Mentalism - Revision history

Sovereign at 02:09, 2 January 2023

2023-01-02T02:09:34Z

Sovereign at 23:26, 10 November 2022

2022-11-10T23:26:11Z

Sovereign at 23:24, 10 November 2022

2022-11-10T23:24:21Z

Sovereign: /* Ascension: The Voice */

2022-11-10T23:21:13Z

Ascension: The Voice

Sovereign at 00:56, 30 October 2022

2022-10-30T00:56:59Z

Sovereign: /* Concepts */

2022-01-21T18:13:40Z

Concepts

Sovereign: /* Concepts */

2022-01-21T18:12:52Z

Concepts

Sovereign at 11:11, 7 January 2022

2022-01-07T11:11:14Z

Sovereign at 15:34, 11 November 2021

2021-11-11T15:34:59Z

Sovereign: /* Abilities */

2021-11-11T15:34:31Z

Abilities

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:09, 2 January 2023
Line 3:		Line 3:
	[[Category:Created by Ruin]]		[[Category:Created by Ruin]]

−	[[File:~~Murale~~.png\|center]]	+	[[File:Themural.png\|center]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:26, 10 November 2022
Line 3:		Line 3:
	[[Category:Created by Ruin]]		[[Category:Created by Ruin]]

−	[[File:~~Mindmagic~~.png\|center]]	+	[[File:Murale.png\|center]]

