*ranger rolls into the trenches*
I bring you a snippet that might shine a light on this matter of Lore White Mages;
I bring you a snippet that might shine a light on this matter of Lore White Mages;
Quote:Kan-E-Senna: The Yellow Serpents are in need of succor. Pray send the White Wolves to their aid.
~A Mizzenmast Repast, Scene Two (MSQ LV 14)
It's a small snippet of information, aye. But it brings up some questions. Succor isn't capitalized in this context, but Kan-E-Senna- the primary teacher of White magic- wouldn't just throw around the word casually, especially since she could have said, "The Yellow Serpents are in need of aid." And it would make sense she would dictate where and when the power of white magic would need to be applied in a warzone. So therein exists a potential for people than other then the Warrior(s) of Light to be trained in the ways of White Magic.
So this begs the question of what the White Wolves are. And it would be an ironic name if this military force was not affiliated with White Magic. Certainly not all White Mages, but perhaps a honor guard for those white mages Kan-E Senna has reared to face the might of the Garlean Empire. What sort of Lore exists about this Gridanian military force?
As for pure and corrupted trees of white magic...I'd treat it as White and Black Necromancy in the D&D sense. Sure, you can apply Necromancy in straight-laced ways (Prettying up and preserving corpses, disposing of bodies to prevent undead plague, communication and succor for the spirits of the deceased, etc), but there are plenty of way to twist the original image of the school of magic, and the balance clearly tips to the latter. Kan-e Senna's school of white magic, then can be seen as its 'Pure' form, granting life unto life. The corrupted school of white magic, then, might be granting life unto matter...or twisting together a heinous bastardization of life.
It's a small snippet of information, aye. But it brings up some questions. Succor isn't capitalized in this context, but Kan-E-Senna- the primary teacher of White magic- wouldn't just throw around the word casually, especially since she could have said, "The Yellow Serpents are in need of aid." And it would make sense she would dictate where and when the power of white magic would need to be applied in a warzone. So therein exists a potential for people than other then the Warrior(s) of Light to be trained in the ways of White Magic.
So this begs the question of what the White Wolves are. And it would be an ironic name if this military force was not affiliated with White Magic. Certainly not all White Mages, but perhaps a honor guard for those white mages Kan-E Senna has reared to face the might of the Garlean Empire. What sort of Lore exists about this Gridanian military force?
As for pure and corrupted trees of white magic...I'd treat it as White and Black Necromancy in the D&D sense. Sure, you can apply Necromancy in straight-laced ways (Prettying up and preserving corpses, disposing of bodies to prevent undead plague, communication and succor for the spirits of the deceased, etc), but there are plenty of way to twist the original image of the school of magic, and the balance clearly tips to the latter. Kan-e Senna's school of white magic, then can be seen as its 'Pure' form, granting life unto life. The corrupted school of white magic, then, might be granting life unto matter...or twisting together a heinous bastardization of life.
