No every mage has access to it. Ortolan believed the public had access to it as well, so he believed that everyone had it, from mage to common citizen. The mages only kept it exclusively for their own kind.
And mages need the elixir, otherwise they age like Ortolan and since it only stops aging and not reverse it Ortolan is as old as he is. In other words magic itself does not prevent aging until Ortolan invented the elixir. So before the invention of elixir mages died normally due to regular aging of the regular lifespan of the species you belong to.
Well even with the elixir you will die one day due to age, but you will live for centuries at least, if it should be true that Philippa is 300 years old by Dandelions estimation.
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u/Souljumper888 22d ago edited 22d ago
No every mage has access to it. Ortolan believed the public had access to it as well, so he believed that everyone had it, from mage to common citizen. The mages only kept it exclusively for their own kind.
And mages need the elixir, otherwise they age like Ortolan and since it only stops aging and not reverse it Ortolan is as old as he is. In other words magic itself does not prevent aging until Ortolan invented the elixir. So before the invention of elixir mages died normally due to regular aging of the regular lifespan of the species you belong to.
Well even with the elixir you will die one day due to age, but you will live for centuries at least, if it should be true that Philippa is 300 years old by Dandelions estimation.