A Magical Taxonomy
Warlock: from wær (old English, “pact/oath”) + loga (proto-Germanic, “liar”) + hard “-ck” (Scottish English); Oathbreaker (contextually; breaker of Baptismal Oaths; hence also Apostate)
Wizard: from Wis (old English, “knowledgeable”) + -ard (same, “too much of”); Possessor of too much knowledge
Witch: from weyk (proto-indo-European, “apart, separated, different”)[connotations akin to Latin’s “Sacre”]; Sacred Outsider
Sorcerer: from Sors (Latin, “Fate”) and Ser (same,“to bind”); Fate Manipulator
Druid: from dru (proto-Celtic, “Oak”) + weyd (same, “to see”); Oak-Seer, or Tree-Knower
Cleric: from kleros (Ancient Greek, “lots/ casting lots/ drawing lots”) [contextually; public servants were selected by drawing lots, as opposed to, say, voting]; Public Servant / Clerk
Bard: from bard (proto-Celtic, “Bard”); Bard
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staying up all night playing Snipping Tool
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I think, as a society, there should be more pretty boys and handsome girls
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i work at the isekai protagonist factory, they put me in a big old truck and tell me to drive full speed into teenagers
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they call me doctor worm. good morning how are you i’m doctor worm
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I'm DONE ! I'm leaving now FOREVER and you CANT STOP ME no matter what I'm GOING !!!
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will you please take my whimsical ass seriously
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Be nice to him. His name is French Onion Soup but you can call him onion.
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The prompt was ‘detention.’
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PSA:
1. If you are not silly, it is vital you become silly
2. If you are silly, you must stay silly
2. If you used to be silly but have stopped, you must make all efforts to return to silliness
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