Fostworking

The term Fostwork or Fostworking is the general term for magic use in Giulia. Fostwork is not well understood in the macro sense but there have been numerous studies in how to manipulate Fost and use Fost towards various means.

Categorisations

Central Olivia

In Olivia, many Academies of Fost amongst F'yore and Lamércia generally describe eight schools of Fostworking:

Elementary

One of the core disciplines in Fostworking, Elementary deals with the pure elements that exist in the world and how they can be manipulated, summoned, quelled, and so forth. Some have considered Alchemistry a form of Elementary and there are many topics of debate on the ways that Elementary actually works, whether its through manipulation of heat, electricity, gravity, chemical composition, and so on. Elementers tend to wear Orange robes in the academies.

Alchemistry

The art of transforming materials from one state, shape, material, or size to another. The arts of Alchemistry were born from early attempts to create various alchemical compounds, and by use of natural laws to provide various means. By using Fost, these natural means have been found inefficient and Alchemistry has taken off as a vital tool in mixing and creating compounds. Alchemists tend to wear Teal robes in the academies.

Fostlurgy

A study of how Fost and Fostrend can be incorporated into materials. Fostlurgists are skilled craftsmen and smiths who have found the means to produce objects and items that are able to manipulate Fost without sentience, almost automatically. This study has lead to many developments, including perhaps being the favoured art by the Saint Dafyd of Dafydism. Fostlurgists tend to wear Green in the academies.

Horoscoptometry

A common form of Fostworking is the manipulation of Fost to reveal information, and this is invaluable to scholars. Academies will often have at least one scholar or Magus in the art of Horoscoptometry for its application in a lot of Fostwork. There is also a tend towards foresight in recent years, but the research into how the paths of times can diverge prove it to be a chaotic and hard to focus skill. Horoscoptometrists tend to wear Cyan robes in the academies.

Protectonics

As long as there has been Fostworking, the means to dampen or remove the abilities or effects of a Fostworker have been explored. Counterwork and protection against Fostwork is crucial, especially when used in the offensive. As Fostwork in war has developed, Protectonics has become more and more imperative to shore up security. It is almost a given that any major settlement or strategic location will hire or employ a Protectonicist. Protectonicists tend to wear Yellow robes in the academies.

Necronomics

The manners of which Fost have given life and taken it prove to be a topic that Fostworkers have debated and experimented with for years. The growing Fostology that has come from their research has made the barrier between life and death even more fascinating. The link between Cdonnic Copper and Fostrend has been explored a lot by Necronomists. Necronomists are considered almost like gatekeepers between the two worlds, managing a balance between life and death as they manipulate its flow. Because of this, it's common for a Necronomist to take the Necronomists Oath to Balance. Necronomists tend to wear Black robes in the academies.

Theatrics

While often considered a lower discipline, Theatricists still contend against those that think Theatrics is simply applied Elementary and Sorciology. Some means have been made to attempt to reconcile this discipline into the other disciplines with little success as Theatricists are adamant it constitutes its own form. Some have attempted to refine the discipline to Fostworking methods as opposed to the effects, such as the incorporation of dance and music into already verbal, ritual and component driven Fostwork. Some research has been made into how harmonious actions do seem to improve the effects of Fostwork. Theatricists tend to wear Purple robes in the academies.

Sorciology

As long as Fost has been around, it's impact upon the mind has been a topic of interest to Fostworkers. There have been many a claim that Fost has some deep link to the conscience and sentience of the species in Giulia, including perhaps the origins of the Sjichan. Sorciology deals with a lot of manners in which minds may be changed by Fostwork. Sorciology therefore is often considered a bit of a taboo subject and people tend to stay away from Sorciologist. Sorciologists tend to wear Pink robes in the academies.

Metageography

Metageography deals with the concepts and workings of other planes of existence, of which it is difficult to determine if they really exist. By working the fabric of reality, Metageography has allowed magicians/magi/scholars to summon creatures, objects, and entities from realms likely similar to our own. There is still much to learn on Metageography and it remains a relatively new area of Fostworking. Metageographers tend to wear Red robes in the academies.

Fost Dynamics

A rare subject to find a scholar in, Fost Dynamics are those interested not so much in the practice of Fostworking, but instead how it works and how it is that Fost is manipulated.

