Nehzon

In the Raljikkan nation of Nehzon, magic is directly connected to the concept of the soul. To a Nehzian, souls must be earned through deeds and pursuit of good things, and magic is a visible extension of the soul; the more powerful magic someone has, the more solid and defined their soul. As such, all citizens laboriously study magic so that they might improve the strength of their soul. They shun those born with magic or who spontaneously obtain it through other means, however, seeing it as a sign of "stealing" someone's soul at some point and not truly earning it. Individuals who choose not to study magic, for whatever reason, are seen as not having souls at all, and magically inert people are regarded as morally dead. People without magic are called soulless, and it is forbidden to mingle among them in many Nehzian social contexts, lest their lack of ethics and moral cleanliness spread to the "upstanding" members of society.
Although many attempts have been made in the past to bridge the gap between magic and non-magic in Nehzian society, the reality is that the council of mages that hold power over the country are deeply set in their traditional ways. Revolutions tend to end the same way; the non-magic populace cannot overpower people who can bend reality simply by uttering a few words of power, and it is simply easier for those without magic to leave the country. To this end, the Nehzian government will even fund the departure of non-magical families from the country and help them settle in neighboring countries -- a practice that the country's majority will gladly fund to maintain the purity of their population.
Category:Ealdremen Nations
Category:Raljikka
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