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Jynx’s 10 Rules of Food Sharing with Your Magical Being

Rule 1 -Jynx Demands. Must start behind ears!

“Behind ears, first! Lykie need learn..”

“If eyes still open after 3 scratches, Lykie wrong. Move, now!“

‘I didn’t realize there was a test!”

!”

Rule 2 - Lykie must scratch both ears.

“Right ear exists! Must balance scratching with left.”

“Must Keep count. Must be equal scratch.“

“Your count is wrong, Jynx. There’s no way the right ear is 50 scratches behind. I just started less than a beat ago!”

Rule 3 - Advanced scratch under chin. Only experienced must try.

“Scratch need improvement. Little right. No, Lykie, other right..”

“Lykie must keep up with head moves!“

“Apparently the direction of scratching is important. Jynx, you know I have problems with navigation!“

Rule 4 - Belly up, must not scratch!

“Lykie no touch belly! Lykie, learn.”

“Belly up, Lykie touch, Jynx complain.“

“You rolled over to showed it to me! Are you testing me again?“

Rule 5 - Migaly Law - Must not stop until Jynx says.

“Why hand no move?“

“Scratch not stop until Jynx move!“

“My hand hurts! Where are you getting these laws from?“

Rule 6 - Jynx paw mean continue.

“Simple! Jynx paw mean more”

“One paw - scratch more. Two paw - Lykie fail. Scratch more!“

“I used to think the paw was affection. I was wrong!“

Rule 7 - Purring means acceptable.

“Jynx purr. Scratch adequate. Improvement needed!.”

“More purr, better scratch.“

“Adequate, really! My hand can barely move!“

Rule 8 - Must prioritize scratch Emergency!

“Itchy. Emergency scratch!”

“All scratches Emergency!“

“He once woke me in aurora rise to scratch his chin“.

“Scratch no know time!“

Rule 9 - Itch change location. Must scratch there.

“No scratch there, here!“

“Lykie hand no in right place. Jynx roll to other part.“

“Why now? I scratched your ears for more than 10 beats?“

“Spot was good then. No now“.

Rule 10 - Jynx decide when stop.

“Jynx decide when done!“

“Scratch done when sleep or bored.“

“When do I decide?“

“Lykie, funny!“

“Training Improving. Still needs work!“

Angelika: “Fine, five more beats then, and be both know I mean more than five.”

““PPRRRT! Jynx satisfied!“

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Who chooses whom?

Scientists throughout the ages have debated whether it is the magical being or the animal who first chooses to bond themself with the other. Thoughts have changed over the years, but it is generally believed that the animal is the initiator of the relationship.

Reasons

• The magical being is usually just starting to gain powers and does not recognize the animal has migaly potential.

• Magical beings may want a migaly, but do not possess enough kindness, empathy and understanding to successfully handle the day to day life with a migaly. Migalies usually come from wild species of animals and are not easy to deal with.

• Some magical beings will not possess the amount of magical power needed to have a partnership with a migaly. The bond can take over a being’s life and can cause negative effects on the person.

• Most migalies have the ability to hide themselves and many users of magic may not be able to see them.

• In some cases, a migaly is called upon by a magical beings family to protect a family member. This often happens when they can no longer be with their loved one, and are worried about their loved ones future. It is important to note that the migaly was never bonded to any of the other family members. Scientists believe that the particular migaly was near, and merely waiting for their chosen being to come into their powers. The animal was drawn to the family member(s) for company while waiting for their companion’s powers to mature.

  When asked migalies always say that they chose their companion.

Why is a Migaly attracted to someone?

Attraction to a magical being is different with each species of animal, and the supernatural abilities they have. While an extensive list of migalies is beyond the scope of this article, here are a few.

Fox Migalies

Foxes are known as beings who are cunning, adaptable and intelligent. They are perceived as tricksters. Because of their unique personalities they tend to choose academics, smaller individuals who use their intelligence within their magical jobs, individuals who must make changes often, and beings who enjoy time alone.

Wolf Migalies

Wolves are known for their deep connection, reluctance to enter into conflict, teamwork, high intelligence and playfulness. When they choose a magical being,they choose someone who will happily become deeply bonded with them. They do not want to argue unnecessarily, so they want to be bonded with someone who will negotiate, and work as a team in all situations, Often they choose someone who likes sports, music, and in some cases trickery.

Horse Migalies

This form of bonding is rare. Very few magical beings have the ability to care for a migaly as large as a horse.

Horse migalies are are vigilant, inquisitive and habitual. They tend to prefer magical beings in the protection or law industries.

Hawk or Cave Bird Migalies

These migalies arethe most prevalent in the universe. Birds are independent and tend to travel far away from their magical being before returning. Because of bird migalies are territorial, when they have been away, they get angry if the boundaries of their home have been changed. Their observant gaze allows them to see even minute changes and they will demand that they be withdrawn.

Bird migalies are patient when waiting. They will wait for their bonded companion for many moons, observe someone suspicious until they leave, and wait quietly in the background if their bonded companion asks them to.

Lynx or wild Cat Migalies

These migalies have sharp vision. They are known for understanding hidden and mysterious things. Cat migalies tend to be attracted to magical beings with high powers, as the beings usually work in interesting and unusual places where challenges abound.

Lynx or wild cat migalies tend to be the most likely to have strong supernatural powers. Scientists don’t understand why.

Jynx’s Note to Angelika

Can a Being Refuse a Migaly?

A magical being can refuse to be bonded with a migaly but this rarely happens. Migalies are cherished companions in the magical community. Other magical beings may wonder why the being is reluctant for the kinship, and make assumptions. This tends to affect the beings status in the magical community.

For the few beings who choose to refuse a migaly’s bond, the refusal is usually temporary. MIgalies try several times to create a bond before leaving.

If a refused bond is finally accepted, the migaly will punish their new companion. This can be in pranks, misdirection, destroying objects, or moving things.

A WARNING On Migalies

A Migaly is a companion. Wolves may ride. Hawks may fly. Dragons may carry.
But what your Migaly can do and what your Migaly is willing to do are not always the same thing.

Always ask first. Trust me, ask first!

Failure to ask might result in biting, hard landings, being left in solitary locations, or poisoning.

Warning taken from the Modern Journal of Mages - Late Emberfall edition

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What is the Wandering Beacon?

The wandering beacon is a small magical flame that moves in the direction of a person or place when the right words or the correct actions are performed.

It is a rare form of Spellcraft that can only be used by certain masters, and the flame chooses when it works.

Why use the Wandering Beacon?

