Greetings

[tiz]

 Hello everybody :)

I am a new convert of this trilogy :D 
Despite some anger towards the Author, I admit I am hooked to the characters (mostly to Vanyel and Stefen). I would like to write something about it, but since my interest in reading further works on Valdemar is rather low (She DID angered me <.<'), and I need some informations before writing, I am making some questions^^

1. About the Vrondi-net. How does it work, exactly? O.o I mean, sort of air-elemental who spy on mage inside Valdemar, ok. All the mages who aren't Heralds? Or all the mages who came from outside Valdemar? 

2. About the magic. As far as I can see, there is no way that somebody born with the mage-gift(s) to learn how to use it without guide, not only that but they are *always* unusable if not "untapped". Correct? °-°

Thank you all for your help!^^

(Yes, the fic I wish to write is, to begin with, a short story centered about the Vrondi-net. I DO feel it was a lot an Orwellian measure and quite a dark thing to do, and I would like to explore on that^^) 

Also, I want to thank Theme who pointed me there ^^ My thanks!



(I apologize for any mistake, I am Italian^^)

Comments

[thene]

It's a tiny throwaway detail, but Pol in Brightly Burning has the Mage-Gift and doesn't know it. He describes having the ability to 'sense energy fields' and says it's the rarest Gift he has. :) I figured he never set off the vrondi because he wasn't using magic, but only looking at it.

Iirc it says somewhere that the Vrondi-net expands as people use Truth Spell in new areas - I think it's in Winds of Fury, not sure.

[tiz]

Hi! Good to see you here!^^

Perfect, thank you ò.ò

[krait]

the Vrondi-net expands as people use Truth Spell in new areas

I had forgotten that, but it makes a lot of sense! Since they define the 'borders of Valdemar' by the presence of Heralds, and only Heralds know the Truth Spell, that'd surely be a fast way to alert the Vrondi to "hey, Heralds are present all the way out to here now!" :D