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Special Abilities are extensions of the elves' natural powers. They are only available to those Elves who have DNA with the necessary components and then manifest them.

It is quite rare for an elf to have more than one special ability, though there are a few of these mentioned in the series, Sophie and Lady Cadence among them. Polygots are more likely to have multiple abilities than any other elves. Keefe Sencen may get more abilities in either Unlocked (8.5) or Book 9.

Known Abilities

There are currently 23 abilities that have been mentioned in the series. All of them are associated with at least one character, although the character may be nameless.

Name	Description	Known Manifesters
Beguilers	Have an irresistibly soothing voice, and can usually use their talent to persuade people to do what they want and to calm animals.	Councillor Alina
Chargers	Can channel nearby electricity through their hands and the air to shock things. They are also known as Astrakinetics.	Councillor Zarina
Conjurers	Can change the location of objects with a snap of their fingers.	Edaline Ruewen, Jolie Ruewen (deceased), Lady Cadence, Councillor Liora
Descryers	Can sense how much potential someone has for light and dark. They can also sense someone’s potential for power.	Councillor Terik
Empaths	Can read people's emotions with (or sometimes without) contact.	Keefe Sencen, Councillor Oralie, Lord Cassius, Stina Heks, Vika Heks, Vespera
Enhancers	They can boost elves abilities from their fingertips, and make the power in another elf stronger.	Sophie Foster
Flashers	Can create and control light with different effects.	Elwin, Orem Vacker, Cyrah Endal (deceased), Wylie Endal, Luzia Vacker, Glimmer
Fluctuators	Can modify the density of an object.	The Neverseen (either an ability or a gadget)
Frosters	Can create and manipulate ice and snow.	Juline Dizznee/Squall
Gusters	Can manipulate the movement of air.	Trix (Neverseen agent), Marella's Dad
Hydrokinetics	Can sense and control water.	Linh Song
Inflictors	Can inflict emotions (always negative, with the exception of Sophie Foster). Pain is the common emotion used by inflictors.	Sophie Foster, Councillor Bronte
Mesmers	Can force others to do things with their minds.	Grady Ruewen
Phasers	Can break their bodies down into separate particles to pass through solid objects.	Blur, Lady Alexine
Polyglots	Can speak and understand any language and are talented at mimicking.	Sophie Foster, Lady Cadence, Councillor Clarette, Lady Gisela
Psionipaths	Can create force fields.	Ruy Ignis, Maruca Endal
Pyrokinetics	Can create and control fire.	Brant, Fintan Pyren, Marella Redek
Shades	Can control shadows (sometimes Shadowflux) and read shadowvapor. This kind of ability is sometimes called Umbrakinesis.	Tam Song, Umber (deceased), Lady Zillah
Technopaths	Are talented at creating and tinkering with gadgets.	Dex Dizznee, Lady Iskra, Tinker
Telepaths	Can read minds and perform other mental skills more astutely, because they have more mental power.	Tiergan, Mr. Forkle, Alden Vacker, Sophie Foster, Fitz Vacker, Councillor Emery, Lady Pemberley
Teleporters	Are able to transport themselves and others to places they have a clear mental image of.	Sophie Foster, Alicorns
Vanishers	Can turn themselves invisible from all creatures but gnomes (some Vanishers know a trick to prevent gnomes from seeing them).	Biana Vacker, Della Vacker, Alvar Vacker, Wraith
Vociferators	Can unleash horrible sounds that can trigger headaches.	Councillor Noland

Known Elves with Multiple Talents

Sophie Elizabeth Foster (Telepath, Polyglot, Inflictor, Teleporter, Enhancer)
Lady Cadence Talle (Conjurer, Polyglot)

It is suggested that Lady Gisela may have a hidden ability she has yet to reveal since she is a Polyglot, which increases her chance of having another ability. Alvar teases this idea when talking with Sophie and Keefe in Legacy. As this is unconfirmed, she cannot be listed on the Known Elves with Multiple Talents.

In Legacy, Keefe Sencen had symptoms to manifest another ability, but it is currently unknown if he will, so he is not currently listed as an elf with multiple talents.

