#It's uncommon for anyone to be more than one type of mage- even unadapted humans

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Spoiler Warning for the webcomic Aurora

WOW today's page gave us a lot 🤩

What it showed abt Tarren:

They're a water mage

Disability comes from water corruption (also confirmed on Tumblr a few days ago)

Implied: they seem to have a tendency toward working themself too hard, & it's in some way related to their chronic water corruption

They originally weren't inclined toward getting Sealed, but recently found out they channel elemental corruption in their sleep. They decided to get the procedure done, and seem content with their decision.

What it showed abt magic, & Tarren & Erin's tattoos

The tattoo process they (plural) did seems to be a magimedical process that affects a mage's magic soul channels, and is used (whether primarily or as one reason out of multiple) to prevent elemental corruption by preventing accidental channelling

The process is an option for other mages, & it's called being "Sealed"

Water corruption specifically affects, or can affect, someone's mobility (according to Red, Tarren's elemental corruption resulted in joint problems)

Something I noticed/personal theories:

Tarren also touched their (singular) tattoos before casting, similar to how Erin does. This implies that touching the tattoo in order to cast is either common or necessary (I posed a theory abt that a while back, likely it's either a common need/technique, or physically necessary to cast) (EDIT: Red talked about it here)

The process is called being "Sealed". When Tess was being chased by Shrike, the latter used what Tess called a "sealing cuff". Related? Possibly using the same kind of sealing, but with the tattoos still giving the ability to cast while the cuffs restrict it entirely? (EDIT: again, Red talked abt it here)

Aurora theorists (like me) have been fed well today :)

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