PSIONICIST PSIONICISTS PSI PSIONICS

PSIONICIST PSIONICISTS PSI PSIONICS
 
The history of the Psi can be traced to one diminutive Gnome by the
name of Snivelis Bentgear. Blessed with a remarkable intellect he
quickly ascended to the highest ranks of Invokers. He was renowned 
for his work on Mana charge theory and his lectures as Dean of the
Academy on the finer aspects of dispelling. Life for professor 
Bentgear was going as he had precisely planned, until the jealousy of 
colleagues lined the pockets of Syndicate. Snivelis was captured and
delivered to the deepest bowels of the Underdark. His Illithid captors 
exploited his open mind to enslave him into a simple verbal interpreter 
to the slave pens of the Hive and the army of Duergar they favored. 
 
After a time Snivelis began to dissect the manner in which he was 
manipulated. He could sense, if not see the waves of telepathy as they 
manipulated various areas of his brain. The nuance of a simple caress to 
the frontal lobe to invoke movement, the pin prick to the back for 
blinding pain.  Soon he realized how much potential there was for 
greater manipulation of not just others, but of the inanimate as well; the 
elements, the molecular structure of flesh and more. In a procedure 
only known to the great masters of the Psionicist guild, Snivelis 
sacrificed that part of him that held Mystic energy and in so doing 
strengthened his mind to heights no other in Aabahran have ever 
known. Thus was Snivelis freed, and thus was the guild of Psionicist 
born.
 
To be accepted into the secret society of the Psionicist one must be of 
superior intellect and unquestioned masters of their current magical 
craft. The Psi manipulates mana by drawing their power from their own 
mind rather than magical incantations from the Mystic energy around 
them. By doing so they are capable of the most powerful feats of 
magic ever seen. However, when performed such abilities are lost until 
properly meditated into memory once more. Meditation is the lifeblood 
of the Psi and their most coveted of rituals, a time when the mind is at 
peace and released from all existing spell maintenance. The particular 
abilities of the Psi are secretive and mysterious. Yet it is rumored that 
the  Psi can specialize their focus on melee, mental or destructive circles
of study.    
 
See also: PSIONICIST REQUIREMENTS