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sidereous · 11 months ago

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I've seen a couple of stories do this now, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't also considering making long hair a sign of strong magic in Skysail

In places with a lot of magic use, long hair would be a status symbol, conditioners and tinctures sold with claims to encourage growth. Or perhaps parents carefully trim their children's hair so they aren't pulled away by a school or by court magicians.

Where magic is more feared, a culture of grooming becomes well established, people learning to trim another's hair short like you might learn to sign your name or ride a bike.

Of course, that depends on whether or not a particular world or settlement actually knows about this axiom. And whether or not hair length actually *does* affect magical ability is another question entirely.

#ramblings #Archer writes #Jovian Handmaidens keep their heads covered but part of their dress includes a long fabric train to mimic the appearance of long hair #on a more personal level it would give the start of Sid's arc a lot more weight #taught to maintain his hair only to fail to get into Magic School. he's got nothing to show for it-#-cutting it very short right before leaving. rejecting that life and taking control #only to more slowly and gradually grow it back out as he comes back around to using magic in his own way #i also realize this makes Silence way more intimidating cuz you hear about this INSANELY powerful mage and its hair isn't even chin-length #and i mean ive already established that hair *length* doesnt often tie into gender norms in the setting it's more HOW the hair is styled #people dont see baby ranger Sid's hair and think 'Ah Yes This Is A Man' they say 'dear god what happened to your head'#because he did it himself with scissors not meant for trimming hair and slightly inebriated. but he gets it evened out in the second book

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