Geomantic Treatise IV

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Geomantic Treatise IV
Written by Wynur Eshvan the Elder
"The Complete History of Geomancy in One Tome"

Allows you to learn the following Geomancy abilities:

Overflowing Power
Boulder Toss
Rune of Destabilization
Rune of Absorption

Reading this book grants some Experience.
A life's work of some minor historian - an ambitious attempt to gather all available information about the origins of the Geomancy Circle.
Price1600

Geomantic Treatise IV

Description

A life's work of some minor historian - an ambitious attempt to gather all available information about the origins of the Geomancy Circle.

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Book content

For a long time it was considered impossible to imbue stone with any magical properties, as it was deemed too inert for such subtle and complex manipulations. But now, thanks to professor Joran of Brynn University, we finally understand that this assertion was far from the truth.

So what exactly allows us to combine these two elements that were previously thought to be incompatible? The answer comes from history, namely the arid plateaus of Nistra. The key is the runes - they are the link between a mage's will and stone, the instrument to achieve the impossible. Geomancy yielded to us ever so slowly, like a chunk of ore under a miner's pick, but our efforts bore fruit - earth mages are now well-respected, and everyone knows how dangerous they can be.

The most destructive weapon in a geomancer's arsenal is, of course, a charged runic boulder. It takes only a single word to unleash its power to a devastating effect. There are even stories about great geomancers of the past who could destroy entire armies with a single powerful spell, though I'm sure it's just an exaggeration. Still, some sources offer a different perspective - for instance, there is a historical account of a well-known Aldwynn chronicler...


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