Sun Magic shapes essence into radiant light and heat. Its miniature suns can restore strength and nurture crops, while sunfire and sun spears burn and blast their targets. Xoh’Tenol supplied power through the sun shard carried by Tazarin and later Kaelion, though Kaelion learned the basic spells before accepting it.
Practice
Tazarin taught Kaelion in Thalcoris, demonstrating each spell and having him copy the movements of his hands. Kaelion drew essence from an essence core to form a small sun, then practiced sunfire and spears for hours. His early spells were much weaker than Tazarin’s and required repeated practice.
When Kaelion accepted Xoh’Tenol, the sun shard passed from Tazarin into his palm. The shard gave him access to the deity’s power.
Restorative suns
A restorative sun gives warmth and renewed energy to people within its light. Kaelion used small suns to replenish soldiers and mages before battle, then sustained larger suns over survivors and workers rebuilding Xalatun. This broad support is less precise than healing a wound directly. Repeated casting exhausted him and forced him to rest between spells.
Tazarin also placed suns above fields and farms to nourish the crops. Their light encouraged growth, making this magic useful beyond healing and battle.
Sunfire and spears
Sunfire produces waves of searing light and heat. A sun spear concentrates that power into a weapon that can be thrown. During Tazarin’s lessons, Zayren compressed one of these spears with aether magic, causing a controlled explosion.
Solar power can meet resistance from other magic. In training, Kaelion’s concentrated solar beam dissipated against a temporal shield.
Sun Magic shapes essence into radiant light and heat. Its miniature suns can restore strength and nurture crops, while sunfire and sun spears burn and blast their targets. Xoh’Tenol supplied power through the sun shard carried by Tazarin and later Kaelion, though Kaelion learned the basic spells before accepting it.
Practice and training
Tazarin taught Kaelion in Thalcoris, demonstrating each spell and having him copy the movements of his hands. Kaelion drew essence from an essence core to form a small sun, then practiced sunfire and spears for hours. His early spells were much weaker than Tazarin’s and required repeated practice.
When Kaelion accepted Xoh’Tenol, the sun shard passed from Tazarin into his palm. The shard gave him access to the deity’s power.
Kaelion later trained under Ignaros and Hadrian in Pyrenis. Ignaros taught him through his own mastery of fire magic, which aligned closely with Kaelion’s solar abilities. Their training was grueling: both teachers repeatedly defeated him in sparring, and Hadrian brought him into rigorous drills with the Thalassai military. Kaelion also practiced using his magic in the palace kitchen, where he learned to cook under Ignaros.
Restoration and practical uses
A restorative sun gives warmth and renewed energy to people within its light. Kaelion used small suns to replenish soldiers and mages before battle, then sustained larger suns over survivors and workers rebuilding Xalatun. This broad support is less precise than healing a wound directly. Repeated casting exhausted him and forced him to rest between spells.
Tazarin also placed suns above fields and farms to nourish the crops. Their light encouraged growth, making this magic useful beyond healing and battle.
Kaelion uses sun magic to start cooking fires and can shape its light into detailed maps. He has also added solar warmth to his illusions; the sun essence supplies warmth to an image he has already created.
Attacks and resistance
Sunfire produces waves of searing light and heat. A sun spear concentrates that power into a weapon that can be thrown and can explode against a target or an intervening barrier. In a duel with Calythos, Kaelion burned incoming rock with sun essence. One of his spears struck Calythos’s volcanic rock wall and exploded, scattering stone, lava and sparks.
Solar power can meet resistance from other magic. In training, Kaelion’s concentrated solar beam dissipated against a temporal shield.
Sun Magic shapes essence into radiant light and heat. Its miniature suns can restore strength and nurture crops, while sunfire and sun spears burn and blast their targets. Xoh’Tenol supplied power through the sun shard carried by Tazarin and later Kaelion, though Kaelion learned the basic spells before accepting it.
Practice and training
Tazarin taught Kaelion in Thalcoris, demonstrating each spell and having him copy the movements of his hands. Kaelion drew essence from an essence core to form a small sun, then practiced sunfire and spears for hours. His early spells were much weaker than Tazarin’s and required repeated practice.
