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	'''Moondial''': Acquired at Journeyman. Moondial turns a large basin of water into an object seemingly capable of predicting chaos, or change. The water imbued with this ether will glow as if reflecting moonlight, with the effects of Moondial's enchantment lasting for several hours. While the basin is lit, an object meant to signify the significance of an individual (not needing to be acquired from them or their belongings) may be dropped into the pool, which will then produce a rippling effect based on the degree of change that will occur if that person were to die, disappear, or perform an action of interest to the Risen. The death of an individual of great influence could produce a ripple massive enough to pour over the edges of the basin, while a secluded miller might produce a very small blip of movement. As one becomes an Expert in Baptism, they may enter the pool and immerse their face into the water to experience the potential changes of this effect directly, viewing beyond 'The Doors' in the form of a complex but vivid delusion, a hallucination of one of reality's many chaotic outcomes. While these results are not always accurate, this ability is often performed to help guide a Risen towards the 'right' outcome, minimizing the harm they leave upon the world before they commit to a dangerous choice.		'''Moondial''': Acquired at Journeyman. Moondial turns a large basin of water into an object seemingly capable of predicting chaos, or change. The water imbued with this ether will glow as if reflecting moonlight, with the effects of Moondial's enchantment lasting for several hours. While the basin is lit, an object meant to signify the significance of an individual (not needing to be acquired from them or their belongings) may be dropped into the pool, which will then produce a rippling effect based on the degree of change that will occur if that person were to die, disappear, or perform an action of interest to the Risen. The death of an individual of great influence could produce a ripple massive enough to pour over the edges of the basin, while a secluded miller might produce a very small blip of movement. As one becomes an Expert in Baptism, they may enter the pool and immerse their face into the water to experience the potential changes of this effect directly, viewing beyond 'The Doors' in the form of a complex but vivid delusion, a hallucination of one of reality's many chaotic outcomes. While these results are not always accurate, this ability is often performed to help guide a Risen towards the 'right' outcome, minimizing the harm they leave upon the world before they commit to a dangerous choice.
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		+	At Master, the Moondial and its 'Doors' may be used as an augur: a method of finding people, illuminating things about people near and far, learning of their fears and things significant to them. The ways in which a Master Risen can utilize the Moondial are vast beyond what is written here, though these feats of augury are also often marred by missing details and the uncertainty that follows.

	In order to perform this ability in regards to a PC or a prominent NPC, that player must be contacted first and must give consent and insight. In regards to said prominent NPC, the moderator of that region or plot involving them must give consent and insight.		In order to perform this ability in regards to a PC or a prominent NPC, that player must be contacted first and must give consent and insight. In regards to said prominent NPC, the moderator of that region or plot involving them must give consent and insight.

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 '''Pearl''': Acquired at Expert. Pearl's name derives from the shape of the structure crafted by water. Similar to Cascade, a Risen will generate or pull water from the air or from the environment, before forming a pearl or spherical-shaped structure and immersing themselves within it. While the structure is malleable in scale, it tends to be around ten feet in height and width. The orb can be manipulated even through the air, allowing the Risen to effectively float within the Pearl, as it will pull them along with it as its own axis or core. Pearl can be manipulated as a conduit for other abilities, or pure manipulation of water. It can also be exchanged into other forms of water (such as a wave) before reforming, altering its shape only requiring a facile amount of ether.
-'''Baptism''': Acquired at Master. Baptism is the source of the magic's name, and for good reason. It is among the most consequential of magical abilities known to Atharen, as its innate function allows it to enact two different outcomes that can both greatly impact the Risen's surroundings. Baptism allows the Risen to dispel lingering isotopes that allow for the continuation of magical effects. Most commonly, this can be used to dissipate a magical effect, such as stopping the mental alteration of an individual performed through [[Mentalism]], therefore resetting their Mural. Another example might be helping to cull lingering effects left by a [[Remnant|Remnomancer]]. Baptism can also work to deactivate World Magic creations by saturating them with disruptive water, and can cure the diseases of [[Bane]] if circulated through someone's system. It can even work to shift a [[Malformity|Malformer]] back to their default state, if a significant enough quantity of water relative to their mass can manage to attach to them, or temporarily immerse their control center (typically the head). Before actually 'Baptising' an effect from a target, the Risen will typically use Submersion on them, which can help the mage to understand the nature, complexity and difficulty of removal of that effect.
