History Quotes / TheArchmage

->''[[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Lords of Change]] are the most powerful sorcerers in the galaxy, gifted with unparalleled psychic abilities and a near-infinite skill and expertise in the arcane sciences. They can [[BalefulPolymorph turn scores of mortals to boneless spawn]] with a mere glance, destroy an armoured vehicle with the flick of a finger or [[YourSoulIsMine wrench the soul from the mouth of the mightiest of warriors]] with a single word, only to devour it with the delight of a connoisseur. Magic is the power to change -- to change matter into energy, unliving into living, lead into gold, and the opposite of all these. Magic is change and change is magic, and both are boons from their Master, [[GodOfEvil the Changer of the Ways]].''

->For the Archmage, the difference is a matter of scope: the Master may only wish to name the stars, but the Archmage attempts to grasp them. For an Archhmage, there are no limits, no stop signs, and never any turning back. [[AwesomeEgo The deepest secrets of magic are hidden simply so that she can experience the challenge of finding them]].
-->--''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - Masters Of The Art''

->Mekhet is perhaps [[note]]even more so than Lilith in some ways[[/note]] the best example of what several millennia of study can do for one's magical prowess. Formerly a great court magician in a now-forgotten proto-Egyptian culture, Mekhet has used his eons of existence to become the foremost [[BloodMagic blood magician]] on the planet. [[EvilSorcerer Tremere]] might have access to Level 10 rituals, but only Mekhet has had five thousand years or so to develop and refine his. Not surprisingly, his greatest affinities are for all forms of blood magic - including Thaumaturgy, Assamite and Setite Sorcery, and Necromancy - as well as Auspex.
-->--''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade - Gehenna''

->Such is Mazdamundi's power that, with a slow and deliberate gesture, he caused devastating earthquakes to rip open the land itself, swallowing the human settlement of Cadavo, after consistent raiding from the settlers. It is said that it was he that made the volcanoes of the Red Mountains erupt, destroying the lands around them, and that the earthquakes that wracked many of the Dwarf holds in antiquity [[BeenThereShapedHistory were caused by him]]. His wisdom is great, and every action he takes has been carefully deliberated over, though it is often impossible for outsiders to fathom his long-reaching vision.
->When the armies of Hexoatl march to war, [[FrontLineGeneral Lord Mazdamundi will often lead them]], borne aloft upon the back of a mighty Stegadon. He controls this massive beast [[TheBeastmaster through sheer force of will]], and Mazdamundi's fury, when roused, is terrifying to behold. It is said that there is not a wizard alive that can match his powers of the magical arts, and that even his mere presence forces all but the most strong-willed individuals to drop their gaze.
-->--''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Lizardmen Army Book (6th Edition)''

->[[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Lords of Change]] are the most powerful sorcerers in the galaxy, gifted with unparalleled psychic abilities and a near-infinite skill and expertise in the arcane sciences. They can [[BalefulPolymorph turn scores of mortals to boneless spawn]] with a mere glance, destroy an armoured vehicle with the flick of a finger or [[YourSoulIsMine wrench the soul from the mouth of the mightiest of warriors]] with a single word, only to devour it with the delight of a connoisseur. Magic is the power to change - to change matter into energy, unliving into living, lead into gold, and the opposite of all these. Magic is change and change is magic, and both are boons from their Master, [[GodOfEvil the Changer of the Ways]].
-->--''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: Codex - Chaos Daemons (4th ed)''

->Nobody liked him, but it became apparent that [[SadistTeacher Mayakovsky]] was no fraud. He could do things Quentin had never seen done at [[WizardingSchool Brakebills]], things he didn't think had been done for centuries. One afternoon he demonstrated, but did not allow them to try, a spell [[RealityWarper that reversed the flow of entropy]]. He popped a helium balloon and then knitted it back together and refilled it with its original helium atoms, in some cases fishing them from deep inside the lungs of spectators who had inhaled them. He used camphor to smother a spider — [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals he showed no particular remorse about this]] — and then, frowning with the effort, brought the spider back to life. Quentin watched the poor thing creep around in circles on the tabletop, [[DamagedSoul hopelessly traumatized]], making little dazed rushes at nothing and then retreating to a corner, hunched up and twitching, while Mayakovsky moved on to another topic.
-->--''Literature/TheMagicians''

->''[[BadassBoast I reached out my hand; England's rivers turned and flowed the other way]].''
->''I reached out my hand; my enemies blood stopt in their veins.''
->''I reached out my hand; thought and memory flew out of my enemies' heads like a flock of starlings.''
->''My enemies crumpled like empty sacks.''
->''[[ElementalShapeshifter I came to them out of mists and rain]].''
->''[[DreamWeaver I came to them in dreams at midnight]].''
->''I came to them [[OneToMillionToOne in a flock of ravens]] that filled a northern sky at dawn. ''
-->--The Prophecy of the '''Raven King''', ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell''

