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[Today on your screen is everybody's favorite shitty wizard, who's currently sitting in a park somewhere and using mage hand to make sure the camera is at a good angle.

#priorities]

What's up, my dudes? It's ya boy Taako, here to make a super important announcement to save anyone getting their panties in a twist about this shit.

[He's already nailing this whole polite and informative announcement thing.]

Soooo, the people here aren't evil. [Taako shrugs.] It's a fucking revelation, I know, but listen, they're not lying about the whole portal thing and we're not here to be turned into people soup or whatever the hell folks are worried about. I mean, there's for sure some dicks in the bunch so totally not my fault if you get mugged, but uh, the people overall? Have good intentions.

[There's a shrug there, just to finish off his very well-constructed explanation.

Although he should probably also say how he knows this:]

The spirit of some real old and powerful witch told me this shit, bee-tee-dubs, and yeah, before you ask, I know she was telling the truth. That's how the spell works.

[Just take his word for it, folks!

He looks like he's about to hang up, before pausing.]

Uh, right, there's a whole new load of us idiots, isn't there? Hi, I'm Taako, in case you missed it when I said it thirty seconds ago, and that's T-double-A-K-O, not like the food. Sorry to start you off on such a fucking boring note, but here we are. Welcome to Riverview Quarantine or whatever.

[ok bye]

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I think that may be something of a difference, then. As I have said, magick is innate among my people, to the point you would not find a child who does not possess some skill with the most basic utility spell. Everyone's voice and potential is different, however. What one person learns another may not learn with the same ease or even in the same way. A Nemedian may not seek to learn a particular discipline at all if they have no use for it or they find the difficulty to great and instead seek to hone others.

[ She looks thoughtful for a moment. ]

But that does not tend to detract from our physical skills and our need to hone them as well. I could not speak with such confidence about other clans who inhabit the various settlements across the Isle, but there are things better accomplished with a well placed arrow or axe than a song.

[It sounds more like a sorcerer, to Taako, someone who has magic in their blood rather than it being something they've learned or channelled from another source, but Lí's explanation makes sense.]

Most bards tend to carry around a weapon as well, if they're doing the whole adventuring thing, but like, I'm not gonna waste my time with a sword when I can kill someone with magic.

[He still carried his sword, but he used it all of once, in an entire year. He doesn't bother with it in Riverview Quarantine.]

I can certainly see the logic in that. My own approach tends to depend upon the situation. Some tasks are better accomplished without the physical, but then, the reverse can be said just the same.

[ Hearing him say that does stir up some questions, though, and a particular word stands out among the others. ]

Are you an adventurer, Taako?

[His strength modifier is just, it's real bad. He's never going to successfully hit anything with a sword.]

Yup! Or, well, I'm like, employed, all official and shit, we don't just pick up odd jobs from taverns or whatever. Technically we're called Reclaimers, but adventurers covers it. What about you, pumpkin?

[Obviously she's had some experience with weaponry, but she could be military or just a defender of her people.]

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