Talk:Mahjarrat/@comment-6529023-20150320214629/@comment-4530750-20150321002632

I'll address your post in points by paragraphs such as the weapon thing will be paragraph 1, the division split being paragraph 2 and so on.

1. Mahjarrat do use weaponry! They are a warring race and while incredibly skilled magi, it's not outlandish or stupid that they might use weaponry, it actually makes a lot of sense. It would be a matter of preference from Mahjarrat to Mahjarrat. Lucien was noted to be a worthless swordsman but Zemouregal totes a sword around actively and is likely one hell of a swordsman. They'd probably need to have their weapon fashioned though magic, unless one of their kin that they know is an able blacksmith. Commissioning a weapon balanced and sized for a Mahjarrat from a human smith would be, uh, awkward.

2. I personally don't use it so I'll skip that part.

3. We don't know a whole lot on halfjarrats. I sort of headcanon that they don't have every single ability but which ones they have might depend on who their parents are and I nitpick through Mahjarrat abilities. Moia's mind-reading ability could simply come from her Mahjarrat heritage, as it's noted that all of the Mahjarrat have a signature spell and that could simply be her thing. You could make a Halfjarrat that could, say, shapeshift very well but not be able to use short-range teleportation, for example. Just make a small list of Mahj abilities, add in some, rule out others completely. For the record, Azzanadra also uses mind-control and admits such during the Temple at Senntisten quest, the screenshot is even in the quote gallery.

4. Given that the Mahjarrat are of divine origin, I would find it strange if they weren't able to absorb divine energy. I imagine that they would need a massive amount of it to fully rejuvinate themselves, however.