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 ===Concepts===
-'''The Neurocrux:''' When a Weaver is first initiated, their Mark of Control crafts an ethereal network within and around their brain, lining it with arcane patterns that are visible if ever a Weaver's brain is extracted from their corpse. These patterns glow, albeit somewhat faintly, and this glow results in a faint iridescent hue glimmering through the eyes of the mage. The point of the Neurocrux is not one that is aesthetic, however. It instead serves as the major distinction of the magic, separating a Mind Mage from any other man or mage in what they can accomplish with their brain. The Neurocrux allows the Mind Mage to do a few things: to alter the Mosaic of others, to invade others' brains, to process others' thoughts and emotions alongside one's own in an effective manner, and to amplify and project one's own consciousness through Obelisks. It also allows one to create 'the Weave', turning their own conscious will into physical force and reality. The Neurocrux is the base that allows the rest of the magic to function and exist, as no mage would otherwise be able to perform the arduous cognitive tasks embedded into the Mark.
+'''The Neurocrux:''' When a Weaver is first initiated, their Mark of Control crafts an ethereal network within and around their brain, lining it with arcane patterns that are visible if ever a Weaver's brain is extracted from their corpse. These patterns glow, albeit somewhat faintly, and this glow results in a faint iridescent hue glimmering through the eyes of the mage. The point of the Neurocrux is not one that is aesthetic, however. It instead serves as the major distinction of the magic, separating a Mind Mage from any other man or mage in what they can accomplish with their brain. The Neurocrux allows the Mind Mage to do a few things: to alter the Mural of others, to invade others' brains, to process others' thoughts and emotions alongside one's own in an effective manner, and to amplify and project one's own consciousness through Obelisks. It also allows one to create 'the Weave', turning their own conscious will into physical force and reality. The Neurocrux is the base that allows the rest of the magic to function and exist, as no mage would otherwise be able to perform the arduous cognitive tasks embedded into the Mark.
-'''The Mosaic:''' The Mosaic is the cognitive and psychological landscape of all mortals. It was given this name by scholars of magical theory, though it is even referred to as such by the Gods. It is called this for what it initially appears as to a Mind Mage: a complex work of art, somewhat like fragmented, stained glass shards placed upon a circular facet. The Mosaic, when visibly viewed, appears almost like a chaotic emblem of images immortalized in crystalline form.
+'''The Mural:''' The Mural is the cognitive and psychological landscape of all mortals. It was given this name by scholars of magical theory, though it is even referred to as such by the Gods. It is called this for what it initially appears as to a Mind Mage: a complex work of art, somewhat like fragmented, stained glass shards placed upon a circular facet. The Mural, when visibly viewed, appears almost like a chaotic emblem of images immortalized in crystalline form.
-The Mosaic first becomes visible when a Mind Mage manages to enter the brain of another through tethers. Once these tethers have reached the mind, they feed back images to the mage's Neurocrux. If willing, the mage can then close their eyes and focus on the nuances of the mental shape, which often coils, unfurls, twists or reorganizes itself based on the change in emotions demonstrated by the observed mind. Otherwise it is largely represented by colors. The Mosaic often appears to be shaped strongly by the individual's perceived image of their position in the world.
+The Mural first becomes visible when a Mind Mage manages to enter the brain of another through tethers. Once these tethers have reached the mind, they feed back images to the mage's Neurocrux. If willing, the mage can then close their eyes and focus on the nuances of the mental shape, which often coils, unfurls, twists or reorganizes itself based on the change in emotions demonstrated by the observed mind. Otherwise it is largely represented by colors. The Mural often appears to be shaped strongly by the individual's perceived image of their position in the world.
-Vaguely, one can see shapes and concepts revolving around the person's identity; they are often the centerpiece as well, though ideological minds may view things on a more grand scale. An example of a Mosaic may be a beggar woman's image of herself; downtrodden, pressed against the cobbled floor with others looking down upon her. Her own shape is colored blue with sorrow, while others are gilded gold, or various shades of grey, depicting a sort of ambivalence. Perhaps if one gives generously to her, her Mosaic will appear differently in the immediate aftermath; suddenly the shapes of others will be kneeling to help her from the ground, offering her alms, wearing friendly faces. In many ways, the Mosaic offers an ever-changing simplicity to the complex thoughts of mortals. It also allows the Mind Mage a reasonable way of learning of others minds, and seeing the consequences of the changes they inflict upon them. The emotions forced or inferred by a Mind Mage can directly impact, twist and reshape the Mosaic of others. A gloomily colored beggar woman's blue shape may instead become red with rage, the word clouding around her as she sees nothing but her own blind fury.
+Vaguely, one can see shapes and concepts revolving around the person's identity; they are often the centerpiece as well, though ideological minds may view things on a more grand scale. An example of a Mural may be a beggar woman's image of herself; downtrodden, pressed against the cobbled floor with others looking down upon her. Her own shape is colored blue with sorrow, while others are gilded gold, or various shades of grey, depicting a sort of ambivalence. Perhaps if one gives generously to her, her Mural will appear differently in the immediate aftermath; suddenly the shapes of others will be kneeling to help her from the ground, offering her alms, wearing friendly faces. In many ways, the Mural offers an ever-changing simplicity to the complex thoughts of mortals. It also allows the Mind Mage a reasonable way of learning of others minds, and seeing the consequences of the changes they inflict upon them. The emotions forced or inferred by a Mind Mage can directly impact, twist and reshape the Mural of others. A gloomily colored beggar woman's blue shape may instead become red with rage, the word clouding around her as she sees nothing but her own blind fury.
-'''Tethers:''' Tethers are created within the Neurocrux, the mage enriching their own ether and crafting purple lines of energy that they can then release through their body, typically their hands. These lines appear somewhat holographic, appearing as if glitched as they partly fade in and out, their shape twitching while they move. These lines are what are used to actually influence the Mosaic of others, entering their body often through the spinal cord or directly through the cranium into their brain. Tethers are capable of moving freely through organic mass, acting as a worm through which one can view and subvert the emotions of others through their Neurocrux.
+'''Tethers:''' Tethers are created within the Neurocrux, the mage enriching their own ether and crafting purple lines of energy that they can then release through their body, typically their hands. These lines appear somewhat holographic, appearing as if glitched as they partly fade in and out, their shape twitching while they move. These lines are what are used to actually influence the Mural of others, entering their body often through the spinal cord or directly through the cranium into their brain. Tethers are capable of moving freely through organic mass, acting as a worm through which one can view and subvert the emotions of others through their Neurocrux.
