Lunar Magic

Lunar magic is magic derived from the light of the Moon of Aebrirea and other void rocks made of moonstone, which takes on raw solar magic from the Unfrozen Sun and reflects it out as lunar magic. It is the Changing Art - alteration, transmutation, illusions, glamour, spirits and the Unseen.

White Ants and their descendants and Sea Serpents have a natural affinity for lunar magic. Lunar salamanders are a rare subtype of elemental salamanders found in Sky-Ant hives. Lunar magic spreads even without active study, as the lingering power of the dead Maker Tarumath threads knowledge of it into the dreams of mortals on Aebrirea.

## Uses

Lunar magic deals with transforming and manipulating light and magic. It allows a skilled caster to change the properties of moonlight, fixing it into solid form as hard as stone, or making it flow like water. Moonlight may also be drawn into illusions to confound and misdirect opponents. It has the rare power to meddle directly with the magic of others, allowing other Arts to be sabotaged or even turned back against their users by weaving the Moon's soft light into their crafts.

Spirits respond well to lunar magic, as it carries in it Unseen influences. Lunar magic is thus useful in contacting spirits and amplifying Unseen influence in the Seen. Lunar magic can also be used to bind spirits into bodies with persistent Vigor, allowing them to reanimate until they have burned off their remaining Vigor.

Stones of the Field of Floating Stones are sensitive to lunar magic and may be manipulated through it. The Sky-Ants have made great use of this to lift and move their flying hives.

The Belt of Light around the Second World gathers lunar magic and imbues its debris with it, producing crystal and stone with potent applications for magic.

## Limitations

Lunar magic depends on the waxing and waning of the Moon and other, lesser moonstone satellites in the Void. It is mercurial and changing, eluding and tricking those who grow complacent in its use. The more full the moon is in the sky - the more 'open-faced' it is, as practitioners say - the more potent lunar magic is. Without the moon's light, lunar magic becomes draining to the user and weakens significantly. As such, lunar magic can usually only be wielded at certain times and in certain places. It is strongest on Aebrirea, in the direct light of the True Moon.

## Rituals and Symbolism

Lunar magic is associated with liminality, transitions and cycles. Rituals seeking to amplify lunar magic thus incorporate these themes into their performances, props and instruments. Thresholds, doorways, crossroads and other places of transition make for potent ritual sites. Mystical architecture focused on empowering lunar magic tends to create looping, circular spaces with many thresholds and gateways, generally open to the skies or with a representation of the Moon depicted abovehead. Practitioners and ritual participants of shifting or transitional identity and nature are favored for the Art.

Ritualists working with lunar magic often use a moon disc in their craft. These silver or silvered discs are made of several interlocking plates which depict the moon's phases. The ritualist may change from phase to phase as they progress in their ritual. The famous Moon Chamber of the White University of Wisdom features a moon disc of enormous size to empower its rituals.

## Gods

The High Moon Holder is the deity most associated with lunar magic, having usurped the power of the Maker Tarumath on the Moon. As God of both Magic and the Moon, they are central in any ritual of lunar magic. The High Moon Holder is beseeched for teaching in lunar magic and for gifts of its power.

Other deities favored by wielders of lunar magic include Yggdrasil, for her association with spirits and souls, the Teller of Tales in their aspect of Trickery, Prose as an avatar of Metamorphosis, Vanti as Goddess of Cycles and the Whisper in their guise of chaotic Renewal. Commonly, these deities have a supporting role in rituals with the High Moon Holder elevated above them, but it is not unheard of for one of the other gods to take precedence at times.

## Notable Lunar Mages

* The Three Sister-Queens: The three first queens of the White Ants.
* Kinsatha: The first Queen of the Sky-Ants and creator of Rumtamat.