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Published: 2011-03-23 23:35:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 642; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 0
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Speedy speed paint.And it's colorful!!
I really should finish up a big painting (or that comic strip I meant to finish weeks ago) but I have no tiiiime cuz school sucks like that. "YOU WANT TO PAINT? NO! WRITE A 10-PAGE ESSAY ON EVERY LITERATURE PIECE YOU'VE READ THIS SEMESTER!"
So. This a scene from a story I'm working on. This scene is actually from a Desari legend about how the Desari discover magic.
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Oooo I like it! I can't exactly tell what's in the sky though - is it supposed to be that way?
I completely understand that about school - I have an essay and a powerpoint presentation due soon x_x thanks school, thanks.
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Ty. :3 Yeahhh I think so. xD The thing in the sky is "Magic" and at this point, it doesn't have a form. It just flows and swirls around, constantly forming and reforming. And it just hung around in space.
Yes. x_x KILL IT WITH FIRE. I have this dumb Spanish project and it has to be video taped and I'm stuck with this weird freshman and neither of us have a video camera. Dx
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I like the magic concept 
Yikes x_x Our powerpoint is a project on Rudyard Kipling and the paper is a topic paper - that'll be my weekend =/
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Thanks. :> I've been refining the whole magic idea for some time. Yep, yep, that's pretty much it in a nutshell. Magic picked one of the dragons to be its vessel, which allowed the power of magic to be contained. Then the dragons developed ways to refine the magic into usable forms. if you have more questions, just ask. xD I don't mind. ;b
mmm you smell that? It's the smell of inspiration! xD
Oh, sounds fun! :\ Good luck on it.
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I'm totally leavin' that to you xD So does the magic stay only in one host at a time?
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In the original story (the one that this story is derived from), Magic would actually replace the soul of the vessel, and Magic would act as the soul. (and the whole soul thing is rather complicated.) In this version, Magic is more like an ethereal entity that needs to occupy an organic husk.
this is fun! 8D I'm actually able to work out inconsistencies just by talking xD
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Hehe I see you have found like me that when you have someone to question your idea mechanics you figure out a lot of details that help your story
So then does the magic ever leave the host? And if yes, how does it decide on the next host?
Are there other species and would the magic go to one of them?
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Oh yes, it's so helpful. Actually, I'm currently editing my friend's story and I question the mechanics of the magic in her story. Some parts do need clarification, but most questions are just so that I can spot inconsistencies. I've seen too many books where the author sets up a rule a magic and then fudges it later on, often in a deus ex machina. D:
anyway... :b
The magic will have to leave eventually. Magic, especially in its crystallized form, doesn't last forever and will break down, and so will the host. That's when the magic leaves. Sadly, I haven't figured out how it picks its next host (while the Desari don't know either, that's definitely something I should figure out xD) and I've only experimented with a couple ideas.
I think in the original story, this embodiment of magic was created by a supernatural being so the host was chosen by a higher power. But the existence of a higher power is debatable in this version.
There are a variety of species in this world, and the host can choose any one of these species, although it might have a tendency to choose the dominant species of the world (which would be the Desari).
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Interesting...I'm not sure what else to ask - oh, scratch that - when you say the magic is "crystalized." What does that mean and how does it work?
Yay for good peer edits!
I don't have any stories up on DA but I have a few scenario sketches. You should check them out and let me know what you think.
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There we go!
Ok I'm hoping what I've said so far is making sense. My mind gets less logical as I get more tired. 
Yayz! xD It's great talking with you. :3 I want more comments like yours. xD
Sure thing, I'll take a look at those!
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Oooo a chemistry reference!
So, who taught the first host of magic? Is the magic ever exhausted - like, is there only so much the host can 'channel' before they need to take a break and replenish the magic stored in them?
Awww, thank you ^^ I try to be a helpful commenter - and I love an artist/author I can really get into an exchange with. It helps us both, neh?
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Yep, yep, I tie a lot of my magic into science. Most of my magic spells are linked to chemistry, and it helps me set boundaries, since I have a hard time working with something as limitless as "just magic." So in most of my stories, magic will abide by the Law of Conservation of Mass. I even had a story idea for a while about "elemental magic," but instead of the standard fire, earth, water, etc, this magic manipulated elements like oxygen, calcium, fluorine, etc.
Hm. The host isn't really taught to use magic. The magic will dominate the host, and the magic will control the host most of the time. However, the other dragons do have to learn how to use it on their own. Their leaders, the Elders, were the first to learn how to channel magic using the crystals. They extended this knowledge to their entire race, so every Desari is taught to use magic since it is such a basic resource in their society.
