Vol.5, Ch.5, P.17
“Glæmrift!”
There: what Alfred next wove was not a magick of war, but of warding.
Screams and shouts, angry and aghast, echoed terribly in the aedis, cowing the helpless Nafílim each and all. But as they did so, a bright but gentle light lifted over them in a shielding dome, magicked and immense.
A single paling is nary a thing to be conjured on such a scale. Spellhands toil enough to protect mere portions of the rank-and-file upon the battlefield, and only in concert, at that. But being a sorcerer of supreme faculty, Alfred was one to achieve all on his own the symphonious feat.
Yet, there was a fly to this ointment: the Glæmrift repels only the corporeal. Weapons bolstered by odyl it may deny, but pure magicks? Nay. And unfortunately for Alfred, there stood other
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Notes
Glæmrift
(Language: Old English; original name: “Gleam Curtain”) “Gleam-veil”. A succouring magick. Remotely manifests a luminous paling that shuts down the momentum of incoming attacks. The æ vowel is pronounced with an a sound, as in “apple” or “angry”.
Hærnwendoþ
(Language: Old English; original name: “Protection”) “Flood-turn”. A succouring magick. Formed as a remotely manifested paling, it is an effective bulwark against other magicks. The æ vowel is pronounced with an a sound, as in “apple” or “angry”. The þ consonant is pronounced with an unvoiced th sound, as in “think” or “thumb”.
Hildewiða
(Language: Old English; original name: “Breeze Glint”) “Battle-breeze”. Wind-elemental battle magick. A spell in the form of a shrieking galeburst, directed towards a target at high speeds. Slices and dismembers on impact. The ð consonant is pronounced with a voiced th, as in “this” or “then”.
Hrīmhorn
(Language: Old English; original name: “Frost Gravel”) “Hoar-horn”. Ice-elemental battle magick. A spell in the form of shards and/or stumps of ice, directed towards a target at high speeds. Pierces and/or pummels on impact.
Sċeaþatán
(Language: Old English; original name: “Lightning”) “Harm-twig”; “scather-twig”. Levin-elemental battle magick. A spell in the form of lightning strikes, summoned out of thin air. Shocks, cauterises, and potentially electrocutes on impact. The sċ consonant is pronounced with a sh sound, as in the words “shield” and “shine”. The þ consonant is pronounced with an unvoiced th sound, as in “think” or “thumb”.
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