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Vriksha Prithvipura/Animal Witches:

- As mentioned before, animal and earth witches are both very connected with nature, animal witches were especially connected to the creatures living there. Though unlike earth witches, these guys are much more social with others. Thanks to their ability to communicate with them, these witches have a deep connection with any and every animal they meet.

- Animal witches value courage and adaptability, both of which are important for surviving in the wild. Some of them also tend to value leadership when it comes to it.

- Strengths: Great survival instincts, social, empathetic, responsible, and loyal

- Weaknesses (may vary): Impulsive, a bit too codependent, emotionally vulnerable, and stubborn

- Love Language: Acts of Service + Physical Touch

BhaktiBeats/Music (Bard) Witches:

- Right up there with animal witches, music witches are very social, and very creative & passionate when it comes to their music and dedication to their craft.

- Music witches value creativity and confidence, as according to them, it takes both to create good music. They also remember to value humility, as to not let their talents go to their head and become egotistical.

- Strengths: Creative, passionate, openness, confidence, and dedicated

- Weaknesses (may vary): Too competitive, egotistical, unpredictability, and too loud

- Love Language: Acts of Service + Words of Affirmation

Chhaya Jyoti

- Dark magic Witches & Light magic Witches: These two groups of witches are the most interconnected with each other than any other group. Each group is different but they just balance each other out. One cannot live without the other.

- Differences:

The Light magic witches are more masc presenting while dark magic are more fem presenting.

Light magic was more associated with heat, like the sun or the seasons of summer/spring, while dark magic is more associated with the cold, such as the moon or the seasons of fall/winter.

Dark magic associates itself with death and the quiet, while light magic is more associated with life and loudness.

Light magic is more energetic, vibrant and lively, dark magic is very calm and still, faded.

- Both groups value balance, as it represents everything that they stand for. But while light magic witches rely on logic, dark magic witches rely on intuition.

- Strengths:

Light Magic: Optimism, Persistent, assertive, logical, and active

Dark Magic: Supportive, vigilant, nurturing, perceptive, and adaptive

- Weaknesses (may vary):

Light Magic (may vary): Reckless, aggressive, judgemental, and rigid

Dark Magic: Weak-willed, irrational, permissive, and indecisive

- Love Language:

Light Magic: Acts of Service + Gifts

Dark Magic: Physical Touch + Words of Affirmation

Ruchipuri/Food Witches

- Food witches are always eager to try new things when it comes to cuisine. They appreciate every small detail that goes into a good meal. They're also good at being team players, especially when making big, extravagant meals.

- These witches value creativity and imagination, both of which are important for creating any kind of food. They also value being curious and adventurous, as that helps them discover new ways to prepare food. Finally they value gratitude, especially for a good meal.

- Strengths: Creative, great communication, business, & leadership skills, good stamina, good at teamwork, and open minded

- Weaknesses (may vary): Perfectionist, stress management, physical limitations, and consistency

- Love Language: Gifts + Acts of Service

Now, the question that I have is:

(P.S. OCs are allowed to be included in answers-

P.S.S. Personalities in each group may vary, and this should be seen as more of a generalization. What you choose can be based off this or your own feelings.

P.S.S.S. If you voted on the first one, you can still do this one if you find another group that fits you better, OR if you just want another class)

Agni Domain/Fire Witches:

- These witches are very passionate individuals, whether it be about their jobs, or hobbies, or even their personal relationships with others in the community.

- The fire witches value compassion and family, which is why despite the humid climate of their area, you'll always have a very warm, inviting feeling while there.

- Strengths: Innovative, confident, passionate, fun, trail blazers

- Weaknesses (may vary): Very dangerous when angered (and very easily angered), over enthusiastic, too lustful, impulsive

- Love Language: Action/Acts of Service + Physical Touch

Varunapura Falls/Water witches:

- A water witch can be calm but have great strength. They are very complex and layered individuals.

- These witches value empathy for others and kindness. They are very in-tune with their emotions, a lot more so than the other groups do.

- Strengths: Empathetic, caring, open-minded, nurturing, & wise

- Weaknesses (may vary): Moody, unpredictable, illogical, too emotional

- Love Language: Words of Affirmation

Vriksha Prithvipura/Earth Witches:

- The most logical and grounded (pun intended) of the elemental witches. Next to the animal witches, they are the most connected with nature and the life in it.

- The earth witches value honesty and integrity, and as such, they are very reliable and can be trusted with whatever responsibility they are given. No matter what, they'll stay true to their principles.

