Barien, the Iron Duke Challenges, worth, tests Meraud, the Golden Magician Magic, enchantment Rhianos, Regent of the Eternal Sea The sea, seafarers, adventure

The Conclave is charged with oversight of magic across the Empire. Its remit includes encouraging the use of magic in the best interests of the Imperial citizens;

enchantment. Overview Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic Battlefield Rituals Enchantments Curses Ilium Ritual Theory Magic Items Herbs

wax and wane with the hour or the season. Some are only detectable with magic, others cause effects that are so pronounced that you cannot fail to realize

ilium. Detect magic can identify the presence of a curse Divination rituals may provide more information on the nature of a curse The detect magic incantation

that moridun specializes in. The Grendel seem to view the use of ritual magic as a profoundly economic activity. The most powerful magician among the Grendel

Imperial lore. Overview Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic Battlefield Rituals Enchantments Curses Ilium Ritual Theory Magic Items Herbs

parts of Karsk. Magic is at the heart of the Thule nation; where others may value physical strength, the Thule value the use of magic. They are ruthless

master it. Overview Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic Battlefield Rituals Enchantments Curses Ilium Ritual Theory Magic Items Herbs

repair shattered limbs. Like all other intelligent beings the Jotun employ magic, but they do not seem to consider it a particularly appropriate weapon for

Conclave's resources. The six archmages match the six realms into which magic is divided. Where the influence of a grandmaster is primarily political,

Gate. Autumn magic can be used to create a link between the Empire and a barbarian or a foreigner to allow them to use the Gate - and Night magic can transform

don't tell you what you want to do or how you want to react - there is no magic that can exert complete control over your mind in Empire. Instead all roleplaying

constellation in ritual magic or spellcasting. Traditions Astronomancy Blood Magic Dramaturgy Rune Magic Music of the Spheres Aspect Magic Ritual Theory Spellcasting

theory Spring magic Summer magic Autumn magic Winter magic Day magic Night magic Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic

describe the method of creating a magic item. Any artisan can study a schema and master the methods involved in creating the magic item it describes. There are

you. Magic calls usually represent magical effects that debilitate or weaken the target You must strike the target with a wand, rod, or staff Magic calls

else. Night magic cannot mend items, for example. Ritual theory Spring magic Summer magic Autumn magic Winter magic Day magic Night magic Spellcasting

own distinct history and culture as well as being important for politics, magic, and war. Your choice of territory can have a big important on your character

Lineage is a touch of magic in the blood. Lineage represents the touch of magic on a human, and can occur in many ways. Parents with lineage often give

— while the core ideas of magic are settled, Urizen magicians can still find much to argue about. Not just the nature of magic and reality, but the application

same cast member. Traditions Astronomancy Blood Magic Dramaturgy Rune Magic Music of the Spheres Aspect Magic Ritual Theory Spellcasting

the effect. Overview Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic Battlefield Rituals Enchantments Curses Ilium Ritual Theory Magic Items Herbs

directly while it remains sustained by Spring magic is a recipe for disaster. Instead the Navarr use the magic of the trods, to drain the Spring energy from

rejuvenated - and reconfigured - by a wave of Spring magic that swept Reikos in early 380YE. The magic saw the restoration of great swathes of forest, and

Magic is dangerous, and selfish magic doubly so. When the cities of Navarr were consumed by the vallorn, much of the Navarr magical lore was preserved

the ground. Apart from a few isolated spires hidden beneath veils of Night magic, much of the population of Zenith has been displaced. Refugees fled to Redoubt

different realm. Found in the Day realm, and used in the performance of Day magic. Over time, this miraculous pigment slowly changes colour from deep purple

theory Spring magic Summer magic Autumn magic Winter magic Day magic Night magic Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic

are allowed to practice ritual magic in Jarm, although many of the citizens know an incantation or two. Jarmish ritual magic tends to be a combination of

the magic of Autumn itself is rarely the right tool to use. Ritual theory Spring magic Summer magic Autumn magic Winter magic Day magic Night magic Spellcasting

how magic should be used. They are made up of like-minded individuals and exist to bring together magicians who share a common vision for how magic should

impossible to perform using Day magic. Ritual theory Spring magic Summer magic Autumn magic Winter magic Day magic Night magic Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic

distasteful others may find it. Poison, disease, treachery, ambush, dark magic, torture, wholesale destruction - all are simply tools to be used as needed

