#lightning elemental

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Lightning Elemental

Artist: Kev Walker TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Lightning Elemental (Seventh Edition) - Kev Walker

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Lightning Elemental

"A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, He passes from life to his rest in the grave." —William Knox, "Mortality"

Artist: Kev Walker TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Lightning Elemental

Artist: Kev Walker TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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Lightning Elemental (Seventh Edition) - Kev Walker

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Jistkan Magistrate (Warpriest Archetype)

(art by Phi-MD on DeviantArt)

And we’re back with another Jistka-themed archetype, this one focused on another form of magic the Imperium was known for.

Before they bound golems en masse, the Jistka has great understanding of elemental magics and of binding and negotiating with genies of all stripes, chief among them being the magistrates who used their mastery of contract law and divine magic to draft airtight contracts and channel elemental forces.

While Jistka is long gone, there are those that seek to emulate the mastery of these magistrates, whether they have a birthright to those secrets or not.

While they don’t have any civic authority on their own, those that take the title of Jiskan magistrate in the modern era combine the martial divine skills of the warpriest with elemental mastery, making them quite powerful in their own right in addition to their elemental allies.

As one might expect, these warpriests are associated with gods that rule over one or more elements, and they only gain one blessing, which must be elemental in nature. They also pick up elemental languages with ease.

In addition to traditional divine spontaneous casting of curative or wounding magics, these warpriests can also sacrifice other spells to summon elementals of their chosen element.

Additionally, they learn not just how to harm and heal elementals with their channeled energies, but also how to channel raw elemental power into destructive shockwaves, though they lack the ability to heal or harm the undead as a result whether they use positive or negative energy.

A simple archetype, but one that works best with a build focused on summoning and calling elemental creatures, including genies! I personally recommend a support and combat build that summons and bolsters elemental allies.

In the context of the Lost Omens setting, this archetype is an interesting way to show characters honoring and learning from past civilizations as an alternative to such secrets being lost forever. However, outside of it, the practice may be more modern, representing divine warriors that act as marshals for powerful elemental armies.

Most consider elementals to be simple brutes compared to other denizens of their home plane, but Kavagas the Tree-Splitter is an exception. The might lightning elemental has long served as a loyal advisor and warrior for the followers of the Sky-Splitting God, who commands his followers to strike like lightning and rush over foes like a storm front in battle.

More in tune with elemental forces than demonic ones, the gargoyles of Skyreach Mountain are divided into two clans, those which revere the sky, and those that value the earth. This has only led to new conflicts as the clans sometimes go to war, supported by summoned elementals.

Normally the followers of the Great Conflux prefer to stay out of such petty matters as war, but with the rise of new philosophies regarding the elements of wood and metal, and these philosophies have aligned themselves with different sides of a struggle between nations, leading to an upswing of young priests choosing the path of war on either side as war nears.

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Strayka's day off ~

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Theurgic Quest 06: Fighter Aseliel

“Lightning never strikes twice, but I am not so stingy.”