Hi and welcome! Glad to see new people join up; we are few but verrrry opinionated, haha.
About your questions, as I recall, the vrondi are set to watch anyone who uses magic within Valdemar's borders who is not a Herald. So someone can be a mage and be from Valdemar and as long as they never use magic, the vrondi will ignore them. But as soon they cast a spell the vrondi will start watching them.
The mage gift; not everyone with the potential will have their gift activated. It seems pretty arbritrary who will have their gift activated naturally and who will have their gift remain dormant (unless it's triggered by trauma like in Vanyel's case)
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About your questions, as I recall, the vrondi are set to watch anyone who uses magic within Valdemar's borders who is not a Herald. So someone can be a mage and be from Valdemar and as long as they never use magic, the vrondi will ignore them. But as soon they cast a spell the vrondi will start watching them.
The mage gift; not everyone with the potential will have their gift activated. It seems pretty arbritrary who will have their gift activated naturally and who will have their gift remain dormant (unless it's triggered by trauma like in Vanyel's case)