Barrier
From The Heretic Knowledge Vault
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A spell. It may be the same thing as a magical Shield, although the caster seems to use different words when invoking the two, and there seem to be subtle differences in effect.
Description
Barrier may -- or may not -- differ from a Shield spell in certain regards, but the idea is the same: erect a magical defense against attack via directed magical energy. Barrier, unlike Shield, seems to be an area-effect spell; the one time we've seen it cast, the result is to turn a Flame Volley (an area-effect offensive spell) away not only from the nun who casts it, but also away from the NPC Guards accompanying her -- and unfortunately, back toward the books in the Heretic Knowledge Vault, which react to a blast of flame just the way any other collection of ancient, flammable paper would. This is another difference between Barrier and Shield: the Shield spell seems to simply absorb the magical energy without it bouncing.
Where Used
Used by a nun of the Veracian Church to stop (or at least deflect) Ian's Flame Volley here.