When Kaelion accepted Xoh’Tenol, the sun shard passed from Tazarin into his palm. The shard gave him access to the deity’s power.
Kaelion later trained under Ignaros and Hadrian in Pyrenis. Ignaros taught him through his own mastery of fire magic, which aligned closely with Kaelion’s solar abilities. Their training was grueling: both teachers repeatedly defeated him in sparring, and Hadrian brought him into rigorous drills with the Thalassai military. Kaelion also practiced using his magic in the palace kitchen, where he learned to cook under Ignaros.
Restoration and practical uses
A restorative sun gives warmth and renewed energy to people within its light. Kaelion used small suns to replenish soldiers and mages before battle, then sustained larger suns over survivors and workers rebuilding Xalatun. This broad support is less precise than healing a wound directly. Repeated casting exhausted him and forced him to rest between spells.
Tazarin also placed suns above fields and farms to nourish the crops. Their light encouraged growth, making this magic useful beyond healing and battle.
Drawing on Xoh’Tenol’s power, Kaelion also repaired a pierced shoulder with solar essence during his fight with Jorhan.
Kaelion uses controlled solar heat for cooking, including heating river stones beneath skewered fish. He can shape its light into detailed maps and add solar warmth to his illusions; the sun essence supplies warmth to an image he has already created.
Attacks, defenses and combinations
Sunfire produces waves of searing light and heat. A sun spear concentrates that power into a thrown weapon; Kaelion can detonate it by snapping his fingers. These explosions scatter heat, debris and shockwaves across the surrounding area, endangering anyone caught nearby.
The same school can form protective barriers. Kaelion used blazing solar shields to intercept the black lightning of the ocean storms. Other magic can still stop his attacks: a concentrated solar beam dissipated against a temporal shield during training.
Kaelion has combined solar spears with temporal magic. While defending Velundra, he used this combination with Xoh’Tenol’s greater power, causing an explosion strong enough to sweep his companions off their feet. They survived behind Ilyra’s shield, and she warned him to control the spell more carefully.
Sun Magic shapes essence into radiant light and heat. Its miniature suns can restore strength and nurture crops, while sunfire and sun spears burn and blast their targets. Xoh’Tenol supplied power through the sun shard carried by Tazarin and later Kaelion, though Kaelion learned the basic spells before accepting it.
Practice and training
Tazarin taught Kaelion in Thalcoris, demonstrating each spell and having him copy the movements of his hands. Kaelion drew essence from an essence core to form a small sun, then practiced sunfire and spears for hours. His early spells were much weaker than Tazarin’s and required repeated practice.
When Kaelion accepted Xoh’Tenol, the sun shard passed from Tazarin into his palm. The shard gave him access to the deity’s power.
Kaelion later trained under Ignaros and Hadrian in Pyrenis. Ignaros taught him through his own mastery of fire magic, which aligned closely with Kaelion’s solar abilities. Their training was grueling: both teachers repeatedly defeated him in sparring, and Hadrian brought him into rigorous drills with the Thalassai military. Kaelion also practiced using his magic in the palace kitchen, where he learned to cook under Ignaros.
Restoration and practical uses
A restorative sun gives warmth and renewed energy to people within its light. Kaelion used small suns to replenish soldiers and mages before battle, then sustained larger suns over survivors and workers rebuilding Xalatun. This broad support is less precise than healing a wound directly. Repeated casting exhausted him and forced him to rest between spells.
Tazarin also placed suns above fields and farms to nourish the crops. Their light encouraged growth, making this magic useful beyond healing and battle.
Drawing on Xoh’Tenol’s power, Kaelion also repaired a pierced shoulder with solar essence during his fight with Jorhan.
Kaelion uses controlled solar heat for cooking, including heating river stones beneath skewered fish. He can shape its light into detailed maps and add solar warmth to his illusions; the sun essence supplies warmth to an image he has already created.
Attacks, defenses and combinations
Sunfire produces waves of searing light and heat. A sun spear concentrates that power into a thrown weapon; Kaelion can detonate it by snapping his fingers. These explosions scatter heat, debris and shockwaves across the surrounding area, endangering anyone caught nearby.
The same school can form protective barriers. Kaelion used blazing solar shields to intercept the black lightning of the ocean storms. Other magic can still stop his attacks: a concentrated solar beam dissipated against a temporal shield during training.
