anders shakes his head ... and then sort of nods actually. hand waggle. it's not not similar? ]
Mana is a simplification, I suppose. A representation of our connection to the Fade - where all magic is born. Only a few are born with the ability to draw upon it, and those who can are mages.
It is rare where I am from, also, for one to be born with any aptitude for magic. I was among those few, but... [ a sheepish smile and a shake of her head. ] There was very little one could do to truly "draw upon" such power. Are your mages able to cast spells?
I'm a Healer. But I can throw a fireball as well as any other mage, if you're thinking of starting anything.
I would use magic whether I intended to or not - when it first arrives, children rarely know how to control it. And the moment it arrives, you are ripped from your family and taken to the Circle, to either learn quickly enough to master it or be made Tranquil.
It is Chantry law. Magic is made to serve mankind, not rule over it. Therefore mages must be locked away, and not allowed to leave its walls unsupervised, or have families and find love, or even thoughts of their own.
I was twelve. I ... accidentally set our barn on fire. I don't remember why - showing off to a friend, maybe. My parents were terrified. Not for me. Of me. My father called the Templars on me, was more than eager for them to take me, frightening monster that I was.
Kinloch Hold Circle is a tower in the middle of a lake. You can only reach it by boat - or swimming, if you're fool enough to make a break for it. The first thing they do when you arrive is take your blood and place it in a phylactery. No matter how far you run, they can always track you down.
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[ what an awkward way to ask that. but she doesn't look like she's judging him that much. ]
Normally, I can, but at the moment, it seems I can't see anything through it.
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So it's magic?
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[ dont mansplain magic. ]
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Magla are particles that serve as the fuel for all magic. Most people can't see them, but to my eyes, they usually appear clear as day.
Is "mana" something similar?
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anders shakes his head ... and then sort of nods actually. hand waggle. it's not not similar? ]
Mana is a simplification, I suppose. A representation of our connection to the Fade - where all magic is born. Only a few are born with the ability to draw upon it, and those who can are mages.
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[ waow. ]
It is rare where I am from, also, for one to be born with any aptitude for magic. I was among those few, but... [ a sheepish smile and a shake of her head. ] There was very little one could do to truly "draw upon" such power. Are your mages able to cast spells?
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[ and bad mages generally don't survive to adulthood. ]
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Can you use magic, sir?
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I would use magic whether I intended to or not - when it first arrives, children rarely know how to control it. And the moment it arrives, you are ripped from your family and taken to the Circle, to either learn quickly enough to master it or be made Tranquil.
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Were you taken to one of these Circles, too, then?
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Kinloch Hold Circle is a tower in the middle of a lake. You can only reach it by boat - or swimming, if you're fool enough to make a break for it. The first thing they do when you arrive is take your blood and place it in a phylactery. No matter how far you run, they can always track you down.
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And they do it because they have no choice. That is the power the Chantry has over us.
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[ big one. ]
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I wish I could say I was more surprised, but... it seems to bear some similarities to a large religion I know of.
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… Can you cast spells?
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[ actually the hesitation is so much more familiar than everyone else who just seems to openly declare it. he’s usually the odd one out here. ]
You’re cut off here as well?
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[ to both of those things. ]
If only I could see magla as I normally do, I might understand what impedes our power and how...