Because the wandering beacon is so rare, masters are wary to use it. They generally only use it in emergency circumstances.

The beacon is so strong that it can show beings where a missing person is for one moon after she went missing. It can also show where something is, where there is focused magical activity, or where something happened.

While it may seem that the beacon is something that would be readily used by a master who has access to it, using the beacon is dangerous. A master must forfeit something to the universe if it is used. If some person or place is far away, or if the master used it after 20 brights of the thing going missing, she will be called upon to give away something. This could be their powers, loss of a body part, insanity, or the development of a rare and unusual disease.

The wandering flame comes with visions that warn the user about the consequences of using it. If the master ignores the warnings, the consequences became worse.

What is the Beacon Made of and where did it come from?

The beacon is made of pure energy that flowed from the fabled volcano of Spellfire, located on the planet Cyravane. The energy was collected by one of the ancients and trapped in the beacon. It was then moved to Erudus where it has lay dormant in the deepest caves on the Spineback Mountains.

It wasn’t until the civilization’s on Erudus began to fall that the beacon was found. Since then it has been used by four magical beings. Each person sought to use the beacon to gain power, and each time the being was killed. It is rumored that the embers of the beacon are stirring. Sometime in the near future, the beacon will be successfully used.

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Status

The Clearwaiter family, masters of Elemental Magic, are active in the magical community.

Why the Clearwaiters?

For many years before Thumgal, the Clearwaiter family worked in law enforcement in their local galaxy. They had proven to be experts in solving criminal cases. Others in the family sought to become counselors of various types. Each family member for 100 sols before Thumgala, worked in some way to support making other people’s lives better.

Around the time of Thumgala, Elowyn and her husband Evander worked for one of the highest law enforcing agencies in their community. They began to see people disappearing in unusual numbers. Murders also rose by 250% in 6 months.

Elowyn learned from some of her informants that the Thumgala were behind the crimes. They sought to disrupt Elowynn’s society’s balance so that it would be easier to overcome the planet,when they reached the location.

Elowyn and Evander went to Thumgala when they heard about the uprising. They did not expect to fight, but expected that there would be a long war and that there would be need for counselors. Since Elowyn and Evander were experts in this area, they thought that they could be useful.

When the bacteria came, both were on the outskirts of the fighting. People around them died violently and almost instantaneously. Elowyn and Evander felt little of the pain and were only slightly sick. Within 2 months both became masters in elemental magic.

Elowyn and Evander chose to help form the Magaus Alliance. Although they did not join the organization outwardly, they often counseled for it

The Color of the family.

Lime Green

The Family Crest

Most important accomplishments by the family

• Evian, who worked in a major auction house of enchanted items, learned that a ring of enchanted objects were stolen from a great vault kept to keep excess magic from being introduced into the universe. These objects included pendants, glasses, bracelets, flasks, etc. The ancients had hidden thm from the public thinking that their powers would be abused. Evian reported the objects to the Magaus Alliance. The thieves were caught, the objects retrieved, and Evian’s reputation in the magical item trade was cemented.

• Corren worked with The Magaus Alliance breaking bindings. He worked there for over 50 sols . At the time, he was the person who worked the longest in the industry, and the first person to receive the Silver Accord. This is an honored release from the alliance with guaranteed monetary compensation for the rest of his life. He was also the first to be given the legacy right. This is a promise that his children would automatically get employment with the organization.

• Varen worked in a specialty industry, where he created keepsakes to increase and keep the memory of deceased persons. Varren received a special award, when he created a memory statue for each school in his galaxy. It was created to keep the horrific memories of war and strife from the past 100 sols alive. The purpose of this was to education children and to try to prevent future war.

• Gabiuna now works in the Magaus Alliance. She can feel and sense emotional energy that bonds individuals together. She can see when something is distorted and broken, to help people to understand their relationships and to heal them.

The Family Tree

Worst Magical Disasters in the Family

• Ambrin was imprisoned by the Magaus Alliance after tryng to remove a communities free will. If he had succeded then he would have become very wealthy and become the most powerful individual in the community, Ambrin’s crimes were so upsetting, to the family that they disowned him. Ambrin died in a jail cell 70 sols later,

• Renwick - worked in enchantment magic with the Magaus Alliance. He was in charge of making the high course safe from outside attacks. He also enchanted the high courts, to make the ability that the person would lie lessened. Renwick’s magical spells and charms failed on a very big case. The second high in The Magaus Alliance was sought after and captured during a battle, Renwick used his abilities to keep the location the official safe while others from the alliance were supposed to rescued him. Renwick’s energy fell and the official was killed.

Relationships to the Other Magical Families of the Top 13

No special relationships can be found, although members of the family are often seen with and work with people form the other 13 families.

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Jynx’s 10 Rules of Food Sharing with Your Magical Being

Rule 1 - Jynx inspect food. Protect Lykie!

“Save Lykie! Jynx eat first.”

If smell ok, must take long taste. If smalls bad, Lykie may have.

‘Really? Vegetables are dangerous!”

Rule 2 - Jynx get first bite.

“Jynx brave. Jynx volunteer.”

Rule not hard. Jynx First!

“Yep! Jynx has already saved me from three meals today.”

Rule 3 - Jynx need fair portion

“Lykie small. Jynx need more.”

Jynx examine food. Jynx’s food bigger. Not bigger, why?

Does fair mean I get some too?

Rule 4 - Jynx own unattended feed

“Lykie leave food. Lykie abandon. Jynx eat.”

Jynx say Lykie move 3 steps, Jynx eat food.

Going for a fork is not abandonment of my food.

Rule 5 - Migaly Law - Fish Mine

Fish is Migaly’s. Jynx eat! Why Lykie Mad?

Jynx get Fish. Lykie eat other.

Where exactly is this law written?

Rule 6 - Manners Good - Must Reward.

“Jynx sit nice. Give Jynx bite.”

Sit gets 1 bite. Paw gets 2 bite. Purring get More.

Your manners have cost me half of my dinner.

Rule 7 - Scientific fact - Lykie Food Better

“Same food. Lykie food better.”

Same food, must try Lykie’s.

I put his food on my plate and he ate it. He said it tasted better. Very interesting.

Rule 8 - Must prevent Bad Food

“Jynx eat Lykie’s food. Jynx helping.”

Jynx must save Lykie. Lykie not eat food. Food is bad.”

Food on my spoon is not waste!

Rule 9 - Emergency Overides Rules

Emergency almost hungry mode - Sighing, hard staring and complaining.

“Emergency, Jynx see bowl bottom!”

Must see food. No food. Emergency!

