(06-06-2015, 08:07 AM)Seren Wrote: Well this let me a tad uncertain whether RPing Seren making the transition into White Mage would constitute as being too much of a special snowflake that many fear. It's a future goal to eventually achieve with her in RP, but does everyone abide by the idea that White Mages are rare, or are we all fairly loose and excepting there are more White Mages then led onto believe?
White Magic is a subject of much contention. While the RPC's overall stance is "RP what you want" there are a lot of people (with a lot of lore backing them) that finding a way to roleplay a White Mage character within the boundaries of lore is tenuous at best. What makes White Mages so difficult is that close to 1,600 years ago, the magic was wiped from the world in a great flood by the Elementals and when it was reintroduced to the world, the Elementals created a race known as the Padjal specifically to wield the magic. The first non-Padjal to be entrusted with even the knowledge of White Magic's existence is the Main Character Warrior of Light*.
*Note: This happened 5 years ago when an Elemental named Oha-Sok gifted her body of succor and became the WoL's clothing so that they'd carry Her everywhere. As this was the "first" non-Padjal WHM, a lot of RPers have jumped on to this concept to say this was maybe the "first of many" with a revival of the art. If you choose to go this route, this would mean you could only have very recently become a White Mage.
Very few of these Padjal exist. In lore, we know of six Padjal families. There are likely more, but they do not appear in game, and as most Padjal spend their entire life roaming the Wood, we may never see more.
This thread on CNJ vs WHM may be a helpful read for you! ^^ In the spoiler there's a lot of lore on the magic as well as some links to other similar discussions.
(06-06-2015, 08:07 AM)Seren Wrote: Also in regards to that I've been trying to figure the exact timeline of when Black Mage/White Mage magic became temporarily outlawed and how long that lasted for. I've read that it indicated about 1500 years ago, but I just wanted to double check, again trying to be pretty lore friendly with anything I roleplay out.
Regarding the bolded text, I think it's important to mention that this was not "temporary." These ancient magicks are still illegal, considered world-endingly dangerous, and have been scrubbed from history since the advent of the 6th Umbral Era, which took place almost 1,600 years ago.
The use of White Magic is now a closely guarded secret of the Padjal. No one besides them knows of its continued existence. Black Magic has not been openly practiced in 1,600 years. Those few who do still continue learning what's now referred to as the "dark arts" have done so in secret, prison, or seclusion from the rest of the world. There are shamans from the Beast Tribes which still continue to sparingly practice Black Magic. There are some gifted Thaumaturges who have sought out ways of meddling in the old art.
Here's a couple links to some THM/BLM lore and discussion. ^^
-THM Lore Compilation
-Black Magic
(06-06-2015, 08:07 AM)Seren Wrote: My last question has to do with glamour and fantasia potions. Obviously Fantasia potions give a lot of wiggle room about things, but can it be played off as a sort of glamour? I'm not far enough in game to really be able to have a justification for it in my own mind, so I wanted to inquire if it is possible?
A lot of RPers use Fantasia. A lot of RPers consider Fantasia to be merely a game item that has no place in lore. Which is fair as it has no lore substantiating its existence besides its own flavor text. So, you can play with it however you want. You can definitely use it as a form of extended glamour.
There was an older IC Glamour Thread from a few months back. You can read through some of the opinions in there and see how you'd like to proceed with that. But imo, I don't see why you couldn't use Fantasia as a "glamour," as I'm assuming you're wanting to keep your Au Ra glamoured as something else until you can actually play as your Au Ra? I think there's been quite a few folks doing that.
Hope this helps! ^^ Lemme know if you have more questions!
