Providentia

*Providentia* is clairvoyance - observing your surroundings and making a prediction. *Providentia* is dependent on the mage's perception and is the element of attention.

* **Complex** - High kaph drain

Symbol - Eye

## Background

Reports of numerous light blue slimes appeared in Komai that, for some reason, were able to evade capture and hunting by almost all means. Every time an individual attempted to kill or capture one of these slimes, they would always move out of the way at the exact right time. This puzzled both civlians and adventurers alike. Interested, the SWANs sent a couple of field researchers to study them; these researchers were advised to try not to kill or capture the slimes because they would simply waste their energy doing so.

Knowing that slimes can represent elements, and that these slimes do not exhibit signs of any other existing elements, the SWANs designated a new element: *Providentia*.

The full extensive test log concerning these slimes can be found here

## Overview

*Providentia* grants enhanced perception.

Very unreliable for uses in law and criminal justice, this class is actually forbidden for use in predicting crimes. *Providentia* class is usually referred to as a joke class despite it’s accuracy being very high. Constant use of this class is not recommended, if someone knows what you are doing, they can change their expressions or the environment and possibly cause *Providentia* to fail.

### Behavior

A very kaph-intensive class, but most of the time yields good results.

This class works by keen observation of the environment and/or a specific person. By doing this, the mage is able to infer what could happen/might a person be thinking.

### Combat

*Providentia* is not the best class to use while in a fight due to it's intensity, but prior to a fight it could be useful.

The best thing you could use *Providentia* for in a fight is *maybe* *Sensus*. Observing the environment keenly can help in a tough situation and maybe save your life. *Animo* is not recommended to use in a fight because it could distract you from what's actually coming.

#### Against other elements

*Providentia* is utterly useless against other elements by itself.

Again, the best thing to use *Providentia* is for *Sensus* to infer about the environment. Perhaps using the environment against a mage could be more effective than directly fighting them? Or even guessing what a mage will do with their magic is plausible.

### Symbolism

The symbol for *Providentia* is the third eye. Colors are usually bright blue and black.

### Civilian use

*Providentia* is regarded as a joke class by the general public. There is no civilian use for *Providentia* because what are you going to use it for? Guessing when the tea is done? There's nothing really practical about *Providentia* - not only that but the class is very kaph-intensive, meaning that not many people can use it in the first place. It is better for use in predicting weather than anything else.

Legal (judicial/prosecutorial) use of *Providentia* is illegal, and those found using it in these contexts can face charges in using hypothetical non-concrete evidence.

## Skills

### Sensus - Sensing the Future

Based on the current surroundings, all possible outcomes are sensed by the mage. See the past.

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**Intensive** - Thoughts of possible outcomes flood the mage’s mind and are intensive on kaph

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*Sensus* cannot actually see the future, no magic can. This only works from keen observation of the surrounding environment. It’s better used for meteorology, even still this can only see what is in the mage's environment.

It is possible to backtrack with *Sensus*. This means that a mage could hypothetically see the past using clues (such as footprints).

### Animo - Reading Minds

Based on a being’s face and emotions:

* Predict all likely actions that they could possibly do
* Infer what they are thinking

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**Targeting** - Requires a being to observe

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**Intensive** - Visualizing possible outcomes takes a large amount of kaph.
Not present if trying to infer what somebody is thinking

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*Animo* cannot actually read minds, no magic can. This only works from keen observation of a being’s face and emotions. If a face is “flat”, *Animo* will fail.

## Elemental Imprinting

Providentia is properly imprinted on the forehead above the brow.

## Passive Abilities

### Positive

* **Eyes of Providence** - Improved empathy and observation of others and the environment

## Known Users

* The White Mirrors use *Providentia* for recon against "potential magic threats"
* Ananke, the hero that uses *Providentia*

## Trivia

* Providentia means foresight in Latin
* *Providentia* is a very contradicting class. It is both powerful and powerless, it's so useless that it's useful. Mages that use *Providentia* in combat are very unique
* The White Mirrors sometimes make mistakes in using *Providentia* for recon (they make sure they keep that secret to themselves)