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𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂, 𝒏𝒐. ([personal profile] thunderproof) wrote in [community profile] therookery2018-03-12 05:45 pm

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FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Adalia ([personal profile] thunderproof
RECIPIENT: Errybody with a sending crystal
WHAT: What's up with your mages, guys?
WHEN: Drakonis 12
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: N/A


I have a question for the native mages among us, if you all don't mind!

adalia sounds inquisitive, curious, sort of sing-songy — she's been pondering this for a while, both in general and today specifically.

Would you consider magic something you are, something you have, or something you do? A combination of those? All three? Something I haven't yet considered?

a sound of shifting fabric as she sits up on her bed.

See, I would consider myself magic, innately. I'm a sorcerer where I'm from — we have magic in our blood. I would be considered a mage by Thedosian standards, but to me "mage" is a very broad word. Anyone who does magic could be considered a mage where I'm from, and then there are breakdowns within the broader "mage" classification — there are sorcerers, who are magic innately; wizards, who learn magic through study; warlocks, who are granted power by others — not to mention bards, and those who are given access to divine magics for worshiping their deities.

All of these different classes of mage approach magic in a different way. What is your relationship to magic? Is it part of you, or is it merely a tool? I'm curious.
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[personal profile] aceso 2018-03-14 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ She smiles to herself, though she considers telling Adalia to be careful what she says about the topic. She doesn't, however, because she bets Adalia has already made her opinion known if she's already familiar with the Maker's ways. Or lack of any, as the case may be. ]

That sounds dangerous. I suppose it is lucky it unlocked the ability to heal, instead of to destroy without control. Was the book written by a wizard?
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[personal profile] aceso 2018-03-20 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
That is what I am here for. I think of these things that no one else does in order to remind others to be careful.

[ A born worrier, this one. She's always cautioning people because they do such dangerous things! ]

That does sound concerning. Or it would have been, had it given you something different. But enough of that. I am curious as to how mages are treated in your land. It seems they are granted powers or encouraged to study. It all sounds so different to here.
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[personal profile] aceso 2018-03-26 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately here, people are cast out everywhere: city or village. There are some, of course, that try to hide their child's magic so they are not taken away, and it often ends in ruin. If only the majority had supported teaching mages and allowed them to live in the world, instead of locking them up, then more would have come forward to learn instead of being tricked by demons or using dangerous bursts of spells.

[ She has a lot of Feelings™ that tend to come out unbidden. ]

It sounds like a dream.
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[personal profile] aceso 2018-04-04 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's a fine sentiment, but it also hits Christine a little hard. She'd been such a supporter of Fiona, and still agreed with her ideas of mages governing themselves, but being backed against the wall in Redcliffe and indenturing them to Tevinter was a bad move all around. What other obstacles will stand in the way of true mage freedom after a new Divine comes to power? Christine's already made her decision to leave them to their arguments and possibly rekindling of war while she joins the Avvar. But in the here and now, she'll act like she's here for the long haul. ]

Thank you. That is very kind of you to say. It is my hope that one day, this world will be a little more like yours.