"Witch is normally used as a derogatory term, usually referred to one who practices magic without guidance or instruction, those are usually wanted criminals." His comment was more to fill the void as he mulled over what Draco was telling him. They were segregated, certainly, and far more than even the mage-born of the Tevinter Imperium were from their own people.

He followed only well enough with the breeding, though. Dorian himself was the product of careful breeding, designed to ensure the next generation was powerful, noble, perfect in every way. He happened to be a bit of a disappointment. "Ah, yes. There are distinct classes in my own homeland. I come from the Altus, families of mages capable of tracing our pure bloodlines back to the original Dreamers, thousands of years ago. Then there are the Laetans, those of, well, 'impure' stock who happened to have been born with magic. Everyone else is Soporati. The common man."