Between Duality: Oisin Fox

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Man or selkie? Why not both?
 
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To the waters and the wild /With a faery, hand in hand" - The Stolen Child by W.B. Yeats

Oisin's world is similar to that of many high fantasy settings with elves, trolls, orcs and magic flourishing around the globe - albeit in modern times. The times of orcs and trolls being seen as bestial beings and the mysticalism of elves are seen as extremely inflated stereotypes formed in the controversial 'chaos ages'. Trolls and orcs fall into the 'goblin' subspecies of humanity, with humans and elves forming their own subspecies. Elves often consider themselves somewhat related to the fae, another subspecies that includes a wide variety of humanoid, magical beings such as fauns, vila and kitsune. Nowadays these various subspecies of humanity attempt to live side by side, although there are still species conflicts, divides and profiling that persist in Oisin's time and cause tension or outright violence.

While magic exists only around 10% of the population are gifted with the ability to use it, and in set ways. Magic is often linked to a supernatural event or to a preternatural ancestor, such as a siren, djinn or selkie in Oisin's case, and the skills a magician can use reflect the origins of their power. A magician typically gets three 'areas' of magic they can develop from this, although all magicians are typically taught a few simple, universal spells, such as a simple 'stunning' attack for self-defense. For example, a magician who was born at the birth of a new phoenix will have powers linked to fire, regeneration and enhancing their body. Magic is commonly seen as an unpredictable force so anyone who can use it is regarded with awe, fear and caution. While magical communities and guilds are long standing traditions, nearly all require an ID badge that is uploaded onto national databases, to track and monitor magicians.

A major change to the world's environment for Oisin is the heavy presence of smoke and smog. How this settled is unknown; many people blame pollution as it lingers most strongly in densely populated cities but the cause has yet to be determined. Downpours of acid rain are thought to be linked to the fog, and while coats and outerwear had been adjusted for this it's still damaging to flora and to animals exposed to it constantly.