Auraya of the White
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Auraya of The White is the main character in the Age of the Five series of books by Trudi Canavan. She is one of the five Whites: the Avatars of the Pantheon of Five Gods. The Five Gods are the only 'real' Gods left alive, after the massive Chaos War. The religion that worship the Five is called the Circlia, and the followers are the Circlians. Auraya is the third most powerful Circlian alive, and is fifth leader of the faith. All Circlians have a degree of magic, but most only have enough to heat a pan, or light a candle. However, some have abilities far beyond this. If they are magically and morally strong enough, they are eligible to become a White, if there is a vacancy. Auraya was the most devout, and strongest available, and was chosen as the fifth and final White.
Possessions
Auraya owns many items, including a set of forbidden correspondance letters. Most notably, she owns a pet called a Veez called Mischief, who is a kind of samml primate similar to a koala, with notable differences. Namely, it has the ability to speak, and has limited forms of both Telepathy and Telekinesis.Powers and abilities
Auraya was already a powerful mage, before her abilities were boosted by the will of the Five. Now, as a White, she is stated as the third most powerful Circlian alive, however this statement is now held in question (see below) Auraya has the ability to channel magic from the environment into whatever she wills. She can use the magic to create or destroy barriers, levitate objects, communicate telepathically, heal (to a degree), create blasts of pure force or energy, and has developed the singularly unique ability of using magic to move her physical form, effectively creating the power of flight. Like a fly, she can instantaneously change direction or stop. By creating a forcefield in front of her, she can alter her speed greatly: a long, arrow-shaped field allows for her to be aerodynamic and fast, while a flat or "scoop" shaped field will abruptly slow her.Auraya was trained since birth to be a Dreamweaver by Leiard, so she now has skills in this field too. Notably, she can communicate telepathically through her dreams, and has vast knowledge of medicinal herbs. However, she is far from a master of the Dreamweaving Arts.
In the battle with the Pentadrians, Auraya tapped a force of unimaginable power and showed herself to be vastly superior in magical ability than both her allies and her enemies. She managed to break a shield powered by five extremely powerful Mages (all of more power than her supposedly) and kill several of the enemy. Her actions caused the cessation of the war, as it was evident the Pentadrian invaders would not win.
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