Talia

Talia is the name of the source of natural life magic or the magic of the planet Tal itself.

***Source***

It is generated from Tal itself and the life living on Tal. it is best expressed in the less developed versions of life where instinct and the laws of nature overrule the sophisticated choices of civilisation and morality. Animals, plants and elemental forces are its best examples. It can be tapped into by any who can discover its secrets and in many ways is used without thought by all living things. Importantly Talia can in certain areas of strength manifest physically as a glowing gold/green rock called talium. This ore is precious and is used to power some very powerful talia basic magics.

***Learning***
Talia is accessible by all people but only in very limited ways. Being able to truly access the world-power is something you have to be born with the ability to do. It requires learning and especially experience to develop its control and increase in power. It cannot be learned from books, but must be lived. A druid, or Atali can train others in accessing the power but they cannot grant them the ability if they do not have it. It is very closely associated with divine power of Nature himself of whom, Tal is a manifestation. Typically, those who attain high rank among druids can only do so if they have great strength in this area of magic as druids organisations tend to Wild’s theory of survival of the fittest and the rule of strength.

So in short Talia is something you can access naturally or not at all. Its development is part training but mainly due to honing an already present raw ability. Talium is a way for anyone to use Talia magic, but its applications are limited by non-natural users.

***Organisation***

Talia magic and abilities are split by some who have studied it into three key areas. Interestingly ability in one does not necessarily indicate an individuals ability to even access another.

1- Animal (The natural ability to commune with and access the power of beasts.)
2- Plant (The natural ability to commune with and control plants and their abilities not as an outside force but in the same way you control your own eyes.)
3- Elemental (The natural ability to control the elements not through outside intervention but but in the same way you might move your leg)

All three are linked to life and regrowth and this is the area of convergence. Almost anyone who has access to Talia magic will have life, healing or regenerative powers.

It is possible for some specific individuals to be able to sense a Talia magic-user's potential ability. It is also possible to rank this ability quite between different users. So if A B and C met A might realise that B was stronger than he but was already at his maximum potential whereas C was weaker than both of them but had the potential if developed to become more powerful than both of them when full developed. This kind of judgement is only possible with this kind of magic user and usually only by other Talia users or some specialist diviners.

Some key groups are:

* The Itali
* Bonders
* The Druidlore
* The Shrouded
* The Sons of Sollus
* Elemental Shapers

Some key individuals of note

* The Eldurarian
* The Moon Seer a powerful elven spell caster.
* Thornmeld Firestorm A powerful Tara-Vor and druid.
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