I see. So it's a little more like being given, say, a mathmatical formula and not being given the information you need to actively solve it? You have the information but no active means of understanding how to use it.

[ That seems to make a little more sense, at least. ]

That does sound better than just shoving information at descendants and hoping they use it properly - or even understand it. The Clock Tower must be a little like Hogwarts, then - that's where witches and wizards in my world go to learn how to use and control their magic.

[ Which has it's own set of problems, of course. ]

I think so. It wouldn't surprise me if there were more we didn't know about, too.