Magic

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• Souls

(Observation excerpts from "What Could Have Been" by Lagoran Mage Erenville, "The Invisible Side" by Gelum Researcher Flubber, and “Looking Inside” by Canari Druid Beau’min)

"Magic is best assumed to be thin invisible threads that meticulously craft the universe around us. It is an age old practice full of unknowns but what is known is we are able to manipulate it. There is no exact point in which we as a species nor our neighbors began to use it but at some point, the universe became malleable via these threads…"

“The extent of what magic can do is near impossible to know. Those of Chitara have used it as an energy source while Lagoran society has become dependent on it as a practice. This doesn’t answer the question of how far can we go with it? It’s been used by the Canari to promote growth of their forest while the Aurelians have made their living machines with it. None of these species are better than the other at the utilization of it and each have faced their detrimental downfalls from their use. Magic has simply proven itself an unending climb out of the bottom of a slippery well. How many breakthroughs will be needed til we can answer the question?”

“... My colleague now suffers an injury to his hands due to a new spell. He had planned for an outcome that has worked several times before. Imbueding a talisman with the ability to keep a person warm. It must have been the timing of it. Despite a man his age being so intimate with magic, he had still injured himself. On one hand, it is quite aggravating to have such an incident occur but on the other hand, it is a more favorable outcome than flame resulting in the burning down of his home.”

Branches and Constellations of Magic

“The difference between Branches and Constellations is that Branches are a defined and separated system used to differentiate the strings. Constellations are more blended in the differences to help high level researchers expand their knowledge and skill. No magic user is locked to one Branch nor Constellation and often encouraged to look to other Constellations to expand their studies.”

Branches

The two main Branches of magic are split between the visible and invisible.

The Visible branch is everything around the caster that you can see. Things that have a physical appearance to the common person.

• Nature
• People
• Spheres
• Planets
• Weather

The Invisible branch concerns things that are not easily seen to the average person. Things that are mental or spiritual.

• Souls
• Mental states
• Reality
• Gravity
• Light/Shadow

Constellations

Constellations are loosely made groups of magic techniques, spells, and studies that are common with each other. They are not perfectly defined and instead viewed as overlapping circles of studies.

Commonly used Constellations and the fields of study they cover.

• Constellation of the Spirit
  • Soul
  • Spirituality
• Constellation of Song
  • Energy
  • Music
  • Soundwaves
  • “Seeing” the invisible
• Constellation of Exchange
  • Alchemy (equivalent exchange)
  • Studies the effects of magic on users
• Constellation of Entropy
  • Chaos/Entropy
  • Nullstar studies
  • Studies of the Great Empty
• Constellation of the Natural World
  • Elements
  • Nature
  • Weather
• Constellation of the Body
  • Health
  • Animals
  • People
  • Self-altercation (positive and negative)
• Constellation of the Artificial
  • Technomancy
  • Artificial life/soul
  • Constructs

Mana

“Mana is the energy within the strings of a person’s soul. There is no set amount of mana someone has. Simply if someone uses all their mana, they will feel weak and sluggish. All expenditure of their mana could lead to death. Regaining mana takes time and rest so some species have taken to using machines to do their work for them.”

"Cursed"

“Albeit rare, what some have come to call curses are best described as an ailment that affects a magic user due to their use of something so dangerous. They’re not entirely common as most of those who are “cursed” typically don’t live long. Common ailments include a mana sickness that permanently affects their ability to cast magic or a body altercation to a degree that is unintended and harmful. There is unfortunately very little on this subject due to the low rate at which those become afflicted and even lower survival rate among them.”

Crystals

“An odd appearance of Crystals have been found to coincide with magic. Most commonly seen on Chitara, crystals are best described as physical manifestations of the strings combined into a densely packed thing. They typically sprout from high volumes of mana in the area which often results from “events” of waves of energy sweeping an area or the collection of high volumes of energy in one location…”

“....of what people typically call “Experience”. These are much smaller and more malleable in comparison to crystals although crushing and consuming crystal is highly advised against.”