"There are some minor signs people can learn. You do need to have some kind of aptitude for magic, but it should work here. Details about those are ... in here." Istredd picks up one of the books and offers it to Claude. A book on signs that witchers use commonly and some minor mages can have access to. They require bare minimum connection to the forces.
"But real magic requires you to be born to it. It can't be taught, unlike here, or what you're used to. Mages are rare in my sphere and long-lived. We're taken as children and put into training. We channel something called Chaos energy and if you aren't trained, it can kill you or drive you mad." When Istredd says take, he means take. They can be kidnapped or stolen, although most of the time they can simply pay or bargain to take a child mage. He says it very matter-of-factly though, these grim realities.
"I am very impressed and slightly jealous of worlds like yours and here with free-flowing magic and academic learning. It is incredible to be in Abraxas where magic is everywhere in the air around us." And in here, so close to the Singularity, he can feel it. "I've started teaching academic magic in Thorne, it is far easier than what I am used to, and more pleasant to teach." The Chaos magic they do always has an edge of danger, you have to be incredibly precise to use it.
"The connection to chaos is, unsurprisingly, more chaotic than what you see here. Using it improperly or making a mistake can still kill you even with training and skill. But with it we are capable of impressive power, so you accept the balance."
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"But real magic requires you to be born to it. It can't be taught, unlike here, or what you're used to. Mages are rare in my sphere and long-lived. We're taken as children and put into training. We channel something called Chaos energy and if you aren't trained, it can kill you or drive you mad." When Istredd says take, he means take. They can be kidnapped or stolen, although most of the time they can simply pay or bargain to take a child mage. He says it very matter-of-factly though, these grim realities.
"I am very impressed and slightly jealous of worlds like yours and here with free-flowing magic and academic learning. It is incredible to be in Abraxas where magic is everywhere in the air around us." And in here, so close to the Singularity, he can feel it. "I've started teaching academic magic in Thorne, it is far easier than what I am used to, and more pleasant to teach." The Chaos magic they do always has an edge of danger, you have to be incredibly precise to use it.
"The connection to chaos is, unsurprisingly, more chaotic than what you see here. Using it improperly or making a mistake can still kill you even with training and skill. But with it we are capable of impressive power, so you accept the balance."