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=== Spells ===
Keras casts his spells silently with mental commands relating to the effect he wants. He can also cast spells through his swords to extend his reach. 

==== Dominion of Flame ====
As a dominion sorcerer, Taelien must expend some of his own flame essence, which helps regulate his body heat, to draw on more power from the Dominion of Flame, which makes him colder. His own flame essence will restore over time and in a slightly greater amount than before. 

'''Disperse'''

With the mental command "disperse", Keras can cause fire to break down. 

'''Ignite'''

With the mental command "ignite" Keras can create flickers of flame or a sphere of flame.

'''Flame Punching'''

Keras can call fire from the Dominion of Flame around his hands. 

'''Burst'''

Keras can create a blast of flame with the mental command "blast". 

'''Aura Ignition'''

Keras can reach out to the aura of the Sae'kes and use the mental command "burn" which caused white flames to ignite from the sword. This caused the Sae'kes' runes to glow white instead of the usual blue when he powers them directly. Keras did not feel the warmth of the flames.

'''Flame Deflection'''

Keras can try to deflect flames with his flaming shaping. 

'''Fade'''

With the mental command "fade" Keras can cause flames to fade away.

'''Fireball'''

Keras can throw fireballs. 

'''Heat'''

With the mental command "heat" Keras can cause a warm red glow to envelop his hands, producing light and heat. He can use this to burn what he touches and even burn his own wounds shut, although this is extremely painful. This is a relatively simple spell.

'''Flame Arc'''

Flame Arc is one of the simplest flame calling spells that Keras knows. It conjures a fan shaped wave of flame in front of him that burns everything within a few feet.

'''Aura of Fire'''

Keras can fill his entire aura with flames. He calls this Aura of Fire.

'''Shift'''

With the mental command "shift", Keras can command flames to move aside. 

'''Body of Fire'''

Body of Fire is a technique that floods Keras' body with flame essence. Keras used this to remove the cold created by Xiaofan. 

'''Heat Ripping'''

Keras can rip heat from materials. 

'''Halting'''

Keras can try and halt the movement of flame with the mental command "halt". 


==== Dominion of Stone ====
As a dominion sorcerer, Taelien must expend some of his own stone essence, which makes his physical strength and muscles work, to draw on more power from the Dominion of Stone, which makes him physically weaker. His own stone essence will restore over time and in a slightly greater amount than before. 

'''Body of Stone'''

Body of Stone is one of Keras' most used techniques. It is a dominion calling spell which pulls stone essence from the Dominion of Stone into his body, making him temporarily stronger and tougher but it decreases his speed. Body of Stone can resist petrification effects and can use petrification spells as fuel to make Keras even stronger. 

'''Petrification Resistance'''

Keras can use his stone sorcery to resist stone-based petrification spells. 

'''Game Pieces'''

Keras can shape stone into game pieces.

'''Cover'''

Keras can shape stone to cause it to cover gaps. 

'''Wall'''

With a stomp and the mental command "wall", Keras can shape stone into forming a wall.

'''Blades'''

With a stomp and the mental command "blades" or "spikes", Keras can shape stone into forming blades from the ground under his opponents. 

'''Armor'''

With the mental command "armor", Keras can form a crude armor of stone. He does not use this on himself. 

'''Handholds'''

Keras can shape stone into handholds.

'''Capturing'''

Keras can reshape stone to grab his enemies and trap them in place. 

'''Opening'''

Keras can shape stone to make an opening in it with the mental command "open". 

'''Collapse'''

With the mental command "collapse", Keras can cause stone to collapse. 

'''Solidify'''

Keras can solidify stone.

'''Pillar'''

Keras can create stone pillars with his stone essence. 

'''Halt'''

Keras can half stone from moving with the mental command "stop".


==== Dominion of Metal ====
As a dominion sorcerer, Taelien must expend some of his own metal essence, which makes his physical strength and muscles work, to draw on more power from the Dominion of Metal, which makes him physically weaker. His own metal essence will restore over time and in a slightly greater amount than before. 

'''Body of Iron'''

Body of Iron is a similar spell to Body of Stone, but relying on metal essence instead of stone. This technique is stronger than Body of Stone, making him even stronger and tougher, but puts a greater strain on his body. Keras improved this technique to be able to direct where the essence goes in his body to lower the cost, but this means only the directed part of his body is reinforced. 

'''Breaking'''

Taelien can break metal apart with the mental command "degrade" which causes the weakness in metal to expand. He can also use the mental command "shatter".

'''Flatten'''

With the mental command "flatten", Keras can cause metal to flatten down.

'''Merge'''

With the mental command "merge", Keras can cause pieces of metal to merge together.

'''Sharpen'''

With the mental command "sharpen", Keras can cause a piece of metal to become sharp.

'''Disguise Sword'''

Keras can change the Sae'kes to make it look like a regular sword with the mental command "ordinary". He can easily reverse this process with the mental command "revert". 

