driftfleet | Magic Talk with Yuan, Episode 2

Who: Yuan Ka-Fai and anyone
Broadcast: Video
Action: The library on the Iskaulit
When: Now

[The video feed opens up to Yuan in the library. He's once again poised to take notes as he addresses the camera.]

A while ago, I asked about magic in other people's worlds, specifically about elves and their connection to it, or where magic originates from if not elves. Today I'd like to ask instead specifically about healing magic.

In my world, healing magic is a little different from regular elemental spells, although most healing spells also incorporate one of the eight elements. Very few 'casters have the aptitude to learn it - I'm not one of them, so there are a lot of gaps in my understanding - and as such, those who do are sought after for their skills. I'd like to hear about healing magic in your worlds as well: is it associated with a particular element or type of magic? Can any spellcaster learn to heal, or is it restricted to certain people? What, if any, are its limitations or drawbacks?

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I did bring them with me, that much is true.

Well, in that world, magic can be learned by anyone, but different races each have different aptitudes. For example, I'm an Undine. We're most suited to magic, water and healing specifically. Other races can use it, but they each have their own special aptitude.

[There's really one specific part of that that he's got to fixate on first:]

An Undine? You can't be an Undine, Undine is the Summon Spirit of Water. ...A-a lot of healing spells do harness water as an element, but...

[Asuna huffs a little, letting it turn into a sigh. She's good at remaining patient at least.]

In the virtual world I was a part of, the Undines are a race of fairies. So, yes, I can be, and I am. Different worlds have different myths and legends, remember? What might be one thing in your could be completely opposite in another.

Undine is neither a myth nor a legend: I know her personally.

But your point is taken: it's not the first time I've run into an awkward confusion of names, and it probably won't be the last.

Is healing magic tied to water magic exclusively, or can the other races that you mentioned, with different aptitudes, use other healing spells as well?

In my world, undines are mythical creatures, and the game world I play in pulls its material from legends.

[She chuckles, happy to move on.] Higher level, more effective spells are mostly water based, but there are some for other elements.

That sounds pretty similar to how it works in my world, too. And you said this is all part of some...game that you play?

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