From 4babbe4faa3835023d39f3cb7e1b113d140be778 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Senji Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 00:16:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Other kinds of aura. --- Setting/AuraNotes.mdwn | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) diff --git a/Setting/AuraNotes.mdwn b/Setting/AuraNotes.mdwn index b4207128..ad1c6689 100644 --- a/Setting/AuraNotes.mdwn +++ b/Setting/AuraNotes.mdwn @@ -74,3 +74,54 @@ Dominion: Other Worship of in other monotheistic religion will also create a Dominion Aura; but any such is uncommon and localized within the British Isles. + + +Infernal Auras +============== + +Infernal Auras come about as a result of sin, or by action of the +Infernal powers. Unless something really significant has occured to +create a large aura then they'll usually be hidden beneath the +Dominion Aura in towns during the daytime, but they: + +Gain a point at night, and additionally on any unholy day (All +Hallow's Eve). + +In Christian Lands they gain a point on the Wednesday before Easter +until Dusk on Good Friday. After that they temporarily die down to +zero until Easter Monday then regain their strength over the next +week. + +In Jewish communities they lose one point on the Sabbath provided +everyone is observing the Sabbath. + + +Faerie Auras +============ + +Faerie Auras occur where there are faeries. Or maybe the other way +around. They're a bit hard to predict because their waning and waxing +depend on the faeries within them. + +A lot of Britain outside the Dominion is fae -- the fens, the moors, +the dark forests, and the great waterways. In particular if you're +anywhere where humans rarely but sometimes go then there might well be +a faerie there. + + +Magic Auras +=========== + +Magic Auras exist for a number of reasons: + +* Natural Magic (e.g. an ancient copse that isn't faerie) +* Ancient Man-made things that have been associated with magic for a + long time +* The residues of old powerful magical workings +* Presence of magical beings +* Vis +* More complicated reasons close to "feng shui" can cause small + pockets of magical aura even within a city + +Casting magic within an aura and using vis in it tends to strengthen +in. Extracting vis tends to weaken it. -- 2.30.2