The crystals are easily exhausted, and someday the magic itself might be drained, too. While the crystals have the potential to produce a lot of power in one sitting, the actual amount is limited by the the user, since it will drain them too (most authors might say it's based on their life force... I'm tempted to say it's based on available ATP in the muscles
Mhmm this is for sure helping me. As a commenter, I try to be interactive with the author and hopefully they will reply. xD And I've had some great conversations with random artists I've come across. And a an artist, I like to reply as often as possible, and be open to questions (sometimes I think people wanna ask but they're just too shy to do so).
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I love tying my magic into science!
Hmm, that would depend on ATP production and at what rate the host's body can continue to make the necessary chemical reactions. That's pretty damn cool. I like the recycling magic idea.
Definitely agreed - I like when the author replies - it lets me know if I should/can keep commentating on their works and such the way I already am 
So, if you don't mind, another question. Is the practice of magic at all linked to the castor's life? Like, in Harry Potter (apologies if you don't like the series, it's meant as a ref.) when Lily, Harry's mom, dies so does the enchanted fish she gave to Professor Slughorn.
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Haha, nice. *high-five* I use a lot of chem, bio and physiology in my most of my stories. And genetics! For some reason, I have an odd fascination of characters that were created synthetically in some kind of mad scientist's lab. xD But I often fudge physics because a lot of my dragons fly. Perhaps they run on the hopes and dreams of children around the world!
Heh, the ATP idea was random, and there's still the issue that somehow the energy from the ATP would need to be transferred to the crystal. Or at least that's how I see it in my mind. Although it has lead to me to other ideas. :3
True that, true that. Sometimes, even though I'm dying to know the back story in a drawing, I don't ask cuz some people get rather defensive. o.o And then I'd probably end up looking like a jerk face for asking an obvious/intrusive/misguided question.
Aaaand to the Q&A! Interesting idea, however that would lead to disastrous results with the current system. They use magic as a basic resource, often as a power source, much like how we use electricity. There is no link between the caster and the magic and to manipulate the magic, the caster acts as a "carrier" or "middleman," but once the magic does its thing, there is no longer a connection.
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*high-fives* Yus! Did you take classes in them or do your own research - or both? For me it's a combination of both. And speaking of synthetically created characters, I have a futuristic character that's kinda like that! She's sort of an android but not. But that story is a little mixed up at the moment. I have some sorting in it to do.
Well, I think if the magic is merged with the host it'll assess the body's needs and limitations and there could be control elements of it moving through the host's blood stream that act like blood cells or organelles. Or maybe it functions like the goa'uld from the Stargate series.
Yeah, that's happened to me before. Lemme say that you can ask whatever you want of my drawing and posts and I won't bite your face off. 
Ah, got it. So, because whatever was done essentially ends up being a physical manipulation, the magic leaving or changing hosts doesn't have an effect on it because it's not linked anymore. Cool
-for now. Mwahahahaha! 
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A little of both. I took chem a year ago and I'm currently taking a class on anatomy and physiology. I also had bio a while back, but most of my biology and genetics research is my own.
Sounds super cool.
But yes, I love synthetic characters. xD I think it's because I was obsessed with Jurassic Park when I was little and when I saw the dinosaurs being genetically engineered and grown in those tank things, I thought it was the coolest thing ever. xD So I guess it's just one of those things that remain in your subconscious.
I was thinking that Magic would be tuned with its host in a way that it could assess everything in the body. It can even examine the host's memories with enough cooperation from the host.
K, never followed Stargate much but that thing does sound cool. I would read more but I'm too tired to read. Or write for that matter, haha.
Good to know.
Yup. Yup.
Awww, no more questions. D':
Ok, well, whenever something pops up just ask.
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Nice picture o.o I commented ^^
xD I was scared of Jurassic Park when I first saw it. But I like it now.
That's fine ^^ I'm a kind of nerd for it as well as horses but I like how they thought out some of the original and lore-based ideas
I glance through galleries periodically so eventually I get to a lot of stuff that hasn't been commented on in ages. I like seeing the growth and change of some peoples' art. Ooo mini-comics! And awesome! An invitation to discussion! 
Oh, I thought of one! Where did the magic come from before it came to the dragons, and am I correct in suspecting that these dragons are not on Earth? Two! That's officially two! Tehehehehe
Okay, it's 02:24 and I'm hitting that goofy mode
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Woot, finally found this in my inbox!
Yeah, so I don't know where magic was before it came to the dragons. Maybe it was wandering around space.... going where no man has gone before. 
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Hmmm. Gotcha. Are there humans on the planet?
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Nope, no humans. The dragons are the dominant species.
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Are the other creatures mythical too, or are they just 'Earth-regular' species?
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Everything is alien. It's a world that can support life, like Earth, but the creatures evolved differently.
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That's interesting
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Hm, yes, actually it is a bit like Pandora,
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That's how I come up with some of my made-up species
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Photoshop CS (yes, the original CS!! 
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