2nd Scelomantic Magic System Update

[Aragorn the Wyrmspeaker]

Laws:

 

1. Gems of different types can hold magic in the form of different elements.

   1. Ruby = Heat/Cold

   2. Amethyst= Kinetic

   3. Diamond= Light 

   4. Sapphire= Electricity

   5. Emeralds= Gravity

2. Magical energy is known as Scelce.

3. The way a gem can express Scelce is through how they are cut, focusing energy at sharper points of the facets.

4. Higher quality gemstones are more powerful.

5. Gemstones change weight depending on the amount of energy in them.

6. Larger gemstones hold more energy.

7. The cutting of a gem makes it functional, whan uncut they are inert. 

8. Energy is stored and transferred in crystalline structures, and metals and inner gems transfer energy.

9. Opal stores pure energy, that can be transformed into any of the 4 types.

10. Mages are people who go into battle with a large gem on their back, with gloves lined with wires connecting back to the gem. The wires stimulate different parts of the gem with certain somatic motions. As you use this, the wires overheat, and will snap if you are not careful. Multiple gems can be used, but this will cause the wires to overheat faster

11. Scelsi are the higher born of the population. These people have interbreed with a native species of humanoids scec’ar, who are naturally born with one of the 5 scelics, or magical gemstones. They have gemstones inside them on their spinal cord, in between their shoulder blades. Those born with Opal are commonly known as Scelomancers. Their nerves act like the wires.

12.  Scelci’s gems are like their life support system, and if broken, they will die.

13.  When gems act as spells, you have to use gloves studded with metal, and the more studs touch the gem, the more power is exerted, and the length of the finger, or in a machine, the wire, determines the range by inches converted to feet multiplied by 10. For a ray of energy, this is multiplied by 3, and projects with 45⁰ vertex. For a ball, the range is multiplied by 2 before the ball explodes, and the ball will also explode when it comes into contact with a solid surface.

14. Onyx absorbs energy, expanding constantly until it is 3 times the original size, at which point it detonates in a massive maelstrom of sharp onyx shards 3 seconds after it is activated by metal or a hard impact. Onyx acts similar to a black hole, in that it slowly releases stored energy, but not in usable amounts

15. When an energised gem is broken, it releases all energy stored inside of it in a massive blast, and in a flash of light as the crystalline bonds holding energy shatter, and the gem is left in small chunks, with a fraction of their original energy.

16. Scenyl are scelci that are born with onyx, and absorb magic directed towards them, and release it slowly over time, and this power is limited, and they must wait for the energy to dissipate before using their abilities again.

17. Scelci must first absorb energy before using it

18. Scelomantic abilities are passed through heredity, but when two different classes are mixed, the male ability is passed on. Genetically, the ability to be a full Scelomancer is recessive. Scenyl abilities are also recessive, but are dominant over Scelomantic abilities

19. Stones have more very subtle effects not known to the general human populations. These effects are known by the native people. For example, limestone attracts charged gems, and is used to extract microdiamonds from pumice

 

Scecerlon- undead made with opal/fossil pseudomorphs that keep them alive, trapping their soul and allowing control by cutting instructions into the crystalline structure and using brain coral to manipulate the soul trapped in a harvested gem core, which acts as a life support. A microorganism that is an evolution of the gut bacteria of the natives. This weaves a lair of brain coral over the gem core, which allows for muscle memory and will allow rapid regeneration. With nonmetals and metalloids, and non primary gems the size determines the power.

Limestone- attracts charged gemstones of a type that touch them

Granite- minute cutting

Microdiamonds = Flash Powder

Bone- life energy/soul anchor, only non-living bones can store this. It is not stored in the form of scelce.

Coral- minor memory, like muscle memory

Brain coral- control of life energy

Pseudomorphs- store a mix of the materials and the original crystalline structure in a fifty fifty mix, and opal/fossil pseudomorphs allow for temporary reanimation of an organism, with a gem core acting as a soul anchor. In the natives, the gem core is a pseudomorph of bone and the gem they have. The native population has an innate knowledge of gemstones and crystalline structures. For the Human population, they have mutated gut bacteria that form brain coral-like structures to allow for control

Pumice- durability

Pyrite- glows when near other activated scelomantic magics.

Ice- stores scelce, when activated, burns up in a puff of steam.

Bloodstone- Bonding

 

 

The native people only have a rudimentary understanding of these new prospects, and no understanding of pseudomorphs or bone at this time. The Selci have no understanding of these more complex ideas.

 

History: The Sec’ar were a peaceful nation that lived long before humans did. They had a tendency to bond to nature's primal aspects, until they discovered the first gemstones in the mountains. For years, the mountains have been in their legends, towering peaks blossoming with elemental energy. Here, they found gemstones in creatures, plants, and even in ground. They saw these glistening jewels, glowing with a radiance so beautiful no words could do it justice, a light that would sparkle, flare, and dance before their very eyes. They saw all of the creatures harnessing this energy, maintaining the balance. As they stood in awe, A great roar shook the mountains, as a winged shape descended from the clouds. They watched as a great, reptilian beast with four, gargantuan muscled legs, batlike wings that must have been over one hundred meters across, and a long, spined, thin tail snaked behind it. The Dawn Bringer. Glistening with the radiance in the gems, he landed, lowering his enormous head, on a long, snaking neck, and spoke. 