 It should be noted that Tethers always act as a connection: they come from the mage's Neurocrux and bleed out through their hands, but so long as the mage is connected to the other, the Tether will be visible until Journeyman, at which point the Tether becomes invisible to things that cannot see ether regularly, requiring things like Ethersight to view it. This certainly acts as a weakness for early mind manipulation, as it is always obvious when a beginning Weaver is manipulating the thoughts of another, due to the very obvious ethereal lines between them. More tethers are often necessary to subdue more willful minds, particularly of those with more experience (magical or worldly). Additionally, more tethers allow for more radical swings in emotion. Each requires ether to craft, and the more profound a change, the more ether must be channeled within the link. Interestingly, beginning at Journeyman a Mentalist learns how to make others unable to see Tethers that are currently connected to them, often making them unaware of the influence upon them.
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 The initiate must show emotional control and discipline to earn the Mark, it’s only by ignoring the call of a powerful and bright flare of feeling that they can make it through with their mindscapes intact.
-'''Husks:''' Should the initiate fail to save against the tests, their Mosaics will permanently shatter, and they will be left empty husks for the rest of their very short lives. The husk does not want or feel. They cannot be made to feel with tethering, either, as the Mosaic is naught but broken glass. There’s no drive to talk, move, eat or drink. In some cases, husks simply stop breathing and quickly asphyxiate. Husks have also been known to allow others to harm and mutilate them freely without protest or complaint. There’s no response to even the most heart-breaking news, they sit in burning buildings and wait for the flames to engulf them without care.
+'''Husks:''' Should the initiate fail to save against the tests, their Murals will permanently shatter, and they will be left empty husks for the rest of their very short lives. The husk does not want or feel. They cannot be made to feel with tethering, either, as the Mural is naught but broken glass. There’s no drive to talk, move, eat or drink. In some cases, husks simply stop breathing and quickly asphyxiate. Husks have also been known to allow others to harm and mutilate them freely without protest or complaint. There’s no response to even the most heart-breaking news, they sit in burning buildings and wait for the flames to engulf them without care.
 While husks don’t actively seek out their demise, they lack the capacity to preserve their own empty lives. They feel no fear, sadness, joy, anger, nor love. Even on the verge of death, a husk will fail to act at all to save their own life, they can’t even show their gratitude toward the one who put them to death or allowed them to die.
@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 '''Impel''': This ability is acquired at Novice. Impel works the same as Compel initially, but rather than simply guiding an object surrounded by the Weave, the Weave catches that object within its tangible grasp before throwing it in the desired direction. This is typically used to push objects away, but in fact, it can be used to push objects towards the mage as well.
-'''Minstrel''': This ability is acquired at Apprentice. Minstrel is the first of the 'Five Reveries', or the 'Reveries', named after the [[Reverie|realm]] from which they emerge. Like with all Reveries, Minstrel requires a look into the mind of its victim: insight into their Mosaic. From there, the Weaver can influence the Mosaic with their Tethers, their Neurocrux channeling the ether from those Tethers into that specific Reverie. The longer this contact is held, the more overbearing the emotional impulse becomes. The enforcement of a Reverie is almost like that of an emotional meld, the two minds tethered with wild intensity as the Mentalist unloads the link with the desired emotion. In response, the Mosaic begins to shift more and more, until the victim becomes almost drunk on the singular influence of that emotion upon their mind. The Minstrel is the emotion of joy; some would say passivity. It is typically used to elate others, or to draw away their ire.
+'''Minstrel''': This ability is acquired at Apprentice. Minstrel is the first of the 'Five Reveries', or the 'Reveries', named after the [[Reverie|realm]] from which they emerge. Like with all Reveries, Minstrel requires a look into the mind of its victim: insight into their Mural. From there, the Weaver can influence the Mural with their Tethers, their Neurocrux channeling the ether from those Tethers into that specific Reverie. The longer this contact is held, the more overbearing the emotional impulse becomes. The enforcement of a Reverie is almost like that of an emotional meld, the two minds tethered with wild intensity as the Mentalist unloads the link with the desired emotion. In response, the Mural begins to shift more and more, until the victim becomes almost drunk on the singular influence of that emotion upon their mind. The Minstrel is the emotion of joy; some would say passivity. It is typically used to elate others, or to draw away their ire.
-As a note on Minstrel, and all Reveries: None of the Reveries cost any ether to use. Rather, the Tethers cost ether to create, and the Mentalist may freely transition individual or multiple Tethers to different Reveries before or during any act of mental subversion, twisting the Mosaic to their hearts content once the Tether is lodged within its targeted brain.
+As a note on Minstrel, and all Reveries: None of the Reveries cost any ether to use. Rather, the Tethers cost ether to create, and the Mentalist may freely transition individual or multiple Tethers to different Reveries before or during any act of mental subversion, twisting the Mural to their hearts content once the Tether is lodged within its targeted brain.
 '''Tragedian''': This ability is acquired at Apprentice. The second of the Five Reveries, Tragedian is the Reverie of sadness and sorrow. Operating much like Minstrel, it is typically used to overwhelm one with sadness in order to subdue them, or make them vulnerable.
@@ Line 83: / Line 83: @@
 '''Nailing''': This ability is acquired at Journeyman. Nailing is used to make the Weave almost concrete, preventing objects within it from being able to easily move. The more ether channeled, the more difficult any movement within the Weave becomes, to the point where the individuals within become completely stuck and unable to so much as twitch. Nailing occurs fairly gradually, allowing a chance at escape before one becomes completely immobile.
-'''Invite''': This ability is acquired at Journeyman. This ability can be used to link another mind to one's Neurocrux, for a variety of different ends. It allows the linked parties to communicate with one another remotely, to a distance of up to a mile. It also allows them to see through one another's eyes, and to exchange or share emotions with one another. Invite is sometimes said to allow viewership of an alternate reality, a sort of para-reality distorted by the Mosaic and the Neurocrux. It can be used to forge mutual, false experiences, or to undergo adventures that never truly occurred. While one is being Invited, both the Weaver and their peer are capable of influencing one another's Mosaics with intensity: drawing on their adrenaline, stimulating them, producing feelings of joy, or any number of other things, as far as the range of the mind may go.
+'''Invite''': This ability is acquired at Journeyman. This ability can be used to link another mind to one's Neurocrux, for a variety of different ends. It allows the linked parties to communicate with one another remotely, to a distance of up to a mile. It also allows them to see through one another's eyes, and to exchange or share emotions with one another. Invite is sometimes said to allow viewership of an alternate reality, a sort of para-reality distorted by the Mural and the Neurocrux. It can be used to forge mutual, false experiences, or to undergo adventures that never truly occurred. While one is being Invited, both the Weaver and their peer are capable of influencing one another's Murals with intensity: drawing on their adrenaline, stimulating them, producing feelings of joy, or any number of other things, as far as the range of the mind may go.
 '''Provocateur''': This ability is acquired at Expert. Provocateur is the Third Reverie of Rage. Overloading the mind with anger, Provocateur can be used to make someone aggressive, volatile or susceptible to manipulation. It is often used by Weavers to manipulate rage that already exists, bolstering it to their ends.

