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Soulbrand

## Synopsis

The Tournament of the Sacred Sword sounded like exactly the type of thing Keras would enjoy: a series of challenges for thousands of contestants seeking a chance to fight for the Sacred Sword of Earth. He knew there would be challenges. It wouldn’t be a high-stakes tournament without a few high-profile assassinations and mysterious murders, after all. But Keras wasn’t ready to run into someone from his homeland, and he certainly wasn’t prepared for the revelations that came from their confrontation.

Still reeling from the strange revelations of their meeting, Keras plunges back into the fight, preparing for the battle royale — a massive free-for-all contest outside of the scope of the standard tournament rounds. When the consequences of that match tear at the bonds between his allies, he’ll have to face new challenges alone.

Satoshi Muramasa, the strange swordsman from the distant kingdom of Artinia. Crown Princess Edria Song, the Wielder of Diamantine. Ishyeal Dawnsglow, the Wielder of Soulbrand.

When their blades clash, the heart of the world will tremble.
Professor Meltlake

She is an older, black-skinned woman who walks with a cane to disguise a limp. She is an Elementalist and her surname refers to her setting a lake on fire during a duel, making her a local legend. After this duel, she changed her name from Hartigan to Meltlake. She teaches the basics of General Magic Theory. She's the aunt of Derek Hartigan.

## History

She took her judgement at age thirteen. She proceeded to attend Lorian Heights but pulled out after only a year, possibly due to her young age, afterwards she underwent her mandatory military training as a climber. As an adult she became a professional duelist.

She entered the Tournament of the Sacred Sword, whilst their someone attempted to assassinate her.

Midway through the tournament Antonia Hartigan, Derek, Ishyeal and Keras were forced to fight a desperate battle against the forces of the Sun Eater outside the Valian embassy. Near the end of the fight Meltlake created a portal to the elemental plane of fire obliterating many of her opponents. Afterwards the Edrian government covered up what had happen force Meltlake to withdraw from the tournament, saying that the damage had been caused by an unsanctioned duel between her and Zhang Yun. In return for going along with the lie she received two boons from the Visages equivalent to reaching the fiftieth floor of a spire.

In the third book, it is heavily implied that she entered the tower to undergo a second Judgement.

In the fourth book, she takes the position of Chancellor, it is suspected that she successfully gained a second attunement. If she was successful, her second attunement has not been revealed as of Book 4. She has also introduced the Dianis point techniques to all of the students of the academy, angering some noble traditionalists.

## Abilities

She's able to summon a flaming meteoroid.

She managed to open a portal to the plane of fire.

## Possessions

She owns an enchanted cane that allows her to create simulacra.

## Trivia

### Safe Mana Readings

#### The Torch that Ignites the Stars

* Chapter: XI - Extreme Shipping
	+ Source: Dialogue between Professor Meltlake and Corin Cadence
		- Hand: Greater than 77,760 mana (Emerald Rank A)
		- Note: This is enough for Sapphire, but no change occurred when the threshold was met.
Magnus Cadence

Head of House Cadence, noted duelist, father of Tristan, Corin, and Sera Cadence, Ex-husband to Laura Lyran.

## Background

Known for his martial prowess, Magnus Cadence trained his son Tristan so as to succeed him as family head and give him the greatest chance possible in passing his Judgment. When Tristan never returned, this led to the breakdown of his marriage, and him beginning to train Corin instead. This training was often brutal, and would eventually devolve to taking out his anger and frustration on Corin through physical abuse.

## In the Series

Upon Corin's return from the Serpent Spire, Magnus expressed disappointment that he returned with an enchanter attunement, calling it a coward's mark, and explained to Corin that he had declared Sera as a legitimate member of the Cadence household, though had not officially declared her as his daughter. He did express interest in the sword that Corin returned from the tower with, but Corin interpreted this as Magnus attempting to pit his children against each other.

Later on, after the attack by Mizuchi on Lorian Heights Academy, Magnus expressed concern as to his children's safety, though filtered through anger at the fact that they had disappeared after the attack. This led to a confrontation between him, Corin, and Patrick Wayland.
Dawnbringer

Dawnbringer is one of the Six Sacred Swords and apparently a sapient magical weapon. She corresponds to the element of light and has a variety of light-themed abilities. She’s also apparently kind of a brat, but in the kind of way that means she probably secretly likes Keras more than she’s willing to admit. (I know the type.)

Dawnbringer calls Reika “Rei”, and Reika calls Dawnbringer “Dawn”.
Lorian Heights Academy

**Lorian Heights Academy of Arcane Arts** is a school used to train newly attuned. Valian students are required by law to serve two years at the academy. It is located in Valia, just south of the Serpent spire.

## Known Staff

* Chancellor Wallace
* Lieutenant Commander Jack Bennet

### Professors

* Annette Haven
* Professor Edlyn
* Professor Ceridan
* Professor Conway
* Professor Marks
* Professor Meltlake
* Professor Orden
* Professor Saito
* Sir Tanath
* Professor Teft
* Doctor Tordrin
* Professor Vanway
* Professor Vellum
* Professor Vestan
* Professor Wydran
* Professor Yang

## Known Students

* Corin Cadence
* Sera Cadence
* Marissa Callahan
* Jin Dalen
* Kyra Dyson
* Jordan Jaldin
* Rupert Kent
* Cecily Lambert
* Curtis Maddock
* Loria Marshall
* Roland Royce
* Lisa Stone
* Desmond Vyers
* Patrick Wayland
* Katherine Winters
* Micha Sawyer
* Sandra Stone
* Vernon Tenson

## Divisions

In students' first year at Lorian Heights they are assigned into divisions according to their Attunement. A student's division determines the types of training and instruction that's given, as well as their uniform, primary instructor, and living quarters.

