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Calling it "Enchanting" is probably what's confusing you, so I'll just sort of explain my interpretation of what Hael means.
-All Mages, as an addition to their basic set of skills, learn to "Imbue" their magic into physical objects.
-This is dependent on the forms of Magic they have, the material being imbued, and the skill of the Mage.
-Example: Your aforementioned "Spirit Mage" might take a lesser Fire spirit into their body, and then house it in a specially prepared Magic Sword. By connecting yourself magically with the sword, you may now will it to catch flame. You are not altering the sword, like an Alterist might, but rather you are using the sword as a medium for your Magic.
-This is probably more difficult with some types of Magic than others. For example, while Irina may not find much use in this skill at all, for an Alterist, it could be incredibly powerful.
-The act of "Imbuing" their magic into objects is not its own field at all, but rather, an inherent skill possessed by Mages, similar to the act of Spell-casting itself. It is a simple, natural progression when learning to control and apply magic practically.
These are just my thoughts on the matter. I do agree that this is all a little "Ehh", but at times like this, it can't be helped, tomato.
By the way, I like the Spirit/Elemental thing. That was actually pretty much what I was going to go with, prior to my Planar Mage.
-All Mages, as an addition to their basic set of skills, learn to "Imbue" their magic into physical objects.
-This is dependent on the forms of Magic they have, the material being imbued, and the skill of the Mage.
-Example: Your aforementioned "Spirit Mage" might take a lesser Fire spirit into their body, and then house it in a specially prepared Magic Sword. By connecting yourself magically with the sword, you may now will it to catch flame. You are not altering the sword, like an Alterist might, but rather you are using the sword as a medium for your Magic.
-This is probably more difficult with some types of Magic than others. For example, while Irina may not find much use in this skill at all, for an Alterist, it could be incredibly powerful.
-The act of "Imbuing" their magic into objects is not its own field at all, but rather, an inherent skill possessed by Mages, similar to the act of Spell-casting itself. It is a simple, natural progression when learning to control and apply magic practically.
These are just my thoughts on the matter. I do agree that this is all a little "Ehh", but at times like this, it can't be helped, tomato.
By the way, I like the Spirit/Elemental thing. That was actually pretty much what I was going to go with, prior to my Planar Mage.
