====== Glamour (The Trait) ======

{{:abilities:glamour.png?nolink }} [[Glamour]] as a magic path is new to Dominions 6, but **the Glamour trait** has been in the series for ages. This fay and [[naba-ma|jann]] art to shape appearances is abstracted to two different functions: one in combat, and one outside combat.

===== In Combat =====

Glamour in combat does the same thing as the **??Mirror Image??** spell. It projects an equal image of the bearer right next to them. For those with not enough Glamour [[magic]] skill to have {{path>G1}} (and/or for troops), they project **one** image. For those who //do// have levels, they project **2 per level**, **plus 2**.

Mirror Images essentially divide the chance to be hit across every image. For example, troops with Glamour have only a 50% chance to be hit. {{path>G1}} mages would have only a one-in-three chance to be hit, {{path>G2}} mages would have only a one-in-five chance to be hit, and so on.

=== Current vs. Past ===

In Dominions 5, Glamour abruptly ended in battle once the user **took even a single point of damage**, as long as it wasn't incidental damage from [[Bless#Blood-Effects|Blood Bond]] or Blood Vengeance. It also only protected against **melee hits**. Thus, short-ranged [[precision#missile-combat|missile combat]] and area-of-effect magic were typical counters against the glamourous.

In Dominions 6, each individual image persists **until it takes a single point of damage**. It is not yet clear if images now protect against missile hits, though it definitely doesn't protect against [[Mindless|mind-attacking]] spells. In all likelihood, area-of-effect magic will hit all images (and the image-maker). Regardless, rather than working in an "all-or-nothing" manner with the possibility of infinite survival, Glamour now has a maximum amount of successful hits to "negate" each battle (but doesn't disappear all at once).

===== Out of Combat =====

Glamour is more distinct //outside// of combat, where it allows fellows to hide their weapons and attire. **In their own lands**, they are invisible on the strategic map and will not be mentioned in scouting reports, as long as the fellow searching for them doesn't have [[Spirit Sight]]. Glamourous fellows [[stealthy|actively hiding]] in their own provinces are especially imperceivable.

{{:abilities:stealth.png?nolink }} The Glamour trait makes the infamous "elfing" strategy all the more dangerous, as it hides most of the preparation and buildup from most nations. Once within enemy lands, however, a glamourous unit is no more secretive than anyone else with the same Stealthy score.