Psionic Magic

Psionic Magic is a unique type of magic. It is not a true Key of Magic and unlike the other kinds of magic which merely 'play' the Winds of Magic, those born with psionic gifts 'direct' or 'conduct' the winds of magic themselves. Generally, psychics are only able to manipulate the winds of magic around them, thus its classification as a minor key of magic. In truth, since they seem to be their own source of power, this drawback of minor keys is almost entirely irrelevant for psychics.
Notably, psychics born with their talent and access to this key can not be learned. Due to the rarity of acquiring this gift and the general suspicion of psychics, ancient Anu research into it was slow and not well-preserved. The Old Empire made massive strides in developing the knowledge of the key. Though not well remembered, there is speculation that the enigmatic White Empress might have been a powerful psychic. The pinnacle of imperial understanding was reached during the Replikant program with the development of the Kariba unit. The success of the Kariba unit and their successors inspired some scholars at the time to propose launching experiments to implant psionic abilities in mortals. It is not known whether any of these experiments were conducted.
=== Key abilities ===
Psionic Magic, due to its nature, is a versatile key of magic. Powerful and talented psychics are able to mimic many spells and abilities usually restricted to other keys of magic.
Though most famously, psionic magic can grant the powers of innate mind reading, the creation of anti-magic fields and precognition. It is these abilities that earned them the suspicion of ancient Anu. Not only are these abilities a potential danger in their own right, deamons and other less than reputable deities often kidnapped, possessed or otherwise enslaved psychics to acquire their talents.