Sorcery (skill)

Elements can found all throughout existence, and are some of the fundamental building blocks that constitute reality. A trained sorcerer can manipulate these ambient elements around themselves to bring forth small feats of magic. Though not as destructively potent as magic drawn directly from the Planes, this ambient magic is easier to shape into delicate, subtle or longer-lasting effects.

Sorcery differs from its counterpart, Arcanism, in that its practitioners manipulate all ambient elements except for spirit.

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Reflection	Novice	0 %	Create a distracting illusion of yourself.
Blurring	Apprentice	0 %	Blur the edges of your form.
Flight	Apprentice	50 %	A spell to allow you control of the skies.
Mark	Capable	0 %	Mark a target with a battlefield designation.
Manatap	Capable	50 %	Tap into your reserves to restore some mana.
Rigor	Adept	0 %	Mastery of the shadows grants greater power.
Illusion	Skilled	0 %	Conjure an illusion of your choice.
Dispel	Skilled	33 %	Destroy traces of magic.
Sagacity	Gifted	50 %	A sagacious mind improves your moon tattoo.
Ensorcell	Expert	0 %	Enact an arcane aegis in your location.
Chromatics	Expert	25 %	Infuse your illusions with vibrant color.
Madness	Expert	50 %	Release a spark of madness into your illusions.
MirrorMastery	Virtuoso	0 %	Gain the ability to cast two reflections at once.
Soar	Virtuoso	50 %	Fly into the sky and past barriers.
Phantasm	Fabled	33 %	A lingering illusion.
Transfix	Fabled	66 %	Create a dazzling whirl of colour.
Spectre	Mythical	0 %	Draw dangerous apparitions from the shadows.
Mirage	Mythical	33 %	Cloak the identities of all present.
Attunement	Transcendent	0 %	Secure an aegis within your city.
Observation	Inept	0 %	Detect those who trespass upon its location.

Glyphs

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Glyphs	Inept	0 %	Trace arcane glyphs in your location.
Portal	Adept	33 %	Open a portal to someone.
Destruction	Adept	66 %	Break apart their physical form.
Irritation	Skilled	66 %	An unbearable itchiness.
Addling	Gifted	25 %	Corrupt their clarity of mind.
Entrapment	Gifted	75 %	Bind your foe with arcane ropes.
Slumber	Expert	75 %	Send them into a deep sleep.
Arrogance	Virtuoso	25 %	Egotism as its finest.
Insanity	Virtuoso	75 %	Fracture their mind with this glyph.
Gravity	Fabled	0 %	Prevent others from taking flight.
Labyrinth	Mythical	66 %	Bring your victim directly to you.

Reflection	Create a distracting illusion of yourself
Syntax:	CAST REFLECTION [target]
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:	15 seconds per
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Create an illusion of yourself or another that will protect you against certain attacks. Each time it is cast, the ability will consume a charge that will take time to recover. Only one charge may recover at a time. Once you use three charges, you will be unable to cast any further reflections.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Blurring	Blur the edges of your form
Syntax:	CAST BLURRING
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	By blurring the edges of your form, you make it harder for your opponent to land full blows upon you. This defence will grant you a chance to reduce some of the damage taken from physical attacks as a result, as well as afford you a small layer of physical protection.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Flight	A spell to allow you control of the skies
Syntax:	CAST FLIGHT LAND
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Manipulate the air around you to ascend into the skies above.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Mark	Mark a target with a battlefield designation
Syntax:	CAST MARK <target> <SKULL/ORB/SQUARE/TRIANGLE/MOON>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Mark a target with an illusory symbol, making them visible across the battlefield for some time. The target can then be targetted using the name of the symbol marking them. You can only have one marker in existence at a time.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Manatap	Tap into your reserves to restore some mana
Syntax:
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Syntax: CAST MANATAP <10-1000> Through sheer force of will, you can replenish your mana reserves. This will deplete your willpower proportional to how much mana you choose to recover.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Rigor	Mastery of the shadows grants greater power
Syntax:	CAST RIGOR <ON/OFF>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	At a small willpower drain, you may shape your spells into a more precise form, giving your critical hits a chance to be empowered one step higher.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Illusion	Conjure an illusion of your choice
Syntax:	CAST ILLUSION <illusion> CAST ILLUSION AT <target> <illusion>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	A mainstay of magicians everywhere, simple illusions can astound your allies and confound your enemies. Note: You can add a new line into your illusion by using the tag $nl within the text, however you may only do this once.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Dispel	Destroy traces of magic
Syntax:	CAST DISPEL HERE CAST DISPEL <aegis> <glyph> CAST DISPEL <glyph>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Undo the spellwork that has left any lingering effects in a location. This will not dispel glyphs unless they are specifically targetted, and dispelling your own glyphs will not consume your equilibrium. You can also cast the dispel upon an aegis to remove the specified glyph from it, though the protective magic of the aegis will make this process take some time.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Sagacity	A sagacious mind improves your moon tattoo
Syntax:	CAST SAGACITY [target]
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Infuse your mind with the energies around you and boost the effects of the moon tattoo upon your mana regeneration. You can additionally supply a target to give someone else this benefit.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Ensorcell	Enact an arcane aegis in your location
Syntax:	CAST ENSORCELL <aegis>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	An aegis typically needs to be attuned to the land so that it can draw upon the mana it needs to operate its defences - but a mage has ways around this. By giving it a constant supply of mana from your own reserves, you can have the aegis' defences work wherever you happen to be holding it. This is a channeled operation and most other actions will interrupt the process.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Chromatics	Infuse your illusions with vibrant color
Syntax:
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Syntax: CAST ILLUSION [AT <target>] COLOUR:<colour> <text> While little more than a parlour trick, chromatic illusions can astound those present with vivid color. There is an increase in equilibrium cost for this effect.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Madness	Release a spark of madness into your illusions
Syntax:	CAST MADNESS <ON/OFF>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	So powerful are your illusory magics, that you may further imbue them with shadow magic. At an increased cost to the spell itself, your reflection will backlash against all enemies in the room when it expires, draining their mana.
Note:	{{{note}}}

