Anti-Magical Faction: Difference between revisions

* In Katherine Kurtz' ''[[Deryni]]'' works, the coalition of human spiritual and temporal lords who became regents for King Alroy Haldane installed one of their own as Primate of Gwynedd (at sword's point), passed [[Ban on Magic|the Laws of Ramos]], and started persecutions of Deryni that lasted for over two centuries. This was a complete effort, with civil liabilities, [[Kill It with Fire|harsh punishments]], and a book of anti-Deryni propaganda authored by a cleric and promulgated throughout the kingdom.

* Karse in the ''[[Valdemar]]'' series has a habit of killing magic users when and where it finds them, although as it turns out, if the magic-user is caught young enough they're actually recruited into the priesthood, so more of a type B.

** Arguably the ''wizards themselves'' in Discworld are the anti-magic faction; their role is not to use magic, but to regulate magic and ensure it is not used very much, because the last time magic was used a lot, the world was almost destroyed.

* [[La Résistance|The Resistance]] in ''[[The Bartimaeus Trilogy]]''.

** They're resisting a government that's made up of magicians; they're not against the ''concept'' of magic. Kitty lets Nathaniel and Bartimaeus work with her, though she's distrustful at first. A real Antimagical Faction would turn him away or harm him.

* In ''[[Dragonlance]]'' groups like the Minotaurs and the Gnomes disdain magic for various reasons, though they (generally) don't actively hunt magic-users down- they just don't do it themselves, and look down on anyone who does.

* The [[Expansion Pack World|Old World]] from Terry Goodkind's ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' is a type B example. Ultra powerful wizards and various magical weapons are used for the cause of Magic Is Bad. At the same time, the Anti-Magic Faction's leaders are conferring [[Immortality]] upon themselves.

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