[Abilities] Mental Abilities

The Old Speech

The old speech is the language of the gods and the language of magic. She is most commonly used to cast spells or do magic rituals, but also in prayer and sometimes in important conversations or agreements. It is the language of truth and it can’t be used to tell lies.
It is a very powerful language.In every word lies old magic and it is rather difficult to learn how to use it correctly, or to speak it fluently. For some species it is common to teach children early on, for others it is only a language scholars learn.

Stage 1

Name: Beginner of the old speech
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: Written words can be read, memorised and spoken. This means, that priests can read prayers in the old speech and magicians can cast spells they learned.
Requirement: Old Speech 3

Name: Beginner of the old speech 2
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: A basic vocabulary has been learned and can be understood in simple sentences.
Requirement: Old Speech 5

Stage 2

Name: Apprentice of the old speech
Stage: 2
Type: Mental ability
Description: A basic vocabulary can be used in simple sentences. Short texts can be understood.
Requirement: Old Speech 10

Name: Apprentice of the old speech 2
Stage: 2
Type: Mental ability
Description: A basic understanding of the language exists. Simple grammar can be used and short conversations can be held. Short texts can be written.
Requirement: Old Speech 12

Stage 3

Name: Practitioner of the old speech
Stage: 3
Type: Mental ability
Description: A broader vocabulary has been learned and a basic understanding of the grammar exists. Longer and more difficult conversations or texts can be understood.
Requirement: Old Speech 15

Stage 4

Name: Expert of the old speech
Stage: 4
Type: Mental ability
Description: Most words can be understood and correctly used and pronounced. Longer texts can be written and conversations can be held.
Requirement: Old Speech 20

Stage 5

Name: Master of the old speech
Stage: 5
Type: Mental ability
Description: The old speech is down pat.
Requirement: Old Speech 25

Herbalism

The world of Yaruma is filled with many diffrent plants. Many of them can be used for cooking, or to make usefull potions or ointments. The knowledge of these herbs and flowers can be very usefull for physicians and healers, but also for merchants or soldiers.
People who are interessted in herbalism not only learn to recognize and use edible and healing plants, but also the uneatable and poisonous ones.

Stage 1

Name: Beginner of herbalism
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: A basic understanding of plants. exists. Edible plants can be differentiated from unedible and poisonous from non-poisonous. Well-known plants can be recognized.
Requirement: Herbalism 3

Name: Beginner of herbalism 2
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: It is known how to harvest plants the right way and for what and how well-known plants can be used. Rarer plants can be recognized.
Requirement: Herbalism 5

Stage 2

Name: Apprentice of herbalism
Stage: 2
Type: Mental ability
Description: It is known where well-known plants grow naturally and how to cultivate them and for what and how to use rarer plants.
Requirement: Herbalism 10

Stage 3

Name: Practitioner of herbalism
Stage: 3
Type: Mental ability
Description: Most plants can be recognized and used. It is known how to recognize well-known plants just from taste or smell, even in potions or food. It is also known where most plants grow naturally and can be found.
Requirement: Herbalism 15

Stage 4

Name: Expert of herbalism
Stage: 4
Type: Mental ability
Description: Every plant can be recognized just by glancing at it and it is known for what and how they plant can be used. It is known how to cultivate most plants.
Requirement: Herbalism 20

Stage 5

Name: Master of herbalism
Stage: 5
Type: Mental ability
Description: Every plant can be recognized just from taste or smell, even in food or potions. It is known where to find every known plant and how to harvest and cultivate them. It is known how and for what to use them.
Requirement: Herbalism 25

Anatomy

Especially healers and physician have to have knowledge in this field, but everyone can learn about it.  Those who study anatomy, learn all about the outside and inside of the body and how it works. The functions of diffrent organs, bones and muscles, how they work and what could cause harm to them, but also how they are diffrent in diffrent species. The anatomy of a mermaid is not the same as the anatomy of an angel and a good healer or physician should know that and how to treat each.

For these abilities it is important to remember, that just because you know how to treat something, does not mean that your patient is automatically healed.  You may know how you can heal a cut, but maybe you don’t have the potions neccessary, or you don’t have enough bandage. It also doesn’t make you a wonder healer. Some wounds are just to big and some illnesses to far advanced and can only be healed by magic, if at all.