The Divisions are named after God Beasts. Each division has objectives throughout the year, and completing these objectives earns points. 500 points are required to enter the second academic year, and graduates with high scores will enter the military at a higher rank. The only Division that isn't determined by Attunement is Spider Division, and all the other Divisions will have secret Spider members. Reporting a Spider, with evidence, can be worth up to 100 points as a reward, but if a Division fails to uncover any Spiders then every member will lose 250 points. Misidentifying a Spider is penalized by a loss of up to 100 points. As Spiders are not chosen by Attunement, that cannot be used to identify them.
Bladebreaker Bracers

## Description

These bracers are enchanted for vastly increased resilience, but that is not their primary function. When struck with a bladed weapon, these bracers will immediately activate a stored effect to snap the offending weapon in twain. This will work against some enchanted items, providing the enchanted item’s defenses do not exceed the power of the bracers.
Shapeshifter

Shapeshifter is a contract-based attunement, similar to a Summoner. Thus, to partially shapeshift into something resembling a god beast, a Shapeshifter would need a contract with said God Beast. This wouldn't actually make someone as powerful as a god beast - it would simply provide similar physical properties. The Shapeshifter could gain specific powers from the God Beast, but that would also be based on the terms of the contract, similar to how it works for Summoners.
Seiji Hayden

Sage is a Seer attuned climber in Crystal Awakening.

## Relationships

He is romantically interested in Lani. He appears to have an outwardly oppositional relationship to Nieve, but in reality they are quite close and enjoy teasing each other.

## Abilities

As a Seer he can see into possible futures, he can also see over long distances. He can cast a spell that alerts him if and when the target of the spell faces imminent mortal danger.

He can use light mana to create different coloured lights.

He possesses a pair of enchanted glasses that lets him see into tower portals prior to opening them, giving him knowledge of what’s ahead. These are said to only function in the Tortoise Spire.

## Equipment

* Dueling Cane
* Return Bell
* Shield Sigil
* Protective Tunic
* Cloak
* ~~Enchanted Glasses~~ (loss in the Tortoise Spire)
Politics of Kymuria

The Political History of Kymuria is, perhaps expectedly, continuous but diverse in its formation.

## Kingdom of Kymuria

In the days of King Huw, the monarch was the supreme and undisputed ruler of the land. Although there were feudal Lords and other powers, the word of the King was sacred, and, until his disappearance, no High Cabinet meetings were called, though the concept was definitely established.

The First High Cabinet of the Realm was called to order in 112KF seven weeks after the coronation of the 15 year old Huw II, and a clear precedent established, the cabinet consisted of:

* Minister-Excellency: Prince Eppadvar Ryebrand
* Minister of the Treasury: Lord Vaelis
* Minister of the King's Justice: Lord Crawmford
* Minister of the Armies: Baron Larzen
* Minister of the Navies: Lord-Admiral Parrish
* High Abbot: Lord Holiness Cxvar III

Huw the Younger met with his cabinet once a week, establishing a precedent that continues to the present day.

## Imperial System

Up until the trade disputes that divided the previously symbolic Noble Council into the Conservative and Liberal factions, the body had played no significant role in political proceedings under the Toegar System. Cyroth, upon ascending the position of Emperor of Kymuria, abolished the old codes and ratified a new, unwritten constitution that updated and modernised the system. A surviving aspect, however, was the High Cabinet, which continued to meet each week.
Kestrel Makar

Kestrel Makar is the only other active paladin with the ability to utilize the Dominion of Blades. Her manifestation is somewhat different, allowing her to create a single phantasmal greatsword that she wields directly, rather than conjuring multiple floating swords like Keldyn. She was adopted by paladin commander Rowan Makar, but her original surname was Haven — the same as the legendary Aayara Haven, the Lady of Thieves. Because of this, Kestrel has come under some scrutiny as a potential agent of Aayara.
Sufficiently Advanced Magic

Released afterN/A

***Sufficiently Advanced Magic*** is the first book in the *Arcane Ascension series* by Andrew Rowe. It was self-published on February 26th, 2017, with the audiobook published on July 4th, 2017 by Podium Audio.

## Synopsis

Five years ago, Corin Cadence’s brother entered the Serpent Spire — a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire’s trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire’s goddess.

He never returned.

Now, it’s Corin’s turn. He’s headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.

If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won’t be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he’s going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.

The journey won’t be easy, but Corin won’t stop until he gets his brother back.

## Plot

the book covers corin’s judgement, education at Lorian Heights, trips into the spire, and interactions with the mysterious book entity.

## Characters

Magnus Cadence

Tristan Cadence

Professor Vellum

Jonathan Teft

Professor Meltlake

Keras Selyrian
Jacinth

Jacinth, also known as the Blackstone Assassin, is the other of the eldest vae’kes.

Jacinth and Aayara are known for their legendary rivalry, often going to great lengths to disrupt the plans of the other. Jacinth’s followers use code names related to gemstones or flowers, such as ‘Diamond’ or ‘Lavender’.
Legionnaire

The Legionnaire attunement is a shroud-based attunement designed for group-based defensive combat. Legionnaires are known for their ability to extend their shroud, reinforcing other shrouds within their range. The legionnaire attunement grants the attuned access to light mana and air mana, along with their combination: vitality mana. At citrine, it grants access to fire mana. The legionnaire attunement is most commonly found in the Hydra Spire in Edria.

