Apotropy and Wardcraft are the thaumaturgical disciplines of defence against magical and physical assault.
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Apotropy is the discipline of protection from magical attack between primes and other elementals. Thaumaturgical duelling involves three methods of attack: attempting to break or override the opponent's
* Vinculum, the bond of authority between an elemental and a thaumaturge which makes the elemental carry out instructions, or * Ligation the thaumaturgical discipline of physically binding an elemental to a solid object, in order create a magical device or
Farsight is a thaumaturgical discipline enabling magical practitioners to see and sometimes hear people and places distant from their present location.
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Farsight requires the mastery of many other disciplines, since it requires controlling at least two
Ligation, often simply called binding, is the thaumaturgical discipline of physically binding an elemental to a solid object, so that solid matter becomes a part of the elemental's physical matrix.
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Elementals in nature will attach themselves to a physical object, particularly when it is near a regular and natural source of
Magister is a term in the Anrel Isles for a thaumaturges, or full practitioners of magic. More specifically, magisters are thaumaturges of the Rasian Academy with the ability to summon, bind and instruct elementals on their own, with no assistance from others. Sorcerors are practitioners with the skill and knowledge to instruct elementals, but without the ability to summon and bind them.magic
Malefaction is the use of magic to cause harm. Most magical traditions throughout history have had a taboo against using magic for selfish and dangerous purposes, but the Rasian Academy, as the premier institution of thaumaturgy, was the most effective at regulating it.
Neuromancy is the thaumaturgical discipline involving electromagnetic manipulation of structures within the human brain. It is now both a lost art and a forbidden art, considered to be malefaction.
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Onomastics is a thaumaturgical discipline related to the study of magical languages and naming. At the Rasian Academy it was particularly associated with the Grammarian school of thought.
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Quiristry is the thaumaturgical discipline relating to the creation and replication of all kinds of books, documents and other records. At the Rasian Academy, this was taught and practiced by the College of Quirists.
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The college considered quiristry an art, encompassing both thaumaturgical processes as well as manual skills. It was unusual in operating facilities not only within the Academy grou…
Vinculum is the bond or connection between a human thaumaturge and their prime elemental. This bonds gives a human mastery over the elemental and means that it will accept instructions only from that person. Vinculum generally grows stronger over time, with experienced thaumaturges able to easily command their primus.
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