TheButterflyEffect wrote...
But like I said, recessive genes can hide for many, many generations.
1. There are also people who suddenly end up with mages in their family after not seeing it in their familes for either a very long time or ever (like the Harimanns, and Lady Harimann. The daughter says her family never had magic in their blood).
And the Tevinter Imperium did construct large tress of families known to produce mage children. If those mages mated with mages and only produce mage children afterwards, then it would hint at a simple "Punnett Square" determination. If not, then magic is either determined by more than one gene, or there are other "non genetic" factors.
So far, we have seen no indication that it is so simplistic.
2. There is also the question of "what is a mage?"
Mages are those who are, essentially, more senstive to and able to manipulate the forces drawn from the Fade and turn them into powers of the awesome variety. Being able to connect with the Fade is a prerequisite for being a mage. That is why dwarves can't be mages.
However, non-mages can be forced into the Fade or forced to be aware in the Fade through certain rituals. Everyone goes to the Fade when they dream (except dwarves), but mages are the only ones who can be "aware" and go at will, either through lyrium, blood, or being a special snowflake like Feynriel.
Dwarves can also be forced into the Fade, and be aware in it, despite having no natural connection to the Fade.
Combine that with Sandal's strange talents, and the circumstances under which he was found (suspected exposure to lyrium as a baby), his prophecy (which I hate, personally), the nexus golem thing ("we were once more than we are"), it might suggest that everyone (including dwarves) has the "potential" to be a mage. The dwarves may have just lost it over eons.
In short:
The "potential" for magical talent might be there for everyone, but it depends on sensitivity to the Fade. Mages could be just extemely sensitive to the "spirit forces" (which is why raw lyrium kills mages outright, instead of just having their eyes bleed and going insane)
And sensitivity could be genetic (like predispostion to a disease, or an allergy that causes the ability to shoot lightning from your fingertips - which honestly - is the BEST ALLERGY EVER!!!!)
And I think that might be controlled by multiple genes so that:
Mage + Mage =/= Mage all the time. (It is merely "very likely" that Mage + Mage = Mage)
Modifié par Palipride47, 27 octobre 2012 - 01:47 .
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