## Attunement Features

*Features that are a result of specific attunement functions, rather than the types of mana available to the attuned.*

### Shroud Reinforcement

The legionnaire attunement allows the attuned to extend their shroud outwards, reinforcing other shrouds within its range. This effect is cumulative, making large groups of legionnaires a nearly impenetrable defensive barrier.
Shifting Spires

The Shifting Spires are seven titanic towers, erected by Kaldwyns goddess Selys. The Spires are the only publically known way, to gain an Attunement. They are filled with monsters, traps and other challenges, and thus very lethal for an unprepared or uncautious climber.

Six of the seven Spires are associated with each one of the God Beasts. Of these, five are within the borders of one of the "Four Powers". Caelford is home to the Tiger Spire, Dalenos has the Tortoise Spire, Edria is the only power thus far to claim two Spires as theirs, the Hydra and the Phoenix Spire and Valia holds the Serpent Spire. The location of the Sixth, the Spider Spire, is a secret. We know nothing about the seventh, other than that it stands in the Unclaimed Lands.

This seventh Spire is even more a mystery, considering, that every other of the six is home to one of the six God Beasts and is "governed", so to speak, by one of the six Visages.

Most people that enter the Spires are looking for an Attunement, either through a Judgment, or through luck while climbing the tower. Others risk entry for the valuable loot, that can be found in the spires (Delvers). Very few are so called Climbers, these try to climb to the top of one of the Spires, as it is said, that Selys may bestow a boon upon any, who reach the top.

After the Judgments, most only enter in a party, as going alone is far too dangerous. However, going with too many, which is to say more than six, may ire the Visage or the Spire itself. The last time this happened, when a kingdom tried to invade a Spire, the kingdom was flattend within the day.

The spires are morphic not intelligent. The spire can create, but someone has to direct where things go, what gets made, which door goes where, etc.
Bright Reflection

Bright Reflection is a replica of Dawnbringer, one of the Six Sacred Swords, made by Corin Cadence and Keras Selyrian, as a gift to Patrick Wayland. The sword is between Sunstone and Citrine levels of power.

## Construction

### Physical

Keras makes the sword from a bar of silver. Keras changes gold into wire and makes strange letters in the crossguard from it. Keras continues to weave gold through the centre of the blade. Keras also alters the properties of the metal to be lighter than silver and stronger than steel. Keras burns a number of runes on the pommel.

### Keras' Rune

Keras burns a glowing golden rune into the blade just above the hilt. This rune makes the sword glow and allows Keras to sense the blade and alter the structure of the mana in the weapon. This rune bonds Keras to the weapon so that he can apply functions to the blade. The blade holds a fraction of Keras' spirit.

### Enchanting

Corin adds a set of runes for light, fire, transference and enhancement mana. There are 3 types of rune: Store mana, recharge mana and a capacity rune to prevent too much mana being stored. Corin makes all these enchantments Sunstone level. These runes are put on both sides of the crossguard. A new set of runes appear on the centre of the blade when the Splinter of Dawn is merged with Bright Reflection.

### Mana Types

Bright Reflection has light, fire, enhancement, transference and spirit mana.

## Abilities

Patrick typically calls out the name of the ability to activate them.

Bright Reflection: A technique that causes the sword to glow and reflect spells that hit the blade.

Radiant Dawn: A technique that launches a beam of light from the tip of the blade.

Luminous Arc: A technique that launches a compressed blast of light.

Body of Dawn: A technique that enhances Patrick's speed and makes the world appear to slow down as he uses it. This power scales in strength with his attunement.

Resplendent Raiment: A technique that produces waves of light that merge with Patrick's shroud.
Sentinel

The Sentinel attunement specializes in resisting and removing mental compulsion. Little else is known about this attunement. Sentinels have a primary mana type of stone mana and a secondary of mental mana, which can be combined to make tranquility mana. At citrine, they gain access to enhancement mana.

The Sentinel attunement is most commonly found in the Tiger Spire in Caelford.

## Attunement Features

*Features that are a result of specific attunement functions, rather than the types of mana available to the attuned.*

### Compulsion Resistance

Sentinels are known for their ability to resist mental compulsion. While this is likely a result of tranquility mana, the attunement enhances this effect.
The Green Guardian

The Green Guardian is a legendary “hero of justice” who wears glowing green armor and helps save people from dangerous threats. He fights in the tournament using impressive powers, most of which seem related to crystal and stone. He seems to know Dawnbringer somehow, and tells her not to trust Keras.

## Appearacne

Wears green armour with a mask in the shape of a great tree.

## Relationships

Believed Keras was unworthy of wielding dawnbringer but changed his mind when he learned that Dawn was with him of his own free will. During the Tournament of the Sacred Sword he decided to throw his match to them because he believed they had a better chance of beating Edria Song.

## Abilities

He is able to create green crystals that are indestructible.

He's capable of flying.

## Trivia

There's a newspaper comic about his antics.
Mana

All humans and monsters have mana within their bodies, which can take a number of forms. In weak monsters and non-attuned humans this mana is generic, which is referred to as "raw" or "grey" mana. Non-attuned can utilize their mana through devices, like a dueling cane, but attuned are able to do more with mana. Any individual application of mana for a specific purpose is generally called a spell, and the use of spells is referred to as magic.

