“The calling of Jolinn’s soldiers is a worthy one. I’m grateful to have studied with them.” – Cidone Rotheld, former candidate for Patrician of Earendam
Water templars combine both the healing and destructive forms of water magic with a swordsman’s skills. They are bastions of protection, fusing magic and shield to ward those around them. Water resonates with the power of law and good, and cannot be commanded by those predisposed to chaos or evil.
Revealed by Jolinn during the War of Fire, the magics of Water have had an incalculable effect on Avendar. In short order, the rudiments of these spells were applied to combat, as there was little time to save what remained from the rampaging srryn. The Water templar is, therefore, a blend of the military rigor of soldiers and the healing powers of the sphere. Humans and aelin are among the oldest practitioners of this art, but its appreciation has expanded with the passing of ages. Although some fringe elements of the srryn have embraced the path of the Water templar, they are often outsiders in who toil in the name of Fenthira.
Water templars are bastions of protection, fusing magic and shield to ward those around them. Their characteristic ginta can bring the bite of a winter storm, or suffuse them with the healing power of the seas. These warriors focus primiarily on attrition, as few can outlast a skilled Water templar in prolonged combat. While the creed favors swords, it is not uncommon to see a Water templar choose the spear if the situation calls for it. However, it is rare to see a Water templar separated from his shield, as he can derive more effect from one than simply blocking.
Water resonates with the power of law and good, and cannot be commanded by those predisposed to chaos or evil. While many Water templars honor Jolinn as their patron, they have been equally known to seek the favor of others, such as Iandir. All students of the waves, however, should be mindful of the Lord of the Sapphire Spear’s wrath when choosing how best to apply their talents.
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Duration : Instantaneous Range : Self Only Reuse Delay: 6 Hours Syntax: Recover Adventurers all learn a basic technique to draw upon the divine threads of power that attune them to their altar and restore some lost hit points. Primary Attribute: wisdom
Syntax: Automatic
Small, bladed weapons, daggers are one of the simplest melee weapons, often
favoured by scholars for this reason, most other professions in Avendar also
receiving training in them. Rogues are more intimately trained in their usage,
learning techniques both flashy and subtle. Typically thrusting or slashing
weapons, due to their length, they are poor at warding off blows though it is
likewise difficult to parry against a dagger. Someone wielding a dagger will
have a harder time getting around a shield, a stone phalanx, or a fighter's
fending.
Primary Attribute: dexterity
See also: PARRY
Syntax: Automatic
While some may feature ornamentation or spikes, maces are at their heart a
very simple weapon: a short length of metal or wood, typically used as a means
of blunt force. For this reason, they are often favoured by scholars and
templars of the earth, as well as barbarians, though several guilds train in
the usage of this weapon. Due to the length and balance of these weapons,
maces do not parry blows very well, and if offhanded will hurt one's main-hand
parrying. Maces will get around both shields and watchers' deflection
relatively easily.
