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"And war broke out in the heavens;
Micheal and his angels fought against the dragon.
And the dragon and his angels fought back;
But they were defeated,
And there was no longer any place for them in heaven.
The great dragon was thrown down,
That ancient serpent
Who is called the Devil and Satan,
The deciever of the whole world, he was thrown down
To earth, and his angels were thrown down with him
-Revelations 12: 7-9

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Mage
Although mosaic law forbids the practice of magic by wizards and their kin, few deny the right of the Magi to practice their art. Legend has it that when the Magi who appeared before Christ returned to their homelands where black magics were practiced freely, the Holy Spirit cleansed the 'Art' (as mages call it) of all traces of Satan as it was the art that brought word of Christ's birth to their far off homeland. From there magic migrated westward, becoming a staple of ruling governments. Magi today serve as wisened advisors in the Lord's army as well as protectors of the land. A single magi, prepared for battle, can decimate an entire fist of Goblinkin, and are thus a powerful weapon in the Lord's aresenal.

Magi are rare and are traditionally given a wide bearth by most people - not out of disdain but out of fear of their power. Without a doubt, most commoners and even clergy will keep clear of a person who could turn them into something much less savory than a human. For their part, Magi tend to be anti-social, prefering the comfort of their libraries to the hustle and bustle of normal life. Training is essential to the magi, and every magi was at some point in time an apprentice (most magi will take students gifted with command of magic as apprentices for free in hopes of securing a favorable reputation among their peers).

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