Stars, Jynx! Really, an emergency?"

Rule 10 - Jynx Decide

Jynx decide! Jynx fair!

I appealed his decision, but apparentyy Jynx can deny my appeals.

Jynx make system simple. Lykie no understad. Lykie make hard!

Angelika: “Jynx, this isn’t a guide to food sharing. It’s a guide to giving you my food.”

“Lykie understand! Training working!”

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A Migaly’s Primer

A Migaly’s Primer is a new recurring series describing who Migaly’s are, how they choose a companion, and all the intricate details about them. This article describes the basics of what a Migaly, is and how she chooses a companion.

What is a Migaly?

The word Migaly is the Erudian term for a magically connected animal. A Migaly chooses to attach itself to a magical being, spending the majority of their life with them, and developing one of the closest relationships in the person’s life.

Migaly’s all have some form of magic that is bound by how close they are attuned to their companion, Levels of power and the types of abilities vary. There are five levels. They are stirring, awakened, resonant, joined, and bound. A level that is whispered to exist by the ancients is also called Everbound. No one understands if the level exists.

The Levels of Power of a Migaly

The levels of power is simply a way to describe how advanced the development of the magical bond with animal’s bonded is.

Advancement to the next level for a bonded pair cannot be rushed. Levels develop naturally over time, and if a magical being tries to force the connection, this may cause problems, damaging their relationship, or making the Migaly choose to abandon their companion.

Level I - Stirring

This is the first stage of attachment. An animal has chosen a being, but magic is only starting to be shared between the pair. The Migaly can sense some of the being’s emotions, detect other magic nearby, sense danger and can find their person in a instant.

In most cases the Migaly can find their being anywhere without using the normal senses.

Many in the non-magical community are not aware that the magical being’s companion is a Migaly. They think she is just a pet.

Level II - Awakened

The animal has begun to understand his companion, and her powers begin to awaken through the magic they have shared. In many cases the animal can sense danger, detect other magical creatures, and sense their person’s emotions.

Sometimes, the Migaly will have an unusual gift. This special form of magic might be sensing hidden objects, recognizing lying, or seeing magical auras. The gift is always unique to the Migaly. Skills may be combined.

When a Migaly reaches this level, non-magical beings understand that the animal is a awakened magical companion.

Levell II - Resonant

The magical being and her Migaly are now so close that they begin to influence the other. The Migaly can send images, words, or impressions to the resonant from far away. The Migaly senses when their companion is magically exhausted and works to help temporarily strengthen her.

The Migaly begins to interact with their resonant’s magical keys.

Level IV - Joined

In this level magic can deliberately pass between the pair. The joined become telepathic in communication, briefly share senses, lend magical strength to each other and combine their magical abilities.

For a short time, sight, hearing, emotion, strength and thoughts are often shared to the other.

A joined partnership carries risks to both of the pair. Angelika, for example, could send too much power to Jynx and kill him. If Jynx tries to help to boost Angelika’s strength too much, he could collapse.

Level IV - Bound

It is extremely rare for a bonded to reach this level. While the bound remain separate with individual wills, thoughts and decisions, magically they work as one.

Bound Migalys can communicate instantly, sense the other anywhere across the universe, share magical energy,and amplify the Key magic of their bonded.

Level Found in the Ancient Texts - Everbound

In some ancient texts, and in the whispers of ancients, another level called Everbound appears. The everbound remain connected beyond distance, cosmic gates and even death. They can speak in dreams, use some of the others abilities, and sense each other even though hey have been separated for sols.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I have a Migaly?
Maybe? The Migaly chooses the magical being to attach to No one really understands why a Migaly chooses a particular person.

How do I know if an animal has chosen me?
The Migaly might follow you, sleep by you, and become protective. As the connection becomes greater, the Migaly may start reacting to your magic.

Can Migalies talk?
Some Migalies can eventually learn to speak Universal English, but they can only do this to their companion. They still can communicate through behavior, emotion, impressions, images and sounds. Sometimes they can communicate with thougths.

Jynx’s Notes for Angelika

A WARNING On Migalies

Prankster on the loose!

Increased intelligence does not necessarily result in increased maturity.

See : Jynx, page 125.

Warning taken from the Modern Journal of Mages - Emberfall edition

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The Twin moons - Astra and Lunara (a.k.a. The SpellLights)

Astra

The largest of the twin moons, Astra is a silver-white in color that darkens with the seasons. The moon is associated with protecting and guiding travelers, memories of the ancients, and light for true and dependable magic.

It is said that on Astra, on the nights that Astra dominates the sky, you can see visions from the past on the highest peaks of the most remote mountains on Erudus. Astra often gives visions of dead relatives.

Astra’s rise is a useful tool to magical beings. She is said to shine down and protect them from sickness and others who would do them harm.

Erudians say “By Astra!” This indicates something is true and just.

Lunara

The smallest moon has a light cobalt and lavender color. It is considered to be wilder and more dangerous than its twin. Lunara is often thought to be associated with hidden magic, dreams and the spirits.

It is said that when Lunara dominates the sky on the celebration of their Lifebright (birthday), the individual will go through an immense period of transformation over the next sol.

Lunara dominated nights are especially good for making prophecies.

The Cycles of the Moons

Astra and Lunara have different cycles in the Erudian sky. Astra completes a full cycle every thirty days (brights). Lynara only takes twenty. They phase together after sixty days (brights).

The complex cycle and colors over the sky, has led the Erudian people to track and name all of the phases of the moons.

More about Twinful

During this phase both moons are full. Magic crackles in the air making all spells and charms more effective. The magical curtain on this night vibrates. Some of the most dangerous events in Erudian history have occurred on twinful nights.

The natural world is awakened during the Twinful. Animals’ abilities and powers are also enhanced. During this night, flooding is increased, the Bitter Winds are colder, and waters whip around Erudus in turmoil.

Songs always have a form of underlying magic on Erudus. During the Twinful, music resonates with greater power and seeps into the sound of non magical beings.

The Twinful - An Example of its Magic - Silinah Moonbliss

One Twinful night, when Astra burnt silver-white and Lunara shone lavender, Master Silinah Moonbliss lifted her voice in song in the Spineback Valley. A violent storm was tearing through the mountains, threatening the lives of the people and animals that lived there.

Silinah began to pull her song together. She accessed the powers of the universe, pulled them through her mind and body, and opened her mouth to sing her first note. The first note was quiet, like a downy feather flapping in the wind. But the moons caught that note lifting it to the winds. The song grew larger, stronger and more powerful. It was like the note resonated in water, stone, dirt and sky. The wind still churned, but it stopped its advancement. It hung high above the mountain in a large cloud of darkness and destruction.

