Category:Destruction

Destruction need not entail utter annihilation. But it is the utter ruin of a thing's or of a creature's essence. A violin that is subject to destruction may be reduced to an unrecognisable pile of ash or it may be reduced to a recognisable pile of wood. Either way, it will never again be used by the hands of the violinist to play music. The deanimation of a construct by damage or of a vampire by a stake through the heart is not their destruction. Nothing exceptional is required to effect their reanimation. The destruction of a construct puts its parts beyond all hope of repair. The destruction of a vampire is reducing it with sunlight to ash. The deanimation of the living is, however, their destruction. It is reversible only through the extraordinary means of a raise dead spell. A life snuffed out is a life destroyed. A deceased human is a destroyed human. Destruction does admit of varying degrees of thoroughness however. The destruction of an individual can include not only his or her life but his or her corpse, putting him or her beyond the reach of vampirism or of a raise dead spell and quite possibly beyond the reach of a resurrection spell. But there is still a wish spell for those determined to tempt the Dark Powers.