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image: "/games/pc/baldurs-gate-2/logo.jpg"
date: "2008-04-30"
title: "Baldur's Gate 2: Mage Talk"
tags:
    - 'Baldurs Gate 2'
aliases: 
    - '/articles/guides/bg2-magetalk/'
---

Ever wondered whatever the heck those crazy Arcane spellcasters say every time they unleash one of their spells upon you? It's actually very simple and stands for the chosen spell's spell school (abjuration, evocation, ...). Male and female voices are of course different, and the pronunciations vary too sometimes (_Vita Mortis Carero/Calia_?). All formulaes are actually Latin, and Latin is often pronounced differently depending on the dialect. Here is a quick overview:

**Update November, 2020**: Broken links galore... Replaced with embedded `<AUDIO/>` tags. 


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<div class='indent'>1. <strong>Illusion</strong><br /><em>"Veritas, Credo, Oculos"</em> = "The truth, I believe, with my eyes"<br />

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<div class='indent'>2. <strong>Alteration</strong><br /><em>"Praeses, Alia, Fero"</em> = "Protecting, another, I bring this forth"<br />

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<div class='indent'>3. <strong>Necromancy</strong>: <em>"Vita, Mortis, Careo"</em> = "Life, and death, I am without"<br />

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<div class='indent'>4. <strong>Divination</strong><br /><em>"Scio, Didici, Pecto"</em> = "I know, for I have studied, with my mind"<br />

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<div class='indent'>5. <strong>Abjuration</strong><br /><em>"Manus, Potentis, Paro"</em> = "A hand, powerful, I prepare"<br />

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<div class='indent'>6. <strong>Evocation</strong><br /><em>"Incertus, Pulcher, Imperio"</em> = "Uncertain, beautiful things, I command"<br />

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<div class='indent'>7. <strong>Conjuration</strong><br /><em>"Facio, Voco, Ferre"</em> = "This I do, I call, to bring you forth"<br />

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<div class='indent'>8. <strong>Enchantment</strong><br /><em>"Cupio, Virtus, Licet"</em> = "I want, excellence, allowed to me"<br />

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</div><p class='vspace'>Thanks to <span class='wikiword'>DarkAsKnight3050</span> at <a target='_blank'  class='urllink' href='http://forums.spellholdstudios.net/index.php?showtopic=17190' rel='nofollow'>Spellholdstudios</a>.
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<p>All <a class='wikilink' href='/tags/baldurs-gate-2/'>BG2</a> related download links can be <a class='wikilink' href='/tags/baldurs-gate-2/'>Found here</a>.<br />Audio recorded with <a target='_blank'  class='urllink' href='http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp' rel='nofollow'>Camtasia Studio</a> and converted with <a target='_blank'  class='urllink' href='http://mmconvert.sourceforge.net/en_us/' rel='nofollow'>MMConvert</a>.