Sorceress

The Median XL sorceress class employs devastating spells and powerful wards to protect her should she choose to fight in melee combat.

Background of the Median XL Sorceress

The Zann Esu covens have always been regarded with suspicion by the other mage clans of Sanctuary. Although their mastery of elemental magic was undeniable, the witch covens keep away from society and adhere to strict ethical rules and their own religion of nature worship.

Their secluded lifestyle and mysterious powers gave rise to rumours among the common folk about hexcraft and a pact with the devil. Members of the covens were hunted down as witches and prosecuted by the Church until the witches finally fled deep into the forests to the underground city of Zann Rok, never to be seen again.

Now more myth than history, folk tales of the Zann Esu tell of haunting chants and dances to the full moon deep in the forest and unearthly spirits hunting down and slaying any witnesses to the spectacle...

Preferred Weapons

Sorceresses are adept at the use of magical staves and orbs as channelling foci for their spells. The smaller orbs are one-handed, enabling the spellcaster to carry a shield. However, staves are more efficient and allow the sorceress to cast her spells much faster.

Battlemage warriors are often seen wielding crystal swords or the Zann Esu’s mystical warp blades. A combination of channelling athame and war sword, warp blades create energy ripples that enable the wielder to strike multiple enemies in a single swing!

Base cast rate increased when wielding a staff.

Preferred Armour

Because traditional warrior plate is cumbersome and impedes mobility and spell casting, the ancient mage clans created their own exotic designs that allow for easy movement and precise gestures. Though the knowledge to create this armour has been lost to the ages, you may come across one of the few surviving Eastern kazarghands, Khanduran lamellar plates or the splendid Kehjistani ceremonial armours...

Elemental Specialisation

If a sorceress wishes to become a master of her arts, she must devote her studies and training to no more than two elemental powers.

The Zann Esu believe that magi who dabble in many arts at once lack the patience and discipline required to properly serve the elemental aspects of the Deity. Zann Esu neolytes are consecrated to two elements of nature at their rite of passage and are forbidden to study the other elements. Those who violate this sacred rule are excommunicated.

You can only learn two elements out of four (fire, cold, lightning, poison).

Skills

The Sorceress's skills by tree. Each skill's page shows its values per level.

Innate skill

Skill	Required level	Requires	Effect
Force Wall	1		wall of energy that repels enemies

Fire

Skill	Required level	Requires	Effect
Flamefront	1		casts multiple exploding fireballs
Living Flame	6	Flamefront	Passive effect: regenerates life and increases max life
Flamestrike	12	Living Flame	calls down a blast of flame
Pyroblast	18	Flamestrike	fireball that sets flame to the area around impact
Firedance	24	Pyroblast	circle of flame increases spell damage

Cold

Skill	Required level	Requires	Effect
Shatter the Flesh	1		detonates a corpse, freezing and damaging enemies
Frigid Sphere	6	Shatter the Flesh	orb explodes at target point, causing massive damage
Snow Queen	12	Frigid Sphere	Passive effect: increases defense and maximum health
Abyss	18	Snow Queen	surrounds target point with a spiral of frost
Summon Ice Elementals	24	Abyss	summons ice spirits with a freezing nova attack

Lightning

Skill	Required level	Requires	Effect
Forked Lightning	1		casts multiple snaking lightning bolts
Thunderstone	6	Forked Lightning	throw a rock that explodes into charged bolts on the ground
Tempest	12	Thunderstone	casts lightning bolts at all nearby enemies
Warp Armor	18	Tempest	Passive effect: increases defense rating and causes attacks to miss
Nova Charge	24	Warp Armor	periodically casts shock novas when enemies are nearby

Poison

Skill	Required level	Requires	Effect
Lorenado	1		advancing whirlwind of deadly books
Vengeful Power	6	Lorenado	Passive effect: damages attackers and boosts spell damage when struck
Miasma	12	Vengeful Power	field of poison that lowers attack rating and movement speed
Carpet of Spiders	18	Miasma	a hundred spiders emerge from the target enemy
Hive	24	Carpet of Spiders	periodically creates poisonous swarms when approached

Mana

Skill	Required level	Requires	Effect
Moonstrike	1		melee attack that adds damage and increases life
Familiar	6	Moonstrike	black panther familiar with an aura that increases magic ability
Arcane Torrent	12	Familiar	energy wave that deals damage based on the caster's mana
Mana Sweep	18	Arcane Torrent	steals mana and damages enemies based on mana lost
Bladestorm	24	Mana Sweep	melee attack that unleashes homing magical swords

Uberskills

Skill	Required level	Requires	Effect
Chronofield	90		slows movement and attack of enemies caught in the field
Witch Blood	90		Passive effect: increases spell damage when life is full
Baneblade	90		improves melee combat ability and defense
Symbol of Esu	90
Force Blast	90

From Brother Laz's Median XL documentation, used with permission.