DoPo said:
Thee Lost One said:
It's not theory that Humans can teach blood magic, but if it were accepted and regulated, the Knowledge on how to steal minds and shit? that can be controlled knowledge, or
outright locked down and not taught. Demon's have no issue just dumping that on whoever asks, makes their efforts to steal bodies easier. If the mage circle leaders taught Blood magic to experienced mages who taught it out, they could teach them the forms that boost other magics, making healing more potent or giving more oomph or control. Any magic can be abused, it's a Tool. The problem is how people are being taught to use it rather than what it can do.
I highlighted the parts of this argument that make the least sense. Blood Magic already isn't taught by any Circle. You're arguing that they should teach Blood Magic to mages as a method to control Blood Magic so people can't learn Blood Magic? I see a bit of a problem there.
As a secondary aside, Blood Magic runs counter to healing magic, so you can't really use it to improve healing spells, unless the target is the blood mage themselves, and even then it comes at the cost of another person nearby.
That aside, Blood Magic can and has been taught by humans to other humans. Using demons to learn Blood Magic is one way to do it, but it isn't the only way. Archon Darinius taught his followers Blood Magic after uniting Tevinter and creating the Imperium.
Your argument of teaching it to more experienced mages trusting that they will act responsibly also falls flat when there is plenty of evidence as to what would happen in that situation. I doubt I need remind you of Uldred's attempted coup of the Circle in Ferelden in DA:O.
Claiming that Blood Magic is just another tool, as apt to be abused as any other form of magic is the most credible argument that you've put forward, but it still has its shortcomings. You can say that any form of magic can be abused, but Blood Magic is
designed to be abused. Its spells focus on manipulating the mind and body and making pacts with demons. Now, morally ambiguous person that I am, I can say that this could be a worthwhile pursuit provided that necessay and proper precautions were taken, however, playing Devil's Advocate for a moment, the realm of Blood Magic isn't just dangerous, it's downright
unholy I don't think you can get around that. Yes, power corrupts, but there is a difference between that and a power that
is corruption itself. We can trust mortal men, in most cases, to act responsibly with a given degree of power. We can even trust most people with a great degree of power provided that proper checks were in place. We
cannot trust most people with a huge degree of power that invites the destruction of their souls and the very foundation of their being.