The closest thing Aghurlal has to magic powers is his Echo, and it manifested when he travelled to Eorzea. Like: normal(ish...) man leaves Othard. Has godsawful dreams on the boat over. Congrats, the awful dreams are now visions you have during your waking hours, and you have them unwillingly and seemingly (because you refuse to talk to anyone about what's happening to you) at random! Enjoy your stay!
Medic is a conjurer (but not a hearer). She gained this ability because she wanted to help heal people, and Stillglade Fane had just started training adventurers like her, so she took advantage. She found the magic came naturally to her, so she advanced through her training at a decent pace.
Caiden's most magical-seeming abilities (the huge majority of her skillset is non-aetherial in nature) are also Echo-based. It started out as "just an intuition", but eventually developed into a clarity and breadth that was highly unusual. I think the first time she realised she should maybe investigate a magical cause behind what she could do - and also the strongest demonstration of her ability to date - was when she successfully not only identified a fake artefact, but also uncovered fruitful leads as to the fraudsters who had created it and the clients who stood to profit from its "discovery", simply by examining the object itself. Let's just say she's not so keen on handling aetherial gear...
Confiance began learning conjury at a relatively young age (he showed an interest and his parents encouraged it). Due to his nosy temperament, he ended up being palmed off on a specific tutor. When that went south in a pretty dreadful way, he asked to be permitted leave to study arcanima in Limsa Lominsa. He's been there ever since; his perspective as a former conjurer brings a new dimension to his studies and allows him to provide insights that his arcanima-only peers might have missed.
I have other characters as well, but I just woke up... so maybe I'll write about them another time. xD
Medic is a conjurer (but not a hearer). She gained this ability because she wanted to help heal people, and Stillglade Fane had just started training adventurers like her, so she took advantage. She found the magic came naturally to her, so she advanced through her training at a decent pace.
Caiden's most magical-seeming abilities (the huge majority of her skillset is non-aetherial in nature) are also Echo-based. It started out as "just an intuition", but eventually developed into a clarity and breadth that was highly unusual. I think the first time she realised she should maybe investigate a magical cause behind what she could do - and also the strongest demonstration of her ability to date - was when she successfully not only identified a fake artefact, but also uncovered fruitful leads as to the fraudsters who had created it and the clients who stood to profit from its "discovery", simply by examining the object itself. Let's just say she's not so keen on handling aetherial gear...
Confiance began learning conjury at a relatively young age (he showed an interest and his parents encouraged it). Due to his nosy temperament, he ended up being palmed off on a specific tutor. When that went south in a pretty dreadful way, he asked to be permitted leave to study arcanima in Limsa Lominsa. He's been there ever since; his perspective as a former conjurer brings a new dimension to his studies and allows him to provide insights that his arcanima-only peers might have missed.
I have other characters as well, but I just woke up... so maybe I'll write about them another time. xD