Mawmaw Magic
The Elemental Attunements
When a Mawmaw is born, they are born with two types of magic. The first type of magic is a Mawmaw's most basic magical skill, and that is the Arcane magic (the general ability to manipulate, push and pull objects like tools, perform minor healing spells, and channel magical energy or aether to use other, more complex types of magic). Mawmaws are able to use their arcane magic within the first few years of their life. However, the second type of magic; the Mawmaws' Elemental magic does not spark until they are at least 4 years old- if not, older!
There are four types of natural-occurring elements- each one corresponding to a season of birth. That's right! The element a Mawmaw is able to wield depends solely on the season in which they are born. No one is really sure why or how this dictates a Mawmaw's elemental attunement- but that's why it's called magic, and not science!
The Elements and their corresponding Seasons are as follows:
There are four types of natural-occurring elements- each one corresponding to a season of birth. That's right! The element a Mawmaw is able to wield depends solely on the season in which they are born. No one is really sure why or how this dictates a Mawmaw's elemental attunement- but that's why it's called magic, and not science!
The Elements and their corresponding Seasons are as follows:
- Spring: Air Attunement - Mawmaws born in Spring are able to harness the power of wind and air. They can create strong gusts, whip up whirlwinds, and blow away anything or anyone that gets too close. Masters of this element may even be strong enough to affect the very temperature of the surrounding air, and even kick up strong storms or squalls.
- Summer: Fire Attunement - Mawmaws born in Summer are able to harness the power of fire. They can spark embers and create burning blazes; even breathe fire! Mawmaws who master this element may be able to ignite anything around them without a spark, and may even be capable of creating white or blue-hot flames.
- Fall: Earth Attunement - Mawmaws born in Fall or Autumn are able to harness the power of earth. They can manipulate the very ground they walk upon, bringing up clumps of dirt and rock, and bringing large pillars up from deep below. Masters of the earth element can also cause small earthquakes, and even manipulate natural forming metals!
- Winter: Water Attunement - Mawmaws born in the Winter are able to harness the power of water. They can push and pull amounts of water; lift it from larger bodies, and create raging rivers or whirlpools! Masters of the water element may even be able to influence rain or snow in the immediate area, and even freeze water to ice!
Solstices and Equinoxes:
Because the magic of a Mawmaw depends on the season they were born in; there are four anomalies that occur with Mawmaw's Attunement and the Solstices/Equinoxes of the year. Because this special type of attunement can only happen if a Mawmaw is born on the day of a solstice or equinox, these attunements are incredibly rare, and with any special anomaly in magic, these attunements come with some extreme power.
As a note; you will NOT be allowed to give your Mawmaws any of these special attunements unless they have been previously assigned the solstice/equinox attunement by the species owners. They are as follows:
As a note; you will NOT be allowed to give your Mawmaws any of these special attunements unless they have been previously assigned the solstice/equinox attunement by the species owners. They are as follows:
- Vernal Equinox: Water+Air Attunement - The Mawmaws born on the Vernal (Spring) Equinox are gifted with both a Water and Air attunement! It marks the end of winter, and the beginning of spring.
- Autumnal Equinox: Fire+Earth Attunement - The Mawmaws born on the Autumnal Equinox are gifted with both a Fire and Earth attunement! It marks the end of summer, and the beginning of fall.
- Summer Solstice: Fire+Air Attunement - The Mawmaws born on the Summer Solstice are gifted with both a Fire and Air attunement! It marks the longest day of the year during summer.
- Winter Solstice: Water+Earth Attunement - The Mawmaws born on the Winter Solstice are gifted with both a Water and Earth attunement! It marks the longest night of the year during winter.
Other Types of Magic
Before proceeding; note that these types of magic are not natural for Mawmaws, and very few are ever able to learn anything outside of their basic Arcane Magic + their Natural Elemental Attuned Magic! Like the Solstices and Equinoxes, these types of learned magics are either incredibly rare or forbidden so we ask that you do not use them for your Mawmaw unless it was assigned to them by the species owners! That being said, these are the other types of magics Mawmaw may be able to wield:
There are other types of magic that can be learned by especially strong and intelligent Mawmaws, known as learned magics. As the name suggests, they are special types of magic that need to be studied and learned, as they do not come naturally to a Mawmaw. There are two categories to learned magics; Advanced Elements and Created Magic.
