Sorceress (Sword of Truth)
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A sorceress is a fictional class of people in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind.
[edit] Description
A sorceress is a powerful woman who can perform a number of supernatural abilities, using either additive or subtractive magic, or both. The male counterpart to a sorceress is a wizard. A sorceress has more power than a regular person, but less than that of a wizard, although some sorceresses may come close to or even surpass the power of some wizards. Their power is related both to their knowledge and skill as well as their inherent ability. A sorceress does not need to be born with the gift of magic (usually inherited from a parent) in order to use magic, but those born with the gift are almost always much more powerful and learn much more quickly. Those who dedicate their lives to learning magic without being born with the gift are said to have the "calling". The powers of different sorceresses can vary greatly depending on what area they focus their magical studies in.
Before the war with Panis Rahl, sorceresses (like wizards) were much more common and more revered. They typically wore simple flaxen robes decorated at the neck with yellow and red beads sewn in the ancient symbols of their profession. Their hair typically reached their shoulders (a sign of status in the Midlands)
[edit] List of Known Sorceresses
- Adie
- Sister Verna
- Prelate Annalina
- Nicci
- Althea (pillars of creation)
- Lathea (pillars of creation)
- Allessandra) (sister allessandra)
