Magic

Magic was real and potent in the Kingdom of Clairmont, but it had limitations, and further was rare. Beneficial magic was highly prized.

There were several ways of invoking magic; some relying on formal spells, and others springing from the nature or inherent power of beings involved.

In some cases these types was combined, in that clerics of certain gods could cast spells with assistance from their gods. Such spells combined elements of formal spells used by Magicians and prayers.

Types of Magic
A formal system of division was never presented, and in fact it seems likely that any such division was artificial. Nevertheless, some types of spells had similar means and effects, and in fact some people learned one type easier. On the other hand, both clerical magic and formal magic was not so tightly regimented that a practitioner or priest of one type of magic could not learn a different type of spell; merely that it would more difficult to learn and possibly less effective.

Animation and Necromancy
Magicians could cast spells of animation as could clerics of certain gods, especially of Mortaebius.

Lust

 * Amorra's Channel: a spell to drain energy at orgasm
 * Vulvilea: powers of a Lust Spirit that Brianna Barter was able to absorb.

Life Force
Comments by the author:

Magic and life force are similar but not entirely interchangeable in Rapina's world. Life force is more a form of magical energy, a biological form. As you have seen in the story it can be used for healing. Yet it cannot be used directly for producing a flame or creating an illusion.

Note that shape-shifting is a more advanced use of biological magic.

She (Brianna Barter) is able to direct energy from her reserves towards banishing fatigue and revitalizing her ability to cast, but it takes some time for the life force to revitalize her and replenish her mind so that she can cast spells that don't have to do with biological energy.

Alchemy
The creation of potions, especially for healing.

List of Spells
Many of these are from ''Baladus' Spellbook.


 * Clinging Darkness
 * Sphere of Darkness (cantrip)
 * Floating Feather

Cantrips
These are minor spells
 * Ash Kinetics
 * Bluelight
 * Bumblebee
 * Chill of Fear
 * Drain Vitality
 * Firefinger (variations - Flaming Finger, Ignite, and Mystic Candle)
 * Finger of Shadow
 * Firefly
 * Fleeting Stench
 * Globe of Fog
 * Ice Sickle
 * Mental Image
 * Slip
 * Sphere of Darkness
 * Throat Frog
 * Tuz (Audible Illusion)
 * Twitch
 * Touch Empathy

Elementary and Other Spells

 * Amorra's Channel
 * Audible Illusion
 * Aura of Deflection
 * Banishment Versus Ghosts
 * Bestow Life Force I, II
 * Bestow Vitality
 * Cancel Magic
 * Clinging Darkness (also called Gather Shadows)
 * Darkness I, II, III
 * Disease Cloud I
 * Draining Touch I (first spell that Brianna Barter cast)
 * Drain at Range
 * Drain Infestation (insect-specific multiple-target drain spell)
 * Empathy
 * Fear I (Touch of Fear)
 * Fear - Ranged
 * Flash of Light
 * Fumble I
 * Gather Shadows (also called Clinging Darkness)
 * Gentle Beast
 * Ghostly Whispers
 * Glamour (from the Illusionist's Book)
 * Globe of Fog
 * Grease (from a book on Minor Utilitarian Spells)
 * Illusion of the Mind I
 * Irritant Cloud
 * Lasting Light
 * Light
 * Life Drain (similar to Draining Touch, also had a ranged version)
 * Life Vision
 * Leech
 * Malleable Flesh
 * Malleable Visage
 * Malleable Physiognomy
 * Mending (Minor Utilitarian Spells)
 * Mend Bone
 * Night Vision
 * Pock (from the Illusionist's Book)
 * Remove Fear
 * Scared Stiff
 * Shield of Absorption
 * Skeleton Animation
 * Stone-bending
 * Taint of Death
 * Telempathy
 * Tele-empathic Projection (also Telempathic Projection
 * Telekinesis I, Floating Feather
 * Telekinesis II, Floating Dagger
 * Telekinesis III, Dancing Sword
 * Tone hair
 * Tone Skin
 * Transient Shield
 * Vision in Darkness (Illusion based)
 * Visual Illusion
 * Willowisp
 * Wizard Skin

List of Spells from Forum
This list of spells from a forum posting needs to be consolidated with the one above. date = 10/16/08 nickname = Jummen comments = Hi Rapina,

Thanks for another great episode! I have already read it thrice.

I'm trying to get a grip over the spells scribed in her spellbook but not yet learned:


 * Firefly
 * Bumble Bee
 * Charm Beast
 * Night Vision (aka Life Vision)
 * Malleable Physiognomy
 * Disease Cloud (I'm not sure she scribed this) (This is one of Thane's spells.)
 * Irritant Cloud
 * Glowbones
 * Aura of Deflection
 * Shield of Absorption
 * Skeleton Animation
 * Drain at Range
 * Drain over time (Leech I)
 * Drain Hostiles
 * Bestow Allies
 * Drain Species
 * Bestow Species
 * Drain Insects
 * Flash of Light (This one does not seem familiar but it's a good idea. With my memory you never know. It may be in the story.)
 * Light
 * Lasting Light

Have I missed anything? Some of these I made up names for (like bestow allies)

You have described all of the above spells but Glowbones, Firefly, Malleable Physiognomy and Charm Beast. Could you please describe these for us?

Firefly, if I remember correctly was an insect charming cantrip that Brianna never learned because it was the wrong time of the year for fireflies to be out when she started working on cantrips.

''Glowbones makes the bones of a skeleton glow. It could be looked at as a necromancer's light spell.''

''Malleable Physiognomy is the full body version of Malleable Visage. With it you can shape-shift your entire body including your face, but you cannot really add or subtract any weight. You can just move things around. and change their shape.''

''Charm Beast was a stronger version of Gentle Beast. Both are used to befriend animals. I don't know if Brianna ever learned Charm Beast, but I am sure it was in Baladus' spellbook.''

Thanks again for a great story. I have checked the site for updates almost every day.

''Your list looks pretty complete, although if I thought about it too hard I might see some that were missing, but they would be in later unedited, unpublished chapters that you have not seen and I would just start to confuse myself. -Rapina''