Editing Summoner

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|mana2=Transference
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|spire=Serpent Spire
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[[Category:Contract Attunements]]
The '''Summoner''' [[attunement]] is one of the most versatile attunements available, due to it being a [[:Category:Contract Attunements|contract-based attunement]]. Summoners are known for their ability to form lasting contracts with [[monsters]], and summon copies of those monsters. The summoner attunement grants the attuned access to [[air mana]] and [[transference mana]], along with their combination: [[travel mana]]<ref name=aa2-r>''On the Shoulders of Titans'' Recap - Attunements</ref>. At citrine, it grants access to [[life mana]]. Additionally, summoners can negotiate for the use of a monster's mana when creating a contract, giving them theoretical access to any type of mana<ref name=aa1-7>''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 7</ref>. The summoner attunement is most commonly found in the [[Serpent Spire]] in [[Valia]]<ref name=aa2-r />, but has been known to be found in other spires under some circumstances, such as by those who gained a [[God Beast]] contract in their first [[judgment]]<ref name=aa3-2>''The Torch that Ignites the Stars'' Chapter 2</ref>.

== Political Importance ==

Due to their incredible healing abilities, menders were historically allowed to cross battlefields unharmed by both sides<ref name=aa1-11>''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 11</ref>.

== Attunement Features ==

''Features that are a result of specific attunement functions, rather than the types of mana available to the attuned.''

=== Contracts ===

The primary ability granted by the summoner attunement is creating contracts. Summoners can negotiate with spire monsters to create a binding contract, where the summoner grants the monster a portion of their mana in exchange for mana, abilities, and the ability to summon figments of the spire monster<ref name=aa1-5>''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 5</ref>. Summoners can also make contracts with non-sentient monsters, and those unable to communicate, albeit with less of an ability to negotiate<ref name=aa1-5 />. While this typically requires access to the original monster, summoned figments with the ability to use sorcery can negotiate on behalf of the original. Because of this, some summoners will sometimes bind a monster with access to sorcery, then use that binding to summon a copy at a later time, which they can negotiate a contract with<ref name=aa1-16>''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 16</ref>.

=== Bindings ===

The summoner attunement grants access to a binding spell, which allows the summoner to create a weak bond with a monster. Unlike a true contract, this does not require the monster's consent, but only grants the ability to summon a [[figment]] of that monster. Because this requires about the same amount of mana as a contract while providing fewer benefits, bindings are rarely used permanently<ref name=aa1-15>''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 15</ref>.

=== Summoning Figments ===

If a summoner has a contract or binding with a monster, they gain the ability to summon a [[figment]] of that monster<ref name=aa1-7>''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 7</ref>. While figments are typically weaker than the original monster, it is possible for a summoner to create a figment more powerful than the original, or a modified version, such as using an ogre contract and fire mana to summon a fire ogre<ref name=aa1-15 />.

=== True Summoning ===

In addition to summoning a figment of a spire monster, some contracts allow the summoner to cast a "true summoning" spell, which physically moves the original spire monster to the summoner's location<ref name=aa3-16>''The Torch that Ignites the Stars'' Chapter 16</ref>.

=== Modified Growth Rate ===

Due to it being a contract-based attunement, the summoner attunement has several distinct features that make it different from traditional attunements. Firstly, mana taken up by a contract or binding is permanently used until that contract or binding is released, and thus will not count toward the attunement level<ref name=aa1-19>''Sufficiently Advanced Magic'' Chapter 19</ref>. Additionally, summoners exchange mana through their contracts, making them typically grow faster than other attuned<ref name=aa3-2>''The Torch that Ignites the Stars'' Chapter 2</ref>.

== Notable Summoners ==

* [[Sera Cadence]] - Formerly
* [[Elora Theas]]

== Notes ==

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