Miniskills
NOTE: Only the miniskills of Refining and Horsemanship have abilities. Other miniskills only provide resistance against different damage types and some other small benefits.
Brought about by the knowledge of Delve, Refining is a crude method of manipulating ylem energy, particularly that which flows from an active leyline focus point. Through study of this technique, one may learn how to empower themselves with the residual energy that flows from an extraction, learning to detect subtle changes in the leylines and recognize the chaotic presence of primal eld.
Refining
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Gateway
DescriptionRefer to HELP GATEWAYS for full information.
REFINING GATEWAY TETHER
Tether the sinkhole to your city's pylon, allowing your citymates to begin stabilizing it. This is
instant on an unclaimed sinkhole, but 30 seconds on an already-tethered sinkhole.REFINING GATEWAY STABILIZE
This is a channeled activity that will stabilize a sinkhole tethered to your city's pylon by a
little bit every 10 seconds.REFINING GATEWAY CLOSE
Close a tear and charge yourself with energy.REFINING GATEWAY OPEN CITY
Once the gateway is at 100% stabilization, anybody from the city it 'belongs' to can choose to open
it, allowing only those from their city to go inside.REFINING GATEWAY STATUS
See what percentage of stabilization your gateway is at.ENTER GATEWAY
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Control
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING CONTROL
If an opposing organization has begun extracting ylem from a focus, you may attempt to take over the extraction for your own city.
The time to control a focus is shortened if it was previously controlled by your city.
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Absorption
DescriptionThis ability is passive.
You will generate a small amount of ylem energy for your city and residual ylem reserves for yourself each time you slay a primal eld.
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Fluxations
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING FLUXATIONS
The activity of the leylines isn't a given constant. With this ability, you can determine the flux state of the leylines and learn how much ylem energy can be obtained from them during the given season, and the next season.
The following the possible flux states and the given ylem output during the season:
Stable: 0% ylem
Limited: 25% ylem
Low: 70% ylem
Average: 100% ylem
High: 130% ylem
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Irradiance
DescriptionThis ability is passive.
While in the presence of an active extraction controlled by your city, your body will pick up on the traces of ylem flowing through the location, allowing you to absorb a portion of this residual energy.
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Reserves
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING RESERVES
This ability will allow you to view the residual energy you have accumulated from being near a ylem source.
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Replenish
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING REPLENISH
Residual energy cost: 200By tapping into your reserves of residual energy generated by an extracted foci, you can regenerate your willpower rapidly.
The amount restored is dependent upon the type of foci you stand within:
Minor foci: 20% restored.
Lesser foci: 50% restored.
Major foci: 100% restored.Note that if it is not a major foci, it will additionally drain a small amount of energy from within the foci itself. If the foci runs out of energy, it will collapse.
Cooldown: 1 hour
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Invigorate
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING INVIGORATE
Residual energy cost: 200While standing within the location of an extracted foci, you can call upon the residual energy in the area to instantly restore portion of your endurance.
The amount restored is dependent upon the type of foci you stand within:
Minor foci: 20% restored.
Lesser foci: 50% restored.
Major foci: 100% restored.Note that if it is not a major foci, it will additionally drain a small amount of energy from within the foci itself. If the foci runs out of energy, it will collapse.
Cooldown: 1 hour
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Shell
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING SHELL and REFINING CEASE
Residual energy cost: 100You may create a physical barrier using the residual energy you've gathered, providing minor protection from all sources of damage. This will drain your residual energy for as long as it is active.
You may not have both Shell and Suppression in use at the same time.
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Suppression
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING SUPPRESSION and REFINING CEASE
Residual energy cost: 100You may use your own residual energy to create an aura of suppression, negating the effect of any ylem shells in your presence. This will drain your residual energy for as long as it is active.
You may not have both Suppression and Shell in use at the same time.
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Destabilize
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING DESTABILIZE <fort> OF <city> <HERE|direction>
By attempting to sever the flows of energy used to generate a fortification, you may destroy one from either your current location or an adjacent one.
This process requires your full concentration, during which you cannot perform any other action or you will be interrupted.
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Ripples
DescriptionThis ability is passive.
You are now attuned to the movement of the leylines themselves, allowing you to discern when any organization begins extracting ylem from a foci in the same area as you.
Lesser foci extractions can be detected regardless of your location.
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Eldsense
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING ELDSENSE
You are now capable of detecting the chaos traces of energy that accompany eld in your local area.
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Shackle
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING SHACKLE <eld>
Residual energy cost: 75By drawing upon a portion of your harvested ylem, you may shackle an eld, freezing them in place and preventing them from assaulting you or others.
This will come with a small penalty to the amount of ylem you can extract from the focus, and any damage caused to an eld will remove the shackles.
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Freedom
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING FREE <eld>
Residual energy cost: 100This simple manipulation of ley energy will disrupt the shackles around a target eld in your location or an adjacent location, freeing them to act.
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Disperse
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING DISPERSE <target>
Residual energy cost: 200You may now use the helpful ability of dispersion, allowing you to purge a target of any writhe-based afflictions they are currently suffering from. Lycan-based writhe locks are discluded from this effect.
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Latency
DescriptionThis ability is passive.
Your sensitivity to ylem energy has increased, doubling the amount of energy gained from both Absorption and Irradiance.
Refer to AB REFINING <skill> for more information.
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Barricade
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING ERECT BARRICADE
By drawing upon the ylem energy you are actively extracting, you may set up a barricade of energy in your surroundings. This will prevent those who are not members of your city from entering the location through normal means, but not from leaving it.
This fortification will decrease the amount of ylem extracted for as long as it remains in effect.
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Gravity
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING ERECT GRAVITY
This fortification provides a field of density to all members of your city, giving them the benefits of the density defence while they remain in the location.
This fortification will decrease the amount of ylem extracted for as long as it remains in effect.
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Disruption
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING ERECT DISRUPTION
This fortification will harm the physical well-being of all those within the location who are not a member of your city.
This fortification will decrease the amount of ylem extracted for as long as it remains in effect.
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Dampening
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING ERECT DAMPENING
This powerful fortification generates a magical dampening field, reducing all sources of damage the members of your city receive while they remain within the location.
This fortification will decrease the amount of ylem extracted for as long as it remains in effect.
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Interference
DescriptionSyntax: REFINING ERECT INTERFERENCE
This fortification generates telepathic interference, preventing telepathic abilities affecting anyone in the location it is raised, providing that they are protected by a magical shield.
This won't prevent a telepath from being able to form a mind lock however, only the abilities that can be used with one.
This fortification will decrease the amount of ylem extracted for as long as it remains in effect.