Casting License

"Look, I understand if you didn't need anything official to use your nature magic back around whatever bush you were born under, but here you need the proper documentation or you face the consequences. Now cut that out or I call the high guard."

— Unknown warden of the Amberwood Museum

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Magic is a volatile thing, and government leaders the world over understand that well. Many places try to regulate the use of magic by working closely with the institutions that teach it, and by creating boards that certify the safe development of supernatural abilities. The many professions that use magic in some form need to be certified to do their job, and even casters working mundane jobs are carefully observed through this system.

A casting license can take many forms, but they all convey at least the same basic information: details about the caster such as name, age, and physical description, whoever certified them, and what type of magic they are allowed to operate. Since many casters deal with fire, engraved metal plates are used rather than paper. They are usually small enough to be worn as a talisman, belt buckle, jewelry, or may be embedded into a spell book or kept loose in a bag. Leather, bone, wood, and clay are also sometimes used.

What a license details may change depending on the caster in question. While most are accepted across geopolitical lines, Some certifications are more recognized than others based on region.

Students of magic schools such as such as wizards, artificers, and some bards receive their recognition through their school. They usually receive a limited permit so they may practice their skill during their studies, but only under supervision of another certified caster. Once they graduate, their license acts as their diploma. On it is detailed what they studied and who they studied under.

Sorcerers and warlocks need to have their skills regularly reviewed by a board to determine what they know, and to ensure that said caster is not dangerous. They must renew their licenses more frequently if they wish to practice, ehich involved a standard test/review. A similar review may be done for clerics, paladins, and druids, even though they are recognized within their own circles.

Type

Licence, Professional

Medium

Metal

Signatories (Organizations)

• The Council of Nine