Charr - fire affinity?
None that I know of. Charr had magic before the Flame Legion took over but it wasn’t what they got from their “gods” in GW1. The titans gave them an entirely “new” magic to fight humanity, according to the ecology. So nothing speaks to it one way or the other.
The Flame shamans have had an affinity for fire since the first missions of GW1.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Stormcaller
This is probably a retcon – originally there was no real differentiation between one sort of charr and another, but since then the Ash, Blood and Iron legions have been elaborated, and they don’t use fire devices to augment their power the way the Flame legion does.
They’re certainly not averse to fire as a tool, but they don’t have any magical affinity for it outside shamans of the Flame Legion. Non-shaman Flame legionnaires seem to merely use the tools provided by the shamans.
Some Ash legionnaires seem to have affinities for different types of magic, thematically focussed around stealth. The Iron and Blood legions focus on non-magical prowess.
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Charr, whether they like it or not, have an affinity for Fire because of Steam-based technology and Iron Legion.
Charr, whether they like it or not, have an affinity for Fire because of Steam-based technology and Iron Legion.
Wut? That is saying some one has an affinity for water because they use hydroelectricity.
Think it is a topic of magical affinity, not mechanical use of fire. Least thats what I am getting out of it.
Think it is a topic of magical affinity, not mechanical use of fire. Least thats what I am getting out of it.
I got the same thing out of it. if this is the question then the answer is that nothing in lore states they are any better at using fire magic or that they are naturally able to learn fire magic better than learning the other schools. the fire magic that the flame legion uses is a cultural choice based on the magic the titans gave the charr in GW1.
Charr have a liking for fire, and by extension, explosions. I think that explains how they were always better at fire magic than any other element, that was just what they liked using most, so they got more practice.
Charr, whether they like it or not, have an affinity for Fire because of Steam-based technology and Iron Legion.
Wut? That is saying some one has an affinity for water because they use hydroelectricity.
Think it is a topic of magical affinity, not mechanical use of fire. Least thats what I am getting out of it.
Traditionally Charr have used fire magic. Furthermore, the fire element is the base for most of their technology (iron, explosives, etc..)
I would also think that after the Flame Legion ruled for so long, fire magic is somewhat passed down by their genes, even though they don’t use it.
The flame legion ruled but only the shaman and flame legion had fire magic. There were other shaman who had Mesmer magic. the fire magic only came from the titans. the iron legion only uses the tech in large quantities. there are still two full legions that really have nothing to do with fire in any way.