PATH: Arcane
DISCIPLINE: Mage

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The mage seeks to transform the energy of the ether into destructive forces that can be directed at her enemies. This might take the form of whirling vortexes of fire or crushing beams of energy that blast her victims into nothingness. The mage views the ether as chaos itself, a virtually limitless source of energy capable of turning his enemies into smoking piles of ash.

Little more is known about what the Mages of Ultima X: Odyssey will be like, but we do get at least a hint about them from the details found in Ultima VI literature. As one of the 8 Classes of the Fellowship, here is what it has to say:

THE WAY OF THE MAGE: All well-traveled adventurers have at one time or another been mystified by the mages of Britannia. Never to be forgotten is the sight of a cloaked figure performing an odd dance in a distant clearing. Puzzling indeed is the whispered transaction between a mage and an apothecary as the magician acquires the plants and animal parts that are the raw materials of his trade.

Seeing what cannot be seen, hearing what no man hears, communing with beings not present…What ancient spirit possesses the mage that his mind constantly swells on things not perceived by the common man? One never chooses to become a mage - one is born a mage having from birth exhibited magical inclinations and abilities which defy rational explanation. A mage usually spends his early years studying the esoteric writings and diagrams contained in the libraries of the Lycaeum or poring over bottles and boxes of exotic herbs and minerals found in its laboratories.

The tools and weapons of the mage are found in his spellbook, which never leaves his side. The tome is filled with pages of cryptic runes which describe the auspicious times, places and methods for various types of sorcerous work. The illusions and spells at the mage's command often cast him in the role of equalizer when a party of adventurers finds itself in an otherwise one-sided conflict against a megalithic foe. From a well-protected position at the edge of the battle, the mage makes the necessary preparations and utters the mysterious incantations to unleash the force of his chosen spells against an unsuspecting foe. Certain skilled mages possess remarkable power over nature and matter, being able to create and destroy living and inanimate things at will. The deeper secrets of the mage will be discussed later in this treatise - such secrets are not for the eyes of all men…