Attunements give the user access to at least two different mana types, and locations in the body appear to be associated with mana types. The mana types known to us are Grey, Fire, Air, Water, Earth, Umbral, Light, Transference, Enhancement, Life, Death, Mental and Perception. Other speculated types include sound, spirit and metal. The locations mana can be generated are in the hands, the legs, the head (mind), the lungs and the heart. The mind primarily generates mental mana, but an attuned who can't use this mana type would be able to convert it to a type they can use with their attunement. Using too much mana from one area of the body causes damage. In the mind or heart this kind of overuse is fatal, though other locations are less immediately fatal. Regular overuse of mana from one location can result in mana scars, which is permanent damage to the flow of mana in that area. Mana scars slow down the rate of mana recovery in the location, makes it harder to convert mana from there, and makes it harder to make that region stronger. An attunement mark regulates the mana in the area it's in, making it safer to use that mana repeatedly.

Aside from Grey Mana, all Mana types have a distinct opposite. A common saying states, "Like deflects like, opposites negate," Meaning that mana can deflect spells of the same mana type, and opposite mana types annihilate one another. Combinations other than direct opposites can have volatile results. This is not true for mana within an object, they typically follow the volatile results path.

Mana can exist in physical forms, notably as either liquid or crystals.

Mana can have different names in different areas and times (for example Umbral and Shadow or Wood, Plants, and Nature)

## Known Mana Types

*Entries in italics are only theorized, not confirmed*

## Composite Mana

*Entries in italics are only theorized, not confirmed*
Pale Kings Regalia

The Pale Kings Regalia is a set of magical items Keras won after defeating the Pale King.

**Pale Crescent** – the Pale Kings Sword.

* **Waxing and Waning** draws mana in from the air making it gradually stronger and change in shape.
* **Crescent echo** creates a blade like construct that remains suspended in the air. Uses enhancement, spirit, density and ice mana.
* **Low Tide** and **High Tide** makes the crescent echos sweep towards the targets body. The lower body for Low Tide and the upper body for High Tide.
* **Ebb and Flow** makes the crescent echos move back and forwards in waves. Uses transference, spirit and tidal mana.
* **Harvest mood** creates a chaos based attack that’s hard to defend against. It uses all the swords remaining mana.

The Low Tide, High Tide and Ebb and Flow abilities can be stopped by say Broken Tide.

These abilities can be activated by speaking the name of the ability out loud in either Cass, Valian or Artinian.

**Shinning Alone** – The Pale Kings Amulet. It uses enhancement, spirit and memory. It prevents the wears body from changing including hostile attacks. Limits taste and touch and makes it harder to consume food or liquid. Also limits beneficial effects or the ability to shape change. Shinning Alone improves the resilience of Crescent Echo making them harder to damage or dispel and makes the wearer immune to them, it also improves the duration of power increase of above all.

**Above All –** The Pale Kings crown. It expends mana each time it’s user casts a spell, increasing that spells power. It also installs an addictive sense of euphoria on the wearer. Above All make the Pale Crescent offensively stronger and improves the weapons recharge capacity.

**Royal bond** - The chain that links the Pale Kings Regalia. Allows the items to share mana with each other, enhancing each item and preventing them from interfering with each other.
Purifier

Purifier is an offensive-based attunement specializing in fire and light attacks. Purifier is the purity attunement. The Purifier attunement may have been a Valian attunement, not Kelridge, hundreds of years ago.

They can apparently use Purity mana treat injuries. There also capable of removing mental compulsions spells.
Lani

Lani is a character in Crystal Awakening.

## Background

She is a problem gambler and has lost two pinkies and a ring finger to Haven Securities debt collectors due to unpaid debts.

## Equipment

She is armed with a cutlass and a drik that can shed light. She also has a return bell, a shield sigil and a monocle that detects if an item is enchanted.

A loot bag.

## Abilities

As an Acolyte she can heal wounds including curing poison and concussions. She can also use life mana and perception mana see tell how injuried someone is.

She can enhance her vision by using perception mana.
Shattered Legacy

## About the Series

Novels written in my *Arcane Ascension* universe, but by a different author. So, what’s the idea behind expanded universe novels? The Arcane Ascension universe is broader than Andrew Rowe could possibly explore purely on his own. Even with the three series he has going, He has barely scratched the surface, covering events in a small time period across only two continents, with just a handful of main perspective characters. As he has mentioned previously, the events taking place in the books thus far are all taking place years before the tabletop games and LARPs that he ran earlier in life – we haven’t even gotten to the plot for those games yet (although we’re inching closer). He could spend his entire life working on these books and wouldn’t get to anywhere close to everything there is to write about it.

Expanded universe books allow us to explore parts of the world that he haven’t been able to show in his own books, as well as elements that fans want more of that he won’t be able to show with the level of detail or focus that he wants to. They explore locations, cultures, and characters that I haven’t been able to give the time they deserve.

## Books in the Series

1. Crystal Awakening
2. Phantom Chamber
Frienemy

Frienemy is another forest spirit, and one that seems to serve the function of running (or at least participating in) a test of bravery. It’s described as being a nightmare spirit, which is a horrifying concept that I don’t like at all. Perhaps more worryingly, it seemed more afraid of Keras than he was of it — which begs the question...what is Keras, anyway?

## Appearance

He's able to change his appearance at will. He normally looks like his opponents worst enemy.

