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  19 Providias, Prognosticator: Precognition. Rare. Unreliable.

  20 Advocate: A lawyer with a specific ingeniae skill set, usually Perceptio or Impathia. An Advocate can read minds for memories, store those memories and transmit them to other Advocates, with near-perfect clarity. Their primary talent is to store memory, both their own and that of their clients, and submit it as testimony. They primarily practice criminal law.

  21 Counselor: Also known as a lawyer. A legal representative for a client, public or private, in any legal matter. Most lawyers partner with Advocates or are part of practices with Advocates on staff. Lawyers handle mostly civil and minor criminal legal matters.

  22 Evocata, Evocator: telepathic ingenia. Usually limited by distance and compatibility, described in musical terms as keys and chords.

  23 Lyria: Paranormal musical ability. A variant of Impathia, Lyrics may write or perform music with emotional resonance, or perform music without instruments or voice. Many professional musicians have some degree of Lyria.

  24 Valenas, Healer: paranormal healing ability. Can be trained for highly targeted applications, similar to medical school, or can be used like first aid with little skill. Limited by distance and skill.

  25 Incendas, Incendiary: fire-starting at a distance and/or paranormal control of fire. Usually limited to small fires, like candle flames.

  26 Perceptio, Perceptive: mind-reading. Usually limited by distance and skill.

  27 Prospicas, Observer: ability to see over distance. Two types: Life-Observers can see what is alive (usually mammalian life) but not buildings, landforms, or plants. Map-Observers are usually remote viewers, but may have little control over distance or resolution. Both are usually limited by distance and skill.

  28 Puissance: the energy that seems to power and cause any ingenia.

  29 Razin (m), Razia (f): monarch

  30 Millia, milliae: unit of distance, defined as one thousand military paces, or the length of a battalion (1000 troops) in single-file formation. A military pace is equivalent to two steps, when the right foot has touched ground twice. A military unit is expected to be able to cover four milliae per hour in good weather on flat ground. About two kilometers or one mile.

  31 Novica: the first vow of Archilian priesthood. Not permanent and not significantly binding. Equivalent to undergraduate work.

  32 Ascendar (m), Ascendara (f): nominated and approved (Elevated) successor to the Razin. Designated by Prim, Prima for first in line, Diat for second, Tret for third, Quan for fourth.

  33 Sardan, Sardani: god of the sun, light, heat. Has aspects of passion, knowledge, power. One of the Brothers faiths brought from Porsiria, but usually aligns with the Four Sisters in politics and culture.

  34 Renara, Renarans: goddess of fire and smithing. One of the Twin Goddess faiths, brought with the Founders, but originated in what is now Farenze. In Farenze, it is heresy and has been exterminated.

  35 Teander, Teandrian: god of balance, coin, trade, justice. One of the Brothers faiths brought from Porsiria. Rarely aligns with the Four Sisters politically, culturally very conservative. Has theological disagreements with most of the other faiths.

 

 

 


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