Well, lass, consider my soul well and truly eased.
[He honestly can't remember the last time he saw a spread like this and was pretty sure he never actually had, not that he'd partaken of, anyway. Feasts weren't Barnabas' style. Everything else had been survival.]
But aye, I suppose there is. There are some people in my homeworld who can channel the might of great beings called Eikons. They're called Dominants. [He took a sip of his tea before he concluded.] I'm one of them. Only, channeling that power comes at a cost. Mortal flesh can't abide it forever, and the more we do it, the more we turn to stone, until all that's left is dust. Happens to those born with magic, too. [He smirks, sardonic, but not bitter.] Aether exists in crystals there, like it does here, and if you use a crystal for magic, no petrification risk. That's why it's come to be called the Crystal's curse, like the Mothercrystals are punishin' us for being able to touch Aether without them. I don't know if that's true. Personally, I think the massive blighters just want all the Aether for themselves, but that's another story.
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Date: 2025-04-01 04:00 am (UTC)[He honestly can't remember the last time he saw a spread like this and was pretty sure he never actually had, not that he'd partaken of, anyway. Feasts weren't Barnabas' style. Everything else had been survival.]
But aye, I suppose there is. There are some people in my homeworld who can channel the might of great beings called Eikons. They're called Dominants. [He took a sip of his tea before he concluded.] I'm one of them. Only, channeling that power comes at a cost. Mortal flesh can't abide it forever, and the more we do it, the more we turn to stone, until all that's left is dust. Happens to those born with magic, too. [He smirks, sardonic, but not bitter.] Aether exists in crystals there, like it does here, and if you use a crystal for magic, no petrification risk. That's why it's come to be called the Crystal's curse, like the Mothercrystals are punishin' us for being able to touch Aether without them. I don't know if that's true. Personally, I think the massive blighters just want all the Aether for themselves, but that's another story.