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Jaer
The Wind Mage
Hero Jaer
Type Non-Champion
Hiring Cost Icon Gold 200
Upkeep Cost Icon Gold 4
Prereq. Icon Fame 10
Moves Icon Movement Ground2 *
Melee Attack Icon Melee Normal 1
Ranged Attack Icon Ranged Magic 6
Defense Icon Defense 5
Resistance Icon Resist 6
Hit Points Icon Hits 5
Equipment Slots
ItemSlot StaffItemSlot MiscItemSlot Misc
Hero Abilities

Ability Caster Caster (Icon Mana 7.5)

Ability WindWalking Wind Walking

Ability MissileImmunity Missile Immunity
Random Abilities 1 (Mage)
Extra Spells
Tactical Hero Jaer

Jaer the Wind Mage is one of the 35 Hero units featured in Master of Magic.

Jaer is a non-Champion Hero. He may randomly appear for hire if a wizard has at least Icon Fame 10 Fame points, in which case his Hiring Cost is Icon Gold 200 by default. Alternatively, Jaer can be summoned using the Summon Hero spell (or through partial failure of the Summon Champion spell), and can occasionally be found as a Prisoner reward after a successful Encounter.

Jaer boasts a strong Icon Ranged Magic Magical Ranged Attack, but with virtually no Icon Melee Normal Melee Attack capabilities. He also has the innate ability of Missile Immunity, which protects him from several types of Ranged Attacks. This makes Jaer a valuable combat support unit, despite his other middling defensive properties.

Jaer's primary advantage is that he has the Wind Walking ability by default - which allows him and any unit stacked with him to Icon Movement AirFly while on the overland map (but not during combat). He can therefore be used almost as a type of Ship to transport units between continents. Note also that Jaer receives an extra Random Ability from the "Mage" category to further boost his capabilities.

Jaer also has the ability to cast spells, for which he will pay from his own Icon Mana Mana pool. In addition to any spell known to his employer, Jaer may also cast the Guardian Wind and Word of Recall spells - assuming he has sufficient Icon Mana Mana to do so.

Jaer may be equipped with the mage set of Magical Items, contributing primarily to the strength of his Ranged Attack and spell-casting abilities. The lack of armor, however, makes him more vulnerable to enemy attacks.

Jaer's Upkeep Cost is Icon Gold 4 per turn, unless he has randomly acquired the Noble trait.

General Description[]

Jaer the Wind Mage is a spell-caster who has studied the magical properties of air and wind, and can manipulate them to his advantage. His impressive long blond hair is swept about by the constant gales that surround this Wind Mage. Jaer's appearance indicates that he is probably a member of the High Elf race, but there is no confirmation of this.

Jaer wears a red cape with blue pants, and rides a dark-blond horse. He is probably best identified by a large bird-shaped jewel which seems to grow right out of his forehead (it might be held there by some band, which we cannot see).

Initial Properties[]

Note: All data below assumes Jaer is at his lowest Experience Level, and without any Magical Items or Random Abilities - After all, any Hero can become devastatingly powerful after gaining several levels and powerful items. Please refer to the tables and chapters below for more information.

Attack Properties[]

Jaer the Wind Mage's primary mode of attack is a Icon Ranged Magic Magical Ranged Attack of moderately-high strength. Unfortunately, until he can gain a significant amount of Icon Mana Mana, the number of times he can use this attack is pretty limited. Jaer also possesses an extremely weak Icon Melee Normal Melee Attack, though this can eventually become useful after many Icon Experience Level Experience Levels have been acquired.

Jaer's Ranged Attack has a default strength of Icon Ranged Magic 6. Given a basic To Hit chance of Icon ToHit 30%, he can be expected to deliver about Icon Damage 1.8 points of Damage with this attack, on average. It is not too impressive an attack, but is sufficient to damage most enemy units to some degree.

This Ranged Attack delivers Magical Damage. As a result, it does not suffer Icon ToHit To Hit penalties when used at a distance. On the other hand, targets possessing Magic Immunity will almost invariably shrug off all damage from this attack. Furthermore, the attack is associated with the Icon NatureNature Realm, and thus may be blocked partially or completely by spells like Resist Elements.