+'''Baptism''': Acquired at Master. Baptism is the source of the magic's name, and for good reason. It is among the most consequential of magical abilities known to Atharen, as its innate function allows it to enact two different outcomes that can both greatly impact the Risen's surroundings. Baptism allows the Risen to dispel lingering isotopes that allow for the continuation of magical effects. Most commonly, this can be used to dissipate a magical effect, such as stopping the mental alteration of an individual performed through [[Mentalism]], therefore resetting their Mosaic. Another example might be helping to cull lingering effects left by a [[Remnant|Remnomancer]]. Baptism can also work to deactivate World Magic creations by saturating them with disruptive water, and can cure the diseases of [[Bane]] if circulated through someone's system. It can even work to shift a [[Malformity|Malformer]] back to their default state, if a significant enough quantity of water relative to their mass can manage to attach to them, or temporarily immerse their control center (typically the head). Before actually 'Baptising' an effect from a target, the Risen will typically use Submersion on them, which can help the mage to understand the nature, complexity and difficulty of removal of that effect.
 Baptism appears as a quantity of water imbued with a moonlit glow, placed over a given area before seeping into an object or surface. As a result of its ability to dissipate ethereal isotopes, Baptism can actually directly impact the Corruption of masses of land, specifically. It typically does so by seeping into soil, bark, plant-life or even other quantities of water and dispersing these radioactive traces, rapidly mending that land as a result. Because Baptism is a Master ability, it is costly to perform. It is more costly to perform it to dispel the effects of another powerful mage, particularly powerful abilities. Attempting to wrest someone from a a Voice's control may even lead to immediate Overstepping, depending on the intensity of their grip. Additionally, trying to clear wide swathes of land of Corruption can be equally so. Like any Master ability, it must be used in careful moderation.

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 '''Greymage:''' Baptism's Mark of Control imbues the Risen with a particular interest towards nuance and balance; the ability to see and perceive things for what they are, versus what they are meant to be, and the way that good intentions can both appeal to others and sour into dogmatic ideology. While this does not make the Risen an oracle of understanding or wisdom, it does aide them in better dissecting the complexities of ideologies and their draw. This trait of Baptism's Mark is meant to allow the Risen to combat those ideologies through gauging their internal logic. Rather than necessarily imbuing the Risen with empathy, 'Greymage' as a concept is one that aides in their dissolution of strong ideology altogether. As a note, not all Risen must be ideologically neutral or necessarily balanced, as this innate concept interacts with the individual's pre-existing notions and beliefs.
-'''The Doors:''' [[Tenebrax]] - like [[Saryn]] - has a strong understanding of the pluripotential outcomes of reality. An action always has a consequence; a death always creates a ripple through the world or through time, and a Risen is capable of perceiving these consequences far better than most. This concept plays most often with the Moondial, a simple structure crafted by a Risen's ether. As an Expert Risen, the Moondial allows one to view briefly beyond 'The Doors' that may open through a change in present reality, in the form of chaos. The visions of these realities are generated within the Leviathan, and implanted into the mind of the Risen as they attempt to view their chosen outcome. This often literally appears in a Risen's mind as if they are stepping into a door, another reality perceivable within. While only a [[Chronomancy|Chronomancer]] can truly understand and experience these complexities, Baptism allows the mage a step into the well of chaos of change.
