Calling

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The native magic of the people of Karteria. It has been both described as "uncommon"[1] and that most "only [have] a marginal personal talent for it[2]". The main application in it's pure form seems to be in training animals or instructing them to complete simple tasks[1]. However, it's also combined with science and used to facilitate a lot of the technology within and without the cities, including the barrier, the network and ServiTons[1].

Events

October 2025

During the October Event, Calling was used on Carnivora-, Aves-, Arthropoda-, Ruminantia-, and Reptilia-types within the Patho-Gen facilities to test the predator/prey dynamic. Two characters were given an appetite stimulant and placed in a room, but should one be taken down by the other, Calling was used in an attempt to restrain them. It was most effective on those who had been in Karteria for longer.[3]

November 2025

Following this, in November, Calling was used by NPCs on PCs (especially Terra-, Golem-, Spectral-, and Carnivora-types) during the Salvation Parade, to force them to pick up and carry another Augmented[4].

Mod Questions relating to Calling

FAQ

What would a wizard be able to "sense" about the types of magic in the setting?

What's available for research in the libraries relating to legends, fairy tales, mythology type stuff. Specifically involving magic and its origins.

Does a DND advantage against the charmed condition equate to a lowered susceptibility to Calling magics in Karteria, the mind-control from Patho-Gen, or a force-imprint to Patho-Gen?

Does Kelesis have the same Calling magic as Karteria?

October 2025 Plotting/Event

Preemptive FAQ: Can my Aves-type be sent in for Katalyth-testing? Can my Golem go through the Calling Fight room? (Yes)

Could a character's specific power disrupt experiments/the collars? (Yes, he could disrupt Calling, last paragraph)

When asking around the general populace and members working inside of Patho-Gen HQ about whether there exists any magic or technology capable of controlling minds, what would the range of responses be? (Unanswered as of 2025-12-08)

November 2025 TDM

Could one tell from the crowd who was using Calling on Player Characters?

Would a arthropoda soul and/or a part of a pair bond sense who was using Calling on Playing Characters?

December 2025 Plotting/Event

Preemptive FAQ: My character is recalcitrant and does not want to party, but I want them to. Is there any way they can end up being forced to the party? ("Calling magic." and the rest of the last paragraph of the answer)

Can augmented use Calling and can Calling be used on karterians or kelesians?

Does Karteria have any bizarre laws that no one in their right mind knows or actually enforces? (Yes; random examples: "It is illegal to use Calling magic on animals that are the property of another Karterian.")

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://alogos.dreamwidth.org/1341.html A primer on living within Karteria -> "Characters can use magic (at least through their Natural Souls), but what about the locals? What's the state of native wizardry?"
  2. ↑ https://alogos.dreamwidth.org/1341.html?thread=364093#cmt364093
  3. ↑ https://enochlesis.dreamwidth.org/19927.html?thread=5445079#cmt5445079 NOTHING BEATS A JET2 HOLIDAY -> C. SPECIALIZED TESTING -> CARNIVORA. AVES. ARTHROPODA. RUMINANTIA. REPTILIA.
  4. ↑ https://kelesis.dreamwidth.org/8246.html?thread=9726518#cmt9726518 BUY ONE GET ONE -> B. COMMEMORATIVE PARADE
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