Kaelion combines solar spears with temporal magic through fusion magic. While defending Velundra, he used this combination with Xoh’Tenol’s greater power, causing an explosion strong enough to sweep his companions off their feet. They survived behind Ilyra’s shield, and she warned him to control the spell more carefully.
Access to Xoh’Tenol’s power and the ability to cast from Kaelion’s own reserves are distinct. In a duel with Jin, Kaelion chose to use only his own power and the essence cores he carried. His sun-forged shield was breached, and repeated spear attacks drained both cores before he conceded. Solar magic and additional cores did not spare him from exhaustion.
Sun Magic shapes essence into radiant light and heat. Its miniature suns can restore strength and nurture crops, while sunfire and sun spears burn and blast their targets. Xoh’Tenol supplied power through the sun shard carried by Tazarin and later Kaelion, though Kaelion learned the basic spells before accepting it.
Practice and training
Tazarin taught Kaelion in Thalcoris, demonstrating each spell and having him copy the movements of his hands. Kaelion drew essence from an essence core to form a small sun, then practiced sunfire and spears for hours. His early spells were much weaker than Tazarin’s and required repeated practice.
When Kaelion accepted Xoh’Tenol, the sun shard passed from Tazarin into his palm. The shard gave him access to the deity’s power.
Kaelion later trained under Ignaros and Hadrian in Pyrenis. Ignaros taught him through his own mastery of fire magic, which aligned closely with Kaelion’s solar abilities. Their training was grueling: both teachers repeatedly defeated him in sparring, and Hadrian brought him into rigorous drills with the Thalassai military. Kaelion also practiced using his magic in the palace kitchen, where he learned to cook under Ignaros.
Restoration and practical uses
A restorative sun gives warmth and renewed energy to people within its light. Kaelion used small suns to replenish soldiers and mages before battle, then sustained larger suns over survivors and workers rebuilding Xalatun. This broad support is less precise than healing a wound directly. Repeated casting exhausted him and forced him to rest between spells.
Tazarin also placed suns above fields and farms to nourish the crops. Their light encouraged growth, making this magic useful beyond healing and battle.
Drawing on Xoh’Tenol’s power, Kaelion repaired a pierced shoulder with solar essence during his fight with Jorhan. He can also direct solar essence over other people’s wounds. After the fighting around Morindel, he treated Ignatius’s injuries and helped Zero with the same magic. Its healing remained weaker than divine healing.
Kaelion uses controlled solar heat for cooking, including heating river stones beneath skewered fish. He can shape its light into detailed maps and add solar warmth to his illusions; the sun essence supplies warmth to an image he has already created.
Attacks, defenses and combinations
Sunfire produces waves of searing light and heat. A sun spear concentrates that power into a thrown weapon; Kaelion can detonate it by snapping his fingers. These explosions scatter heat, debris and shockwaves across the surrounding area, endangering anyone caught nearby.
The same school can form protective barriers. Kaelion used blazing solar shields to intercept the black lightning of the ocean storms. Other magic can still stop his attacks: a concentrated solar beam dissipated against a temporal shield during training.
Kaelion combines solar spears with temporal magic through fusion magic. While defending Velundra, he used this combination with Xoh’Tenol’s greater power, causing an explosion strong enough to sweep his companions off their feet. They survived behind Ilyra’s shield, and she warned him to control the spell more carefully.
He has also combined sun magic with cosmic magic, producing beams of white-hot energy and golden solar radiance. At Morindel, he used the two schools to summon a massive falling sun. He had little essence left as he and Zero fled from the descending sun.
Access to Xoh’Tenol’s power and the ability to cast from Kaelion’s own reserves are distinct. Kaelion fought Jin using only his own power and carried essence cores, and later drew with Kazehiro when both exhausted their reserves. His attacks and shields still depended on the power available for that fight.
Sun Magic shapes essence into radiant light and heat. Its miniature suns can restore strength and nurture crops, while sunfire and sun spears burn and blast their targets. Xoh’Tenol supplied power through the sun shard carried by Tazarin and later Kaelion, though Kaelion learned the basic spells before accepting it.