Note that Jaer's Icon Ranged Magic Magical Ranged Attack uses Icon Mana Mana from his own personal pool as ammunition. Each attack reduces his remaining Mana by Icon Mana -3. When he has only Icon Mana 2 or fewer left, he may not use his Ranged Attack anymore for the rest of the battle. Since this is the same Icon Mana Mana that Jaer uses to cast spells during combat, he must decide whether to use Ranged Attacks or cast spells depending on the situation on the battlefield. Icon Mana Mana is restored to full capacity at the end of each battle.

Jaer's Melee Attack has an initial strength of only Icon Melee Normal 1, a token attack that is highly unlikely to cause any damage. Given a basic Icon ToHit 30% To Hit chance, it can be expected to deliver no more than Icon Damage 0.3 points of Damage on average, and thus will almost always be completely blocked by any kind of armor. Nonetheless, with sufficient Experience, it can actually become useful against soft targets.

Defensive Properties[]

By default, Jaer the Wind Mage has a rather-average Defense score of Icon Defense 5. This enables him to block, on average, about Icon Damage 1.5 points of Damage from any damage source. This can protect Jaer adequately from most low-tier Normal Units, but expect him to take damage often when fighting anything stronger, at least until he can gain plenty of Icon Experience Experience and/or acquire strong armor.

This vulnerability does not apply to enemy Icon Ranged Bow Ranged Missile Attacks, thanks to Jaer's innate Missile Immunity ability. Whenever such an attack strikes him, his Defense rating is temporarily boosted to Icon Defense 50, essentially making him totally immune! Very few units (mostly high-Experience and very-well-equipped enemy Heroes) would have anywhere near the amount of Icon Ranged Bow Ranged Attack Strength to penetrate this much armor. Note that a Slingers unit's attack, though marked by Icon Ranged Boulder Boulders, is considered a Ranged Missile Attack.

Jaer possesses a below-average Icon Hits 5 Hit Points by default. This means that it doesn't take a lot of damage to kill Jaer, and puts him at danger whenever he is sent into battle.

As with most Heroes, Jaer possesses a default Resistance score of Icon Resist 6. This makes him somewhat vulnerable to Curses and other combat maledictions. It will take at least Icon Experience Level 4 Experience Levels before he can become immune to some of these effects, assuming no Magical Items or Random Abilities augment it.

Other Properties[]

Jaer the Wind Mage has a basic Hero's Movement Allowance of Icon Movement Ground2. This is good for speeding up his movement on the overland map, through plain land tiles like Grassland and Deserts. During battle, Jaer may need to use his speed to stay away from stronger enemies.

Note also that while he is on the overland map, Jaer and any units stacked with him gain the ability to Fly. This is thanks to Jaer's innate Wind Walking ability. Furthermore, Jaer's Movement Allowance determines the movement allowance of the entire stack! In other words, if Jaer can move 2 tiles per turn, any stack he is in can move 2 tiles per turn, regardless of the actual speed of the other units.

Note that the Flying ability does not apply during combat, and can cause problems if enemies are encountered while over an Ocean or Shore tile.

Spellcasting[]

Jaer the Wind Mage possesses the Caster ability by default, and initially has Icon Mana 7.5 Mana to spare (rounded down to Icon Mana 7). This Mana pool increases with Experience.

Jaer may cast any combat spell known to his employer. In addition, regardless of whether they are available to the employer, Jaer also has access to Word of Recall and Guardian Wind spells. Some spells, including these two additional spells, may be unavailable for casting until Jaer can gain some Experience and increase his available Icon Mana Mana.

Note also that Icon Ranged Magic Magical Ranged Attacks will draw Icon Mana 3 Mana from Jaer's pool each time they are used. This will reduce the remaining Mana for spellcasting. Fortunately, Icon Mana Mana is completely replenished at the end of each and every battle.

To cast a spell with Jaer during combat, you must select Jaer, press the "Spell" button, and then select "Wind Mage" from the pop-up list. If Jaer is out of Icon Mana Mana, out of Movement Points, has been killed or is otherwise incapacitated, his name will not appear on this list.

Note that using Jaer to cast spells does not reduce your own available Spell Skill or Icon Mana Mana - he is completely independent and uses up his own skill and Mana.

Finally, the Caster ability also allows Jaer to augment your wizard's own Spell Skill. To perform this, place Jaer in the same tile as your Fortress town. While he is inside this town, your Spell Skill is increased by half the value of Jaer's Caster skill, rounded down.

Experience[]

The following table illustrates how Jaer's various skills and attributes increase as he gains Experience. Attributes not appearing on this list do not improve with Experience. Also note that Jaer always receives an extra Random Ability which may also increase with Experience, and may adjust any of the attributes listed below!

