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 pulling at the wrong thread or the wrong 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.”

Curses

“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.”

Species and Magic

Magic is more or less very similar between everyone but how each species uses it and the purpose of doing so is different. Such a massive difference is yet another factor into the slow progression into the study of magic.

Felari

Explanation given by Mage Lakshmi.

"Much like our neighbors, the Canari, Felari tend to practice magic in various nature and life Constellations. Due to living in environments filled with vegetations, we practice druidic spells and magic to allow the manipulation of plant life, whether by causing plants to move or to grow. This also allows for agricultural advancement. However, due to the necessity for stealth, Felari have also become excellent when handling cloaking magic, often inscribing enchantments onto spacecraft and equipment in order to slip away unseen. It is also inscribed on the boundaries of our cities so they're harder to find. Keeps us safer."

"Some Felari have also been known to work with the magic of the dead, to commune with and ask for advice from the ancestors. These rituals are shrouded in mystery and not widely practiced, as they require extremely skilled arcane scholars. This does take a heavy toll on the caster the longer the spell is kept up. Typically in the form of exhaustion and weakness. These rituals require a powerful mage and very specific sets of circumstances to even work."

"Felari typically combine magic with science and chemistry, seeing how to improve ourselves and control forces of nature utilizing our mastery of the arcane. Magic is as much a tool for survival in the Mahavana as our claws. Meanwhile some warriors are able to use enhancement enchantments for temporary boosts but this is still costly to keep up for long, and overly relying on this mechanism can lead to permanent weakening of the body."

Canari

Explanation given by Druid Relitov.

Lagorans

Explanation given by Trader Rava Ymir

Saurans

Explanation given by Sage Sapphire C’eel.

Abyssal

Explanation given by passerby Onyx.

Lepterans

Explanation given by Site Overseer Atropos.

Carcids

Explanation given by Engineer Guzma.

Aurelians

Explanation given by Android Manufacturer Ifri.

Androids

Explanation given by Classroom Teacher C1D.

Sonyx

Explanation given by Performer Xenon

Sylthae

Explanation given by Zea Honeycomb who volunteered to help.

Nythera

Explanantion given by Researcher Aisne Bane.

Ferrans

Explanation given by Nomad Lithia.

Gelum

Explanation given by Student Zuru.