Hollowborn

Creates a small floating flame that follows the caster within a short distance.

Cannot ignite objects. Provides illumination roughly equal to a lantern.

Lasts up to 2 turns if in combat. Outside combat is easily sustained with no roll.

Creates a small flame capable of lighting candles, lanterns, fireplaces, or campfires.

Warms an object or surface without damaging it.

Examples:

Warm clothing

Heat food

Melt frost

Warm frozen fingers

Heat a cup of tea

Manipulates existing smoke into simple shapes, symbols, or causes it to drift in a chosen direction.

Produces a harmless shower of sparks.

Useful for signaling, distractions, or demonstrations. The sparks cannot ignite combustible materials or cause injury.

Launches a concentrated bolt of fire.

Creates a temporary whip of living flame.

Surrounds the caster in a shield of flame. Enemies striking the caster in melee suffer minor fire damage.

Rapidly raises the temperature within the affected area, creating intense discomfort and forcing most creatures to seek cooler ground.

Enchants an ally's weapon with magical fire.

Instantly step through flame, disappearing from your current location and reappearing within range. Both the departure and destination must be visible to the caster.

Launches an explosive sphere of flame.

Small blast radius (up to 3 meters and can be made smaller.)

Length: 6 meters

Creates a blazing wall of magical fire that blocks movement and inflicts damage upon those passing through it.

Calls successive waves of magical fire across the affected area. Requires uninterrupted concentration.

A swirling barrier of living flame intercepts incoming attacks, burning away projectiles and absorbing magical or physical blows before gradually fading.

The pinnacle of Pyromancy.

Summons an overwhelming inferno capable of reshaping an entire battlefield.

Requires significant preparation, uninterrupted concentration, and should generally serve as the climax of a major story rather than an ordinary combat spell..

Lowers the temperature of a small object or area without causing damage.

Common uses include:

Cooling food or drink

Relieving excessive heat

Briefly preserving perishable items

Allows the caster to perceive recent sources of heat within the immediate surroundings.

Examples include:

Recently abandoned campfires

Fresh footprints in snow

Warm machinery

Recently occupied hiding places

Covers a small surface with a thin layer of magical frost.

Common uses include:

Frosting glass

Leaving icy markings

Coating small objects with decorative or protective frost

Forms a small shard of magical ice in the caster's hand.

While too fragile to serve as a true weapon, it may function as a simple tool, improvised pick, wedge, or minor defensive implement before melting naturally.

Creates harmless drifting snow within the affected area.

Often used for atmosphere, signaling, performances, or minor distractions.

Releases a burst of freezing air that chills creatures within the area, reducing movement and making prolonged exposure uncomfortable.

Launches a concentrated bolt of freezing energy at a single target.

The impact inflicts cold damage and leaves frost clinging to the target.

Coats the ground in slick magical ice, making movement hazardous and reducing traction for creatures crossing the area.

Encases the caster in protective layers of magical ice that absorb incoming attacks before gradually melting away.

Magically slows natural decay in food, plants, biological samples, medicines, or other organic materials.

While active, deterioration is greatly delayed, making this spell invaluable to healers, scholars, and explorers.

Summons swirling snow and icy winds that obscure vision and make accurate attacks through the area significantly more difficult.

Encases a target's limbs in dense magical ice, severely restricting movement without causing permanent harm.

Designed primarily for restraint rather than injury.

Enchants a weapon with supernatural frost, allowing each successful strike to deliver chilling magical energy in addition to its normal damage.

Length: 5 meters

Raises a thick wall of magical ice capable of providing cover, blocking passageways, or separating combatants.

Encases a single target within thick magical ice designed to restrain rather than kill.

The prison gradually weakens as the spell ends or may be shattered through sufficient force.

Creates a zone of intense supernatural cold that slows movement, saps endurance, and rapidly extinguishes ordinary sources of warmth.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

The pinnacle of Cryomancy.

The caster unleashes an area of overwhelming supernatural cold, freezing the landscape, extinguishing flames, immobilizing creatures unable to escape, and transforming the battlefield into a realm of ice.

Requires extensive preparation and uninterrupted concentration.

Casting Absolute Zero is considered a legendary event. Few Hollowborn will ever witness such mastery during their lifetime.

Allows the caster to calm ordinary animals and communicate simple emotions or intentions.

