I haven't really settled on a specific element, but I know Silverfyre mentioned wanting to look into Water/Tortoise, and since I put it up as an example, I think my character (the musician/singer-to-be) having something like music-turned-into-a-physical-form as an ability would be an interesting way to connect her talent and her magic.<br/><br/>But if anyone is really invested in Wood, I'm totally okay with doing creative spins with the remaining element (not sure what that is, if there is one). I'm not picky, and since I have a base character somewhat drawn up without much of a personality, I could really shift her around as necessary to reflect the element.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=129367.msg5769044#msg5769044">Quote from: Martee on 24-01-2012, 05:59:10</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">The idea of having the power of persuasion is cool... I just wonder how you'd keep it from being overpowering?  I like the idea of casting illusions, too.  <em>Hmm.</em></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The power of persuasion basically stopped working once the caster was "out of range".<br/><br/>In the story, the guy pickpockets some poor woman at a city fair by saying "Allow me to hold that for you, Missus," and pretending to be her servant. Being affected by that, she merely handed him the money, and he slipped away; once he was gone, and she reached for her purse to pay for her stuff, she raised a hue and cry about how someone had stolen her money. She didn't remember that she'd given the purse away.<br/><br/>Later, when he's caught by a mercenary, he tells her that she has him confused for someone else, and that she's mistaken - and she lets him go. After she confers with the story's main characters, of course, she figures it out that she's been duped - but in that moment of confrontation, she was susceptible to his suggestion.<br/><br/>In the end, it's revealed that someone else with similar mind-magic is susceptible to his suggestion, though it's not explained how or why.