Pyromancy

Pyromancy is the specialization of the element of fire and may only be learned in Gaudiguch, for it draws its power from the Eternal Flame. Of all the mage skills, pyromancy is the most aggressive of all the elemental powers, though it offers little in the way of defense.

Skill	Learned At	Description
FireProof	Master+0%	Your body is less able to burn.
FireBall	Master+25%	Blast everyone else with a massive fireball.
Combust	Master+50%	Turn up the heat!
Meld	Master+75%	Merge your magics with the burning land.
Heatwave	Expert+25%	Make others' skin more sensitive to the increasing heat.
FireStorm	Gifted+75%	Ignite all your enemies at once.
FireWalls	Expert+0%	Raise up the flames to inhibit passage.
Dissolve	Expert+20%	Easily remove an aura of protection around another.
SmokeHaze	Expert+40%	Inhibit the lungs and eyes with smoke.
Travel	Expert+60%	Teleport yourself to anyone in your demesne.
AshFall	Expert+80%	A rain of ash harms the lungs, confuses the eye.
Salamanders	Virtuoso+0%	Summon forth fire-born lizards to attack your foes.
Phoenix	Virtuoso+33%	Summon a bird born of fire.
FireRain	Virtuoso+66%	Drops of fire will bring your enemies down in flames.
Mirage	Fabled+0%	Make all places in your demesne indistinguishable.
Heatstroke	Fabled+33%	Excessive perspiration coats the skin with sweat.
Missile	Fabled+66%	Seek out a target within your meld.
FlashFire	Mythical+0%	A short burst of flame that singes the skin.
Staff	Mythical+20%	Summon your elemental staff.
Incinerate	Mythical+40%	Blast your enemies with the purity of fire.
Conflagration	Mythical+60%	Cast all the powers of the flame in one spell.
Cremation	Mythical+80%	Blast an enemy into instant ashes.
Inferno	Transcendent+0%	Unleash the unforgiving rage of elemental fire.

The Pyromancer (by Xiel)

FireProof

Syntax

PYROCAST FIREPROOF

Damage Modifier: 1/8 fire resistance

You can temper your skin against fire, offering some fire protection as well as the chance to avoid catching on fire. Also, you will be protected from blasts of fire that move you on the Elemental Plane of Fire.

FireBall

Syntax

PYROCAST FIREBALL [target

Power: 3 (Eternal Flame) (Nodes only) Damage Type: Fire

Cast forth a tremendous ball of fire that will rip through your location and blast your enemies, burning them in the process.
You may target a single enemy or target all enemies between connecting nodes the the node you are standing on.

Combust

Syntax

PYROCAST COMBUST PYROCAST FORCECOMBUST

Power: 1 (Eternal Flame)

You can cause fires to spontaneously combust and burn almost any environment.
If a location is currently the demesne of any druid or mage, you can FORCE it and break the node in that location. It will take some time to break a node and will require your full concentration.

Meld

Syntax

PYROCAST MELD PYROCAST CLEAR PYROCAST SENSE PYROCAST WATCH ON/OFF PYROCAST DISSOLVE PYROCAST BOND PYROCAST UNBOND DEMESNE DEMESNE [NODES|ROOMS|BONDS|EFFECTS]

The primary power of pyromancy is to build your own combusted demesne. By using MELD, you create a node of power. You can have up to 3 nodes at any time, and they cannot be placed next to each other. If you place nodes within 5 rooms of each other, leylines will add the connecting rooms to your demesne.

You may also BOND to a fellow pyromancers demesne and assist them. Bonding increases the strength of the nodes and the elementals that defend them.

While in your demesne, you can SENSE who dares stand in your demesne and WATCH who enters and leaves. DEMESNE will show you what rooms are included in your demesne, and what powers are currently active. You can DISSOLVE your demesne at any time or CLEAR a specific node to remove it.

Heatwave

Syntax

PYROCAST HEATWAVE [<target>

Power: 2 (Eternal Flame) (Single Target) 5 (Eternal Flame) (Nodes) 8 (Eternal Flame) (Meld)

Summon forth a wave of heat that causes sweat to pour and your enemies to black out.

FireStorm

Syntax

PYROCAST FIRESTORM [DAMPEN]

Damage Type: 100% Fire

Storms of fire will rip through your demesne, damaging and knocking over your enemies. If they are already knocked over, they'll be knocked off balance.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect: this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

FireWalls

Syntax

PYROCAST FIREWALLS [DAMPEN]

Walls of fire will have a chance of blocking your enemies and keeping them in the room if they attempt to leave, afflicting them with burns.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect: this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

Dissolve

Syntax

DISSOLVE [<target>

Power: 5 (Matrix) (Nodes) 10 (Matrix) (Meld)

You can dissolve the aura of protection defense around those who are using it to escape some of the powers of your demesne. This requires balance but not equilibrium and is a very fast attack. You can also dissolve it from all enemies between connecting nodes, or all enemies inside your entire meld for a power cost.

