A Brief History, Part 7 [Magic Theory, Pt. 16]

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Leaderless and conquered, the Kirva went into hiding. The Lendrii outlawed Kirvan magic, and began a manhunt in search of any Kirva that might have gone into hiding. Any who were found were given two options: quit practising magic, or die. Many wizards fled in order to avoid this decision, and many more simply complied, or went underground with their art. There were very few executions.

A police force was established among the citizens and Lendrii mages, in order to prevent the practice of Kirvan magic. Anyone suspected would be interrogated and punished accordingly if found guilty.

Sandren and the Sh’al did not approve of Durien’s actions, and they distanced themselves from the Lendrii. They vowed to stay true to The Healer’s way, devoting themselves to peaceful magics and study. They even went so far as to vow only to take life if unavoidable, prefering instead to use their own life to summon magical power. They performed healing and taught magic to any who requested it.

This finalised the Schism.

TBC

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  1. Ahfl_icon THX 0477

    Whoo, sounds very in-depth, and I’ve only just read this and the next and the previous. Lots here, still not in the usual storytelling format. I get it, but yeah, I still appreciate a good yarn with a protagonist and all that, which I assume exists or is forthcoming.

  2. Avatar Eloquent Mess {(LoA)}

    Consider this my planning phase for a much larger project.

  3. Avatar Rachel Addison Miller

    I want to know why the Kirva decided to go rogue. No one is just evil – what was the motivation?

  4. Avatar Eloquent Mess {(LoA)}

    The Kirva was originally spawned from Choryl’s philosophy, the view that wizards were a higher form of life, above all others. They felt it their right to take life as they please in order to practice their magic. They may not consider themselves evil, but they’re like the elitist people who feel the world should bow to their whims.

    Their selfishness got them cast out, which embittered them.

    Keep in mind the kind of person who would relate to a philosophy of elitism and guiltless killing for personal gain. Very selfish.

    Of course, they felt they were in the right.

    You could relate it to religious extremism, where they believe they’re doing the right thing when the rest of society believes otherwise.

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