Ordinary frightened Erudians, saw what her voice was doing. They began to sing with Silinah, even though they had no magical abilities. She wove the people’s voices into her song, until she had captured every power of the Thirteen Keys. For a brief moment, her power became greater than that of any other master alive.

The storm stilled in midair, the shattered landscape repaired itself, trees re-rooted, wounded animals healed, and the aurora returned over the mountains. Silinah brought the note to an end, trembling as she realized that the whole of Erudus had wound itself into her song.

After that night, the Moonbliss family became rooted in the sound magic on Erudus. The parents of each descendant of the family tried to teach their children to sing, play instruments or compose music, hoping that they would have the ability to combine these skills with magic. The Moonbliss family passed down a wish from Thomial and Eluzin, the first masters of sound. One day they hoped that their use of sound, would help the 13 keys bring the universe into harmony.

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Why so many light words?

Long before the outside world bought watches and clocks to divide the days on Erudus, its people used light traveling over the mountains to mark time. The first glow of of the sun rising over a mountain ridge, the peak of the midday sun over the forests, and the first stars reflecting on the waters at night, could be understood by everyone. The Erudians naturally began to study the sun, light and the changes in the sky. Light became the basis for many of the words used for measurement.

It seems especially appropriate that light is used every day in Erudus. The ancients believed that light held magic, and the rise of the sun carried the day forward. Light was thought to bring about the unfolding of the world. Today, these beliefs still hold strong. The Erudians believe that without light that their world will cease to exist.

Times of Day

• FirstGlow - The first hint of light at dawn.

• Break Rise - Sunrise

• Blush - Early Morning

• High Light - late morning before the highest hint of the sun.

• Sun Peak - Noon

• Long Lite - just after Sun Peak

• Sun Fall - late afternoon

• Dusk Dip - Sunset

• After Ember - Twilight

• Night Plunge - Full darkness

• Moon Wake - Early Night

• Aurora Rise - Middle of the Night.

• Star Turn - Very Late Night

  

Pre Rise - darkness immediately before FirstGlow

More Precise

• 1 wave = an hour

• 1 chime - 1/2 hour

• 1 mark = 10 minutes

• 1 beat = minute

• 1 glimmer = second

Longer time

• One complete day = Bright

• Once complete Day/Night - Light

• A week - Seven Light

• One month - Moon

• Season - Light Shift

• A Year - Sol

• ten years - Glow

• Thousand years - Astral

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Other Night Terminology

Measurement

• Finger Mark - 1 inch

• Life Line - 1 palm

• Hand - 1 handspan

• Hoof - 1 stride

• Reach - 1 long step

• Byway - about 1 km

• Far Step - longer journeys

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Height, width and depth

• breadth — width

• rise — height

• drop — vertical distance downward

• lowness — depth

• fringe — circumference

• grasp — distance across something

• half peak - half day’s journey

• bright walk - day’s walk

• two break, etc. - two days, etc.

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Weight

• dust - tiny amount

• stonelet small amount

• stone - moderate amount

• barrow - larger amount

• burden - heavy amount

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Land descriptions

• Hearth - enough land for a dwelling

• Reach - Large hearth of land.

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The Four Seasons

• Spring - Greenwake

• Summer - Highsol

• Fall - Emberfall

• Winter - Silverdeep

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Region - The Spineback Mountains

Since the mountains in this region are so cold and windy, the trees have adapted to the weather and altitude. Lower regions support more trees, while areas high on the mountain, like the Echo Caverns, have twisted, magical trees, growing in the crevices.

Spine Fir

Spine firs grow on the lower elevations of the mountain. They are tall evergreens that reach upward with blackish green needles and a silvery bark. During the heavy snows of the cold season, and when the Bitter Wind occurs, these trees survive more often than the other species. The branches of this tree can withstand large amounts of snow sitting on them. Because they are adapted to the environment so well, more of these trees grow in the region than any other species.

Blue Needle Pine

These trees have deep blue-green needles and charcoal bark. Pale, silvery veins run up and down the trunk. These veins react to the aurora and shimmer when it is especially bright.

Wind Crooks

These trees are short and very old. Because of the heavy winds, the trunks of these trees are bent towards the base of the mountain. During snow storms the people of the region use Wind Crooks to help them point their way to safety.

Gnarly Cedar

This tree has deformed branches and a gnarly trunk. It grows almost horizontally from the cliffs with its roots growing from cracks in the stone. Climbers on the mountain use these trees as handholds when climbing.

Ringer’s Wood

These trees have silver bark on their trunks and branches, They have long, narrow leaves that ring in the wind. Most people think that there is no pattern to the sound, but Angelika can hear “songs” when the tree’s leaves move.

Aurora Pine

These trees have cobalt blue needles with shimmery silver tips. When the aurora is strong the tips glow lavender, blue and deep green. As soon as the aurora fades away the glow disappears.

Echo Tree

These trees have thick, twisted trunks. Hollow spaces in the interior of the tree occur where the branches or the trunk bends. Wind in storms passes through these hollows producing low whistles. Sometimes strangers on the mountain mistake the whistles for human conversation.

Starfall

These are small mountain trees that have silvery leaves and dark purple berries. The trees need heat to root, so they only grow where sky shards have fallen.

Hearthwood

These trees, with coppery bark and deep foliage, are used in the hearths on the mountain. The wood burns slower, warmer and cleaner than the other species of trees.

Stormroot

These are wide but short trees that grow on the stone. They live easily through thunder and lightening storms and rarely fall. These trees have grown on the Spineback mountains for as long as people have lived there.

Stoneroot

Stoneroots are trees that live for thousands of sols. They grow very slowly and live on land where no other trees or plants can survive.

Stoneroot trees have twisted, silver-black trunks. Their roots grow in natural crevices on the mountain side.

One of the oldest Stoneroot trees is called the Mountain Heart. Couples of the region carve their names on this tree when they bond and become partners.

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Sarai Minoth …

• is the partner of the mountain mogul, Keefee Minoth.

• loves old fashioned music, cooking with items off the spineback mountain, and devoted to her children and the people of her hamlet.

• Historian of the region. Keeps all the kin together. Keeper of tales and the arts.

• mother to - Cirdivin (25 -son), Marura (24 - daughter), Junib (24-daughter)

• quiet, calm and soft spoken. Rarely loses her temper. Intelligent in all things of the heart.

• was born in the Quilleaf forest region of Erudus. She was never tested for magical abilities, but it is rumored that she might have power in Interpersonal Magic.

