#mage things

[azeztulites-art]

I watched new Masters of the Universe….

[sephirajo]

It’s funny after playing so much Dragon Age... I have Angela built as a Blood Mage... and given she’s nobility... lol she’s basically a Tevinter Party Gal. Oops.

[orsino-the-enchanter]

Hey, i saw you are doing headcanons and you're really good at it! Can you write some headcanons for weird mages? Thanks!

((My pleasure! Also, thanks! This applies for all the canon verses AND the Modern Verse -instead of types of high school students, a circle has similar stereotypes, which, nonetheless, are viewed as weird from both insiders and outsiders.))

Headcanons for weird mages (a.k.a “all Circles have at least one mage like that”)

The Mountain: Usually mages are thin and physically not very strong. But in every circle there’s this ONE mage who’s a beefcake, and could snap a templar in two with their bare hands. Usually this is also the calmest of people. Also, they hate confrontation and battle magic.

The Ace Up The Sleeve: There’s that one mage who doesn’t look like much when they’re not doing magic, but when they do they are FORCES OF NATURE. The opposite to “The Mountain”. Very flammable.

Speaking of flammable……

The Pyromaniac: …someone’s taking the pyromancy classes way too seriously… or not at all, depending on one’s view on the subject. Burns and explodes things just for fun. Sets their room on fire by accident (?) at least twice a month. Gets in very heated (pun intended) debates about schools of magic. 

The “Weird Specialization Mage”: Most mages’ powers are based on the main four schools of magic and their subdivisions (primal, elemental, creation, spirit, entropy); however not all were born so lucky. Somniari, Force mages, Rift mages; the gifts of some of them are so rare that there isn’t even enough literature about them, so even the senior and first enchanters are not sure how to go about helping them (mostly they make it up as they go). These mages are always confused, very easily startled, VERY introverted in fear they might hurt someone by accident and most certainly socially phobic. They try their best with their lessons, but they are mediocre at best. They are the type to go to class in their sleeping robes and not notice. 

The Creepo: Fascinated by the Forbidden Arts. Usually has an inclination towards necromancy. Loves anatomy and dead things. If a circle has at least two of them, they will most certainly notice eachother and will lurk at the darkest corners of the library together, whispering sardonically words with no less than five syllables to eachother. Could be psychotic, could simply be obsessive about their weirdness. 

The Goth: Yes, there are goths in every Circle of Magi, but they are not to be confused with the creepos (albeit they usually get along well). The Goth is a nihilist who usually wears black from top to bottom, claiming they do it because they mourn being born mages. VERY Dramatic. Top of their class but they don’t have many friends. Good sense of style and VERY good taste in general. They WILL judge you and your decisions. They usually do not get involved in discourse, but if they do, they are there to win. Also, they are extremely petty and will be willing to go through all the history of Thedas just to uncover that ONE argument to obliterate you. Fear them.

The “I know I could cast a spell for that, but…”: May or may not be in denial about being a mage. Perhaps they spent too much time hiding and mingling in society. Perhaps their parents didn’t want to acknowledge they had a mage in the family. Either way, these are the people who only use magic in class. Always prefer to do things the “old-fashioned way” or “by hand”. Also, the most prone to trying to escape from the circle at some point and return to regular society.

The Politician: The one who always starts the mage rights discourse. Has Very Strong Opinions in general and gets offended when someone points out that they are just opinions and not facts. Born leader. Is good with people and will not hesitate to manipulate others to get things done. Loves everything that involves yelling, pitchforks, torches and explosives. 

The Blood Mage: Looks and acts like everybody else, except they cut their wrists and dance naked in the moonlight. The LEAST prone mage to be accused of blood magic.“Perhaps a notion Meredith invented to reinforce her anti-mage agenda.” -Orsino. 

[aranyaphoenix]

Two steps to the right it's a fall to certain death. Eyes on the ground, remember to breathe.

Aranya Ver’Sarn

[aranyaphoenix]

Poof!

Alrighty, with all the stuff happening in the arcs of @sunspireport and @eclipsesyndicatewra some people have asked, “Where’s Aranya right now?”

Short answer is: EVERYWHERE.

She’s doing constant teleporting between some major places, which include but are not limited to

Sunspire Port (specifically, the docks of Sunspire, since right now there’s a magic-reflecting dome over the town.)

Halenvar’s cottage in Stormheim. @halenvar

Shal’aran, because Astra and Velerodra @velerodra

Dalaran

Shattrath

Quel’danas

Silvermoon 

Tanaris

I swear, the girl’s gonna need a pager.

[aranyaphoenix]

Excellent, child. You crave power as much as I.

Aluneth, after “drinking” from an long vein of ley crystals.

[shinystealingbirb]

(Toram online) I like to think that spells/skills higher up in your skill tree aren’t things you “can’t” do (unable to do), but rather, things that are dangerous to do. It’s a skill tree, blocked mostly by level. Take Finale, for example. Imagine, if you’re too low to use the skill, then you’ve only seen it be used. You don’t understand the power output. You draw the runes wrong. You are a walking bomb who could actively pull out a spell that has a high probability of sapping all your mana and also killing you and everyone around you.

For this reason, I would like to suggest that level 100 pure mages are the most dangerous creatures in the game. Imagine pulling up to Klaspe Slums “fight” with Finale in your back pocket, and you VERY ACTIVELY SHOWING IT OFF.

would definitely make a funnier impression on the black knights like “who is this underleveled chick and why is she- FUCKFUCK I KNOW THOSE RUNES EVERYKNE BACK UP-“

[soulren]

YOUR CARD WAS THE EIGHT OF HEARTS! YOU MET ME TEN YEARS AGO AT THE BEACH AND I TOLD YOU TO PICK A CARD. YOU THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER SEE ME AGAIN BUT I'M BACK AND YOUR CARD WAS THE EIGHT. OF. HEARTS.

MAGIC.