+Oltux72 he/him Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 She seems to be particularly interested in the methods of Initiation. How good is her ability to understand and measure things? For example, would she be able to understand that a magic system is based on blood groups or would she see just a hereditary system based Mendelian laws? I guess that boils down to asking what is the level of natural science in Silverlight. We have seen a magic system that changes what we would consider biological features. (Surgebinding - eye color). Do you think it is possible that we might see a magic system that is based on biology? Say you must be exceptionally tall or muscular?
Stormtide_Leviathan Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 I could see one that basically enhances your natural qualities. If you're born strong, you're extra strong. Stuff like that. Kind of ends up as a super-power system but more limited though
Weltall Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Even if Sliverlight somehow didn't know about them already (doubtful) she could read the easily-available Words of Founding that talk about microorganisms and genetics and build from there on biology so I'm guessing that the scholars of Silverlight generally have a good handle on the natural sciences. Khriss writes about Ashyn and its floating cities in the AU essay on the Rosharn System so she's probably studied what makes them tick and thus has a working understanding of how bacteria function. And in The Way of Kings Jasnah talks about the 'eight kinds of blood' when she tells Shallan about Soulcasting and while Brandon has confirmed that Rosharan understanding of blood types isn't as advanced as ours they're working in that direction so Khriss probably knows (or can ask people who do know) enough about blood types that she might be able to identify Initiation requirements as specific as blood type. Edited December 3, 2020 by Ookla the Crimson King 1
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