Sounds, familiar.
(from Magic as an animate character) But this has potential. Like I said elsewhere, wouldn't fights break out?
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ October 15th, 2010, 12:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Magic as an elemental race? |
Well, we have naiads and draiads, right? We've got elemental races that are traditionally used in fantasy stories...but what about a magical elemental race? One that controls magic and interacts with the magical field of the world? Would that be workable? Has that been done before? eruheran |
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| Author: | Elanhil [ October 15th, 2010, 12:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
Sounds, familiar. (from Magic as an animate character) But this has potential. Like I said elsewhere, wouldn't fights break out?
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ October 15th, 2010, 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
Well, I didn't want to derail Willow's thread.  Well, they're the guardians. They can't fight. At least, I don't think they can. They shouldn't. Are they perfect? I'm still looking into the whole nature gods thing. I don't think they would fight one another. They'd be almost like 'wish upon a star' thing where you could get magic from them (sort of like a vending machine, but not really). Obviously a few would be bad-tempered and much harder to get help from. eruheran |
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ October 15th, 2010, 2:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
Well, in my opinion not any more than naiads or draiads. They're just the guardians of magic, just like naiads and draiads (I forget which is which) are the guardians of trees and water, and essentially are that element. I can see how they would be confused as demons though. I don't have any plans to use them, actually, since Enderion doesn't have magic *gasp*. But, on the other hand, Mesal does, so who knows, I may use these in a story some day. eruheran |
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| Author: | Constable Jaynin Mimetes [ October 15th, 2010, 9:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
I like the concept. (I find the vending machine analogy hilarious. )I can't figure out how to make it work though. I mean, is magic an element? I'd have to wrap my mind around that first... |
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ October 15th, 2010, 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
Quote: (I find the vending machine analogy hilarious. )I was hoping somebody would. As far as to magic being an element, I don't think it's necessarily an element like water or trees are, or even like wind is. It would definitely be stretching the idea of an element. But more what I'm thinking of is something like nature gods, each entrusted with a certain aspect of the creation: Air gods - sort of like the Greek gods of the winds Water gods - Naiads (or draids...I forget. Are draiads dry?) Wood/plant gods - Draiads (or naiads) Magic gods - Flai'ads (or some other name I settle on) It's more a race of each thing entrusted to guard that element and who are masters of that element. Not so much an elemental race...I can get away from that name if it helps you wrap your head around it. eruheran |
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| Author: | Elanhil [ October 15th, 2010, 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
I think if you had some old wise-man explaining to a youngster about the 'guardians of creation', I wouldn't think of them as demons at all. They were put there by God to protect magic. |
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ October 15th, 2010, 10:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
Exactly. They're guardians. eruheran |
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| Author: | Lord Kieren Mimetes [ October 16th, 2010, 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
Hmm, how would you get them to help you? I like the idea. Is there just one for each element? What if some turned evil, that could have potential. Perhaps they are the angels of their world. |
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| Author: | Willow Wenial Mimetes [ October 18th, 2010, 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
lol. I'm going to have an elemental race like that in my Nano. (thx for that idea on my thread.  )except that there's only one left.
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ December 5th, 2011, 10:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
What kind of magic would the guardians be using? Is it magic over the elements? Wouldn't that be encroaching on the elemental gods territory? |
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ December 10th, 2011, 9:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
*is poked on this thread* Can I get back to you? =P |
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ December 10th, 2011, 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
 Sure.
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| Author: | Airianna Valenshia [ December 18th, 2011, 9:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
You never got back. |
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ December 18th, 2011, 10:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
She's right.  *directs Andrew to this thread* |
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| Author: | Airianna Valenshia [ December 18th, 2011, 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
*laughs * |
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ December 19th, 2011, 11:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
He's postponing everything (including answering these questions) til mid-January. 
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| Author: | Airianna Valenshia [ December 19th, 2011, 11:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
He couldn't come in here and say that? |
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ December 19th, 2011, 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
He said that to me last night. I knew that he probably wouldn't get on this thread to say something and that everyone in this thread would be agonizing over Andrew's unknown response to my directing him, so I did it for him.
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| Author: | Airianna Valenshia [ December 19th, 2011, 11:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
If it weren't for the fact that we are e-mailing, I'd say he was avoiding me.
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ December 19th, 2011, 11:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
*gaspeth*  (rerails) |
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| Author: | Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ January 13th, 2012, 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
*guiltily tiptoes into thread* Y'all need to ask yourselves if you'd rather I work on this, or Two Fathers, and TDR beta reading. Andrew |
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ January 14th, 2012, 1:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
| You have learned to manipulate me well.
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| Author: | Airianna Valenshia [ January 15th, 2012, 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
Well, now your TDR beta reading and questionnaire are done.
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| Author: | Suiauthon Mimetes [ January 16th, 2012, 12:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Magic as an elemental race? |
AHA! 
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