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:21, 10 November 2022
Line 133:		Line 133:

	The brain of a Voice is capable of processing information better than any other living being, save for the [[Gods]]. So potent are their thoughts that they are capable of linking others to their mind and forming a hive, communicating to others through whispers into their thoughts from hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Those who have had their minds broken by a Voice can even be remotely controlled from afar, performing their will as if their consciousness has merged. As one of the greatest power of the Ascended, the Voice is capable of reaching into others' brains through small tethers of ether and reading impressions and intent generated from within their minds.		The brain of a Voice is capable of processing information better than any other living being, save for the [[Gods]]. So potent are their thoughts that they are capable of linking others to their mind and forming a hive, communicating to others through whispers into their thoughts from hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Those who have had their minds broken by a Voice can even be remotely controlled from afar, performing their will as if their consciousness has merged. As one of the greatest power of the Ascended, the Voice is capable of reaching into others' brains through small tethers of ether and reading impressions and intent generated from within their minds.
		+
		+	Those who have had their cognition broken into subservience by a Voice will bloom purple-magenta flowers from their hair, which will grow until the entirety of their face is consumed.

	For more information, see: [[The Ascendant]].		For more information, see: [[The Ascendant]].

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 ===Concepts===
-'''The Neurocrux:''' When a Weaver is first initiated, their Mark of Control crafts an ethereal network within and around their brain, lining it with arcane patterns that are visible if ever a Weaver's brain is extracted from their corpse. These patterns glow, albeit somewhat faintly, and this glow results in a faint iridescent hue glimmering through the eyes of the mage. The point of the Neurocrux is not one that is aesthetic, however. It instead serves as the major distinction of the magic, separating a Mind Mage from any other man or mage in what they can accomplish with their brain. The Neurocrux allows the Mind Mage to do a few things: to alter the Mural of others, to invade others' brains, to process others' thoughts and emotions alongside one's own in an effective manner, and to amplify and project one's own consciousness through Obelisks. It also allows one to create 'the Weave', turning their own conscious will into physical force and reality. The Neurocrux is the base that allows the rest of the magic to function and exist, as no mage would otherwise be able to perform the arduous cognitive tasks embedded into the Mark.
+'''The Neurocrux:''' When a Weaver is first initiated, their Mark of Control crafts an ethereal network within and around their brain, lining it with arcane patterns that are visible if ever a Weaver's brain is extracted from their corpse. These patterns glow, albeit somewhat faintly, and this glow results in a faint iridescent hue glimmering through the eyes of the mage. The point of the Neurocrux is not one that is aesthetic, however. It instead serves as the major distinction of the magic, separating a Mind Mage from any other man or mage in what they can accomplish with their brain. The Neurocrux allows the Mind Mage to do a few things: to alter the Mosaic of others, to invade others' brains, to process others' thoughts and emotions alongside one's own in an effective manner, and to amplify and project one's own consciousness through Obelisks. It also allows one to create 'the Weave', turning their own conscious will into physical force and reality. The Neurocrux is the base that allows the rest of the magic to function and exist, as no mage would otherwise be able to perform the arduous cognitive tasks embedded into the Mark.
-'''The Mural:''' The Mural is the cognitive and psychological landscape of all mortals. It was given this name by scholars of magical theory, though it is even referred to as such by the Gods. It is called this for what it initially appears as to a Mind Mage: a complex work of art, somewhat like fragmented, stained glass shards placed upon a circular facet. The Mural, when visibly viewed, appears almost like a chaotic emblem of images immortalized in crystalline form.
+'''The Mosaic:''' The Mosaic is the cognitive and psychological landscape of all mortals. It was given this name by scholars of magical theory, though it is even referred to as such by the Gods. It is called this for what it initially appears as to a Mind Mage: a complex work of art, somewhat like fragmented, stained glass shards placed upon a circular facet. The Mosaic, when visibly viewed, appears almost like a chaotic emblem of images immortalized in crystalline form.
-The Mural first becomes visible when a Mind Mage manages to enter the brain of another through tethers. Once these tethers have reached the mind, they feed back images to the mage's Neurocrux. If willing, the mage can then close their eyes and focus on the nuances of the mental shape, which often coils, unfurls, twists or reorganizes itself based on the change in emotions demonstrated by the observed mind. Otherwise it is largely represented by colors. The Mural often appears to be shaped strongly by the individual's perceived image of their position in the world.
+The Mosaic first becomes visible when a Mind Mage manages to enter the brain of another through tethers. Once these tethers have reached the mind, they feed back images to the mage's Neurocrux. If willing, the mage can then close their eyes and focus on the nuances of the mental shape, which often coils, unfurls, twists or reorganizes itself based on the change in emotions demonstrated by the observed mind. Otherwise it is largely represented by colors. The Mosaic often appears to be shaped strongly by the individual's perceived image of their position in the world.
-Vaguely, one can see shapes and concepts revolving around the person's identity; they are often the centerpiece as well, though ideological minds may view things on a more grand scale. An example of a Mural may be a beggar woman's image of herself; downtrodden, pressed against the cobbled floor with others looking down upon her. Her own shape is colored blue with sorrow, while others are gilded gold, or various shades of grey, depicting a sort of ambivalence. Perhaps if one gives generously to her, her Mural will appear differently in the immediate aftermath; suddenly the shapes of others will be kneeling to help her from the ground, offering her alms, wearing friendly faces. In many ways, the Mural offers an ever-changing simplicity to the complex thoughts of mortals. It also allows the Mind Mage a reasonable way of learning of others minds, and seeing the consequences of the changes they inflict upon them. The emotions forced or inferred by a Mind Mage can directly impact, twist and reshape the Mural of others. A gloomily colored beggar woman's blue shape may instead become red with rage, the word clouding around her as she sees nothing but her own blind fury.
+Vaguely, one can see shapes and concepts revolving around the person's identity; they are often the centerpiece as well, though ideological minds may view things on a more grand scale. An example of a Mosaic may be a beggar woman's image of herself; downtrodden, pressed against the cobbled floor with others looking down upon her. Her own shape is colored blue with sorrow, while others are gilded gold, or various shades of grey, depicting a sort of ambivalence. Perhaps if one gives generously to her, her Mosaic will appear differently in the immediate aftermath; suddenly the shapes of others will be kneeling to help her from the ground, offering her alms, wearing friendly faces. In many ways, the Mosaic offers an ever-changing simplicity to the complex thoughts of mortals. It also allows the Mind Mage a reasonable way of learning of others minds, and seeing the consequences of the changes they inflict upon them. The emotions forced or inferred by a Mind Mage can directly impact, twist and reshape the Mosaic of others. A gloomily colored beggar woman's blue shape may instead become red with rage, the word clouding around her as she sees nothing but her own blind fury.
-'''Tethers:''' Tethers are created within the Neurocrux, the mage enriching their own ether and crafting purple lines of energy that they can then release through their body, typically their hands. These lines appear somewhat holographic, appearing as if glitched as they partly fade in and out, their shape twitching while they move. These lines are what are used to actually influence the Mural of others, entering their body often through the spinal cord or directly through the cranium into their brain. Tethers are capable of moving freely through organic mass, acting as a worm through which one can view and subvert the emotions of others through their Neurocrux.
