More questions on Morphing

[Theur]

Hello there again

Before I can finally finish my CS (which took almost half a year ) I have a couple of questions on morphing

Morphing is mostly a practical discipline learned through experience on the field. There is relatively little theory and a lot of practice and trial-and-error involved. Much like Voiding, there is no real initiation ritual required to start practicing it, just weeks of constant meditation and focus. Aspiring Morphers fast, meditate and empty their minds until they completely separate their minds from their physical forms, at which point Morphing first becomes possible.

(From the initiation part of morphing)

Now my questions

1) As long as one achieves a complete separation from the mind and body does the process matter? (example meditation)

2) Can morphing be triggered by intense emotion/s alone

2.5) If yes how volatile can it be? Let me rephrase that how unpredictable and messed up could it possibly get? will he subconsiouslly morph claws when hes angry or just be more susceptible to morph?

3) Just clarifying but can one morph into plants like have tree bark skin or have leafy hair?

4) If one does a full body morph what happens to the users clothes?

[Evalin]

Ill take a stab at this

1) I do not really understand what you are asking for this one. The process of morphing comes about by first choosing a model and then through concentration and careful djed control transforming into that model. I always like to imagine molding clay. You first picture what you want and then you mold it into the shape you see. When are are just learning you are not very good, and most of the time it turns out nothing like you imagined, but after a lot of practice you can create wonderful masterpieces directly from your imagination.

2) From the lore and my own experience I would so that no, strong emotions cannot trigger morphing. This is simply because it requires intense focus and concentration to elicit even the smallest change. In the lore it states that at novice level even the simplest transformations take several chimes, so that leads me to believe that just wild emotions will not affect your morphing (besides throwing off your concentration and maybe messing you up half way through). I would conceded the point to the founder who created the personal magic though.

3) It says that you can transform into organic mater, so I assume that it is not unheard of to transform into a plant. Just remember that such a radical change could be very very difficult to undo if something went wrong. Personally I wouldn't want to be stuck as a shrub lol.

4) You clothes do not change with you sorry XD. If you grow too big the clothes will rip, too small and they will fall off. Simple as that

Hope that helps

[Theur]

Oh ok thanks alot you helped me so much again thank you.

What I meant for the 1st question was this:

From the lore it says that there is no real initiation to morphing.
Just lots of meditation and focus until one can seperate their mind from their body at which point morphing First happens.

What I'm asking is that does the process of meditating and intense focus until one completely seperates their mind from their body a must for their First morph.
Or as long as one can completely seperate their mind from their body through another mean. Can one achieve their First morphing in this way. (sorry for stressing first alot)

I hope I cleared things up and again thank you

[Verilian]

What other way are you talking about? Separating your body and mind is more a figure of speech, really, since that's impossible. The way I interpreted it was that you meditate until you have reached such a deep state of mediation that it seems your mind has gone to a separate place. You can then manipulate your body, using your mind. That's my interpretation of how it's done, anyway. But how else would you do it? What are you trying to get at? Give us an example, and I'll try to help from there.

[Theur]

Well I was thinking more on the lines of an intense shock of sorts like a traumatic experience or great emotional upheavel, stress for the first ever morph. (subsequent morphs follow the usual focus and meditating)

Example:
Lets say John witnessed a disaster that took away the only thing he ever loved. (lets say a house that was engulfed by fire) Of course John would have experience great saddness because of it right, but lets say that he knew who caused the diaster. All of that trauma, shock, emotional upheavel will then be focused into one thing, revenge on whoever did this. That is when morphing first happens.

Now this is where my logic comes in. When John witnessed the disaster he lost himself in sadness and when he realized who had done it his mind left him, he broke, he became an animal wanting revenge. A focused animal wanting revenge. (hence mind seperated from the body)

Now how does morphing come in? Well John's state as of right now is like that of an animal right. He instinctively knows that he needs a tool to exact revenge and so the body responds by morphing, giving him claws, fangs or whatever animal John had seen before. Although it's not controlled (John can't choose what he wants morphed). (hence morphing)

Now the djed to supply the morphing comes from his emotions, tied to them temporarily because of his current state. (just in case your wondering)

I guess I'm pushing the boundaries on morphing but that's the sort of situation I had in mind. Actually it kinda sounds like morphing gone wrong

Thanks again for your insights

[Verilian]

Hmm.. I don't think that will work, simply because to reach the state required to morph, you need to become calm and detached. Revenge fueling morphing wouldn't really work, and the body already has fists to defend itself. I don't think trauma could unlock the magic, though you could always run the idea by a founder.

[Theur]

Alright thank you Verilian you've been a big help no really.

I guess I could show it to a founder and see what happens via help desk right?

Again thanks