Well, yeah. In Aspio, you have to go through a certification process to get recognized as a mage and given full access to the Empire's resources for magic research. Part of it involves writing a thesis, which gets reviewed by your peers. There are periodic re-evaluations, too, so you can't just get a license and sit on it without ever publishing your research.
[.........Wow! He listens to all of that, nodding, nodding. Sure, sure. The Empire does tightly control magic, that is a thing that seems familiar! But.]
. . . Me, personally, I nicked myself shaving and turned the razor to ice.
Yep. It took years of study to get where I am now.
I’ve heard of people with innate magic abilities, but it’s incredibly rare where I’m from. If it surprised you, then I take it it’s not the norm for, [a vague gesture at him.] whatever you are?
A whatever-I-am! I prefer that to just leaping straight to demon at least.
[He just seems amused.]
It's rare as far as I understand too. Most of the time it's study, or a deal with a strange cursed sword, or ... I won't get into the dragon thing again.
[he's right, it's not satisfying to go without an explanation. also, she maybe just flipped to a different page and jotted down some quick notes? while looking at him? it's fine.]
So what's a tiefling? I already gathered you don't like getting lumped in with monsters. Unfortunately, where I'm from, that's what people call anything that isn't clearly human, Krityan, or a domesticated animal.
[He is so used to the note-taking thing, it doesn't even phase him. He hangs out with pure nerds all the time.]
Well, it's what I am? [He is so terrible explaining things, sorry Rita.] Just a type of person. Horns, tail. Not too many of us around, but, you know. You see us on the road occasionally.
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Suppose if you're-- They certify for that kind of thing?
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. . . Me, personally, I nicked myself shaving and turned the razor to ice.
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What, like, by accident?
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[He holds his hands up and waggles his fingers.]
Surprise magic blood.
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[He clicks his tongue, tilting his head.]
But you had to learn yours, yes? And then, I suppose in a way, work for the government?
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I’ve heard of people with innate magic abilities, but it’s incredibly rare where I’m from. If it surprised you, then I take it it’s not the norm for, [a vague gesture at him.] whatever you are?
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[He just seems amused.]
It's rare as far as I understand too. Most of the time it's study, or a deal with a strange cursed sword, or ... I won't get into the dragon thing again.
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[get into the dragon thing.]
So... what, the blood itself has magical properties?
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It's-- It's a tiefling, by the way. Is what I am.
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[he's right, it's not satisfying to go without an explanation. also, she maybe just flipped to a different page and jotted down some quick notes? while looking at him? it's fine.]
So what's a tiefling? I already gathered you don't like getting lumped in with monsters. Unfortunately, where I'm from, that's what people call anything that isn't clearly human, Krityan, or a domesticated animal.
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Well, it's what I am? [He is so terrible explaining things, sorry Rita.] Just a type of person. Horns, tail. Not too many of us around, but, you know. You see us on the road occasionally.
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[In contrast to her neverending thirst for magic deets, an explanation of "sometimes people are just purple" is satisfying enough on this matter.]
Seeing as we're all from different worlds, I guess I should be more surprised that there are so many humans.
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