Sand

Sand

The skill of Sand grants you the manipulation of the very deserts of Sapience. Through it you are able to meld sand to protect your body from harm as well as striking out at your enemies. Sand also gives you the ability to flood an area with sand, thus extending your influence outside the boundries of the desert.

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Scour	Novice	0%	Use the sand to cleanse your skin.
Shield	Novice	33%	Use sand to deflect attacks.
Trip	Novice	66%	Spread sand to trip your foes.
Truesight	Apprentice	0%	See through Earthen power.
Sink	Apprentice	50%	Sink into the embrace of the earth.
Armour	Capable	0%	Protect your body with flowing armour.
Parry	Capable	50%	Use sand to parry attacks made against you.
Whip	Adept	0%	A scourge to strike down the weak.
Cocoon	Adept	33%	Encase your foe in sand.
Shred	Adept	50%	Shred the flesh of your foes.
Shift	Adept	66%	Move swiftly through sand.
Blast	Skilled	0%	Blast all around you with sand.
Flood	Skilled	33%	Flood the area around you with sand.
Camouflage	Skilled	66%	Disguise yourself amongst the desert sands.
Spikes	Gifted	0%	Harden the sand around you into spikes.
Sandwalk	Gifted	50%	Walk faster through the desert.
Regeneration	Expert	0%	Increased regeneration while within Earthen environments.
Trap	Expert	50%	Use sand to delay the movements of your foes.
Slice	Virtuoso	0%	Slice through your opponents defences.
Sandstorm	Virtuoso	33%	A fierce sandstorm to prevent the movements of your foes.
Concealment	Virtuoso	66%	Conceal your presence with the power of the earth.
Curse	Fabled	0%	Bestow the sand's curse upon your foe.
Shift	Fabled	50%	Step through the sand to switch places with another.
Meld	Mythical	0%	Let Sand protect you from harm.
Elementals	Mythical	50%	Summon forth sand elementals to attack your foes.
Desert	Transcendent	0%	Bring the desert with you.

Scour
Syntax:	SAND SCOUR SELF
Description:	Use sand to cleanse your skin, or scour the flesh of your target.

Shield
Syntax:	SAND SHIELD [<target>]
Description:	Create a shield of protective sand around you or your target.

Trip
Syntax:	SAND TRIP <target>
Description:	Send out a lash of sand to trip your foe.

Truesight
Syntax:	TRUESIGHT
Description:	See through the eyes of the Earthen.

Sink
Syntax:	SAND SINK BELOW|ABOVE|<direction>
Description:	Shift uninhibited through the earth.

Armour
Syntax:	SAND ARMOUR
Description:	Wear the hot, blistering sand as a second skin, protecting you from all forms of damage.

Parry
Syntax:	SAND PARRY <bodypart>
Description:	You can now shape the Sand into a guardian, protecting you from harm. You are unable to use both this and a weapon to parry at the same time.

Whip
Syntax:	SAND WHIP <target> <MIND|BODY>
Description:	Send forth a whip of sand to scourge your foes. MIND gives one of the following afflictions: dizzyness, stupidity, recklessness, vertigo, sensitivity, epilepsy. BODY will break their limbs.

Cocoon
Syntax:	SAND COCOON <target> BREAK COCOON
Description:	Entrap your target in a cocoon of sand.

Shred
Syntax:	: SAND SHRED <target> [LIMB]
Description:	Summon sand from your surroundings and send it to shred the flesh of your target.

Shift
Syntax:	SAND SHIFT <direction> SAND SHIFT (should you possess ability to switch places)
Description:	Shift faster than the eye can see through the deserts on a moving whirlwind of sand.

Blast
Syntax:	SAND BLAST
Description:	Gather up and blast all but your allies with sand and dirt.

Flood
Syntax:	SAND FLOOD
Description:	Flood your surroundings and adjacent locations with sand, temporarily changing the terrain to be more Earthen and allowing you to TRIP, WHIP and SLICE any who stand within the sand. The flood will only last a short time.

Camouflage
Syntax:	SAND CAMOUFLAGE
Description:	While in an earthen environment, you may camouflage yourself amongst the terrain. This will end should you enter a non-earthen environment or if you use the ability again.

Spikes
Syntax:	SAND SPIKES
Description:	Cause the Sand on the ground to granulate and meld together, forming sharp spikes. Those not wearing shoes or levitating will shred themselves into bloody tatters when moving in and out of the room.

Sandwalk
Syntax:	{{{syntax}}}
Description:	The Sand recognizes and welcomes your presence, aiding your movement without prompting. You are able to move through more desert locations faster before your haste exhausts you.

Regeneration
Syntax:	{{{syntax}}}
Description:	The Sand recognizes and welcomes your presence, healing and rejuvenating you. While others flounder and wilt in the sweltering deserts, you regain vitality and willpower.

Trap
Syntax:	SAND TRAP <target>
Description:	The Sand itself hinders the movement of your enemies, causing them to become fatigued easily.

Slice
Syntax:	SAND SLICE <target>
Description:	Call upon the Sands to slice off the defenses of your target, layer by layer. Slice will first destroy any protective shields before randomly shredding a defense.

Sandstorm
Syntax:	SAND SANDSTORM
Description:	Summon a sand storm in your vicinity, hindering enemies who would flee from your wrath.

Concealment
Syntax:	SAND CONCEALMENT
Description:	Become like the earth, concealing your presence from those who would seek it.

Curse
Syntax:	SAND CURSE <target>
Description:	Fashion a curse through the Sand, and cause your target to labour beneath the weight of a fine layer of sand. It will stick slickly to them, impeding the application of salves and poultices.

Shift
Syntax:	SAND SHIFT <direction> SAND SHIFT (should you possess ability to switch places)
Description:	Shift faster than the eye can see through the deserts on a moving whirlwind of sand.

Meld
Syntax:	SAND MELD
Description:	Wrap yourself in a protective cocoon of sand, protecting yourself from most attacks.

Elementals
Syntax:	SAND ELEMENTAL <target> <first limb> <second limb>
Description:	This ability allows you to summon an elemental who will strike at two of your target's limbs at the same time. This will do less direct limb damage then Shred. You must target two seperate limbs with this ability.

Desert
Syntax:	SAND DESERT
Description:	Create a vista of lifelessness with your power, calling upon the power of elemental Ash. You will deluge the entire area upon which you stand with sand, covering anything and everything until a desert has been formed. The sand summoned will disperse after a quarter of a day, their ethereal energies depleted. This undertaking is draining enough that a Sandmaster can only use it once a day.