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The Storm Winds of Glazglubin


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"There's a monster in every man, boy. Within me, there is a host, and one day, it'll be yours to command." Too often these days, Kenji's mind turns to the words of his accursed father. When he fled the Old Country, he thought he had left the monsters behind, but now he sees them every day in the eyes of his friend and mentor. His world is about to crumble in a spasm of eldritch magic, and though he can see the face of his undoing so clearly in his nightmares, deep down, he knows that the first blow has already been struck.
As the tendrils of a soul plague lay claim on Aqualon's oldest and most powerful magocracy, the Lord of Wind, Kenji Sokolow, is cast down from his high tower, pressed to rally whatever forces he can find. But first, he has to survive...

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The Black Priest of Rastrowel


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A gripping short story from the life of Lyn, a young girl in the care of two HJT Ferries, ships mages for hire, which operate from their office on the island of Rastrowel, the highly religious birth place of the Church of Pure Souls.

Faced with prejudice against mages every day, Lyn's winning personality and innocence keep her well within the good graces of her peers, until a Black Priest, an inquisitor of the Church takes notice of her...

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A Synopsis of the World

Seventeen centuries of peace have allowed the people of Aqualon to flourish. Since the Great War, now known as the Age of Heroes, when the Old Gods rose up once more in vain, the world has become prosperous: powerful magocracies in the Middle Lands are going through a magical industrial revolution and rich tapestries of cultures flourish in the Yamato Mountain Range and the Seventeen Yonder Islands. These lie in the Corsic Ocean of the Ocean Belt beyond the 150 kilometer band of iron, the Iron Belt, which rings the planet around its equator.

And isolated from the rest: two technocracies so far beyond them that they could be thought to live in a world of their own. They are divided by their opposing views on integrating magic and technology, yet united in their quest for knowledge.

But who would have thought that none of these would start the next great war?
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Earth Magic

Schools of Elemental Magic
Generic article | Sep 26, 2020

Of the various types of magic on Aqualon, elemental magic is the easiest to attain and the most prolific kind across the globe. There are five sub-types of elemental magic: Water, Fire, Lightning, Earth, and Wind, each with its own schools. (721 Words)

On the Ocean Belt, Water Magic is rightly feared and revered above the rest, matched only perhaps by Wind Magic, for it tames or riles the mighty sea. But the Great Land, cut off by the Iron Belt, is a Land of earth. Even the mighty Lake Glazglubin pales against the sheer amount of landmass and mountains that make up the super-continent, and thus those who can bend, break and shape earth to their design hold immense power here.   Earth mages have raised cities from the dirt and hewn castles into mountainsides. Their greatest seat of power is the mighty city of Arda in the Erdwald Domain of the Middle Lands.

School Aspects

  Attunement defines how strong the connection between the magus and the corresponding ur-soul is. The more refined a magus's attunement, the more efficiently will their soul conduct magic for manipulating that element. Efficiency is useful because too powerful a flow will result in spellblight.   Versatility defines how varied and complex the applications of the elemental magic are. Conjuring a flame with fire magic is a very basic application of that magic while making a source of light with it is a versatile application.   Flexibility defines how creatively a magus can use her elemental magic. Rigid magic traditions and methodical schools can produce incredible power and versatility but often restrict how freely a person can manipulate an element. More complex rules can produce more powerful results that may in turn be less useful in some situations.

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Like all kinds of elemental magic, earth magic taps into Keeper Magic by way of an ur-soul: The Ur-soul of Earth. The first Magus King of the Middle Lands was a Lord of Earth, Arthur Lorian Vanderfelden, who united the splintered tribes of the Haagenotts and conquered the West. The majority of Magus Kings thereafter were Lords of Earth, which gave rise to the nickname "the Ruling Element" in some circles.  

