Fire Powers
Tiala looked deep into the flames of the small fire into which she had sprinkled purple salt. The firemarks and her symbiote pulsed on and beneath her skin as she hummed a tune. The flames shimmered a dark magenta, and on the surrounding walls of the abandoned ruins of Rumenya, silhouettes of deceased ancestors danced to Tiala's music. Little by little the shadows were drawn to the fire and jumped into it. What remained was the crackling of the wood and the scent of melting ondabis resin. Tiala's gaze was focused intently on the center of the fire as she took a deep breath, inhaling the ethereal substance of the salt mixed with the resin. Her senses sharpened and the same people she had seen in her dreams appeared to her in the flames. Except for Sandile, she didn't recognize anyone and there weren't any firewalkers who were opposing an army of people. The fire went out and Tiala emerged from the pyromantic trance. Then she gathered up some of the ashes, dug a firenut bar out of her pocket, and turned to Sandile, who had been sitting next to her the whole time, listening to her hum. "We have to get going! Someone needs our help!".Excerpt from the novel -
Power of Fire Magic by Blue Fairy 74 - Midjourney-Collage
Fire powers are said to be determined, energetic, spirited and lead to ambition and commitment, which is why the Elaqitanian Council counts them as active forces. Fire powers include pyromancy, pyrokinesis and thermokinesis with some subtypes such as geokinesis, heliokinesis or inflammation.
Activation and Use of Fire Power
A key feature of the Layikani are fire marks on the temples, neck, between the shoulders and collarbone and develop during puberty. It is believed that the marks are located on the X chromosome, which is why women have more fire marks than men and only female Layikani successfully complete a Spark symbiosis. This means that fire powers are reserved exclusively for female firewalkers, who use this magic for protection, prediction, healing and purification.
The magic of the fire element is a chaotic force that is probably the least controllable and therefore has the greatest potential for power and at the same time the greatest danger. That is why spark symbioses are only carried out when women have successfully completed training and their studies at one of the Flames of Wisdom.
After the symbiote is deployed, Firewalkers appointed as Layiini have full access to the power of fire through thought and use of their hands, eyes, or their breath. Due to the dangerous nature of the element, most rituals are performed outdoors or in fire-proof rooms. Places that offer direct or easy access to the earth's interior increase the power of the element, which is why many important Layikani cultural rituals are performed in such places. According to Layikani belief, places in which the sun goddesses are worshiped or dedicated to them also radiate a higher fire-magic energy.
Material:
Tinder materials, candles, resins, salts, elixirs, gases, particle accumulations
Most of the materials are available in the markets or in nature. Many fire magicians make their own elixir mixtures for their spells, the ingredients of which can be purchased without much difficulty. Since fire magic can only be practiced using a symbiote, there are hardly any restrictions on sales, which means that Layijin (dark fire magicians) and their helpers can also more easily obtain ingredients for damaging spells.
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Places:
Direct or easy access to the interior of the earth such as volcanoes, fissures, lava lakes and falls, places of worship of the sun goddesses
The lava sanctuary of Zimara in Anshani is one of the most important sacred places of the fire forces.
"Incredible to see these circles of lava pouring out of the cave and forming a ring around the entire mountain. We sat in boats around the sanctuary and listened to the prayers of the priestess who stood in the entrance of the cave and handed over sacrifices she had brought with her to the lava ."Syrta Khîm, Théshànian naturalist--
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Influence on the Senses
While using fire magic, the Layini feels an expanding inner warmth originating from the heart, which is surrounded by the symbiote. The fine network of port wine stains appears to pulsate on the skin together with the symbiote and heart under the skin and a bright glow can be seen from the skin above the spark animal. The heartbeat increases and all senses are heightened. At the same time, the reaction time is shortened, which is why fire mages are considered the fastest fighters among all Elaqitanians.
In most cases, the use of fire powers requires a lot of energy from the sorceresses' bodies, which is why many make sure to keep their bodies fit and eat appropriate energy-rich food such as fire nut bars in order to regain their strength more quickly after use.
Aspiring fire magicians are also introduced to the dark forces of the element and made aware of its dangers. However, there are still cases in which Layini become Layijin, which causes their symbiotes and head tentacles to overheat over time and their body parts, starting from their feet, gradually turn into flames until the body is consumed.
