MiguelDHorcrux
Minstrel
Hello, all. Let me get straight to the point. I need help or just about any opinion regarding this.
In my story, there are Thirteen Khoans, and they were created by the All-Father himself to hold all of the dark magic in the world. This rendered dappledfolks (people with magic) who rely on dark magic (called Sluaghs) without any fuel for their spells at all. Well, not really completely without fuel, because the smallest of the thirteen has been destroyed already.
So here's the thing. Being a dappledfolk in my story is very much like how magic appears in the Harry Potter world, completely random. A dud could be born even from prestigious mage clans and a prodigy could come form a lowly clan of dimskins (people without magic). Being a Sluagh is also almost random, although they all have one thing in common - one of their ancestors practiced dark magic during the times when the Thirteen Khoans were not yet in existence. Sluaghs are also a little different from regular dappledfolks in that they need dark magic to live. With very little of the stuff, Sluaghs go crazy or just flat out die very young. Sluaghs are a dying race because the dark magic released by the destruction of the Thirteenth Khoan is almost gone.
The antagonist wants to destroy the Thirteen Khoans to allow the Sluaghs to live, and of course he wants to avenge his kindred in the form of world domination.
The protagonist is the Eight Guardian. As the name implies, he is the Guardian of the Eight Khoan. He was trained by the finest water mages in the Red Continent.
The story revolves around the protagonist seeking to destroy the Sword of Durendal. The First Khoan, the biggest of them all and holds more than half of all the dark magic in the world, is under a barrier called Aegis. Only the Sword of Durendal can destroy an Aegis, so without it the Sluaghs will never really be able to live normally.
Now the dilemma is this: Is my protagonist a bully? Is he unwillingly committing genocide?
More questions I need help with: Is it weird that my protagonist is much more magically powerful than my antagonist? Has any of you written a scene where your characters came across a gargantuan moral dilemma?
In my story, there are Thirteen Khoans, and they were created by the All-Father himself to hold all of the dark magic in the world. This rendered dappledfolks (people with magic) who rely on dark magic (called Sluaghs) without any fuel for their spells at all. Well, not really completely without fuel, because the smallest of the thirteen has been destroyed already.
So here's the thing. Being a dappledfolk in my story is very much like how magic appears in the Harry Potter world, completely random. A dud could be born even from prestigious mage clans and a prodigy could come form a lowly clan of dimskins (people without magic). Being a Sluagh is also almost random, although they all have one thing in common - one of their ancestors practiced dark magic during the times when the Thirteen Khoans were not yet in existence. Sluaghs are also a little different from regular dappledfolks in that they need dark magic to live. With very little of the stuff, Sluaghs go crazy or just flat out die very young. Sluaghs are a dying race because the dark magic released by the destruction of the Thirteenth Khoan is almost gone.
The antagonist wants to destroy the Thirteen Khoans to allow the Sluaghs to live, and of course he wants to avenge his kindred in the form of world domination.
The protagonist is the Eight Guardian. As the name implies, he is the Guardian of the Eight Khoan. He was trained by the finest water mages in the Red Continent.
The story revolves around the protagonist seeking to destroy the Sword of Durendal. The First Khoan, the biggest of them all and holds more than half of all the dark magic in the world, is under a barrier called Aegis. Only the Sword of Durendal can destroy an Aegis, so without it the Sluaghs will never really be able to live normally.
Now the dilemma is this: Is my protagonist a bully? Is he unwillingly committing genocide?
More questions I need help with: Is it weird that my protagonist is much more magically powerful than my antagonist? Has any of you written a scene where your characters came across a gargantuan moral dilemma?