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Mages are people who have gained great understanding of the law of equivalence through an event of great loss, usually termed [[glossary# | Mages are people who have gained great understanding of the law of equivalence through an event of great loss, usually termed [[glossary# | ||
- | Mages have historically had a tense relation to the non-mage population of the world, the later finding their power desirable or dangerous (often both). In many regions, mages were stigmatised to such an extent that a mage would either be cast out of their family after their [[glossary# | + | Mages have historically had a tense relation to the non-mage population of the world, the latter |
- | The attitudes of the world to magic and mages are perhaps best explained, by an actual mage: | + | The attitudes of the world to magic and mages are perhaps best explained by an actual mage: |
//Mages have come up with a myriad of names for the event that awakens a mage’s power before more or less settling on the current “Rapture/ | //Mages have come up with a myriad of names for the event that awakens a mage’s power before more or less settling on the current “Rapture/ | ||
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Around one hundred years ago, the Sanctuary arose to provide a solution to both problems, serving as a gathering place and refuge from the rest of the world for any mage that desires such a life. While it cannot stop " | Around one hundred years ago, the Sanctuary arose to provide a solution to both problems, serving as a gathering place and refuge from the rest of the world for any mage that desires such a life. While it cannot stop " | ||
- | Sanctuary is home to tens of thousands of citizens, both the newly arrived and Sanctuary-born alike. Even non-mages have come to live here (largely those born in the Sanctuary) with a sizeable population in the [[outer_sanctuary|Outer City]]. It is a relatively isolated city, situated in the middle of forests and mountains. However, due to the amount of mages that live here and the miraculous goods they can create, trade to the outside world has never stopped and is in fact on the rise.\\ | + | The Sanctuary is home to tens of thousands of citizens, both the newly arrived and Sanctuary-born alike. Even non-mages have come to live here (largely those born in the Sanctuary) with a sizeable population in the [[outer_sanctuary|Outer City]]. It is a relatively isolated city, situated in the middle of forests and mountains. However, due to the amount of mages that live here and the miraculous goods they can create, trade to the outside world has never stopped and is in fact on the rise.\\ |
However, the Sanctuary is not perfect and mages themselves are far from being united. Though the Sanctuary was once an undivided bastion of magic, it has been split into the [[Inner sanctuary|Inner Sanctuary]] at the centre and the [[Outer sanctuary|Outer Sanctuary]] towards the edges. | However, the Sanctuary is not perfect and mages themselves are far from being united. Though the Sanctuary was once an undivided bastion of magic, it has been split into the [[Inner sanctuary|Inner Sanctuary]] at the centre and the [[Outer sanctuary|Outer Sanctuary]] towards the edges. |