Hunter Magic

Hunters have long been regarded as a mystic class of people, and for very good reasons.
First displayed during the War of the Fall of the Light, hunters have the ability to channel their
own spiritual energy into devastating attacks that mimic the elements and cause other various,
somewhat miraculous effects. It's due to magic, in fact, that the people of Toroah hate and
somewhat fear hunters. Not all hunters can perform magic, however. Only certain people have
the gift of being able to channel spirit energy. There are two kinds of magic-users in the hunter
classes. Each have their own benefits and drawbacks, though both are born with the gift.

Adept:

An Adept is a hunter, born with the gift, who can simply DO magic. They don't have
to study, the words simply come to them, and they can unleash spells at a higher level than
any of their compatriots can ever possibly hope to achieve. Adepts are quite powerful and quite
rare.

Drawbacks-

An Adept, unlike a Scholar, doesn't know how much energy to devote to a particular
spell, and often end up casting too much energy into it. Thus, they drain themselves quickly. In addition,
due to this massive power that dwells within their bodies, and their lack of knowledge on it's application,
Adepts are often either frail or of poor health, and few live very long. Most end up dying on the battle field,
enduring an agonizing death after draining all their spirit energy. They're also prone to backlash.***

Scholar:

Unlike the Adepts, these hunters have the gift, but not the knowledge. These hunters must study
long and hard the ancient tomes and ways of magic, before they're able to perform a single spell. Thus,
their skills are more important to them, and often they either dislike or are jealous of the Adepts. However,
at the same time, they can always be assured of what they're doing, and rarely drain themselves to dangerous
levels.

Drawbacks-

A Scholar, though capable of high-level magics, can still never achieve the magic on the
same scale as an Adept. They soon find their own limitations, where the Adepts have next to none. In addition,
they must study their spells. Prone to backfire.

The majority of hunters are Scholars, with a few Adepts thrown around here and there. The Lord Masters, it is
said, are all Adepts, and almost every Knight of every class is one as well.

Spells:

Hunter spells revolve around the elements, primarily: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, but also feature the additional
elements: Light, Shadow, Lightning (only Werewolf Hunters know it) Healing, Sealing (the Spirit Hunter Specialty),
and Exorcism (Hallmark of the Demon Hunters). The Knights also have a special element, which is known only
to them and the Lord Masters, but only used by the Knights, called Aura.
Listed below are the basic level spells for each element, accompanied by their chant.

Earth

• Lv. 1 : Earth Force -

  A flash of green, directed at the ground, generates small scale, localized quake.
  

  "Sei'bah toru!"

  
  

• Lv. 2: Ground Breaker-

  Green surrounds the hunters hands, which they ball into fists and slam against the
  ground, cracking open earth in a straight line, a range of fifteen feet.
  

  "Ki'do mah irei!"

  
  

• Lv. 3: Snare-

  The hunter draws a circle in mid air, and gestures towards the target. A green circle is illuminated
  around them, and vines spring from the earth, ensnaring their arms and limbs.
  

  "Tei sensuna!"

Fire

• Lv. 1 Fire Force-

  A red glow is generated from the hunter's hands, and coalesces into
  an orb of red flame, which is sent hurtling towards the chosen opponent or target.
  

  "Hontou toru!"

  
  

• Lv. 2 Flame Charge-

  Channeling flame energy into a blade or other weapon, including
  projectiles, the hunter imbues them with the element of flame.*
  

  "Hidou Janai!"

  
  

• Lv. 3 Flare -

  A higher level of Fire Force, Flare is a larger burst of flame that engulfs
  said target in a fiery ball of agony.
  

  "Derunai!"

Wind

• Lv. 1 Wind Force -

  Opaque white surrounds the hunters hands, and as he gestures quickly
  towards the target, a gust of wind is blasted towards them.
  

  "Kaize toru!"

  
  

• Lv. 2 Levitate -

  A truly pain in the ass spell, the hunter charges their own body with
  wind energy, and levitates off the ground. Not only does this take practice, it's a heavy drain
  on energy. Why it's level two, no body knows...
  