Primary Attribute: strength
See also: PARRY
Syntax: Automatic A long shaft with a sharpened tip, spears are typically piercing weapons. They can be found both as slender javelins requiring a single hand to use, or thicker-shafted and needing both hands. One-handed spears are typically the ideal choice for people trained in the usage of shields, as spears are a superior weapon in a defensive capacity. Other professions skilled in dual wielding often favour one-handed spears. Fewer guilds emphasize the usage of two-handed spears, but they are still a relatively commonly used weapon. Spears penetrate techniques such as fend and stone phalanx quite easily, but are little use against watchers' deflection. Primary Attribute: strength, dexterity See also: PARRY
Syntax: Automatic Shield block is the art of using a shield to ward off blows in melee. This skill is primarily effective against daggers, and least effective against whips, flails, maces, and axes. Shield block is the favoured defense of of water and Void templars and most fighters, though other schools teach the skill as well. It's much harder to shield block after an arm has been boneshattered. Primary Attribute: strength, dexterity
Duration : Instantaneous Range : Target PC or mob Reuse Delay : See Text Syntax: Bandage <target> Those skilled in mundane first aid may quickly apply a bandage to injuries, healing the target and providing a chance to stave off poison. Without the field medicine skill, this may be done every 6 hours. With the skill, it takes 8, in light of the more thorough attention. Primary Attribute: wisdom, dexterity See also: POULTICE, FIELD MEDICINE
Syntax: Automatic Most of the non-scholarly guilds offer their students training in heightening the force of their blows. A higher skill will see better results at these techniques, as will a better weapon. Primary Attribute: strength See also: BRUTAL DAMAGE, PROWESS
Syntax: Automatic Characters with proficiency in this skill will attempt a second attack each round with both their main and any offhanded weapons. Mastery of this skill does not guarantee the attack will be attempted every round, but it does make it very likely. Primary Attribute: dexterity, strength See also: DUAL WIELD
Syntax: Automatic A basic technique for focusing one's thoughts, meditation is a skill taught by all guilds that their students may recover mana more quickly. Primary Attribute: intelligence, wisdom See also: TRANCE, mana
Range : Inventory Item/As Original Spell Syntax: Recite <scroll> <target> Non-adventuring scholars have refined their arts to the point where it is possible for some to transcribe spells onto scrolls, that they might be cast at a later date. Spells scribed upon a scroll function exactly as they do when cast ordinarily, except they have no mana cost. Appropriate targeting for a given spell may be found in that spell's helpfile. Scrolls may be freely used in combat, even if the spell scribed upon it ordinarily may not. As scrolls must be read aloud, they cannot be used while gagged or taking on the aspect of an animal, and deafness will make it harder to do so. Once recited, successfully or otherwise, a scroll is consumed. It is not possible to recite a scroll higher than your own level. Primary Attribute: intelligence See also: CAST, SCRIT OF KAAGN, SCRIPT MASTERY, individual spell helpfiles
Syntax: Automatic
Fast healing is a skill taught by most guilds, that their students might apply
their knowledge to quicker recovery of bodily injuries, increasing the rate at
which they gain hit points.
Primary Attribute: constitution
See also: hit points
Syntax: Automatic Dodge is a melee defense skill focused on the avoidance of blows. It is particularly difficult to dodge flails and polearms, and easier to dodge whips. Dodge is the favored defense of rogues, but it is taught in many other schools as well. All aelin receive a bonus to this skill. Primary Attribute: dexterity
Range : Target PC or mobile Syntax: Rescue <target> Rescue allows the user intercede in combat for another. This will direct the melee blows of the target's foe at the user, removing them from combat. If the target is being targeted by multiple opponents, they will need to be rescued from each one in turn. It is not possible to rescue someone who is not being targeted by any enemies. A character who is autoassisting will immediately rejoin combat after being rescued. Primary Attribute: charisma, dexterity See also: AUTOASSIST, AUTOATTACK
Range : Inventory Item/Target Person or mob Syntax: Zap <item> <target> Non-adventuring scholars and alchemists are able to imbue wands with magical spells, that they might be cast at a later date. Spells imbued within a wand affect a specified target, and are typically offensive but not universally so. Wands may be freely used in combat, even if the spell within ordinarily may not. Wands have a limited number of charges; should all charges be expended from one, the item will be consumed. Primary Attribute: intelligence, dexterity See also: CAST, OVERCHARGE, individual spell helpfiles
Duration : Instantaneous Cost: 6 mana Range : Target PC or mob Syntax: Shield <target> This skill may be used to slam one's shield into one's foes, lagging them. This is slightly more effacious against the protective shield spell than ordinary bashing. Targets who are asleep, sitting, or resting may not be shield bashed. Primary Attribute: strength, dexterity See also: BASH, TRIP, LAG
