He is *capable* of anything that comes fom the moon.
> Theistic magic means you identify with- and emulate divine entities,
> and learn to replicate their feats of power. As a son of Sedenya, a
> demigod, I wonder how this works for Takenegi. I bet he has great
> personal power (Greg helped me set the bar at 10w4 earlier), but I'm
> still rather in the dark at what shape and form it takes.
His primary job is to coordinate, to direct, to focus.
> Are the powers of the various lunar deities at his beck and call?
They could be, but he'd have to prepare beforehand to use them. And he'd go through the cult strucures, not to the deities themselves.
> He
> is the emperor of Dara Happa, and various other magical heads of state
> as well. This gives him great rulership magic on his subjects, I guess
> the most important aspect of all, but what else does he have?
He has everything that a human can do, jacked up. He is extra strong,extra fast, extra acute in his perceptions, etc. He was a great warrior and magician in his own right, so knows many personal spells and can wield a weapon in an emergency.
> Can he use the feats of Yanafal Tarnils and summon the spirits of
> Jakaleel? Is he a wizard or a sorcerer, and a shaman as well?
Yes, but as I said, he'd probably have to prepare beforehand--rid himself of ordinary stuff he wasn't going to use. He may be smarter than normal humans, but he still can't remember everything at once.
> I'd like to know if there are some aspects of magic he is
> particularily good at, and some that he is bad at. I assume he doesn't
> go into war as magical artillery, but leaves that job to the field
> colleges. If needed, he can propably lead a field college at some
> spectacular magic though.
He is particularly good at coordination, planning and directing. He would ell the leaders of the field school what magic to use, where to direct it, and he's also attach special units, or even entire cults, to support them.
His importance is not as an individual being, but as the center of a vast web of power.
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Greg Stafford
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