Chapter I
Mastery of the four elements is the most important aspect of sorcery. However, this is merely the first step to true understanding. A skilled sorcerer goes beyond just conjuring the elements alone, and instead weaves them together like a tapestry, creating strange and wonderful results. 1
Chapter IV
The four elements are fire, air, water, and earth, and the creatures that embody these elements have great power. To harness the elements means strength, but to control the very avatars that represent them? Even the greatest masters of the arcane have failed to properly do this. The result has only been death. 2
Chapter VI
Proper use of the four elements, and the techniques to weave them together, are the sign of a true sorcerer. There are unfounded legends, however, of ancient elemental magics that can take even a master spell weaver to a higher level of power. Such claims are likely false. Even if such magics existed they have been lost in the passage of time.3
1 Submitted by Iadien, 9/1/05. Source: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Web Lore. From margin lore: #180
2 Submitted by Iadien, 9/1/05. Source: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Web Lore. From margin lore: #177
3 Submitted by Iadien, 9/1/05. Source: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Web Lore. From margin lore: #183
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