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+{{Spoiler}}<nowiki></nowiki>[[File:Keeper_of_the_lost_cities_ability_badges_by_blazetailx-db59ar6.png|thumb|[[Exillium]] [[Ability Pins]] - This is a piece of unofficial fanart and does not adhere exactly to all of the given descriptions. Some ability pins were composed by the artist.|241x241px]]
-'''Special Abilities '''are extensions of the Elves' natural powers. They are only available to those Elves who have [[DNA]] with the necessary components and then [[manifest]] them.
+'''Special Abilities '''are extensions of the [[Elves|elves']] natural powers. They are only available to those [[Elves]] who have [[DNA]] with the necessary components and then [[manifest]] them.
-It is quite rare for an elf to have more than one special ability, though there are a few of these mentioned in the series. [[Polyglot|Polygots]] are more likely to have multiple abilities than any other elves.
+It is quite rare for an elf to have more than one special ability, though there are a few of these mentioned in the series, [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]] and [[Lady Cadence Talle|Lady Cadence]] among them. [[Polyglot|Polygots]] are more likely to have multiple abilities than any other elves. [[Keefe Sencen]] may get more abilities in either [[Unlocked]] (8.5) or Book 9.
 ==Known Abilities==
-There are currently 23 abilities that have been mentioned in the series. All of them are associated with least one character, although the character may be nameless.
+There are currently 23 abilities that have been mentioned in the series. All of them are associated with at least one character, although the character may be nameless.
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 |[[Conjurer]]s
+|Can change the location of objects with a snap of their fingers.
-|Can snap their fingers and make things they know the location of appear and disappear.
-|[[Edaline Ruewen|Edaline]], [[Jolie Lucine Ruewen|Jolie]], [[Councillor Liora]], [[Lady Cadence Talle]]
+|[[Edaline Ruewen]], [[Jolie Ruewen]] (deceased), [[Lady Cadence Talle|Lady Cadence]], [[Councillor Liora]]
 |-
 |[[Descryer]]s
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 |-
 |[[Empath]]s
-|Can read people's emotions with (sometimes without) contact.
+|Can read people's emotions with (or sometimes without) contact.
 |[[Keefe Sencen]], [[Councillor Oralie]], [[Lord Cassius]], [[Stina Heks]], [[Vika Heks]], [[Vespera]]
 |-
 |[[Enhancer]]s
-|They can boost elves abilities from their fingertips.  And make the power in the other elf stronger.
+|They can boost elves abilities from their fingertips, and make the power in another elf stronger.
 |[[Sophie Foster]]
 |-
 |[[Flasher]]s
 |Can create and control light with different effects.
-|[[Elwin]], [[Orem Vacker]], [[Cyrah Endal]], [[Wylie Endal]], [[Luzia Vacker]], [[Glimmer]]
+|[[Elwin]], [[Orem Vacker]], [[Cyrah Endal]] (deceased), [[Wylie Endal]], [[Luzia Vacker]], [[Glimmer]]
 |-
 |[[Fluctuator]]s
-|Can modify the density of something.
+|Can modify the density of an object.
 |The [[Neverseen]] (either an ability or a gadget)
 |-
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 |[[Guster]]s
 |Can manipulate the movement of air.
-|[[Trix]] (Neverseen agent), [[Marella's Dad]]
+|[[Trix]] ([[Neverseen]] agent), [[Marella's Dad]]
 |-
 |[[Hydrokinetic]]s
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 |[[Inflictor]]s
-|Can inflict emotions (always negative, with the exception of [[Sophie Foster]]), pain is the common emotion used by inflictors.
+|Can inflict emotions (always negative, with the exception of [[Sophie Foster]]). Pain is the common emotion used by inflictors.
-|[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]], [[Councillor Bronte]]