MirrorMastery	Gain the ability to cast two reflections at once
Syntax:
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	This ability is passive. You are now adept enough to be able to place a second reflection upon someone. However, this comes at a far greater cost to your equilibrium.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Soar	Fly into the sky and past barriers
Syntax:	CAST SOAR <dir>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	A variation on flight, you can position yourself to fly in a direction of your choice, taking you into the skies above the room in your targeted direction.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Phantasm	A lingering illusion
Syntax:	CAST PHANTASM <illusion> and CAST PHANTASM COLOUR:<color> <illusion> and CAST PHANTASM ON AEGIS <illusion>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Form a lingering phantasm from the local energies that will persist for a few minutes before dissipating. Anyone who enters a room with a phantasm attached to it will see the illusion upon entry. Only one phantasm can exist in the room, and subsequent casts will overwrite the previous. The phantasm can also be attached to an attuned crystal aegis, where it will persist forever or until dispelled. It will only be shown to targets of the aegis in this situation. The dispel ability can be used to remove a phantasm prematurely.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Transfix	Create a dazzling whirl of colour
Syntax:	CAST TRANSFIX <target>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:	20 seconds
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Conjure an enrapturing stream of color and light, first rendering your target able to see, and transfixing those already unblinded.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Spectre	Draw dangerous apparitions from the shadows
Syntax:	CAST SPECTRE <ON/OFF>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:	Both players and NPCs
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Turn the shadows into replicates of yourself, capable of enacting great harm upon your enemies. Whenever you cast a shadow spell, the shadows will come to life and lash out at another random enemy, causing shadow damage. Should you stand in darkness the spectre will strike an extra enemy with magic damage. If triggered by the Blast spell, the spectres will deal significantly more damage. When used against adventurers, there is a short cooldown before Spectre may strike again. Cooldown (adventurers): 2 seconds
Note:	{{{note}}}

