They spend months and years in quiet study, exploring their minds and leaving nothing uncovered. In order to master their power, mystics must first master themselves. Most discover the secrets of their power through vague references in tomes of lore or by ingratiating themselves to a master of the power. Using their inner, psychic strength, they can read minds, fade into invisibility, transform their bodies into living iron, and seize control of the physical world and bend it to their will. Mystics are incredibly rare, and most prefer to keep the nature of their abilities secret.
Mystics shun the world to turn their eyes inward, mastering the full potential of their minds and exploring their psyches before turning to face the world.
These heroes are all mystics, followers of a strange and mysterious form of power. When the duke's men arrived to arrest him for dealing with demons, he never guessed that the gnome scribe traveling with them had spent more time in his keep than he had over the past year. Little did he know that each evening, a gnome laden with blank scrolls slipped past his guards each night and dutifully copied his most heavily guarded archives. Suddenly, mindless fear clings to the orcs' minds and they, despite facing a far inferior foe, turn and run, never noticing the calm half-elf standing amid the militia and directing its efforts.īaron von Ludwig was always proud of his grand library. To their surprise, the human rabble holds its ground and fights with surprising ferocity. The growling brutes howl their battle cries and surge forward.
The militia forms in ranks to prepare for the orcs' charge. Their smiles turn to gasps of shock as the human takes a single step, and vanishes from their sight. A gang of goblins emerges from the brush, arrows trained on him, their smiles wide at their good fortune of finding such easy prey for the legion's slave pens. A human clad in simple robes walks along a forest path.