Wild magic different between the chronicles?

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Wild magic different between the chronicles?

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Hey everyone, i'm new here so quick introduction- im a 16 yr old guy whoose favourite books are the thomas covenant series, and ive been visiting this forum for a few months now. Since none of my good friends have read the chrons, I have lots of things I want to discuss about the books so forgive me if I create a few topics!

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Wild magic changes alot through the chronicles- In the first chronicles its alot more subtle and less associated with fire. In the first chronicles the wild magic isn't so much triggered by powerful objects, but more triggers them, like unlocking the fire lions and lighting the orcrest and krill (and making the lords stick super deadly). The only two instances where I think wild magic resembles anything like it is in the second chrons is when tom breaks the fire wall that kills brinanr (wrong name? the hearthrall under mt thunder), as it says red fire goes up his arm for a few seconds. The other time its like white fire is when troy gets it for that short time.
Apart from that the wild magic is alot different to the other chronicles- covenant can give invisible energy to foamfollower, and even when he triggers it on the illearth stone it isn't like the second chronicles. Its described as gyrating whirlwind of power from his ring, and fire isn't really mentioned. Its even specifically mentioned that it cant really be focused, and that to use it covenant just has to get angry, but im not really sure about that part. It seems alot different to the fire that covenant shaves with in the second chronicles.

All those differences might be intentional, as wild magic might just change depending on the mind set of the wielder. Maybe it being a semi controlled fire in the second chronicles might be because of the venom and covenants lack of control, and maybe its only fire because of his truncated senses. Linden uses the wild magic a bit more like it is used in the first chronicles I suppose, when she heals the giant on the boat (and thinks that she could heal the tree findail kills)
The biggest differences I think are between the second and third chronicles.
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Mainly its to do with how in the second chronicles linden can do so much more with the wild magic and do it so much easier than in the third chronicles. In the second she heals the giant to health super easily and quickly- and she was really tired at the time. In the third chronicles however when she heals stave she doesn't fully heal him, but rather just seems to cauterize the internal wounds together or something, seemingly limiting the wild magic to fire again. But I suppose we'll see how far linden will take the limits of wild magic.
Well anyway, now my essays over, what do you think about the difference between wild magic in the chronicles?
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Interesting post, and welcome to thw Watch. :D

I'm too lazy to reply right now, but I'm sure that several people will have opinions... :lol: Have fun. ;)

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:D Welcome to the watch, Dirty Whirl! I like your avatar!

TC is the White Gold, so Mhoram said. The changing ways in which its power manifests, I've always assumed, is a reflection of TC's changing attitudes towards the Land, towards himself, his leprosy, his relationship with his guilt, his unbelief - all kinds of things.
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One has to wonder how much the venom changed Covenant and the wild magic.

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I agree that it changes with Covenant, also note that it works differently for Linden and Joan. It reflects them in ways, such as creating the ceasures from the torn wreckage of Joan's mind and such as protecting Linden and Anele from harm in the fall of Kevin's Watch.
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TC was also a bit more comfortable in his own skin, as well as having learned what the word restraint means.
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