Thread:ThisIsXenon/@comment-38036641-20190703203937/@comment-32273133-20190703233347

you're good! here's what i've got

Novaspawn specifics:

—only live on the island, except for merchants/traders who spend half of their time on the main continent and half on the isle.

>they’re generally not well-liked, some say they’re “profane” because they’ve mingled with gross humans and other creatures

>Novaspawn are kinda uppity about having a specific creator and see themselves as better than everyone else

—magic is highly prized; if you have lots of magic, you’re honoured and likely have a larger sphere of influence. If you don’t have a lot of magic, you’re pretty much shunned by most for being “inferior”

—in a society where siblings have huge age differences, having multiple children of the same age or around the same age is a Big Deal.

—every novaspawn is bilingual! They can speak both the common language and the ancient runic language [more on that later] plus a bunch of them know sign language, so technically some are trilingual

More magic stuff:

—Three types of magic —each novaspawn can only have (1) type of power
 * 1) illusory
 * 2) Prophecy
 * 3) Time manipulation [very very rare]

—newer generations have less power than older ones, though there’s the occasional superhero kid that resets this “decay”

>the latest generation [ages up to 400] have more higher-powered kiddos

—Limits? Varies per type.

>Time manipulation is the most limited. It takes a huge toll on your body and mind in order to slow and stop time, so it takes decades of practice and you can’t usually do it for very long. Some say that the more you use, the more it messes with you—it shortens lifespans and caused memory/thought issues

>Illusory is also a huge energy drain, and Novaspawn type illusions can’t be seen in mirrors or other reflective surfaces.

>prophecy is the least restricted. THE power level/intensity varies wildly. Some novaspawn get only little glimpses of the future, others get full, five-sense visions. However, every seer’s power is amplified during a celestially phenomenal event

Powers:  see above for powers they’re born with.

—Many Novaspawn are also Runeweavers—That is, they use symbols of power [runes] to cast different “spells.” They’re not really “spells” in any traditional sense [Potteresque, sorcery, witch spells, etc.] When you use a rune, it becomes a conduit and something like a transformer, taking your energy, amplifying and transforming it into some type of energy/magic representative of the rune

>ie, cast/trace a fire rune on something, and it’ll burst into flames.

—the first thing that all runeweavers learn is how to pull up their “magic circle” which is the source of their power. Magic circles have four rings

—everyone has an “internal element” [fire, water, earth, air, aether] and that rune is the centre/first ring of the magic circle

—the second ring is where other magics are displayed. I’ve used shapeshifting, demigods, and sorcerers, but thinking about it more I’m realising that [duh] inborn novaspawn powers would be there too

—the third ring is where the elemental magics are displayed; novaspawn who extensively train as runeweavers eventually “master” all the elements this is important because [copying and pasting from earlier post] most runes have an element. if your internal element is the same as the element of the rune, it takes almost no energy to cast it. conversely, if your internal element is the opposite of the element of the rune, it takes double the energy to cast it. this is why new runeweavers only focus on runes that are their element type. I’ve got a whole bunch of this worked out in my head but it’s kinda hard to make it make sense in words???

—the fourth and final ring is where story runes are displayed, and those are kinda like a written backstory

—all runes are in the ancient language [K’ap’ana, I think I’m gonna keep that name], which I’m still developing [ive got all the pronouns though 🤙]

—Runes have some practical uses, but they’re mainly used in entertainment:  runeweaver duels and tournaments

hope this clears up a few things! and if it doesn’t, dw I can elaborate