“I see you have discovered my home, the Crystal Peaks. Why are you here?” he said, his voice like great thunder, rumbling in their bones. 

“We see the great glowing stones, filled with light, and wonder where they come from.” they replied, awed by the sheer size of this Dragon, it could have been a mountain itself! 

“You have discovered the sacred stones, and the the great energy known as Selce that resides within them. These gemstones contain a power beyond your wildest dreams, able to shape the world around us, and hold the energies that give us life. You must not abuse the powers that surround you, lest you upset the great balance, and disrupt the natural order. But all these years, with this power surrounding you as you searched, you did this, so now I will grant you a great gift: Gemstones of your own.” The people suddenly felt a great force surging through them, invigorating them, and they felt themselves beginning to change, as gemstones formed within them. Awed by the power gifted to them, they worshiped the Dawn Bringer, praising his radiant justice. Slowly, he taught them how to harness their abilities to protect the natural order, with one warning: 

“Do not share this power, for your race alone has earned it, and such a power could end the great world as we know it.” The Sec’ar descended the mountain, and as time passed, the Dawn Bringer seeped into legend, and his warning was lost. Hundreds of years later, a new race emerged before their eyes, one that was intelligent and quick witted. But they did not respect the natural order. One day, a young girl, the heir to the throne, and her friends walked out of their village, wanting to see what was beyond the forest. Each of these girls had a gem, the heir, Ariella, had an opal. Her other friends had gems, one of each, one emerald, one amethyst, one ruby, one sapphire, one diamond, and one onyx. Ariella was stunningly beautiful, with flowing, golden hair, a slim, shapely body, she was perfect, and adored by every boy in the village. As they journeyed, they at long last reached the edge of the forest, where they saw a handsome young boy riding a horse. As their eyes met, they felt like they were made for eachother. This young boy, the prince of a great human kingdom, became engaged to her, and eventually married, as her friends were married to other great and powerful leaders, and they mated. At first, there were worries that the baby would die, but it survived. The child was born, and it looked like a human, but had powers of the Secar. When the Dawn Bringer heard of this, he was furious, and immediately flew to the great city. 

“You have betrayed my warning, and now the world will suffer if I do not stop this.” He laid siege to the city, toppeling stone walls as if they were made of wet paper, shrugging off arrows as if they were childrens toys, slaughtering armies as if they were pigs for the butcher. The human’s could do nothing against him as he wielded the might of a thousand hurricanes compared to which they were like ants before a bear. Desperate to spare the city, and the prince she loved, Ariella offered to the king to sacrifice her in exchange for the dragon sparing the city. The prince cried, for he couldn't bear the thought of life without his love, but he knew it was the only way to save their child. Reluctantly, he called the dragon, and explained the deal. The dragon, still furious, accepted, for he understood the strength it took to do something like this. Although furious, the love shown by the prince softened his stone heart, and instead of killing the princess, he took her back to her father, and promised to forever enforce the border between these two nations. To help him accomplish this task, he took the biggest gemstones he could find, and breathed life into them. As he did so, the 50 glistening gems slowly transformed into eggs, dragon eggs. Over the next 9 months, the dragons inside grew, developing gems of their own, and they hatched. Made to be in the Dawn Bringer's Image, the dragons each had one gem, which could be any of the 6 except for Opel, whose power was reserved for the Dawn Bringer alone. However, there were once 60 gems, but during one of the Dawn Bringer's patrols, 10 were stolen by the humans, two of each type, one boy one girl, who were jealous of this power, and took the eggs, raising them to be allies of the humans, defending them against enemy dragon attack. The other 50, 25 boys and 25 girls, 10 dragons, 5 boys 5 girls, of each type, and their children are forever destined to guard the border, to prevent something like this from happening ever again. As the years progressed, the original guardians had children, who were the first wild dragons, and would not be needed for a long time, for the guardians cannot die of old age, and no one dares try to kill them.

Now however, the Dawn Bringer no longer patrols the border wall, and has gone missing. He has been trapped in an enormous temple of bone that is nigh indestructible because it is covered in pumice, and is a floating island controlled by the main villain in the series, which has yet to be determined. The bone has trapped his soul while his body is tortured by the villain, and is forced to reveal the secrets of pseudomorphs, which are very common in this world. There, it was revealed that old opal fossils can be resurrected, and given life, soulless life, life in which they are nothing but puppets to this villain, and without the Dawn Bringer to stop this army, all hope is lost. He wishes to tear down the wall, and gain access to the crystal peaks, and without the Dawn Bringer, it will be impossible to stop him.

