Conduit of Stonesong

By channeling the slow, deep rhythms of the world through himself, a dedicant of the wakened stone may empower a drake obtained via the wakened stone skill. While acting as such a conduit, the caster will find his drake capable of both dealing more damage and taking less than otherwise, and will furthermore mature at a somewhat faster rate, provided the song is used while the drake is engaged in combat.

Maintaining this state is somewhat taxing; while channeling stonesong, the mage will lose some mana each pulse. The amount lost depends on how closely connected the mage can be to the earth in his current location; the terrain types will drain in order from most to least: air and water, swamp, most ground, hills, mountains, underground. Note that while a mage may continue to channel this song when at sea or otherwise not near land, he will find doing so very taxing indeed. No mana may be recovered on ticks while acting as such a conduit. Casting the spell again will close the channel, which otherwise will remain open until the caster's mana reserves are utterly depleted.

Primary Attributes: Intelligence, Charism.