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"Look at this book, it's probably a demon's trap. Let's write in it!" Yes, Dorian, this is one of your best ideas yet. Write in the demon journal for no other reason than to satisfy your own curiosity. You haven't learned anything.

I amend: Write to yourself in the demon journal. That's better.

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[a series of complex ritual circles are drawn in below the strange diagram, along with notations on which objects of power to use and where to place them within the circle]

[An attempt to recreate said ritual circles in wiring, capacitors, and soldering eventually leads to a doodle of an exploding...is that a hermit crab or a lizard?]

[a recreation of the above drawing, minus explosions, but an empty space in the center on which is written, "Power source?*"]

*different staff crystals will yield varying results, the majority of which will still result in charred lizard

[A sketch of a block of pale purple-silver metal appears, followed by a glowing, floating version of the hermit-crab-lizard thing from earlier.]

That isn't raw lyrium. What is it? Fade-touched quicksilver? Impractical application for something of that nature. Better to make armor (or jewelry) out of it.

On second thought! With the correct application and spellwork, you could use a material like that to achieve areal lift! It is only theory, of course, but imagine the doors that could open...

It's eezo...element zero. I wouldn't try making armor or jewelry out of it - it has a tendency to [sketch of explosive glowing blue shockwave (with tiny hermit-crab-lizard thing flying off into the distance).]

The brains mind if I step in?
I can't really sleep, so I could use some distraction and this subject is very interesting.
Element Zero you say? What are the usual applications of it?

[There is an atomic diagram scribbled next to what looks like a textbook passage copied from memory: "Element Zero is a elemental metal that releases an energy field when subjected to an electrical current, which is used to manipulate the mass of all objects within that field."]

Eezo's used to generate artificial gravity, manufactur high-strength construction materials, and most commonly, faster-than-light space travel. Without causing time dilation. Which is not a pleasant experience.

It's also a mutagenic. Children of some species develop biotics when exposed to eezo dust. Or cancer, though the Council rarely talks about that aspect.

Space travel? This is something really amazing. As you may have noticed, we don't have anything like that here.
Your eezo do resembles our lyrium, at least on its appearance.

[A draw of a light-blue glowing stone is made]

Lyrium has many aplications here and it's a very interesting mineral. It's toxic to everyone, save for the dwarves, and can attune your connection to the Fade. That's why it's harmless to the dwarves, unless when it suddenly blows, without warning. Mages can drink lyrium potions to recover their lost magical energy during a battle and templars can drink it to power their magic disrupting skills. With lyrium and a certain ritual, it's possible for a mage to enter the Fade consciously.

Edited Date: 2015-08-03 05:06 am (UTC)

Fade travel sounds equally as complicated as space travel. Is that where we are now, the Fade?

Does lyrium make unfortunate lab equipment levitate if it's not properly contained? I hear that's a common problem in eezo laboratories...

Oh, no, it certainly doesn't make things levitated... not without powerful magic involved.

[she draws a little person with pointy ears, and then she draws what should propably be their spirit]

You see, there is the material world, the place where we are born, raised and live. This world is separeted from the Fade by a invisible barrier we call The Veil, this way, people and spirit/demons will be appart. When an elf, or a human, or a qunari sleeps, their consciousness go for a walk in the Fade, that's why we also call it the dream realm. If said elf/human/qunari happens to be a mage, they can keep their consciousness while in the Fade and control their dreams to a certain point.

But still, to enter the Fade physically isn't common. You need powerful magic to tear open a hole in the Veil, so, to bring this whole fortress would require a amount so large of magic I can't even wrap my mind on it. It's simply off anything we have ever seen.

That sounds very...strange. ~~okay, i mean...that definitely sounds fake, but...okay.~~ Dreams are just electrical impulses in the brain causing minor mental hallucinations in order to process the day's information.

I mean, they are very nice hallucinations.

Well, rules are different here.
Dwarves have no connection to the Fade, so they don't dream, at all. We don't quite understand why this happens, but...

I suppose I should ask the obvious question (especially since I'm likely to get asked myself) but...what's a dwarf? And an elf, and a qunari? Does that have anything to do with the Qun thing that Varric mentioned earlier?

Elves are very similar to humans, except we have smaller frames and height and we are lighter too. The pointy ears usually give us away. Elves used to rule Thedas until the fall of our civilization and after a long time of slavery, we're little more than second class citizens. The dwarves are shorter than elves and humans, far bulkier. They built their cities underground and people says their Deep Roads run all over the continent, though most of it crumbled after many Blights and Darkspawn attacks.

The Qunari are the followers of the Qun, yes. Their original race was called Kossith, though there is nothing more than legends about them. The Qunari are taller than humans, more muscular and they have horns, hard to mistake. Their society is based on order and they give up their individuality, being assigned to roles at some age and identifying themselves through such roles.

Wow. It's like reading descriptions of the Council races in cultural sensitivity class all over again.

Though we Quarians never ruled over the galaxy ~~though we're definitely treated as second-class citizens~~. And the Krogen definitely don't all give up their individuality to follow a written code.

And how is the space?
Council races... are more than only humans, quarians and krogan?

Space is...big. Vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big. And inhabited. By too many species to count.

The Council likes to pretend it is a group of representatives from the most civilized, advanced species in the galaxy, working together for peaceful co-existence and prosperity. The Asari, the Turians, and the Salarians, all banding together to steer the galaxy in the right direction.

Shepard will tell you that's a pile of varren shit. I agree.

Humans are new to galactic politics. They only showed up about 30 years ago. They, and the Quarians, Krogen, Volus, Elcor, Drell, Hanar, Batarians, Vorcha...they are all non-Council races - not considered "civilized" or "advanced" ~~or "wealthy"~~ enough to be on the Council.

And that's just the recognized species. I'm sure we'll find more civilization, just clambering for attention.

Wow... this is very fascinating.
I really wish I could see it someday, though I believe I wouldn't understand a quarter of it.

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Kaidan and I were both exposed to eezo and developed biotics. If you're interested, maybe we could do a demonstration? We're not as strong as an Asari, but we're pretty good for a pair of humans. If anyone is around that can do the magic you're talking about, I'd like to see that, too.

Oh, that's just fascinating. I am a mage myself, so we could probably share such demonstrations. We should meet somewhere.

What about outside my ship in the courtyard? It looks like there would be enough space to stretch out a bit.

Sounds great.
I'll meet you there shortly.

Volatile, explosive, power source material. That's something I'm all too familiar with. What else can it do, or is it only good for combustion and flotation?