Mirage	Cloak the identities of all present
Syntax:	CAST MIRAGE
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Drawing upon your mastery of illusioncraft, you may create a powerful mirage that will mask the presence of all in your location. Such an illusion will not prevent anyone from attacking others should they know they are there. The Dispel ability can remove a mirage.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Attunement	Secure an aegis within your city
Syntax:	ATTUNE AEGIS HERE DAMPEN AEGIS CEDE AEGIS <org>
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	In an impressive feat of spellcraft, you can embed a crystal aegis into the land around you. By attuning it to the leylines that course all throughout the continent, you can keep the aegis permanently supplied with the energy it needs to keep its defences activated. Such an act takes a considerable length of time, and requires your utmost concentration. Once attuned in place, the aegis cannot be moved. You cannot attune an aegis to a room if there is another attuned aegis already placed within a two-room distance. An attuned aegis will only have four of its glyphs activated when set up in this state. Within a city, the help of its pylon can further increase it to all six. During a period of stable activity of the leylines however, an attuned aegis will become dormant due to a lack of energy. Please see AB REFINING FLUXATIONS for more information. To remove an aegis, you can focus on dampening its connection to the leylines. This act will take a much shorter time than attuning, but your utmost concentration is still required. As a mage, you can perform this feat significantly faster than the Survival skill equivalent. Once completed, the crystal aegis will shatter into pieces, destroying it completely. You can also cede ownership of an aegis to any organisation, so long as the aegis has been attuned upon a location that belongs to that organisation. Once the ownership has been ceded, the aegis will instead attack enemies of that organisation, instead of your personal enemies.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Observation	Detect those who trespass upon its location
Syntax:	TRACE OBSERVATION TRACE OBSERVATION ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The observation glyph will alert you when it is triggered, informing you of the location and who did it. If traced onto an attuned aegis, this glyph will alert the owner of the aegis when a caravan passes through its location (HELP PRODUCTION). If traced onto an attuned aegis that also has its ownership set to an organisation, the observation glyph will instead make an alert over that organisation's channel.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Glyphs	Trace arcane glyphs in your location
Syntax:
Required:
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Glyphs are arcane inscriptions traced through the air with gem dust and infused with mana. Each glyph has a different effect depending on the pattern traced and the gem dust used to create it. There are currently two types of glyphs: persistent glyphs, and triggered glyphs. Persistent glyphs will last for a short duration and impose a constant effect upon their location, until they fade from their magic being depleted. Triggered glyphs will hang in the air until an enemy of yours enters the location, at which point their effect will trigger and the glyph will shatter as its magic depletes. The clarity defence will protect an enemy from being affected by most triggered glyphs. Each room can only contain two glyphs, for any more than that would cause the magics to disrupt each other. Both glyphs must be different. Glyphs can additionally be traced onto the facet of a crystal aegis, instead of in the air. When upon an aegis, glyphs will be permanently powered and no longer fade. Some glyphs may have a different effect when upon an aegis. An aegis can exist alongside glyphs traced in the room.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Portal	Open a portal to someone
Syntax:	TRACE PORTAL <target> TRACE PORTAL ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Persistent (room), Triggered (aegis) Trace the outline of a portal and it will open soon after, leading between you and your target. If traced onto an aegis, the portal glyph will attack the limbs of your enemy, crippling one at random.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Destruction	Break apart their physical form
Syntax:	TRACE DESTRUCTION TRACE DESTRUCTION ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The destruction glyph will attack the physical form of your enemy with spears of arcane energy, damaging their health.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Irritation	An unbearable itchiness
Syntax:	TRACE IRRITATION TRACE IRRITATION ONTO <aegis>
Required:	2 topaz dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The irritation glyph will attack your enemy with stinging bites of arcane energy and give them the itchy affliction.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Addling	Corrupt their clarity of mind
Syntax:	TRACE ADDLING TRACE ADDLING ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust, 1 emerald dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The addling glyph will corrupt the mind of your enemy, afflicting them with dementia. This glyph will work regardless of the clarity defence, and will strip the defence from your target. If traced onto an aegis, the addling glyph will always be the first glyph to fire.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Entrapment	Bind your foe with arcane ropes
Syntax:	TRACE ENTRAPMENT TRACE ENTRAPMENT ONTO <aegis>
Required:	2 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The entrapment glyph will send arcane ropes to entangle your enemy.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Slumber	Send them into a deep sleep
Syntax:	TRACE SLUMBER TRACE SLUMBER ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 diamond dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The slumber glyph will instill a lulling drowsiness into your enemy as it attempts to put them into a deep sleep. If traced onto an aegis, the slumber glyph will always be the last glyph to fire.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Arrogance	Egotism as its finest
Syntax:	TRACE ARROGANCE TRACE ARROGANCE ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 emerald dust, 1 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The glyph of arrogance will bolster your own pride, giving you the egocentric affliction.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Insanity	Fracture their mind with this glyph
Syntax:	TRACE INSANITY TRACE INSANITY ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 emerald dust, 2 ruby dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered This unique glyph will pull at the fabric of the minds of your enemy, instantly afflicting them with both stupidity and confusion.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Gravity	Prevent others from taking flight
Syntax:	TRACE GRAVITY TRACE GRAVITY ONTO <aegis>
Required:	1 topaz dust, 2 emerald dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered The glyph of gravity will pull anybody above the ground elevation back to earth after a short delay. This affects everybody in the sky, regardless of enemy status. After a period of time, the glyph will fade on its own if not traced on an aegis.
Note:	{{{note}}}

Labyrinth	Bring your victim directly to you
Syntax:	TRACE LABYRINTH
Required:	1 topaz dust, 1 diamond dust
Channels:	{{{channels}}}
Shapes:	{{{shapes}}}
Transitions:	{{{transitions}}}
Attacks:	{{{attacks}}}
Works against:
Cooldown:
Attune Effect:	{{{attune}}}
Symbol:	{{{symbol}}}
Details:	Type: Triggered This powerful glyph will redirect reality itself, causing the first enemy to enter its location to be immediately moved to your singularity, as long as your singularity is within 10 rooms of the glyph. A monolith sigil in either location will prevent this attempt.
Note:	{{{note}}}