A mentalist is simply an Adept that learns his spells from experience and by rote. Essentially, there are no grimoires involved, the mentalist simply learns each spell one by one. Mentalists have some advantages, however - primarily, they do not have to have talismans to do their magic (though some have them anyhow, they're simply not a requirement).

The mentalist accomplishes this by pulling the essence for spells from his own being. Put another way, the mentalist is his own talisman. As such, the processes involved are significantly different from those involved in Wizardry, generally, and concentration in mentalism precludes the learning of other wizardry, and vice versa.

Schools

• Ornocks Ale Hall