The Blessed

Magicians, also known as the Blessed, are distinguished by their blue eyes. While not everyone with blue eyes has magic, every magician born with the gift has blue eyes, and it's said to be a family trait (i.e., if a non-magician has blue eyes, it's likely their ancestors had or children will have magic at some point). Typically, the Ahibanu assume that anyone with blue eyes possesses the gift, and if they have not exhibited signs of it, that it is simply lying dormant.

According to Ahibanu belief, this blessing comes from Seht himself, marking those he has chosen to serve him and Anahita. Thus, the Ahibanu actively seek out any who are born with this gift. Both men and women may be born Blessed. Women are taught to control their skills and may in time become Ahibanu, while men become Mahdi who are generally drained and controlled with only partial access to their abilities.

Actual abilities do not emerge until adolescence, and most Blessed exhibit no signs until they are 14-16. The first use of the gift generally manifests it in a moment of strong emotion or threat without the individual realizing it, and this emotional use of the ability persists. At this stage, the Blessed have little to no control over their gift, and most cannot access it on demand. Because of the emotional nature of the ability and lack of control, those that the Ahibanu do not find in time often end up destroying themselves and others inadvertantly.