Alder Magic

Alder Magic (also known as "woodland magic") is a form of magic exclusive to Wood Elves. Wood Elves have the innate ability to use Alder Magic as a result of the Greenbond, though some are more adept than others. It does not seem to be linked to the general schools of magic practiced by all mages.

Alder Magic is known to give Wood Elves the ability to:


 * Summon forest creatures on demand (such as bears, wolves, foxes, squirrels, ect.) to eather fight with the elf in battle, or carry messages unseen.
 * Control trees to move delibratly to block the path of enemies wandering through the forest, resulting in their confusion and eventually their getting lost in the wilderness. Also, the trees can be controlled to swing their branches over Wood Elves hiding in the trees, making them virtually invisible.
 * Some more gifted elves can communitcate mentally to both trees and animals in the forest and elsewhere, which is useful for gathering information and passing it secretly.
 * Create extremly potent remedies and poisons from plants that most other races could not use. This is a form of advanced Alchemy.
 * The ability to become Witherbound by accepting a spirit of the forest into the body, much in the same way a Human accepts a demon into the body to become an abomination. However, Witherbound are not necessarily good or evil, and are often used for sage advice by Wood Elves. This is the ultimate power of Alder Magic.