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youngwizards_dwHello, all you lovelies. I just had a thought, and this seemed to be the place for it.
In SYWTBAW, when Nita is reading the Manual, there is special mention that "No one should take the Wizards' Oath who is not committed to making wizardry a lifelong pursuit. The energy invested in a beginning wizard is too precious to be thrown away. Yet there are no penalties for withdrawal from the Art, apart from the knowledge that the Universe will die a little faster because of energy lost…"
Somehow, something I hadn't fully realized before struck me: it's not getting the Manual that makes someone a wizard, it's taking the Oath. The candidate is given a choice, and if they do not take the Oath there is no loss. Now, obviously, most people would go for it, but what about those who don't?
I suspect that there are two possibilities. Either, like former wizards, they gradually forget what they know, or - more interestingly - they are in a unique position to know about and help wizards in more mundane ways. People like Millman, perhaps, although he could have a situation more like Carmela's.
Do any of you have thoughts on this matter?
In SYWTBAW, when Nita is reading the Manual, there is special mention that "No one should take the Wizards' Oath who is not committed to making wizardry a lifelong pursuit. The energy invested in a beginning wizard is too precious to be thrown away. Yet there are no penalties for withdrawal from the Art, apart from the knowledge that the Universe will die a little faster because of energy lost…"
Somehow, something I hadn't fully realized before struck me: it's not getting the Manual that makes someone a wizard, it's taking the Oath. The candidate is given a choice, and if they do not take the Oath there is no loss. Now, obviously, most people would go for it, but what about those who don't?
I suspect that there are two possibilities. Either, like former wizards, they gradually forget what they know, or - more interestingly - they are in a unique position to know about and help wizards in more mundane ways. People like Millman, perhaps, although he could have a situation more like Carmela's.
Do any of you have thoughts on this matter?
