excitedI will make ten blog posts detailing aspects of Toby's universe. Ask me anything! I will not answer every question, but will select the questions that I think are the most interesting/fun/relevant, and will detail them to my heart's content. There's a lot to learn and know, and asking loses you nothing. Remember that nothing I answer here is full canon until it appears in a book: I will always reserve the right to change things if the series shifts between now and then.
Leave your questions on this post. I'm declaring comment-reply amnesty for any that I choose not to answer this time, since otherwise, my wee head may explode.
Game on!
August 16 2015, 14:04:13 UTC 1 year ago
What are the mechanics of fae magic?
I'd love to know more about how magic works, how the various elements that go into it are used (I know you've mentioned categories of magic like flower magic and blood magic, and I think using air and water have also been mentioned. Also, I know that Toby has used shadows to craft illusions, and it seems other materials can be used too). Does all magic require the users to pull from the world around them? How does one's race/ancestry play into which elements can be used? (I know the books have mentioned at least once the difference between Titania's descendants and Maeve's in this regard). What are all of the different elements/ingredients and what is each one good for (I know some of that answer might be spoilery, especially in regard to blood magic, but I'd love to know the nonspoilery parts)? Do different races use different techniques to do their magic? It also seems that techniques are based on a person's level of power, since early books Toby seems to rely a lot more heavily on rhymes than later books Toby. And it also seems like having less magic means using more external items to do the magic with. (Like marsh water and faerie ointment).
So... yeah. I'd love to learn more about the "science" behind the magic.