----- Original Message ----- From: <Randi128 at aol.com> (snip) In the dragaeran world, only the aristocrats are > allowed to learn sorcery, Teckla, the largest group, are generally not > taught, though they are allowed a link to the orb. In _Teckla_ there is one > teckla who had studied sorcery, on his own, but he is not the norm. > John D. Barbato OD > I would say that only the aristocrats are _expected_ to learn sorcery beyond the easy stuff the Orb basically does on request for anyone who is linked. I would submit that Dragaeran society as a whole has such a low opinion of the theoretical top-end Teckla sorcerer, that most Lords don't even bother to check for potential. More a case of: "You'll never be good enough to be worth the bother of training you." than: "This knowledge must be shielded >from you lest you become a danger.". --Reen >