+'''The Doors:''' [[Tenebrax]] - like [[Saren]] - has a strong understanding of the pluripotential outcomes of reality. An action always has a consequence; a death always creates a ripple through the world or through time, and a Risen is capable of perceiving these consequences far better than most. This concept plays most often with the Moondial, a simple structure crafted by a Risen's ether. As an Expert Risen, the Moondial allows one to view briefly beyond 'The Doors' that may open through a change in present reality, in the form of chaos. The visions of these realities are generated within the Leviathan, and implanted into the mind of the Risen as they attempt to view their chosen outcome. This often literally appears in a Risen's mind as if they are stepping into a door, another reality perceivable within. While only a [[Chronomancy|Chronomancer]] can truly understand and experience these complexities, Baptism allows the mage a step into the well of chaos of change.
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 It was not long after this decision that two in particular convened, meeting within [[Tenebrax]]'s Domain of Sorrow, to determine how they might help guide Atharen back towards the right path from afar. The God of Chaos and her ally, [[Blevika]], decided that they would leave a final imprint on the world for the purpose of reducing the harm the Bleeding left behind, and preventing something like it from ever occurring again.
-It was from this that Baptism was created, and with it, a Holy Order known as the Twilight Fulcrum. This Order would serve, distantly, as an arm of Izonata's will, to guide Atharen to a state of balance, to prevent oppressive institutions like the Unbroken Empire from forming, and to restore the land.
+It was from this that Baptism was created, and with it, a Holy Order known as the Twilight Fulcrum. This Order would serve, distantly, as an arm of Tenebrax's will, to guide Atharen to a state of balance, to prevent oppressive institutions like the Unbroken Empire from forming, and to restore the land.
-In the centuries that came, members of the Twilight Fulcrum (known as Ordinators) would become lethal agents of Izonata's will, culling and interrogating threats to the world by slaying those of unshaking, dogmatic ideology, and in particular those who would seek to subdue or control. As they performed their duties, many left the Order, and in their wake Baptism spread. By the Age of Industry, the magic has entered into the hands of many magi, though with a majority still following the Fulcrum's commands.
+In the centuries that came, members of the Twilight Fulcrum (known as Ordinators) would become lethal agents of Tenebrax's imperative, culling and interrogating threats to the world by slaying those of unshaking, dogmatic ideology, and in particular those who would seek to subdue or control. As they performed their duties, many left the Order, and in their wake Baptism spread. By the Age of Industry, the magic has entered into the hands of many magi, though with a majority still following the Fulcrum's commands.
 ===Concepts===
 '''Greymage:''' Baptism's Mark of Control imbues the Risen with a particular interest towards nuance and balance; the ability to see and perceive things for what they are, versus what they are meant to be, and the way that good intentions can both appeal to others and sour into dogmatic ideology. While this does not make the Risen an oracle of understanding or wisdom, it does aide them in better dissecting the complexities of ideologies and their draw. This trait of Baptism's Mark is meant to allow the Risen to combat those ideologies through gauging their internal logic. Rather than necessarily imbuing the Risen with empathy, 'Greymage' as a concept is one that aides in their dissolution of strong ideology altogether. As a note, not all Risen must be ideologically neutral or necessarily balanced, as this innate concept interacts with the individual's pre-existing notions and beliefs.
-'''The Doors:''' As the God of Chaos, [[Izonata]] - like [[Saryn]] - has a strong understanding of the pluripotential outcomes of reality. An action always has a consequence; a death always creates a ripple through the world or through time, and a Risen is capable of perceiving these consequences far better than most. This concept plays most often with the Moondial, a simple structure crafted by a Risen's ether. As an Expert Risen, the Moondial allows one to view briefly beyond 'The Doors' that may open through a change in present reality, in the form of chaos. The visions of these realities are generated within the Everyshade Plains, and implanted into the mind of the Risen as they attempt to view their chosen outcome. This often literally appears in a Risen's mind as if they are stepping into a door, another reality perceivable within. While only a [[Chronomancy|Chronomancer]] can truly understand and experience these complexities, Baptism allows the mage a step into the well of chaos of change.
