Incorporeals
The Incorporeals were the last group I sought to collect texts from. When I first came across their brand of magic, I knew I wanted no part in it, as it was dangerous and unstable. (Yes, there is magic that even Scavengers don't want to touch.) But as I began to piece the texts back together, I knew I would need their teachings to do so.
The Incorporeals, as their name suggests, have a way of turning themselves into a gust of wind. They do this by breaking themselves into pieces through the facets of a stone, like light through a prism. As such, they only use translucent stones which have facets, either naturally or because they were cut that way. The size and shape of the stone determines the limit of the power that can be put through it, and therefore the length of time one can remain incorporeal. After repeated use, or if some too much power has been put through it, a stone can break or even shatter. Some Incorporeals believe that the type of stone also has an effect on the limit, though there is no hard evidence of this.
Once they are wind, they can move themselves, but can also be swept up by stronger pieces of wind. Furthermore, after becoming wind, they enter into someone's body and possess them. They cannot work magic in the form of wind, however, and when the power of a spell is used up, they return to their human form. If they are in too small a space and cannot return to human form, their wind "bodies" are ripped apart.
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