So, hello everyone, you've probably. Never seen me before because I've never been on this board before

*HAI HAGAS-HAGER* the board says in the style of an AA meeting

Anyway, here's my question: how easy is it for the average Tamerielian to learn magic? I ask this because I never really realized it before, but the TES universe would technically be considered a "high-magic" setting. In the Games at least, everyone seems to know some degree of magic and magic seems to be a constant force that everyone is exposed to.

Yet the lore implies that it's not. Magic requires practice, intellect and patience. Being a professional wizard is supposedly dangerous, time-consuming and grueling in the TES universe.

But is it really? I've tried to find out on my own but there's really no sources that explain how easy it is for a person to actually use and pick up magic. I read one book in Morrowind about how an old wizard created a bunch of arbitrary laws that forbid commoners from using magic, but that's not really what I'm looking for.

thanks