- Strengths: Down to earth (again, pun intended), hardworking, loyalty, stability/practicality, and stability

- Weaknesses: Rigidness, workaholic, a bit indifferent, and hardheadedness

- Love Language: Action/Acts of Service

Pavani Heights/Air Witches:

- The air witches are very much the opposite of the earth witches, as they are free spirits and listen more to their intuition than logic.

- These witches value freedom and independence, being the ones who are in the sky the most. They also value learning new things, almost as much as the food and music witches, mainly about weather topics

- Strengths: Independent, intelligent, free-thinking, observant, and fun-loving

- Weaknesses: Air-headed, ungrounded, gets bored quickly, and naivety

- Love Language: Quality Time + Gifts

Himvatika/Ice(or Snow) Witches:

- Snow/Ice witches are both very similar and very different from the water witches. They're a lot more calm and reserved in terms of their emotions, but they can also break down and melt easily when met with the warmth of someone else.

- These witches value patience above anything else, which is what it takes for someone with ice powers like theirs to control themselves. Once an ice witch’s patience is gone, they can create massive blizzards in their uncontrollably rage.

- Strengths: Extremely calm/patient, analytical, calculating, and sophisticated

- Weaknesses: Emotionally closed off, too reserved, rigid, and very quiet

- Love Language: Physical Touch + Quality Time

Now, the question that I have is:

(P.S. OCs are allowed to be included in answers-

P.S.S. Personalities in each group may vary, and this should be seen as more of a generalization. What you choose can be based off this or your own feelings)

You know, maybe I can sell these-

1. As with any magic world, there are schools that teach kids at a young age how to harness their magic.

The overall education system witches implement is similar to that of Finland's. According to Harvard.us:

"-there is a strong emphasis on trust and autonomy rather than strict oversight. The result is a system that produces high academic performance alongside strong student well-being."

However, in some witch-led towns, resources are limited and homeschooling becomes common ground.

Despite any circumstances, you'll likely find them valuing inclusive, skill based education.

Wizards, on the other hand, have a much stricter education system. In what is absolutely NOT a commentary of Hogwarts (you can't prove otherwise-), they have more high-stakes examination systems, much like South Korea. This however leads to a stifling of creativity in students, educational inequality (despite claiming to be diverse), and a high amount of human stress.

2. Magic varies for different species but-

For Witches: You're born with it in your genes (Also the rare cases for those who are half human/other species, half witch, But your magic is significantly weaker). For my magic class system, what class of magic you specialize in depends on a mix of genes and your own personality. As an example, a child born of two water witches has a high chance of being a water witch themselves. However, there is also a chance of them being a completely different class based on their own characteristics and what their strengths are. It's rare to specialize in more than one class, but not impossible. What IS impossible is to be a master of all classes, as even the strongest witches would have difficulty balancing this.

For Wizards: They use the blood of witches to create their wands, which unfortunately (or fortunately) can only be destroyed by witches themselves. This is basically a cheat code for ordinary people to become magical. This comes at a cost as their wands are difficult to make so their numbers are fewer than the witches. One wizard may be able to take on multiple witches at once, but even then, they'd be easily overpowered.

3. Ehhhhhhh, maybe? Not sure that this would entail, for both sides, but I'll say that Wizard magic, as clearly seen in the previous answer, is a lot more "artificial" than witches magic

4. Yes! No time travel spells on either side unfortunately.

5. The magic used has some place in nature, being able to control it somewhat.

6. For my Marigold, I'd say the magic system shows despite her chaotic personality, she still values balance and loves nature. Themes of protecting nature on top of Family can be applied to the magic system and how magic must be nurtured to be brought to its full potential.

7,8,9. I'll answer all of these at once.

For Witches: If they use their magic for too long with no reprieve, they'll eventually burn themselves out. This'll render them unable to use their magic for a set amount of time (depending on how long they go without a break.)

For Wizards: They never lose any physical energy, however they slowly start to lose themselves mentally the more they abuse their given magic. In some cases, their wands crack and become unusable.

10. As seen with the wizards, anyone can learn magic. However, if you wish to avoid becoming like them and actually learn from witches, there are ways you can learn it. Whether it be from limb enhancements or going the simple route of learning to make potions (which is how many witches at a young age defend themselves).

11. The humans were afraid, and the wizards were envious.

12. Mainly the limitations both physically and mentally they can take on a person, preventing world dominance.