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Magic in the world of the Sword of Truth is just about everywhere. It comes in many forms and is used by many people and creatures. There are two spectrum's to magic in the world, Additive and Subtractive.

Contents 1 Additive Magic 2 Subtractive Magic 3 The Gift and its Various Forms 3.1 Confessor 3.2 Dream Walker 3.3 Prophet 3.4 Slide 3.5 Sorcerer 3.6 Sorceress 3.7 Warlock 3.8 War Wizard 3.9 Witch 3.10 Wizard 4 Spells and Abilities

[edit] Additive Magic

Main Article: Additive Magic

Additive magic is the magic to create, taking what already exists and adding to it.

[edit] Subtractive Magic

Main Article: Subtractive Magic

Subtractive magic is the magic to destroy, taking what already exists, and undoing it.

[edit] The Gift and its Various Forms

Main Article: The Gift

The gift, or Han, is the force of life given by the Creator that is encased in one's body. Those with the gift can extend their Han outside of their body and use it to accomplish what they desire.

[edit] Confessor

Main Article: Confessor

Confessors were created during the ancient Wizard Wars. Confessors appear to be ordinary women, distinguished by the length of their hair, and their dresses, made of simple black fabric, cut with a square neckline. All Confessors' children are Confessors as well, and so continue the Confessor lineage. A Confessor's power works by taking the spark of love in someone, no matter how tiny, and building on it, turning it into complete devotion to the Confessor. One touched by a Confessor will do anything she says, including confessing the truth of any crime he may have committed, hence the name "Confessor." The Mother Confessor's power was so absolute, that once, upon hearing a man's gruesome admittance to crimes he had committed against children, he dropped dead simply because she requested it. The Confessor's power is used, not by bringing forth the power, but simply by releasing restraint on that power while touching the intended target. The average Confessor's power takes a day or two to recover. The most powerful Confessor-also known as the Mother Confessor-Kahlan Amnell, recovers her power in a few short hours. In males, the Confessor's power takes no time to recover, is stronger, and due to the corrupting nature of power male child born to a Confessor are always killed at birth by the father directed by the mother, whom inadvertantly takes the father with her power during conception.

Known Confessors

† indicates confirmed dead, as of Phantom.

• Kahlan Amnell
• Magda Searus †
• Mother Amnell †

[edit] Dream Walker

Main Article: Dream walker

A weapon created in the war three thousand years ago. One of the reasons the Towers of Perdition were built was to stop the advance of the dream walkers. A dream walker can use the time in between fragments of thought, when there is nothing, to bend reality to his will. This power can be used to enter a person's mind and control them, particularly during sleep. People with the gift are especially vulnerable to dream walkers, but it takes a great deal of energy for a dream walker to control the mind of an ungifted person.

Known Dream Walkers

• Jagang

[edit] Prophet

Main Article: Prophet

A wizard with the gift of prophecy. Prophets are extremely rare, and they are valuable to those who might use their abilities. Only true Prophets can understand the real meaning of many prophecies and decipher them. A prophet may also give a prophecy by having a vision or a premonition of some sort. Prophets are considered by many to be the most dangerous people alive.

Known Prophets

† indicates confirmed dead, as of Phantom.

• Gillaume †
• Nathan Rahl
• Warren †

[edit] Slide

Main Article: Slide

A soul stealer. A Slide can reach into a person and remove their soul, then use it to control animals from a great distance. When with other animals, a Slide leaves his own body for a time and his soul travels with the souls he used.

Known Slides

† indicates confirmed dead, as of Phantom.

• Nicholas †

[edit] Sorcerer

Main Article: Sorcerer

Very much like a wizard, but only in the sense that he can use his gift as well. A sorcerer's gift works much like a wizard's, but could be described as being the other end of the spectrum. Since they are at different ends of the spectrum, the two forms of the gift will not work on each other. Any spells cast by a wizard will not effect or harm a sorcerer, and vise versa.

Known Sorcerers

† indicates confirmed dead, as of Phantom.

• Brother Narev †

[edit] Sorceress

Main Article: Sorceress

A woman with the ability to control her gift. Abilities of sorceresses range far and wide, from healing to torture, making things of beauty to even prophecy. But no matter how good they might be in these abilities, the power of their gift can never be greater than that of their male counterpart, a full fledged wizard.

Known Sorceresses

† indicates confirmed dead, as of Phantom.

Adie Annalina Aldurren Alessandra † Althea † Amelia † Armina Aubrey Becky † Lunetta Brogan † Cecilia † Celia (Novice) Cherna † Christabel † Georgia Cifaro Delora Dulcinia Dulcy (Novice) Finella †

Fionola Helen (Novice) Holly Janet † Jodelle Kerena Lathea † Lidmilla Liliana † Lindel Lucy Pasha Maes (Novice) † Maren Mariska † Margaret † Leoma Marsick † Merissa † Elizabeth Myric †

Nicci Odette † Pentha † Perdita † Phillipa Phoebe Grace Rendall † Rochelle Roslyn † Verna Sauventreen Simona Tahira † Theola Tovi † Ulicia Valery (Novice) Willamina

[edit] Warlock

Main Article: Warlock

Term for a male equivalent to a witch. There are no known warlocks.

[edit] War Wizard

Main Article: War wizard

A wizard born with both sides of the gift (Additive and Subtractive) who uses their magic on instinct and need. Their rage and need is used to ignite their power. War Wizards are extremely rare, and none have been born for the last three thousand years until Richard Rahl. War wizards are the ones with the power to tear the veil, and also the ones with the power to defeat the Keeper and return him to the Underworld.

Known War Wizards

† indicates confirmed dead, as of Phantom.

• Baraccus †
• Richard Rahl

[edit] Witch

Main Article: Witch woman

Women with magical powers who can see the flow of time, and foretell how certain events will turn out.

Known Witches

• Shota
• Six

[edit] Wizard

Main Article: Wizard

Wizards have been around for over 3000 years, but have been drastically coming closer and closer to extinction. They have the greatest ability to control their gift and use it in the most extreme. Though in the last 3000 years, there have been no wizards born with both sides of the gift, as was common among the prosperous wizards of old. With this loss of ability, so has come a loss in knowledge in how to do many of their miraculous feats.

Known Wizards

† indicates confirmed dead, as of Phantom.

Joseph Ander † Byron † Giller † Hersh (student) Isaac (student) Jedidiah † Kaja-Rang † Kipp (student)

Kolo † Kronos † Lyle † Merrit † Alric Rahl † Darken Rahl † Panis Rahl †

Perry (student) † Neville Ranson † Ricker † Slagle † Thomas Sam Weber † Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander

[edit] Spells and Abilities

Main Article: Spells

Spells are what the different effects that gifted people use that effect their surroundings.

Known Spells and Abilities

Bifurcated web Boundaries Circle spell Chainfire Chimes Con Dar Constructed magic Death spell

Enemy web Glamour Keeper spell Light web Maternity spell Power spell Shadow people Shields

Sunset spell Telling Tracer Cloud Vision Wizard's Fire Wizard's Life Fire Wizard's web Worm spell