Sequestration

" Lost something essential? Like a hollow shell without the filling, or you lose a bit of soul and something else takes its place and plugs into the stuff the soul would."

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Information is power,<ref name="WBR">To draw on Pale stuff, the guy that set up magic Ebay and an online library for practitioners has five different metaphorical guns held to his head at all times by international powers. Seeing 6/10 of the subreddit's posts be about this magical forum seems like it would impact a lot of perceptions of someone who then goes into the Pactverse or Otherverse. [Edited to add] It's a setting where information is literal power and suspected diabolism is a 'kill them now just to be safe' case, and OMO people are sharing their magic diagrams and joking about demons like it's a punchline. - Wildbow on Reddit.</ref> especially in the Otherverse where any helf truth can be a lie and risk loss of all power.

Examples

Exclusionary detailing is rife in this setting.

Rad Ray Sunshine can not take up a meaningful position given that he has been allowed to operate an information network.<ref name="WBR"/> For many many people this is considered dangerous.

Practitioner families are know to have secret practices and more that can achieve things most practitioners can not.<ref>In some cases, through means not known to the greater population of Practitioners, Heroic families have bound and enlisted Keepers to help find items relevant to their heroes and families. - Pact Dice: Collectors</ref> These family secrets are closely guarded.<ref>“What can you tell me?”

“That’s a pretty big question,” Verona told him. “A lot of practitioners would be protective of their family stuff and secrets, I think.”

“They are.” - Excerpt from Vanishing Points 8.1</ref>

Lessons are a form of exchange and are expected to be paid for, a very profitable route.

Keeping details about ones capabilities under wraps is a large advantage,<ref>A Literal Cat:
…We tell Mr. Belanger to put his forms up his bumpipe and we’ll attend and pick the classes when the time comes.
Why give him information on us? For his convenience?

L♪Ell:
…
Ok. Not the bumpipe part, but ok. - BHI Information Packet</ref><ref>You’re talented and sharp and you’re largely unknown, and being unknown is a sharp edge in this world. - Excerpt from Cutting Class 6.7</ref> and used in diverse permutations.

Fell was reticent to answer any questions that Blake asked him.

Sir Toadswallow is an extremely knowledgeable goblin that always tries to keep another trick up his sleeve.<ref>“Feels less like he’s been that knowledgeable about stuff all along and we’ve ignored it, and more like he’s been keeping a lot up his sleeve.”

“That’s unfair,” Snowdrop told Lucy. “He doesn’t do that sort of thing.”

“Seeing more of this world like we are, I’m feeling like it’s a necessary thing for survival,” Lucy said.- Excerpt from Gone Ahead 7.7</ref>

Nibble pointed out that answering questions could easily lead to destruction.<ref>“In this world, when an enemy knows you they can destroy you,” Nibble said. “Questions are dangerous.” - Excerpt from Shaking Hands 9.2</ref>

Trivia

Sequestration is used here in the sense of hiding something away preferably to protect it.
- It is used here in place of many other possible terms

References