(10-21-2015, 11:12 AM)Vyce Wrote:(10-21-2015, 11:06 AM)mongi291 Wrote:There was a war involving both that the Elementals put an end to. Likely both castes lost powerful mages.(10-21-2015, 10:53 AM)Vyce Wrote:What do the Elementals even have to do with Black Magic? That's White Magic.(10-21-2015, 10:50 AM)Zoya Wrote:(10-21-2015, 10:41 AM)Hammersmith Wrote: Out of those only BLM requires a soulstone since it's said, explicitly, not using a BLM soulstone while using BLM sets -you on fire and kills you-.And then you're left to wonder how a BLM soul crystal can even hold any kind of black magic knowledge.
I mean, in order for the empty crystal to be filled with knowledge, you need to perform the art.
In order to perform the art, you need a soul crystal filled with knowledge.
That doesn't quite work out.
Well, it is in part to do with changing of times. At one point there may have been very powerful wizards who could wield the magic unopposed. And then the Elementals were like, fuck that shit. Die.
This is in reference to the 6th Umbral Era, also known as a the War of Magi.
Elementals flooded the land, killing many of the mages who were abusing Black Magic and White Magic. THe Nymian Scholars got fucked over in it too.
But an important thing to consider is that the Soul Crystals -really- are optional. Think of them as materia of the soul. Someone did have to come around and learn how cast things "the proper way" first. As the WoL/Adventurer/Supergodlyrace that we play in game, we're already the super-special snowflake getting fancy toys handed to us without worry. We get access to those memories and experiences stored in the Soul Crystal, and it resonates. But many of the Job Quest NPCs state "you truly are a ______" before handing over the item that mechnically, tells the game client to switch your skills and adjust your stat points.
Can the average person necessarily learn [lost and hidden art] over the course of a month like the super battle nerd the WoL/Adventurer can? Probably not. But if we're talking just about Scholars and Summoners, I present, Alka Zolka and Y'mhitra. They can read [and understand] most of the older writings "lost through time" and no, they do not possess Soul Crystals. They use the Adventurer for that.
