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 //For some of the thoughts behind this topic, please see [[tirades:2019-07-16|the Avishraa Tirades]]//. //For some of the thoughts behind this topic, please see [[tirades:2019-07-16|the Avishraa Tirades]]//.
  
-**Life magic** is the seventh most common - and second rarest - [[chosen:magic:|type of magic]] among the [[Chosen:]], and consists of the ability to harness life force to affect the status or form of living beings. Users of Life magic are referred to in the [[avishraa:community:Citadel:]] as //lifegivers//.+**Life magic** is the seventh most common - and second rarest - [[chosen:magic:|type of magic]] among the [[Chosen:]], and consists of the ability to harness life force to affect the status or form of living beings. Users of Life magic are referred to in the [[geopolitical:Citadel:]] as //lifegivers//.
  
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 A organism or tissue whose life force is approximately at the level of the reservoir is healthy and stable. The weaker and more damaged one is, the lower the level of life force becomes - and vice-versa. Therefore, it is possible to improve matters by "refilling" the reservoir with more life force. Doing this to the body's overall reservoir - if lowered by severe illness, injury, or something else - will improve the subject's overall sense of wellbeing and ability to function, and to stave off the risk of death for long enough that corrective action can be taken (though by itself it is largely palliative, or a form of basic life support). Doing it to a specific tissue, however, will heal minor damage done to it, and optimize its functioning; a version of this technique, used on the immune system, can also be used to fight disease. A organism or tissue whose life force is approximately at the level of the reservoir is healthy and stable. The weaker and more damaged one is, the lower the level of life force becomes - and vice-versa. Therefore, it is possible to improve matters by "refilling" the reservoir with more life force. Doing this to the body's overall reservoir - if lowered by severe illness, injury, or something else - will improve the subject's overall sense of wellbeing and ability to function, and to stave off the risk of death for long enough that corrective action can be taken (though by itself it is largely palliative, or a form of basic life support). Doing it to a specific tissue, however, will heal minor damage done to it, and optimize its functioning; a version of this technique, used on the immune system, can also be used to fight disease.
  
-Another, very popular, variation on this technique in the [[avishraa:community:Citadel:]] is to target the reproductive system to enhance fertility. While increased life expectancy there (largely due to lifegivers' presence) makes a high birth rate less necessary there than in [[Avishraa:]] at large, Citadel society still has a strong undercurrent of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalism|natalism]], particularly among those influenced by the teachings of [[person:Dlyss]] the Oracle. A prospective mother can make a relatively brief visit to a lifegiver and, for the following turn or so, be reasonably sure of a larger clutch of eggs.+Another, very popular, variation on this technique in the [[geopolitical:Citadel:]] is to target the reproductive system to enhance fertility. While increased life expectancy there (largely due to lifegivers' presence) makes a high birth rate less necessary there than in [[universe:mikurmiya:avishraa]] at large, Citadel society still has a strong undercurrent of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalism|natalism]], particularly among those influenced by the teachings of [[person:Dlyss]] the Oracle. A prospective mother can make a relatively brief visit to a lifegiver and, for the following turn or so, be reasonably sure of a larger clutch of eggs.
  
 It is also possible to //over//fill the life force reservoir, which will cause physical growth. The effects of this are widely variable, depending on the organism and tissue targeted, and can be either helpful or harmful. If an organism is severely damaged, this technique can be used in place of surgery to heal major - even catastrophic - injuries, and regrow limbs, though it will take time and multiple sessions to complete the process. In species that never stop growing throughout their lives (such as plants), it can be used on them at any stage to make them grow faster. In animals, however, and particularly sophonts, there is a natural limit to one's growth that cannot be exceeded without causing other problems. By and large, in these situations its use should be carefully targeted and restrained, and even then, there are situations where it remains a last resort; using it on the brain should only be done in the event of severe injury there, and even done carefully may cause lasting changes. It is also possible to //over//fill the life force reservoir, which will cause physical growth. The effects of this are widely variable, depending on the organism and tissue targeted, and can be either helpful or harmful. If an organism is severely damaged, this technique can be used in place of surgery to heal major - even catastrophic - injuries, and regrow limbs, though it will take time and multiple sessions to complete the process. In species that never stop growing throughout their lives (such as plants), it can be used on them at any stage to make them grow faster. In animals, however, and particularly sophonts, there is a natural limit to one's growth that cannot be exceeded without causing other problems. By and large, in these situations its use should be carefully targeted and restrained, and even then, there are situations where it remains a last resort; using it on the brain should only be done in the event of severe injury there, and even done carefully may cause lasting changes.
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 As previously mentioned, lifegivers are reluctant to drain large amounts of life force from an organism, and are generally likewise reluctant to deliberately cause death. It should be noted that this says nothing for their willingness to cause pain, though //most// lifegivers prefer to bring relief from it as well. As previously mentioned, lifegivers are reluctant to drain large amounts of life force from an organism, and are generally likewise reluctant to deliberately cause death. It should be noted that this says nothing for their willingness to cause pain, though //most// lifegivers prefer to bring relief from it as well.
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