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The first boon offered by the [[Tlalaiad|Genesis]], earned by the bravery of [[Hashan]]'s leadership in 798 AF, the oft-whispered of [[Wellspring]] beneath the city is no longer a locked and guarded secret, but remains guarded nonetheless. The Alchemists who dare to experiment with the residual power of the ancient [[Proteus|Protean]] star have cast off the limiting truths presented by the [[Cauda Pavonis]] and tread paths of study never walked before.
The first boon offered by the [[Tlalaiad|Genesis]], earned by the bravery of [[Hashan]]'s leadership in 798 AF, the oft-whispered of [[Wellspring]] beneath the city is no longer a locked and guarded secret, but remains guarded nonetheless. The Alchemists who dare to experiment with the residual power of the ancient [[Proteus|Protean]] star have cast off the limiting truths presented by the [[Cauda Pavonis]] and tread paths of study never walked before.
Sublimation is an alternative field to Formulation, practiced by those capable of drawing on Hashan's Wellspring reservoir of energy. Its arts are centered around manipulation of forces, alignment of energies, and the oft-misunderstood field of substantiation.
   
   
Students of the field of Sublimation typically work within three broad schools: Manipulation, Substantiation, and Alignment. Drawing upon the great Wellspring of energy beneath the city of Hashan to enact their workings, masters of these schools are terrible to behold.
The school of '''Manipulation''' operates upon bending fundamental forces to one's will, be those concrete forces such as gravity or the more abstract forces such as probability.
   
   
Manipulation operates upon bending fundamental forces to ones will, be those concrete forces such as gravity or the more abstract forces such as probability.
Alternatively, the school of '''Alignment''' does not waste unnecessary effort on altering their environment. Instead, their studies focus on aligning events just so as to ensure that their victory is inevitable. Though most students pride themselves on subtlety, a master of this field is far from.  
 
Alternatively, those that study under Substantiation are not content with simply altering the world around them. Indeed, they bend their attentions to a far more concerning line of study: that of imposing their own sense of reality over what already exists. To be a master of Substantiation is to see the world as it is and find it wanting.
Finally, those that study under '''Substantiation''' are not content with simply altering the world around them. Indeed, they bend their attention to a far more concerning line of study: that of imposing their own sense of reality over what already exists. To be a master of Substantiation is to see the world as it is and find it wanting.
 
Finally, the school of Alignment holds itself as the greatest of the three schools, for they do not waste unnecessary effort on altering their environment. Instead, their studies focus on aligning events just so as to ensure that their victory is inevitable. Though most students pride themselves on subtlety, a master of this field is far from. Alchemists of [[Sapience]] have diverged into two distinct paths. The traditional alchemical practice of [[Formulation]] and the field of Sublimation. You may select your field once every 24 hours to swap between the two.
Alchemists of [[Sapience]] have diverged into two distinct paths. The traditional alchemical practice of [[Formulation]] and the field of Sublimation. You may select your field once every 24 hours to swap between the two.  


The skill of '''Sublimation''' is available to members of the [[Alchemist]] [[class]], along with [[Alchemy]] and [[Physiology]]. Instead of sublimation, an Alchemist may choose the skill of [[Formulation]].
The skill of '''Sublimation''' is available to members of the [[Alchemist]] [[class]], along with [[Alchemy]] and [[Physiology]]. Instead of sublimation, an Alchemist may choose the skill of [[Formulation]].
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* Melancholic: wrack and truewrack attempts shall deal mana damage.
* Melancholic: wrack and truewrack attempts shall deal mana damage.
* Sanguine: wrack and truewrack attempts shall incur bleeding.
* Sanguine: wrack and truewrack attempts shall incur bleeding.
* Phlegmatic: a portion of current bleeding is dealt as health damage(*).
* Phlegmatic: above two tempers, your truewrack attempts will no longer miss due to clumsiness. Above five tempers, your truewrack attempts will have a reduced balance cost (increasing for each stack above five).


Note that all residual effects scale to the number of tempers of the relevant humour present on the target.
Note that all residual effects scale to the number of tempers of the relevant humour present on the target.


* If the target suffers from the corruption affliction, the damage is dealt to mana instead.
NOTE: should your connection to the Wellspring be severed, the passive benefits will also no longer function.
 
 
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* To overdraw, append the word OVERDRAW to the end of an action. For instance, MANIPULATE SOLAR <target> OVERDRAW.
* To overdraw, append the word OVERDRAW to the end of an action. For instance, MANIPULATE SOLAR <target> OVERDRAW.
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==Schools in Sublimation==
==Schools in Sublimation==
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  |target=Room
  |target=Room
  |cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance
  |cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance
  |detail=Only a true master can manipulate the abstract. Manipulating probability in a location shall create a field that, when an individual is
  |detail=Only a true master can manipulate the abstract. Manipulating probability in a location shall create a field that, when an individual is resurrected by the grace of the stars, another person in the location will have a chance to have their starburst defence stripped. Though this is relatively indiscriminate, the attunement with the Wellspring that Hashani have cultivated means their deaths shall not trigger this effect, and neither shall their starbursts be stripped.
resurrected by the grace of the stars, another person in the location will have a chance to have their starburst defence stripped. Though this
is relatively indiscriminate, the attunement with the Wellspring that Hashani have cultivated means their deaths shall not trigger this effect, and neither shall their starbursts be stripped.


This is a soft channel, requiring that you stay in the room to finalise the field's creation, but may perform actions while doing so.
This is a soft channel, requiring that you stay in the room to finalise the field's creation, but may perform actions while doing so.
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  |target=Room
  |target=Room
  |cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance
  |cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance
  |detail=To attempt to manipulate the fundamental laws of space and time is a formidable task indeed. Those of the school of Manipulation know well the dangers of the latter, and have mastered the former. You may twist space in a location just so, that any attempting to leave rooms adjacent to the distorted location via magical means of travel will have the potential to fail said attempts.
  |detail=To attempt to manipulate the fundamental laws of space and time is a formidable task indeed. Those of the school of Manipulation know well the dangers of the latter, and have mastered the former. You may twist space in a location just so, that any attempting to leave rooms adjacent to the distorted location via magical means of travel will have the potential to fail said attempts.


Overdraw effect: the duration of the effect is increased.
Overdraw effect: the duration of the effect is increased.
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===Alignment===
===Alignment===
{{Skill_detail
{{Skill_detail
  |skill=Placement
  |skill=Placement
  |description=
  |description=Every step an artform.
  |lessons=
  |lessons=
  |syntax=ALIGN PLACEMENT
  |syntax=ALIGN PLACEMENT
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  |target=Adventurers
  |target=Adventurers
  |cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance
  |cooldown=3.00 seconds of balance
  |detail=Only a master of the school of Alignment would be so bold as to risk configuring their own nature. The flashstep allows you to align yourself
  |detail=Only a master of the school of Alignment would be so bold as to risk configuring their own nature. The flashstep allows you to align yourself so utterly with the energy of the world that for the briefest instant, you are one and the same. Transverse to any adjacent location after a short delay: only being prone after initiation will prevent your egress.
so utterly with the energy of the world that for the briefest instant, you are one and the same. Transverse to any adjacent location after a short delay: only being prone after initiation will prevent your egress.


Overdraw effect: the windup takes a second longer to complete but will not be stopped by being prone.
Overdraw effect: the windup takes a second longer to complete but will not be stopped by being prone.
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