joethesinner wrote:
From what I gathered those side effects make the Durus Flamma less that ideal for battles, where hundreds or thousands are swinging swords, yelling, firing off blasts of magic and overloading the brain of the person using the Durus Flamma. But, the hightened senses are a plus in a duel, like this situation where Sarine will be toe to toe with one, maybe two people. Well, an advantage as long as Jon doesn't go all Chow Yun Fat and starts blasting off with his pistols while jumping through the air.
Ranalesyn wrote:
wolf346 wrote:
I can remember reading somewhere that time magic was something that the Ensigerium taught themselves, as it was something not even the elves would dare touch.
Ah, must have forgot that. The basic Durus Flamma sensory enhancement should still help when fighting them, though - time magic just sounds like to me something the Ensigerum would have learned through obsessing with the properties of the blades in the past. (Moreso than an elf.)Micheal Poe wrote:
When an elf channeled energy into the sword to keep it active, for some reason, it caused the elf's senses to be greatly magnified. <b>They were increased so much, in fact, that it actually became difficult to concentrate on fighting while using one. Imagine trying to swing a sword around while strobe lights are flashing in front of your eyes, air horns are being blasted right in your ears, and electric shocks are going through your skin. </b> However (and I say this only to avoid the inevitable speculation on it), humans and some half elves do not seem to suffer these effects to the same extent.
It is this effect that kept the weapon from ever really being used for any sort of conventional combat by the elves. However, somewhere along the line <b>it started being used as a weapon for duels since the weapon's effect, while still quite detrimental, actually would add an extra level to the fighting. With the weapons, the match was no longer decided just by which person was more skilled with a sword, but also by which had the greater degree of focus and concentration.</b>
It isn't an enhancement. It isn't helpful. It is a tremedus liability for an elf to use one of those blades. Sarine has no choice because the humans are using them, but that doesn't mean it gives her any advantages at all.