Practice and training
Tazarin taught Kaelion in Thalcoris, demonstrating each spell and having him copy the movements of his hands. Kaelion drew essence from an essence core to form a small sun, then practiced sunfire and spears for hours. His early spells were much weaker than Tazarin’s and required repeated practice.
When Kaelion accepted Xoh’Tenol, the sun shard passed from Tazarin into his palm. The shard gave him access to the deity’s power.
Kaelion later trained under Ignaros and Hadrian in Pyrenis. Ignaros taught him through his own mastery of fire magic, which aligned closely with Kaelion’s solar abilities. Their training was grueling: both teachers repeatedly defeated him in sparring, and Hadrian brought him into rigorous drills with the Thalassai military. Kaelion also practiced using his magic in the palace kitchen, where he learned to cook under Ignaros.
Restoration and practical uses
A restorative sun gives warmth and renewed energy to people within its light. Kaelion used small suns to replenish soldiers and mages before battle, then sustained larger suns over survivors and workers rebuilding Xalatun. This broad support is less precise than healing a wound directly. Repeated casting exhausted him and forced him to rest between spells.
Tazarin also placed suns above fields and farms to nourish the crops. Their light encouraged growth, making this magic useful beyond healing and battle.
Drawing on Xoh’Tenol’s power, Kaelion repaired a pierced shoulder with solar essence during his fight with Jorhan. He can also direct solar essence over other people’s wounds. After the fighting around Morindel, he treated Ignatius’s injuries and helped Zero with the same magic. Its healing remained weaker than divine healing.
Kaelion uses controlled solar heat for cooking, including heating river stones beneath skewered fish. He can shape its light into detailed maps and add solar warmth to his illusions; the sun essence supplies warmth to an image he has already created.
Attacks, defenses and combinations
Sunfire produces waves of searing light and heat. A sun spear concentrates that power into a thrown weapon; Kaelion can detonate it by snapping his fingers. These explosions scatter heat, debris and shockwaves across the surrounding area, endangering anyone caught nearby.
The same school can form protective barriers. Kaelion used blazing solar shields to intercept the black lightning of the ocean storms. Other magic can still stop his attacks: a concentrated solar beam dissipated against a temporal shield during training.
Ravira’s liquid-glass shield redirected one of Kaelion’s spears. He tried to detonate it, but it fizzled out instead.
Kaelion combines solar spears with temporal magic through fusion magic. While defending Velundra, he used this combination with Xoh’Tenol’s greater power, causing an explosion strong enough to sweep his companions off their feet. They survived behind Ilyra’s shield, and she warned him to control the spell more carefully.
He has also combined sun magic with cosmic magic, producing beams of white-hot energy and golden solar radiance. At Morindel, he used the two schools to summon a massive falling sun. He had little essence left as he and Zero fled from the descending sun.
Access to Xoh’Tenol’s power and the ability to cast from Kaelion’s own reserves are distinct. Kaelion fought Jin using only his own power and carried essence cores, and later drew with Kazehiro when both exhausted their reserves. His attacks and shields still depended on the power available for that fight.
Drawing power from a star
While visiting Proxion, Kaelion absorbed or repelled solar radiation, and Mike’s tests found him nearly immune to its effects. Even with this affinity, the heat near the sun became unbearable, his suit began to char, and he needed additional shields. Xoh’Tenol grew stronger as Kaelion approached the star, but warned that Kaelion could overload himself instantly by drawing in too much energy.
Kaelion instead shaped solar particles from the star into a spear at a distance, using the sun’s essence without first pulling it all into his body. Xoh’Tenol guided his aim and movements, and he added a temporal component so the spear would detonate when it reached its target. The resulting attack was much larger than his earlier spears.
With Xarion’s help, Kaelion later formed a huge solar sphere over the eye of a hurricane. Breaking it into coronas and flares burned away much of the storm’s water, with expanding air and shockwaves spreading through the surrounding area.
Thalena’s account
In Thalena’s Shores of Eternity, Kaelion and Xoh’Tenol drew on a sun core while defending the imperial Valrindor against an incoming fleet. Xoh’Tenol’s energy output increased until nearby ships withdrew and planetary shields were raised to protect the people below. She released the accumulated energy in multiple orange-red beams.