Icon Level Name EP Melee Ranged To Hit Defense Resist Hits Mana
Experience 0 Hero Icon Experience 0 - Icon Experience 19 Icon Melee Normal 1 Icon Ranged Magic 6 Icon ToHit 30% Icon Defense 5 Icon Resist 6 Icon Hits 5 Icon Mana 7.5
Experience 1 Myrmidon Icon Experience 20 - Icon Experience 59 Icon Melee Normal 2 Icon Ranged Magic 7 Icon ToHit 30% Icon Defense 6 Icon Resist 7 Icon Hits 6 Icon Mana 15
Experience 2 Captain Icon Experience 60 - Icon Experience 119 Icon Melee Normal 3 Icon Ranged Magic 8 Icon ToHit 40% Icon Defense 6 Icon Resist 8 Icon Hits 7 Icon Mana 22.5
Experience 3 Commander Icon Experience 120 - Icon Experience 199 Icon Melee Normal 4 Icon Ranged Magic 9 Icon ToHit 40% Icon Defense 7 Icon Resist 9 Icon Hits 8 Icon Mana 30
Experience 4 Champion Icon Experience 200 - Icon Experience 299 Icon Melee Normal 5 Icon Ranged Magic 10 Icon ToHit 40% Icon Defense 7 Icon Resist 10 Icon Hits 9 Icon Mana 37.5
Experience 5 Lord Icon Experience 300 - Icon Experience 449 Icon Melee Normal 6 Icon Ranged Magic 11 Icon ToHit 50% Icon Defense 8 Icon Resist 11 Icon Hits 10 Icon Mana 45
Experience 6 Grand Lord Icon Experience 450 - Icon Experience 599 Icon Melee Normal 7 Icon Ranged Magic 12 Icon ToHit 50% Icon Defense 8 Icon Resist 12 Icon Hits 11 Icon Mana 52.5
Experience 7 Super Hero Icon Experience 600 - Icon Experience 999 Icon Melee Normal 8 Icon Ranged Magic 13 Icon ToHit 50% Icon Defense 9 Icon Resist 13 Icon Hits 12 Icon Mana 60
Experience 8 Demi-God Icon Experience 1,000 Icon Melee Normal 9 Icon Ranged Magic 14 Icon ToHit 60% Icon Defense 9 Icon Resist 14 Icon Hits 13 Icon Mana 67.5

Average Damage Output[]

The following table shows Jaer's average Icon Damage Damage output with each of his attacks, based on his current Experience Level. Note that this table completely ignores bonuses from Magical Items, if any. You can use the checkboxes to see the effect of some of the Random Abilities that Jaer may pick at the start of each game.

Level Icon Level Name Melee Ranged * Thrown Breath
Experience 0 Hero
Experience 1 Myrmidon
Experience 2 Captain
Experience 3 Commander
Experience 4 Champion
Experience 5 Lord
Experience 6 Grand Lord
Experience 7 Super Hero
Experience 8 Demi-God

* Magical Ranged Attacks do not suffer To Hit penalties for distance. Therefore, the values in this column apply at any distance.

Improvement Overview[]

As with any other Hero, Jaer can eventually become very powerful as he gains Experience. Nonetheless, he is quite weak at the lower levels.

With additional levels, Jaer's Caster ability will allow him to perform several more Icon Ranged Magic Magical Ranged Attacks in each battle (or cast more spells). This can turn him into a powerful ranged attacker or support hero.

If Jaer ends up with a Random Ability that increases at each level, this can significantly boost his capabilities. In particular, Arcane Power will quickly raise Jaer's Icon Ranged Magic Magical Ranged Attack strength. Alternatively, an extra level of Caster will improve his Icon Mana Mana pool faster than normal.

Ability Overview[]

Ability Caster Caster (Icon Mana 7.5)[]

  • This Hero may cast spells during combat, withdrawing Icon Mana Mana from his/her own personal Mana Pool to do so.
  • The Hero may spend only Icon Mana 7.5 per battle (rounded down to Icon Mana 7. This Mana Pool is reset at the end of each battle - assuming the Hero survives at all.
  • With each Icon Experience Level Experience Level gained, this Hero receives a permanent bonus of Icon Mana +7.5.
  • Spellcasting takes up all of the Hero's remaining Movement Points for the turn.
  • While this Hero is inside his/her employer's Fortress town, the owner's Spell Skill is increased by half the value of the Hero's Caster ability.

