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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#rapture/rupture|Rapture or Rupture]], depending on the speaker's view on magic. Mages are capable of changing themselves and the world around them through manipulating equivalence, conjuring miracles through sacrificing something of equivalent value.  Mages are people who have gained great understanding of the law of equivalence through an event of great loss, usually termed [[glossary#rapture/rupture|Rapture or Rupture]], depending on the speaker's view on magic. Mages are capable of changing themselves and the world around them through manipulating equivalence, conjuring miracles through sacrificing something of equivalent value. 
  
-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#rapture/rupture|Rapture/Rupture]] or choose to leave to avoid harming their loved ones. As a result of this, it became tradition that a mage would choose a new name for themself upon becoming a mage, leaving their old name (especially their surname) behind. +Mages have historically had a tense relation to the non-mage population of the world, the latter 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#rapture/rupture|Rapture/Rupture]] or choose to leave to avoid harming their loved ones. As a result of this, it became tradition that a mage would choose a new name for themself upon becoming a mage, leaving their old name (especially their surname) behind. 
  
-The attitudes of the world to magic and mages are perhaps best explainedby 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/Rupture” denotation, each of the names reflecting a different understanding of what really happened. It is well known that only through experiencing an event of great loss can one become a mage. Elisaveta writes that it is through this event that a mage first gains a true understanding of the law of equivalence, and thus becomes capable of utilising it. Tim, on the other hand, ponders whether this event should be interpreted as the first sacrifice one pays for one's magic, the cost to balance the gains of becoming a 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/Rupture” denotation, each of the names reflecting a different understanding of what really happened. It is well known that only through experiencing an event of great loss can one become a mage. Elisaveta writes that it is through this event that a mage first gains a true understanding of the law of equivalence, and thus becomes capable of utilising it. Tim, on the other hand, ponders whether this event should be interpreted as the first sacrifice one pays for one's magic, the cost to balance the gains of becoming a mage.//
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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 "collateral damage" from happening, now it at least tends to affect those that are somewhat more understanding, being mages themselves.\\ 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 "collateral damage" from happening, now it at least tends to affect those that are somewhat more understanding, being mages themselves.\\
  
-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.
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