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Cauthrien didn’t seem put off by Sofia’s reasons for her enthusiasm. By the sounds of it, they might not even be venturing into the Deep Roads – although Sofia would not make assumptions. Even when they weren’t actively seeking it out themselves, trouble tended to find Wardens. Still, she was excited to have a look through the famed Memories, and maybe talk to a shaper about why they thought that dwarves never had magical ability. She had read human theories on the matter, of course, but never heard a stone-bound dwarf’s opinion before.
Cauthrien’s comment also raised intriguing possibilities. “And if we have the chance to do any healing while we’re there, it wouldn’t hurt.”
Sofia nodded. “I haven’t done much healing with dwarves; we only had a few amongst our ranks in Antiva, and they tended to prefer my non-magical methods. As long as they left with the same number of limbs as when they came in, I considered it no matter. I’d be interested to see how the Orzammar contingent would react.”
Hopefully, without axes to the neck. But she was hardly defenceless if one of them got agitated. “You’ve learned some offensive magic, then? What schools are you trained in?”
Sofia was pleased that Cauthrien knew enough to ask about schools, which was more than most did. “Mostly Creation, from which I get my healing and a very useful paralysis glyph for ambushes. Some primal spells centering around the Earth sub-school, which allows me to use rocks for my protection, or as a projectile, or to set an earthquake. I tend to reserve that one for emergencies; while I can control the area it affects, I cannot guarantee that a fellow Warden would not run into said area. It is useful for setting fissures for enemies to fall into, though. I had started working through the telekinesis section of the Spirit school when I was called down here. I can use my mind to stun an enemy, before it gets too close. That only works in a short radius, though.”
She smiled. “I hope to continue my studies in Spirit magic while I am here, if that is amenable to you.”
Naturally, she would pursue it anyway, but sometimes people could get a little agitated about the idea of actively working with spirits.
Cauthrien’s comment also raised intriguing possibilities. “And if we have the chance to do any healing while we’re there, it wouldn’t hurt.”
Sofia nodded. “I haven’t done much healing with dwarves; we only had a few amongst our ranks in Antiva, and they tended to prefer my non-magical methods. As long as they left with the same number of limbs as when they came in, I considered it no matter. I’d be interested to see how the Orzammar contingent would react.”
Hopefully, without axes to the neck. But she was hardly defenceless if one of them got agitated. “You’ve learned some offensive magic, then? What schools are you trained in?”
Sofia was pleased that Cauthrien knew enough to ask about schools, which was more than most did. “Mostly Creation, from which I get my healing and a very useful paralysis glyph for ambushes. Some primal spells centering around the Earth sub-school, which allows me to use rocks for my protection, or as a projectile, or to set an earthquake. I tend to reserve that one for emergencies; while I can control the area it affects, I cannot guarantee that a fellow Warden would not run into said area. It is useful for setting fissures for enemies to fall into, though. I had started working through the telekinesis section of the Spirit school when I was called down here. I can use my mind to stun an enemy, before it gets too close. That only works in a short radius, though.”
She smiled. “I hope to continue my studies in Spirit magic while I am here, if that is amenable to you.”
Naturally, she would pursue it anyway, but sometimes people could get a little agitated about the idea of actively working with spirits.