+'''Tethers:''' Tethers are created within the Neurocrux, the mage enriching their own ether and crafting purple lines of energy that they can then release through their body, typically their hands. These lines appear somewhat holographic, appearing as if glitched as they partly fade in and out, their shape twitching while they move. These lines are what are used to actually influence the Mosaic of others, entering their body often through the spinal cord or directly through the cranium into their brain. Tethers are capable of moving freely through organic mass, acting as a worm through which one can view and subvert the emotions of others through their Neurocrux.
 It should be noted that Tethers always act as a connection: they come from the mage's Neurocrux and bleed out through their hands, but so long as the mage is connected to the other, the Tether will be visible until Journeyman, at which point the Tether becomes invisible to things that cannot see ether regularly, requiring things like Ethersight to view it. This certainly acts as a weakness for early mind manipulation, as it is always obvious when a beginning Weaver is manipulating the thoughts of another, due to the very obvious ethereal lines between them. More tethers are often necessary to subdue more willful minds, particularly of those with more experience (magical or worldly). Additionally, more tethers allow for more radical swings in emotion. Each requires ether to craft, and the more profound a change, the more ether must be channeled within the link. Interestingly, beginning at Journeyman a Mentalist learns how to make others unable to see Tethers that are currently connected to them, often making them unaware of the influence upon them.
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 The initiate must show emotional control and discipline to earn the Mark, it’s only by ignoring the call of a powerful and bright flare of feeling that they can make it through with their mindscapes intact.
-'''Husks:''' Should the initiate fail to save against the tests, their murals will permanently shatter, and they will be left empty husks for the rest of their very short lives. The husk does not want or feel. They cannot be made to feel with tethering, either, as the mural is naught but broken glass. There’s no drive to talk, move, eat or drink. In some cases, husks simply stop breathing and quickly asphyxiate. Husks have also been known to allow others to harm and mutilate them freely without protest or complaint. There’s no response to even the most heart-breaking news, they sit in burning buildings and wait for the flames to engulf them without care.
+'''Husks:''' Should the initiate fail to save against the tests, their Mosaics will permanently shatter, and they will be left empty husks for the rest of their very short lives. The husk does not want or feel. They cannot be made to feel with tethering, either, as the Mosaic is naught but broken glass. There’s no drive to talk, move, eat or drink. In some cases, husks simply stop breathing and quickly asphyxiate. Husks have also been known to allow others to harm and mutilate them freely without protest or complaint. There’s no response to even the most heart-breaking news, they sit in burning buildings and wait for the flames to engulf them without care.
 While husks don’t actively seek out their demise, they lack the capacity to preserve their own empty lives. They feel no fear, sadness, joy, anger, nor love. Even on the verge of death, a husk will fail to act at all to save their own life, they can’t even show their gratitude toward the one who put them to death or allowed them to die.
@@ Line 71: / Line 71: @@
 '''Impel''': This ability is acquired at Novice. Impel works the same as Compel initially, but rather than simply guiding an object surrounded by the Weave, the Weave catches that object within its tangible grasp before throwing it in the desired direction. This is typically used to push objects away, but in fact, it can be used to push objects towards the mage as well.
-'''Minstrel''': This ability is acquired at Apprentice. Minstrel is the first of the 'Five Reveries', or the 'Reveries', named after the [[Reverie|realm]] from which they emerge. Like with all Reveries, Minstrel requires a look into the mind of its victim: insight into their Mural. From there, the Weaver can influence the Mural with their Tethers, their Neurocrux channeling the ether from those Tethers into that specific Reverie. The longer this contact is held, the more overbearing the emotional impulse becomes. The enforcement of a Reverie is almost like that of an emotional meld, the two minds tethered with wild intensity as the Mentalist unloads the link with the desired emotion. In response, the Mural begins to shift more and more, until the victim becomes almost drunk on the singular influence of that emotion upon their mind. The Minstrel is the emotion of joy; some would say passivity. It is typically used to elate others, or to draw away their ire.
+'''Minstrel''': This ability is acquired at Apprentice. Minstrel is the first of the 'Five Reveries', or the 'Reveries', named after the [[Reverie|realm]] from which they emerge. Like with all Reveries, Minstrel requires a look into the mind of its victim: insight into their Mosaic. From there, the Weaver can influence the Mosaic with their Tethers, their Neurocrux channeling the ether from those Tethers into that specific Reverie. The longer this contact is held, the more overbearing the emotional impulse becomes. The enforcement of a Reverie is almost like that of an emotional meld, the two minds tethered with wild intensity as the Mentalist unloads the link with the desired emotion. In response, the Mosaic begins to shift more and more, until the victim becomes almost drunk on the singular influence of that emotion upon their mind. The Minstrel is the emotion of joy; some would say passivity. It is typically used to elate others, or to draw away their ire.
-As a note on Minstrel, and all Reveries: None of the Reveries cost any ether to use. Rather, the Tethers cost ether to create, and the Mentalist may freely transition individual or multiple Tethers to different Reveries before or during any act of mental subversion, twisting the Mural to their hearts content once the Tether is lodged within its targeted brain.
+As a note on Minstrel, and all Reveries: None of the Reveries cost any ether to use. Rather, the Tethers cost ether to create, and the Mentalist may freely transition individual or multiple Tethers to different Reveries before or during any act of mental subversion, twisting the Mosaic to their hearts content once the Tether is lodged within its targeted brain.
 '''Tragedian''': This ability is acquired at Apprentice. The second of the Five Reveries, Tragedian is the Reverie of sadness and sorrow. Operating much like Minstrel, it is typically used to overwhelm one with sadness in order to subdue them, or make them vulnerable.
@@ Line 83: / Line 83: @@
 '''Nailing''': This ability is acquired at Journeyman. Nailing is used to make the Weave almost concrete, preventing objects within it from being able to easily move. The more ether channeled, the more difficult any movement within the Weave becomes, to the point where the individuals within become completely stuck and unable to so much as twitch. Nailing occurs fairly gradually, allowing a chance at escape before one becomes completely immobile.
-'''Invite''': This ability is acquired at Journeyman. This ability can be used to link another mind to one's Neurocrux, for a variety of different ends. It allows the linked parties to communicate with one another remotely, to a distance of up to a mile. It also allows them to see through one another's eyes, and to exchange or share emotions with one another. Invite is sometimes said to allow viewership of an alternate reality, a sort of para-reality distorted by the Mural and the Neurocrux. It can be used to forge mutual, false experiences, or to undergo adventures that never truly occurred. While one is being Invited, both the Weaver and their peer are capable of influencing one another's Murals with intensity: drawing on their adrenaline, stimulating them, producing feelings of joy, or any number of other things, as far as the range of the mind may go.
+'''Invite''': This ability is acquired at Journeyman. This ability can be used to link another mind to one's Neurocrux, for a variety of different ends. It allows the linked parties to communicate with one another remotely, to a distance of up to a mile. It also allows them to see through one another's eyes, and to exchange or share emotions with one another. Invite is sometimes said to allow viewership of an alternate reality, a sort of para-reality distorted by the Mosaic and the Neurocrux. It can be used to forge mutual, false experiences, or to undergo adventures that never truly occurred. While one is being Invited, both the Weaver and their peer are capable of influencing one another's Mosaics with intensity: drawing on their adrenaline, stimulating them, producing feelings of joy, or any number of other things, as far as the range of the mind may go.
 '''Provocateur''': This ability is acquired at Expert. Provocateur is the Third Reverie of Rage. Overloading the mind with anger, Provocateur can be used to make someone aggressive, volatile or susceptible to manipulation. It is often used by Weavers to manipulate rage that already exists, bolstering it to their ends.

