Henrietta Steyer

1. #1Azyr

   Keys: Azyr, Lore of Heavens, Blue magic, Fourth lore

   Azyr, the Lore of Heavens, also called the Fourth Lore and known in Grand Cathay as the Meteor Winds or the Elemental Wind of Stone, is the Blue Wind of Magic, and it is said to be a manifestation within the Aethyr of mortals' capability to be inspired and to seek that which is out of reach. It is said to be a manifestation within the Aethyr of mortals' capability to be inspired and to seek that which is out of reach. The magic of this wind is based upon knowledge of the unknowable and the manipulation of the skies. This magical lore, also known as "astromancy," is practiced by Magisters of the Celestial Order, called "astromancers," to divine the future and pluck the strands of fate. To those with witchsight, the ability to actually see the Winds of Magic, Azyr appears as a charged, crackling cascade, like lightning. It has few temporal boundaries and supposedly reaches into all the possible futures as readily as it floats across physical distances.

2. #2Spells

   Keys: Spell, cast, magic

   Wind Blast - Calls down raging winds from the sky anywhere nearby to blow the wizard's opponents over. While in the area of effect, characters cannot fire missile weapons (or be targeted by them) and are hampered in their movements. T'Essla's Arc - An enemy is targeted by an arc of lightning originating from the caster's fingertips. Swiftwing - The wizard turns into a blur of cyan energy which darts into the air, flickering away at incredible speed. As the individual reaches the destination, the flash of energy coalesces back into their natural form. The wizard can only move to places within line of sight -- it is not possible to fly through walls, or through gaps too small to fit through as a person. This spell cannot be cast on anyone else. Starshine - Calls down the light of the stars. The area is illuminated by a soft light that reveals all that is hidden. Darkness (both magical and mundane) is banished, the invisible is made visible, hidden or disguised characters are exposed, and secret areas (doors, chambers, etc.) are revealed. Premonition - The caster gains favorable fortune in a future activity. Multiple castings of this spell fail to work until said-action is taken, or the spell ends. Omen - Divines the future in a limited way by reading the stars. When cast, the astromancer can attempt to discover if the timing is favourable or unfavourable for an action they specify. Harmonic Convergence - Divining auspicious signs, the caster guides the minds of his fellow warriors to enhance their outcomes in battle. First Portent of Amul - The caster can read the signs in the air and divine clues as to what the immediate future holds. Azure Blades - Thin, razor-like shards fill the air around the wizard, whirling in orbit around them like miniature stars, and dealing damage to any who come close for a hand-to-hand combat attack. Birdspeak - The astromancer can speak and understand the language of birds for a limited number of minutes. However, this does not force birds to talk to said-caster or answer their questions. Cunning birds may even lie or demand favours in return for their knowledge. A bird's opinion of the wizard will be based on the way they appear and act. The wizard does, however, by virtue of this spell, gain insight into the customs and behaviour of birds, understanding, for example, why a flock of birds is behaving in some particular way, or why a given nest might have been abandoned.

3. #3Celestial order

   Keys: Celestial Order, Blue wizard, Celestial Magister, Azyr's magister

   The Celestial Order is one of the eight Imperial Orders of Magic whose Magisters, called "astromancers," study the Lore of Heavens which concerns the Blue Wind of Magic, Azyr. In its widest sense the astromancers study "Astrometeorological Thaumaturgy," the magic of the heavens, the stars, the upper atmosphere of the mortal world, and the weather.

   The Magisters of the Celestial Order are prognosticators, astronomers, astrologers, and seers without Human peer. These potent wizards also have power over the weather and over various other meteorological phenomena.

   It is certainly for these reasons that Azyr's Magisters are known for their great preference for sky and star gazing, and for this reason the Magisters of the Celestial College are called "Celestial Wizards" or even sometimes "Blue Wizards" by some of the less educated folk of the Empire.

