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THE OH'MÓD'HÁL |
Styrásh term (lit.
"the light at the root of the earth") used
for the
inborn perceptivity
of the elven
race to sense and
judge the intensity of a magical aura
("Cár'áll") of all things existing.
According to elven lore all existing things, whether they are natural or
manufactured possess an astral aura. Certain elves have the ability to sense
massive auratic phenomena even from a very far distance away. This
presentiment of the elves is often accompanied by a slight, pulsating
"headache",
a cool, circular pressure against the forehead, an altogether unmistakable
sensation: the
so-called radiance of the Oh'mód'hál.
Thus these gifted elves may discern between natural auras and auras which are
enhanced by artificial magic - they can e.g. sense that a chest
contains magic without opening it first and furthermore they are able to judge
if the chest contains an enchanted item or simply a magical gem or perhaps
wizardleaves. In case of an
artificially produced magic and depending on the ability of the
elf and knowledge of lore he/she may also be capable through the
sensation of the Oh'mód'hál to sense the caster's race and perhaps the color of
the Cár'áll associated to it. The latter may help to
additionally determine the type of magic which had been cast upon the object
(like illusionsism, movement magic, imnbuing magic etc.)
This ability of sensing the radiance of the Oh'mód'hál
is very rare and only very few people throughout
elven history are known who possessed this ability and could use them. Whom
nature endowes with it and why, nobody can say, but it is a fact that very often
elves who have this ability to sense the
Oh'mód'hál also become leaders of their tribe. However, though sensing the
Oh'mód'hál may be important at certain occasions, the intention of the magic
cannot be determined with the ability - and in case
wizardleaf
is part of a terrifying mechanical chest trap this may fool one easily.
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