Although only higher-level wizards can do so, the act of animating an object provides a convenient and tractable tool.
Interestingly, the object often retains and manifests the “intent” of those that used it previously.
It may be discarded through removing the magical weave, whenever desired.
Used in “Disposable Strikes”, Tracers are capable of short teleportation bursts, have tracking abilities, and lifespans of five days.
Grown in clusters as needed, they are immensely effective at taking out single targets with very little cost to The Company.
Sometimes called “The Ideal Employee”.
Rare and despised, Demonkin are the byproducts of Demonic and Human ancestry. While Demons are powerful and alien, Demonkin are disappointingly mundane.
They have an unlikely ally in Rogue Ai. The Ai delights in finding and fostering Demonkin.
Eradicate when found.
-World Wide Wizarding Almanac
“I see now that those I hate are simply products of their environment. It is not them I need to destroy, but the world that shaped them.”
-Cynthia, The Snow Queen
AVERTED DESTINY [???]
[FALSE] Final Boss DOG
Although magical energy enters the world passively, there are points of Energy Congregation that can produce creatures and items beyond what is readily available.
Delving these places of power is a requirement for most Wizards that wish to move past the Intermediate Stage of Magic.
Few advance.
-Operating Heavy Class Magical Items without a License is a class D violation.
-All HCMI must be catalogued. You will be compensated at market value.
-Some Beings are catalogued as HCMI. They must be Bound or reduced to components if found.
-Operators will be dispatched to enforce the above.
The Dragons, Lesser Gods, and Demons have all been subdued.
The Energy of the world has been subverted to flow through Proper Channels.
The Age of Wizards is upon us, and with the Guidelines in place, it shall never end.
“Progress shall always Progress”
-Shareholder Letter from The Company
Wizard Corporations have long held that Rogue Ai were more nuisance than actual threat.
Obviously, they needed to be destroyed when found, but expending significant resources to do so was frowned upon.
This opinion shifted dramatically when the AI found a way to turn flesh and blood beings into cybernetic versions.
(called “eggmanifestation’ by the AI for unknown reasons)
Called “Mist Turkeys” by Adventurers, these beings were created by Wizards, for unknown reasons.
They seek to lure their victims into mists with human voices. Thankfully they are terrible at emulating speech.
Unfortunately, they are strong, fast, and will jump out to attack the victim directly.