Greetings, Once again, I am Xermillion Glass with more information for those that wish to learn of the Glass bloodline. Today, I will be writing of [b]Koria[/b] a [i]Glassshaper[/i] from [b]the Forest of the Winds[/b]. As I mentioned last time, a lot of what I will be discussing is conjecture and my own observations, mixed with a healthy dose of history, as [b]Koria[/b] herself does not talk much about herself. She will talk to you about tonics, she will talk about tea, but she will not talk about herself, nor her mana. [b]Koria[/b] is a [i]Glassshaper[/i], [i]So'ora[/i] in her mother tongue. I do not speak [b]Koria[/b]'s mother tongue, whatever it may be, and in my research, I have nary come across the word [i]So'ora[/i]. The only reason that I know that it does, in fact, mean glassshaper is from a tome I chanced upon in [b]Granforn[/b] some years ago. The tome was penned by another Glass scholar, [b]Minolean Glass[/b]. He was from a lesser house of Glass, if my records are to be trusted, but we are not here to talk about [b]Minolean[/b]. [i]So'ora[/i] are gifted magi, having access to three separate types of mana: earth, air, and fire - [i]blackbloods[/i], they are called for their mixed, unpure blood. They utilize their mixed mana typing to create glass, with which they have access to an untold trove of capabilities - or so the stories say. I'm not one for folklore, but there is such a dearth of stories about them and so very little actual knowledge. They are said to be able to fly. To be able to see the future. To be able to breathe underwater and spit lightning. They are made out to be monsters by any other name, but the low-born seem to trust their healing capabilities, if nothing else. [b]Koria[/b] herself is a bit of an empty scroll, however. From what I can gather, she is, in fact, a very gifted healer - at least when it comes to tonics and tinctures. She is obviously advanced in age and seems to dance around me in conversation, keeping me guessing what she means and where she is headed. [u]Main[/u] Her main form of defense is her ability to conjure glass almost instantly and she uses this capability throughout her arsenal. Primarily, she will form a sphere, which shatters on impact, sending shards into all those nearby. From the Shroomer, she is able to learn to hone this ability, though it boggles the mind a bit that she would be able to learn anything from that imbecile. She can learn to: change the shape of the explosion - from a cone to a simple burst, fire a salvo in a cone, or make the sphere denser, keeping it from shattering, but causing more blunt trauma to those hit. [u]Secondary[/u] She also has a penchant for sharp bits of glass. She will form a massive shard of glass and slam it directly into the ground, harming all nearby and causing them to become stunned for a time. From the monkey, she can learn to: fire the shard a great distance, increase the size of the shard, or increase the length of time that those struck are stunned. [u]Dodge[/u] The most queer thing that [b]Koria[/b] does is launch herself with the glass. I'm not quite sure how this works, as I am not a mixed mage, but she launches herself high into the air with this, far above those that would do her harm. She can hone this by learning to: somehow be able to cast it in the air as well, conjure a mana explosion on cast - damaging nearby foes, or vastly increase the height she propels herself. [u]Ultimate[/u] [b]Koria[/b]'s last line, as it were, is to fire a large amount of bursting spheres in all directions at once. From the Shroomer, she can learn to: condense all the glass into a point - causing an explosion instead of tossing her spheres, double the already large number of spheres fired, or fire bursting spheres, as one of her choices for her primary ability. [b]Koria[/b] is not the kind of woman to give too much away, unless you are willing to talk about tea. I wish I knew more of the woman and the [i]So'ora[/i], but, alas, here we are. I shall continue digging and will inform you if there are any developments. Next week, I will be writing on [b]Irenian, the Obsidian One[/b]. She is a [i]blood priestess[/i] from the [i]Iron Sands[/i]. At least she is more forthcoming with my questions and the [i]blood priestesses[/i] are a well documented group. Alas. Until next time, Xermillion Glass