Earth is basic but still useful magic. Most Earth dragons will be able to easily manipulate medium to large sized parts of the ground, cause mini earthquakes, and will be able to āfossilizeā biological matter, turning them into stone. What exactly Earth dragons can manipulate is very varied, but the extent to what they can move usually spreads to crystals, dirt, metals, and generally anything that makes up the walls of a cave.
Fire dragons have a very limited range of magics compared to other flights. Most Fire dragons will be able to easily manipulate and create fire and magma. Generally most Fire dragons are essentially fire proof and can swim in lava for extended periods of time (A note that swimming in lava for said extended periods of time can become very uncomfortable and will eventually burn them)
Most Wind dragons can manipulate the air itself, although āairā really just extends to most gases. While this can be seen as weak, Wind magic is extremely powerful due to the fact that itās quite literally invisible, and can take dragons by surprise. Wind dragons can also manipulate the air inside of other creatures in themselves. This lets Wind dragons easily traverse through water without having to worry about wellā¦ drowning.
Water magic is a strange spectacle. Most water dragons can manipulate and ācreateā water, and are able to breathe it, although āwaterā spreads to many liquids. Water magic is also useful for combat while in the water itself, as it sorta works as wind magic on land, being able to throw things around with currents. Another strange, strange aspect of water magic is the gift of prophecy. It is very unclear on why water dragons have this gift, as its very understudied. (Create in quotation marks as they simply collect water vapor that is in the air)
Shadow magic is where things start to get less physical. Most Shadow dragons will be able to cast illusions, temporarily blind targets, and travel through well.. shadows. Although another strange aspect of Shadow magic is.. wellā¦ goop. Shadow Goop can let dragons melt away and appear somewhere else, can be hardened to be used in a physical attack, and can also be used as a temporary recharging station, letting dragons essentiallyā¦ melt into the goop and rest their magic.
Ice magic is yet another somewhat limiting power. Most Ice dragons will be able to manipulate and ācreateā Ice, and are able to withstand incredibly cold temperatures without problem. āIceā is a strange magic, as itās theoretically another form of water/other liquids. But Water dragons cannot manipulate ice and Ice dragons cannot manipulate water unless freezing it. Ice magic is a very tangible and physical magic, so unfortunately it does not have many extra perks. (āCreateā as in the same way water dragons create Water/being able to freeze water to make ice)
Lightning magic is yet again somewhat limiting. Most Lightning dragons will be able to manipulate and create electricity in all of its forms, and can withstand an incredible amount of voltage. Lightning dragons are constantly producing a storage of electricity within themselves, leaving them essentially unable to run out of magic stores. Lightning magic can also be used to stun or paralyze a target if used carefully enough. (Otherwise itād just kill said target)
Light magic is just as strange as Shadow magic. Most Light dragons will be able to cast illusions and temporarily blind targets. This by itself appears to be very limiting, but fortunately they have another trick up their sleeves. Light dragons are able to create psychical manifestations of light, and are essentially able to use them as psychical weapons during combat. Light dragons can also obviously cast light around themselves and others.
Nature and Plague areā¦ interesting.
Most Nature dragons are be able to manipulate and grow any and every type of plant life. They can call on plants to do the work for them, whether it be grabbing something or fighting someone, whatever it may be. Unfortunately for Nature dragons they are not able to directly create plantsā¦ but what they can do is close enough. A Nature dragon can grow a plant from the tiniest bit of a leaf or a tiny piece of bark, and in combat, Nature dragons will usually throw these bits into the air and unleash them. Nature dragons are also generally very resistant to sickness, although itās debated on whether or not itās due to their magic.
Plague magic isā¦ interesting as previously stated. Most Plague dragons will be able to produce and spread nearly any sicknesses, infections, and diseases onto other beings. Although, Plague dragons usually only specialize in one type of disease ābranchā. Fortunately for them, this is not the only thing they can do. Plague dragons can ermā¦ pretty much turn the ground intoā¦ āfleshā and manipulate that as much as they want to, usually as giant vines or as āboneā fragments. Fighting a Plague dragon in hand to hand combat is very ill advised as any cuts you may get will practically be infected immediately. (Flesh as in whatever the ground is actually made of in The Plaguelands)
So Arcane magic isā¦ well, Arcane. Most Arcane dragons will be able to create portals, teleport, defy the laws of physics, and many, many other things. Arcane magic is the closest to pure magic that a Flight can get to, and generally any generic magic spell you could imagine can be cast by an Arcane dragon. But of course, they are entirely unable to use āelementalā magics like fire or earth. Arcane dragons must doĀ āspellsā instead of the innate magic casting of other flights, which usually takes more magic stores. But another strange aspect of Arcane dragons is that they are able to manipulate certain crystals and gemstones, an example being the magic charged crystals that make up the Crystalspine Reaches. But Arcane dragons must either charge up these crystals with their own magic stores, or use already magically charged crystals.Ā
Shade magic isā¦ quite literally not magic. It is the antithesis of magic and not much is known about it. Dragons cannot directly reach high levels of shade āmagicā as a dragon would die from magic loss if they did. But they can certainly get close. Shade touched dragons can manipulate shade to an extent, as technically they themselves are being manipulated by the shade. Shade āmagicā is generally just wellā¦. the shade. It can be used to teleport, attack, siphon magic, etc. Ā Shade touched dragons will forever keep some extent of their original flight magic, so theyāll oftentimes use their flight magic and shade touch together in combat.
While of course many other kinds of magic exists in Sornieth, these 12 are some of the most predominant.
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