27th of Ashan, Arc 718
Ether was the fount from which all magic flowed. All of the arcane domains began with it, and all of them harnessed and utilized it for the sake of power. Transmutation, as a magic, was almost wholly centered around the usage of ether - making it a natural part of one's interactions, and utilizing it within daily life. More than that, it delved into the metaphysical implications of magic, and the source of those implications: Emea, and the fractures that acted like bridges.
Alistair had always been immensely compelled by the magic, but he knew too little of it to really instruct Jonathan on specific things. He could only act as a base for Transmutation, using knowledge from non-specific books, far from modern. These instructions acted not as specific guidelines, but instead wholly as theories and suppositions, though as they had been written by a performing Transmuter, they were not necessarily false.
Transmutation was Etherism, the study of ether and how it worked. From there all of its branches and mangled appendages spawned, and each ability was merely a consequence of the study. Many therefore consider Transmutation a natural and pure discipline, whereas the others act as marred magics influenced by the often unnecessary inhibitions of the spark. Whatever the case, Transmutation was a fantastic baseline magic, as well as an excellent supplementary one. They were artificers, ether commanders, and delvers of fractures - ultimately, all things mages needed for the greatest of success.
Knowing this, Alistair was compelled into asking, firstly and before anything else...
"Would you initiate me?" he asked Jonathan. "Into Transmutation," he clarified. "I would gain a better understanding, and we could learn and grow in the domain together. So--" he continued, "Would you?"
Initiation was... a sacred bond, of sorts. It intricately tied two together; it wasn't an easy thing to request. But the mage wanted it, and sought it, and now he could have it... and have a partner to learn it with. He had to know.
Ether was the fount from which all magic flowed. All of the arcane domains began with it, and all of them harnessed and utilized it for the sake of power. Transmutation, as a magic, was almost wholly centered around the usage of ether - making it a natural part of one's interactions, and utilizing it within daily life. More than that, it delved into the metaphysical implications of magic, and the source of those implications: Emea, and the fractures that acted like bridges.
Alistair had always been immensely compelled by the magic, but he knew too little of it to really instruct Jonathan on specific things. He could only act as a base for Transmutation, using knowledge from non-specific books, far from modern. These instructions acted not as specific guidelines, but instead wholly as theories and suppositions, though as they had been written by a performing Transmuter, they were not necessarily false.
Transmutation was Etherism, the study of ether and how it worked. From there all of its branches and mangled appendages spawned, and each ability was merely a consequence of the study. Many therefore consider Transmutation a natural and pure discipline, whereas the others act as marred magics influenced by the often unnecessary inhibitions of the spark. Whatever the case, Transmutation was a fantastic baseline magic, as well as an excellent supplementary one. They were artificers, ether commanders, and delvers of fractures - ultimately, all things mages needed for the greatest of success.
Knowing this, Alistair was compelled into asking, firstly and before anything else...
"Would you initiate me?" he asked Jonathan. "Into Transmutation," he clarified. "I would gain a better understanding, and we could learn and grow in the domain together. So--" he continued, "Would you?"
Initiation was... a sacred bond, of sorts. It intricately tied two together; it wasn't an easy thing to request. But the mage wanted it, and sought it, and now he could have it... and have a partner to learn it with. He had to know.