"Well aside from what's mentioned in the FAQ sheet," he said- because he went to the trouble of writing them for a reason-, "there was basically a blanket ban on magic put in place back when the kingdom was brought together about 20 years ago. It's dumb for a lot of reasons, but mostly because there are some species here for whom magic is just a part of what they are, like faeries and genies. That basically means that their existence is borderline illegal just in itself, and they're not allowed to explore that aspect of themselves at all. And on top of that, there's actual historical evidence that a person actively suppressing magic is harmful and causes problems, so it's just a whole mess."
"Then there's all kinds of labor issues that also seem centered mostly around non-humans. Those seem a good bit more varied and complicated though, and I haven't been able to find quite as much information about them. That I could understand, anyway; I'm not exactly a lawyer or anything." And he'd all but fallen asleep in Law class at Diatu.
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Date: 2024-04-21 06:12 am (UTC)"Then there's all kinds of labor issues that also seem centered mostly around non-humans. Those seem a good bit more varied and complicated though, and I haven't been able to find quite as much information about them. That I could understand, anyway; I'm not exactly a lawyer or anything." And he'd all but fallen asleep in Law class at Diatu.