[Can they achieve that? Can they leave the Templars behind altogether? Or get Templars to stay away from the Chantry? He likes the sound of it, though.]
What of the portion of mages who fear themselves and the world around them, who want walls and guards?
[Another subject rather near and dear and personal to Vandelin, though the characterization of that mindset sounds a bit different from someone else than it does in his own arguments and uncharitable thoughts.]
As long as they don't want walls and guards for the lot of us, then perhaps accommodations ought to be made. We'll never be a monolith. Forcing a single universal fate onto everyone who happens to be born a mage is never going to do enough good to justify the harm.
Those who want us to remain subject to the Chantry and under the thumb of the templars will have to compromise, to be sure. But if they want to live out their days in a safe, familiar community of the like-minded, I can't say I don't see the appeal. And if they want guards to prevent harm in the event of possession, there are schools of magic suitable for that. I'd take a knight-enchanter with a good nullifying glyph over a templar any day.
[He agrees with all of that, though he has a feeling a large portion of the Loyalists won't choose to compromise, and they'll have Templars and Chantry and Seekers on their side. But if the rebels can have something of a united front, they stand a better chance.]
I'd take a knight-enchanter over a Templar as well, [he says thoughtfully.] A mage community, though, might terrify surrounding villages. I wish the burden of workability and preemptively solving what issues might arise was not on us, but most want to see those of us who want freedom fail.
[Anders takes a breath.]
Would you have the time or inclination to sit down with me and perhaps what other like-minded mages we can gather and see if we can come together to find a shape that may protect our freedom and future?
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What of the portion of mages who fear themselves and the world around them, who want walls and guards?
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As long as they don't want walls and guards for the lot of us, then perhaps accommodations ought to be made. We'll never be a monolith. Forcing a single universal fate onto everyone who happens to be born a mage is never going to do enough good to justify the harm.
Those who want us to remain subject to the Chantry and under the thumb of the templars will have to compromise, to be sure. But if they want to live out their days in a safe, familiar community of the like-minded, I can't say I don't see the appeal. And if they want guards to prevent harm in the event of possession, there are schools of magic suitable for that. I'd take a knight-enchanter with a good nullifying glyph over a templar any day.
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I'd take a knight-enchanter over a Templar as well, [he says thoughtfully.] A mage community, though, might terrify surrounding villages. I wish the burden of workability and preemptively solving what issues might arise was not on us, but most want to see those of us who want freedom fail.
[Anders takes a breath.]
Would you have the time or inclination to sit down with me and perhaps what other like-minded mages we can gather and see if we can come together to find a shape that may protect our freedom and future?