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{{SkillTableRow |Lifevision |Inept |0 |Detect food. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Whisper |Inept |0 |Condition your opponent to your liking. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Deathsight |Novice |0 |See the death about you. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Psycombat |Apprentice |0 |Battling another telepath with the psychic arts. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Assess |Apprentice |66 |Ascertaining the health of one's prey. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Disrupt |Capable |0 |Throw off your target's mental equilibrium. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Siphon |Adept |33 |Steal your target's mana. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Mesmerize |Skilled |0 |Seize control of your prey's consciousness. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Telesense |Gifted |0 |Heighten your awareness of telepathic attacks. }}

{{SkillTableRow |ForkedTongue |Gifted |0 |Interweaving whispers. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Panic |Gifted |33 |Steeds are so jittery these days. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Contemplation |Fabled |0 |Assess their mental stability. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Trill |Fabled |25 |Whisper to all who might hear. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Lure |Mythical |50 |Lure a victim to their death. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Annihilate |Transcendent |0 |Destroy a weakened mind. }}

====Whisper Afflictions====

{{SkillTableRow |Confusion |Inept |65 |Confuse your prey. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Fear |Novice |33 |Put the fear of you into 'em. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Impatience |Novice |66 |Inability to concentrate on focused tasks. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Paranoia |Apprentice |33 |Being paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.  

{{SkillTableRow |Stupidity |Capable |66 |Most mortals aren't terribly bright anyway. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Agoraphobia |Adept |0 |Fear of open spaces. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Lovers |Skilled |33 |Utter infatuation. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Seduction |Expert |0 |Draw mana from your opponent. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Epilepsy |Expert |33 |Give 'em the shakes. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Anorexia |Expert |66 |Utter revulsion for food and drink. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Peace |Virtuoso |33 |Calm down, I won't hurt you. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Dementia |Virtuoso |66 |Spatial orientation deficit. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Berserking |Fabled |25 |Fill 'em with rage. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Indifference |Fabled |50 |They're easy when they don't care. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Vertigo |Fabled |75 |Make your enemy fearful of any heights. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Temptation |Mythical |0 |Mentally drain your foe of their physical health. }}

{{SkillTableRow |Recklessness |Mythical |25 |Disregard for his own welfare. }}

|detail = Your keen senses allow you to see all living things within your sight, regardless if they

|syntax = WHISPER <affliction> <target>

All whispers can be performed off balance providing you have not fallen on the ground, allowing you

to attack with balance-based skill and then whisper an affliction to your opponent.

You will learn new afflictions to whisper as you continue to progress in Mentis.

is however difficult to do so while fallen and afflicted by stupidity, or while transfixed.

You can type AFFLICTION <name> to learn more about what an affliction from Mentis does.

|description = Battling another telepath with the psychic arts

|detail = Psychic combat is a telepathic battle between two players where the goal is to crumple

your opponent's mind. There is no penalty for losing, however those with deathsight will feel the

other commands will not work until the game is complete.

You can do the following in psychic combat:

PSY BLAST:

Blast your opponent's mind and attack their mental fortitude.

PSY BARRIER:

Erect a barrier that protects your mind from psychic blasts.

PSY WHIP:

Tear away your opponent's mental barrier if they have one.

PSY SURGE:

psychic power. This is costly to perform and could result in your own loss if misjudged.

Use your mind to determine your opponent's mental energy.

PSY MEDITATE:

Meditate your mind in order to recover your mental energy. This is a slow process.

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Assess}}

|skill = Assess

|description = Ascertaining the health of one's prey

|syntax = ASSESS <target>

|detail = Determine the physical state of another individual, discovering their current health

levels. Unique to Mentis, you may additionally perform this ability off balance.

will not be able to recover until they CONCENTRATE.

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Siphon}}

|skill = Siphon

|description = Steal your target's mana

|syntax = SIPHON <target>

|detail = Blood cost: 100

|cooldown =  

|target = Both players and NPCs

|required =  

{{Anchor|Mesmerize}}

|skill = Mesmerize

|description = Seize control of your prey's consciousness

|syntax = MESMERIZE <target>

|detail = Blood cost: 100

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

|cooldown =  

|target =

|required =  

{{Anchor|ForkedTongue}}

|skill = ForkedTongue

|description = Interweaving whispers

|syntax = WHISPER <affliction> <affliction> <target>

|detail = The skill of the forked tongue allows you to intertwine two subvocal commands in the same

whisper, inflicting both upon your target simultaneously.