Stage 1

Name: Beginner of anatomy [Hair & Skin]
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: The outside of the body is known. Skin and hair: rashes, bumps and bruises,  moles and irritations can be recognized and treated. Furthermore it is known how a healthy body looks across all species, how their weight, height, girth and hair should look like.
Requirement: Anatomy 5
Species: Your own

Name: Beginner of anatomy [Organs I]
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: The most important organs are known and can be treated. Kidney, lungs, intestines and stomachs.
Requirement: Anatomy 5
Species: Your own

Name: Beginner of anatomy [Injuries I]
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: Smaller injuries like burns, cuts and wounds can be treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 5
Species: All

Name: Beginner of anatomy [Muscles]
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: Muscles and tendons are known and can be treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 7
Species: Your own

Name: Beginner of anatomy [Poisons I]
Stage: 1
Type: Mental ability
Description: Well-known poisons and venoms can be recognized and treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 7
Species: All

Stage 2

Name: Apprentice of anatomy [Blood]
Stage: 2
Type: Mental ability
Description: The blood circulation is known. Ilnesses caused by something in the blood can be identified and treated. Other ilnesses can be diagones by analysing the blood.
Requirement: Anatomy 10
Species: Your own

Name: Apprentice of anatomy [Bones]
Stage: 2
Type: Mental ability
Description: The skelleton is known. Fractures can be treated without operating.
Requirement: Anatomy 12
Species: Your own

Stage 3

Name: Practitioner of anatomy [Poisons II]
Stage: 3
Type: Mental ability
Description: Most venoms and poisons can be recognized and treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 15
Species: All

Name: Practitioner of anatomy [Injuries II]
Stage: 3
Type: Mental ability
Description: Most injuries, like burns, cuts and wounds can be treated.  
Requirement: Anatomy 15
Species: All

Name: Practitioner of anatomy [Mental Illnesses I]
Stage: 3
Type: Mental ability
Description: Smaller mental illnesses can be recognized and treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 15
Species: Your own

Name: Practitioner of anatomy [Organs II]
Stage: 3
Type: Mental ability
Description: All organs except brain and heart can be treated. Minor operations can be performed.
Requirement: Anatomy 18
Species: Your own

Stage 4

Name: Expert of anatomy [Nerve system]
Stage: 4
Type: Mental ability
Description: The nerve system of the own species is known and illnesses connected to it can be treated. Old wounds that are still painfull can be treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 20
Species: Your own

Name: Expert of anatomy [Mental Illnesses II]
Stage: 4
Type: Mental ability
Description: Most mental ilnesses can be recognized and treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 20
Species: Your own

Name: Expert of anatomy [Organs III]
Stage: 4
Type: Mental ability
Description: Heart and brain of the own species can be treated. More difficult operations can be performed.
Requirement: Anatomy 23
Species: Your own

Stage 5

Name: Master of anatomy [Organs IV]
Stage: 5
Type: Mental ability
Description: The body is known inside out. All physical illnesses are known and can be treated. Difficult operations can be performed.
Requirement: Anatomy 25
Species: Your own

Name: Master of anatomy [Injuries III]
Stage: 5
Type: Mental ability
Description: Major injuries can be treated. Difficult operations to heal serious wounds can be performed.
Requirement: Anatomy 25
Species: All

Name: Master of anatomy [Poisons III]
Stage: 5
Type: Mental ability
Description: All venoms and poisons can be recognized and treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 25
Species: All

Name: Master of anatomy [Mental ilnesses III]
Stage: 5
Type: Mental ability
Description: All mental ilnesses can be recognized and treated.
Requirement: Anatomy 25
Species: Your own

Rhetoric / Diplomacy

Students of this discipline learn all about the art of speech and diplomacy. They learn how they can convince others of their opinion, how to mediate disagreements and how to win others over with just words.

For this ability, your skill points directly affect the probability of success of your actions.
It depends on how many points you have and how many the other person has.
You add the points of your Intelligence, your dexterity and your diplomacy/rhetoric together.
Whoever has the higher number can decide how the action will go. If both have equal points, the victim can decide.

This affects things like, if you can convince someone of something, or how a speech you give comes across to the audience. When you want to mediate a fight or disagreement, the points of each character count diffrently, so you might calm one of them down but not the other.

When you have 15 or more points on acting/lying your points on intelligence count double.

Acting / Lying

Students of this discipline learn all about the art of pretending. They learn how to observe and immitade, how they can convince others of their lies and how to pretend to be someone else.

For this ability, your skill points directly affect the probability of success of your actions.
It depends on how many points you have and how many the other person has.
You add the points of your Intelligence, your dexterity and your acting/lying together.
Whoever has the higher number can decide how the action will go. If both have equal points, the victim can decide.

When you have 15 or more points on acting/lying your points on dexterity count double.