Description
It's going to take me a long time to get to the magic system in Watchword via the comics so I might do odds and ends 'screenshots' of scenes that may or may not take place within the comic's timeline.
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Bruce is one of the rare 'branded' few he was marked during the great war. Bruce is gifted with 'sight' along with other perks like inhuman strength but his main magical ability are these floating eyes that people cannot see unless they have been 'branded' Those eyes allow him to not only see for a great distance which worked well for him in the military when he was a sniper but as a P.I he is able to see people/objects are far range. He can view past events in a location within a 24 hour time span, draw back to that is people he has never met will appear very shadowy in the 'play back' and he can see future events up to 24 hours however the future is ever changing and isn't a reliable gift. His real perk is when it comes to the belongings of other people. He is able to track a person as long as the item has been touched by said person within the same time limit. The magic system in Watchword does mean each branded has a cost which tends to be their body, mind or soul. What is sacrificed isn't chosen by the individual but for Bruce and the Copperfield bloodline it's their hearts. Using magic puts strain on their hearts and the Copperfield's after Bruce all tend to die from a heart attack. Bruce's 24 hour limit is because any longer and he gets horrible chest pains.
Why yes if Watchword were animated it to would be black and white with the exception of some pops of color mostly for magic.