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Panic}}

|skill = Panic

|description = Steeds are so jittery these days

|syntax =

|detail = Syntax: WHISPER PANIC <target/mount>

|cooldown =  

|target = Both players and NPCs

|required =  

|skill = Contemplation

|description = Assess their mental stability

|syntax = CONTEMPLATE <target>

|detail = Contemplate your opponent's mental state and discover their mana levels.

|skill = Trill

|description = Whisper to all who might hear

|syntax = TRILL <affliction> [affliction]

|detail = Splitting the sound of your whispers into numerous directions, you can impart subvocal

knowledge of Forkedtongue.

|cooldown = 12 seconds

|target =  

|required =  

{{Anchor|Lure}}

|skill = Lure

|description = Lure a victim to their death

|syntax = LURE <target>

|detail = Blood cost: 250

By projecting your mental control over your surroundings, you are able to lure a target that is

within three rooms of you towards your location. This will move them as though they did it of their

own accord.

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Annihilate}}

|skill = Annihilate

|description = Destroy a weakened mind

|syntax = ANNIHILATE <target>

|detail = Blood cost: 300

|detail = Plant confusing echoes and voices into the mind of your target, afflicting them with

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Fear}}

|skill = Fear

|description = Put the fear of you into 'em

|description = Being paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you

|description = Most mortals aren't terribly bright anyway

|detail = Stupefy and slow your opponent's mind, afflicting them with stupidity.

|skill = Agoraphobia

|description = Fear of open spaces

|syntax = WHISPER AGORAPHOBIA <target>

|syntax = WHISPER LOVERS <target>

|syntax = WHISPER SEDUCTION <target>

|detail = Mentally coerce your opponent into sharing their mental reserves with you periodically.

}}

|description = Give 'em the shakes

|detail = Cause your opponent to spasm and twitch, afflicting them with epilepsy.

|description = Utter revulsion for food and drink

|detail = Implant the fear of consumption into your opponent, afflicting them with anorexia.

|description = Calm down, I won't hurt you

|detail = Induce carefree thoughts into your victim, causing them to forget their enemies and  

afflict them with peace.

This affliction will fade after a short period of time when delivered in this method.

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

}}

{{Anchor|Dementia}}

{{Skill_detail

|skill = Dementia

|description = Spatial orientation deficit

|syntax = WHISPER DEMENTIA <target>

|detail = Subvert your opponent's facility for recognizing his surroundings, afflicting them with

dementia.

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Berserking}}

|skill = Berserking

|description = Fill 'em with rage

|syntax = WHISPER BERSERKING <target>

|detail = Fill your foe with uncontrolled rage, afflicting them with berserking.

|target =  

|required =  

{{Anchor|Indifference}}

{{Skill_detail

|skill = Indifference

|description = They're easy when they don't care

|syntax = WHISPER INDIFFERENCE <target>

|detail = Induce disregard into your opponent's state of mind, giving them the indifference  

affliction. Attacks that require the 'prone' status will work on this target while the affliction

is left uncured.

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Vertigo}}

{{Skill_detail

|skill = Vertigo

|description = Make your enemy fearful of any heights

|syntax = WHISPER VERTIGO <target>

|detail = Implant a fear of heights into your opponent, afflicting them with vertigo.

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Temptation}}

|skill = Temptation

|description = Mentally drain your foe of their physical health

|detail = Fill your opponent with temptation, periodically draining them of their health and adding  

it to your own. This effect will last until they escape your presence for a short time.

|target = Players only

|required =  

{{Anchor|Recklessness}}

{{Skill_detail

|skill = Recklessness

|description = Disregard for his own welfare

|syntax = WHISPER RECKLESSNESS <target>

|detail = Influence your target to disregard his own state of health, afflicting them with

recklessness.

|cooldown =  

|target = Players only

|required =  

}}