AID: This spell increases the armor class of the caster. At higher levels, it also increases hit points. As you place more skill points into the Protective Branch, the effectiveness of the spell increases.


PHYSICAL AURA: This spell projects an aura around the caster that deflects physical damage from him. Physical aura increases resistances to physical damage caused by melee or ranged weapons. As you place more skill points into the Protective Branch, the effectiveness of the spell increases.


HOLY FIRE: Channeling the scorching fires of truth, the caster is encircled by a powerful ring of fire. The Holy Fire follows the caster and burns all enemies within its radius. As you place more skill points into the Protective Branch, the effectiveness of the spell increases.


MANA SHIELD: The Mana Shield spells allows you to use your inner reserve of magic energy as a protective buffer to preserve your hit point totals. This shield splits all damage dealt the caster from any source between the Mana pool and the caster's hit point total. At low skill levels, more hit points will be lost than Mana. As you increase your skill, you will gradually improve this ratio, so that any damage inflicted upon you will detract from Mana and hit points more equally.