## Abilities

He has access to wind magic.

Made to be unbeatable.

## Relationships

Keras taught him how to use a sword.

He almost died after leaving the Whispering Woods, in order to save him Reika made a contract with him to give him spirit mana.
Odette Keita

Notes from the Soaring Wings Climber Registry:

Team leader/recruiter, proof of possession of a Floor 17 climber gate key. Delve objective: retrieve valuable treasures, conduct research to locate/confirm presence of a secret chamber known as “the Vault of Shadows.” Current member of the organization Spire Secret Seekers, a research team dedicated to locating secret rooms, passages, vaults, etc. of the Tiger Spire of Caelford.
Proto-Attuement

Proto-Attunements do not provide mana types or shrouds, these are known effects and can be added later once the attunement is stable. The purpose of Proto-Attunements is to develop stable Functions, once the Functions have been perfected then the rest of the basic boilerplate attunement functions are added. Proto-Attunements also usually have side effects and downsides.

Known Proto-Attunements from Farren Labs:

* Mastermind - The Mastermind attunement can flood soundwaves with Lies Mana making the Attuned more charming, commanding, eloquent sounding, and believable. So much so that normal persuasive arguments or lies can bypass many mental defenses or detection spells (as well as normal skepticism) while remaining normal speech so as to not trigger mental shields. As a downside this attunement causes the heart to leak mana.
Aldis Somers

## Description

A portly fair-skinned man with close-cropped brown hair and twinkling blue eyes.

## Equipment

* Dueling Cane
* Quilted Armor
* Enchanted hot plate

## Abilties

His attunement is specialised in Travel, allowing him to open portals far more easily than other Wayfarers.

## History

When not climbing the tower he works as a corner teleporter or volunteers at the temple.

He's unable to return to Valia for unknown reasons.
Blasting Gauntlet

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> Sera snorted. "Power glove sounds pretty bad."
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An emergency weapon of Corin's design, basically a dueling cane in glove form. It consists of a demi-gauntlet with a leather glove underneath. Corin gave it two different functions: raw mana projection (using grey mana) and kinetic energy projection (using transference mana).
Erik Tarren

Erik Tarren is the last of the three “immortal sorcerers”, and a famous scholar and world traveler. His books on history and magic theory are used throughout the continent. He specializes in teleportation magic. He was/is the God of Travel, Erator of the Tae'os Pantheon. He is related to Lydia Hastings and gave Salaris to his adoptive parents along with the Sae’kes Taelien.

When Taelien Salaris asks Tarren for more information, he reveals more about Taeliens identity as part of the Sae'kes. He then transports Taelien to Caldwin where he begins to go by the name of Keras Selyrian.
Commander

The Commander attunement is a shroud-based attunement designed for long-range area-of-effect spell casting. Commanders are known for their ability to expend portions of their shroud in order to increase the area and range of their spells. The commander attunement grants the attuned access to fire mana and shadow mana, along with their combination: war mana. At citrine, it grants access to air mana. The commander attunement is most commonly found in the Hydra Spire in Edria.

## Attunement Features

*Features that are a result of specific attunement functions, rather than the types of mana available to the attuned.*

### Spell Extension

The commander attunement allows the attuned to use a portion of their shroud when casting a spell in order to extend the range and/or area of that spell. This ability is best used for long range, area of effect spells, due to the risk of being hit before the shroud regenerates.
Illuminator

The Illuminator attunement specializes in emotional shielding and peacekeeping. In addition to shielding against and cancelling negative effects like Fear and paralysis, Illuminators are known for their use of peace mana, and can become a beacon of peace to those around them. Illuminators have a primary mana type of light mana and a secondary of water mana, which can be combined to make peace mana. At citrine, they gain access to air mana.

The Illuminator attunement is most commonly found in the Tiger Spire in Caelford.

## Attunement Features

*Features that are a result of specific attunement functions, rather than the types of mana available to the attuned.*

None Known at this time.

## Known Illuminators

Anna The Light Bringer (NPC on the 19th floor scenario of the Tortoise Spire in Crystal Awakening)
On the Shoulders of Titans

***On the Shoulders of Titans*** is the second book in the *Arcane Ascension series* by Andrew Rowe. It was self-published on May 14th, 2018, with the audiobook published on January 15th, 2019 by Podium Audio.

## Synopsis

Corin Cadence finally has a firm reason to believe his brother, Tristan, is still alive.

Unfortunately, finding more information isn’t going to be easy. Tristan appears to be entangled with a clandestine organization that calls themselves Whispers. And Corin’s last brush with the Whispers didn’t exactly end well.

As much as he wants to follow that lead, Corin has more pressing problems to deal with.

Sera is still suffering from a mysterious malady that has stolen her voice and her magic. Corin knows that a portion of that is his fault, and he’s determined to fix it.

His mother is still off in another country, and there are growing odds that she’s involved with a conspiracy to overthrow the visages.

Corin has also been branded with a new magical mark on his right hand — one that even veteran climbers don’t seem to recognize. He’s going to need to figure out how it works, otherwise it could be more of a vulnerability than an asset.

Corin still hasn’t finished his first year at Lorian Heights. If he fails his final exams, he’ll be sent off to the military, and lose his chance to investigate his brother’s fate.

And finally, there’s the issue of enemies.

He might have made a few of them.

The biggest problem?

He’s not sure if Jin, once one of his closest companions, is one of them.

