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"One of the first things many combat water sorcerers discover, or are taught, is that with enough force, water will cut through things. Mustering the force needed to slice through living flesh and bone is usually the most that they need to master.

They manipulate their element as 'blades' and 'whips'.

The mundane, yet sharp and deadly 'water whip' seems to be a very common technique used in varying forms by every race on Alestennor. It can use as little as a mere handful of water, to something much larger and heavier to control.
The speed of this whip moves faster than the eye can easily see, and it's rare to successfully dodge. What's usually seen is the aftermath - chunks of flesh or even entire bodily parts missing.
The best counter for the attack is simply watching the mana-blessed and predicting the move before it happens. Most sorcerers lack the concentration and skill to manipulate their element with mental power alone, and need to psych themselves up for the attack, along with the motion of a physical 'strike' - mostly similar to a punching, jabbing or swiping motion.

Inexperienced or unskilled water sorcerers can find themselves lacking the strength and force needed behind doing real damage with their 'whip', resulting in something more akin to a 'slap' with the water. In a worse scenario, they seriously injure and dismember themselves with water which they can move fast, but not competently control."

- Archais, 'Aggressive Water Studies'

Turin kindly demonstrating the very mundane "water whip", which he typically uses to decapitate a distracted opponent. He's extremely guilty of being "too physical" which makes him predictable.

Description

"One of the first things many combat water sorcerers discover, or are taught, is that with enough force, water will cut through things. Mustering the force needed to slice through living flesh and bone is usually the most that they need to master.

They manipulate their element as 'blades' and 'whips'.

The mundane, yet sharp and deadly 'water whip' seems to be a very common technique used in varying forms by every race on Alestennor. It can use as little as a mere handful of water, to something much larger and heavier to control.
The speed of this whip moves faster than the eye can easily see, and it's rare to successfully dodge. What's usually seen is the aftermath - chunks of flesh or even entire bodily parts missing.
The best counter for the attack is simply watching the mana-blessed and predicting the move before it happens. Most sorcerers lack the concentration and skill to manipulate their element with mental power alone, and need to psych themselves up for the attack, along with the motion of a physical 'strike' - mostly similar to a punching, jabbing or swiping motion.

Inexperienced or unskilled water sorcerers can find themselves lacking the strength and force needed behind doing real damage with their 'whip', resulting in something more akin to a 'slap' with the water. In a worse scenario, they seriously injure and dismember themselves with water which they can move fast, but not competently control."

- Archais, 'Aggressive Water Studies'

Turin kindly demonstrating the very mundane "water whip", which he typically uses to decapitate a distracted opponent. He's extremely guilty of being "too physical" which makes him predictable.