"Vervain has air magic," Jigano offered. "She used it to blow poison gas away from us when we were trying to rescue the Tulmhainar. The only time I've seen water magic, though, the mage had to have water close at hand to control. That seems to be true of all the elemental schools though, at least in their apprentice stages." He quirked his lips a little higher at hearing the open curiosity in Loren's voice again, glad that something seemed to have finally shaken the man out of his spiraling ennui.
"Why not four? Or six? Or two?" He shrugged, smile quirked at the bit of whimsy to the question. "That might be a question for Rae, should you ever meet them. And perhaps the information is wrong; it was written in the notes of others, though it matches what I've seen with my own eyes so far. As for comparing them... the elemental magics can be easily compared against each other, but it's harder to compare, say, Water Manipulation with Summoning, or Creation magic with Illusion magic." He shrugged again, though it was because he had no easy answer rather than a lack of interest. No, his interest was very keen, but there was much study still to undertake. "The previous scholars seem to indicate that they progress similarly in power, though. As for fast or slow, the notes said nothing. I can only offer my own observation that it seems to depend on the individual, as with anything requiring learning and practice." Diligence might play a role, but so too did necessity and the vagaries of spirits who might offer gifts of power in exchange for amusement.
He and Ronin had had quite the interesting talk shortly after the Fallen Star's return, and Jigano nodded agreement about the demi-human's unusual placement in the list. "His might be innate now, too," was the bard's only caution. His divine magic had been innate once as well, before the portal, though he agreed that the division between arcane and divine was usually clear. "Remi lives up to his vocation as 'alchemist' both with and without his magic." There was a rueful snort behind the words, a paradoxical mix of exasperation and fondness, though more the latter than the former now. "But yes, he combines his schools of magic. Or at least, I've seen him combine his transmutation magic with his earth magic on several occasions. Then again, he's also both a mage and an Attuned, and there are few enough of those on Caido. He and Ashetta are the only two I know of."
"Why not four? Or six? Or two?" He shrugged, smile quirked at the bit of whimsy to the question. "That might be a question for Rae, should you ever meet them. And perhaps the information is wrong; it was written in the notes of others, though it matches what I've seen with my own eyes so far. As for comparing them... the elemental magics can be easily compared against each other, but it's harder to compare, say, Water Manipulation with Summoning, or Creation magic with Illusion magic." He shrugged again, though it was because he had no easy answer rather than a lack of interest. No, his interest was very keen, but there was much study still to undertake. "The previous scholars seem to indicate that they progress similarly in power, though. As for fast or slow, the notes said nothing. I can only offer my own observation that it seems to depend on the individual, as with anything requiring learning and practice." Diligence might play a role, but so too did necessity and the vagaries of spirits who might offer gifts of power in exchange for amusement.
He and Ronin had had quite the interesting talk shortly after the Fallen Star's return, and Jigano nodded agreement about the demi-human's unusual placement in the list. "His might be innate now, too," was the bard's only caution. His divine magic had been innate once as well, before the portal, though he agreed that the division between arcane and divine was usually clear. "Remi lives up to his vocation as 'alchemist' both with and without his magic." There was a rueful snort behind the words, a paradoxical mix of exasperation and fondness, though more the latter than the former now. "But yes, he combines his schools of magic. Or at least, I've seen him combine his transmutation magic with his earth magic on several occasions. Then again, he's also both a mage and an Attuned, and there are few enough of those on Caido. He and Ashetta are the only two I know of."