SmokeHaze

Syntax

PYROCAST SMOKEHAZE [DAMPEN]

Hazy smoke will drift across your demesne, causing random mental afflictions and building burns on your enemies.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect, this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

Travel

Syntax

PYROCAST TRAVEL [<player>

Power: 3 (Eternal Flame)

You can travel to a target if both of you are in your demesne. Additionally, you can travel to any node within your meld.

Additional Notes:

The node number appears in DEMESNE NODES.

AshFall

Syntax

PYROCAST ASHFALL [DAMPEN]

You can raise a cloud of ash that will obfuscate locations and afflict your enemies with burns.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect: this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

Salamanders

Syntax

PYROCAST SALAMANDERS [DAMPEN]

Hundreds of tiny salamanders will wander your demesne, stunning your enemies and burning them.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect, this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

Phoenix

Syntax

PYROCAST PHOENIX BEAST ORDER BREATHE FIRE <target>

Power: 10 (Eternal Flame)

Create a phoenix egg which you can raise as a beast. The power cost will be significantly less if cast on the Elemental Plane of Fire. The phoenix has the ability to fly as well as the inherent ability to breathe fire which a pyromancer may cast regardless of his or her level in Beastmastery. The fire breath of a phoenix has the unique property of setting others on fire.
Every two years, you may summon forth another phoenix egg.

Additional Notes:

If you lose the phoenix skill, your phoenix will not abandon you; however, it will no longer have the ability to light people on fire when it breathes fire nor allow the owner to use breathe fire without the Beastmastery skill. Also note that the phoenix's inherent ability to fly will always need the flying skill in Beastmastery to use it.

FireRain

Syntax

PYROCAST FIRERAIN [DAMPEN]

Call a rain of fire to bring any enemies to the ground who dare to fly in your realm. It will also block use of natural forest if cast. Furthermore, any who attempt to fly may find themselves caught in a net of air. It will also burn your enemies.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect: this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

Mirage

Syntax

PYROCAST MIRAGE [DAMPEN]

Your allies will find their ice applications faster whle your enemies will find them slower.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect: this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

HeatStroke

Syntax

PYROCAST HEATSTROKE [DAMPEN]

The heat will cause temporary insanity in your enemies depending on their levels of burns.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect: this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

Missile

Syntax

PYROCAST MISSILE <target>

Power: 2 (Eternal Flame) Damage Type: 100% Fire

You may summon a missile of fire to attack anyone within your demesne. It will damage and build burns on them.

Flashfire

Syntax

PYROCAST FLASHFIRE [DAMPEN]

A healing flashfire will heal your allies and burn your enemies.

Additional Notes:

Meld Effect: this will be cast throughout your demesne. You can append DAMPEN to lower this effect.

Staff

Syntax

PYROCAST STAFF POINT STAFF <target> [direction] WHIRL STAFF

Power: 10 (Eternal Flame) Damage Type: 75% Fire, 25% Asphyxiation (point staff) Can Target Denizens (in room only)

The ultimate weapon of the pyromancer is a staff created from elemental fire. By wielding the staff you may POINT STAFF at a target and shoot a stream of fire at your target. With WHIRL STAFF, you can reveal anyone hiding in your location. The power cost will be significantly less if cast on the Elemental Plane of Fire.

Syntax

TUNE STAFF <percent> FIRE <percent> ASPHYXIATION TUNE STAFF CLEAR

Power: 1 (Eternal Flame)

You may TUNE STAFF to choose what percentage of your damage is in the form of fire or asphyxiation damage. You may also TUNE STAFF CLEAR to return your staff to its original balance.

Additional Notes:

Percentages may range from 0-100 for each damage type, but must be multiples of 10 and sum to 100.

Incinerate

Syntax

PYROCAST INCINERATE [HERE

Power: 3 (Eternal Flame) (Current Room) 5 (Eternal Flame) (All Nodes)

Incinerate your location, or all of the nodes in your demesne. This will force your enemies away from you, or away from each node in your demesne.

Conflagration

Syntax

PYROCAST CONFLAGRATION

Power: 5 (Eternal Flame)

Your demesne will surge with elemental winds, and become imbued with firestorm, firewalls, smokehaze, ashfall, salamanders, firerain, mirage, heatstroke and flashfire.

Cremation

Syntax

PYROCAST CREMATE <target>

Power: 5 (Eternal Flame)

This extremely devestating spell will only work if the target has fourth degree burns. If they do, you will utterly destroy them, literally reducing them to nothing but a pile of ash.
If they do not have fourth degree burns, they will be stunned and burned some more.

Inferno

Syntax

UNLEASH STAFF

Power: 10 (Eternal Flame) Damage Type: 100% Fire

By releasing an inferno, you demonstrate the most intense and potent powers of the Elemental Plane of Fire. An enormous firestorm will roll throughout your demesne, intent on destroying your personal enemies. You must wield your staff and be at full mana to invoke such a spectacle. The damage dealt by the Inferno will depend on how many burns your enemies have, though it will entirely dissipate all their burns when it hits.
Bonded melders will reduce how long this takes to cast.