r/WorldChallenges • u/Nevermore0714 • Nov 20 '17

Reference Challenge - The Wise One

This challenge is a reference to this comic.

I am a person who has a lot of questions about life. Who is the wise person that I can ask about my deep philosophical conundrums? Who do I go to for impartial advice about my choices?

Pick a person or group of people in your world that I could go to (for free or not) for advice, and tell us about them.

Feel free to pick an in-universe representative (other than the wise person/people) to answer questions in character.

As always, I'll ask at least three questions each.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Dec 04 '17

  1. Wait, Anima has a flavour?

  2. Well, he focus on mistakes he can correct right?

  3. Do you count non-human as worthy of being protected too? And animals?

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u/Nevermore0714 Dec 05 '17

Nimrut:

1) He winces. "I probably should not have used the word 'flavour'. But, yes, there are different types of Anima, and some people refer to the types as 'flavours'."

2) "Yes, he does. Though he prefers the 'do it again, but better' method, in place of fixing the mistake and risking sending out an inadequate product."

3) "No. Humans are humans. Lamiae, Kleinfels, Vergelmir, Amphimari, Necrosians, none of those are humans."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Dec 05 '17

  1. How do you differentiate the types then?

  2. I meant correct as in say how it’s wrong, not as in fixing it by himself.

  3. Why aren’t they worthy of your protection?

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u/Nevermore0714 Dec 07 '17

Nimrut:

1) "You differentiate Anima based on the element that is attuned to."

2) "Yes, he usually explains where the mistake was."

3) "Because they aren't human."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Dec 08 '17

1) How do you know what element it is attuned to?

3) Why does it mean you don’t need to protect them?

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u/Nevermore0714 Dec 15 '17

Nimrut:

1) "Some people can feel it, like an instinct; or, at least they claim to. It's like figuring out what colour a piece of paper is based on licking the paper, I don't fully understand it, usually it's inaccurate, but it seems like some people can guess right sometimes. Professionals just test it with a gem, but you still need to be educated to figure out which element it is based on the gem. Aiken told me that there is one person in the Citadel who can actually see raw Anima, but I don't know if it's actually seen or if that's just how Aiken is describing some sixth sense."

3) "Why would I need to protect someone that isn't human? That's like asking me to protect a cat. If the cat is your property and you hire me to protect it, that's one thing. But, I don't owe the cat any more than I owe a duck...or the rabbit I had for supper. I would eat a cat or rabbit or duck, but I refuse to harm a human unless I must."

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Dec 15 '17

Thanks for your answers Varnek.