Well, let's see...normally I summon Virgilia to handle this sort of exposition, but I suppose I can handle it myself.
Every Witch is unique, and has different powers and specialties, but we can be arranged into broad categories depending on our level of influence. At the bottom are Apprentices: those who understand the principle of magic and hold some ability, but cannot truly express it. I spent a large fraction of my life apprenticed to the Finite Witch Virgilia, and I have my own apprentice now who apparently managed to beat me here. Order of magnitude: zero Fragments.
At my level are what I would call simply "Witches". In my home realm, I have the power of God over life, death, and endless possibility, but once I am brought out of it, my influence is overridden by more powerful beings like your Trumps. Our power is immense, but our actual sphere of influence is rather limited. Order of magnitude: all Fragments relating to a specific place and/or time.
The people who give me trouble even in my home realm are beings I call Voyagers - witches who can travel between all the infinite possible worlds at a whim, and impose their will upon them. Endlessly powerful and endlessly callous, they care only for small diversions to keep their minds from blanking at the enormity of eternity, or falling into the endless torments of their past - like playing with the game boards that are different realities. I have a suspicion that the Trumps are operating at this level, and that we Travelers may have achieved the beginning of it ourselves. Order of magnitude: all Fragments.
Finally, there are the Creators. Ones who make worlds, and then do as they will with them, creating, destroying, recreating and discarding. I can't comprehend them any more than a shrimp can comprehend me, but the usual motivation seems to be mainly the same as a Voyager's: boredom. Order of magnitude: as many Fragments as they can create, and they can even trap and play with Voyagers if they wish.
And while I've described some pretty clear power levels here, it's important to remember we all have different specialties that often ignore them completely. My little nine-year-old Apprentice can create something from nothing, normally the mark of an unfathomably old Creator, so take all this with a grain of salt.
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Every Witch is unique, and has different powers and specialties, but we can be arranged into broad categories depending on our level of influence. At the bottom are Apprentices: those who understand the principle of magic and hold some ability, but cannot truly express it. I spent a large fraction of my life apprenticed to the Finite Witch Virgilia, and I have my own apprentice now who apparently managed to beat me here. Order of magnitude: zero Fragments.
At my level are what I would call simply "Witches". In my home realm, I have the power of God over life, death, and endless possibility, but once I am brought out of it, my influence is overridden by more powerful beings like your Trumps. Our power is immense, but our actual sphere of influence is rather limited. Order of magnitude: all Fragments relating to a specific place and/or time.
The people who give me trouble even in my home realm are beings I call Voyagers - witches who can travel between all the infinite possible worlds at a whim, and impose their will upon them. Endlessly powerful and endlessly callous, they care only for small diversions to keep their minds from blanking at the enormity of eternity, or falling into the endless torments of their past - like playing with the game boards that are different realities. I have a suspicion that the Trumps are operating at this level, and that we Travelers may have achieved the beginning of it ourselves. Order of magnitude: all Fragments.
Finally, there are the Creators. Ones who make worlds, and then do as they will with them, creating, destroying, recreating and discarding. I can't comprehend them any more than a shrimp can comprehend me, but the usual motivation seems to be mainly the same as a Voyager's: boredom. Order of magnitude: as many Fragments as they can create, and they can even trap and play with Voyagers if they wish.
And while I've described some pretty clear power levels here, it's important to remember we all have different specialties that often ignore them completely. My little nine-year-old Apprentice can create something from nothing, normally the mark of an unfathomably old Creator, so take all this with a grain of salt.