 

Edited February 25, 2020 by Aragorn the Wyrmspeaker

[+ILuvHats]

Excited to see another update! Keep them coming; I hope to see where this world goes. I do have a few questions though.

Can you go more in-depth about the Scecerlon? They sound interesting, but you didn't talk much about them. My impression is that they're magical automatons created by reanimating bodies, kind of like the Lifeless from Warbreaker. But I'm wondering if you can provide more info on how they're controlled, what they can do, how they figure into the world, that kind of stuff. They also sound hard to make, like you need to meticulously place all the components in the body in the right place. Does that sound right?

Also, I'm confused how the non primary gems and non-gem materials fall into the magic system. It sounds like they aren't the kind of things that mages or Scelsi use, so are they only used for creating Scecerlon? If so, why can't they see other applications?

[Aragorn the Wyrmspeaker]

metals in the system are crystalline structures that transfer energy, and nonmetal materials and non primary gemstones have a very subtle effect only noticeable when the stone is collected in large quantities. also, this newest update comes with credits to @the cardinal of death, my co-author and editor, as well as professional magic system maker, for he has made over 100 different magic systems, and has been a big help in further developing a plot for the eventual book series, as well as helping develop the magic and world build, but this newest update is in its beta phase, and is not fully developed, so please talk to @the cardinal of death, if you have any other questions about the undead, because necromancy magic systems are his specialty. also, if you are interested in finding out about his magic systems, ask about Mechestry, Essence Weaving, and Regises, as well as his own cosmere like multiverse, the Echoes of Edgebus. Now, I am not 100% sure if the spelling is correct, but he can fill you in on the finer details. I mainly dictate weather certain ideas work, and help with world building. As always, thank you for your feedback, as that is what I came here for, and please write more, because all ideas will be taken into consideration, and the source of the idea will be credited if the idea is used. As for an update on where I am in the Stormlight Archives, I am on page 678 out of 1343 on Oathbringer. I am hoping to see more feedback soon, so if you are viewing, please, do not be afraid to post any thoughts and ideas, for we do not discredit ideas here, and are open minded. have a good day, and keep on reading!

[Aragorn the Wyrmspeaker]

also, as for the undead, here is an update:

 

Scecerlon- undead made with opal/fossil pseudomorphs that keep them alive, trapping their soul and allowing control by cutting instructions into the crystalline structure and using brain coral to manipulate the soul trapped in a harvested gem core, which acts as a life support. A microorganism that is an evolution of the gut bacteria of the natives. This weaves a lair of brain coral over the gem core, which allows for muscle memory and will allow rapid regeneration. With nonmetals and metalloids, and non primary gems the size determines the power. They are slightly taller than normal, and have red eyes, and bonelike protrusions sticking out all over their body that fade to opal near the end. Some of the flesh is noticeably bonelike, and the rest is a callus flesh.

 

[The Cardinal of Death]

49 minutes ago, Aragorn the Wyrmspeaker said:

also, as for the undead, here is an update:

 

Scecerlon- undead made with opal/fossil pseudomorphs that keep them alive, trapping their soul and allowing control by cutting instructions into the crystalline structure and using brain coral to manipulate the soul trapped in a harvested gem core, which acts as a life support. A microorganism that is an evolution of the gut bacteria of the natives. This weaves a lair of brain coral over the gem core, which allows for muscle memory and will allow rapid regeneration. With nonmetals and metalloids, and non primary gems the size determines the power. They are slightly taller than normal, and have red eyes, and bonelike protrusions sticking out all over their body that fade to opal near the end. Some of the flesh is noticeably bonelike, and the rest is a callus flesh.

 

just to clarify a little the opal bone spikes only come out of the back or areas connected to the spine also you forgot to mention there limited life span how they slowly turn to opal over time and become frozen like stone man syndrome  also the magic system were regis come from is called parascribe

[The Cardinal of Death]

On 2/26/2020 at 4:15 AM, ILuvHats said:

Excited to see another update! Keep them coming; I hope to see where this world goes. I do have a few questions though.

Can you go more in-depth about the Scecerlon? They sound interesting, but you didn't talk much about them. My impression is that they're magical automatons created by reanimating bodies, kind of like the Lifeless from Warbreaker. But I'm wondering if you can provide more info on how they're controlled, what they can do, how they figure into the world, that kind of stuff. They also sound hard to make, like you need to meticulously place all the components in the body in the right place. Does that sound right?

Also, I'm confused how the non primary gems and non-gem materials fall into the magic system. It sounds like they aren't the kind of things that mages or Scelsi use, so are they only used for creating Scecerlon? If so, why can't they see other applications?

just wanted to let you know he has posted some more behind the undead but forgot to quote you im his editor so im just making sure you can see it and maybe help provide some feed back if youd like

[Guest Somebody from Scadrial]

Ok so coral makes seems out of place considering it's the only living thing that has magical effects and there are A LOT of different types of coral so why does only brain coral have a different magical attribute? Also Dawn Bringer sounds really similar to Brandon's Dawnsingers mentioned by Kabsal and in a few other places