Ah, the world—your world. This is the word we share in common. (the difference is of great interest to voryn who cares to know about all things. he gestures up, up toward the ceiling of the library.) We call it a "planet," and our star is a hole in the fabric of our realm through which light and raw energy escapes.

(large earrings make soft noise as his head tilts with his next line of questions.)

You say that you are a Garlean. What distinguishes your kind from others? Is it simply your lack of potential for magic?