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	== On the Nature of Sorcery: Power Without Delusion ==		== On the Nature of Sorcery: Power Without Delusion ==

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	== On the Nature of Sorcery: Power Without Delusion ==		== On the Nature of Sorcery: Power Without Delusion ==
	By [[Yhtrinn]] Saevith Faendryl		By [[Yhtrinn]] Saevith Faendryl

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	== On the Nature of Sorcery: Power Without Delusion ==		== On the Nature of Sorcery: Power Without Delusion ==
	By Yhtrinn Saevith Faendryl		By [[Yhtrinn]] Saevith Faendryl

	=== Introduction ===		=== Introduction ===

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			== On the Nature of Sorcery: Power Without Delusion ==
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			By Yhtrinn Saevith Faendryl

			=== Introduction ===
			Sorcery is the purest and most pragmatic form of magic. Unlike the elemental simplicity of wizardry, the gentle indulgences of empathic magic, or the dogmatic constraints of clerical invocation, sorcery does not pretend to serve the world—it dominates it. It is the convergence of disparate forces, the bending of opposing laws into one’s own design. To wield sorcery is to understand that magic is a tool, and all tools are meant to be mastered.

			=== The Fusion of Essence ===
			Sorcery is unique in that it does not rely on a singular essence but instead fuses multiple, often incompatible, forces into a singular purpose. This interplay of conflicting energies—most commonly elemental and spiritual—is what gives sorcery its potency. The untrained mind falters when confronted with contradiction, but the true sorcerer thrives in discord, finding harmony in what lesser magicians would call impossible.

			The nature of sorcery, therefore, demands an intellect that is both calculating and adaptable. A wizard bends flame or ice to their will, but a sorcerer bends the very fabric of reality itself, weaving together threads of power that should, by all accounts, refuse to coexist. It is this mastery of contradiction that makes a sorcerer more than a mere practitioner of magic—it makes them an architect of devastation.

			=== On the Ethics of Sorcery ===
			It is often argued that sorcery is inherently dangerous, corrupting, or immoral—sentiments that expose the cowardice of those who speak them. Magic, in all its forms, is neither good nor evil; it is a force of nature, indifferent to the moral posturing of the weak. A fire does not ask whether it should burn. A storm does not concern itself with who stands in its path.

			To fear knowledge is to prove oneself unworthy of it. The true sorcerer does not flinch from power simply because others fear it. Those who speak of the “cost” of sorcery fail to understand that all magic demands sacrifice, whether that sacrifice is one’s energy, one’s time, or one’s mortality. The only question that matters is whether one is prepared to pay the price for true understanding.

			=== On the Summoning of Demons ===
			Perhaps the most defining—and most feared—aspect of sorcery is its ability to call upon beings from beyond the known planes. The summoning and binding of demons is not an act of madness, but of intellect—a test of willpower wherein only the strong emerge unscathed.

			Demons are not to be viewed as masters, nor as allies, but as instruments—raw forces to be harnessed and directed. The weak-minded will call this hubris, yet those who understand the nature of power recognize it as inevitability. A master swordsman does not grovel before his blade; he wields it. So too does the sorcerer wield the abyss.

			=== Conclusion ===
			Sorcery is not for the fearful, the hesitant, or the weak. It is a discipline of control, willpower, and knowledge, demanding not only magical aptitude but an unshakable mind. Those who fear it will always be subjugated by those who embrace it. The path of the sorcerer is not one of reckless ambition, but of deliberate mastery.

			To those who would claim sorcery is too dangerous, I offer only this: Power is dangerous to those who do not understand it.

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