1. He's been in the Magicademy for six hundred years, ever since its founding. So he's seen almost everything of note that occurred in it, one way or the other. As is to be expected from Anastara Diatu, right?
2. Yes. Dozens if not hundreds, depending on what you consider a secret! The island of Ascelion as a whole was honeycombed with defensive fortifications, secret passages, experimental anti-dragon weaponry, and so many wild magics made before the Grand Codification.
3. Death magic, hmm? Thinking of them in terms of 'spells' is too narrow. What she wants is to find a blend of Curricula that will accomplish her goals. To inflict direct death on someone, for example, Modification is the key. To create an area of necrotic energy, she wants perhaps Thaumaturgy, perhaps Sundering, perhaps Discovery. The key is not to desire a spell that accomplishes what you want; it is to determine what you want to accomplish, and then build the means to get there. It's intensely personal, but he himself will be of aid if she needs it.
4. Even though Sundering was banned, it was still Codified. 'They' aren't concealing that deliberately; rather, it is so obvious a fact to them that they haven't thought to point it out.
5. Oooh, nifty! Yes, he can give you a pointer or two, if you're willing to devote time and energy to training with him and it...
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2. Yes. Dozens if not hundreds, depending on what you consider a secret! The island of Ascelion as a whole was honeycombed with defensive fortifications, secret passages, experimental anti-dragon weaponry, and so many wild magics made before the Grand Codification.
3. Death magic, hmm? Thinking of them in terms of 'spells' is too narrow. What she wants is to find a blend of Curricula that will accomplish her goals. To inflict direct death on someone, for example, Modification is the key. To create an area of necrotic energy, she wants perhaps Thaumaturgy, perhaps Sundering, perhaps Discovery. The key is not to desire a spell that accomplishes what you want; it is to determine what you want to accomplish, and then build the means to get there. It's intensely personal, but he himself will be of aid if she needs it.
4. Even though Sundering was banned, it was still Codified. 'They' aren't concealing that deliberately; rather, it is so obvious a fact to them that they haven't thought to point it out.
5. Oooh, nifty! Yes, he can give you a pointer or two, if you're willing to devote time and energy to training with him and it...