Plasma magic is advanced fire spellwork that produces intensely hot arcs and projectiles. It can be shaped along physical weapons as well as cast outward.
Casting and practice
Virel taught Vianna by drawing on what he had observed of Aelius in Thalassai. She sparred to exhaustion while he corrected her failures and pushed her to make her fire hotter. She eventually produced purple and white plasma without drawing on Pyrathalor's power.
Aelius concentrated heat so finely that some of his fire was almost invisible, although it could still be sensed. His plasma melted stone. He also added resonance to his plasma bolts, making their impacts strike with violent shockwaves.
Forms and defenses
Aelius formed white plasma orbs in his palm and hurled them at opponents. Vianna applied plasma along her glaive, using it to strike at close range or throw the weapon.
Plasma does not defeat every defense. During training, Cassian reflected one of Aelius's blasts with a divine shield. Vianna's plasma glaive failed to break through Thalena's golden barrier.
Plasma magic is a rare form of fusion magic used by skilled fire mages. It produces intensely hot arcs, projectiles and weapon coatings, melting stone and causing violent detonations.
Casting and practice
Virel taught Vianna by drawing on what he had observed of Aelius in Thalassai. She sparred to exhaustion while he corrected her failures and pushed her to make her fire hotter. She eventually produced purple and white plasma without drawing on Pyrathalor's power.
Aelius concentrated heat so finely that some of his fire was almost invisible, although it could still be sensed. He added resonance to his plasma bolts, making their impacts strike with violent shockwaves.
Forms and control
Plasma can be cast as spheres and beams or formed around the fists and along a physical blade. Vianna used it on her glaive for close strikes and thrown attacks.
Impacts also endanger the caster. A plasma fist strike against Jeremiah threw Aelius backward with part of his arm and shoulder missing. When Zhang's plasma sphere met Vianna's frost lance, the explosion hurled her into an arena wall.
Other magic can redirect or resist plasma. Virel turned one of Vianna's spheres back at her with its speed greatly amplified. During training, Cassian reflected one of Aelius's blasts with a divine shield. Vianna's plasma glaive failed to break through Thalena's golden barrier.
Plasma magic is a rare form of fusion magic used by skilled fire mages. It produces intense heat in arcs, projectiles and weapons, melting stone and causing violent detonations. Mages can form plasma around their fists or along a physical blade as well as cast it outward.
Casting and practice
Virel taught Viviana by drawing on what he had observed of Ignatius in Thalassai. She sparred to exhaustion while he corrected her failures and pushed her to make her fire hotter. She eventually produced purple and white plasma without drawing on Pyrathalor's power.
Understanding the principles did not guarantee the ability to cast them. Virel understood plasma spellwork but lacked the fire skill to perform it; Viviana's greater mastery of fire allowed her to learn it. After giving her glaive to Pyrathalor, she spent years training with Gren to develop independent plasma blades.
Forms and combinations
Ignatius concentrated heat so finely that some of his fire was almost invisible, although it could still be sensed. He added resonance to his plasma bolts, making their impacts strike with violent shockwaves.
Viviana's blades formed from long threads of essence with wavering distortions along their sides. They could cut through stone, or release their essence in explosions. She could throw a blade and detonate it against a barrier. One blade intercepted a weaker lightning attack, absorbed its energy and destabilized into a large explosion; the attacker had been unable to summon true lightning from the sky.
Eremion cast a bombardment of descending plasma spheres by fusing three magic schools. During the Maraveth War, the rain stopped after Thalena struck him aboard his lead skyship. In another battle, disrupting his casting made the falling plasma strike both opposing fleets.
Costs and control
Large sustained forms consume enormous amounts of essence. Ignatius's aura evaporated approaching ice and sent plasma tendrils outward, but he could not sustain it indefinitely or withstand his own heat forever.
Impacts and detonations also endanger the caster. A plasma fist strike against Jeremiah threw Ignatius backward with part of his arm and shoulder missing. Viviana's blade explosion likewise sent her spinning away, forcing her to regain control in midair.
Meeting other spells can change an attack's course or produce a violent reaction. When Zhang's plasma sphere met Viviana's frost lance, the explosion hurled her into an arena wall. Virel redirected one of her plasma spheres back at her with its speed greatly amplified.
Plasma does not defeat every defense. Raphael's spell froze parts of Ignatius's plasma in midair. Cassian once reflected a plasma blast with a divine shield. Strong shields can also hold against it: Viviana's plasma glaive failed to break through Thalena's golden barrier.
Plasma magic is a rare form of fusion magic used by skilled fire mages. It produces intense heat in arcs, projectiles and weapons, melting stone and causing violent detonations. Mages can form plasma around their fists or along a physical blade as well as cast it outward.
Casting and practice
Virel taught Vianna by drawing on what he had observed of Aelius in Thalassai. She sparred to exhaustion while he corrected her failures and pushed her to make her fire hotter. She eventually produced purple and white plasma without drawing on Pyrathalor's power.
Understanding the principles did not guarantee the ability to cast them. Virel understood plasma spellwork but lacked the fire skill to perform it; Vianna's greater mastery of fire allowed her to learn it. After giving her glaive to Pyrathalor, she spent years training with Kren to develop independent plasma blades.
Forms and combinations
Aelius concentrated heat so finely that some of his fire was almost invisible, although it could still be sensed. He added resonance to his plasma bolts. He later explained that opponents concentrating on the heat often overlooked the resonance waves that killed them.
Vianna's blades formed from long threads of essence with wavering distortions along their sides. They could cut through stone, or release their essence in explosions. She could throw a blade and detonate it against a barrier. One blade intercepted a weaker lightning attack, absorbed its energy and destabilized into a large explosion; the attacker had been unable to summon true lightning from the sky.
Eremion cast a bombardment of descending plasma spheres by fusing three magic schools. During the Maraveth War, the rain stopped after Thalena struck him aboard his lead skyship. In another battle, disrupting his casting made the falling plasma strike both opposing fleets.
Costs and control
Large sustained forms consume enormous amounts of essence. Aelius's aura evaporated approaching ice and sent plasma tendrils outward, but he could not sustain it indefinitely or withstand his own heat forever. Aelius and Vianna explained that their resistance shed heat rather than making their bodies completely immune: prolonged exposure and sustained heat blasts could still overwhelm them.
Impacts and detonations also endanger the caster. A plasma fist strike against Jeremiah threw Aelius backward with part of his arm and shoulder missing. Vianna's blade explosion likewise sent her spinning away, forcing her to regain control in midair.
Meeting other spells can change an attack's course or produce a violent reaction. When Zhang's plasma sphere met Vianna's frost lance, the explosion hurled her into an arena wall. Virel redirected one of her plasma spheres back at her with its speed greatly amplified.
Plasma does not defeat every defense. Raphael's spell froze parts of Aelius's plasma in midair. Cassian once reflected a plasma blast with a divine shield and later interrupted Aelius and Jin's training duel by dispersing Aelius's plasma. Strong shields can also hold against it: Vianna's plasma glaive failed to break through Thalena's golden barrier.