Ability WindWalking Wind Walking[]

  • While on the overland map, this unit is capable of Flying.
  • If this unit is stacked with other units, all units receive the ability to Fly while on the overland map. Furthermore, the entire stack's Movement Allowance is determined by the Wind Walking unit's Movement Allowance.
  • Note that the Flying bonus disappears for the duration of combat. This can be a problem for instance when starting a battle over Ocean terrain when some or all units in the stack cannot Icon Movement AirFly or Icon Movement WaterSwim.

Ability MissileImmunity Missile Immunity[]

  • Any Icon Ranged Bow Missile Attack performed against this unit will temporarily raise the unit's Defense score to Icon Defense 50 - allowing it to block virtually any incoming damage.
  • Icon Ranged Magic Magical or Icon Ranged Boulder Boulder attacks do not trigger this effect, and will damage the unit as normal.

Random Abilities[]

When a new game is started, the program randomly chooses 1 additional ability for Jaer. This is called a Random Ability. The selection is done completely at random (while observing a limit on the strength of certain abilities) from the list below:

Ability ArcanePower Arcane Power Ability Caster Caster Ability Charmed Charmed Ability Lucky Hero Lucky
Ability Noble Noble Ability Prayermaster Prayermaster Ability Sage Sage

Since he only gets one pick, Jaer will never be able to upgrade any of these to its "Super" version.

Whichever Random Ability is picked, it is permanent. Jaer will never re-randomize his ability during the course of a single game. He may, however, pick a different ability in the next game.

If the Caster ability is picked, it will increase Jaer's available Icon Mana Mana for spellcasting by Icon Mana 2.5 (to a total of Icon Mana 10) per every Icon Experience Level Experience Level - including the first level.

Probably the most beneficial ability however will be Arcane Power, which increases Jaer's Ranged Attack strength by Icon Ranged Magic +1 per level (on top of the bonus from Icon Experience Experience). Prayermaster can also come in handy, since it gives bonuses to each unit in Jaer's stack, and this Hero will often be in the company of many other units (since he is often used to transport them around).

Equipment[]

Jaer the Wind Mage has the following item slots:

Icon Name Items that fit here
ItemSlot Staff Staff Slot Staff or Wand
ItemSlot Misc Jewelry Slot #1 Any Jewelry
ItemSlot Misc Jewelry Slot #2 Any Jewelry

This set-up is unique to mage-type Heroes, and allows them to significantly boost their magical abilities. The Jewelry pieces can be used to augment defensive properties instead (in order to increase Jaer's survivability), but might also combine offensive and defensive capabilities to make a well-rounded Hero.

Recommended Items[]

The mage set-up doesn't leave much choice in terms of items, as it will strictly increase Jaer's magical prowess. However there are several possible outcomes from mixing and matching various bonuses.

Weapon[]

With a Staff Slot, Jaer is limited to using either a Staff or a Wand (with Staves often being stronger). In both cases, virtually any bonus will be useful! Spell skill bonuses (extra Icon Mana Mana) may eventually be less valuable than attack bonuses or Icon ToHit To Hit though.
Note that a Staff may give Icon Defense Defense bonuses, and might even be recommended if it does - protecting Jaer from enemy spells and Magical Ranged Attacks. Remember of course that Jaer has innate protection from Icon Ranged Bow Ranged Missile Attacks, so the usefulness of this is somewhat lower. Icon Resist Resistance bonuses may actually be preferable - protecting him from Curses and other spells.
Finally, note that neither weapon will improve Jaer's Melee Attack. All bonuses apply only to his Ranged Attack.

Jewelry[]

Jaer can wear up to two pieces of Jewelry, and thus can mix-and-match bonuses from these items to get both a good magical prowess increase and some good defensive properties. Going for only one or the other may prove useless - try to get some of both.
Since Jaer's Wind Walking ability is his primary advantage, any Movement Allowance bonuses you can acquire will be excellent - they will speed up the movement of any stack in which Jaer is present, and thus allow him to transport whole armies at a very fast pace, across any kind of Terrain.
Icon Defense Defense bonuses from Jewelry are important in order to protect Jaer from enemy Magical Ranged Attacks and direct-damage spells. Remember that Jaer's Missile Immunity will protect him from Icon Ranged Bow Ranged Missile Attacks, but not from magical attacks. As a result, Icon Resist Resistance can also prove beneficial, at least until Jaer acquires formidable Resistance on his own through Experience.
Icon Mana Mana bonuses will also be helpful, as they will either increase the number of Ranged Attacks that Jaer can perform, or increase his ability to cast spells. The need for these bonuses will diminish as Jaer gains extra Icon Mana Mana through his own Experience.
Icon SpellSave Spell Save bonuses can be useful, but are not necessary if you possess few Curses or other similar spells.
Attack Strength and To Hit bonuses will apply to both of Jaer's attacks, but don't expect them to actually make his Melee Attack useful against any but the weakest enemies. Also, without significant Icon Mana Mana bonuses he may not be able to use his Icon Ranged Magic Magical Ranged Attack often enough for it to make the most of such bonuses. If possible, try increasing Icon Mana Mana by at least a little bit.

