SEGNO Magical Education

"I want to learn the basic ones that I might need and avoid those who will give me grief. I don't need to know all of the Deities. What about Gaia? I have heard of her as being Mother Earth." Esmeralda spoke.

{Rando} "Gaia is one of the Primordial Deities. Things run deeper with the Primordials. Things granted through her worship are likely to be less obvious. It may even go unrewarded. Gaia is an incredibly passive entity. She sleeps deeply, likely to never awake. But, there is a very slim chance that she might make a loyal worshiper her Priest or Priestess, and give them Power over The Earth itself. Power that then MUST only be used to serve the Earth."

"Such as aiding the flowers, trees and animals? Does she grant much of anything? What would be the responsibility of a Priestess and what kind of powers would be granted to the Priestess?" Esmeralda asked.

{Rando} "It would be the responsibility of a Gaia Priestess to obey Gaia's wishes without question, and to heal the Earth through any means necessary. Likely, powerful control over the ground, plants, & animals would be granted. This would not be a very free path though, if Gaia ever chose to make you a Priestess."

"Thanks for telling me that bit of information. I value my freedom greatly. Who else......" looks in to the book.
"The only other two that I am a bit curious about are Hades and Hephaestus.
Why do other gods dislike Hades so much if he is honorable?"

{Rando} "It is not perfectly clear why he is disliked. Even back when the three brothers came to power, triumphant over the Titans, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divided domain over the world. They drew for the rights and responsibility, but Hades was cheated into being made to claim the domain of everything beneath the surface, while Zeus and Poseidon got to rule the Skys and the Sea. Hades is in charge of the dead, and so his job is a thankless one most of the time. Especially if a particularly favored Hero of the Gods happened to be struck down, then Hades would need to reward or punish them for the lives they lived, independent of any of the other Gods who may wish them a perfect afterlife. That and, those with slightly less honorable kinds of personalities may be the types to dislike someone just for being 'better' in a sense."

"And as for more on Hephaestus, He is the God of the Forge. Hephaestus has worked to permit His domain to be slightly more independent from the other Gods, and can be Honored without needing to be connected to The Greek Gods as a whole. Dell respects the idea of Hephaestus as a great Engineer with a built in code of Ethics, and He's not ever had any issues."

"I now understand why Hades is not favored and is not well liked. It is a hard job that he has to do." Esmeralda spoke in deep thought.
"I do like to make things as does Hephaestus. I might be more interested in following him unless you know of a better Deity for me."

{Rando} "Hephaestus is a good choice for anyone who works to make things. It also has some of the highest freedoms, outside of incredible breaches of Ethics. My job here is to help you learn how to use the powers of other beings, while remaining as independent of them as you can be. The Sins are arguably the easiest to deal with, with the fewest personal ties, which is why they get my recommendation."
"also, something better than a Deity is learning the means for controlling magic yourself."

"But I don't know any magic. So who teaches magic? And how do I know what kind of magic that I have?" Esmeralda spoke with the hope that Rando could tell her what kind of magic that she could do.

{Rando} "Well, true magic, that is controlled using only one's self, is hard. some people might start with access to it, but for the most part, people either use things like wands/other tools, or learn how to unlock their inner potential through improvement of the self. We all teach different types of magic, but if there is anything specific that you want to be able to do, ask me and I can tell you the best route to being able to do it."

"I assume that I can learn any magic. Hmm.... The most basic magic that I know of is Elemental Magic. I'll start with that kind." Esmeralda spoke.

{Rando} "A very practical magic. Taught by Haily. She provides weak wands for free, and eventually gets to teaching how to get stronger wands, or even control without one."

"If you don't mind, I'll go and talk with her to see if she is available to teach in the morning. Thank you so much for all of your teaching. I might come back if I find that I have another question." Esmeralda smiled at Rando as she spoke.

{Rando} "She should. And you are welcome. Till we meet again." *nods, glad to have had a productive conversation*

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Esmeralda left to go to the next place....