Manipulators use aura as an invisible hand, steering other people and objects like marionettes. Every Manipulation ability needs a contact medium — Morel's smoke, Zazan's stinger, Shaiapouf's scales — and the design of its rules is where the user's craft lies. Manipulation beats Conjuration and is weakest against Enhancement.
Emission → Enhancement → Manipulation → Conjuration → Transformation → Specialization → Emission. Each type is strong against the next and weak to the previous — see the nen system for the full matrix.</p>