A I: Known Arcane Manifestations of Earth

Written by Neons-Mindrealm

Whilst Channeler have the potential to manifest the Breath of the Spirits into any form of elemental force they can think of, and make their manifestations wildly unique, most have transpired into a commonly known practice for others to mimic.

With the known forms of earth-based manifestations including:

Barren, a primitive level manifestation, able to be channeled as quickly as flicking a finger, which manipulates a small circular spot on the ground and causes minor flora on it to quickly decay, leaving only a patch of dirt behind.

This manifestation is often used to simplify the process of digging, or to make it more easy to identify footprints on the ground.

Brittle, an advanced level manifestation, first channeled by an orcish warmonger during Narcana's Throne War of Origin Race, with a channeling time of roughly around 3 seconds.

Effectively, this manifestation forms the breath of the Spirits into a manipulative energy, able to drastically weaken stone and cause it to shatter like a piece of glass. However, its effectiveness highly depends on the force of which the manifestation impacts the stone it shall affect. Which is why Brittle is almost exclusively used to enhance either a weapon or the fists of the Channeler itself, to grant their next attack the property of a rock smashing impact.

Stalagmite, an advanced level manifestation, first channeled by a war optimized Sentient during Narcana's Throne War of Origin Race, with a surprisingly fast channeling time of just about 2 seconds.

Effectively, this manifestation creates a strong yet unstable manipulative energy, which after being forcefully implanted into solid ground causes the earth in front of the Channeler to ripple, and after a few meters, shoot up like a brittle spear made of stone. With a stronger and faster insertion into the ground resulting not only in a further distance, but also a quicker up shoot of the terrestrial spear.
Which is why most Channeler who often utilize this manifestation in combat tend to wear heavy plate boots, and finish the manifestation with a swift and powerful stomp on the ground. To maximize both their range and lethality.

The list of known manifestations has in theory the potential to be endless, with new ones being added steadily over time as Alterna I grows and evolves.