  "Imarito!"

  
  

• Lv. 3 Whirlwind -

  A larger scale of Wind Force, Whirlwind is a much more violent spiraling
  gust of wind that can also be used to hold a target immobile.
  

  "Kizuuite!"

Water

• Lv. 1 Water Force -

  A shimmering blue envelopes the hunters hands, coalescing into an orb of
  water. This is projected out as a steady stream though, with a range of ten feet.
  

  "Mizuu toru!"

  
  

• Lv. 2 Slide -

  Charging their bodies with water energy, a hunter's movements and speed become
  more graceful and much swifter, with the grace of water. *
  

  "Beruna!"

  
  

• Lv. 3 Wave -

  A highly destructive water spell, Wave summons forth exactly what it sounds like;
  a wave of water. The hunter's hands glow, and they raise them upwards as a wave is summoned from the
  ground before them.
  

  "Teiba!"

Healing

• Lv. 1 Healing -

  This charge of golden light begins to close any wounds upon the flesh, and to
  restore energy.
  

  "Yabeiru kitori-nah" (Translation: Let the wound be healed.)

  
  

• Lv. 2 Sustain -

  This spell, rather difficult to learn, can actually stop someone from dying. It
  holds their body in state; breathing ceases, heartbeats stop, movement stops, bleeding stops, until
  further treatment can be rendered.
  

  "Eruna!"

  
  

• Lv. 3 Antivenin -

  This spell, involving a focused beam of violet, rids the body of any poisons.
  

  "Kisuu!"

Lightning (Werewolf Hunters Only)

• Lv. 1 Lightning Force -

  Vibrant, white-yellow energy coalesces around the hunter's hands, crackling
  with contained force. They raise their hands up and in the direction of the target, which is struck by a
  lightning bolt.
  

  "Urai toru!"

  
  

• Lv. 2 Lightning's Speed -

  Charging their bodies with energy, the hunter's speed tripples.
  

  "Urai mu shi-chou!"

  
  

• NOTE:

  Werewolf Hunters aren't usually very magically inclined; there is no Third level or higher,
  save for Pluth's own spells.
  

Light

• Lv. 1 Orb -

  The hunter coalesces energy into his hands, forming a small, glowing orb of light,
  which levitates alongside him, and glows with about the force of a small torch.
  

  "Rumios."

  
  

• Lv. 2 Illuminate -

  The hunter creates eight orbs at once, and sends them to all corners of the
  room, lighting the area for fifteen minutes with the force of eight bright torches.
  

  "Teirusa."

  
  

• Lv. 3 Flash -

  The hunter charges his body with light energy, then expels it in one fell swoop,
  creating a blinding flash to dazzle an enemy.
  

  "Gai-ro!"

Shadow

• Lv. 1 Shadow Force -

  The hunter channels dark energy, which coalesces into an orb in their hands,
  and directs a blast of dark power at their foe.
  

  "Sen-chai toru!"

  
  

• Lv. 2 Shadow's Kiss -

  The hunter charges his body with darkness, and actually fades from view,
  retreating into shadows where they may strike.
  

  "Sen-chai kounma!"

  
  

• Lv. 3 Dark Embrace -

  Moving in close to a target and charging their bodies with dark energy, the
  hunter actually takes the target into his arms and lets loose the power in one fell swoop. Needless to
  say, ouch for the target, and the hunter better have a plan in case that isn't enough.
  

  "Iruu nitaito!"

Sealing (Spirit Hunters)

• Lv. 1 Summons -

  An intricate seal is drawn on the ground in salt, and when ready the spirit
  hunter begins a chant, over and over, until every line of the seal is illuminated. This draws
  spirits into a place where they cannot leave without a sheer exhausting force of will.
  
  

  "Iku ser-tuus
  Ahmei neru
  Mii-en tu
  Nen grat-ei
  Soh-nen
  Je'eh
  Tii-kuus!"
  

  
  The hunter then raises his blade to the skies; the seal is completed, and the spirits must be called.
  
