Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20151109132112/@comment-26184894-20151109135421

I think the whole birth of dark magic thing is a retcon waiting to happen.

1- I think magic was a fairy tale or myth like, in Merlin's time. I think it was rarer than current times, but still there. I can't think of any other reason why Merlin would know of magic. There is also the possibility that Merlin wasn't the only one to wield magic. Even in modern EF it's rare to find a good magic user who helps people. So maybe people came from all over to get Merlin's help because he was the most convenient option.

2- I think the gods gave birth to dark magic. I don't think Merlin was the first magic user because he knew of magic.

3- I always thought the smoke was a person's personalized magic. That's why most people had different colors. I really don't know about this one.