Moisture // Humidity

"You seriously think I am defenseless only because I can 'only manipulate small fluids'?
Listen here, hun, get in touch with me and you will feel just how vulnerable I am.
And don't come crying to me afterwards regarding dry skin, a sore throat and a heavy hangover. You consist of moisture, hun, a lovely target practice."


Being a quite common symbiosis to occur most possible Overstretchig attempts got already discovered by venerated Madicers. And for an ability solely based on the power over droplets and wet surfaces, people found a surprising amount of possible applications on ho to use and abuse this simplistic ability. So much even, that being a Madicer sparked in popularity lately .

Droplets // Clusters


A quite simplistic incantation rendering the caster able to gather moisture out of the air around them on the tip of their fingers. Used primarily by cleaning staff to dry out rooms that are not supposed to be moist, it quickly found applications in the mechanic business. With a powerful Madicer around they can dry out rooms after a water leak in a mere hour of simply existing there preventing the built-up of mould and wood expanding in undesirable places.
Some Madicers jokingly call themselves a living climate control tool having total power over humidity levels.
„Being a merfolk on land can be sometimes quite difficult. But my wife‘s power to level our bedroom humidity is such a lovely power. We both like warm and moist air and she provides us with exactly that assuring a good nights sleep.“

Pale Velas

A more malicious variant of droplets get commonly named 'clusters' by madicers. Using moisture balls as catalysts, madicer can move small foregin bodies around creating solid miniature barriers for example in the bloodstream of their target. It can however also get used the other way around cleansing small clogged up canals.

Biosphere // Pressure shields


An ability that got discovered by overstretching ones mind far beyond the borders of the Veil of winter into the veil of autumn. Utilizing a mastery over humidity levels Madicers skilled in that gate can create areas of different air pressure around themselves essentially putting themselves into a barrier of safety, where their opinion matters. Keeping the moisture levels of your Biosphere in perfect conditions you can control what you want to feel, you can even capture heat in the barrier assuring a warm invisible coat in winter temperatures.
„Why I am not freezing out here while wearing basically nothing?
I am wearing something, a layer of warm and moist air snuggled around my bare scales.
It might be freezing, but I feel very warm and comfy … but i have to recharge the heat soon letting in new heat or you have to hold me, friend.“
Evamal Schetl

Some have taken this interpretation into different directions utilizing their mastery over moisture to create localized high/low pressure areas in their surroundings to redirect or block gasses or even, if the proficency is high enough, keep small pools of fluids sealed in their container closing the jar with a high pressure shield rejecting the for them uncontrollable water free reign.

Enrich // Depletion


Overstretching into the Spring Veil grants the user more control over their sponge-like pores. Able to donate or take away moisture from living bodies madicers develop into a weird support class with limited healing abilities. Utilizing foregin bodies of moisture, the madicer can absorb or infuse it into others in the efford to stimulate with a flow of miniscule humididty tired muscle tendrons providing a small localized stamina boost or preventing soreness.
But what can be given can be taken away as well. A touch, far less devastating as those of a Labicer, but still potent enough to cause something. Turning their sponge pores into overdrive, the greedy touch steals the moisture of the target, drying up everything under their hand. Based on where they touch, this can reach from an induced hangover to a state of artificial tiredness; annoying for sure, might even be enough to teach others to keep their hands by themselves.
"I am so sorry, I didn't see you there.
Please stop surprising me with kisses on the back of my head, Silta, you know my bodies automatic defenses.
Here, let me help re-enriching your dry lips, love, and then you can kiss me properly.~"

Evamal
Evamal Portrait by Soulwing
Aquired Through:
Symbiosis with a -todo-
General Name
Madicer
Related School
Common manifestation of the gate of winter
Related Element
Strong association to the water element / weak association to the wind element
Effect Casting Time
Continuous light concentration, can be mitigated to mostly passive via training: Set-up and go.
Range
Big effect: Touchbased / Small effect: 5 meter radius

Body alternations


As it is the case with most abilities of the Veil, this symbiosis comes with a small body adjustment as well to compliment the new abilities allowing them to work even in harsher environments.
In the case of the moisture mages, this condensates in a vastly improved saliva production allowing the user to always harness moisture to work with from their very own body.
Downside: This spit is not of magical nature and rather the user's body draining their cells of moisture to skip the slow gathering of it in dire situation.
Many find it more annoying than useful to be honest...
"I know you like my food, Eva-dear, but can you please stop drooling all over our floorboard, I got that cleaned this morning already.
Yes, yes, I let you taste my Aris-goulash, but please swallow first.
The food is first and foremost for our guests and I am sure they wouldn't like it seasoned with kobold saliva."

Mara Schleicher

When Evamal 'Rustfeet' Schetl was still the chef of the Flustering Shade, she usually has worn some kind of nuzzle protection to keep the dishes serene.


Cover image: by Vertixico

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Apr 4, 2022 18:06

Good article. I always enjoy your work. The flavor text quotes bring out the feel.

Apr 4, 2022 18:27 by Soulwing

I am happy you enjoy my articles so much :3   Stay tuned for more of this kind, as I will try to at least grant every common manifestation an article next. ^^

Creator, artist and writer of the science fantasy world Kingsmaker.