'''Open'''

Keras can make an opening in metal with the mental command "open".

'''Seal'''

Keras can seal things in place with metal, which he often does to the Sae'kes and the scabbard to prevent it being drawn. The mental command "release" undoes the change.

'''Magnetism'''

Keras can apply magnetism to metal.

'''Lightning Attraction'''

Keras can shape metal to act as a lightning rod.

'''Separate'''

With the mental command "separate" Keras can separate metal apart.

'''Magnetic Repulse'''

With the mental command "magnetic repulse" Keras can push metal away.

'''Condense'''

Keras can condense metal with the mental command "condense". This is undone with the mental command "return". 

'''Property Adjustment'''

Keras can alter metal to give it properties that other metals have. 

'''Chain'''

Keras can change metal into lengths of chain. He has done this with the Sae'kes' blade and reverses it later. 

'''Tighten'''

Keras can cause metal to tighten with the mental command "tighten". 


==== Dominion of Light ====
Keras gained access to light essence through his contract with Dawnbringer. He began to develop light essence in his own body, in usable amounts, after using Dawnbringer for long enough. Drawing heavily on light essence has subtler costs: slowing movements, reducing mental clarity and decreasing resistance to poison, disease, and hostile magic.

'''Body of Dawn'''

Body of Dawn is one of Keras' strongest techniques. It is a combination of light, spirit and stability essence. This technique is very exhausting. The technique increases strength, speed, and magic resistance immensely while active but all of those are decreased until his body had a chance to recover. When using this technique, Keras seems to be a blur as he moves so fast. 

'''Resplendent Raiment'''

Resplendent Raiment is a technique that Keras developed. It increases his speed and can help remove supressing techniques. This is not as fast as Body of Dawn. 

'''Poison Neutralisation'''

Keras can use light to neutralise poison in his body. 

'''Compulsion Neutralisation'''

Keras can use light essence to try and destroy compulsion effects placed on him.

'''Light Blade'''

Keras can launch cutting blasts of light. He can also split the light into three separate blades. 

'''Aura'''

Keras can wrap his weapons in an aura of light.

'''Golden Dawn'''

Keras can use Dawnbringer's Golden Dawn technique with his own light essence. This creates a flare of bright light. 


==== Dominion of Spirit ====
Keras gained access to spirit essence through his contract with Dawnbringer. He began to develop spirit essence in his own body, in usable amounts, after using Dawnbringer for long enough. 

'''Body of Dawn'''

Body of Dawn is one of Keras' strongest techniques. It is a combination of light, spirit and stability essence. This technique is very exhausting. The technique increases strength, speed, and magic resistance immensely while active but all of those are decreased until his body had a chance to recover. When using this technique, Keras seems to be a blur as he moves so fast. 

'''Spirit Sight'''

Keras could flare spirit essence into his eyes to help see hidden people. 


==== Dominion of Stability ====
Keras gained access to stability (often known as enhancement) essence through his contract with Dawnbringer. He began to develop enhancement essence in his own body, in usable amounts, after using Dawnbringer for long enough. 

'''Body of Dawn'''

Body of Dawn is one of Keras' strongest techniques. It is a combination of light, spirit and stability essence. This technique is very exhausting. The technique increases strength, speed, and magic resistance immensely while active but all of those are decreased until his body had a chance to recover. When using this technique, Keras seems to be a blur as he moves so fast. 

'''Enhancement Burst'''

Keras can launch bursts of enhancement essence from his hands which blasts things that are hit.

'''Physical Empowerment'''

Keras can send enhancement mana through his body to generally empower himself. 


==== Annihilation Essence ====
Keras gained his strange annihilating essence from the use of the Sae'kes. The essence from the sword bled into his body and he began to utilise the essence and the essence began to form an aura around Keras that wears away at things nearby. This power can not be taken by a Vae'kes.<ref name="author-archive">[https://discord.com/channels/443421134109671424/825197735249838130/1029949244989263894 ''Climber's Court AA4 Pre-Release Q & A Transcript - FULL]''</ref>

'''Body of Annihilation'''

Keras used his '''Body of Annihilation''' spell by pulling on power from the Sae'kes instead of holding it at bay. Whilst using this spell he effortlessly cut through the entirety of multiple layers of self. He could cut thousands of shades at once. Using this spell twisted his personality, he cut off his other spells believing all he needed was destruction. He began to view people as targets and prey whilst using the spell. He believed that if he were hit by "unfathomably dangerous" power he would only grow stronger. Keras even wanted to destroy Dawn because she stopped him murdering other people and considered her interference to mean she was a threat.

Against Keras using Body of Annihilation, anyone weaker than World Maker level is in "a lot of trouble".<ref name="author-archive">[https://discord.com/channels/443421134109671424/825197735249838130/1029949244989263894 ''Climber's Court AA4 Pre-Release Q & A Transcript - FULL]''</ref>