Arcane Vision
Arcane Vision is best described as the creativity of a magic user. If Arcane Potential is power and Arcane Resilience is discipline, then Arcane Vision is imagination. Unlike typical regular creativity Arcane Vision represents the inherent talent to create and design magic, a skill which, when combined with a high Arcane Potential and a high Arcane Resilience, can allow a magic user to become a master of spell-crafting. Arcane Vision allows its user to occasionally pierce the veil of the material plane and gain insights into the nature of magic. Those who possess a high Arcane Vision can also sometimes observe the magical auras that all magic objects possess (the more powerful the magic the more visible the aura.) As with both other Inheritances high levels of Arcane Vision (coupled with low Arcane Resilience) can be catastrophic to the user if not controlled properly. Ultimately, Arcane Vision is an essential tool in spell-crafting and magical item creation.
Description by Kherson Moria, The Sage:
"Arcane Vision, poorly understood even by those who possess high levels of this mysterious gift. How does one truly quantify creativity, especially when that creativity is grafted onto the arcane? I have always envisioned Arcane Vision as an extra pair of eyes. For most individuals this second pair only allows them to distinguish the most obvious arcane vagaries. Yet, there are some who can see through this second pair nearly as clearly as the first, and this ability allows them to 'see' and comprehend aspects of the fundamental nature of magic that few others can master. Yet having two pairs of clear eyes is not always a gift. Far too many magic users have found that gazing too long into that which is poorly understood can alter oneself, and not usually for the better."
(For game rules see Arcane Vision)
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