Element Selection: Air
New Runes Discovered
A Rune is a shape that indicates its Meaning and a colour that denotes Element. An uncharged Rune has only shape and an Element of mana without shape does not cause anything to happen. Rune shapes all have indentations that take on the colour of the Element they are charged with.
Runic Forms
Shape Meaning
An unusual rune, the shape varies; spheres, cubes, and pyramids are all valid. Each face is marked with an indented double wavy line symbol.
Attack Meaning
A thin rectangular shape that tapers to a point on three out of six faces. The other three faces are marked with an indented cross symbol. All three tapered faces are on the same plane.
Ward Meaning
The Ward shape is a dome. An eight-pointed star is indented on the tip of the dome.
TerrestrialAir Element
Air is the Element of speed, separation and flight. The Air Element is found everywhere above the earth and is drawn in and pressed back out when taking a breath. It is represented by the colour blue.
Earth Element
The Element of Earth carries with it the aspects of weight, solidity and endurance. It is found in all materials and flows most strongly through the ground. It is represented by the colour white.
Fire Element
Aspected towards relentlessness, consumption and destruction. It is unusual in that it is most frequently transmuted from other elements as they are burned. It is represented by the colour red.
Water Element
The Element of Water carries with it aspects of envelopment, adaptation and pressure. Quite naturally it is the primary Element of liquids in all forms. It is represented by the colour black.
Wood Element
Aspected towards life, experience and growth, the Wood Element is most heavily concentrated in plants, though all living things contain some amount of it. It is represented by the colour green.
Celestial Celestial Element ‘Fate’ Discovered
Hidden with the currents of Air lay the subtle secrets that govern our actions and guide our dreams. Though we know to look for it now, we have not discovered the secrets of controlling it. Although primarily formed with the aid of the Air Element, we believe some understanding of all the Terrestrial Elements is required to direct it.
Fate Element
The path of Fate defines all with its passage, supports plans and delivers heroes to their destiny. Fate is found most strongly in places and people of great importance. The colour of Fate is purple.
Rune Skills are a measure of your nation’s understanding of the Runes. They are measured as Unskilled, Apprentice, Adept and Master. You cannot make use of Meanings or Elements until you have at least an Apprentice level understanding of them.
Chanting Discovered
Chanting is the skill of transferring the elemental mana from a Rune into the body via the medium of the air. Storing the breath this way allows the Chanter to lace magic into their speech, exhaling the stored elements in physical form. Thus far we have only found one successful combination of stored Runes.
New System Discovered: Inscription
Inscription is the holy work of anointing an object with the blessing of mana. First, runes are used to transfer mana into plant sap turning it acidic. Second, this acid is applied to an object, etching it in the words of our people. These words are imbued only with our understanding, allowing no foreign nation or traitor to understand them. The object is in turn enhanced in accordance with the words used.
Secret Discovered: Empowered Voice
Although we do not yet understand the full breadth of Inscription, we can still see a potential use with our chanting. Empowering an object to better support the chants of a speaker must surely be possible.
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