## Plot

### Chapter 1 — Well, That Was Unexpected

Corin rereads the final lines in Trials of Judgement, supposedly written by Tristan Cadence. In his moment of disbelief, Corin writes a reply asking for proof that it really is Tristan.
The Riverlands

The Riverlands are a wet, marshy area of Panguilla located along the mid-western coast. They contain a series of prominent rivers and estuaries, making the region a key hub for transport between the Mollburg areas and the North. It also became famous for its staunch retention of feudal practices and traditions, such as the infamous Morkish Code, and the regular succession of a thane to the Baronmeister's Marsh Court.

## History

The earliest written records of Riverlandish society dates to around 2KF, during a period of centralisation that occurred throughout mainland Panguilla. The imposing fort-town of Soronburg became the seat of the "Thane of the Riverlands"

(unfinished, had to leave unexpectedly.)

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Personal Signatures

Mana signature is your Grey Mana ratio. Your spirit signature is a part of it as well, because your Spirit mana is a part of your grey mana.

Corin Cadence could still be tracked but only if someone developed a sensitive enough tracking spell to pick up on the stable elements like the spirit signature.
Biomancer

The Biomancer attunement is designed to alter the inner working of a person's mana flow. This can be used to increase mana capacity and mana regeneration. It also enables the attuned to be an excellent healer. It has a primary mana type of life mana and a secondary of mental mana, which can be combined to make transcendence mana, the primary focus of most biomancers. At citrine, it grants access to light mana.

The Biomancer attunement is most commonly found in the Tiger Spire in Caelford.

## Political Importance

Biomancers are used in the modern artificial attunement construction process, although are considered worse at it than their predecessors, Arbiters, because they lack an automatic purification function.

## Attunement Features

*Features that are a result of specific attunement functions, rather than the types of mana available to the attuned.*

### Bodily Mana Manipulation

Biomancers can manipulate the mana in the bodies of others. They can use this to alter the target's mana flow, regeneration, and capacity.

## Interactions with other attunements

### Enchanter

Biomancers and enchanters working together can create artificial attunements.

## Known Biomancers:

Shun

Lief Valmont
Sons of Valia

The Sons of Valia is a terrorist group comprised of nobles angry that Meltlake was giving away the secrets to their power.

It's members attacked promising non-noble students, cutting off there limbs so there attunement no longer functions. They have supporters in government and the police.

They were secretly run by Saffron.

## Known Members

* Jeremy Jaldin
* Tyler Sanctum
* Matthew Coin
Taelien Salaris

Taelien Salaris is the original name of the Wielder of the Sae'kes Taelien. He is more commanly known as Keras Selyrian, the name he adopts when he leaves his homeland.
Taelien is, in some fashion, the sword he wields. They have an advanced connection and only the Gods of the Tae'os Pantheon know of his origin. He is likely some kind of 'Sword Spirit', 'Sword Elemental' or the body created by the sword itself, though the specifics are unclear.
Vira Edra

Ghost Lady,

Frigid Angel,

Knight of The Dead

Chernova Silvik (daughter)

### Likes:

Sugar, The Orthodox Church, black cats, her children (even if both became delinquents)

### Dislikes:

Wraiths (especially ZER0), her ex-husband’s behavior and friends, Catholicism, sinners

### Favorite Food:

Sugar cubes, angel cake, any strong-tasting food

## Movelist:

### Special Moves:

Hymn: Wraith Slayer, Hymn: Reborn Spirit, Hymn: Mandatory Prayer, Hymn: Rain of Arrows

### Supers:

Judgement Cross,Holy Ghosts,

Proverbial Sands
Elementalist

The **Elementalist** Attunement is one of the Attunements of Valia.

The Elementalist attunement grants access to Fire and Air mana. These can be combined, with a little Grey mana to prevent explosion, to form lightning. Fire spells are generally considered better for covering large areas, while lightning is preferred for dueling as it is too fast for most attuned to defend against it. Their third mana type is Water, apparently before other Attunements gain their third, and they apparently gain a fourth mana type, Earth, at a later level, a revelation that Professor Meltlake chastised Patrick for. This gives them access to all four natural mana types explaining the basis for the attunement's name. They also have a function which enables them to imbue their shroud with their specialization, though there are spells which can also do it.

It is one of the Attunements in Tiger Division at Lorian Heights. This division specializes in offensive combat and is supervised by Professor Ceridan.

## Known Elementalists

* Professor Meltlake
* Laura Lyran
* Curtis Maddock
* Patrick Wayland
* Rupert Kent
* Loria Marshall
Elora Theas

Heir to House Theas, an ancient noble house. She is extremely powerful and has a contract with the god phoenix. Once demonstrated the feat of casting a Sapphire level spell with the assistance of a large mana crystal she wore as jewelry.

Elora also has Visage’s brand on her neck/chest, greatly restricting her ability to discuss specific topics.

It has also been revealed she had some sort of romantic relationship with Derek Hartigan.

