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PLEASE TALK ABOUT YOUR MAGIC HCS FOR EMPIRES I AM LOOKING AT YOU WITH BIG OLD EYES RN I GOTTA KNOW THE LORE 👀👀👀

Buckle up! All start with the difference between a wizard and a witch from season 1.

Wizards:

To become a wizard, one must study rigorously for many years in a school. The rules are numerous and strict. There are many types of magic that are forbidden on the behalf of the wizard council, but to be a wizard is to be respected by many.

The wand is given once a wizard is deemed good enough to own one, and the pointy hat is given at a certain level of study.

They study magic and science not to understand the world better, but to harvest it more efficiently.

This tenacity is what led the newly founded empire of the Grimland to turn down magic and focus on technology to harvest nature (following the headcanon that fWhip was raised to be a wizard as well, failed the exams, and went to the Grimlands, quickly climbing the ranks to become the Count)

Witches:

Witches need no school; Magic and rituals are taught by families and elders and stay secretive from other empires.

Anyone could be a witch, just knowing basic spell or sigil making, and you could call yourself a witch. They follow the order of the moon and tides, making rituals and spells according to nature. What they take from nature, they must give back.

They’re very family based, and rituals are often do in groups, if not involving the whole village. The only rule is to not use magic to cause harm.

Witches are usually more about protection spells, wards and talismans, but the few witches that used their power for evil has stained their reputation to be all wicked.

After the incident of the cods and salmons, witches of the swamp took the blame for the mass destruction that led to their near extinction.

Fear grew, and the few witches remaining decided to create a council and an academy, making rules to avoid making the same mistakes again. Over the years, the number of magic users has decreased, and fear of magic has risen. Witches are still blamed and feared after all these years, and any witches breaking the now strict rules will be banished.

#in short: the end of the world is blamed on witches and thats why they have now academies <3 #im making the wizards a bit more... capitalistic #lets say that #i had this whole discussion between gem and jimmy in my head at one point #they both have very different views of magic and its usage #gem is very wary of witches as she was taught they were bad #if only there wasnt the end of the world and i could have explored that more grrrrr #but yeah! i managed to tie up my hcs for s1 to s2 #it should still work with shubble's lore #really hope i can do a few comics of s1 jimmy in s2..#answered #anon #sol mumbles #sol thinks #empires smp #solart

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