Advanced Elements are more powerful elemental magics, that do not rely on the birth month of a Mawmaw to be learned. There are also more elements that can be harnessed through learning than just your basic fire, water, air, and earth, as these are much more precise learnings! There are a total of 7 elements that may be learned by a Mawmaw. (It should be noted that very rarely will Mawmaw master more than one element, and if another element is learned, they may never learn more than a few unless they have dedicated their life to learning and mastering all seven elements. This is a feat only a worthy Archmage is able to do!)
Created Magic is often times referred to as 'God Magic', as it was created by the Reverent themselves to be used by them, and them alone. However, many ancient tomes and scriptures contain enough descriptions of these powers to be replicated by those willing to dedicate themselves to deciphering them, granting them the ability to cast blessed spells, and dark curses that at one time, only a god could do. All three types of created magic are forbidden for Mawmaw to learn!
Mawmaws who seek to learn these forbidden Magics will find themselves immediately cast out of Mawmaw society a a whole; such as Lucille Umberrun had discovered when he discovered the power of the created magics on his quest to become the Archmage. Many who wish to learn about these magics will seek him out; as he was the first to discover these forbidden magics, and so far has been one of only three Mawmaw able to learn to use any of the spells.
There are other types of magic that can be learned by especially strong and intelligent Mawmaws, known as learned magics. As the name suggests, they are special types of magic that need to be studied and learned, as they do not come naturally to a Mawmaw. There are two categories to learned magics; Advanced Elements and Created Magic.
Advanced Elements are more powerful elemental magics, that do not rely on the birth month of a Mawmaw to be learned. There are also more elements that can be harnessed through learning than just your basic fire, water, air, and earth, as these are much more precise learnings! There are a total of 7 elements that may be learned by a Mawmaw. (It should be noted that very rarely will Mawmaw master more than one element, and if another element is learned, they may never learn more than a few unless they have dedicated their life to learning and mastering all seven elements. This is a feat only a worthy Archmage is able to do!)
- Fire - the ability to create and manipulate flames, ignite objects, and endure high temperatures.
- Water - the ability to create and manipulate water, influence rain or snow, and create whirlpools/rivers/waves.
- Air - the ability to manipulate the air; altering temperatures, and creating gusts/squalls/storms.
- Earth - the ability to manipulate the ground; bringing up boulders and pillars, manipulating natural metals, and shaking the very ground beneath your feet.
- Lightning - the ability to control and redirect electricity in it's natural form (lightning).
- Nature - the ability to influence rapid growth in natural flora and fauna, and manipulate it to carry out your will.
- Frost - the ability to control freezing temperatures and freeze anything in your general vicinity.
Created Magic is often times referred to as 'God Magic', as it was created by the Reverent themselves to be used by them, and them alone. However, many ancient tomes and scriptures contain enough descriptions of these powers to be replicated by those willing to dedicate themselves to deciphering them, granting them the ability to cast blessed spells, and dark curses that at one time, only a god could do. All three types of created magic are forbidden for Mawmaw to learn!
- Destruction - the ability to dissolve, decompose, erase, or outright destroy any person or object the magic is cast onto (including the user!) Includes a plethora of curses, hexes, and damaging spells that can not only affect the life force of the target... but also the user of the magic!
- Regeneration - the ability to alter, replenish (most often times to create endless wells of mana/aether), or regenerate the life force of any person or object the magic is cast onto. Regenerative magic is like a more powerful Arcane magic, but can... you know, raise the dead and give the user an endless life/mana pool.
- Creation - the ability to create or manifest anything the user of this magic can think of. It may also be used to bring new life to inanimate objects.. and grant wishes. Although seemingly tame compared to the other two created magics, it is far more powerful, and can drive the user mad with power; making it the easiest to abuse.
Mawmaws who seek to learn these forbidden Magics will find themselves immediately cast out of Mawmaw society a a whole; such as Lucille Umberrun had discovered when he discovered the power of the created magics on his quest to become the Archmage. Many who wish to learn about these magics will seek him out; as he was the first to discover these forbidden magics, and so far has been one of only three Mawmaw able to learn to use any of the spells.