Post by Admiral Hart on Oct 17, 2008 1:37:51 GMT -5
1: Magic Users
Every practitioner of magic has been created by the United Earth government. They are not all required to serve the government, and many do not, but most end up doing so out of convenience. Having a child converted into a magic user is a good way to get a scientific grant for one's family, and in some social circles it is seen as prestigious to have a mage in the family.
All magic users under United Earth jurisdiction are heavily monitored, use of magic is controlled and observed at all times. Unauthorized use of magic is subject to a stiff fine at best, and time in Io at worst.
Being infused with the ability to do magic typically does strange things to the human form. Odd hair, skin, and/or eye color, pointed ears, animalistic features, etc., are not out of the question, and nor are they the limit. Some magi do look normal, but they are the minority. It is rumored that the UE scientists tend to exaggerate some of the more subtle oddities if they have the chance, to make a mage even easier to pick out of a crowd.
Because it is a genetic thing, magic users are very rarely allowed to breed. And if they do, they instantly lose custody of their child until its full abilities can be learned. This process can take years, if not decades.
Any magic user that does not allow him or herself to be monitored and/or escapes confinement and study is considered an outlaw and a threat to national security. This being said, as the number of magic users grows, more and more slip through the cracks, and some magic users use this chance to become outlaws themselves...
Every practitioner of magic has been created by the United Earth government. They are not all required to serve the government, and many do not, but most end up doing so out of convenience. Having a child converted into a magic user is a good way to get a scientific grant for one's family, and in some social circles it is seen as prestigious to have a mage in the family.
All magic users under United Earth jurisdiction are heavily monitored, use of magic is controlled and observed at all times. Unauthorized use of magic is subject to a stiff fine at best, and time in Io at worst.
Being infused with the ability to do magic typically does strange things to the human form. Odd hair, skin, and/or eye color, pointed ears, animalistic features, etc., are not out of the question, and nor are they the limit. Some magi do look normal, but they are the minority. It is rumored that the UE scientists tend to exaggerate some of the more subtle oddities if they have the chance, to make a mage even easier to pick out of a crowd.
Because it is a genetic thing, magic users are very rarely allowed to breed. And if they do, they instantly lose custody of their child until its full abilities can be learned. This process can take years, if not decades.
Any magic user that does not allow him or herself to be monitored and/or escapes confinement and study is considered an outlaw and a threat to national security. This being said, as the number of magic users grows, more and more slip through the cracks, and some magic users use this chance to become outlaws themselves...