• Because of conflict on Erudus she has not visited the forest for many sols. She misses the area and becomes more fragile with every sol that occurs while she is away.

• Holds a festival for the Spineback Mountain kin in which each year she pairs tale makers, musicians and cooks together to perform for the community. The winners get a prize. Also created the annual cheese rolling festival.

• Met Keefee sols ago when he was visiting Arboria on trade negotiations.

  Known throughout the region for her laughter and kindness.

• Afraid of supernatural creatures.

  

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• Partner of the ruler of the kin of the Spineback Mountain regions.

• She becomes a trusted mentor, advisor and mother-like figure to Angelika.

• Introduces Angelika to some of the other regions on Erudus.

The Beliefs of Sarai Minoth

• Anyone she chooses to welcome to her hearth should be treated with warmth, safety, dignity and food.

• Helping people grow does not give you a right to choose their path.

• Sometimes family is not chosen by blood. Those people who reach out to you are kin.

• People who are given power should strive to leave the world better off.

• You must respect the natural world. Living in harmony with Erudus is the only way everyone will survive.

• Magic is useful and impressive. Good sense is rare but necessary when using magic.

• Laughter belongs by everyone’s hearth. It helps make life more meaningful.

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Meteor showers are very special to magical beings. While most people look up at meteors with awe and then forget what them, masters of all the 13 types of magic gather where meteor showers occur. They do this to increase the energy of charms and enhance their ability to understand people that come into their life.

When meteors fall it is thought that they cleanse the universe and transition in a period of great change. Newcomers that are met within a moon of the meteor’s descent, are thought to be in alignment with a magical being’s power field. They are destined to partner with the individual and create enormous beneficial changes in their life.

Often the rock and metal remnants of meteorites are collected and revered. The largest stones have spent the most time in the void of the universe. It is believed that they gathered small particles from the void as they sped through space. These particles are so small that it took humanity millions of years to understand that they are there, and that they resonate and amplify powers.

The larger meteorites are used to amplify powers by magical beings so that they can protect planets and fleets of stellar vehicles. In rare cases they are also used to stop weather events that are causing massive destruction.

Minor meteorites, or star shards, are used by magical beings for personal protection, and to protect those they have meaningful relationships with. People often wear meteorites on chains as talismans.

Note: Sky shards fall nightly on Erudus. They are so common that everyone has a good chance to find one.

Sky shards on Erudus are indigo, oat, aubergine and alabaster. Really rare sky shards come in the color moss.

Moss shards are considered extremely lucky and are bought by wealthy individuals, especially in the western region of Erudus. Moon circles are created when the buyer of shard, invites four men or women to dance and sing under a new moon. They move counterclockwise in a circle on one of the great ruins. If the aurora is especially bright that night, they believe that the right environment is fertile for the owner of the sky shard to meet her ideal partner. Truthfully, sky shards do not have power in themselves. Magic comes from the individuals that use them.

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Moss Sky Shards

Moss sky shards help magical beings find true friendship and love. The infographic below describes more detail.

Indigo Sky Shards

Indigo sky shards help magical beings understand their true inner desires. This is often through dreams. The infographic below describes more detail.

Aubergine Sky Shards

Aubergine sky shards help magical beings use their powers to gain insight and understanding into other people’s motives. The infographic below describes more detail.

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I sighed as I dropped my body into the soft cushions Serai had lovingly placed on my chair. This was the last stop in my long journey back from the Charming Waters where I had faced the demon Attriuve. I sent her back to the demon den, burning the back of my shoulders, falling into a slimy stinking pond, and losing another pair of my sunnies.

All I wanted to do was return to my comfy caverns high up on the mountain, put my feet up on my sleeping stones, and drift asleep to the sound of dripping water and Jynx’s feet padding on the cold stone. But, if I didn’t stop at Serai and Keefee’s, they would be disappointed, so here I was, fighting slumber, waiting for Serai to bring the fragrant tidbits she always baked especially for me.

“Little Star, I made gully berry pastries. I know they’re your favorite.” Serai placed them in front of me, picked up a rusty piece of cloth and moved it off the table to the floor. As she dropped it, a knife fell onto her foot opening a small cut. Blood trickled onto the floor.

“Tsss, mountains! Junib needs to start picking things up!” Serai sighed and put pressure on the cut using a cloth. She looked at me and then immediately leaned towards my body, as her eyebrows flowed tightly together. “You are doing too much! Your smile has flowed away! Here, eat! At least I can feed.”

Serai passed me a crumbling pastry. It had brown, flaky crust, that was covered in sweet, crunchy sugar. Clover honey and thick, chunky cobalt jam oozed onto my hands as I took a big bite. My body awoke as the sweet, floral odor drifted into my nose. The smell made my stomach rumble loudly.

How many days since I’d eaten?

I forgot anyone else was there and grabbed another pastry. I tore into it, chomping it down, feeling the sticky jam dropping onto my cheeks and the honey awakening my mouth.

Keefee glanced at Serai. Serai gently placed another pastry on a plate in front of me.

Keefee cleared his throat. “Now Firelight, you know I don’t like black threaded tea.” He investigated his cup and then turned the liquid out into the roots of a plant.

“Hush, Keefee. Drink it! It will keep your hurts in check, besides it will warm Lika.” Serai took a moment to pour me a steaming cup.

“Go outside and bring back more gully berries. Lika loves them. I’ll make you some of your Gullo Tea while you’re gone.”

“Yes, dear.” Keefee reached down. He began brushing the rock floor with his hands, shuffling around, working his way under his battered chair. “Now, where did I put my hat?”

I stopped eating the pastry mid bite to search with him. The room was dark this time of day, the sun was setting and this deep in his mountain mogul home, it got dark quickly. The navy draperies, hand carved chairs and metal tables were lost in shadows. I focused my energy, trying to feel where the hat was while I was searching, but before my magic flowed, my eyes saw where the hat had gone.

Oh, my stars!

Jynx was lying on his side, on a dragon and star embossed rug, his mouth lifted to the clouds. He wore Keefee’s fuzzy alabaster hat jauntily over one ear. Jynx’s eyes and mouth were twitching as he rotated the hat on his head.

“Jynx!” I felt like sinking into the mountain as he began to yammer.

“Prrrt!”

“Jynx began rotating the hat so quickly around his ear, that he looked like an acrobat dancing with a sleek ribbon. It trailed its tail in the air.