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 '''Tethers:''' Tethers are created within the Neurocrux, the mage enriching their own ether and crafting purple lines of energy that they can then release through their body, typically their hands. These lines appear somewhat holographic, appearing as if glitched as they partly fade in and out, their shape twitching while they move. These lines are what are used to actually influence the Mural of others, entering their body often through the spinal cord or directly through the cranium into their brain. Tethers are capable of moving freely through organic mass, acting as a worm through which one can view and subvert the emotions of others through their Neurocrux.
-It should be noted that Tethers always act as a connection: they come from the mage's Neurocrux and bleed out through their hands, but so long as the mage is connected to the other, the Tether will be visible until Journeyman, at which point the Tether becomes invisible to things that cannot see ether regularly, requiring things like Ethersight to view it. This certainly acts as a weakness for early mind manipulation, as it is always obvious when a Weaver is manipulating the thoughts of another, due to the very obvious ethereal lines between them. More tethers are often necessary to subdue more willful minds, particularly of those with more experience (magical or worldly). Additionally, more tethers allow for more radical swings in emotion. Each requires ether to craft, and the more profound a change, the more ether must be channeled within the link. Interestingly, beginning at Journeyman a Mentalist learns how to make others unable to see Tethers that are currently connected to them, often making them unaware of the influence upon them.
+It should be noted that Tethers always act as a connection: they come from the mage's Neurocrux and bleed out through their hands, but so long as the mage is connected to the other, the Tether will be visible until Journeyman, at which point the Tether becomes invisible to things that cannot see ether regularly, requiring things like Ethersight to view it. This certainly acts as a weakness for early mind manipulation, as it is always obvious when a beginning Weaver is manipulating the thoughts of another, due to the very obvious ethereal lines between them. More tethers are often necessary to subdue more willful minds, particularly of those with more experience (magical or worldly). Additionally, more tethers allow for more radical swings in emotion. Each requires ether to craft, and the more profound a change, the more ether must be channeled within the link. Interestingly, beginning at Journeyman a Mentalist learns how to make others unable to see Tethers that are currently connected to them, often making them unaware of the influence upon them.
 '''The Weave:''' Mentalism is a two-fold magic, in that there are two important sides to it. While the Neurocrux enables a mage to alter and view the emotions of others, it also allows them to manipulate physical reality by projecting the will of their powerful mind onto physical matter. The way this is done is by creating a 'Weave', producing a physical space through ether that can be manipulated in a variety of different ways. The Weave is manually moved by the mind of the mage, often directed by their hands. It is a space that appears much like crystalline, transparent-purple shifts in reality, dividing images between fragments and frames and contorting their shape. The Weave can be pushed, pulled, suspended, crushed or entirely edited, and the possible proportions of it and numerical structures are expanded upon as a Mind Mage presses towards mastery. While some call Weaving the manipulation of kinetic force, many others more accurately describe it as the manipulation of physical reality, though to a limited degree.

