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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 1 year ago

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Ooooo thank you for explaining the cult 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Would you be able to go in depth about how and why warlocks are hated or the general history or state of your world?

Hope you're having a good time zone 😊

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not really because i haven't really thought about it! and this isn't really my own worldbuilding, this is the general consensus from high fantasy media in general:

Warlocks in general have a reputation for being evil, practicing dark magic, and making pacts with "bad" forces - like demons! they're thought to be servants of evil & are not to be trusted. their magic is usually chaotic and wild, unlike wizardry and witchcraft with are more careful and controlled - and their magic is learned, whereas warlocks get their magic from a powerful entity via some form of payment (ex: their soul)

really, warlocks can be good or bad or somewhere in between like any magic user. but due to the nature/source of their powers, they're seen as evil. the rarity of them only adds to this, since many do indeed get corrupted by their patron - or they sought out their pact for less than savory reasons

#no one chooses the warlock path unless they're desperate / think they have no other option #so then a lot of people who make pacts are in Not Great mental/emotional condition #which makes it easy for the source of their power to manipulate them #ya dig? does that make sense?#its like... wizards are scientists. theyre careful and studious about their magic #but warlocks are Artists! they just kinda fuck around and find out!#of course you'll see wild variation depending on who you ask about this subject #irl. not - not in the au #like a different blog might portray warlocks entirely differently #but i have my own understandings / interpretations of different magic users and the like #this is one of them!#i could use the cooking analogy....#rambles from the bog #wh fantasy au #wally becomes aware of the warlock reputation very early on #so he quickly starts to portray himself as a wizard & act like it. thus - hiding the Seal at all times!#Home's tome and staff certainly help with the lie!#wally: wow! the world is so wide and beautiful!#wally a few days later: i may have miscalculated #hope you're having a good timezone as well! im always happy to Talk!

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