= Chaos Mage =

While other arcane spellcasters tap into the power of chaos only to shape it into weaker magics, the chaos mage prefers his magic undiluted. &nbsp;The side effect of this, however, is sheer unpredictability. &nbsp;Shunned by lawful creatures, the chaos mage wields raw magic power with little or no control. &nbsp;The chaos mage is merely the valve on the faucet.

Those who value chaos magic, however, either wield it or value it from afar. &nbsp;Chaos mages are beloved as saboteurs and often prove their worth in large scale combat situations. &nbsp;Their magic is extremely dangerous, not only to their enemies, but sometimes to themselves.

 *Adventures: Many chaos mages turn to adventuring because they are typically unwanted by society as a whole. &nbsp;The only task they can reliably do is cause damage, which they excel at. &nbsp;A chaos mage will often adventure to find a place in the world. &nbsp;They have a distaste for organization and monotony.

 *Characteristics: The chaos mage is highly potent magically, but is either unable to tame the heavy stream of magic he can cast forth, or unwilling to dilute it by learning control. &nbsp;He is only able to roughly shape his magic, which only slightly dilutes the potency of it. &nbsp;However, as long as the chaos mage still has energy left, he can still wield the raw magic, but has no way of knowing what it might do.

 *Alignment: The chaos mage is never lawful. &nbsp;The chaos mage may be honorable, but he will never follow a rule for the sake of being ruly. &nbsp;At best, a chaos mage's works are full of wonder.  At worst, they are thoroughly destructive and a menace to all, even themselves.

 *Religion: The chaos mage feels unbound by rules and usually does not favor any particular god, except in the hopes of favorable luck. &nbsp;Thus the chaos mage might follow a god of fate or magic. &nbsp;Rarely though, because of the special qualities that are unique to chaos mages, a god might take a special interest in a particular chaos mage and become that chaos mage's patron. &nbsp;Such a chaos mage is truly fortunate.

 *Background: Chaos magic was discovered during the era of the dead gods of ["Annor"]. &nbsp;While the gods' influence was no longer felt, some found access to the wild powers of chaos magic. &nbsp;A chaos mage usually will begin to develop their powers at puberty. &nbsp;A household with a learning chaos mage will probably eventually be destroyed. &nbsp;At some point, a chaos mage will understand the powers he's been using and learn rudimentary control over it. &nbsp;Sometimes the chaos mage's abilities will be recognized and he will be sent somewhere to learn to develop them. &nbsp;More often than not, the chaos mage is on his own and shunned by society at large, including family and friends. &nbsp;Chaos mages have no sense of kinship, as they have little to share with one another.  &nbsp;Typically, they fear one another as much as society fears them. &nbsp;Historically, Chaos Mages are taken to and held within the Basement of the [:TowerOfTheMages:Tower of the Mages] (also known as the [:TowerOfChaos:Tower of Chaos]) until such time that they learn sufficient control to not randomly damage their immediate environment.

 *Races: Any sentient race can develop chaos mages. &nbsp;Chaos mages are a rarity, thankfully, usually a sort of genetic mishap, where one inherits the ability to do great feats of magic, but no ability to control it. &nbsp;Even a mage with no training will usually at least learn enough control to become a sorcerer. &nbsp;But when they do not, they may become chaos mages. &nbsp;Chaos mage is a favored class for gnomes.

The 3rd edition d20 rules for Chaos Mages can be found here: http://www.chaosmage.com/Tabletop/ChaosMage.doc

= Chaos Mages of Note =
[:ChaosAkili:Akili]

["Deranged"]

["Delerium"]


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