Phlōgòstrū

Elemental Form of Fire

The study of Phlōgòstrū is one of the oldest and most feared of all the magical arts. Fire has always captured the imagination of Mortals and Immortals alike. Its ephemeral beauty and unchecked destructive power has captivated the minds of wizards for Ages. Students of Phlōgòstrū are often easily identified by their blackened fingers and horrible scarring.

“…We watched for some time the Neðèri flame, observing it’s ghostly flicker. Closer, we could see damned faces in its temporary and erratic shape and questioned if it was not the matter of souls leaking through the Kyuràda Vor, reacting so violently to this Mortal realm.'” – translated from Ligrel’s Liber III

Among the Yrūn, Phlōgòstrū is the most widely practiced elemental art with hundreds of spells fashioned to control the insatiable force. The word is derived from the ancient Panæðic word phōlom, the fifth element. Some superstitions hold that Phlōgòstrū is a violent reaction between the Nether and the Waking. This belief lends itself to the practice of using candles to ward off travelers from the Nether.

In 146 DR, the Ezmìri magician Scerēs of Erōmir initiated a series of experiments using a variety of Phlōgòstrū. She was able to produce a variety of flames using different woods collected from around the world. In the years to follow, Scerēs was also able to magically extract flame from an object, reducing it cinders. It was her belief that this result proved that Phlōgòstrū was a manifestation of the medium’s life essence. She used the fact that inorganic elements do not burn to support this theory. In the later years of her study, Scerēs wrote a number of tomes detailing the relationship between spirits and fire. She believed that great people should burn more brightly than those with lesser or tarnished souls.

Notables of Phlōgòstrū include: Arddùradàgus Lallan, Līgrel of Oð, Meydrakið, Sōdân, Scerēs of Erōmir, Usskul, Waral, and Zibràdar.

Spells

Dragàmyr

  • Call of the Living Flame (krēádra Phlōgòstrū) q.v. Zûn
  • Consuming Blade of Usskul (krēádra Phlōgòstrū) q.v. Zûn
  • Fiery Blade of Sakul Sodân (sorádra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Kelvym’s Insatiable Issuance (krēádra Phlōgòstrū) q.v. Vereç
  • Lāllan’s Conflagaration (krēádra Vorbìdrū phlōgòstrū)
  • Ligrel’s Flame (vordis krēádra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Ligrel’s Phlōgòstrū (vordis krēádra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Ligrel’s Salámadra (skarádra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Meyrdrakith’s Call of Living Flame (krēádra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Sceres’s Fire Ward (krēádra Vorbìdrū phlōgòstrū)
  • Sceres’s Flame (skarádra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Waral’s Hesitant Flame (ildra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Waral’s Salámadra (ildra Phlōgòstrū)
  • Zibràdar’s Immolation (vordis krēádra Phlōgòstrū)

Vornàmyr

Foci

  • Nomhôk. Nomhôk is a species of Teréðori hardwood tree renowned for its attractive black wood and silvery grain. Arcanists revere the scarce wood for its lesser known burning qualities. Nomhôk wood burns longer than any other known wood. Though it is difficult to summon high flames from the wood, a single fireplace log can burn for days while radiating the heat of a small bonfire. The wood has been subjected to much study by alchemists, sages, and wizards over the years. Pieces of Nomhôk are often incorporated into magic items that call upon Phlōgòstrū. These items are believed to be more potent than those constructed with lesser materials. Dried Nomhôk (as is found in old furniture, etc.) is not useful to magicians, leading some to believe that the oils in the wood contribute to its strange properties. Efforts to extract these oils have failed.

Resources

  • Phlōgòstrū Lìgrel. A dull red book of singed vellum edged with gold-leaf. The un-illustrated tome is remarkable in that the pages give off a faint golden glow so that they can be read in darkness. This interesting enchantment has faded on volumes that have suffered frequent use, like those in libraries. The “Phlōgòstrū Lìgrel” is a wizard’s primer on the physicality and dynamics of flame. Arcane Weavers studying the entire book may learn an appropriate Phlōgòstrū spell of the first Magery automatically, once a spell is found. (216 pages)
    • Author: Ligrel (Veréçi of )
    • Language/Script: Old Oðic 13+
    • Written: Oð, 535 DR
    • Published: Oð, Shord’s Press, 535 DR
    • Copies: 120; House of Ðarád’Zor (Oð)

Nomenclature: Phlogostru Dekàlic: Phlōgòstrū (magical form), Phlōgòstri (pertaining to), Phlōgòstryn (specialist), Phlōgòstryr (specialists)