When I cried out, Keefee and Serai looked towards him. Serai stared for a moment, and her mouth slowly lifted. She tried to hide her smile from Keefee, but she couldn’t contain herself. A soft snort escaped from her, followed by warm, clanging laughter. The sound echoed off the walls and reverberated around us.

Serai tried to talk between laughs. “Well, white one. I …. think you knew exactly …. what you’re doing.” Serai reached up to her face and wiped tears from the corner of her amber eyes.

“Keefee, I think we’ve just made a new friend!”

Jynx shoulders began to bob as he twirled the hat even faster. “Chrrr! Prrt-rrr! Chuff!”

Keefee winked at me and stood tall. His footsteps were exaggerated as he stomped towards Jynx. When he reached Jynx, Keefee stared down at my friend with hands across his chest.

“Hmmpf!”

Keefee reached down to Jynx’s head, tore his hat off, and furiously brushed off a few errant strands of white hair from its brim. He reshaped its form while tapping his foot.

“If you’re going to wear my hat white one, then you need to wear it properly.” Keefee placed the hat squarely on the middle of Jynx’s head. He adjusted it so that the brim was sitting level and on his forehead. Keefee stood back with his hand on his chin as he examined Jynx.

“Prrrt!”

“Hmm… Wait! I think it needs adjusting!” As quickly as a meteor flash across the sky, Keefee reached over Jynx’s head and firmly pulled the brim down over Jynx’s eyes.

Keefee threw his head back and began to laugh with deep warm and resonant tones. His voice sounded rough like the mountain air that surrounded us, while being slow like the weathering of a stone on a cliff.

A small, breathy chuckle welled up in me. But I stopped it before it could be heard. I covered my mouth and glanced at Serai and Keefee to see if they were upset. Keefee stood over Jynx with a bright smile while Serai shook her finger at Jynx. She slipped a pastry to him.

Jynx bowed, sending the hat rolling across the room. He quickly leapt towards it, cartwheeled, and caught the hat on his head. He sat up, his mouth twisting upwards.

My eyes brightened and I chortled quietly. My laugh was soft and gentle, and I didn’t dare allow myself to be fully immersed by it. Keefee and Serai were kind, but I had not laughed for a long time, and something in me said that it was forbidden, and that a mountain-shattering event would happen if I let myself feel joy. Maybe someday I would feel free enough to express my delight, but not today. Still, I felt the tension ease from my body. After all, I had eaten excellent food, was with kind people, and my friend Jynx had a happy purr. Who could ask the stars for more?

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Ashe Orion Moonglenn …

• is Angelika’s father.

• loved music, history and adventure. Worked as an archaeologists in many of the great magical ruins. He was often found working with music blaring.

• was known to start dance parties with his family at the most inopportune times - bath time, just before lessons, the middle of the night, etc.

• had a sense of humor and liked to tease his children. He often pulled pranks. Ashe told his son Toby that the old woman, Rubinetta, who lived next door was an empress. He wanted Toby to bow before her every time Toby saw her. Toby believed him and bowed to her. Rubinetta was overjoyed by this.

• was estranged from his father late in life after his mother died. Ashe Orion tried to protect his family from his dad.

• married to Eluna. Had two children Angelika and Tobias II.

• murdered at the age of 37.

• descended from the Moonbliss family, members of masters of sound magic. Changed name to Moonglenn after his estrangement from his dad.

• met his wife Eluna at a concert on an adjacent planet.

• kind, cheerful and extremely intelligent. Clumsy at times.

• got lost frequently but was cheerful about it. He told his children that he always found something amazing on those journeys.

• loved too laugh and play with his children.

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• Deceased from the beginning,

• His ongoing presence is felt through the memories Angelika has of him and his teachings, jokes and sense of humor.

• Tried to protect his family but failed.

The Beliefs of Ashe Orion

Like Eluna, Ashe tried to teach his children about the good and bad things of life. He did this through humor and teachings. Angelika remembers these sayings fondly and they have become part of the corner stone of the foundation of her beliefs. A few of these are below.

• The best discoveries are people.

• Questions build more than nails.

• The world is more weird, and more kind than we know.

• Good things take time. Great things wait for it to pass.

• Be afraid but keep going.

• There’s adventure in not knowing the answer.

• Look at your journey twice. First look normally. The second time look to explore.

• Wonder is a skill that everyone can learn. Practice as often as you can.

  

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This post continues outlining the animals of the Quilleaf forest region.

Hanging Serpents

These are the only native snakes in the Quilleaf Forest. They hide in the branches and hang down like long whips.

Hanging Serpents are harmless to humans but are deadly to small rodents, frogs and squirrels. They are faster than any other creature in the forest and can kill their prey with one snap. Fortunately, the snake does not need much food to survive so the balance of wildlife in the Quilleaf forest remains stable.

Glimmer Beetles

Glimmer Beetles live on and at the base of the Mother Tree. They glow a brilliant sage green, especially when the aurora lights up the night sky.

The beetles hard shells protect the bark of the tree from random damage. When danger is present for the Mother Tree, the beetles form a type of coat that protect her from damage. In return the Mother Tree feeds the beetles with her sticky sap.

Woodland Bears

These bears are large enough that they can be seen for far away. They move very slowly and often sleep beside the oldest trees, sometimes for almost a sol.

Because the bears are often in one location for a long time silver moss and tiny flowers sometimes grow on their backs.

Bloom Wolves

Bloom wolves live in large packs. Flabby skin formations on their backs and shoulders make them look like they have multicolored flowers growing from all parts of their bodies,

These animals are not aggressive and small animals often shelter underneath them and in their sleeping dens. They only turn wild when the forest is at risk.

Eon Tortoise

These tortoises live for hundreds of sols and become the height of a grown man. They are slow moving and their shells collect dirt and seeds that drift on the wind. These seeds often grow giving their shells the look of a ramshackle garden.

Foresight Ravens

Foresight Raves are deep charcoal birds that have silver rippled feathers. They are considered very intelligent and prophetic. They are known to appear several hours before a person’s death and sit outside their window until the person passes into the veil. It is thought that they help the person’s soul navigate their first hours in death.

In times of drought and destruction, Foresight Ravens carry the Mother Tree seeds and hide them until it is safe to return them to the forest.

Guardian Runners

Guardian Runners are squirrels the size of a large dog. They live in the trees, leaping throughout the canopy.

This type of animal has lived in the forest for so long, that it is rumored that when the forest was populated they were the first beings.

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The Mother Mantle Stag

The Mother Mantle Stag appears when there is danger to the Mother tree or the Great Mother. There is only one of these stags and it is chosen by the Great Mother when she is first elected to her position.