Schools of Earth Magic

Magus Academies

Magus Academies
Organization | Jan 25, 2019

There are a number of magus academies on Aqualon, the largest and most recognized five are located in the Middle Lands. ~ 1429 Words

Gladering University of the Arcane

Location
Arda in the Middle Lands
Current Master of this Style
Grand Chancelor Tobias Gotterfeld
Type
Institution of higher learning
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Many centuries ago, the Geomancers of the Ringed Glade of Erdwald Forest, who had forged the Middlish ley-fyres, heeded the call of progress and agreed to become a central force of the new capital of the Erdwald Domain: Arda.   In this new, shining city, they erected a tall castle with foundations deep underground and a grand, central plaza as their new glade. They name it ‘Gladering’, and in time it becomes the ‘Gladering University of the Arcane’, teaching the secrets of earth magic to new generations.
— Takeshi Bartleby, the 1480s GE
  The Gladering University is mired in arcane tradition and is as such being led by traditionalists. Though earth magic is a core aspect of the curriculum, a high standard of learning in many subjects is expected of those who seek to study there. Graduates do not necessarily take up work as earth mages once their studies are finished but are regularly hired as educators and advisors, though of course there is always a high demand for earth magic in Arda and an even higher demand beyond its great living wall.  

Monastery of Five Paths

Location
The island of Nyingma
Current Master of this Style
Lâmâ Ü-Tsang Rajavadi
Type
Spiritualist Monastery
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Versatility
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Elements Taught in this School of Magic

The Monastery of Five Paths is not only renowned as a spiritual mecca for those who seek enlightenment in the elements such as ur-soulists, but also a well-respected magus academy even in the eyes of the elitist Middlish mages. This is due to the incredible ability of trained Monastery of Five Paths monks to change their elemental attunement within the span of one day, enabling them to manipulate any element of their choice given a 24 hour preparation period.   The downside to this unique feat is that the attunement itself does not reach as deep as it does in other schools, and while a large portion of their magic is sealed away with the other four elements at any given time, they have a versatile repertoire of spells for each element as well as a commendable modicum of flexibility in their application. Those monks who leave the monastery are highly valued as teachers in other academies and can easily find work wherever magic is in demand.

Traditionalists

The Mighty Worms of Arda

Location
Arda in the Middle Lands
Current Master of this Style
Friedrich Erdenwald the Second
Type
Military Organization
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Superior

Versatility
Average

Flexibility
Great

Elements Taught in this School of Magic

The Mighty Worms of Arda, feared throughout the Great Land, are an elite magus fighting force attached to the City of Arda. Though most of its practitioners are graduates of the Gladering University of the Arcane, some have been taught earth magic exclusively by the senior mages of the Mighty Worms. Such cases usually arise when noblemen or their sons are pushed into service.   With their more specialized tradition of earth magic, the Mighty Worms of Arda use their powers to dive into the soil and burrow so quickly beneath it that their motion seems more like swimming. Then, when their opponents least expect it, they emerge and strike with heavy weaponry and devastating earth magic.   Reminiscent of the mighty Keeper Weapon Kaplumbağa, many Mighty Worms of Arda choose to wield heavy maces and hammer with heads fashioned of dense crystal, which often has been shaped by the very magic of its wielder. Since crystals can be manipulated using earth magic, the style taught by the Mighty Worms includes spells and techniques that involve crystalline weaponry.  
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The Iwatatsumin

岩竜民 ("The Boulder-Dragon Men")

Location
Tokuhara in the The Yamato Kingdom.
Current Master of this Style
Soke Iwako "The Rock" Taira
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Versatility
Great

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Elements Taught in this School of Magic

The Iwatatsumin are a school of earth magic passed on through the Gintoku branch of the Taira Clan , which is one of the oldest and most powerful clans of the Yamato Kingdom. Though no longer the ruling house, they still hold immense influence, and their earth mages have long since held a high reputation within the kingdom. They were instrumental in the construction of the great Tendô no Senaka, the bridge that leads from the eastern to the western slopes of the mountainrange, close to its southern borders, a structure so monumental it would have been nearly impossible to build without the use of magic. Likewise, they helped with the excavation and construction involved in the erection of the new capital, Yamaseki atop Mt. Tenbashira.   Their art is passed on through the iemoto system, meaning there is one soke or "master" of the art, who knows all its secrets, which are usually contained in hidden scrolls, some of which are encoded. The oldest student and/or child is then taught these secrets before the soke retires or passes away.   Because of the highly arcane nature of Yamatonian magic, it has remained very set in its way and not enjoyed the rigorous process of evolution that Middlish Magic has experienced since the early centuries of the Age of Gears and Elements.

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