4. #4Fortune telling

   Keys: Fortune telling, seer, future, fate

   The very wealthiest and most important people of the Empire maintain a kind of love/hate relationship with the astromancers of the Celestial College. Few nobles would not wish to know how the future turns out for them, either in the short term or long (or both), but there is nothing in the Articles of Imperial Magic or in the Celestial College's own rules that forbids telling people their fortunes, if that is what they wish. However, the astromancers are required to tell all of that which they see with absolute honesty. This is a double-edged sword as the astromancers cannot always direct what areas of the future they will see. So they may indeed be able to see the future in such a way as to win a noble some political influence, but they are just as likely to foresee the day, hour, and style of that noble's death, and they would be obligated to tell all they had seen, in person.

   While the Magisters give the impression of knowing everything before people say anything, this is not, in fact, the case. They know when people are about to speak, but not always what they are about to say. It is, therefore, possible to surprise them.

5. #5Celestial collage

   Keys: Celestial Collage

   Despite the bustle around the Celestial College, almost no one ever notices it. The Celestial College is not invisible, nor is it disguised by illusions. Instead, the spells that protect the college subtly prevent people from looking in the college's direction, or from paying any attention to whatever they do see. Clouds and mist intervene at crucial moments, and the wind blows flags, awnings, and light pieces of rubbish across the line of sight to the college's spires. However, someone who knows roughly where the Celestial College is and is deliberately looking for it can find the entrance. Yet even such a determined person as this will rarely think to look up, or around, and do not even pay attention to the details of the door.

   For those who can see it, the College is one of the most spectacular sights in Altdorf. Sixteen slender towers, each built from blue and white stone, reach high into the heavens. Far taller than the spires of the Great Temple of Sigmar or the towers of the Palace, they thrust out of the huge main body of the blue-stoned College. Each is topped with a glass dome, which glitters in sunlight and shines faintly from within at night. The College’s main door is four yards square, divided into four sections and finished in black metal. Dots of silver are spread across it, forming a map of a night sky, albeit not the sky visible above the Old World. No one is ever kept waiting at the door. The doorkeepers always seem to know when someone arrives and open the door a moment before they knock. In most cases, the general purpose of any visit is known, but rarely the specifics.

6. #6Winds of Magic

   Keys: Magic, Winds of Magic · Secondary:

   The Winds of Magic, sometimes called the Aethyr in the Elven tongue of Eltharin, known as the Elemental Winds in Grand Cathay or simply just as magic in everyday usage, is the name given by magic-users to the invisible currents of magical energy -- the very substance of Chaos -- which flow across the mortal world from the Realm of Chaos.

   Humans are only able to master one particular wind of magic without going insane or worse.

7. #7Witchsight

   Keys: Witchsight, Second Sight, The Sight, Magesight

   Witchsight is the ability of most spellcasters to sense the presence or absence of magic.

   Sometimes referred to as the "seventh sense," "witchsight" is the term widely given by the Magisters of the Imperial Orders of Magic to the ability to actually see the Winds of Magic. In some ways, this term is negative, as no trained Magister would ever accept being called a witch and certainly do not consider themselves as such. However, the term is older than the Colleges of Magic themselves and has entered the common vernacular of most Magisters alongside less degrading terms such as "spirit-sight."

   Any person possessing witchsight sees the world as if through two types of vision superimposed upon each other. With his normal mundane sight, the Aethyrically sensitive person sees like any other Human does. With his witchsight, the person actually sees the Winds of Magic to some degree, either as swirling clouds and rivers of churning coloured energy, or as manifestations of their own thoughts, memories, emotions, expectations, beliefs, and fears and those of the people around them.

   The common expression of witchsight in untrained magic-users is as strange shapes and flickering lights just at the corner of their vision. Depending upon how strong one's witchsight is, one may be able to see the movements of magic and magically charged items and beings, even in the dark or if one's eyes are shut, blinded, or missing.

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