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Introduction | History | Skill(Cold Spells)
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The female mage clan of Zann Esu is one of the oldest of the ancient clans,
although little is actually known about them. Centuries ago, the fourteen
powerful covens of Esu witches convened for the first time in generations. What
they discussed is not known, but the witches left behind their former lives and,
as a group, disappeared into the Eastern jungles.
The exact location of their community is a mystery. Until recently, their
only contact with the outside world occurred during the recruitment missions.
Once every seven years, the Zann Esu visit certain families across Sancutary.
These families had one thing in common - they each had a seven-year-old
daughter. Always good-natured and polite, the Zann Esu visitors would meet the
girls, ask a few questions, and then leave. A select few of the girls were
visited a second time and offered apprenticeships. The families of those chosen
enjoyed good fortune for many years after.
The Zann Esu, or Sorceresses as they are generally known, are on a quest for
purity, the pursuit of the "perfect" magic. They feel the other disciplines of
magic are haphazard, and have instead chosen to focus strictly upon elemental
magic. They mold the base elements into whatever magical forms they need -
threatening all other magic disciplines with obsolescence. In order to achieve
perfection in these elemental transmutations, they choose only those daughters
of Sanctuary with the highest level of attunement to the magical elements.
The Sorceresses believe that it is through the search for perfection that
they will attain ultimate purity and ascend to their destined role as the most
powerful mages in Sanctuary. For centuries they have studied in secret,
perfecting their art and biding their time until the Emergence of Evil. Then,
they will face their greatest challenge, either proving the purity of their
magic or fading from existence.
The Zann Esu oracles have decreed that the time of the Emergence is at hand.
The destruction of the Prime Evils is to be the great test of their clan.
Recently, Sorceresses have appeared mysteriously throughout Sanctuary to do
battle with the minions of Evil wherever they are found.
Traits and Abilities Athletic, affable, and self-assured,
Sorceresses hardly seem like scholarly bookworms hidden away from civilization.
Sorceresses possess many of the same skills as the male members of the Eastern
mage clans, but excel at the use of Elemental magic. Like most mages, they
consider melee combat vulgar, and use magic almost exclusively to fight their
enemies.
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