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memoryandtheft) wrote2016-09-01 10:53 pm
memoryandtheft) wrote2016-09-01 10:53 pm
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Toby's particular breed of fae have a few nifty sensory abilities, so I need some quick input.
1) She can detect the species (singular or plural) that make up someone's bloodline. This doesn't let her identify a specific individual, unless that individual's the only one of their kind, or give her a label for something she's never encountered before (she could tell that two members of species Unknown X are both Unknown X, but not that "Unknown X" is, say, waheela if she's never been told what a waheela is), but it does bypass illusions and most forms of shapeshifting.
2) She can smell an individual's magic. This does let her identify a specific person (or their spells), as everyone's magic has a unique scent that can't be faked or copied. Magical signatures are typically made up of two components. One of these is almost always plant-based, the other can be pretty much anything (metals, types of smoke, and precipitation are some of the more common canon examples, but there's no real limit).
1) She can detect the species (singular or plural) that make up someone's bloodline. This doesn't let her identify a specific individual, unless that individual's the only one of their kind, or give her a label for something she's never encountered before (she could tell that two members of species Unknown X are both Unknown X, but not that "Unknown X" is, say, waheela if she's never been told what a waheela is), but it does bypass illusions and most forms of shapeshifting.
2) She can smell an individual's magic. This does let her identify a specific person (or their spells), as everyone's magic has a unique scent that can't be faked or copied. Magical signatures are typically made up of two components. One of these is almost always plant-based, the other can be pretty much anything (metals, types of smoke, and precipitation are some of the more common canon examples, but there's no real limit).
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What does your character's magic smell like? Bugs, wolves, and seaweed.
Zed
What is your character? Zed is a
kids' show villainShadow, a being of darkness.What does your character's magic smell like? ...does darkness have a smell? Darkness and nightshade. Glitter if he's using his S-Tech.
Jules
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What does your character's magic smell like? Stone and damp moss. Definitely fae-based, if she can pick up on that from the smell.