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 Given more strength, it can be used to move, lift, and otherwise handle physical matter - the equivalent of the power that humans might call telekinesis. A mentalist could probably levitate something as heavy as a bowling ball into the air slowly and hold it there; objects smaller and lighter than this could be "thrown" with increasing force. Mentalists are capable of using it with a certain amount of precision, and some can use it to pick locks or perform work too delicate for use of the forepaws. This ability can also be used to stop or interfere with other objects' movement, either by manually altering their course (which may be more feasible for larger, faster-moving objects such as javelins) or by erecting barriers (more suited to small or slow-moving objects).
-Force projection is most commonly directed at solids - which it can circumvent, but not penetrate - but can also be used on liquids and gases. It is well-known in the [[geopolitical:citadel:|Citadel]] that a mentalist surrounding themselves in a bubble of sufficient force, such as to avoid attack from all directions, is capable of suffocating by depleting their air.
+Force projection is most commonly directed at solids - which it can circumvent, but not penetrate - but can also be used on liquids and gases. It is well-known in the [[geopolitical:Citadel:]] that a mentalist surrounding themselves in a bubble of sufficient force, such as to avoid attack from all directions, is capable of suffocating by depleting their air.
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 It helps that it is possible, and in the Citadel relatively common, for a non-mentalist to provide themselves with some protection from a mentalist's powers; a meditative mindset makes a mind harder to read, intense self-awareness will alert a mind to attempts at alteration or control, and the ability to think "surface" thoughts and "deep" thoughts can hide the latter behind the former. ([[person:zadireth|Zadireth]], [[person:dlyss|Dlyss]]' husband and henchman, is notoriously hard to read accurately despite being a non-mentalist... though, to be fair, his is an unusual sort of mind in the first place.)
-Mentalists form the backbone of the [[geopolitical:citadel:restitutors|Restitutors]], the Citadel's watch, who are called upon to capture criminals against life and property, and to enforce the relatively few laws that are imposed on the population; their powers make it relatively easy for them to track down and interrogate suspects. They are also, like illusionists, often employed as spies and bodyguards (and mind-guards, protecting their employers' minds from other mentalists).
+Mentalists form the backbone of the [[geopolitical:citadel:Restitutors]], the Citadel's watch, who are called upon to capture criminals against life and property, and to enforce the relatively few laws that are imposed on the population; their powers make it relatively easy for them to track down and interrogate suspects. They are also, like illusionists, often employed as spies and bodyguards (and mind-guards, protecting their employers' minds from other mentalists).
 Among the more savory occupations, mentalists can often be seen employing their powers in communication (an association of mentalists in the Citadel capital, [[geopolitical:citadel:Oldstone]], psionically broadcasts news in a fashion somewhere between town criers and Earthly news networks), and in artisan roles where their telekinetic abilities allow them to undertake detailed and intricate work not possible with the fingers.