[That would be both fascinating and a bit disturbing to hear - it's not something even magic can accomplish on Tamriel. They have the occasional ghost, to be sure, but nothing quite like that.]
It is; magicka flows into the mortal plane of Tamriel from Aetherius, the realm of the gods. But as I said, it's internal - whatever the original source, it's part of me now, which is why I can still cast spells on a world other than my own. I hadn't been off-world before coming here, no; we don't have anything like the level of technology required to make it possible.
[He has to give the question about complex spells some thought.] There's a master-level Destruction spell I've read about, Lightning Storm - lightning is the easiest of the three elements to lose control of, and Lightning Storm requires the caster to channel it continuously.
[He certainly couldn't, were their positions reversed - which is yet another reason he doesn't mind at all answering Spock's questions.]
You said that all living beings in your world have some traces of this magicka, so it is possible it is something inborn. Have you been able to cast such spells all your life or did you come into such powers later? Does it require years of study to master such spells?
You have both healing and destructive capabilities. Is that common among your people, to have both?
I wouldn't say all my life, but since I was a child, certainly. It takes some time to develop the mental discipline and control required to cast actual spells, as opposed to just... uncontrolled outbursts of magic.
It isn't uncommon; there are six distinct schools of magic, of which Restoration and Destruction are two. A mage can specialize in spells from one school in particular or learn spells from all of them; it depends entirely on the individual.
Indeed not, though it is meant to avoid uncontrollable outbursts. We depend on mental shields and control over our bodies, and to some extent, the emotions we do feel. [ Have something of an answer, Vanyel. He is trying to be slightly more approachable. ]
Are there those who are competent in all schools of magic?
[His brows twitch up, interest piqued by that answer.] Your body and emotions?
[Well, since Spock didn't seem averse to answering his first question...]
It isn't uncommon for mages to be competent in multiple schools [He gestures vaguely toward himself, apparently including himself as an example.] But I've not heard of many who were truly competent in all of them.
My people were once quite violent and destructive. We have used mental control to curb such tendencies and are taught from a very young age to construct mental shields so we do not allow emotions to overcome our logic. We are also touch telepaths, which requires control to not pry on other individuals.
[ As Vanyel is not from his world, it cannot hurt to be a little more open. ]
With so many schools and mastery taking so long, that is logical that no individual is truly competent in all of them.
I can certainly see how that sort control would be a good thing, in that case. [He's never believed repressing oneself was a good thing, but it does sound like it was somewhat necessary. And also, different worlds, different cultures, not his place to judge, etc.]
And most learn by apprenticing themselves to a more experienced mage, at least to start. So if the teacher only specializes in one particular school...
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It is; magicka flows into the mortal plane of Tamriel from Aetherius, the realm of the gods. But as I said, it's internal - whatever the original source, it's part of me now, which is why I can still cast spells on a world other than my own. I hadn't been off-world before coming here, no; we don't have anything like the level of technology required to make it possible.
[He has to give the question about complex spells some thought.] There's a master-level Destruction spell I've read about, Lightning Storm - lightning is the easiest of the three elements to lose control of, and Lightning Storm requires the caster to channel it continuously.
[He certainly couldn't, were their positions reversed - which is yet another reason he doesn't mind at all answering Spock's questions.]
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You said that all living beings in your world have some traces of this magicka, so it is possible it is something inborn. Have you been able to cast such spells all your life or did you come into such powers later? Does it require years of study to master such spells?
You have both healing and destructive capabilities. Is that common among your people, to have both?
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I wouldn't say all my life, but since I was a child, certainly. It takes some time to develop the mental discipline and control required to cast actual spells, as opposed to just... uncontrolled outbursts of magic.
It isn't uncommon; there are six distinct schools of magic, of which Restoration and Destruction are two. A mage can specialize in spells from one school in particular or learn spells from all of them; it depends entirely on the individual.
apologies for the lateness of this reply! ;;
What are the other four schools?
no worries!
[It's not quite a question; he's curious, to be sure, but he's not about to press for answers if Spock doesn't want to give them.]
The other four are Illusion, Conjuration, Alteration and Enchanting.
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Are there those who are competent in all schools of magic?
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[Well, since Spock didn't seem averse to answering his first question...]
It isn't uncommon for mages to be competent in multiple schools [He gestures vaguely toward himself, apparently including himself as an example.] But I've not heard of many who were truly competent in all of them.
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[ As Vanyel is not from his world, it cannot hurt to be a little more open. ]
With so many schools and mastery taking so long, that is logical that no individual is truly competent in all of them.
Sorry for the delay!
And most learn by apprenticing themselves to a more experienced mage, at least to start. So if the teacher only specializes in one particular school...