The Field (Well of Echoes)
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The Field is the source of a mancers power in Ian Irvine
's The Well of Echoes
quartet. The field is generated by naturally occurring nodes
and is one of many forces nodes generate, however it is the weakest.
Torgnadrs or node-drainers created by the lyrinx are capable of draining a node of the field, though it releases that power into the node-draining chamber it is located in. Such a place does not adhere to the laws of physics or reality.
Ryll the lyrinx creates a Flisnadr or power patterner, on the advice of Matriarch Gyrull, that drains a node of the field as a Torgnadr does, but doesn't release it uselessly. The user of a Flisnadr can direct the power as he chooses.
Ian Irvine
Ian Irvine is an Australian fantasy and eco-thriller author and marine scientist. To date Irvine has written 27 novels, including fantasy, eco-thrillers and books for children. He has had books published in at least 12 countries and continues to write full-time.- Career :Irvine was born in...
's The Well of Echoes
The Well of Echoes
The Well of Echoes is a quartet of novels written by Ian Irvine and is the second arc of The Three Worlds Cycle series.-Titles:The Well of Echoes consists of four books:*Geomancer*Tetrarch*Scrutator / Alchymist...
quartet. The field is generated by naturally occurring nodes
Nodes (Well of Echoes)
Nodes are fictional, naturally occurring phenomena in Ian Irvine’s The Three Worlds Cycle of novels. They often occur in places where there is a significant landmark, such as on a hill or mountain....
and is one of many forces nodes generate, however it is the weakest.
Torgnadrs or node-drainers created by the lyrinx are capable of draining a node of the field, though it releases that power into the node-draining chamber it is located in. Such a place does not adhere to the laws of physics or reality.
Ryll the lyrinx creates a Flisnadr or power patterner, on the advice of Matriarch Gyrull, that drains a node of the field as a Torgnadr does, but doesn't release it uselessly. The user of a Flisnadr can direct the power as he chooses.