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• Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa
  
  Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraan), is the largest island in the southern reach of the Natorn Archipelago. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoa.
  
  Modern Besoa c.1100 ME | Go to world map
  
  Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 ME
  
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• Deital (God)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDeital (God)
  
  A deital [DAY-it-ul], also called a deivat or god-spirit or god, is an elemental which has achieved a great power and a degree of consciousness from being the focus of human worship.
  
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  “Deital” is a magicAnásthiasmagic
• Elementalsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigElementals
  
  Elementals are esoteric beings found throughout Helevos. In various cultures they have been called spirits, daimons, eridai or jinna. In their natural state they are invisible, drawing energy from the natural environment and have limited interaction with the physical world. Millennia ago humans learned to harness elementals and instruct them to perform seemingly miraculous tasks, calling this magicmagicmagic
• Ergothaumicsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigErgothaumics
  
  Ergothaumics is the discipline of using thaumic energy to directly power mechanisms and devices, without needing an elemental. Ergothaumics was developed of the indjineers of Rasia.
  
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  Ergothaumics has many advantages over thaumaturgy, since it doesn't require the complexities of magic
• Eridaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigErida
  
  Erida, literally meaning “Words” in the extinct ancient language Ahngrit, is the instinctual core language of the Eridai, or elementals, Eridai meaning “of the words”. The art of thaumaturgy can therefore be described as the structural use of Erida to perform physical outputs.
  
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• Expurgationplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigExpurgation
  
  Expurgation was the ultimate punishment meted out by the Rasian Academy for the crime of malefaction: the use of thaumaturgy for evil and harmful ends.
  
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  Expurgation involves four steps. Firstly, the criminal's familiar (or 'prime source'), the elemental which is the source of his power, is cut away and destroyed.
• Factorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFactor
  
  In thaumaturgy, a factor is a spoken word or symbol, which represents a predefined physical action, process or thing. Factors are words which are deliberately meaningless in any human language. In Rasian thaumaturgy, factors are constructed from a standard set of syllables or
• The Grand Academy of Rasiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Grand Academy of Rasia
  
  The Grand Academy of Rasia [RAH-see-uh], more commonly known as the Rasian Academy, was once the greatest centre of learning in the Civilised World. It taught a wide variety of disciplines but specialised in thaumaturgical theory and practice.
  
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• Haulmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHaulm
  
  A haulm or holm is a thaumaturgical indjinn or lamenary, capable of interacting directly with the human brain using neuromancy.
  
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  The word is a portmanteau of thaumic helm. Since they must be in direct contact with the skull, they are produced in the form of a metal crown or helmet, often elaborately decorated with symbols indicating their function and ownership. They were perfected by the
• Houlmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHoulm
  
  A houlm, also called a thaumaturgical helm or a magister's crown, is a thaumaturgical device that interacts with the human brain, providing knowledge, calculation or perception abilites, or for medical reasons. Houlms were most famously used by the Holisticians of the Rasian Academy, a crucial tool of their work.
• Imagoryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImagory
  
  Imagory is the one of the three main thaumaturgical disciplines, that of creating an imago: a convincingly realistic image of real-world or imaginary object or scene.
  
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  Despite its seeming simplicity, creating realistic and aesthetically pleasing imagos is one of the most difficult to master, as it requires not only a great skill, finesse and a high level of rapport between the
• Imprintingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImprinting
  
  Imprinting is the thaumaturgical discipline of capturing the attention of an elemental, and giving it set of formal instructions. Magicians with the ability to summon and imprint an elemental are magisters.
  
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  The most basic method of imprinting is verbal, reciting sequents aloud to a bound elemental in the human equivalent of the languagelanguage
• Indjineersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIndjineers
  
  The College of Indjineers was a prominent institution at the The Grand Academy of Rasia during its High Period. The college specialised in the design and manufacture of magical artefacts and mechanisms, particularly lamenaries and other thaumaturgical indjins. As such they were specialists in various crafts, particularly metalworking.
• Lamenaryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLamenary
  
  A lamenary is a thaumaturgical device, designed to perform a specific function, in response to a trigger action. Lamenaries are often created to perform simple or repetitive tasks, such as thaumaturgical lamps or shields for personal protection.
  