+|[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie Foster]], [[Councillor Bronte]]
 |-
 |[[Mesmer]]s
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 |-
 |[[Phaser]]s
-|Can break their bodies down to pass through solid objects.
+|Can break their bodies down into separate particles to pass through solid objects.
-|[[Blur]], [[Lady Alexine]], [[Jensi's Brother|Jensi's older brother]]
+|[[Blur]], [[Lady Alexine]]
 |-
 |[[Polyglot]]s
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 |[[Psionipath]]s
 |Can create force fields.
-|[[Ruy Ignis]], [[Maruca]]
+|[[Ruy Ignis]], [[Maruca|Maruca Endal]]
 |-
 |[[Pyrokinetic]]s
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 |[[Shade]]s
-|Can control shadows (sometimes [[Shadowflux]]) and read [[Shadowvapor|shadowvapor]].
+|Can control shadows (sometimes [[Shadowflux]]) and read [[Shadowvapor|shadowvapor]]. This kind of ability is sometimes called Umbrakinesis.
-|[[Tam Song]], [[Umber]](deceased), [[Lady Zillah]]
+|[[Tam Song]], [[Umber]] (deceased), [[Lady Zillah]]
 |-
 |[[Technopath]]s
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 |[[Telepath]]s
 |Can read minds and perform other mental skills more astutely, because they have more mental power.
-|[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie]], [[Fitzroy Avery Vacker|Fitz]], [[Tiergan]]/[[Granite]], [[Mr. Forkle]]/[[Magnate Leto Kerlof|Magnate Leto]]/[[Sir Astin]], [[Alden Vacker|Alden]], [[Councillor Emery]], [[Councillor Kenric]], [[Quinlin Sonden|Quinlin]], [[Prentice Endal|Prentice]], [[Damel Kafuta|Damel]], [[Gethen]], [[Lady Pemberley]]
+|[[Tiergan]], [[Mr. Forkle]], [[Alden Vacker]], [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie Foster]], [[Fitzroy Avery Vacker|Fitz Vacker]], [[Councillor Emery]], [[Lady Pemberley]]
 |-
 |[[Teleporter]]s
 |Are able to transport themselves and others to places they have a clear mental image of.
-|[[Sophie]], [[Alicorns]]
+|[[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|Sophie Foster]], [[Alicorns]]
 |-
 |[[Vanisher]]s
-|Can turn themselves invisible from all creatures but gnomes (if not knowing a special trick).
+|Can turn themselves invisible from all creatures but gnomes (some Vanishers know a trick to prevent gnomes from seeing them).
 |[[Biana Vacker]], [[Della Vacker]], [[Alvar Soren Vacker|Alvar Vacker]], [[Wraith]]
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 Known Elves with Multiple Talents
 * [[Sophie Elizabeth Foster|'''Sophie Elizabeth Foster''']] ([[Telepath]], [[Polygot|Polyglot]], [[Inflictor]], [[Teleporter]], [[Enhancer]])
-* '''[[Lady Cadence Talle]]''' ([[Conjurer]]), ([[Polygot|Polyglot]])
+* '''[[Lady Cadence Talle]]''' ([[Conjurer]], [[Polygot|Polyglot]])
-It is suggested that [[Lady Gisela]] may have a hidden ability she has yet to reveal since she is a [[Polygot|Polyglot]], which increases her chance of having another ability. As this is unconfirmed, she cannot be listed on the ''Known Elves with Multiple Talents''.
+It is suggested that [[Lady Gisela]] may have a hidden ability she has yet to reveal since she is a [[Polygot|Polyglot]], which increases her chance of having another ability. Alvar teases this idea when talking with Sophie and Keefe in ''Legacy. ''As this is unconfirmed, she cannot be listed on the ''Known Elves with Multiple Talents''.
-In ''[[Book 8: Legacy|Legacy]]'', Keefe Sencen had symptoms to manifest another ability, but it is currently unknown if he will, so he is not currently listed as an elf with multiple talents. [[fr:Talents]]
+In ''[[Book 8: Legacy|Legacy]]'', [[Keefe Sencen]] had symptoms to manifest another ability, but it is currently unknown if he will, so he is not currently listed as an elf with multiple talents. [[fr:Talents]]
 [[Category:Special Abilities]]
 [[Category:About the Elves]]