->Who is Theodore Wicker?\\
[[{{Catchphrase}} Initiate]] King James Protocol. The code is 30 and 26 and 31. The password is "Job." Transmit!\\
He was Oxford born and bred, a leading scholar of demonology, this Age's [[MasterOfOneMagic greatest master of portal magic]], of [[ThinkingUpPortals stepping between worlds]]. He [[HellSeeker came to Hell]] and adapted to the hallucinatory wilderness, thrived among the ashes and eldritch. [[HumanoidAbomination An impossible mortal, now immortal]], with knowledge of the Second Age. He preaches to the demons, and they listened.
-->--'''The Buzzing,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

-->-- ''Literature/GentlemanBastard'': ''Republic of Thieves''

-->--'''The Buzzing,''' ''VideoGame/TheSecretWorld''

->Mekhet is perhaps [[note]]even more so than Lilith in some ways[[/note]] the best example of what [[TimeAbyss several millennia of study]] can do for one's magical prowess. Formerly a great [[CourtMage court magician]] in a now-forgotten proto-Egyptian culture, Mekhet has used his eons of existence to become the foremost [[BloodMagic blood magician]] on the planet. [[EvilSorcerer Tremere]] might have access to Level 10 rituals, but only Mekhet has had five thousand years or so to develop and refine his. Not surprisingly, his greatest affinities are for all forms of blood magic - including Thaumaturgy, Assamite and Setite Sorcery, and Necromancy - as well as Auspex.

->Such is [[TimeAbyss Mazdamundi]]'s power that, with a slow and deliberate gesture, [[PersonOfMassDestruction he caused devastating earthquakes to rip open the land itself]], swallowing the human settlement of Cadavo, after consistent raiding from the settlers. It is said that it was he that made the volcanoes of the Red Mountains erupt, destroying the lands around them, and that the earthquakes that wracked many of the Dwarf holds in antiquity [[BeenThereShapedHistory were caused by him]]. His wisdom is great, and every action he takes has been carefully deliberated over, though it is often impossible for outsiders to fathom his long-reaching vision.

-->--The Prophecy of the '''Raven King''', ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell''

-->--''Literature/TheMagicians''

->Nobody liked him, but it became apparent that [[SadistTeacher Mayakovsky]] was no fraud. He could do things Quentin had never seen done at [[WizardingSchool Brakebills]], things he didn't think had been done for centuries. One afternoon he demonstrated, but did not allow them to try, a spell [[RealityWarper that reversed the flow of entropy]]. He popped a helium balloon and then knitted it back together and refilled it with its original helium atoms, in some cases fishing them from deep inside the lungs of spectators who had inhaled them. He used camphor to smother a spider — [[BadPeopleAbusedAnimals he showed no particular remorse about this]] — and then, frowning with the effort, brought the spider back to life. Quentin watched the poor thing creep around in circles on the tabletop, [[DamagedSoul hopelessly traumatized]], making little dazed rushes at nothing and then retreating to a corner, hunched up and twitching, while Mayakovsky moved on to another topic.

-->--''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000: Codex - Chaos Daemons (4th ed)''

-->--''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}: Lizardmen Army Book (6th Edition)''

->For the Archmage, the different is a matter of scope: the Master may only wish to name the stars, but the Archmage attempts to grasp them. For an Archhmage, there are no limits, no stop signs, and never any turning back. [[AwesomeEgo The deepest secrets of magic are hidden simply so that she can experience the challenge of finding them]].

-->--''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade - Gehenna''

->For the Archmage, the different is a matter of scope: the Master may only wish to name the stars, but the Archmage attempts to grasp them. For an Archhmage, there are no limits, no stop signs, and never any turning back. [{AwesomeEgo The deepest secrets of magic are hidden simply so that she can experience the challenge of finding them]].

->An Archmage is a living legend - a mortal with a power of a demigod. The simple task of Adepts and Disciples are not for her. She's generally got bigger fish to fry.

->Mekhet is perhaps [[note]]even more so than Lilith in some ways[[/note] the best example of what [[TimeAbyss several millennia of study]] can do for one's magical prowess. Formerly a great [[CourtMage court magician]] in a now-forgotten proto-Egyptian culture, Mekhet has used his eons of existence to become the foremost [[BloodMagic blood magician]] on the planet. [[EvilSorcerer Tremere]] might have access to Level 10 rituals, but only Mekhet has had five thousand years or so to develop and refine his. Not surprisingly, his greatest affinities are for all forms of blood magic - including Thaumaturgy, Assamite and Setite Sorcery, and Necromancy - as well as Auspex.

-->--''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - Masters Of The Art''