teratias: (14. Science)
W. Velvet ([personal profile] teratias) wrote in [community profile] wilderlogs 2018-04-10 10:37 pm (UTC)

"Lineage is a massive factor. Mages are born with these things called magic circuits, they're channels for energy to flow through. A mage is understood to be born with a certain number, and those then play into spellcasting ability. Since the ability to be a mage is genetic, there's a general rule of if mages of the same or a similar generation wed and have children, that offspring will be more powerful. As a result, there's a...dynastic element, let's say."

The word dynastic is coupled with a note of distaste. "We also make a distinction between Magic and magecraft. Magic is a genuine miracle, out of reach for most. Magecraft is a precise attempt to recreate that same miracle."

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