A college of magic allows the creation of new formulaic rituals. A formulaic ritual can take decades to complete, requiring extensive resources and many

the mortal realm. These realms are innately connected to the practice of magic, as well as being home to magical entities called eternals. Magicians have

enable them to fulfil their constitutional role to support the proper use of magic by the Empire. These powers are grouped together as the Declarations of the

twelve measures of one rare material that are used by an artisan to make magic items. Herb garden - produces fourteen herbs for use by a physick or apothecary

Interdiction varies depending on the kind of magic involved. Most commonly it makes a ritual illegal to perform, or a magic item illegal to own or create. The Declaration

their loyalty to each other by creating a band. Bands draw on the hearth magic of oaths combined with magical bonds created by magicians to allow members

their archipelago. In the past they have regularly used powerful ritual magic in the pursuit of more living space, but these days they prefer to do their

vegetation invoked with powerful Spring magic designed to rejuvenate the area. One small area proved resistant to the magic released to heal the wounded hills

The Dean of the Lyceum oversees the most famous college for the study of magic in the Empire. The Dean of the Lyceum is an Imperial title in the Conclave

and where formal magic is predictable and reliable, hearth magic is none of these things. While the principles that underlie hearth magic are common throughout

A bleeding pox take your manners. Having a beard doesn't make you wise. We could put a pig in that chair and put a crown on it - it would still be a ruddy

others. They make frequent use of poison on the battlefield, using herbs and magic to create powerful venoms to overcome their enemies. The Thule rule the wastelands

theory Spring magic Summer magic Autumn magic Winter magic Day magic Night magic Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic

civil service monitors the fighting force of each Imperial army using Day magic, providing this IC information to the Imperial generals, so that they can

Empire's premiere college of Summer magic Penumbral Watcher - receives several unique items related to Night magic and espionage Scholar of Kragg's Hollow

order. Whether using Day magic to map a territory, evoking a shield of protection with Winter magic, channelling Summer magic to establish a beach head

Sarcophan are experts in the ritual magic of Spring, Autumn and Winter; they have little interest in or propensity for the magic of Day, Night or Summer (beyond

additional work on Heraldic Magic. Traditions Astronomancy Blood Magic Dramaturgy Rune Magic Music of the Spheres Aspect Magic Ritual Theory Spellcasting

waters of the Morass, meaning the region is now marshy. The powerful Spring magic enchantment, Hallow of the Green World, performed after the Winter Solstice

throughout the League and they are usually the centre of League performance magic. Not just theatre is popular however; there are rival opera houses whose

is just that the most commonly encountered form of Spring Realm magic is healing magic. Many people show no signs at all of being a briar before the bark

building was being burnt a dedicated coven of magisters evoked powerful Winter magic to place protective enchantments against fire on many of the texts. While

evoked in magic used to empower allies with warlike strength, and their thundering charge is sometimes referenced when casting battlefield magic that drives

army will grow wealthy; a portion of this bounty in the form of potions, magic items, money, herbs, crystal mana, crafting materials and valuable materials

the supernatural effects apply also to the eternal. As far as the hearth magic that underpins amity (and presumably enmity) is concerned, there is no difference

uses magic to support the nation as a whole and Marcher traditions in particular. Landskeepers can use a variety of methods, besides hearth magics and rituals

known for its community of magicians, especially those versed in Autumn magic. Many of the coastal settlements here were plundered by the Grendel during

used for destructive or harmful magic; The Mask helps magic related to wisdom or divination; the Rod is used for magic related to authority or warding;

the studies of the Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun, a College of Magic specialising in Summer magic. The Icy Crag stands above the vale of Volchitrava, south-west

strategic use of magic; is appraised of the availability and effect of magical resources; and to recognises opportunities to use magic on the battlefield

the business of another house. For example, if another Imperial college of magic were constructed, the magistrates would almost certainly insist that a dean

them from performing ritual magic, and engaging with eternals. The most common reason for this declaration is an abuse of magic by misuse of curses against

their magic towards the service of the military, and there is a great emphasis on practical application over theory. Those who master ritual magic - often

theory Spring magic Summer magic Autumn magic Winter magic Day magic Night magic Spellcasting Rituals Formulaic Rituals Spontaneous Magic

