Are Haan Spell Casters Capable of Using Armour?

The short answer: yes. With modifications.

This question not only explain the possibility of an Eferian person’s ability to use armour whilst Dast Casting. But also, understanding how this is possible within the Haan system helps to gain a greater insight of how Haan spell composition function and how they behave. For one cannot talk about how the Haan elements’ behaviour without touching on the question of how the elements move within the environment of the Sagen world.

And then too comes the question of Haan spell compositions’ core structure: the Minbry-Point.

Related: What is the Minbry-Point? (The Haan Study chapter one)

For it is within the concept of how this element in particular function which is the most important piece to understand how it is possible for a person Sagen to practice Dast Casting whilst wearing plate armour (in theory of course, since the Eferian world don’t have plate mail to this extent as we think of it).

So, the question of whether a person within the Sagen world is capable of preforming Dast Casting whilst wearing metal armour stems in the question of how said person’s Minbry-Point is ‘’stored’’. And how the Minbry-Point — as well as other Haan elements — function.

The Minbry-Point: Internal v. External Usage

Each person’s Minbry-Point is tethered to their being.

This means that there is only one Minbry-Point which said person are able use to perform Dast Casting. And once casted, returns when the spell composition breaks. And the focus of the target no longer exists from the caster’s focus. It is not possible for the caster to combine other Minbry-Point into the spell compensation. Because of this, most times throughout the Eferian continent, the usage of a person’s Minbry-Point comes from within said person.

The concept of the element being tethered to the person’s being is also where the idea of Soul Slingers originate from. This is the idea which lays within the notion that one person is always tethered to one singular Minbry-Point.

However, it is possible for the person’s Minbry-Point to exist externally. This stems from the idea that the Minbry-Point is ‘’tethered´’’ to the person without being directly ‘connected’ to them. In this context, the difference being that the Minbry-Point is capable of moving without the need for it to be confined inside of the person’s being. As long as there is a general ‘’communication’’ between the person’s being and the Minbry-Point, The element do not need to be physically inside of said person.

Keeping this in mind, the Minbry-Point is then capable of not only being projected forward by the person. But is also capable of being ‘’stored’’ outside of the person’s body. One of the most common methods of doing this is for the person to continually have a channelling focus onto an object around them. As long as the item is within the same vicinity as the person, the caster is able to limit their tethered Minbry-Point to become projected into the object’s dimensions.

It does not matter how big the object is. And the object itself does not matter either. The only thing which needs to be in place is for the caster to have a phycological connection with it. The caster could — in theory — be able to connect with items such as a chair, a bottle or one of the person’s shoes.

The drawback of this is that the caster always must be able to maintain the focus to the object.

Which is where the limitations come to play.

Even though the person is, in theory, able to connect with any object for external storage of their Minbry-Point does not mean that doing so is the best alternative. Because there always must be a focused connection between the caster and the object. Making the mental state of the person slowly get drained over time.

Effectively making the person mentality-tired way faster during the day. And the focused connection doesn’t stop just because the caster is sleeping. So, there is always a continuous drain of the person’s mental state never giving them a full rest. Creating an external storage for the person’s Minbry-Point is only done by a few within the Eferian continent since there isn’t much to be gained from doing it.

This is unless the caster has a good reason to do so. Like, while wearing armour.

Spell Composition, the Haan Elements’ Limitations and What it Means to the Caster

The majority of the Haan elements cannot go through every solid material. And the same goes for the Minbry-Point.

Because of this, the Haan elements are influenced by what the person is wearing. Within the same idea that curtain material can protect against Dast Casting, the material can also be a hindrance for the caster. One of the materials the Haan elements can’t pass through include metal such as bronze, brass and steel. Due to the Minbry-Point being ‘stored’ within the person’s being, the person is not capable of using the element without great constrains to its movements. The Minbry-Point need unrestricted space to pass from the person into the environment around them.

However, in theory, the need to have the person’s torso ‘open’ for the Minbry-Point to move from is not fully necessary.

The space in which the Haan elements need to move freely in does not need to be of great size.

So, if the person was only wearing a breastplate, the Minbry-Point would still be able to pass through other parts of the person’s being. This would on the other hand increase the amount of time a spell composition can be constructed since the Minbry-Point would then in turn have greater difficulties finding the easiest way to go from the person’s being to the environment around them.

If the person was then wearing a full set of late medieval plate mail with only small spaces for the joints to move the Minbry-Point point could not find amped space to pass through. Effectively restraining the element to the person body without the ability to move into the environment around them.

And how to get around it

Knowing that the Minbry-Point can’t go through metal, the question of how Dast Casting would be possible for the caster then stems in the understanding of where the person’s Minbry-Point is ‘stored’. And with the knowledge of knowing how the Minbry-Point is ‘’stored’’ can then get around the problem by going back to the idea that the element is able to become focused within an external object.

By storing the Minbry-Point within an object which is outside of the person’s body, the caster is then able to preform Dast Casting whilst wearing plate mail.

In Conclusion and Thoughts

A caster who practice Dast Casting is capable of casting Haan spells while wearing armour as long as the Minbry-Point is stored externally. But not without constrains as by doing so would take great toll on the person’s mental energy and awareness.

One of the great things with questions like this is that the question itself cannot be answered without touching on multiple aspects of the Haan system’s core functions. And by doing so allows for many other explanations to be featured which might have not been brought up otherwise.

Concepts such as the Minbry-Point’s external usage is an aspect of the Haan system which is not normally spoken of within story text. Yet the idea is behind many other ideas of Haan spell casting like Haan talismans and summoning spells which have there bases in how the Minbry-Point move and function.

By exploring the minuscule and intricate detailing of how the Haan system is built, the more doors open for greater concepts and ideas to form from them. For once you understand how one part works does one begin to wonder how other parts work as well.

Because just like real life: the question of why is never-ending.