#like the mortals kinda got the idea?? but having children with another magic user won't help your magic remain strong
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divine beings in dórverold | the chosen
it should be noted that there is a difference between a god gifting a mortal magic and a god selecting a mortal as their chosen. if one should be so lucky to be blessed with a god's magic, that magic will surely be more potent than the average mage's; it is new, not yet diluted by time and blood. a mage with such magic will be formidable and not easily felled.
yet a powerful mage does not walk with a god's favor. they had it for a moment, but a god does not continue to watch over them as they do their chosen. a mortal chosen by a god to be their champion not only gains incredible magic and attributes specific to the divine but a connection to the deity. there are few places the chosen could walk where the god could not hear their call.
some describe the connection as a constant presence in their mind whereas others feel nothing but always find themselves safe from harm in moments of tribulation. how the connection manifests appears to depend upon the deity.
the records we have of chosen mortals state that a deity's own physical attributes begin to manifest in their champions. sunna's chosen gain eyes and locks of gold; nott's chosen gain a silver gleam to their eyes and flowing, black tresses; and the list goes on. it must be noted that there are certain abilities unique to a chosen as well, such as resurrection upon death for sunna's chosen, which truly divide these champions from their mage counterparts.
a god's chosen is given a touch of divinity, a sliver of true divine magic, and no ordinary mage can replicate this.
#headcanons | dórverold#hmm i'm not the biggest fan of how this one turned out tbh#there's just something about it that i'm not feeling but!! now we have a difference between chosen vs magic users#and oh this actually opens a can of worms as far as the idea that magic is diluted by time and blood#like the mortals kinda got the idea?? but having children with another magic user won't help your magic remain strong#it's all up to endir and his guys whether or not the magic is weakened or not and maybe i'll have more thoughts on that later#but for now i just wanted to point out that someone like cyrillo actually is not necessarily chosen just bc nott gave him magic#i might change my mind but for now he's just a really strong mage with a personal connection to nott#whereas rin is capable of much more bc sunna /chose/ her#chiyo in her verse was chosen by mal so he connects their minds as well as gives her magic others might not be capable of#i gotta do a post about eyda too bc tbh i don't know if eyda has chosen so much as he just?? makes deals with people and#gives them magic and taints their souls#we'll see bc i'm still thinking ANYWAY here's your lore post for the night <3#let's see if i can muster energy for other things oof
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