Talk:Pyromancy

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This article lists two supposed "pyromancers" in fiction: Super Mario and Scorpion. It is clear from what is written that neither characters possess pyromancy abilities in any way defined in the main article.

In both cases, the characters seem to be able to adapt fire in order to attack enemies. This has nothing to do with pyromancy, which simply means making divinations based on the observance of fire or smoke - no fireballs included!

While these aren't the traditional pyromancer, the common vernacular (primarily in fantasy genres) involves the creating of fire through magic. I will agree that Mario and Scorpion are horrible examples, but I think the summoning of fire as a version of pyromancy should be added as a section. Better examples would be from literature [1]. I'll have to look deeper to find a specific example, but hopefully we can expand and better describe the pyromancer. --Bakkster Man 04:32, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I've removed or consolidated most of the "Pyromancers in fiction" section. Please read the first sentence of the article. Pyromancy is divination, regardless of its common misuse to refer to any kind of fire magic, which is already noted in the article. Please only include references that are relevant to the topic of this article. --Nasarius 05:24, 4 December 2006 (UTC)