[quote=Shienvien]Jack has also mentioned that the fire, light and other phenomena created by magic aren't actually true versions of themselves, but rather still carry more semblance to the original magical energy, and tend to have unnatural properties which stem from our (or our characters', rather) flawed conceptions. [/quote]

Huh, I didn't know this; that's good to know. It seems I inadvertently respected this property to an extent in how I stylized Jill's spells in the past, maybe excessively so, given how Orphid's Lance carries properties derived from its original creator, rather than the invoker proper.

Cool stuff, will make an effort to keep this in mind.