Minion, Mute
Esoteric Counter Assault Squad
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e are not sure WHO exactly is pulling the strings of this reported ECAS team. A faction has apparently begun to spread its influence into modern military branches and organizations. This is not new for the Magi by any means; there is a long history of influencing the mundane powers of the world. But because of the age of silence, it has never been combined with the destructive power of modern weaponry.
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our Codex has been bound with many protective bindings and dweomers that not only contain and preserve the code of your inscriptions, but also protect a Magi from mundane threats and provide a receptacle of power for casting minor cantrips. This is performed by simply borrowing slightly from the vast power inscribed into your war magicks. You have the ability to skim lightly from that power to cause a wide range of effects. But if you skim too much then the power of the spell is utilized and it is rendered inert until it can be re-attuned. You can use this to deflect bullets, arrows, knives and other crude killing tools of the mutes.
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nfortunately, the mutes have progressed alarmingly these past 150 years. Their heavy weapons now often rival the power of our magick. We believe this ECAS team has destroyed or captured over a dozen Magi so far. They stalk their prey carefully with satellite and other surveillance technology to set up elaborate ambushes. They surround their targets from long range fortified positions that have been magickally warded somehow by whoever is helping them. This creates a potentially devastating attack on the unprepared Magi. They also strike as one, with organized and concentrated firepower, which can overwhelm the protective magicks incorporated into your Codex. If the target survives their initial assault, they have reserve fire power, artillery strikes, hellfire missiles and more that they can call upon, which can be as destructive as any Forces Magi. These teams have obviously been specifically trained to counter us. What is not clear is how they are identifying us. Who is pulling their strings?
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Illus: Blackpoint