The animal cannot be heard in the sounds of the forest, and the creature is impossible to find unless it wants to appear.

It includes unique abilities such as:

• Healing with its breath.

• Seeing into the veil and returning lost souls from the veil.

• Guides lost individuals in the Quilleaf forest to the Great Mother.

• Oversees the community when the Mother tree seeds are release and drift throughout the Quillleaf Forest..

• Can make the great Mother understand what he/she is feeling . She shares her knowledge and concerns.

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What is a Fire Prosperity Spell

A fire prosperity spell is magic created by seasoned magical beings, in order to give another person, one or two moons worth of abundance. Abundance is different for each individual. Each person wants something different and sometimes what they want is not what they need. This may cause the gift to backfire, creating real problems in the individual’s life.

Because of this, prosperity spells cannot be performed often. The recipient must be the right person and the magical being must be healthy. The magical being must also have not performed the spell another time within the same year. If she does, residual power will seep into her skin and work like a toxin.

Notes:

• This spell must be performed on a night with a full moon.

• The Shimmery Grass does not have to be dried but it is easier to gain power if it is .

Spell Ingredients

While these ingredients are easily found, the spell only works for an individual who is very experienced with magic. The magical being must understand how to pull power from the universe and convert it.

The individual first prepares a deep pit in stone or in gravel. This keeps the fire from spreading and also allows the power to sit, until it has becomes great enough to send the prosperity to another.

The pit is then lined with ash. Ash from the Dragonveil nesting area is the best and will create the greatest amount of prosperity, but any other ash can be used if needed.

Fire Prosperity Main Ingredients (Written Edition)

Enough Salt to cover the center third of the ash.

One ladle of water from the Charming Waters region

One Celestial bloom

Two lengths of dried Shimmery Grass

Fragments of a crystal taken from the peaks of the Spineback Mountain

Four strips of bark from the Asheon Tree

Two handfuls of dried dragon moss

Throw all the ingredients into the pit and then take a large walking stick and mix together.

Leave overnight. Remember the moon must be full.

At dawn return to the mixture and focus your power onto it. Pull the power of the universe onto the ingredients and focus your energy as you would with any other major event. It will take a little while for the flames to appear.

When the flames first appear they will be weak and silver. As the power grows they will change from silver to green, blue and finally copper. When the copper reaches the height of a tall man, the prosperity spell is ready.

Close your eyes and picture in your mind the individual or community you are gifting prosperity to. Focus the energy of the fire and push it with your mind out onto the person(s). It only takes a glimmer for the spell to work.

When you are done, douse the fire with water to extinguish it. Check it over the next moon to make sure it doesn’t relight itself.

Magical Notes:

• The spell only lasts for one or two moons.

• The spell only works if the individual receiving the gift is open to receiving great energy.

• The spell takes practice. Different tones of copper create different tones of prosperity. It will take some time to find the correct color.

Warnings

The creatorof this enchantment, Agerntin Wenolin, is not responsible for any adverse affects, burns, or injuries created by this spell.

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Elemental Magic - The Stonewich family

Status

The eighth key, Spiritual Magic, and descendants of the eighth magical family are active.

Why the Stonewich’s?

Aurelia Stonewich was at Thumgala by mistake. She went with her brother on a camping trip to a moon close to Thumgala. They ran across a Kilgerat troop and were sent to the main planet.

When the bacteria was released she survived and within a month began seeing small spirits. During this time she was extremely ill with chest and stomach pain.

Within ten years Aurelia started to see larger spirits. She also began consulting for the Magaus Alliance.

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The Family Crest

Most important accomplishments by the family

• Elon Stonewich developed his craft early in life. As a child he was able to see the spirits of wild animals. When he was ten, a magical being entranced other spirits into destroying Elon’s home town. Elon was able to stop the slaughter. Afterwards, he was recruited to the Magaus Alliance. Elon is now the co-head of the alliance in the Erudian universe.

• Alaric Stonewich saved his local village from a spiritual hoard. He then went on to work with the Magaus Alliance. He started working with them later in life.

• Illius Stonewich began seeing spiritual beings at the age of 5, when he chased a friend into the veil, and helped him back to the living world. Illius spent over a moon in the veil and came back with no injuries. He also had no problems with his mind after this incident. Scientists could not understand why. Illius became famous and started working freelance.

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Worst Magical Disasters in the Family

• Maini Stonewich was ill with a lung disease. She spent years in and out of the hospital before dying at 50.

• Oberon died of a heart defect shortly after birth. It is thought that Oberon’s heart problem was directly affected by the bacteria her mother experienced.

  

Relationships to the Other Magical Families of the Top 13

The Stonewich’s have a good family relationship with the Wolffbound family. Members of both families are heads of the Magaus Alliance in the Erudian universe.

Oberion married Mitra Clearwaitier. Because of the combination of his spiritual magic and her enchantment magic, their powers were in high demand and they traveled throughout the universe. They made the Stonewich family’s name well recognized.

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Wildlife in the Quilleaf Forest

For thousands of years creatures have been living and evolving in the forest. The animals have become deeply connected to each other and to the vegetation surrounding them. These animals rely on the canopy tops to camouflage themselves from danger. They belong to the music of the Quilleaf forest as well.

Mossprint Stags

Mossprint Stags are sage green with silver horns and glowing silver moss growing on their backs and horns.

These creatures are a large deer-like animal. They are quiet and calm. The local people consider their presence a sign of good fortune. Wherever they walk small animals follow.

Whisper Lynx

These cats are related to wazzy cats but they have longer ear fur, gleaming green eyes and a dark silver-beige coat. They hide deeply under the forest leaves and walk silently through the trees. Often the animals cannot be seen.

Veil Fox

These fox-like creatures live in the mist and fog. They are hard to find, but when they do appear they appear to lost travelers. They shimmer in the mist with ocean colored tails.

Mimicking Owls

These owls are 2/3 the size of a grown man. They imitate what they hear. It is not unusual for them to sound like voices, trickling water, music or a variety of different animal calls. These birds are legendary and many tales have been told in the forest about them leading people away from danger.

Bark Climbers and Leafy Gliders

Bark Climbers

Tiny six-legged mammals that look like living tree bark. The are hard to see unless you are against the tree.

Bark Climbers eat insects that would otherwise infest and destroy the Mother Tree. Because of this, locals feed and shelter these animals.

Leaf Gliders

These are a form of flying squirrel that lives in the tree canopy. They never reaches the ground unless they are hurt.

Leaf gliders have large sage-green leaves that look like partial leaves. They glide amongst the trees eating insects, small rodents, and small birds.

