[ The fact that Nida hadn't seemed bored and asked more was a pleasant surprise, and the hunch of his shoulder's loosened a bit as he answered. ]
Yeah, most things like that are down in the tombs. They’re really deep though, and the association strictly limits people going in and out that might run across them.
[ But that was dangerous work, and a lot of people ended up spending their entire lives down there. ]
But there can also be things either created or summoned by mages that can feed off people. Or they could call upon spirits that need a steady supply of mana to be maintained. Generally, it’s supposed to come from the mage that summoned it, though. It’s frowned upon to let them feed off other people. The whole secrecy laws and all that, people suddenly dying of weird unknown circumstances or disappearing to never be seen again and all that.
[ And the mages that did cause that kind of trouble usually ended up with a hit out of them or the policy department investigating and dealing out a punishment, if not a full sealing designation. ]
The department Melvin and I are enrolled with is specialized in summoning, studying and working with spirits or dealing with them. Generally, cutting off a spirit’s food supply helps, or whatever is anchoring them to this plane. If it’s an out-of-control situation, the church might intervene too.
[ Then there were grave keepers, but Waver did not yet know of them yet. Although they dealt more with the ghosts of the dead that lingered for whatever reason. ]
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Yeah, most things like that are down in the tombs. They’re really deep though, and the association strictly limits people going in and out that might run across them.
[ But that was dangerous work, and a lot of people ended up spending their entire lives down there. ]
But there can also be things either created or summoned by mages that can feed off people. Or they could call upon spirits that need a steady supply of mana to be maintained. Generally, it’s supposed to come from the mage that summoned it, though. It’s frowned upon to let them feed off other people. The whole secrecy laws and all that, people suddenly dying of weird unknown circumstances or disappearing to never be seen again and all that.
[ And the mages that did cause that kind of trouble usually ended up with a hit out of them or the policy department investigating and dealing out a punishment, if not a full sealing designation. ]
The department Melvin and I are enrolled with is specialized in summoning, studying and working with spirits or dealing with them. Generally, cutting off a spirit’s food supply helps, or whatever is anchoring them to this plane. If it’s an out-of-control situation, the church might intervene too.
[ Then there were grave keepers, but Waver did not yet know of them yet. Although they dealt more with the ghosts of the dead that lingered for whatever reason. ]