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Thematics: The Elemental Dragon of Air has listened to the sounds of the creatures upon the surface of Creation since primordial times, when the life spawned by her brother first began to call out through the Air, but no simple screech or howl has ever intrigued Mela so much as the first words of intelligent speech. The air connects all things, and though it seems simple enough, it carries within it the complexity that allows poetry and song. This magic represents that complexity.
Language-Learning Ritual
Cost: 3m, or 5m, 1wp; Mins: Linguistics 1, Essence 1; Type: Simple Keywords: Root, Training Duration: Indefinite Prerequisite Charms: None
The wind has been carrying messages from one human to another since the first men huddled around Fire and learned to talk, and it has heard every language that the people of Creation use to communicate. A child of Mela can use this charm to learn what the Air knows. With only a few minutes listening, the Dragon-Blooded can learn a new dialect of a language he already speaks for a commitment of only 3m. The learning of an entirely foreign language is more difficult, and requires at least one hour listening to the foreign tongue and meditating as well as the commitment of 5m, 1wp. After that time has passed, the Dragon-Blooded may both understand and speak this new language. The Exalt may choose to let this knowledge fade with the commitment of elemental essence, or learn this new tongue permanently as a training effect. At Essence 4, the Dragon-Blooded can learn dialects and languages to which he's never been exposed.
Wind-Carried Words Technique
Cost: 1m per message; Mins: Linguistics 0, Essence 2; Type: Simple Keywords: Combo-OK, Channel Duration: Instant Prerequisite Charms: None
The wind carries many things, and for the Children of Mela, words are one of those things. With this Charm, a Dragon-Blood can whisper his words aloud and know that the winds will convey them to his intended listener - who can be anyone out to the limits of his vision. Each mote allows the wind to carry a single message, which is defined as a single complete idea or detailed instruction. Some messages will require multiple motes, but the Dragon-Blooded cannot spend more motes on this Charm per activation than he has dots of Essence.
Channel (Cost: 1m+): The range of Wind-Carried Words Technique can be greatly extended, for so long as the Dragon-Blooded maintains this channel. The first mote extends the range out to 1 mile, and eliminates the requirement for line of sight. Each three motes added to this increases this range by a factor of 10, and there's no limit to how much Essence the Dragon-Blooded can so commit. The Exalt retains this new range when using Wind-Carried Words Technique for as long as he keeps this channels cost committed.
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