around them. This ability is not one that is activated but rather one that activates in spite of the mage casting. The element lives in the latent ether around a mage and when that mage is pushed into danger, it springs to life. An earth Guardian might fracture the earth around an assassin seeking the mage in their sleep while a fire Guardian might explode into a sheet of element around the mage when he is at the point of a sword. The way the Guardian manifests is up to the writer but it errs on the overprotective side and always counts as 'casting' a spell, but is preempted in dangerous situations. A wind guardian might be keenly aware of an arrow slicing toward the mage while a water Guardian might sense a rising storm on the water and push a mage's boat away. An earth Guardian would be aware of anyone treading upon it heading toward the mage. While these manifestations are usually more protective than offensive, they have been known to be deadly if an excess of the element is in the area and the mage is particularly powerful.
+Guardian is perhaps one of the more remarkable expressions of an element's kinship with a budding caster. At expert level, a Defier has gained such a rapport with their kin element that it protects them wherever they go. Spirits may tail a mage of this level, feeding from the manifestation of that element around them. This ability is not one that is activated but rather one that activates in spite of the mage casting. The element lives in the latent ether around a mage and when that mage is pushed into danger, it springs to life. An earth Guardian might fracture the earth around an assassin seeking the mage in their sleep while a fire Guardian might explode into a shield of elemental presence around the mage when he is at the point of a sword. The way the Guardian manifests is up to the writer but it errs on the overprotective side and always counts as 'casting' a spell, but is preempted in dangerous situations. A wind guardian might be keenly aware of an arrow slicing toward the mage while a water Guardian might sense a rising storm on the water and push a mage's boat away. An earth Guardian would be aware of anyone treading upon it heading toward the mage. While these manifestations are usually more protective than offensive, they have been known to be deadly if an excess of the element is in the area and the mage is particularly powerful.
 === Support ===

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 Of course, this relationship applies to ALL Defiers. Many Defiance mages truly loathe to fight each other. In a way it's like forcing a generous lover, a true friend, to turn against someone they care about. The elements hate to be manipulated and with the protection Defiers receive, most fights between Defiance mages tend to rely on secondary magics or physical skills rather than their strength in this discipline to fight each other. Of course, the superior Defier can overpower a lesser one but equally skilled masters will warp their environment before they do any damage to themselves.
-Some mages fancy a romantic relationship with the elements, a kinship men of flesh and bone would not understand. It is not uncommon for those who can see [[:Category: Spirits | spirits]] to see the spirits of elements following and clinging to such mages. Even powerful [[:Category: Induk | Induk]] show deference to a mage of elemental precision. Of all the magics, Defiers are less likely, only surpassed by [[Attunement]], to become unraveled and insane. Their power comes from the support of their friends around them, and that place of nurturing promotes a healthy and sharp mind. While Defiance can certainly be used for evil, there are few, if any, who would consider what they do harmful to the elements around them. Despite loyalties, many Defiers can put aside their differences to hunt down a rogue Defier who has taken to hurting or manipulating the elements in truly horrific ways. This solemn hunt, called the Severing, always ends in the rogue's death.
+Some mages fancy a romantic relationship with the elements, a kinship men of flesh and bone would not understand. It is not uncommon for those who can see [[:Category: Spirits | spirits]] to see the spirits of elements following and clinging to such mages. Even powerful [[:Category: Induk | Induk]] show deference to a mage of elemental precision. Of all the magics, Defiers are less likely, only surpassed by [[:Category: Attunement | Attunement]], to become unraveled and insane. Their power comes from the support of their friends around them, and that place of nurturing promotes a healthy and sharp mind. While Defiance can certainly be used for evil, there are few, if any, who would consider what they do harmful to the elements around them. Despite loyalties, many Defiers can put aside their differences to hunt down a rogue Defier who has taken to hurting or manipulating the elements in truly horrific ways. This solemn hunt, called the Severing, always ends in the rogue's death.
 == Dancing ==

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 == Introduction ==
-Defiance is often misunderstood as a discipline. Considered to be simply hurling fireballs or making shapes in water, in reality it is a relationship between mage and the natural elements surrounding them.  Gaining its namesake for the overt means by which the elements can be manipulated, Defiance spits on the [[:Category: Immortals | Immortal]] masters of the element ([[:Category: Moseke |Moseke]] for earth, [[:Category: Faldrun |Faldrun]] for fire, [[:Category: Delroth |Delroth]] for air, [[U'frek]] for water) merely by existing...or at least that was the intent when first developed. Truthfully, most Defiers have a grudging respect for how well the Immortals have controlled the element up till now. Elements are fickle things, easily roused to chaos and just as quickly given to passive silence. What begins with a spark becomes a dialogue, and the dialogue becomes a kinship. While an Immortal controls the elements imperiously, mages of this discipline Defy that. No. For them, it is the relationship that is paramount; Defiance is about the bond.
+Defiance is often misunderstood as a discipline. Considered to be simply hurling fireballs or making shapes in water, in reality it is a relationship between mage and the natural elements surrounding them.  Gaining its namesake for the overt means by which the elements can be manipulated, Defiance spits on the [[:Category: Immortals | Immortal]] masters of the element ([[:Category: Moseke |Moseke]] for earth, [[:Category: Faldrun |Faldrun]] for fire, [[:Category: Delroth |Delroth]] for air, [[:Category: U'frek|U'frek]] for water) merely by existing...or at least that was the intent when first developed. Truthfully, most Defiers have a grudging respect for how well the Immortals have controlled the element up till now. Elements are fickle things, easily roused to chaos and just as quickly given to passive silence. What begins with a spark becomes a dialogue, and the dialogue becomes a kinship. While an Immortal controls the elements imperiously, mages of this discipline Defy that. No. For them, it is the relationship that is paramount; Defiance is about the bond.
 == The Relationship ==

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 == Introduction ==
-Defiance is often misunderstood as a discipline. Considered to be simply hurling fireballs or making shapes in water, in reality it is a relationship between mage and the natural elements surrounding them.  Gaining its namesake for the overt means by which the elements can be manipulated, Defiance spits on the [[:Category: Immortals | Immortal]] masters of the element ([[Moseke]] for earth, [[:Category: Faldrun |Faldrun]] for fire, [[:Category: Delroth |Delroth]] for air, [[U'frek]] for water) merely by existing...or at least that was the intent when first developed. Truthfully, most Defiers have a grudging respect for how well the Immortals have controlled the element up till now. Elements are fickle things, easily roused to chaos and just as quickly given to passive silence. What begins with a spark becomes a dialogue, and the dialogue becomes a kinship. While an Immortal controls the elements imperiously, mages of this discipline Defy that. No. For them, it is the relationship that is paramount; Defiance is about the bond.
+Defiance is often misunderstood as a discipline. Considered to be simply hurling fireballs or making shapes in water, in reality it is a relationship between mage and the natural elements surrounding them.  Gaining its namesake for the overt means by which the elements can be manipulated, Defiance spits on the [[:Category: Immortals | Immortal]] masters of the element ([[:Category: Moseke |Moseke]] for earth, [[:Category: Faldrun |Faldrun]] for fire, [[:Category: Delroth |Delroth]] for air, [[U'frek]] for water) merely by existing...or at least that was the intent when first developed. Truthfully, most Defiers have a grudging respect for how well the Immortals have controlled the element up till now. Elements are fickle things, easily roused to chaos and just as quickly given to passive silence. What begins with a spark becomes a dialogue, and the dialogue becomes a kinship. While an Immortal controls the elements imperiously, mages of this discipline Defy that. No. For them, it is the relationship that is paramount; Defiance is about the bond.
 == The Relationship ==