Air Thread

The purpose of this lecture is to demonstrate some basic uses of the Air thread of the One Power in a consistant manner such that our weaves will have some uniformity.

Airshield - single flow of Air twisted into a tightly-spun plate of steel-hard air to deflect a blow. An example:

Joe glares at the charging soldier, Saidin held ready. As the man makes his double-handed overhead slash down at Joe, he spins a thread of air into a steel-hard plate and interposes it between his head and the descending blade to deflect the blow with a loud clang.

Airwall - like Airshield, but more solid and tied off to allow it to exist outside of the maker's control. An example:

Joe spins out thick flows of Air, weaving them tightly together to form a solid, shimmering wall in front of him about five feet high and ten feet across.

Airblow - smack someone with a hardened flow of Air, be it as hard and thick as a fist, or like a whip. An example:

Joe channels flow of Air into a club-like construct and directs it at the insolent peasant, attempting to crack it across the base of his skull.

Bind - use bands of Air to restrict someone's ability to move. An example:

Joe spins out thick bands of air and tries to slip them around Bob in an attempt to bind his arms to his sides and prevent his movement.

Gag - stuff the victim's mouth with a flow of Air so he can't talk. An example:

Joe lets out a sigh of exasperation at the woman's ceasless babbling. He lets out an irritated sounding mutter and channels a flow of air into a hardened mass about half the size of his fist and attempts to stop up her mouth with it.

Deaf - block someone's ears with masses of hardened Air to impede hearing. An example:

Joe pauses his interrogation of the prisoner and wraps thick bands of hardened air around him, blocking his ears. Then he turns to the observing attack leader and says,"Baijan'm'hael, I do not think he knows anything."

Lift - bands of Air like Bind, used to lift the victim or target. Difficult, and requires a lot of the One Power. The more weight you lift, and the higher you lift it, the more of the Power you need. An example:

Joe wraps flows of Air around the stone and slowly lifts it. As the large rock climbs higher into the air, a frown of concentration appears on Joe's face and the menace of Saidin becomes stronger around him as he draws more deeply on the One Power.

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