IanPolaris wrote...
demons prey on emotional weakness and family is a source of emotional strength at least to most.
Unless you've got a bad family, your family is troubled or whatever. Family can cause emotional trauma / weakness quite easily. Remove it completely, raise somebody without it and they don't know what they are missing and the Circle becomes their family.
Better that mage apprentices have contact with families
Which is entirely possible.
Circle Bethany has contact with Hawke and Leandra.
Gamlen is capable of sending mail to Bethany in the Circle.
Finn has his family come and visit in addition to bringing gifts.
Eamon visits Connor.
and be as well adjusted as possible while being WELL EDUCATED about the danger of demons and their responsibility of power.
Circles don't educate mages about their power or demons? The Harrowing is what, exactly?
In short, I have yet to hear a good justification (or any decent moral justifcation) for the circle system and stripping crying children from their mothers seems an open invitation for desire demons to step in. Just sayin'
-Polaris
Because there's no expectation to keep the child, nor do the usual mages support having children / long-term relationships. Desire Demons might step in, though there's a lot less chance of it happening. It's about minimizing risk, not eliminating it completely (which is impossible).
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