List of Special Abilities

Alter Environment
An ability that involved various techniques that allowed the user to manipulate nature, enabling the creation of phenomena such as whirlwinds or fog that could be used to attack or to shield the user from opponents. Elves and Dwarves are the only ones known to have this ability. A notable case of this is the protective wards around the city of Coimlyth that shield it from intruders.

Battlemind
Battlemind is a power wherein one's morale and fighting spirit is augmented through sheer focus, giving a user the drive to fight through even the hardest of conflicts. One could overcome the disabilities of old age and even fading stamina. Users of Battlemind could find themselves fighting with a great deal more fiery and controlled passion, thus it is not common among the more orthodox fighting styles of the Riders. While Duvessa used it in conjunction with mindtrick, to dominate her forces and turn them into mindless weapons for her, Shaina used it to boost the morale of her own army.

Combustion
The ability that allows users to cause an object to burn, or even explode by sheer force of will. It is rarely used on a person, and the effect on inanimate objects and people is devastating. Depending on the size, density and vulnerability of the object in question, combustion would become harder or easier to use successfully. It is disputed whether combustion could be prevented and stopped if another concentrated on an object to prevent it from exploding. The Elvish faeren use this ability to melt the ore to make their swords and other weapons.

Cure Poison
An aspect of healing that could remove or detoxify poisons afflicting living things. The power typically required extended concentration by the user, normally lasting an hour or more. It was not completely unheard of for a user to spend many hours focusing with this power to remove the most potent of poisons. Odhran's sister Orlaith is a known healer.

Empathy
Similar to Mensyn, but empathy is based on what one is feeling, rather than what they are thinking. A skilled empath can manipulate those feelings.

Farsight
Those with this ability are able to see what is happening over a great distance. Skilled users can focus on a particular person and see what is happening to them.

Foresight
People with this gift are often able to see things before they happen. Sometimes with enough notice to be able to change the outcome. When they first begin to appear, they often manifest themselves as dreams. With training, Shaina is able to show others the things that she has seen. As events of the future are often fluid, it is often a subjective ability.

Healing
The ability to accelerate the natural healing process rapidly, and could be used to heal the most fatal of wounds and injuries. Advanced healing requires meditation, but greater aptitude usually grants faster regeneration, without the need for it. Greater levels of attainment are also able to mend far more severe injuries, even major damage to flesh and bone and going as far as to mend internal damage, such as damage to the heart, lungs. While most riders can use this ability to a certain extent, it doesn't come as easily as it does to true healers. The power typically requires extended concentration by the user, normally lasting an hour or more. It is not completely unheard of for a user to spend many hours focusing with this ability to heal the most serious injuries.

Mind Trick
The ability to enter the mind of another, and manipulate it. While some benevolent users will use this sparingly, dark Riders with this ability can dominate the mind of another and take total control. Riders with abilities such as Foresight are most able to use this technique, as it allows them to make others see specific things. When someone with empathic ability uses this technique, they can alter a person's feelings.

Mind Speech
Mensiarad, the ability to talk to another without actually speaking. All Elves are able to use this ability, as are all Dragons.

Mind Feel
Mensyn, the ability to perceive the thoughts of another. When untrained, this ability can be overwhelming for people in crowds, as they can hear the thoughts of all the people at the same time.