  

  "Kir-iitoh!" (blade is raised)
  "By Seraphim's horn, I call to your world!"
  "Beyond death's gates I scream!"
  "I command those spirits who have no solace!"
  "Come to me! Come to me!"
  

• Lv. 2 Web -

  After the initial seal has been cast, the spirit hunter draws a series of sigils in
  the air with their swords, chanting:
  

  "Eru! Jas! Tan! Hae! Sur! Kit! Wae! Iru! Mae! Jii! Toh!"

  
  
  Finishing the chant and this circle of sigils, the hunter projects them out and they form a web,
  ensnaring and drawing in any spirits close enough. Unless the hunter frees them, they cannot escape.
  
  

• Lv. 3 Sealing -

  The final part of a spirit hunter's spells, this sends the spirit to their final
  rest. The hunter uses his blade to strike the spirits, while chanting:
  
  

  "By death's kneel be ridden,
  May flights of Angels
  Wing thee to thy
  Final Rest!"
  
  

• Lv. 4 Wards -

  Using strips of paper, the spirit hunter levitates them around him, and begins to chant
  again. They become charged with white light, and strike spirits, to bind them in place. This is used when
  Web cannot be.
  
  

  "Aru hika
  No mau
  Ii no
  Maku shite
  No min-ei
  Gaura!"
  
  

  Spells above this are known only by Arminius, but are said to be incredible...
  

Exorcism (Demon Hunters)

• Lv. 1 Binding -

  The hunter summons forth beams of golden light, which ensnare a demon and prevent him
  from moving.
  

  "Accei'ru toro!"

  
  

• Lv. 2 Excise the Lesser Demon -

  Demons vary greatly in strength, and this rids a person or place of a lesser
  demon. A hunter must touch the demon or possessed person, and says the words, generating a burst of golden light
  and the demon is dragged away to hell once more.
  

  "Sei-kan dekuu!"

  
  

• Lv. 3 Excise the Higher Demon -

  For mid-level demons, much the same as before.
  

  "Sei-kan sorani!"

  
  

Aura (Knights, Lord Masters only)

• Aura -

  This strange element is summoned from within the Knight themself. It is as a blue fire around their bodies,
  and they can fire forth bursts of it at will, with extremely destructive power.
  

  "Au-ruu!" ***

  
  

• Aura Flare -

  A melding of the powerful element Aura and Fire, Aura Flare is an extremely destructive blast of
  flame, which cannot be extinguished save by the will of the caster.
  

  "Au-ruu fla-ro!"

  
  

• Aura Shard -

  No one can quite agree what this is. Literally, the Knight forms a wall of crystal around himself,
  blue crystal, that almost nothing can penetrate, and when he wishes it to dispell, it shatters and flies towards
  his foe.
  

  "Au-ruu Sha-do!"

  
  Others remain unknown. Knights who have been seen using others rarely if ever speak of their magics.
  

Miscellaneous

• Barrier/Shielding -

  The hunter brings their hands around in a circle about their bodies, summoning a golden
  light. This light engulfs their bodies in a circular dome, protecting them from damage.
  

  "Itei-maru tam-yakuu-desou!"

  
  

• Sense -

  A minor focus of the energies enhances a hunter's senses, so that they can both hear, see, smell, and
  feel beyond human capabilities.
  

• Silence -

  A hunter can actually force all of the sounds of the world to fade away from him, rendering his focus
  solely on his opponent.
  

  "Shiiru!"

Others will come in time...

NOTES

• * When something, or someone is charged with an element, it glows that elements color.
  
  
• ** Backfire is something that sometimes happens with hunter magics. Backfire is when the spell goes off, but the power splits,
  half at the foe, half at you. Not fun, especially when you're in a major fight. This happens 8 of 10 times with Shadow spells,
  and 2 of 20 with the others.
  
  
  
• *** Backlash is sometimes called the Adept's Answer to Backfire, but it's more. Yes, the spells sometimes backfire on them, but
  Backlash is more dangerous in that it's a complete misfire of the spell. Meaning, the Adept's spell fully strikes them, or
  goes awry.