Clayphish

[MC Name: Clayphish] Name: Tahorran Divadri [X ] Valindra Nullivari-Liavyre [ ] Azra Kaeronin [ ] Annyerir Ailer'thilln [ ] Jari'el Mah'nel

Dear Fellow Mage, I also have noticed the lack of new mages and the steady dying of the art. While unfortunate for us with nostalgia for it, at this point, we must face an unfortunate truth; it's simply not worthwhile for the younger generations anymore. Spells that take us 30 years to master are now significantly less effective than a throwing stick, bow, and especially potions that can mimic the most powerful spells in our arsenals. Worse, the social stigma has gone from the nuetral state it was in Aegis and the following early lands to being associated with the equally changed void creatures. Where once they were neutral knowledge seeking types, complex, unknowingable, and profound, they've become nothing more than mindless goopy monsters with a generic 'kill all life' mentality that makes them good for aimlessly throwing at any group who needs something to kill. Ontop of all that, the inability to safely gather is a truth we can not ignore. Auengelic mega bomb entities, their followers, and other large groups seek easy targets, and many magi would rather not 'click'. In groups, we make easy targets, and they can back up their claims of bringing justice through the actions of modern void creatures and dark mages who also get to use it. TLDR; Void magic in its current state is not worthwhile. It's weak compared to mundane options, carries a negative social stigma, and gathering simply makes mages easy targets. Short of removing the potions that mimic our spells, shortening charge times, making the void truly neutral again, and finding SOME sort of protection of the major armies seeking easy targets, I don't see how it will flourish anytime soon.

I love the idea of certain potions being locked behind Sorvians, and having potions that only work for them. We need more CA race advantages, specifically for crafted CA's like this to make up for what they lack in being able to learn certain magics and do normal descendant things! +1

"I don't like Raguel that much. But I disliked The Hollow far more than anything Aevos has dished out so far, including him. So you can bet your sweet bippy that I will keep whistle blowing and weaponizing anything I can against tears like yours until you learn better. Or one of us dies. And I'm not dying anytime soon, kiddo."

I've known Mick for a few years, and while I'm not always a big fan of the crowd he runs with, I think issues lay more in the system than him. A ban for metaplay seems heavy-handed, and I would like to rp with him again soon. If this about raids and wars, I would like to suggest perhaps a way to allow pvp groups to pvp. And for smaller, or more writing and lore heavy groups freedom to not have to put up with pvp raids. Perhaps map and settlement zoning where pvp via Minecraft clicking is or isn't allowed? Not protection against all conflict, just crp only. I feel like it would allow certain groups to pvp with others like them and still have a good time while not allowing any group to dominate or bully the server communities through pvp attacks.

Name of Prospective Scholar: Tahorran Divadri Year of Birth: First Age, around 250 years ago. True date lost to the ages. Country of Origin: Haulen'or, no longer associated. Do you agree to abide by all rules of the Academy? Yes

Discord: Clayphish#7446 MC Name: Clayphish RP Name: Tahorran Divadri Bid(s): 450 on The Viridescent Phoenix

OOC ((MC Name: Clayphish)) ((Discord: Clayphish#7446 )) ((Timezone: Pacific Time )) IN-CHARACTER What is your name? “Tahorran Divadri” Why seek membership to the Mages Guild? “To use your Obelisks and hang out with other mages doing magic stuff.” What arts, if any, do you currently practice? “Translocation, Transfiguration, Fire Evocation and Water Evocation. I also have a feat in Voidal Emminence.” What position do you desire to attain upon acceptance? “Adeptus Majoris” When should you be contacted for an interview? “Anytime we’re both awake and around.”

-1 No offense of course. It's well written and you clearly put effort into it, but I breathed a huge sigh of relief when they got rid of electric evo the first time. Electricity is inherently more powerful than most things, and makes for too powerful of a force to easily be balanced. I'd rather not get all my own magics blown out of the water by this.

"... Well, this isn't going to end well for them." Tahorran grimaces at reading this. "I thought the point of the tribe was to get up and move when trouble arrived. Why are they just sitting there in the face of total destruction? Everyone knows Oren is the largest war nation in Almaris, only ever rivaled in strength by the dwarves. Taking them on and making themselves a target is just asking to get wiped off the map." She sighs and lights a thin cigar. "I hope at least the nice ones and children can be slipped out before the crusaders start trampling this place."

+1

+1 Fluffy kitty owls

Hurrah, Josephites!

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