Fruit and flower magic

Introduction

Introduced in Dance of the Dead, fruit and flower magic is a form of magic native to Souragne, which works in harmony with the cycles of nature and calls upon the creatures of the wild. There is some indication that it is part and parcel with Druid magic, but it is also available to Shamans, like the Bocoru.

Definition

As fruit and flower magic draws on nature, it would seem to be divine in nature. However, it is apparently possible to have a natural talent for the magic, as displayed by Larissa Snowmane. As such, it might be akin to sorcery or a more spontaneous form of the Druidic arts. Then again, as fruit and flower magic can be cast through dance, it might also have some connection to the magic used by bards.

Uses

Although fruit and flower magic can be used both to defend and attack, its main purpose appears to be to promote (flower) and nurture (fruit) life and nature. While it apparently respects natural death as occurs due to old age or predator consuming prey, it stands opposed to blood and bone magic, which seeks to dominate and exploit life, and defiles its cycles.

Practitioners

• The Maiden of the Swamp is a strong wielder and teacher of fruit and flower magic.
• It was the Maiden who instructed Alondrin before his fall and self-reinvention into Lond, and he was said to have been her greatest student before he abandoned fruit and flower magic completely for the use of blood and bone magic.
• The Maiden also taught Larissa Snowmane, who seems to far prefer it over the blood magic she was taught by Anton Misroi.
• Given that the Maiden once taught the Darklord of Souragne, having erroneously believed him to be a Fey creature like herself at the time (also given that Anton is wiser and more powerful than Lond and considering his control over Souragne), it is well possible that he still controls aspects of fruit and flower magic.