He said he was doing it to strengthen his wish, which was likely the rain summoning.But why did he insist on not getting any sustenance? He would die before long.
I think he's preparing for the possibility of being stranded in the desert for some reason, but that's just an assumptionBut why did he insist on not getting any sustenance? He would die before long.
But why did he insist on not getting any sustenance? He would die before long.
From context and the chant, it's probably a condition to strengthen the spell, like GoMyTeam said. Ritual magics in many samples of fantasy require spell components, certain kinds of mental, and sometimes emotional focus, so his deprived state in itself is a kind of component for the ritual. Since he said it was to strengthen his wish, he was probably trying to put himself in a condition where his own body would be single-mindedly crying out for something, which he then applied to the magic.He said he was doing it to strengthen his wish, which was likely the rain summoning.
He didn’t use a wand so I thought it was a west spell?So, the west have spell magic, the east have wands(medium for magic), is this ritual magic part of the west spell or an entirely new field?