Common uses include:

Calming frightened horses

Gaining the trust of domestic animals

Discouraging aggressive wildlife

This spell does not grant direct control over animals.

Encourages flowers and small plants to bloom or flourish naturally.

Common uses include:

Reviving wilted flowers

Accelerating blossoms

Decorating an area with healthy plant life

Instantly identifies common herbs, berries, edible plants, poisonous vegetation, and simple natural remedies.

Allows the caster to sense nearby healthy plant life and ordinary animals.

Useful for survival, exploration, and locating living ecosystems.

Stimulates healthy plant growth over a small area.

Common uses include:

Growing vines

Strengthening roots

Encouraging crops and gardens

Calls nearby ordinary animals willing to investigate or offer natural assistance.

Possible responders include:

Birds

Wolves

Deer

Ravens

Other native wildlife

Animals always behave according to their instincts and will never knowingly sacrifice themselves.

The caster's skin hardens into bark-like armor, providing increased protection against physical attacks while retaining normal mobility.

Summons thick vines from the ground that wrap around creatures, slowing movement and restraining those caught within the area.

Creates a living whip of thorn-covered vines that lashes a single target before quickly withering away.

For a short time, natural terrain bends subtly to ease the caster's passage.

Examples include:

Dense forests

Thick brush

Rocky trails

Overgrown pathways

This spell does not alter artificial terrain.

Roots erupt from the earth, wrapping around creatures within the area and severely restricting movement.

Lasts for 5 turns.

Animates a fallen tree, massive roots, or dense vegetation into a temporary guardian that protects a designated area.

The Guardian is not a permanent creature and returns to its natural state when the spell ends.

Length: 5 meters

Raises a dense barrier of vines, roots, shrubs, and living vegetation that provides cover and blocks movement.

Creates a sacred grove overflowing with restorative natural magic.

Within the Grove:

Plants rapidly recover.

Wildlife becomes calm.

Allies find natural shelter.

The land resists corruption and decay.

The Grove lasts only while the spell is sustained.

The surrounding wilderness answers the caster's call.

Trees sway violently.

Roots shift beneath the earth.

Branches lash at intruders.

The environment itself resists those who threaten it.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

The pinnacle of Nature magic.

The Hollowborn becomes a living vessel of the ancient wilderness.

Massive roots erupt from the earth.

Towering vegetation reshapes the battlefield.

Ordinary animals gather to defend the caster.

Nature itself answers the Hollowborn's call.

Requires extensive preparation and uninterrupted concentration.

Casting Avatar of the Forest is considered a legendary event. Few Hollowborn will ever witness such mastery during their lifetime.

Temporarily suppresses fear and emotional distress caused by death, corpses, or supernatural spiritual phenomena.

This spell does not suppress ordinary fear unrelated to death.

Detects whether death has recently occurred within the surrounding area.

Common examples include:

A recent murder

A battlefield

An ancient grave

A site of mass death

The spell does not reveal the cause of death.

Slows the natural decomposition of a corpse without restoring life.

Frequently employed by investigators, healers, and funeral caretakers.

By touching recently deceased remains, the caster hears faint emotional echoes left behind by the deceased.

These impressions cannot answer questions or hold conversations, but may reveal emotions such as fear, sorrow, anger, or peace.

Allows the caster to perceive lingering spiritual disturbances and residual supernatural energy.

The spell does not reveal invisible spirits or ghosts directly.

Weakens a single living target while reinforcing the caster's own endurance.

The effect lasts only while the spell is actively sustained.

Temporarily anchors a restless spirit, preventing it from wandering or escaping until the spell ends.

The spirit is restrained but not harmed.

Channels necromantic energy to restore a portion of a Duskborn's supernatural vitality.

This spell:

Cannot heal Hearthborn or other living lineages.

Cannot restore destroyed limbs or organs.

Cannot reverse Final Death.

Because of this unique ability, skilled Necromancers are highly respected within Duskborn society.

Accelerates decay in non-living organic material.

Examples include:

Rotten wood

Dead vines

Old rope

Fallen leaves

This spell has no effect upon healthy living creatures.

Protects a recently deceased body from spiritual corruption, hostile necromancy, or unwanted supernatural interference.

Often employed before funerary rites or resurrection attempts.