Syntax: Automatic Characters with proficiency in this skill will attempt a second attack each round with both their main and any offhanded weapons. Mastery of this skill does not guarantee the attack will be attempted every round, but it does make it very likely. Primary Attribute: dexterity, strength See also: DUAL WIELD
Syntax: Automatic A further refinement upon the more widely taught basic technique of meditation, trance is taught by the spellworking guilds and those focused on more meditative studies, in order to better recover their mana. Primary Attribute: intelligence, wisdom See also: MEDITATION, mana
Syntax: Automatic Skilled in battlefield healing, this skill allows a water templar to heal their groups when using life shields, the form of the living seas, and healing wards. They may also use this skill to attempt to remove blindness or poison when bandaging someone. Additionally, should someone with this skill be in a group with someone who suffers from any magical disease, there is a chance each half-hour that they will feel no ill effects, taking no damage and not spreading it. This will not cure the disease, simply allow them to try to muscle through it. Primary Attributes: wisdom, dexterity See Also: BANDAGE, LIFE SHIELD, FORM OF THE LIVING SEAS, HEALING WARD
Duration : Level/4 Hours Minimum Cost: 20 mana Range : User's Group Syntax: Shieldcover Fusing the protective magics of the seas and defensive formations, a water templar may cover others in his group from melee attacks they are incurring. The templar himself does not benefit personally from this.This skill is also contingent on how well he blocks ordinarily with a shield. Benefits gained from blocking with a life shield also occur when the templar successfully wards his group in this manner. Primary Attributes: intelligence, dexterity See also: SHIELD BLOCK, LIFE SHIELD, PHALANX
Duration : Up to 3 Hours Range : User and Their Group Reuse Delay: 2 Hours Syntax: Healingward Trained for rushed situations on the battlefield where individualized attention may not always be possible, water templars are able to release a healing ward around them. Urging their companions onward with their battle cry, the ward will heal the templar and potentially their group, dependent on their proficiency with the field medicine skill. Primary Attribute: wisdom, dexterity See also: BATTLECRY, SORTIE, WARCRY, FIELD MEDICINE
Duration : 1 Tick Weapon: Sword Range : Current Opponent Minimum Cost: 15 mana Syntax: Froststrike Water templars have devised this form of the meditative strike, allowing them to make a short, sharp strike with their sword, delivering a chilling blow to their enemy. When this blow hits, there is a chance of drawing the heat from the target's weapon, rendering it painful to wield. Primary Attributes: intelligence, dexterity See Also: HEATSINK
Cost per Round: 5 mana Syntax: Assume 'Living Seas' A fusion of the healing magics of the seas and the sword-forms utilized by swordmasters, a water templar may use this form to heal themself and potentially their group, dependent on their field medicine skill. Primary Attribute: Wisdom, Dexterity See also: FIELD MEDICINE
Cost per Round: 10 mana Syntax: Assume 'Winter Wind' Delving into the meditative fighting styles of the swordmasters and melding it with the magics of their sphere, water templars use this form to discharge bursts of ice through their sword, attempting to hamper their dexterity and skills. An opponent so struck may also lose his grip on his weapon, dropping it. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Dexterity See also: DISARM, FORMS
This is a short list of the more common wear-slots accessible to mortals. There are a few more, but are comparatively obscure. These should be most all that you'll deal with: -Left finger -Right finger -Neck (first) -Neck (second) -Torso -Head -Legs -Feet -Hands -Arms -Shield/Held/Dual Wielded/Light -About body -Waist -Left wrist -Right wrist -Wielded (weapons) -Floating -Branded (immortals' sigils and brands)
Duration : Level/2 hours Minimum Cost: 5 mana Range : Caster Only Syntax: Cast 'Detect Invis' This spell allows the caster to see all players, mobiles, and objects that are invisible. Primary Attribute: Intelligence See also: INVISIBILITY
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 5 mana Range : Room Syntax: Cast 'Create Food' <type> This spell calls forth a bit of food, creating it in the room where the caster stands, that anyone might take it. A caster of higher level will create more filling food than one who is earlier in their training. The spell will randomly create one of many varying types, or anyone over level 20 may specify their preference from amongst those options. Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 15 mana Range : Single PC or Mob Syntax: cast 'iceshard' <target> This spell calls a jagged piece of ice to strike the target, dealing damage and potentially penalizing their dexterity. This effect is cumulative. This spell restores a portion of mana spent when casting it. Primary Attributes: Intelligence, Dexterity See also: MAGIC APTITUDE