## Abilities

### Summons

* Vanniv
* Suzaku

### Items

* A ring that lets her cast saphire level spells

## History

She filled in for Derek as the Blackstone Bandit when he left the city early, joining Keras as he robbed Haven Securities. During this mission Keras titled her Baby Bandit.
Characters

## **Kaldwyn Characters**

#### **Valia**

* Corin Cadence
* Sera Cadence
	+ Vanniv
	+ Researcher
	+ Seiryu
* Alaric Cadence
* Magnus Cadence
* Laura Lyran
* Tristan Cadence
* Patrick Wayland
* Roland Royce
* Marissa Callahan
* Cecily Lambert
* Yunika Lambert
* Curtis Maddock
* Lisa Stone
* Jordan Jaldin
* Katherine Winters
* Kyra Dyson
* Loria Marshall
* Rupert Kent
* Desmond Vyers
* Chancellor Wallace
* Lieutenant Commander Jack Bennet
* Professor Meltlake
* Professor Teft
* Professor Orden
* Professor Vellum
* Professor Conway
* Professor Edlyn
* Professor Ceridan
* Professor Vanway
* Professor Vestan
* Doctor Tordin
* Sir Tanath
	+ Jorogumo
* Elora Theas
	+ Vanniv
	+ Wyvern
	+ Elias
	+ Suzaku
* Sheridan Theas
* Alexander Theas
* Derek Hartigan
	+ Tavare
	+ Delsys
* Meredith Hawkins
* Johannes Edington
* Lars Mantrake

#### **Edria**

* Jelani
* Grandmother Iron
* Walter Crown
* Lia Shay
* Ari
* Wu Meilin
* Fai
* Shun
* Wu Xiaofan
* The Green Guardian
* Hannah Meiyer
* Ishyeal Dawns
* The Phantom Thief Ravenshade
* Edria Fang
* Edria Song
* Kamaria Clarent
* Zhang Yun
* Oskar Klein

#### **East Edria**

* Jin Dalen
* Mikasa Kotestsu

#### **Dalenos**

* Takeshi Kurita
* Haruka Saito

#### **Caelford**

* Vera Corrington
* Aloras Corrington
* Echion
* Professor Yang

#### **Unclaimed Lands**

* Reika
* Dawn
* The Spirit of the Forest
* Frienemy
* Raizo
* Zenkichi

#### **Visages**

* Katashi
* Melkyr
* Ferras
* Tenjin
* Kerivas
* Wydd

#### **God Beasts**

* Seiryu the God Serpent of Valia
	+ Mizuchi
	+ Satsuki
* Genbu the God Tortise of Dalenos
* Orochi the God Hydra of Edria
	+ Wyvern
* Byakko the God Tiger of Caelford
* Suzaku the God Phoenix of East Edria
* Arachne the God Spider

#### **Entities**

* Akadi
* Vendria
	+ Venlyra - the Deep of Winter
	+ Venshara - the Fires of Summer
	+ Venora - the Heart of Spring

## **Mythralis Characters**

* Salaris Taelien
* Landen
* Jonathan Sterling
* Lydia Hastings
* Velas Jaldin
* Taer'vys Ironthorn
* Garrick Torrent
* Aladir Ta'thyriel
* Asphodel
* Kelydn Andys
* Kestrel Makar
* Dyson Hastings
* Herod Morwen
* Alaria Morwen
* Cassidy Ventra
* Durias Moss
* Gladio Gath
* Bobax
* Finn Pine
* Jonan Kestrian
* Aayara
* Jacinth
* Captain Nolan
* Mairead Caelan
* Vaelien
* Aendaryn
* Sytira
* Eratar
* Koranir
* Xerasilis
* Lysandri
* The Sun Eater
* Kelryssia
* Edon
* Byron
* Tylan
* Blake Hartigan
* Erik Tarren
* Nakane Theas
* Wrynn Jaden
* Korus Kyestri
* Karheart
* Vendria
* Venora
* Venshara
* Venlyria
* Tysus
* Em'rak
* Rialla Dianis
* Elias Dianis
* Liarra Dianis
* Torian Dianis
* The Old Sage

## Artinia Characters

* Wrynn Jaden
* Satoshi Muramasa
Dalenos

Dalenos is a kingdom on the continent Kaldwyn that borders the north of Valia. It is considered a theocracy, as Katashi and his priests control the legal system and military.

### Visage

Dalenos is home to the Visage of Justice, Katashi who has a very direct role in its government. He frequently spends time amongst the people and resides in a great cathedral. People from Dalenos consider this an honor, believing that their kingdom must be more worthy if their visage still takes an active role in their kingdom (as opposed to the more advisory role the other visages have started to take).

### Spire

The Tortoise Spire is the least explored shifting spire. This is attributed to the fact that, unlike the other spires which only require that you pay an entry fee, travelers have to undergo a long interview process before they are allowed into the tower. Dalenos offers Judgments starting at 13 years of age.

### Six Years War

Part of the Dalenos kingdom was lost during this conflict. Kelridge, a region that borders Valia, was taken over by Edria. The Queen of Dalenos was originally from this part of the kingdom and she refused to surrender, believing that her allies in Caelford and Valia might be able to drive Edria back. Edria officially took control of Kelridge when the queen was assassinated. The remaining inhabitants of Kelridge took on the family name Dalen in her memory.
Emiko

Emiko is a Cloudcaller attuned member of the climbing group Guiding Star Legacy in Crystral Awakening.

## Appearance

She wears a kimono and expensive clothes.

## Equipment

She owns a mana diffuser, a small box that lets her use any mana type provided she has the appropriate class 3 crystals.

She's armed with a slingshot.

## Abilities

She can create a cloud to fly own, she can also summon a fog cloud to hide in.

She's able to create a healing rain that can regenerate injuries.

