Electromagnetism

[Nootau]

Elemancers are able to create lightning in its rawest form without the need of a specialty guild ability. With this easy(can be done by rank 4) access to a form of electricity, would it be possible to harness this energy to create electromagnets or charge electrochemical cells to store this energy?

[Rias]

Possibly, though I wouldn't intend it to be a common or widespread thing.

[Nootau]

Not common within the college or not common even within that kind of area?

[Rias]

Not common at all. I might even go so far as to come up with a reason for elemancy-produced lightning not working very well or at all that way. Electricity isn't intended to be in use anywhere, really.

[Nootau]

[quote=Rias]Electricity isn't intended to be in use anywhere, really.[/quote]
This really changes my scope. I am working on non combat uses for Elemancy.

[Isiaa]

Lightning being static wouldn't really create a lot of usable energy and lightning wouldn't last long enough to properly charge metals to make even ordinary magnets.

[qinweiqi]

They could do a lot with wind power though. An elemancer or three would be indispensable on any sailing ship that could afford them.

[Rias]

Aeromancers on ships would be handy, yes. Keep in mind however that those capable of wielding elemancy are quite rare. Any PC who chooses a guild that wields it can, of course, but that's for reasons of playability - PCs tend to be the exception to the rules. PCs are a tiny, tiny fraction of the world's population. So no, there aren't any fleets of aeromancer-propelled warships or anything that completely dominate the seas. Also, channeling enough aeromancy to push a ship along notably isn't going to last very long, and it'd have to be a fairly small ship - it'd be extremely exhausting for the elemancer and wouldn't be sustainable for very long at all. Handy for some quick decisive maneuvers on lighter craft, though.

[qinweiqi]

Also a potential life saver in a storm. I was thinking mostly they'd make a good on-board insurance policy.