+'''The Doors:''' [[Tenebrax]] - like [[Saryn]] - has a strong understanding of the pluripotential outcomes of reality. An action always has a consequence; a death always creates a ripple through the world or through time, and a Risen is capable of perceiving these consequences far better than most. This concept plays most often with the Moondial, a simple structure crafted by a Risen's ether. As an Expert Risen, the Moondial allows one to view briefly beyond 'The Doors' that may open through a change in present reality, in the form of chaos. The visions of these realities are generated within the Leviathan, and implanted into the mind of the Risen as they attempt to view their chosen outcome. This often literally appears in a Risen's mind as if they are stepping into a door, another reality perceivable within. While only a [[Chronomancy|Chronomancer]] can truly understand and experience these complexities, Baptism allows the mage a step into the well of chaos of change.
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 ==Journeyman==
-Journeyman is a point of large progression for a Risen. They gain access to four new abilities: Ensign, Submersion, Moondial, and Purge. Ensign is the creation of a Water 'Elemental' or 'Guardian', a physically contiguous entity manifested by the Mark of Control. The Ensign itself introduces the beginning functions of one of the magic's central focuses, assisting in interrogation, the discerning of truth and lies, and the estimation of one's character. Submersion expands on this, allowing one to garner information on one's magics, their general 'alignment' and their overall intent, with this information becoming further explorable through Moondial, which allows the Risen to determine the outcome of a person's actions or intentions, or the death of said person. As Risen are meant to be the enforcers of Izonata's holy intentions, these abilities are key to their purpose. Purge acts as the lethal arm of that purpose: those aligned against Izonata's values are greatly susceptible to it, acting as a bane to any who would be exposed to an object enriched by that ability.
+Journeyman is a point of large progression for a Risen. They gain access to four new abilities: Ensign, Submersion, Moondial, and Purge. Ensign is the creation of a Water 'Elemental' or 'Guardian', a physically contiguous entity manifested by the Mark of Control. The Ensign itself introduces the beginning functions of one of the magic's central focuses, assisting in interrogation, the discerning of truth and lies, and the estimation of one's character. Submersion expands on this, allowing one to garner information on one's magics, their general 'alignment' and their overall intent, with this information becoming further explorable through Moondial, which allows the Risen to determine the outcome of a person's actions or intentions, or the death of said person. As Risen are meant to be the enforcers of Tenebrax's holy intentions, these abilities are key to their purpose. Purge acts as the lethal arm of that purpose: those aligned against Tenebrax's values are greatly susceptible to it, acting as a bane to any who would be exposed to an object enriched by that ability.
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 In the wake of the Bleeding, the [[Gods]] that remained uncorrupted convened together in [[Muid]] and determined, after days and ceaseless nights of debate that they would no longer involve themselves in the affairs of Atharen, preferring the stability that their absence provided the planes. An event many consider to be the death knell of 'The Path' in their world, the Living Gods chose security over shepherding their creations in the wake of the Age's disastrous events.
-It was not long after this decision that two in particular convened, meeting within Izonata's Everyshade Plains, to determine how they might help guide Atharen back towards the right path from afar. The God of Chaos and her ally, [[Blevika]], decided that they would leave a final imprint on the world for the purpose of reducing the harm the Bleeding left behind, and preventing something like it from ever occurring again.
+It was not long after this decision that two in particular convened, meeting within [[Tenebrax]]'s Domain of Sorrow, to determine how they might help guide Atharen back towards the right path from afar. The God of Chaos and her ally, [[Blevika]], decided that they would leave a final imprint on the world for the purpose of reducing the harm the Bleeding left behind, and preventing something like it from ever occurring again.
 It was from this that Baptism was created, and with it, a Holy Order known as the Twilight Fulcrum. This Order would serve, distantly, as an arm of Izonata's will, to guide Atharen to a state of balance, to prevent oppressive institutions like the Unbroken Empire from forming, and to restore the land.