[In contrast Dorian manifested his magic at an early age, earlier than most of his peers which had been a point of pride for his parents who were quick to send him to study in various magical Circles. Various circles because Dorian not only had a flair for magic, but he also had a gift for getting kicked out of even the most prestigious schools and he cut through tutors like a knife through butter. Dorian was a terrible student, but not a terrible scholar, just bored, by and large...and stifled by a system he didn't particularly like. Though it had to be said that earlier it was due to arrogance, most of the children he went to school with were notably older than he was and he was better than they were...and often liked to prove it.
He also had his own set of issues that made him very difficult in his earlier years and even now made him difficult as far as his family was concerned.]
In my experience demons and magic tend to go hand-in-hand, it's the primary reason why mages are feared in many parts of Thedas.
[Granted it is a lot to absorb so that's a discussion best tabled for another conversation, for now he was just observing reactions. John seemed seasoned in his own way, but there was a curious inexperience in him that came with being self-taught. Many experienced mages who were self-taught tended to have bits in their style that clunk, but without magical training it was difficult to see the parts that actually did that. There was something very intriguing about witnessing raw magical talent, or Hedge mages, not that he was sure if he could ascribe the term to John.
John was a bit different, Dorian was referencing the man to what he knew about magic and his magic seemed to translate at least in some form, but he couldn't treat the man as if he were like mages back home, not completely. John would probably hate it if he were a mage in Thedas. Instead he focused on reactions, on John's reaction to touching the rune, his eyes...is it an episode...memories? Dorian was here and if things went too far he would protect John, not overwhelm him...still his concern wasn't completely swept until John returned to normal and that...spell was it...banished whatever moment his companion was under.
But that spell.]
Disperse into the wind? [Latin was Tevene in his world, but not all Tevene was Latin, the fact that it came out of the mouth of someone who was not (as far as he knew) was an interesting surprise. One that inspired many questions, but he could stifle them easily enough, for now he opened up his stance letting John lean against him heavily if needed, Dorian is sturdier than he pretends to be.]
Anytime. [Why not, Dorian isn't hoarding his magic, magic is made to serve after all. Still there are other things to take into consideration, things that draw the mage's concern.] Are you alright? It sounded like you were trying to banish something...the rune. Hm...I wonder if it's just the rune, every piece of this staff is made up of something that has magical properties...that looked like some sort of connection.
[Maybe he was sensing the properties, reacting to it, who knows...but curious as Dorian might be he's not about to treat someone like an experiment.]
If you need to take a break? [It was John's choice.]
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He also had his own set of issues that made him very difficult in his earlier years and even now made him difficult as far as his family was concerned.]
In my experience demons and magic tend to go hand-in-hand, it's the primary reason why mages are feared in many parts of Thedas.
[Granted it is a lot to absorb so that's a discussion best tabled for another conversation, for now he was just observing reactions. John seemed seasoned in his own way, but there was a curious inexperience in him that came with being self-taught. Many experienced mages who were self-taught tended to have bits in their style that clunk, but without magical training it was difficult to see the parts that actually did that. There was something very intriguing about witnessing raw magical talent, or Hedge mages, not that he was sure if he could ascribe the term to John.
John was a bit different, Dorian was referencing the man to what he knew about magic and his magic seemed to translate at least in some form, but he couldn't treat the man as if he were like mages back home, not completely. John would probably hate it if he were a mage in Thedas. Instead he focused on reactions, on John's reaction to touching the rune, his eyes...is it an episode...memories? Dorian was here and if things went too far he would protect John, not overwhelm him...still his concern wasn't completely swept until John returned to normal and that...spell was it...banished whatever moment his companion was under.
But that spell.]
Disperse into the wind? [Latin was Tevene in his world, but not all Tevene was Latin, the fact that it came out of the mouth of someone who was not (as far as he knew) was an interesting surprise. One that inspired many questions, but he could stifle them easily enough, for now he opened up his stance letting John lean against him heavily if needed, Dorian is sturdier than he pretends to be.]
Anytime. [Why not, Dorian isn't hoarding his magic, magic is made to serve after all. Still there are other things to take into consideration, things that draw the mage's concern.] Are you alright? It sounded like you were trying to banish something...the rune. Hm...I wonder if it's just the rune, every piece of this staff is made up of something that has magical properties...that looked like some sort of connection.
[Maybe he was sensing the properties, reacting to it, who knows...but curious as Dorian might be he's not about to treat someone like an experiment.]
If you need to take a break? [It was John's choice.]