@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 '''Tethers:''' Tethers are created within the Neurocrux, the mage enriching their own ether and crafting purple lines of energy that they can then release through their body, typically their hands. These lines appear somewhat holographic, appearing as if glitched as they partly fade in and out, their shape twitching while they move. These lines are what are used to actually influence the Mural of others, entering their body often through the spinal cord or directly through the cranium into their brain. Tethers are capable of moving freely through organic mass, acting as a worm through which one can view and subvert the emotions of others through their Neurocrux.
-It should be noted that Tethers always act as a connection: they come from the mage's Neurocrux and bleed out through their hands, but so long as the mage is connected to the other, the Tether will be visible. This certainly acts as a weakness for mind manipulation, as it is always obvious when a Weaver is manipulating the thoughts of another, due to the very obvious ethereal lines between them. More tethers are often necessary to subdue more willful minds, particularly of those with more experience (magical or worldly). Additionally, more tethers allow for more radical swings in emotion. Each requires ether to craft, and the more profound a change, the more ether must be channeled within the link. Interestingly, beginning at Journeyman a Mentalist learns how to make others unable to see Tethers that are currently connected to them, often making them unaware of the influence upon them.
+It should be noted that Tethers always act as a connection: they come from the mage's Neurocrux and bleed out through their hands, but so long as the mage is connected to the other, the Tether will be visible until Journeyman, at which point the Tether becomes invisible to things that cannot see ether regularly, requiring things like Ethersight to view it. This certainly acts as a weakness for early mind manipulation, as it is always obvious when a Weaver is manipulating the thoughts of another, due to the very obvious ethereal lines between them. More tethers are often necessary to subdue more willful minds, particularly of those with more experience (magical or worldly). Additionally, more tethers allow for more radical swings in emotion. Each requires ether to craft, and the more profound a change, the more ether must be channeled within the link. Interestingly, beginning at Journeyman a Mentalist learns how to make others unable to see Tethers that are currently connected to them, often making them unaware of the influence upon them.
 '''The Weave:''' Mentalism is a two-fold magic, in that there are two important sides to it. While the Neurocrux enables a mage to alter and view the emotions of others, it also allows them to manipulate physical reality by projecting the will of their powerful mind onto physical matter. The way this is done is by creating a 'Weave', producing a physical space through ether that can be manipulated in a variety of different ways. The Weave is manually moved by the mind of the mage, often directed by their hands. It is a space that appears much like crystalline, transparent-purple shifts in reality, dividing images between fragments and frames and contorting their shape. The Weave can be pushed, pulled, suspended, crushed or entirely edited, and the possible proportions of it and numerical structures are expanded upon as a Mind Mage presses towards mastery. While some call Weaving the manipulation of kinetic force, many others more accurately describe it as the manipulation of physical reality, though to a limited degree.
@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 [[File:Raccoons.png|center]]
 =Initiation=
 A Journeyman Weaver must first draw the Mark onto the initiate using their ether. This Mark appears as a Rorschach image, styled like an inkblot that appears to represent the unconscious mind of the Weaver. Each Weaver's Mark varies in appearance, and can be perceived differently by the viewer. Immediately after inscription, the initiate is overcome with strong emotional fatigue, or as some describe, numbness. The sensation is cold and lonely. There’s no feeling, no desire, just a vast emptiness that aches to be made whole again. In this vulnerable state, the five Reveries try to tempt the initiate into indulging into each of their emotional arrays. The initiate must sample each of the five, but they must not give into the temptation of anything deeper than a surface level emotion, while resisting a great pull to the extreme.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Category:Magic]]
-[[Category:Created by Sovereign]]
+[[Category:Created by Tyranny]]
 [[Category:Created by Ruin]]

