Vaynth

This is a step in the right direction. Happy pride month!

In the shadowed fringes of the bustling town, one particular woman with pointy ears and eyes like amethysts remained unseen, her years of seclusion following a storied tenure at The Enchantry. It was during a rare venture for supplies that she stumbled upon the somber news: Sarrion, her cherished companion, had departed this realm. Eirena, typically known for her impassive poise and thinly veiled impatience, lifted her gaze to the sky. Tears cascaded like silver rivulets, tracing the contours of her sorrow-stricken face. With a whisper carried away by the wind, she murmured; “It seems the Void has finally claimed you, dear friend."

NO YOU

Namielle reads over the missive with a solemn orchid gaze, muttering to herself about how Laetranis needs a vacation before ripping up the parchment and throwing it into the fireplace at her estate.

He wouldnt even give me time to review his grammar

i helped edit like 3 sentences pls gib rep

Skin Name: Elven Embroidery Skinner’s Username: MikoMonster Discord: Vay#6162 Bid: 400 mina

Skin Name: Elven Embroidery Skinner’s Username: MikoMonster Discord: Vay#6162 Bid: 200 mina

IGN: Vaynth Discord: Vay#6162 Skin: Willow Bid: 100 mina

This is insanely good.

Because Astral Sorcery is gathering a material, writing a glyph with said material and activating it using mana, we don't see why there would be a permanent physical handicap as it doesn't enhance the body either. The power comes from the material itself, not from the caster; studying a source material and learning how to use it. It is similar to alchemy in this sense. There is always a chance that a spell book could be stolen or damaged in or out of combat which would leave the caster just as defenseless as any regular descendent with no powers, except they might be left with mana exhaustion on top of that if they were already casting. This would cause Sorcerers to consider how they should utilize their magic, because using it offensively could make them an easy target. It is not an upgrade to or even possible to be a viable melee fighter while using Astral Sorcery because as stated in the lore, both hands need to be occupied with casting and the user has to keep focus. In other words, you can't hold a weapon or physically defend yourself and cast at the same time- it's sacrificing one for the other. If you have to abruptly dodge something your focus will be broken. The only spell in relation to melee is the conjurable Cosmic Blade which is practically the same as a normal blade once created except you can make it hot to the touch with two extra emotes. It also can't be used while casting, like any other blade. Also the user can't wear more than half plate or casting just won't work. Yes a player can go back to being a regular melee combat character when they would rather be more low-profile, but both can't be done at the same time. At this point we're leaving it up to the LT to tell us if what we have is sufficient or needs to be worked on.

If you actually read the updated lore and comments on this thread, you'd know this has all been addressed and changed two weeks ago; there are no more casting implements other than the spell book which is very susceptible to anything happening to it during casting. Without it you can't even use the magic, which is a huge downside in comparison to other magics where you can cast out of thin air. The current drawbacks are listed as a tldr section that's labeled as "brief synopsis" in a spoiler. Please give actual current examples as to why you believe the magic is overpowered or not balanced compared to other existing magics. Thematically the lore fits into the server because the stars are shards of left over energy from the Creator that forms the Veil, as mentioned in the space lore written from 2017. If accepted, there will be plenty of roleplay generated related to astronomy in LOTC, and study of the Veil.