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While studying in the Academy, Magister Tidas became infamous for his refusal to choose a Circle - instead, he dedicated his life to the study of magic as a whole, not bothering with practical implications that come with the use of specialized spells.
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...the intricate challenge of understanding the nature of magic can be best described with an allegory I invented a long time ago.
Imagine yourself waking up in a locked room in pitch-black darkness. Your wrists are tightly bound with rope, there's an impenetrable blindfold over your eyes, so the only thing you can do is to make one tiny step after another as you stumble through the room and explore it by touch.
After some time, you realize that the whole place is filled with peculiar contraptions that you have zero familiarity with. If you fiddle with them long enough, flip random switches on and off, you just might cause them to produce a useful effect.
But how precise can you be with your guesswork? Will the results of your fumblings be in line with the intentions of these machines' mysterious maker? You'll never be able to fully answer any of these questions until you get rid of the bindings, remove the blindfold, and find your way out into the light. Alas, the very nature of the human mind makes it all impossible, as some things are simply beyond our comprehension.
And once you remember that some of those contraptions are remarkably dangerous, capable of causing insanity, injuries, and even death if you are not careful, it comes as no surprise that only the select few whose curiosity borders on foolhardiness are willing to experiment with magic...
