It's becoming interesting. The only thing that leaves me a little confused is why only some people can use all of the elements and some of them can't. I realize that it seems to be hereditary but why did the original folks who could use all of the elements use all of the elements? This is still very early in the story but I think that, once the magic is mentioned, it should probably be explained soon after. Maybe in the next chapter? I'm not trying to ruin the suspense but it's something I want to learn about as soon as possible. :)
Not to mention, not another element wizard in a thousand years? I can understand that any other element wizards besides Alec had probably tried to keep their nature a secret too. But I just can't imagine ALL of them would have succeeded at duping everyone for the rest of their lives (or that they all moved away to some remote region where no one knew this was a bad thing.) It takes a lot of dedication to stifle something and to not slip up.
I think it might be better for the Councilor to say something closer to "None have been found in this length of time", to suggest that perhaps there were others but it was highly unlikely and that, if there had been, they weren't found out. Otherwise, I have trouble believing that the 'blood' from the woman in the previous chapter, which carried the element magic, didn't get wiped out from marrying entirely... all except for little Alec, who is very far removed in generations from the original descendant. This isn't impossible, just a lot harder for me to believe. Don't get me wrong though. I'm not saying the overall idea is bad. :)
The wizards were artifically created about three thousand years before the story begins. The five types were created at that point and fifteen of the wizarding families from all the created families founded a city for wizards.
As for the last element wizard thing... well no one ever said that Lorac was dead.
But that was my point. It'd be better if the councilor was not suggesting it was impossible for Alec to be an element wizard. Just that she thought it unlikely. Or maybe I misread it as her suggesting that they were all dead.
And the wizards being artificially created is interesting... but why were only some of them given the ability to utilize all of the elements?
Yes, but he's not very fond of his cult. They bother him.
Wizards were modified from witches who can use life magic. Certain kinds of witches created certain kinds of wizards, depending on how the spark of magic was altered. It was sort of like a breeding thing with calico cats.
Dude, anything to do with cat breeding makes my head spin. I found a website that suggested there are five different genetic ways for a cat to end up with completely white fur. Also that it is extremely easy to get orange fur from the X gene. And that most male calico cats possibly aren't true calicoes. They're actually duo-tone males who have a lot of moles on their body, and the melanin in the moles had somehow determined the pigment in the fur in those areas. Or something like that.
I read it once and was still a bit puzzled, so I'm not certain I'm even remembering it right or if I ever understood it in the first place. The site seemed relatively legit but I believe they were theorizing about the male calicoes, particularly the males who could reproduce. They said not much actual research was being done on the matter, since it seemed unimportant to the people who might generally research that sort of thing, but they did reference a few specific scientists' work. @_@; ^_^
But uhh... I think what you said made sense to me. It's a matter of random genetics. :)
Not to mention, not another element wizard in a thousand years? I can understand that any other element wizards besides Alec had probably tried to keep their nature a secret too. But I just can't imagine ALL of them would have succeeded at duping everyone for the rest of their lives (or that they all moved away to some remote region where no one knew this was a bad thing.) It takes a lot of dedication to stifle something and to not slip up.
I think it might be better for the Councilor to say something closer to "None have been found in this length of time", to suggest that perhaps there were others but it was highly unlikely and that, if there had been, they weren't found out. Otherwise, I have trouble believing that the 'blood' from the woman in the previous chapter, which carried the element magic, didn't get wiped out from marrying entirely... all except for little Alec, who is very far removed in generations from the original descendant. This isn't impossible, just a lot harder for me to believe. Don't get me wrong though. I'm not saying the overall idea is bad. :)
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As for the last element wizard thing... well no one ever said that Lorac was dead.
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But that was my point. It'd be better if the councilor was not suggesting it was impossible for Alec to be an element wizard. Just that she thought it unlikely. Or maybe I misread it as her suggesting that they were all dead.
And the wizards being artificially created is interesting... but why were only some of them given the ability to utilize all of the elements?
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Wizards were modified from witches who can use life magic. Certain kinds of witches created certain kinds of wizards, depending on how the spark of magic was altered. It was sort of like a breeding thing with calico cats.
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I read it once and was still a bit puzzled, so I'm not certain I'm even remembering it right or if I ever understood it in the first place. The site seemed relatively legit but I believe they were theorizing about the male calicoes, particularly the males who could reproduce. They said not much actual research was being done on the matter, since it seemed unimportant to the people who might generally research that sort of thing, but they did reference a few specific scientists' work. @_@; ^_^
But uhh... I think what you said made sense to me. It's a matter of random genetics. :)
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