One uses magic as a political tool to gain influence to better serve the entire Freeborn nation - the other is a lackey who uses their magic at the behest

lore for the benefit of the Empire. Instead of building their academy of magic around an existing spire, they created an entirely new one and called it

Bourse seat is a bone of contention for some Miekarovans. This College of Magic focused on the study of the summer realm was built in Volchitrava shortly

normal circumstances, a priest can spend only one dose of liao. There are magic items, potions, and even ritual enchantments that can allow a priest to use

around Syrene, most of whom are dedicated to the study and application of magic, or to exploration of the virtues of Vigilance and Wisdom. Syrene is best

allows an artisan to create unique magic items. A runeforge allows the Empire to create new magic items. Creating a new magic item is normally a process that

of publications, covering subject from medicine to religion, politics to magic, and everything in between. The Library also publishes, and will help publish

but it would take exceptionally potent magic to actually destroy it - most likely some dire curse of Winter magic to leech the power from the stones. The

conflicts. When the Imperial armies march to war against a foe that uses magic, the Urizen magicians work to provide what support they can. Swords, spears

led by a powerful Ghulai and her coven, who wielded the power of Spring magic against the Imperial defenders. With the aid of the Navarr - especially Megan

mountain top, dedicated to the mastery of magic. The arcane spires are the backbone of Urizen - they wield the magic that makes the nation powerful and are

herbs that are common throughout the Empire. These herbs are infused with magic which allows them to be used by a skilled physick to cure a range of ailments

engraved with intricate swirling patterns and serving as a focus for blood magic of the vates who visit the library to study. In the middle of the table rests

the Summer Solstice 384YE. The army is able to use their mastery of Spring magic and their expertise with herbs to create powerful blade venoms to apply to

to blood magic. Blood magic is most common amongst the Navarr, especially the vates. All blood magic has a powerful synergy with hearth magic of sacrifice

became known as the place to go for prognostication and the study of Day magic. While the Provost had the final say in the research agenda of the Halls

Druj sorcerers - but they needed a ready source of power to wield their magic on the battlefield, or to weave the enchantments that will help the knights

simplest choice is to spend your skills buying mastery of Summer magic. This is the most common magic in Dawn, and should help your character play a useful role

more hardy. As a striding migrates along the trods the unconstrained Spring Magic which is the heart of the vallorn is slowly leached away. The longer the

those with the naga lineage. Some of these naga-dominated halls disdain magic, preferring to focus on the arts of war and take a rapturous joy in battle

another in public. Use of magic: Using magic on another person is never in and of itself a crime. However if the effect of the magic meets the definition of

master multiple weapons, and perhaps learn a little healing or combat magic, viewing magic as one of the many weapons they can wield as circumstances require

Dominion. As such, an adjutant cannot be used to focus the power of ritual magic on an army regardless of whether the general is alive or not. Because of

curses and dangerous spirits have the ability to create a location aura. Some magic rituals such as The Chamber of Delights or Solace of Chimes also create location

Academy. It appears that when they laboured under the Druj, what little magic they possessed was stripped from them. The Druj it seems will tolerate their

Imperial Conclave. They are responsible for coordinating the use of divination magic by the magicians of the Empire. The title was amended by the Senate during

detect magic spell is no use in identifying potions or their effects; they are herbal effects, not magical ones. Some magicians use ritual magic to identify

combination of an assault by the combined septs of the Barrens and powerful Spring magic. When the Imperial forces struck into the Barrens at the beginning of 384YE

created order requires a clear statement as to its purpose and attitudes to magic, and a symbol similar to those possessed by existing orders that is used

Touched by Winter magic, draughir are marked by deep hungers, and a certain kind of deep wisdom. The Draughir are touched by the realm of Winter, a nightmare

campaign by Varushkan, Navarr and Urizen forces aided by powerful ritual magic forced the Thule back out of Nitrost, returning the territory to Imperial

Fortification Spy network Shipyard Sinecure Ministry Great work Embassy College of Magic Runeforge Folly Fane Any commission that is proposed by a senator will be