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[loominggaia]

Can drau babies perform necromancy, like how baby fae can? And if so, is it only small stuff, like fly zombies and rat skeletons?

Yes! They can raise very small and weak undead (like insects) by toddlerhood. Of course this depends on how much they practice and a bit depends on genetics as well.

If both of their parents are shitty necromancers, chances are that their baby will not be great at it either. But if one or both parents are prodigies, their child may excel and be able to cast stronger necromancy spells at a younger age.

Necromancy is in drau blood, they are compelled to practice it even when they're young. If a drau baby finds a dead fly, lizard, or other small creature, instincts will compel them to raise it as a zombie. How successful they are depends on the factors I mentioned above.

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If magic is inherently ruleless, can mages break some rules of your universe (like absence of hybrids or commoners not using magic)?

This is a complex question, because the very nature of magic is that it is illogical. It has rules, but it can also do anything, at least in theory.

Magic is a sentient force. Mages must treat it with respect, because if magic feels exploited or disrespected, it might decide to backfire on the mage and cause a spell to fail...sometimes catastrophically. If you're a mage and you think you're going to do something cheeky like transform dirt into gold endlessly, think again. Magic will probably not let you, and sooner or later one of those spells is going to blow up in your face and turn all your gold into slime. That's just one example.

Magic likes to obey its own rules...except with it doesn't. Once in a great while, magic will allow a mage to break a rule. This is considered an "arcane anomaly", and it is incredibly rare, but there are documented cases in history.

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Can cecaelia and maenads and others with healing factor like that get tattoos and piercings? Do they have to pierce their ears again every time they put on earrings

Good question! Species with passive healing powers do have trouble keeping things like tattoos and scarification. This is why cecaelia take so much pride in their natural markings, because they can't really get permanent tattoos to decorate themselves with.

As for piercings, it depends. Mr. Roach, a cecaelian character, explains that cecaelia in his culture wear a fishing hook in their nostril after they get married. As long as the jewelry remains in the hole, the skin cannot heal over it, so it remains open. But if it's ever removed, the hole will heal over very quickly and it'll have to be redone.

I think what cecaelia and maenads do is wear a small "stud" in their piercing hole at all times. Maybe it is magnetic or has a little hook or ring on it, but it's designed in a way that they can clip earrings, chains, or other jewelry onto it. This allows them to switch out earrings without leaving the hole empty.

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[loominggaia]

It's kinda weird that skinwalker curse is a spell but it can only be cast on gaians. Wouldn't it make more sense if it was a disease that's dormant in other species like in FTR

I've been considering overhauling the skinwalker curse, so I will take this into consideration! Thank you! I may divide it into two separate things, a disease and a curse, and they will work differently.

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Magic-related question: As someone who’s starting to love the “beautiful rot” aesthetic alongside other things typically considered gross (Like rodents, cockroaches, fungi, and spiders) does their exist any spells created or with any association with the non-Necrom Vermism sects?

Great question! Devout Vermist mages become well acquainted with the concept of decay, and the more they understand it, the more they can craft spells around it. As a result, Vermists have invented many decay-related spells over the ages, and some are very scary!

There is a curse that causes people to physically age faster.

There is also one that causes people to start rotting like a corpse while they are still alive.

There is a curse which causes everything the victim touches to rot.

These spells aren't just limited to people though. They can be cast on different materials like wood or metal to cause accelerated rot and corrosion.

The unicorn naturally harnesses the power of magical entropy! But what the unicorn does naturally, peoples must study for many years to master.

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What sort of magic do the notable divines specialize in? Are any as OP as Titania

I think Titania is about as OP as it gets. She hasn't practiced necromancy in a very long time, so her skills have slipped there. I don't think she remembers how to cast necro spells anymore, but she has mastered a lot of different hazard spells. With so many elements at her fingertips, she can counter just about anything you throw at her.

Karenza: Transmutation, curative, monster-forging

Disgrace: Necromancy, curse, monster-forging

Reaper: Necromancy (he's considered the best necromancer on Gaia, as he pours all of his efforts into this one school of magic and doesn't bother with others), monster-forging

Erasmos: Perceptive (constantly tries to change his appearance with illusions, but he's never happy with his results because ultimately he just doesn't like himself), monster-forging

Salina and Marina: Curse (they mostly grant blessings, but can curse as well), telekinesis (they use this to levitate when they have to travel outside water). Marina practices galemancy and has a shitty temper, she's been known to start storms and destroy ships in the past. Salina is more chill, but she will fuck you up with hydromancy if you threaten Marina.

Allmother: Telepathy (uses this mostly for memory-wiping), curative, monster-forging

Cerno: Perceptive (uses illusions to camouflage himself), telepathy (animal enchanting), monster-forging (created the first werewolf, but no further monsters)

Haggomah: Curse, curative, monster-forging

Krozlaug: Monster-forging (otherwise he doesn't like magic)

Devajaya: Curative (heals his own sports injuries so he can get back on the field faster)

Varas: Perceptive (invisibility), umbramancy, hazard (flame), monster-forging. She knows several schools but isn't very good at any of them because she's too impatient.

Feztavi: Curse (mostly blessings, but don't cross her...)

Green Witch: Curative, hazard (floramancy), telepathy (animal enchanting). She's one of very few people on Gaia who can enchant a unicorn.

Laseya and Rashel: Perceptive (benign illusion spells to create sparkles, smoke, and other effects during their performances)

Miliko: Telekinesis (levitation), curse (will curse you with acne, asymmetrical boobs, or some other unwanted thing if you annoy him), monster-forging

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If a Divine Nymph who became a Titan Nymph after they were granted divinity died, would they come back as a Titan or a normal Nymph?

Good question! In this case, they would resurrect as a normal nymph. If they wanted to become a titan nymph again, they would have to redo the ritual. Or in the case of minervae, they would have to convince Karenza to transform them.

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If Glenvar's flamcor was in his stomach or lungs, could he actually breathe fire? And what are other body parts that could have flamcor, and what would their effects be?

Since the flamcor is a magical object and magic doesn't always follow logic, I think there could be a lot of possibilities! The way it works for one person may not be the way it works for another.

A flamcor fused with the lungs would probably give someone fire-breathing abilities. A flamcor in the stomach might allow them to digest anything. A flamcor in the liver could enable them to eliminate poisons and other toxins easily, such as gorgon venom.

A flamcor in the bladder...well, enjoy your magma-piss...

(I think similar effects could be achieved by fusing an everfloe crystal with an organ. Everfloe lungs = ice breath. Everfloe stomach = slower digestion, requiring less food. Everfloe liver...uh, this would be bad. Don't do this...)

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