[ To Julie's knowledge, no one has encountered anything like the ritual's effects before. What they do gain seems to range from unnoticeable to mildly annoying to very useful, but nothing gruesome or evil. At least in her time here. ]

I mean, depends on the power. Sometimes, it's always like, on, I guess. I got one of those. And sometimes it's somethin' you have to learn how to call up. Got one of those too. But yeah, it ain't magic exactly like the other kinds.

[ She shrugs and takes a drink. Because of her background, the lack of magic, she sometimes has a hard time describing these things, especially to other Summoned from similar worlds who were summoned into the Cities. In Thorne and Solvunn, at least, they encourage studying magic. It's easier for them to communicate. ]

Best I can figure is that it's specific to the Singularity, to bein' directly connected. We don't belong here, and what's keepin' us here is some of the strongest magic anyone can think of. So I guess it's like a side effect of that.