I know this is an instance of Game mechanics vs Lore and all, but an interesting thing to note is that we see Allagans using both Black and White magic in their boss battles. Admittedly one can say 'well, why make new spells when you can just recycle old ones', right? The thing is, they use differing variants. It's highly likely if you interpret it to any degree that the Allagans may very well have had their own proto-versions of Black and White magic, and the soulstones to manipulate them. They did create Summmoning, after all..which is connected in some ways to the more modern Arcanima. In this instance, it might be possible to stumble on relics or a stone connected to an empire that far predates Amdapor and piece together a sort of proto-succor of your own..of course with the risks that come with it. And even mold it into something resembling modern succor as time goes on.
Scylla for example uses..was it Dark Holy or Unholy? Can't recall the proper name. And several bosses use 'Ancient Flare'. Some even use earth-based spells that currently no class even has (Xande's Quaga, and Ancient Quaga for example). Admittedly there's no ironclad Lore law that says Allag developed Black/White magic, but magic and its practices, like anything, is passed down, forgotten, and rediscovered under different names later as time goes on. In a way like myths. So it's very well within the rules of magic that Allag may have made the ancestor of those magicks, an older form, which could be used to piece together a more modern form through study. Just a possible avenue.
Scylla for example uses..was it Dark Holy or Unholy? Can't recall the proper name. And several bosses use 'Ancient Flare'. Some even use earth-based spells that currently no class even has (Xande's Quaga, and Ancient Quaga for example). Admittedly there's no ironclad Lore law that says Allag developed Black/White magic, but magic and its practices, like anything, is passed down, forgotten, and rediscovered under different names later as time goes on. In a way like myths. So it's very well within the rules of magic that Allag may have made the ancestor of those magicks, an older form, which could be used to piece together a more modern form through study. Just a possible avenue.
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