@@ Line 92: / Line 92: @@
 '''Scarecrow''': This ability is acquired at Expert. The Fifth Reverie, and final one, Scarecrow is the Reverie of Fear. It can invoke primal terror in those afflicted by it, and works incredibly well on already feeble minds, young ones, or those unexposed to danger or fear. Scarecrow has been used to create hysteria in the past, and as fear is a powerful motivator, it can be used for near-infinite ends.
-'''Mindsculpt''': This ability is acquired at Master. It is the ability to warp, twist and bend within a space, that of the Weave. What is interesting about Fashion is that its effects are not permanent; once the Weave is dispelled, anything that changed within it will shift back to its original state, unless damaged by an external source. What Fashion does is allow a Mentalist to totally distort something within the Weave, to their benefit. For example, if an enemy is within the effects of Fashion and they dodge a lunge of a Weaver's blade, the Weaver may twist and warp the reality within that space to draw their shoulder to where their blade is to land, or to make what would have been a cut through the side a fatal stab through the heart.
+'''Mindsculpt''': This ability is acquired at Master. It is the ability to warp, twist and bend within a space, that of the Weave. What is interesting about Mindsculpt is that its effects are not permanent; once the Weave is dispelled, anything that changed within it will shift back to its original state, unless damaged by an external source. What Mindsculpt does is allow a Mentalist to totally distort something within the Weave, to their benefit. For example, if an enemy is within the effects of Mindsculpt and they dodge a lunge of a Weaver's blade, the Weaver may twist and warp the reality within that space to draw their shoulder to where their blade is to land, or to make what would have been a cut through the side a fatal stab through the heart.
-Conversely, they can warp their own space to dodge a strike that would have otherwise struck them. They can also use this to generally disrupt enemies and their ability to fight effectively, manipulating proportions or mangling the placement of limbs, even expanding or decreasing the size of a person or object. Fashion requires the expenditure of a significant amount of ether for each 'edit', meaning all of them should count. Even if someone's head is pulled into their stomach or their body is crunched together, it does not appear to actually inflict lethal or significant damage itself, only discomfort. It is a strange, almost illusory form of manipulating reality, though it provides a Mentalist a great number of ways to change situations to their favor.
+Conversely, they can warp their own space to dodge a strike that would have otherwise struck them. They can also use this to generally disrupt enemies and their ability to fight effectively, manipulating proportions or mangling the placement of limbs, even expanding or decreasing the size of a person or object. Mindsculpt requires the expenditure of a significant amount of ether for each 'edit', meaning all of them should count. Even if someone's head is pulled into their stomach or their body is crunched together, it does not appear to actually inflict lethal or significant damage itself, only discomfort. It is a strange, almost illusory form of manipulating reality, though it provides a Mentalist a great number of ways to change situations to their favor.
 '''Vindicate''': Acquired at Master, Vindicate is often also called 'True Psychokinesis' by Weavers, as it is the greatest manifestation of psychic power learnable by a non-Ascended Weaver. Vindicate allows the Weaver to expand and apply the Weave onto everything in a given area, making them capable of lifting, pulling, compressing and throwing all objects within that space. This effectively creates a thinned Super-Weave over the target spot, allowing much greater alacrity in manipulating an area, and vastly expanding the potential devastation or impact a Weaver may cause through Psychokinesis. Given the potential applications of Vindicate, it is very lethal in war, as a highly precise wielder of the Weave can devastate large numbers of foes within a given area at once through Overbear. Quicker, more resilient, stronger and more magically attuned individuals can often resist Vindicate, requiring a more dense Weave to manipulate them, though it can still serve to encumber even skilled enemies or provide opportunity for a momentary lock-down of an enemy's movements. Vindicate typically cannot be expanded beyond a thirty foot radius, and tends to be very costly to use frequently.
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
 ==Master==
-The Master of Mentalism gains access to four abilities: Fashion, Vindicate, Apprehend and Unravel. While Fashion and Vindicate serve as the pinnacle of the Weave, allowing for a mockery of reality warping, the final two abilities serve to allow a Mentalist to truly dominate the mind of another. The Master Mentalist can make the common man his plaything, and distort and warp reality to make themselves incredibly difficult to kill or harm. The Weave can reach up to fifty feet in height and width, and can be moved and twisted incredibly easily by the Mentalist's near-perfectly developed Neurocrux.
+The Master of Mentalism gains access to four abilities: Mindsculpt, Vindicate, Apprehend and Unravel. While Mindsculpt and Vindicate serve as the pinnacle of the Weave, allowing for a mockery of reality warping, the final two abilities serve to allow a Mentalist to truly dominate the mind of another. The Master Mentalist can make the common man his plaything, and distort and warp reality to make themselves incredibly difficult to kill or harm. The Weave can reach up to fifty feet in height and width, and can be moved and twisted incredibly easily by the Mentalist's near-perfectly developed Neurocrux.
 =Ascension: The Voice=