Re: Godunya and Kralori Magic

From: David Cake <dave_at_...>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:04:27 +0800

On 25/02/2013, at 1:12 AM, Glass <glass_at_...> wrote:

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>> There are written tests to become a Mandarin, to advance in the Kralori
>> Bureaucracy, to become part of the Circle of Infinite Power.  Even the
>> Chain of Veneration makes a great deal of sense transposed to Kralori
>> society - power moves up the chain, reinforcing the
>> Mandarins/Exarchs/Emperor and granting them pools of magic to maintain
>> Kralorela.

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> Shantih indeed!
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> If this is the case, was it always so? If not always so, when does sorcerous Kralorela begin: with the recent encounter with Shang Hsa, before...or after?

        With alchemy of Thalurzni, if not before. A case could certainly be made for Daruda.

> Is the exarch's reluctance to exercise dragon power simply that of a good steward entrusted with his district's spiritual resources, and not so much concern for his mystic attainment?
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> The thread nibbles its own tail! And speaking of tails, this sounds a lot like some forms of the very magically adroit EWF with its "accelerating, pyramid-like growth" (Guide, 108).
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> Were the EWF "sorcerers" too, in addition to mystics?

        We know the EWF used sorcery in many of their magical experiments (Delecti, Pavis, etc), but I don't think it was ever a part of their core practice. Could be wrong, though.

	Cheers
		David