"He's not that tall," the even taller man demurred. "And when I first met him last Leafchange, he wasn't nearly as muscular, either. It's the sort of thing that changes over time, and Caido tends not to reward idleness. Muscle is something you'll likely put on as well as you find a trade to pursue." Almost all of them had, men and women alike, though some - like Jigano - wore it in lean muscle mass rather than Remi's impressive thews.
"Usually, but not always," the bard tried to explain. "At least from what I've seen and those I've spoken to. Those who were shapeshifters or animal-souled on their previous worlds become Attuned here... unless they also had magic, in which case they might become Abandoned, but not both. But there are exceptions, especially among those who had neither magic nor alternate forms before. You'd think they'd arrive here as Accepted, but they seem to have the most variation in what happens when they pass through the portal." It was puzzling, but perhaps it gave them an edge in surviving this harsh world. "It seems more related to physical abilities and traits - or magical ones - than personality." 'Seemed' being the operative word, since even that pattern had plenty of flaws.
"I said it was a possibility," he corrected gently. "That you could be in a different body, and the addition of magic makes it more likely... but I don't know for sure. You could be one of the exceptions. But what sort of dye did you use?" Jigano asked after a moment's pause at the sudden flood of information. "And how did you get the tattoos? Were they applied with quills? Needles? Sorcery? Or something else?"
"Usually, but not always," the bard tried to explain. "At least from what I've seen and those I've spoken to. Those who were shapeshifters or animal-souled on their previous worlds become Attuned here... unless they also had magic, in which case they might become Abandoned, but not both. But there are exceptions, especially among those who had neither magic nor alternate forms before. You'd think they'd arrive here as Accepted, but they seem to have the most variation in what happens when they pass through the portal." It was puzzling, but perhaps it gave them an edge in surviving this harsh world. "It seems more related to physical abilities and traits - or magical ones - than personality." 'Seemed' being the operative word, since even that pattern had plenty of flaws.
"I said it was a possibility," he corrected gently. "That you could be in a different body, and the addition of magic makes it more likely... but I don't know for sure. You could be one of the exceptions. But what sort of dye did you use?" Jigano asked after a moment's pause at the sudden flood of information. "And how did you get the tattoos? Were they applied with quills? Needles? Sorcery? Or something else?"
