Mental Magic (The New Kingdoms)

Mental magic, also known by many names, is a branch of magic that combines Mysticism, Illusion, Alteration and even destruction to create many effects, such as mind control, mind shattering, mind reading, psionic abilities and many more.

There are many practitioners of Mind Magic in The New Kingdoms, using all sorts of different forms.

Other Names

 * Mind Shaping
 * Psionics
 * Psychic powers

Effects and abilities
Mental Magic can cause many effects that can be beneficial or harmful to others, It generally is seen as extremely high level illusion, although its effects can replicate those of any Magic school. Thus, it is impossible to actually pin Mental Magic down into any one school

The abilities of mental magic are as follows: The most common form of mental magic was the form practised by the former Archmage Alyssa Steelfang, who created a treatise on the subject. Her form causes bleaching of the hair when it is practised, with hair getting closer to white/platinum blonde as the mage masters the skills.
 * Mind Control
 * Memory scrying and modification
 * Telepathy and heightened Empathy
 * Mental destruction and killing through the mind
 * Projection of Psionic waves/bolts that can hurt and destroy
 * Astral Projection
 * Extreme increases in Illusion capabilities
 * Creation of mental Simulacrums
 * Mental bridging for two way long range communication
 * Creation of magical copies of oneself
 * Mental shielding from other Mind Mages
 * Creation of Psionic constructs.
 * Giving others visions
 * Limited clairvoyance

Other forms exists that do not have the same side effects

Known Practitioners

 * Raydin Steelfang
 * Siris Steelfang
 * Annalyse Steelfang
 * Alyssa Steelfang
 * Astrid Witchbane
 * Nelfyion
 * Tavion
 * Vorwith Forlen (possibly, unknown)
 * Adawulf Sea-Born (both innate and through mind gem)