Calming Frogs

These frogs range from hunter green to sage green. They pull air into their enormous transparent throat and then croak out concentric blue-green glowing rings. These rings hum, and depending upon the individual frog’s size, can create different tones. When more than two frogs are within the same vicinity they create strange “songs”.

Moon Rabbits

These small rabbits have large long-ears. They are silver-white during the day, but at night they turn a blackish-green color that is bioluminescent.

Moon rabbits have developed a toxin on their fur that kills predators. It’s strongest at night when the moon is overhead.

Locals believe that if a moon rabbit is seen under your tree house, you are about to undergo a period of time when you cannot be harmed.

Prism Jays

These bird’s feathers shift in bright colors from cobalt to emerald, silver and violet. They steal magical items and glowing seeds from the Mother Tree. They are then known for hiding these items all over the forest. Strangely enough, the items appear exactly where they are needed.

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Aurora Butterflies

These are large butterflies that float on the eddies among the trees. Their large and nearly transparent wings glimmer like small auroras. When many of these butterflies, or rabbles, land on one tree, the tree lights up the night from far away. The rabble for one night acts as one, traveling together throughout the forest. A rabble only happens when the environment of the forest is doing well.

Symbol Dragonflies

These dragonflies are cobalt blue with transparent wings. Their wings glow with markings that resemble symbols on them. The symbols are different for each insect.

When the dragonflies fly together their symbols work together to create words in the sky. While the meaning of the worlds is usually irrelevant to the community, occasionally the dragonflies present a symbol that is prophetic.

Shimmery Hummers

These tiny birds shimmer in gold, silver, sage and cobalt. Their wings travel so quickly that they vibrate the magical flowers, sending the pollen drifting through the air to the other blossoms.

Shimmery Hummers are only seen in the community for a few short glimmers. They then disappear until the seasons change on Erudus.

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Eluna Moonglenn is:

• Angelika’s mother.

• Loved songs and involved in music all her life. Often sang answers to her children’s questions and made up short tunes as she worked.

• She believed, that the time taken to sing words combined with the magic abilities that her children would develop, would help them deal with whatever situation would happen.

• Murdered at the age of thirty-five.

• Part pixie from a forest community off planet. Rumored to be descended from the great family of Queen Ruyn.

• Master of animal magic. Largely does not use her powers, although she does help animals during tragedies such as floods and fires.

• Loved to read and study about the ancient families of magic.

• Met her husband Ashe Orion at a concert on an adjacent planet. Gave up her dream to sing in the Great Temples of the Echo Songs to have her children.

• Eluna had two children, Angelika and Tobias II.

• Kind and empathetic to all, but tends to fold when faced with adversity.

  

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• Unseen. Only seen in one chapter where she is murdered.

• Her ongoing presence is felt through the memories Angelika has and her teachings.

• Tries to protect her children but fails.

The Beliefs of Eluna

Eluna passed down many teachings and beliefs that has become the foundation of how Angelika treats others. A few of these are below.

• When judging a person, consider where they came from, and what they have experienced. The past can continue to affect a person’s personality and actions all of their life.

• Kindness and empathy are the foundation of a happy person’s personality.

• Sometimes when we end up in a place we did not expect, the universe is pushing us to where we are meant to be. Embrace the unknown.

• The unusual and the unknown is not to be feared, especially in people. People who are unusual are those who embrace what is new. They choose to live their life on their own terms. When a person chooses kindness and empathy with this, you know you have met someone who you need to keep in your life.

• When we choose to truly listen to others. Our beliefs can be changed for the better. Always listen before speaking. Always listen before judging.

• Creatures understand far more than most people understand, and only act when they need to. They are far kinder than humans and human hybrids. Embrace creatures, especially when they find goodness in you and choose to embrace you.

• We must live in harmony with our worlds. If we choose to control them, the delicate balance of the ecosystems will change and attack all that we find normal.

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What are Calming Spells?

Calming spells are short mantras or combinations of words, that Angelika uses to calm herself when faced with anxiety, fear and panic. The words resemble short poetry, and because she is attuned to sound, they are often accompanied by humming or singing.

At the beginning of Angelika’s entry onto Erudus, she is anxious about her new life, fears for the future and is afraid of who she will meet. She says the words below to focus herself as her mother taught her in her childhood. She does not initially understand that magic flows through these mantras.

As Angelika’s magic grows she will use her sound to create other larger spells.

General Calming Songs and Mantras

Angelika’s mom, Eluna, was involved with music throughout her life. She tried to pass on her love for sound to her children. Eluna was always singing at home. Often, when one of her children asked her a question, she would sing back the answer.

Whenever her children were afraid, Eluna taught them to take a deep breath and then to sing some grounding words. She believed, that the time taken to sing these words combined with the magic abilities that her children would develop, would help them deal with whatever situation happens.

As Angelika grew up she started singing small songs and mantras. These songs have become magical, as they can calm both Angelika and others simply by her saying them. Music when attached amplifies their powers.

The words do not rhyme, and often they are not great poetry, but they do affect Angelika and others in a positive way.

Below are several calming mantras that Angelika uses.

When Angelika first appears on Erudus, she knows no one, she has been traumatized and she fears for the future. These are more short words that help her rto emain calm.

I do not know this world.
The world does not know me.
But this journey
Has made me free.

Angelika’s mantra to calm her on Erudus

Jynx Songs and Mantras

Jynx is the first creature that Angelika meets on Erudus. From the beginning Jynx tries to help Angelika, but she has trouble trusting him. She first sings calming spells when she is afraid of him. Later she sings spells to calm him and ask him to come.

Angelika’s Calming Spells When Meeting New People

When Angelika first meets Serai and Keefee she is still recovering from trauma. When she sees Serai in danger she panics but still does what she can to help.

When Keefee comes out to comfort his wife, Angelika panics. She is still afraid of men thinking that they are all like her grandfather. Mantras, such as the ones below,keep her from fleeing the situation.

Calming Spells as Unexpected Magical Abilities Appear

Angelika has had no formal training in magic. At the time the story opens Angelika knows no one. As her magic appears and increases in complexity, Angelika is faced with starting over.

Angelika often hums with the words below.

Calming Spells for Memories of the Past

Memory of the past is traumatic for Angelika. When she must remember her life on Girt, Angelika says mantras to try to keep her emotions in check. The spells/mantras help. This is her most famous mantra.

As Angelika grows in powers, wisdom, and experiences her spells and mantras evolve, The mantras just described her are just the first ones she uses.

Next week there will be a post about Serai Minoth’s protective spells.

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