[Knowledge for knowledge! He likes it, the sound of his voice decidedly pleased. He takes a few steps away from her, using his staff to dig a circle in the sand large enough to fit at least three people, a reasonable enough distance from her to avoid getting in her way.]
It's faster if I just show you, so... here.
[He crouches at the edge of the circle and touches the surface. There's another flash of light, and water travels from his palm around the little sand moat he'd created, but instead of soaking in, it freezes and spreads inward. Soon enough the sand circle is an ice circle instead, the surface smooth and gleaming.
Once that's done, he uses his finger to draw, in frost, a symbol vaguely remiscient of the upper half of this, pointed in towards the center. Evenly spaced, he draws it three times on the ice, explaining as he works.]
Glyphs are a sign that a seraph is channeling power- or casting what we call "seraphic artes", or spells, as some might say. It's a point of focus for our elements. Once the arte is fully cast, the glyph is absorbed into our bodies and sent out towards whatever the target is.
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[Knowledge for knowledge! He likes it, the sound of his voice decidedly pleased. He takes a few steps away from her, using his staff to dig a circle in the sand large enough to fit at least three people, a reasonable enough distance from her to avoid getting in her way.]
It's faster if I just show you, so... here.
[He crouches at the edge of the circle and touches the surface. There's another flash of light, and water travels from his palm around the little sand moat he'd created, but instead of soaking in, it freezes and spreads inward. Soon enough the sand circle is an ice circle instead, the surface smooth and gleaming.
Once that's done, he uses his finger to draw, in frost, a symbol vaguely remiscient of the upper half of this, pointed in towards the center. Evenly spaced, he draws it three times on the ice, explaining as he works.]
Glyphs are a sign that a seraph is channeling power- or casting what we call "seraphic artes", or spells, as some might say. It's a point of focus for our elements. Once the arte is fully cast, the glyph is absorbed into our bodies and sent out towards whatever the target is.