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| - Wood Elf mages specialise in the Tree Songs, spells that deal with the growing things of the natural world, particularly trees and plants. Their spells bear some affinity with those of elementalists or druids, but their knowledge of the magic of the trees is much greater than either of these. Wood Elf mages spend most of their time in the deep forest, well away from the so-called civilisation of humans. Those few who do venture into the lands of men tend to dislike cities and stay in the wilderness as much as possible. For the purposes of spellcasting, Tree Songs are treated as being rituals, although they require only six rounds, rather than 10 minutes, to cast.
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| - Wood Elf mages specialise in the Tree Songs, spells that deal with the growing things of the natural world, particularly trees and plants. Their spells bear some affinity with those of elementalists or druids, but their knowledge of the magic of the trees is much greater than either of these. Wood Elf mages spend most of their time in the deep forest, well away from the so-called civilisation of humans. Those few who do venture into the lands of men tend to dislike cities and stay in the wilderness as much as possible. For the purposes of spellcasting, Tree Songs are treated as being rituals, although they require only six rounds, rather than 10 minutes, to cast. Note that Wood Elf mages can learn normal Battle Magic and Petty Magic as well as the Tree Songs and some rare individuals even have access to High Magic. They cannot, however, learn Colour magic at the Imperial Colleges; Teclis' simplifications, made for the benefit of humans, are just too alien to their way of thinking. While this may seem to make Wood Elf mages more powerful than normal wizards, gamesmasters and players should bear in mind that Wood Elf mages are more difficult to find than human wizards and that human wizards are unlikely to teach a Wood Elf mage spells. Thus, while the range of spells that can be learnt by Wood Elf mages is greater, the chances for them to do so are fewer. In addition, Wood Elf mages are automatically considered to be specialist wizards and thus pay double the normal cost for career advancement. Note that once a character has completed the Level 4 career, it is possible for them to add High Elf Mage - Level 4 their Career Exits. However, to follow this path, they will need to find another Wood Elf who has achieved this level in their career, persuade them to take them on as an apprentice, and pay 1,000 EPs to enter the career. Note that their Career Exits will not change if they follow this path, but will remain as described here - they are not subsequently eligible to follow the exits normally available to a level 4 High Elf mage.
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