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• Liníkaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLiníka
  
  Liníka is a little-known language of the ancient Godmen. It is mentioned in only a handful of ancient sources and no texts survive. Many words in Ahngrit and Atantic are said to have had roots in Liníka, particularly technical, scientific and magical terms. Modern terms such as
• Luminateplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLuminate
  
  Luminates are individuals with the rare ability to form a mental connection with an elemental. This can happen unconsciously and without training, making such connections potentially dangerous if the elemental carries out the violent subconscious desires of a child, rather than the conscious will of a trained
• Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic
  
  In common terms, magic is the art of producing a desired outcome through occult means. Various arts are described as magical, from common street illusionists, village herbalists, and rituals for the intercession of deities. However, true magic is the art and science of elemental mastery, harnessing elemental creatures and instructing them to perform simple or complex tasks.
• Malefactionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMalefaction
  
  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.
  
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• Praxisplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPraxis
  
  Praxis is the application of thaumaturgy to achieve physical ends, as opposed to theoretical thaumaturgy.
  
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• Primusplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrimus
  
  A primus or prime source, vulgarly called a familiar or shadow, is an elemental is imprinted to a magister, being permanently bound with vinculum. The primus is the focal instrument and agent of his magical power. Primus is the official term used by magicians of the Rasian school of magic, though many other terms are used.
• Printingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrinting
  
  Printing technology has been known for thousands of years, but until the modern era was restricted to the elites of the more advanced historic civlisations.
  
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  In the ancient civilisation of Traithe, important texts were recorded on brass discs, using the flowing continuous OrorrHarthera
• Sequentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSequent
  
  In thaumaturgy, a sequent is a set of instructions in the Erida language, which when given to an elemental will cause them to perform specific actions or produce a defined outcome. Sequents are magical tools, the building blocks of Rasian thaumaturgy.
  
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• Shamanismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigShamanism
  
  Shamanism is an uncodified form of magic, whereby a practitioner is able to summon and instruct an elemental spirit using their natural human sympathies, rather than through thaumaturgical learning.
  
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  Shamans use various methods to put themselves in a heightened mental state that enables them to summon and control elements. In
• Thaumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaum
  
  The thaum is a unit of measurement of thaumaturgical capacity; essentially a measure of magical energy.
  
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  One thaum is the standard energy potential contained in a single shell of an elemental. In energy terms this varies between elementals and even between shells, since outer shells tend to be weaker than inner shells. One thaum is colloquially said to be
• Thaumatropeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaumatrope
  
  A thaumatrope, also called an imagoricle or moon lantern, is a device for displaying images by thaumaturgical means.
  
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  The simplest thaumatropes are a box with a single open side, into which the image is projected creating the illusion of reality. The most complex devices have a glass panel covering a layer of coloured sand or beads, which are manipulated by the source to form an image. The sim…
• Terms for Practitioners of Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTerms for Practitioners of Magic
  
  Thaumaturge
  
  In the Rasian Academy style of magic, a thaumaturge (proto-Ahngrit “miracle worker”) is a practicioner of thaumaturgy, vulgarly called as magic. There are many names for magical practitioners, largely dependent on the culture of both the practitioner and the attitude of the speaker.
• Theurgyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTheurgy
  
  Theurgy, also called Theosophy, Theosophical magic or holy magic, is a style of magic that instead of using the power of an ordinary elemental, invokes the power of a deital or god-spirit. Theurgy requires no understanding or even awareness of thaumaturgy or other styles of formal magic. Instead, practitioners follow a specific ritual format depending on the action required, usually involving ritual prayer, sacrifice and other activities which induce a heightened level of consciousness.…
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  Besoa
  
  Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraan), is the largest island in the southern reach of the Natorn Archipelago. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoa.
  
  Modern Besoa c.1100 ME | Go to world map
  
  Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 MEMEBMEHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranMEHartheraOrorrOrorr
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• Thaumaturgical Disciplinesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaumaturgical Disciplines
  
  The modern practice of thaumaturgy divides study of magical theory and practice into numerous fields called the thaumaturgical disciplines.
  
  Historically each discipline was the remit of an individual college of the Rasian Academy, though this distinction blurred with time.
• Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic
  
  Magic, also called thaumaturgy is the art and science of harnessing elementals, and instructing them to carry out simple or complex tasks.
  
  Invoking more powerful spirits or gods is a related but much more dangerous art, called theurgy.
  
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