Temporarily prevents a departing soul from fully crossing into the beyond.

Frequently used by Restoration mages during emergency healing or resurrection rituals.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

Allows the caster to briefly converse with a willing lingering spirit.

The spirit may refuse to answer questions or depart at any time.

No spirit is ever compelled through this spell.

Creates sacred ground where restless spirits are calmed, protected, and gently guided toward peaceful rest.

Hostile spiritual influences are greatly weakened while within the circle.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

Summons a single incorporeal spirit willing to perform one simple non-violent task.

Examples include:

Scouting

Delivering a message

Observing an area

Retrieving simple information

The spirit cannot fight, possess creatures, or directly interfere with the physical world.

Once its task is complete, it peacefully returns to the Veil.

The pinnacle of Necromancy.

For a brief time, the Hollowborn exists partially within the Veil separating life and death.

While in this state, the caster may:

Perceive powerful spirits.

Cross minor spiritual barriers.

Communicate directly with lingering souls.

Perform extraordinary necromantic rituals impossible under normal circumstances.

The caster remains only partially present in the physical world, making prolonged use both physically and mentally exhausting.

Requires extensive preparation and uninterrupted concentration.

Casting Veilwalker is considered a legendary event. Few Hollowborn will ever witness such mastery during their lifetime.

Seals minor cuts, scrapes, abrasions, and superficial wounds.

This spell cannot treat severe injuries or restore significant blood loss.

Detects the presence of obvious disease, infection, poison, or physical illness within a single individual.

The spell identifies the problem but does not cure it.

Reduces pain and physical discomfort without treating the underlying injury.

Common uses include:

Calming muscle aches

Easing burns

Reducing suffering after injury

Reduces fatigue, eases physical strain, and encourages the body's natural healing following exertion or minor injury.

Removes common impurities, bacteria, and contaminants from a small quantity of water, making it safe to drink.

This spell does not neutralize magical corruption.

Treats ordinary illnesses, infections, and naturally occurring diseases.

Powerful magical afflictions or supernatural plagues may require more advanced Restoration magic.

Accelerates the body's natural healing of moderate injuries.

Examples include:

Deep cuts

Broken ribs

Severe bruising

Muscle tears

This spell does not instantly restore full health.

Surrounds a single creature with a protective magical barrier that lessens incoming physical and magical harm while the spell remains active.

Neutralizes common poisons, toxins, and venoms affecting a living creature.

Powerful supernatural toxins may resist this spell.

Accelerates recovery from severe injuries over a short period.

Examples include:

Broken bones

Organ damage

Major physical trauma

This spell cannot regenerate missing limbs.

Creates a sacred area where disease, poison, and minor curses are suppressed.

Frequently employed within hospitals, clinics, sanctuaries, and emergency shelters.

Removes exhaustion, restores stamina, and renews vitality following prolonged hardship or intense physical exertion.

Blesses a single ally with powerful restorative magic, increasing their resilience against injury and accelerating natural recovery while the spell remains active.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

Stimulates extraordinary natural healing, allowing devastating injuries to recover far more rapidly than would otherwise be possible.

This spell may restore badly damaged tissue and repair catastrophic injuries over time.

It cannot restore a decapitated body or resurrect the dead.

The pinnacle of Restoration.

The caster pours overwhelming restorative magic into a creature standing upon the brink of death, stabilizing catastrophic injuries and preserving a life that would otherwise be lost.

Miracle cannot resurrect the dead. It must be cast before death has fully occurred.

Requires extensive preparation and uninterrupted concentration.

Casting Miracle is considered a legendary event. Few Hollowborn will ever witness such mastery during their lifetime.

Places a harmless magical symbol upon a surface or object.

Common uses include:

Leaving messages

Marking ownership

Creating hidden signs recognizable to other Hollowborn

The mark fades naturally after a short time unless reinforced through stronger magic.

Detects active magical effects, enchanted objects, and ongoing spells within range.

The spell reveals the presence of magic but not its exact nature.

Creates a floating sphere of pure magical light.

The light produces no heat and may be directed to follow the caster or remain stationary.

Provides illumination equal to a lantern.

Detects concentrations of magical energy nearby.

Examples include:

Active rituals

Enchanted objects

Powerful magical creatures

Spellcasters currently channeling magic

Manipulates small unattended objects without physical contact.

