Mystery of Fire

The Mystery of Fire is one of the most ancient mysteries, inextricably linked to the earliest and most primordial of magics, to the will of the sentient, to their resilience and intention and ability to survive the night. It was once a single order of mystics charged with guarding and sequestering dangerous arcane artifacts in Syim-Mun, known as the Adya Yajna.


Adherents of the Smoke Mirror Way still believe in guarding Syim-Mun and entombing various powerful arcane artifacts there to heal the Shroud. In contrast, the of the Cleansing Flame Way believe that the pall of the Shroud must be burnt away like a disease. Those of the Golden Candle Way feel that impure intentions, anguish and suffering drive the horrors of the Shroud and that by learning to tolerate intense pain, fear and deprivation, they can create stability within it.

Skills

All three Ways within the Mystery gain the Mystery of Fire skill. The ability and may absorb fire and electrical energy of mundane or magical origin. Energy absorbed this way can be used to fuel special techniques associated with individual Ways. A Mystic cannot absorb more elemental damage than he has points in Mystery of Fire.

Type

• Mystic Class Ability

The Five Mysteries

• Mystery of Wind (Perception)
• Mystery of Fire (Willpower)
• Mystery of Stone (Intellect)
• Mystery of Void (Presence)
• Mystery of Water (Cunning)

Fire Mystery Ways

• Cleansing Flame (Invocation)
• Golden Candle (Resolve)
• Smoke Mirror Way(Nullification)

Skill Rules

A Skill may wagered to perform an Ability check.  This adds 50% Uncertainty to the wager.


A skill may be wagered to augment an Ability check. This adds 25% Uncertainty to the wager.


Skills are a sum of all the Abilities that a character has within that Skill category. Ranking up an Ability within that Skill ranks up the Skill as well.