Acquisition[]

Jaer the Wind Mage can be acquired in one of four different methods:

Hiring Jaer[]

Every once in a while, a Hero will arrive at your Fortress town to ask for employment. The frequency of this event depends on your current Icon Fame Fame score, the number of Heroes already under your employ, and whether or not you have particular Retorts that affect this chance.

In order for Jaer to appear for hire in this way, you must meet several requirements:

  1. You must have at least Icon Fame 10 Fame points.
  2. You must have sufficient Icon Gold Gold in your treasury to hire Jaer (more on this below).
  3. Jaer must not have already been killed in battle.

Since the game randomly chooses which Hero appears during this event, there's no guarantee that Jaer will ever appear. The chance, however, increases if the number of other valid Heroes dwindles (such as when most other Heroes have died in battle).

The default Hiring Cost for Jaer is Icon Gold 200. This is reduced to Icon Gold 100 if your wizard has the Charismatic Retort. If you do not have this much Icon Gold Gold at the start of a turn (after paying all Upkeep Costs), Jaer will not appear for hire. In fact, if he is picked as the Hero who approaches you, and you lack the money to hire him, you are effectively forfeiting your chance to hire any Hero this turn.

After agreeing to hire Jaer (you can always refuse), you may give him any name you choose - he will be known as "<name> the Wind Mage". His overland unit will appear at your Fortress town or, if that town's garrison is full, next to your Fortress town.

Summoning Jaer[]

As a non-Champion hero, Jaer the Wind Mage can be summoned using either the Summon Hero or Summon Champion spells. However, Summon Champion only has a chance to bring Jaer to you if all Champions are unavailable at the time.

Once the spell is completed, the game chooses a random Hero to bring to your Fortress from a list of all available and valid Heroes. Therefore, there is no guarantee that Jaer will appear when these spells are cast, unless all other Heroes are unavailable.

Again, you get a chance to agree or refuse to hire Jaer. If you agree, he will appear in your Fortress town and/or next to it.

If Jaer is hired through the use of Summon Hero or Summon Champion, there is no need to pay any Hiring Cost. However, you may still need to pay an Upkeep Cost (see below).

Rescuing Jaer[]

On defeating an Encounter of at least moderate difficulty, there is a small chance that your reward will include a Prisoner previously held captive in this Encounter zone.

The game can randomly pick any non-Champion Hero to be rescued in this way - except Heroes that have already died while in your service. Your Icon Fame Fame and Icon Gold Gold are disregarded, and there is no need to pay any Hiring Costs.

Note that if the army that beats that particular Encounter already contains 9 units, you will never be rewarded with a Prisoner.

Resurrecting Jaer[]

For most wizards, losing Jaer in battle removes him from the game permanently. He will never appear again.

For Icon LifeLife-wielding wizards, however, who have access to the Resurrection spell, it is possible to bring Jaer back to life after he has died. In this case, Jaer returns to your Fortress town, with no Magical Items, but keeping all Experience he had prior to his death.

You may repeatedly resurrect Jaer each time he dies.

Upkeep Costs[]

Once Jaer is in your employ, you must pay him an Upkeep Cost of Icon Gold 4 at the start of each and every turn. Failure to pay this price due to lack of Icon Gold Gold results in Jaer leaving your employ. This is not permanent however: Jaer may still be acquired in any of the above methods with no penalty.

Alternate Names[]

Other wizards can also have a Wind Mage, but they are different characters (what happens to one has no effect on the others), and go by different names, as follows:

Hero Jaer
Wind Mage
Player Alternate Name
  Human (0)   Jaer
  Wizard 1   Graydon
  Wizard 2   Aquilon
  Wizard 3   Shadowin
  Wizard 4   Arcus
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