Trying to start

[DPaladinD]

So I'm trying to start on Omega, and I'm trying to sort out my backstory. I'm trying to weave in a number of the jobs I have in game, and also some interactions I've had.

 

The problem I'm finding is, how would I explain my character's starting class? I had intended for her to have an interest in thaumaturgy, but I'd assume it would be unlikely for texts to learn this would exist outside of the guild in Ul'dah and similar places. Of course, there's also the issue of black magic being highly illegal.

[Kilieit]

You can be a thaumaturge without becoming a black mage! Thaumaturgy itself isn't rare, and there's lots of cool stuff your character would be able to do as a trained thaumaturge alone.

 

Although it seems the Ossuary is the most prominent place to learn thaumaturgy, there's plenty of beastmen, bandits, outlaws, smalltownsfolk, and general would-this-person-really-have-ever-stepped-foot-in-Ul'dah's the world over who use thaumaturgy abilities. Although I couldn't tell you exactly where they learned them, it's clear that the secrets to successful thaumaturgy aren't that exclusive.