Southern Eleanor

In Eleanor, most Fostworking research has come from Bulo principles that were then adapted by the Quldafjordian scholars. In other cultures, Fostworking has usually been tied to Religion, but the Bulo separated Fostworking into its own area of studium - Senstudi. In Senstudi, the categorisation of Fostworking was based on the manipulation of parts of the world.

Lux & Vox

The study of Lux and Vox is into light and sound. The idea of manipulating light and shadow, and the creation of noise versus dampening it. Many Eleanori scholars tend to use work with light and sound as their first step into Fostworking/Senstudi. This is because often these manipulations have little effect on health or structural integrity, unless it becomes intense. A fair amount of Theatrics in Olivian study would fall into the categories of light and sound by Eleanori study. In the Quldafjordian colleges, a Student would be dressed in Yellow for Lux, and White for Vox, or wear the appropriate pin for their specialisations. Lux is often separated into Solis and Umbris. Vox is generally separated into Sonus Plus and Sonus Minus.

Fulmex

Fulmex was a relatively hard to study area of Senstudi - dealing with lightning. Electrical power and shocks, including those that paralyse the body, is a powerful area of Senstudi but incredibly volatile and hard to control. Often Students would first train in controlling already present instances of Fulmex (such as a thunderstorm) but the creation and invocation of lightning has been demonstrated. Those that study Fulmex are often dressed in Cyan, or wear the appropriate pin. Felmex is not often separated into further studies, but areas of Control, Invocation, and Dampening have been written about.

Callux

For a long time, Ignis and Frigis were studied in separate schools of Senstudi, but when the Quldafjordian colleges began theories amassed to combine them into one area of study; the study of Callux and the manipulation of heat either through adding or subtracting from the environment. This duality causes some confusion with the Elementalists of Olivia whose cultures rely on a separation between hot and cold. The Senstudi manner of managing the two has proven to be very effectual and many of those trained in Ignis find Frigis almost natural in it's application, and vice versa. Those that study Fulmex are often dressed in Orange and Red, or wear the appropriate pin.

Mens

Senstudi has many papers on how Fost can manipulate the mind. Alike Sorciology, Mens is an area of study that is tended towards dark arts and taboo, but it's study has found useful in deducing secrets on how the sentient mind can operate. Some say that the research done into Mens by Quldafjordia Scholars has burgeoned better medicine and healthcare in Eleanor beyond Olivia's capabilities. Those that study Mens are often dressed in Black, or wear the appropriate pin.

Materius

The material world has many properties and Senstudi combines a lot of it into Materius study. While Olivian scholars consider the art of warping realty (Metageography), production (Elementary) and manipulation (Alchemistry) as separate schools, Eleanori scholars tend to work with all these concepts in Materius study and analyse the complexities that emerge in the composition of various materials. This may be the one area of study that Eleanori scholars falter compared to Olivian scholars, and may be why the Dwarven Forges are much more varied comapred to the various forges of Eleanor that do not hold the same standing. Those who study Materius in the colleges often dress in Blue, or wear the appropriate pin.

Motus

The art of providing motion to objects is considered an art of life-giving in Olivia. Eleanori scholars make a distinction between simple motion and the art of life-giving. This gives the school of Motus a breadth of study into how objects move and even how fluids move. This has lead to a consideration that Vox is perhaps linked to Motus, but there has not be sufficient exploration into its similarities. Those who study Motus are often dressed in Lime or Bright Green, or wear the appropriate pin.

Vitus

Finally, the art of life-giving or life-taking is an extensive area of research in Senstudi. There's have been many papers on how to heal using Vitus and how it can also take away. This school is the hardest to master with Students and so there is a heavy reliance on colleges to train and retain students with the abilities. They often dress in Forest or Dark Green, or wear the appropriate pin.

Divina, Tempa, and Plana

The three laws of the world, insight, time, and dimensions, mean that Senstudi doesn't necessarily interact with these schools unless they are connected to another school. The manipulation of the three laws is highly regarded as the most difficult schools of Sens. Rarely is there a Student that specialises in any of these particular schools, at least until the collaboration with Olivian academies.

Sense

Manipulating Se

Senstudi Disciplines

Type

Metaphysical