Duration : Level/2 hours Minimum Cost: 20 mana Range : Room Syntax: Cast 'Create Spring' This spell will call up a magical spring from the ground at the caster's location, providing fresh water for anyone in the room. Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Duration : Level/2 Hours Minimum Cost: 75 mana Range : Caster or Target Item Syntax: Cast 'Frozen Shield' <target> This spell enchants a shield with a frigid chill; this causes it to grant additional hitroll, damroll, and resistance to fire. When cast upon a blessed item, the duration will be extended. One may place this spell upon a held shield by casting it upon oneself. This spell does not coexist with Rotheld's Bulwark; one may use one or the other, but not both. Primary Attributes: Intelligence, Charisma See also: HITROLL, DAMROLL, DAMAGE REDUCTION
Duration : Level/2 Hours Minimum Cost: 75 mana Range : Caster or Target Item Syntax: Cast 'Frozen Shield' <target> This spell enchants a shield with a frigid chill; this causes it to grant additional hitroll, damroll, and resistance to fire. When cast upon a blessed item, the duration will be extended. One may place this spell upon a held shield by casting it upon oneself. This spell does not coexist with Rotheld's Bulwark; one may use one or the other, but not both. Primary Attributes: Intelligence, Charisma See also: HITROLL, DAMROLL, DAMAGE REDUCTION
Duration : Level/2 Hours Minimum Cost: 30 mana Range : Target PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Sunset Sigil' <target> The Sunset sigil bestows a measure of Lielqan's grace upon its target, allowing them to breathe and move freely underwater, allowing them to defend and use all combat skills as easily as on land. The sigil wards against the drown spell, and supercedes water breathing and amphibious breathing. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom
Duration : Level/6 Hours Minimum Cost: 50 mana Range : Target Weapon Syntax: Cast 'Frostbrand' <target> Frostbrand imbues a weapon with a deep chill, making it deal cold damage. This cannot be cast on weapons that are innately darkened, evil, or that reject the good-aligned, nor can it be cast upon innately fiery weapons, or those that burst with flame or frost. When cast upon a blessed item, the duration will be extended. One may place this spell upon a wielded weapon by casting it upon oneself. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 12 mana Range : Target PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Refresh' <target> This spell will restore some lost movement points to the target. The amount restored is greatly contingent on the level of the caster. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom See also: MOVEMENT
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 45 mana Range : Target PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Purify' <target> This spell calls upon the healing power of water to wash away various maladies. By itself, this spell will cure both poisons and blindness (as per the spell). The skills treat infection, restore vigor, and clarify mind will expand this spell's capabilities. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom See also: TREAT INFECTION, RESTORE VIGOR, CLARIFY MIND
Duration : Level/2 Hours Minimum Cost: 75 mana Range : Caster or Target Item Syntax: Cast "Rotheld's Bulwark" <target> This spell enchants a shield with the power of life itself. Any time the user blocks an attack with this shield, part of the healing energy imbued into shield will flow forth into the wearer and potentially their group, dependent on their proficiency with field medicine. One may place this spell upon a held shield by casting it upon oneself. This spell does not coexist with frozen shield one may use one or the other, but not both. Primary Attributes: Intelligence, Wisdom See also: FIELD MEDICINE
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 25 mana Range : Single PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Cure Critical' <target> The standard spell for healing in most circumstances, cure critical heals fairly substantial wounds while requiring little effort on the part of the caster. This spell is somewhat more mana efficient than its more potent counterpart, heal. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom See Also: HEAL
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 25 mana Range : Target PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Icebolt' <target> <optional direction> This spell calls forth a focused burst of ice, dealing damage to its target. It may optionally be aimed at a target up to a room away from the caster, though spells which block vision into that room will prevent this from occurring. A smoke-filled room will impede even attempts to direct this spell to a nearby target, as well. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Dexterity
Duration : 35 Hours Minimum Cost: 100 mana Range : Target Inventory Weapon Recast Delay: 50-(Level/4) Hrs Syntax: Cast 'Rune of Life' <target> A mystical symbol scribed upon a weapon, a rune of life indicates a direct channel to the elemental plane of water. A weapon with this rune will frequently heal the wielder, when it is used in battle. The caster will find their maximum mana penalized for the duration of the recast delay, proportionally to their level. One may place this spell upon a wielded weapon by casting it upon oneself. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom
Duration : Level/12 hours Minimum Cost: 100 Mana Range : Single PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Sanctuary' <target> The sanctuary spell will protect its target against damage from almost all sources, reducing it by at most a little less than one-half. Certain types of particularly defiling damage will negate this warding, as can desecration or other, similar Void maledictions. Characters under the effects of avatar or cloak of the Void may not be affected by this spell; similarly, if The Lone Defender song is paired with sanctuary, the combined effect will be greater than either individually but less than fully additive. Primary Attributes: Intelligence, Wisdom
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 25 mana Range : Target PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Douse' <target> This spell will attempt to put out any lingering flames on the target, such as those caused by consume, rune of embers, aggravate wounds, coronal glow, or smoulder, at the small cost of leaving the target somewhat wet afterwards. The water will also clear away blindness caused by dirt kicking, blinding dust, and smoke. Restore vigor will expand the uses of this spell somewhat. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom See also: RESTORE VIGOR
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 5 mana Range : Single PC, Mob, or Item Syntax: Cast 'Ritual Cleansing' <target> By this spell, a mage of water may attempt to purify any curses afflicting the target, be it person or object. Should it be a person-- be they PC or mobile-- this spell will attempt to remove any curses upon their equipment as well. Primary Attribute: Intelligence See also: CURSE
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 40 mana Range : All Fighting the Caster Syntax: Cast 'Cone of Cold' Calling forth a wide burst of ice, this spell deals damage to everyone who is currently fighting the caster. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Dexterity
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 40 mana Range : Target Undead Being Syntax: Cast 'Holy Water' <target> Aimed at harming evil undead, holy water fires a blast of pure, sanctified water at its target, at once dousing and burning them with Lielqan's animosity. Revenants will take reduced damage from this, still clinging to the fringes of life as they do. It will occasionally automatically kill its target. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Wisdom
Duration : Level/24 Hours Minimum Cost: 85 mana Range : Current Room Recast Delay: 6 Hours Syntax: Cast 'Wall of Water' This spell floods the caster's current room entirely with water, sealing it to ensure it stays in place. For the duration of this spell, it is considered as being underwater in every way; water breathing is needed to travel within the room and aquatic movement to fight properly within. Spells which are affected by the presence of this much water will behave as they normally would under such conditions. Blast and blazing inferno spells can neither be cast nor spread into a wall of water. Smoke, smokescreen, and cloudkill will be dissipated by this wall. Anyone hiding or camouflaged within the room when the wall is cast will be revealed. Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Duration : Instantaneous Minimum Cost: 30 mana Range : Target Other PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Ranged Healing' <target> <direction> This spell will imbue a force of life and healing into its target. Unlike all other such spells, the target must not be in the same room as the caster; they must be in an adjacent room for the spell to work. It is not a powerful healing, and the magic cannot be worked while the caster is engaged in combat, but templars of water do find it valuable in specialized situations. It is not possible to cast this into a room you cannot see into. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Dexterity See also: ICEBOLT, CURE CRITICAL
Duration : Level/20 Hours Minimum Cost: 50 mana Range : Target PC or Mob Syntax: Cast 'Icy Prison' <target> Creating a thick shell of ice around its target, imprisoning them. Within this shell, the victim is able to move freely; the spell itself is harmless in that sense. Most transportation spells cannot be activated from within the prison, though area-of-effect fire spells cast within or around a prison will melt it. Primary Attribute: Intelligence
Duration : Level/10 Hours Minimum Cost: 30 mana Range : See Text Syntax: Cast 'Freeze' Freeze is a spell with two distinct applications. When cast underwater, it will lag all people in the room who are not grouped with the caster and penalize their dexterity. If cast anywhere else, this spell coats the ground with a thin sheen of ice, causing characters who enter or fight within the room to have a chance to slip and fall. This is most effective when cast on top of water, but still functions elsewhere. Water templars, water scholars, and those who are flying are immune to this effect. Primary Attribute: Intelligence, Dexterity See also: LAG
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