Mage-taught wisdom reproached him: any gift of power was two-edged.

Janny Wurts
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The Bible warns against gifts of power that can be used for both good and ill. It was not long after the Crucifixion that the spirit of power, which had controlled the Roman Empire, began to take shape in the early Christians. They had received the knowledge of languages, the arts, and science without having to suffer for them. The prophecies were beginning to be fulfilled before any of them could understand their meaning.

Frightened by this, the spirit of power used its gifts against them. Through this spirit, people were taught to read and write but they were also taught how to kill.

Source: The Curse Of The Mistwraith

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