>>5896256>>5896292>>5896308>>5896499>>5896533>>5897202>But wizards (and witches) ARE the best, right? They SHOULD rule everything, RIGHT? >"What right do the royals have to declare ghost magic illegal? Such distinctions should be made by the foremost experts in the fields of magic, ie the ones currently in this room.The throng of counsels begin to whisper among themselves: with three iudices now in accordance, they need only one more vote to expel your master to reach an agreement. You watch some hands gingerly brush up against the handles of their gavels.
“Now–just hold on a second, ladies and gentlemen and eerie giant eyeball of the counsel!” You slam the dock with your fist as hard as you can muster. “I would hardly call the relationship between the common world and the magic world one of balance here–no, you are kowtowing to royals who’ve no idea what magic entails! They base their dictations of ‘heresy’ off superstition, ghosts they catch flitting in the shadows of their candles! What right do royals have to declare ghost magic illegal? Such distinctions should be made by experts in the field–such as the ones currently in the room?”
“The conservatory is on crown land, boy.” Morgan’s eyes narrow. “That we practice and study here means to abide by their laws insomuch as we believe is reasonable. We can sidestep some laws, but..”
“No, the jester has a point.” Erasmus gingerly strokes his beard. “Just when did we start bending over backwards for the edicts of kings? The greatest developments in all of magic came during the Witch Trials when we could operate out from under the cloying eyes of the common folk. Just how much different is the practice of ghost magic from the study of alchemical transmutation or necromancy?”
“You can’t be serious, Erasmus.” Morgan glares at the human. “This isn’t some cutting-edge magical experiment by a free-thinking mind. It’s a shoddily conducted experiment by a hobbit that used stolen materials and illegal books to fail at a basic necromancy practice. And that’s not to mention what the king would do–he’s already fuming for–”
“I would hardly call that the spirit of revolution. What happened to the an Sprys’s, eh?” Sigismund leans in.
“Dwarf..” Morgan warns him, venom in her tone.
“THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER VOTES NOT TO DISINHERIT SIGRID DE HAUTDESERT FROM SAINT AUGUST’S CONSERVATORY.” A thin, wispy tendril of the floating eye reaches out, wrapping itself about its gavel and hammering it into its dock. “THE EYE SEES NO REASON TO DRAW SUCH A SEVERE LINE BETWEEN GHOST MAGIC AND NECROMANCY MAGIC.”
"EYE, please.." Balthazar groans.
>Perhaps you could channel a spirit of a dead royal to weigh in on this.>Go harder on stoking division among the iudices.>Make the case that ghost magic is a fairer practice than necromantic magic.>Cast a spell!>[Write-In.] 