Common uses include:

Turning pages

Retrieving keys

Opening unlocked doors

Moving small tools

The spell cannot lift creatures or heavy objects.

Launches a concentrated blast of raw magical force at a single target.

Unlike elemental magic, Arcane Bolt delivers pure kinetic magical energy.

Magically seals a door, chest, gate, or similar object against unauthorized opening.

The lock remains until dispelled or dismissed by the caster.

Suppresses or ends simple magical effects, enchantments, or low-tier spells.

This spell cannot affect higher-tier magic.

Creates a shimmering barrier of magical force that absorbs incoming physical and magical attacks while active.

Instantly repositions the caster to any visible location within range.

Arcane Step is not true teleportation and cannot pass through solid barriers.

Attempts to interrupt another Hollowborn's spell as it is being cast.

Success depends upon the relative spell tier, magical skill, and the caster's Arcane Focus.

Length: 5 meters

Creates a durable wall of solid magical force capable of blocking movement, projectiles, and many magical attacks.

Creates a field of stabilized magical energy that prevents teleportation, portals, dimensional travel, and similar magical movement within the affected area.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

Suppresses powerful magical effects, enchantments, wards, or ongoing supernatural phenomena.

Particularly resilient or legendary magic may resist this spell.

The pinnacle of Arcane magic.

The Hollowborn becomes a living conduit for raw magical energy.

While the spell remains active, the caster may:

Reinforce powerful wards.

Strengthen allied spellcasters.

Stabilize failing magical rituals.

Amplify Arcane spells.

Unleash devastating blasts of pure magical force.

Requires extensive preparation and uninterrupted concentration.

Casting Arcane Nexus is considered a legendary event. Few Hollowborn will ever witness such mastery during their lifetime.

Perfectly recalls dreams, visions, prophetic experiences, and forgotten details experienced during sleep.

Receives a symbolic vision related to an immediate decision or unfolding event.

Common symbols may include:

A raven

Flowing water

Falling leaves

A broken branch

A rising sun

The meaning is always open to interpretation.

Interprets celestial alignments to gain general insight into favorable or unfavorable circumstances surrounding an intended course of action.

The stars offer guidance—not certainty.

Detects the presence of nearby living creatures or supernatural beings.

The spell reveals only that a presence exists and its general location. It does not identify lineage, identity, or intent.

Allows the caster to sense obvious deception through subtle magical intuition.

The spell cannot determine the truth, read minds, or reveal hidden facts.

Projects the caster's senses beyond normal sight, allowing them to briefly see or hear events occurring nearby but outside their natural perception.

Determines the general direction of a familiar person, object, or location.

The spell does not reveal precise distance or obstacles between the caster and the target.

Observes the emotional and magical energies surrounding a creature.

Common impressions include:

Fear

Anger

Joy

Grief

Magical corruption

Experienced Diviners may also determine a creature's lineage through its aura.

Observes a familiar person, object, or location through magical vision.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

Receives a brief glimpse of one likely future occurring within the next few moments.

The vision provides warning rather than certainty, allowing the caster to react before events unfold.

Allows a willing creature to experience the caster's magical vision, dream, omen, or prophetic insight.

Both participants perceive the same vision simultaneously.

Seeks wisdom from benevolent ancestral or spiritual beings.

These spirits offer guidance, warnings, or insight.

They advise.

They never command.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

Projects the caster's consciousness into the spiritual realm while their physical body remains unconscious and vulnerable.

The projected spirit may explore spiritual locations, observe supernatural phenomena, and communicate with other spiritual entities unable to interact physically.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

Briefly perceives how present choices may influence several possible futures.

The spell reveals possibilities—not certainties—and may change immediately if events unfold differently.

Requires uninterrupted concentration.

The pinnacle of Divination.

The Hollowborn aligns completely with the Celestial Wheel, opening their mind to extraordinary cosmic insight.

For a brief time, the caster may:

Perceive hidden magical forces.

Witness lingering echoes of the past.

Discern concealed truths.

Glimpse several possible futures.

Recognize pivotal moments before they unfold.

The future is never fixed.

The vision reveals possibilities—not destiny.

Requires extensive preparation and uninterrupted concentration.

Casting Celestial Revelation is considered a legendary event. Few Hollowborn will ever witness such mastery during their lifetime.