Let's take the relative easier one first, abominations, blood magic, and predatory mages.
For abominations whose bodies have been twisted, I don't believe there is anything left. I'd like to see if we could dispell and ensnare one long enough to make sure of it, but until and unless that happens, twisted-body abominations would have to be treated like demons. Those who are simply... merged would be monitored. If they and their spirit manage to work together in a harmony that does not hurt people, which I know one has accomplished, then they're allowed to continue on with the option of the ritual that freed me. If there is harm in their merging, then they are put through that ritual.
[Justice would have fought it, he would have been furious for a time, but the truth of the matter is that they needed to be separated.]
Blood mages will be taken on a similar case-by-case basis. I've met plenty who do harm with it... and I know of two who use it for a greater good. It took me a very long time to come to terms with it, but they're not all demon-cavorting malevolent manipulators as we were taught. Not to mention the Circles used blood magic on all of us while condemning it. No. It's based on whether or not they're a predator, not what school of magic they use.
And predatory mages will be treated like the criminals they are, as if they weren't mages. The crimes that would get a non-mage executed will be the crimes that get a mage executed. The crimes that would lead to imprisonment for a non-mage, etc. They should get fair trials first, and then equivalent punishments.
[No more Tranquility. There's a short pause, and then a chuckle.]
And those were the easier ones. For the other... I think we have to acknowledge that someone who wants power for malevolent reasons will stop at nothing to get it, and the best laid plans will not last forever, not for any institution. With those in mind, precise roles with balances should be drawn up, with a few people weighing in so that weaknesses are found. It would need to be an odd number of leaders, and there shouldn't be perks that come along with leadership. Rooms the same size as any other full mage, pay just the same, meals the same, and so on, so that those are not the driving force behind seeking the position too.
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For abominations whose bodies have been twisted, I don't believe there is anything left. I'd like to see if we could dispell and ensnare one long enough to make sure of it, but until and unless that happens, twisted-body abominations would have to be treated like demons. Those who are simply... merged would be monitored. If they and their spirit manage to work together in a harmony that does not hurt people, which I know one has accomplished, then they're allowed to continue on with the option of the ritual that freed me. If there is harm in their merging, then they are put through that ritual.
[Justice would have fought it, he would have been furious for a time, but the truth of the matter is that they needed to be separated.]
Blood mages will be taken on a similar case-by-case basis. I've met plenty who do harm with it... and I know of two who use it for a greater good. It took me a very long time to come to terms with it, but they're not all demon-cavorting malevolent manipulators as we were taught. Not to mention the Circles used blood magic on all of us while condemning it. No. It's based on whether or not they're a predator, not what school of magic they use.
And predatory mages will be treated like the criminals they are, as if they weren't mages. The crimes that would get a non-mage executed will be the crimes that get a mage executed. The crimes that would lead to imprisonment for a non-mage, etc. They should get fair trials first, and then equivalent punishments.
[No more Tranquility. There's a short pause, and then a chuckle.]
And those were the easier ones. For the other... I think we have to acknowledge that someone who wants power for malevolent reasons will stop at nothing to get it, and the best laid plans will not last forever, not for any institution. With those in mind, precise roles with balances should be drawn up, with a few people weighing in so that weaknesses are found. It would need to be an odd number of leaders, and there shouldn't be perks that come along with leadership. Rooms the same size as any other full mage, pay just the same, meals the same, and so on, so that those are not the driving force behind seeking the position too.
...Have I put you to sleep yet?