therookery | Wands and Staffs.

FORM: Crystal.
SENDER: Newt Scamander.
RECIPIENT: Everyone with a crystal, though the message itself is directed toward fellow magic users/mages in particular.
WHAT: Wizards and mages and their proper tools.
WHEN: Early Justinan/June, after the Grand Tourney.
WHERE: The Gallows
NOTES: Unintentional (and otherwise) sexual innuendo, magic talk, Newt making an unintentional fool of himself (but what else is new?), etc. Will add more warnings if they become necessary. There is probably a good chance this post will not be safe for work.

[Trying desperately not to think about the recent news about the phylacteries, Newt mostly focuses on his own work in the Research division. But during his down time, his mind yet lingers on the uncomfortable possibilities of said recent news, and so he tries to distract himself by sating his own curiosity about something he's happened to notice about the native mages in Thedas.]

Hello all! Pardon me if I'm not using this crystal device correctly; it's, oddly enough, more advanced than some of the Muggle technology from my own home.

If we haven't yet met, my name is Newt Scamander, and I'm a rifter. [A brief pause as he considers what he wants to say next. Perhaps it isn't wise to announce himself as a rifter with magic so openly, but, frankly, he would like to reach out and connect with others with magic, to get himself familiar with the magic of this world if he can help it. It's much preferable to dwelling on the phylacteries, after all.]

A wizard rifter, to be precise, and so this message is mostly geared towards mages and others with magic themselves, particularly those native to Thedas.

And because it must be said, no, this message is not about phylacteries of any kind.

I can't help but notice that you lot use staffs to conduct your magic instead of wands. I just wanted to know: what is it like using such large tools to do so? Do not get me wrong, the staff work I have seen so far has been very impressive. And they are very neat-looking, and seem to make for good weapons, especially for hitting things. But they also seem so unwieldy? And a pain to carry around everywhere. Do you charm them to make them lighter?

I myself use a wand, which is much smaller and of a different kind of build. Perhaps, if you would be willing, we might compare our instruments some time?

[Newt says all of this with a completely straight face, entirely unaware of how he sounds. He is genuinely curious, and he's engaged with some very interesting conversations through these sending crystals before. He looks forward to the responses, though he can't yet know how they might turn out.]

Honestly, the magic of this world is fascinating, and I look forward to learning more about it.

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Hey Newt! We should talk more magic theory, I know that I've never seen people using wands or staffs where I'm from, and they don't even strike bargains to get their power, they just...Ask, which seems like it would backfire...

Hello! Yes, I would like that very much.

Those with magic back in your world just...ask for it? Does that really work?

Well sure. The holy men, like the priests or Native Shamans, they have to, you know, be good people, or follow the old ways or whatnot, but then they can call upon a higher power to work their miracles or spells.

People like me, we ask for it more directly, normally through bargaining and gambling. More risky, but less having to keep holy the sabbath or not swear. Just have to watch out that you don't go bust. The demons I've been talking with here are all very interested in that whole thing, gambling for power.

Really? That's...I must admit, I've never heard of people asking for power and it working. At least, not without serious consequences afterwards.

[A moment later, Newt adjusts the crystal settings to private. Current affairs for rifters are fragile enough. He doubts discussing demons, let alone discussing about chatting with them so openly, will help their cause.]

You've been talking with demons here? That seems risky in and of itself.

What you've never heard of miracles? That whole thing is asking for power.

And yes, I've been talking with them. A lot of them are...kinda stupid, but some you can actually hold a conversation with. Not bad card players either, I think they're having fun with it, never had to put stuff on the line like that before. A whole experience for em.

Well, I suppose. But not all miracles are asking for power, in my experience.

Really? That's...fascinating, truly. I imagine the conversation must be as fascinating as the card games themselves.

Wands and Staffs.

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