Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24762954-20140731125438/@comment-24762954-20140806054712

ReganX wrote: Machairodus wrote: I agree that magic definitely wasn't that nice and it seems it was intentional. But to what extent it's darker sides were planned? Maybe there was evil order of High Priestesses, passive druids and people who abused their power or maybe some parts appeared later? One possibility is that the proportion of people using dark magic versus those who used it for good is an unintended consequence of the Great Purge.

Uther's crusade against magic didn't differentiate between those who used it for good and those who used it for dark purposes but, logically, the magic users most likely to evade capture and execution would be both more powerful than average and willing to use their magic aggressively if that was what it took to stay alive. It may also have led to magic users turning to the dark side out of fear and anger.

Powerwise, the Great Purge may have eliminated most of the minnows but left the sharks, and the sharks weren't happy.

It probably happened to some extent. But dark sorcerers would be hunted much harder. They are both reason and representation of existing viev of magic. High Priestesses, for example, were nearly exterminated and the worst magic rituals we know are theirs.

There is second thing. Those who didn't practice dark magic had much bigger chance of getting help. And people could protect those sorcerers who helped them.