On Magic

It is known that there are certain laws that govern all the Lands in specific, measurable, and identifiable ways. A seed becomes a tree. An apple when dropped or thrown, will eventually fall to the ground. Water will move from high places to low, and an ocean will always heave in its basin to produce waves. Yesterday became today and will eventually be tomorrow. A sword and a body may not occupy the same place without either breaking one or wounding the other. A candle will illuminate darkness and a boot which is left by its owner, will remain there until someone else moves it.

Magic, or majk (dwarfish) or llor (elfish), is any thing which creates an exception to the known laws in a meaningful way. There are "three realms" of magic: Naturia, Goetia, and Theuria.
  • Naturia is the magic of neutrality. It is the power inherent in certain herbs and stones. It is also produced in some quantity by all living things. It is used, consciously or not, by certain beings such as unicorns while teleporting and by nymphs who dimension door. It is magic that operates in harmony with the world and does not produce ill effects to flora and fauna -- it may even increase their vitality.  It is wielded by curates and druids. 
  • Goetia is the magic of chaos. It is often found in incantations and formulas, but sometimes wielded by beings who have learned to transcend that need, or else who use it instinctually. It is can be performed by anyone who has been taught how to sense the flow of magic around them. It is a more violent form that makes a demand of the natural world and wrests control of it temporarily, damaging the natural order, even if imperceptibly, in the process. It is wielded by wizards and other spell casters.
  • Theuria is the magic of divine law. It is a grant of power from the source of all matter, life and energy. It does not come from the natural world, nor disrupt it, but has its origin in the original moment of creation of all worlds. It is reinforced by belief or granted as a reward for fidelity to that belief, and is wielded by priests and titans and other certain powers in service of the divine law. 

 

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