Posted by Mendeiron on August 31, 1999 at 04:59:41:
In Reply to: Re: Sylvan conjurers posted by sparky on August 31, 1999 at 01:04:59:
I could be wrong.. but here's my take. > shall I go on, or is this enough?
The conjurer isn't creating elementals from nature, or as someone below suggested, allowing spirits to aid them. They're pulling life-forces (elementals,smoke mephits, nightgaunts, angels, whatever) from other planes of life. I don't believe this to be natural.
> An elf, outcast from his non-magic society because the 'taint' is detected in him. He lives in the forests, as he has no other place to go. He learns to beckon the beasts of the forest to serve at his side (familiar). He stalks some invokers, learning basic incantations and taking them a step farther, raising living elementals rather than simply commanding the elements to do a thing. Realizing the vast amount of untapped power within nature, he begins to study it while living in the forest. Perhaps he befriends a ranger, or a druid or something and they travel together. Always, he is protecting the woodlands that have sheltered him. Then, he makes a breakthrough...an angel is willing to come to him and serve his cause - if but only for a time. The angel travels with him, helping to protect the woodlands that brought him up....