Fire powers always manifest as visible flames, beams of light, energies, or smoke ranging from yellow to darkest red with hints of blue, green, and purple depending on the materials used. When used, fire powers leave behind different scents and smells depending on their effect. Depending on the salt used, pyromantic magic smells of sea spray, minerals and stony, for example. Other spells may leave smells of smoke, ash, resin, gases such as sulfur, or woody notes.
"Arrrgghh, what the hell did you put in the fire?" the professor took the small bottle from the table in front of Tiala and opened the cap. Her nose twitched as she noticed the sulphurous extracts of bitterweed. "This never belongs in a fire, but heals burns that you will get because of your stupidity!".Flame of Wisdom during pyromancy class-
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Types of Fire Magic & Examples of Spells Cast
Pyromancy
Layjini put various salts into the fire in order to make predictions or interpret the future based on the flame formation and shape of the fire. In addition to the pure form of pyromancy, capnomancy (predictions from smoke) and tephromancy (predictions from the ashes after sacrifices) are also practiced. Many pyromancers have greater empathic abilities than other fire mages and are very spiritually inclined.
Thermokinesis
Layini who use this ability can control the temperatures of objects through thought and the placement of their hands. In most cases, thermokineticists can only really master one of the three types perfectly. Knowledge of geokinesis (manipulation of minerals and rocks in lava and magma), heliokinesis (harnessing light and the sun), and plasmakinesis (manipulation of mixtures of particles such as ionized gases) can all be demonstrated, but as their training progresses, most of them develop a preference for a specific type, as it takes significantly more effort to fully master one of the three types than it does to start a fire.
Pyrokinesis
Fire is created, controlled and manipulated through thought concentration or the use of the body. This power can lead to devastating results when emotions are strong, which is why pyrokinetics require strong mental abilities. Some would say that pyrokinetics are absolute head people who are very reserved and come across as aloof to many. But behind it lies daily mental training to avoid accidental fires or worse. Pyrokinesis can be recognized by fireballs or fire arrows created to destroy emerging forces or spontaneous ignitions of all kinds, which can be further enhanced by projections using a fire animal, elixirs or channeling.
Darkfire
It is astonishing that pyrokinetics, who have the strongest mental abilities, often fall victim to dark fire magic. But it is much easier to summon hellfire, huge fireballs or fire spirits and fire demons than you think if you don't curb or keep your emotions under control.
Pyromancy
Benefit: Prediction
Auxiliaries: salts, resins, woods
Color: entire color spectrum
Structure: transparent, cool flame
Odor: resinous, woody
Pyrokinesis
Benefit: Defense
Resources: Thoughts
Color: orange, yellow
Structure: dusty, very hot
Odor: smoky, sulphurous
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Geokinesis
Benefit: Protection
Aids. body
Color: ember colored
Structure: viscous, lava-containing
Odor: scorched earth, hot stone
Heliokinesis
Benefit: Light generation
Aids: body, thoughts
Color: white, yellow
Structure: energetic, colder
Odor: contains ozone
Effects on Lifestyle
Since their discovery, fire powers have had a significant impact on the position of women in the world Layidian society was taken away and led to the development of a matriarchy that has survived to this day. Since only women are able to practice fire magic, they hold all the higher positions in the individual organizations of the countries and religious associations. Men have repeatedly using Spark Enhancer tried to influence the production of fire stains, but this has not been successful to date. Probably also because such developments are closely monitored by the organizations and even the smallest glimmers of hope are nipped in the bud by laws such as the "Law for the Regulation of Fire Magic Research (MForG for short)".
Of course, men always try to create a spark symbiosis without enough fire marks by going into waters that are home to Fire algae algae and Spark animals, but this ends, if not fatally, then horribly. There are some hospitals that specialize in admitting such men. But these houses only exist through donations, as no help can be expected from the states.
Another problem are renegade Layijin who could not resist the dark fire magic. They are despised by the Layini, who interpret the consumption of the body by fire as a kind of punishment. They are shunned by the rest of society and chased out of their communities because many are afraid that they could set everything on fire. That's why they usually live in seclusion in small groups outside the cities, which can be dangerous for travelers if they come across such a group.
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Fire magic/powers are always quite fascinating. I like how you split it into different disiplines, gives it more variety than just "big fireball caster" that you see everywhere.
At the end of everything, hold onto anything.
Thank you - yes, fireballs are nice, but also a bit overused, so I decided that the main character of this world will be a pyromancer and geokineticist, which will hopefully make her story a bit more interesting.