The learning of water magic.

[Jistuma 1996]

Water is a liquid, formless like the air, yet unlike the air, it has weight. It flows whenever it has the possibility of going further down, and can pass through very small openings. It can be kept in storage inside big or small containers, be it a small mug, or a big keg. All beings drink it, all that are alive at least. Some must drink more than others, the being in the deserts can survive with less water, but they still require it. It is known, that a human or a flower, die without any water, water is the source that preserves life. With water one can also create drinks that have other features, from a fruit juice, to ale, and to poisons, the elemental water is always present and necessary. All can see through it, but it grabs some of the light as it pass, the same as smoke would. It is not known how the water is made, yet it is believed the gods create it in form of rain, and it flows to the endless seas. Some say the seas aren’t endless and that it removed by the air, as it is when one heats it , going up high, returning to the gods once more. There are different ways we can find water in the land. Rain water has almost no taste, and thirst does not disappear as quickly. The rain then mixes with the land, and flows to the river, here gaining flavor, and clenching the thirst. Some water appears to have some strong smell, it is not the water that has it, but what mixes with it. This water should not be drank, as well as that which has color, unless there is no other to drink. When the river reaches the sea it is mixed with what we call salt, and becomes undrinkable. It has some similarities with the air that we breath, as water is the air for the fish, and the fish can’t survive on breathing air, as we can’t survive breathing in water. Not everything is equal between water and air, one can travel more freely and even fly inside the water, controlling oneself with the use of their limbs, becoming what a bird is on the air. The use of non living beings on the water, like armor or rocks, will have the same effect as if a attaching a weight to a bird, it will have a harder time staying flying, or will not be able to fly at all. A bird might not have the problem of dying for the reason of not being able to fly, but those that do not belong on the water and can not stay above it, will suffer the fate of death. We are born with the ability to fly on the water, to swim. It’s a gift we were given by the gods, but we forget it as we grow older, so must relearn it. Those that live in surrounded by water, are blessed by it, and can remain in it for longer amount of times.

Myths tells us the stories of those that are born with the water, and receive it’s full blessing, being able to live in it. The passage from air to water seems soft when going slowly, yet trying to pass it quickly will be quite harder. The same happens in reverse as well, making it so that if water hits something while in a fast speed, it will feel like a rock. There are many things more that can happen to water, you can heat it up with the help of fire, and cook with it, or burn other with it. It can be used as a weapon, quite a fierce weapon. The gods use it to destroy towns, with powerful waves and great storms, or remove it completely, and cause death by shortage. Mortals also use it as weapons, combining poisons with it, forcing people to breath in it, heating it and burning others. Although one can heat the water, normally it is cold. Those that enter the water and get wet, will get very cold and perhaps sick if hit by the wind on the outside. But if you are feeling hot, even other bodies produce water, which we call sweat, to cool us down. The conclusion, is that water steals heat from what it touches, and this also explains why the fire dies when water is placed on it. It can not steal too much heat, or it becomes full of it and starts boiling, this is the warning as the air starts taking the water, which can not take any more heat. We can feel this as we place our hands over a hot bowl of hot water, our hands become wet, as we take some of the water back from the air. These give the complexity, and beauty to the water.

Knowing is not understanding. To understand water, one needs to experience it.

An apprentice might decide to chose water as his guide, or perhaps the master might make this decision for him. The student must learn all that he can about water, this when not learning to connect to the void. If one is truly committed into the art, he will take the time outside his training to connect to the void, to read and observe all about water. With a connection with the void accomplished, the real training can begin.

One of the most fundamentals concepts one must know about water is the feeling of their contact. A person feels much heavier inside water, and has a harder time moving. He is also pushed by the water when it is moving, but first the student must comprehend the water while is ain’t moving. There are various ways to get the feeling of the water, yet the one that feel works the best is meditation. In a still lake, in a warm place, maybe a pond, or an oasis in the desert. the student should remove almost all clothing, remaining as little as possible while still feeling comfortable with. The water must be shallow, but enough so only the head remains above water. A state of tranquility must be then found, and the feeling of the water will start to be known to the student. As more immerse the meditation becomes, the sensation the apprentice has on the skin with the water raises. This is the most important and fundamental aspect to the training of the magic, and even masters never end this training, for they always have something new to learn. It is the longer stage of the training, and the time varies from student to student. One might take weeks to fully achieve their current method of meditation on the water grounds, others might take years. I have noticed, meditation of those that fight, are not the same, and those students normally tend to take longer to learn the correct one. They might reach tranquility faster, and an excellent sense of their surroundings, but they have extreme difficulty in fully giving their thoughts and body to the water that surrounds them. A way to explain to a warrior how they should feel when meditating, is the exact opposite on how they would train. They should feel nothing more than the water, completely remove their bodies of natural instincts. If someone enters the room they should not know it, if someone enters the water, they should only care to feel the movements, and their mind should not try to find why. One in perfect meditation, can be assassinated, and still not leave meditation even after their last heartbeat. Many times have I seen warriors give up on this stage, this type of meditation goes against their teachings. Those that continue, normally lose great skill in fighting. The body will know when it can no longer learn more from the water that day, and they will leave the meditating state. The next stage of training is now a lot easier to accomplish, with the feeling of the water indebted into them. While completely dry, a single drop of water will be dropped into their shoulder as they enter the meditative state. As the drop of water runs through their arm, the realisation on how the water flows will start to be apparent. This training will be complete with study by sight of the droplet of water, and the taking of it’s shape and size. Only a few days are needed until they can recreate the droplet in the void.

((coments and the such apreciated, this would be a small text IG about how to teach water evocation))

[Cyndikate 2303]

I prefer that players learn from exclusive teachers.

[Secret Lizard President 313]

Holy wall of text, Batman!

[Merkaken 516]

Isn't there already water magic?

[Jistuma 1996]

I prefer that players learn from exclusive teachers.

This would be a guide to teachers as well. Also, there is only one water revocation teacher, and that is dsdevil, and he doesn't seem to be teaching anyone. So this would be an actual IG tool to learn by self taught, because I never saw any books explaining how to train magic IG

Holy wall of text, Batman!

*Slaps Robin* Read a book and learn what a wall of text is.

Isn't there already water magic?

Yes, this would be an IG text, to aid the teachers and someone who could actualy learn from a text, instead of not actually having anything (like all probably). Also this would be a start to other types of magic.

And btw guys... I placed this here so I can get your thoughs on the text, not it's use.

[E__V__O 2000]

This is very well written and wired, I would personaly like to +1 this topic as it was a nice good read and understanding more on how Water Evocation can be learnt.

Ps: Maybe do something like this for FIRE evocation next? :3

[cruzazul 2815]

This would be a guide to teachers as well. Also, there is only one water revocation teacher, and that is dsdevil, and he doesn't seem to be teaching anyone. So this would be an actual IG tool to learn by self taught, because I never saw any books explaining how to train magic IG

Hiebe is a water evocation teacher. He is training my character the art. He doesn't have a teacher app because he was grandfathered in.

[Jistuma 1996]

Hiebe is a water evocation teacher. He is training my character the art. He doesn't have a teacher app because he was grandfathered in.

Oh, I am terribly sorry, seems you are right, Hiebe is a teacher in fire/water. Only saw fire the first tme I looked. Still, what do you think of the text?

[cruzazul 2815]

I really like what you are trying to do with this. There is not much put there on water evocation for the community to see. Looks like you put a lot of work into this and it is very well written. Good job, it really gives aspiring water evocationers and teachers a good guide.

[Valentino MC: Mau5noize 1094]

Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly.