Lore:Weather Magic

(also known as Storm Magic ) is magic that involves manipulating the weather. There are quite a few recorded instances of mortals altering the weather using magic.

Weather magic has never been an exact science because of the temperamental nature of what it seeks to control. Minor spells to conjure gusts of wind or forks of lightning are common, but manipulation of a region's climate is much more difficult to achieve. Maormer war wizards have longed for the ability to lower catastrophic hailstorms onto enemy borders as a preamble to invasion, or to halt a blizzard to make an unexpected march through inclement weather. 
Although weather magic is sometimes attributed exclusively to certain races such as Maormer, everyone can learn how to manipulate weather.   

Argonian
On the western shore of the   is an ancient calendar called the  . It is a device from the   that manipulates the weather for the benefit of the people, at least that is one of its many abilities. The  s call it the "ku-vastei", which translates from   into the "catalyst of needed change". The tablets that make its calendar function depict each of the twelve months  and the components for the ritual are brackish mud,  , and wood from the  . 

 

Ayleids
The Ayleids along the coast of their   used an artifact called the  , which controlled the weather and manipulated the waves for a multitude of reasons. Mostly they used it to protect the shoreline, water the local crops, and speed the waves for transport. While most of them have long since been forgotten, one in the ruins of   remains and is protected by the  , an order of   lightning mages that protect the   on  .  
 

Dwemer
The Dwemer created machines called Weather Witches that are capable of manipulating the weather. They were created by the Dwemer at the height of their civilization.  
 

thumb|right|A Harrowstorm
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Maormer
A man being sacrificed to power a Maormeri hurricane|thumb|left
The Maormer have many methods of using storm magic to obliterate their foes. They can whip up hurricanes with the intent to destroy entire fleets. They can do so with a ritual using serpent-shaped storm totems to siphon life energy from sacrifices marked with runes. Blood sacrifices such as these are only utilized when a summoner needs to rapidly accrue and release a lot of energy. The energy from the totems can be used to form powerful hurricanes,  or it can be funneled into a storm atronach, which can only hold so much energy before it discorporates. Maormer mages can use wind energies to bind the creature until it performs its intended function. When it explodes, it releases a wave of energy that kills everything it touches, except for creatures with an affinity for storm energy, such as  s. 
 

Psijic Order
Members of the Psijic Order have been long-rumored to possess spells cast in the Old Way of magic that can bend the elements to the user's desire. There are recorded instances of sudden lightning and flash rain turning to small-scale blizzards along the coast of Artaeum. Ancient Maormer scholars believed it possible that instructional texts on the usage of such spells exist.  The Psijic Order also created the powerful storm that annihilated Orgnum's fleet in   during the War of the Isle. 
 

Sheogorath
It is known that Sheogorath possesses a spell capable of changing the weather. However, this spell changes the weather according to his mood; the spell is unpredictable and it functions at Sheogorath's whim, no matter who casts it—meaning it functions entirely randomly. The Daedric Prince has previously taught the spell to mortals in his favor, allowing them to alter the climate of an entire region. There are stories of his followers trying to stymie flashfloods but summoning torrential rain instead, or trying to put out brush fires and feeding the flames with unwanted lightning storms, to Sheogorath's delight. 
 

Sotha Sil
thumb|left|The Celestiodrome during the day
Sotha Sil created simplified simulations of the weather to emulate the climate of the Nirn inside his Clockwork City. The systems and mechanisms employed to create these simulations are enormously complex. 

The Clockwork City's celestiodrome is the glass sphere around the structure that functions as the realm's sky.  It is capable of mimicking the day–night cycle. Sotha Sil achieved the proper humidity needed for a breathable atmosphere for his realm  with the creation of the Halls of Regulation, which maintain the City's water cycle, breathable air, humidity, temperature, and wind currents, as well as creating drinkable water. 
 

Thu'um
Dragons can summon storms with their shouts.  Nordic Tongues could also wield the Thu'um, allowing them some mastery over the weather. Accounts of such abilities displayed by Tongues during the Dragon War include the power to diminish fogs, mists, and clouds with the sheer bravado of their shouts. According to Negil's "Dragons at Windhelm" an army of the Tongues was capable of foiling an airborne sneak attack by Dragons who sought to strike under the cover of storm clouds. 
 

thumb|right|The Weather Witch in Lore:Bamz-Amschend|Bamz-Amschend
Tsaesci
The Tsaesci are believed to wield powerful arcane forces that can control the weather across vast regions. Numerous feats were accredited to the Tasaesci's magical aptitude. During Uriel V's failed invasion of Akavir in  , the Tsaesci altered the weather during the summer season and created the hot, dry wind that prevent rain from falling. This created a drought that caused the crops of their Imperial enemies to fail and dried up entire river. 

 
Notes
The Reachfolk   is known for their weatherworking skills. 

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