She knows sign language, which she uses to rest her voice after expending a large amount of her mana.
Saboteur

The Saboteur attunement is a shroud-based attunement designed for wartime infiltration and sabotage. Saboteurs are known for their ability to extend their shroud, weakening other those within its range. The saboteur attunement grants the attuned access to shadow mana and earth mana, along with their combination: enervation mana. At citrine, it grants access to fire mana. The saboteur attunement is most commonly found in the Hydra Spire in Edria.

## Attunement Features

*Features that are a result of specific attunement functions, rather than the types of mana available to the attuned.*

### Debilitation Field

The saboteur attunement allows the attuned to extend their shroud outwards and infuse it with enervation mana, creating a debilitating field that weakens enemies within its range.
Arcane Ascension

## About the Series

Arcane Ascension has a heavy focus on learning and exploring how magic works and how it can be exploited. It follows Corin Cadence, the younger son of House Cadence, as he attempts to learn magic in an effort to follow the footsteps of his brother, Tristan, who disappeared into the colossal Serpent Spire five years before.

* This series is the most popular starting point, in spite of taking place last in the chronological order. Don’t worry – you can start here without any trouble understanding it if you want to.
* This series has a mix of magical school content and dungeon crawling. If you like magical schools, read this one first. If you don’t, consider one of the other series.
* Some inspirations for this series include *Final Fantasy*, *Azure Dreams*, *Ys*, *Tower of Druaga*, *The Legend of Heroes*, *Tower of God*, *Bravely Default*, *Lufia and the Fortress of Doom*, *SaGa*, and *Hunter x Hunter*.
* Andrew Rowe's original target was 6-7 books for *Arcane Ascension*, but it’s very possible it could be more or less, depending on how he handles things like spin-offs, etc.

## Books in this Series

1. Sufficiently Advanced Magic
2. On the Shoulders of Titans
3. The Torch that Ignites the Stars
4. The Silence of Unworthy Gods
Ishyeal Dawnsglow

Ishyeal Dawnsglow is the wielder of Soulbrand, the Sacred Sword of Fire. He has some kind of vendetta against Akadi, which seems pretty reasonable, given that Akadi works for a planet-destroying monstrosity.

Ishyeal has stated that he has tried and failed on twenty-seven (27) different planets to stop Akadi. He told Keras that he must be stopped here or his planet is next. Ishyeal's planet and nature of their magic is still yet unknown.

## Abilities

He's able to teleport he also has access to light mana.

## Items

He owns all three of Dawnbringers amulets.
Satoshi Muramasa

Satoshi Muramasa is probably the most dangerous person in the tournament as a whole. He had a strange greatsword similar to the Dominion Breaker, likely with some kind of connection to it. He primarily used enhancement mana at an extremely high level, reinforcing objects, cutting through things with his aura, and moving so quickly that virtually no one could even perceive him.

## Personality

He seems to have no compunction about using lethal force, almost killing both Keras and Hannah.

## Appearance

He has steel grey hair and grey eyes with a hint of blue in them. He wears long flowing white robes trimmed with steel thread. He carries a massive sword on his back housed in a rune etched metal scabbard with a sharpened metal lining. It's also cover in multiple sheets of paper each of which has an inked rune on them.

## Abilities

He's able to use some Artinian style enchantments.

Satoshi uses Spirit Arts and has dedications.

## Notes

From Lia's Tournament document in Diamantine:

> Satoshi Muramasa is a true rarity. He is not from Dalenos or East Edria as his name might imply, but rather somewhere far more distant — the continent of Artinia, far across the ocean.
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> Muramasa is one of only a handful of known foreigners who have been permitted to visit our continent from the Tyrant-controlled lands outside of Kaldwyn. He was brought here by Kerivas personally, and it is believed that he has her favour to place in — if not win — this tournament. If that is true, it would be the first time in decades a visage directly supported one specific candidate, and it might imply that Kerivas is displeased with the current state of Edrian leadership.
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> We know precious little about Satoshi Ueda’s abilities, save that they involve a foreign form of Pre-Attunement Sorcery that draws from the human spirit. These so-called “Spirit Arts” have allowed him to dominate any opponent he has run across in raw swordplay. Our studies of Spirit Arts indicate that he likely has a specialization called a Dedication, which may give him powers similar to an attunement. If this is true, it may be simply related to physical combat, or he may be deliberately hiding his abilities.
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> He is said to carry a cursed sword, but we have few details about its exact capabilities
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## Relationships

He is connected to Lute somehow but the exact details are unknown.

## History

Entered the Tournament of the Sacred Swords. During the battle royal match in came in first for eliminations and third for survival. He was only defeated because he stepped out of the arena.
Byakko

Byakko is the God Beast presumably located in the Tiger Spire. Its corresponding Visage is Ferras.

Nieve Yukihara's Description of Byakko in the Phantom Chamber:

Byakko is commonly depicted in religious texts: that of a great white tiger, seated neatly on her haunches, enormous white paws showing steel-colored claws longer than swords. Unlike the texts, Byakko’s stripes were not the deep black of common tigers, but instead a brightly polished silver that almost seemed to fade into the pristine white of her fur, except where the light reflected off of them.
Ascended Attunements

Ascended attunements are attunements that have progressed to the point of changing into something new. They can generally do everything a normal attunement can, but some new things.

Ascended attunements just have new things they can do, like giving you additional types of mana or new abilities.

They can be gained from the Unclaimed Spire but also by other means.

## Invoker

**Mana Types:**

* Primary - Unknown
* Secondary - Unkown
* Tertiary -

Unknown.

**Known Invokers:**

* Sera Cadence