>>This is a development similar to the pre-Hrestol Malkioni,
>>who concentrated all magic in their wizard caste,
Peter Metcalfe
>Not so. It's not even true for the Brithini.
> People in the Kingdom of Malkion were proud of their knowledge
> and mastery of Logic. Malkioni all knew that Logic was the
> basis for their lives. With Logic they recognized the difference
> between matter and ebergy, and differentiated anything non-
> logical to be instinct, unthoughtful and therefore inferior.
> Further, the sorcerers of Malkion had access to the power of
> Reason, for they still knew of Malkion the Seer, who they called
> the Prophet. The Prophet had disappeared. The Zzaburites
> afterwards endlessly discussed reality, to refine their keen
> understanding.
> This mastering of Reason and understanding did have a benefit.
> With its lessons, the sorcerers were able to manipulate both
> matter and energy to affect humans, the world, and the spirits
> all around them. In that way the sorcerers were able to cause
> great catastrophes to preserve their people from divine magical
> and human assaults.
> RM p18
>If Reason can be used to perform magic, then Logic could also be
>used likewise.
So you are telling me that the Malkioni serfs can master reason or logic to an extent that they are able to influence the mundane world?
Let me see, does this work with Thought and Instinct as well?
How many non-wizard Malkioni are able to do perform personal magic stemming from the Sorcery World?
I repeat:
The early Six Peoples of Danmalastan had personal magic ot its specific
flavor for everyone, despite the fact that they were Maseren.
By the time of teh Vadeli wars when everything had come down to Endernef fighting Zerendel, only the wizards wield the magics.
>>For some reason, Aeolian Heortland has been labeled "misapplied worship",
>>though I still try to see the intrinsic difference between them and
>>Serpent King Seshnela or the Stygians.
>Because the Seshnegi and the Stygians are mixed worshippers. They
>worship their gods and spirits as gods and spirits unlike the Aeolians who
>worship their gods as Saints.
_My_ original draft had them worship their gods as gods, just naming them saintly.
Which is a method I still see many Safelstrans and occasional peasant Loskalmi or Seshnegi use as a cop-out for unapproved practices.
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