The Martial Triangle

An area of the Brimminggrave Sea between the Distant Key, Primitive Isle, and the main island of Martial in which no spirits of magic can be found, nor do any of the known schools of magic work.  Many of the races of Shavriouk who have other natural connections to magic find these connections weakened if not wholly inaccessible when in this region as well.  The reason for this natural magical blockage is unknown

Localized Phenomena

Magic does not work within the Martial Triangle. The reason for this is as of yet unknown. As a result, people heal more slowly, curses cannot take effect, and innate magical or pseudo-magical abilities do not work.
Mechanics of Magic in Martial: Classes {meta information} details with the meta knowledge and how various class mechanics work differently in the Martial Triangle.

Examples of magic and pseudo-magical abilities

The following are a few magical and pseudo-magical abilities, curses, and racial traits that do not work within the Martial triangle
  • Lycanthropy - While the afflicted individual still has the curse, and can pass it on through reproduction, the curse does not take effect
  • Elven Trance - When visiting the triangle, elves find they require 8 hours of sleep, rather than being able to access their 4 hours trance-like state of meditation which normally suffices.
  • Breath Weapons - The breath-weapons of most dragonborn do not work within the Martial Triangle. However, for some unknown reason, Ravenite Dragonborn of the 3rd or later generation are able to use their draconic breath weapons.
  • Halfling Luck - When in the rest of the world, most Halflings seem to have some mild form of natural luck. When within the Triangle though, this does not seem to be the case.
  • Magical Constructs - Many beings who are created using magic, such as golems, immediately collapse and fall apart when entering the Triangle. If kept in their original form and taken outside of the Triangle though, they return to animate form. How and why this is so is unknown.
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