Summoning



Summoning is a school of Magic which involves the calling forth of spirits from the non-physical realms to aid a mage in the physical realm. Various types of spirits can be summoned from any of the seven Realms of the Goddesses, all of whom have their own unique appearance, powers, and difficulty of summoning. Only members of a specific race can call spirits from their specific Goddess' Realm (example: a Night Elf mage can only summon spirits from Moonshadow). Except for Humans, who call from the realm contingent with their elemental tie (A Human Essence Mage may also call from Moonshadow).

The Spirits called via summoning are bound to do their summoning mage's will for the extent of their stay in the Mortal Realm. However, lower level spirits are more apt to follow their master's will to the letter, while Spirit-lords have more freedom of decision, and often are wise enough to give valuable counsel to their masters when in need. The most difficult summoning to do is to summon one of the seven Goddesses themselves, although it has never been done save one time by the future dark-lord Limryn. The spirits are sent back to their realm when the mage releases them from their summons, can no longer maintain the link between both realms, or the spirit's physical body is dispatched by an attacker. However, Spirit-lords, such as Dragons, are able to stay in the mortal plain after their master releases them.

Summoning Magic is taught at The Arcane University.

Demonology
Demonology is a form of summoning magic which draws not spirits from the blessed realms of the Goddesses, but demons from the wasteland realm of the Fade. Demons are subject to many of the same rules as summoned spirits, although they are often harder to control, and Demon-lords have been known to turn on their masters to achieve freedom in the mortal plain.

Reverse Summoning Spells
Reverse Summoning is a variation of regular summoning that was developed by Limryn in order to storm the realm of Loriendil. Instead of summoning spirits from other realms into the mortal plane, reverse summoning moves individuals from the mortal plane to the metaphysical realms beyond. It has only been used once in history, and that one use was what sparked The War of Ages