Magic

Magic are the only native organisms of Kaimere, they are unicellular organisms which have a wide array of niches just as life on earth does, but their role is less to maintain ecological balance as it is more to manipulate or optimize it, as magic infamously infects, displaces, and transforms organisms in strange and sometimes terrifying ways, these "Infections" aren't always bad as often times magic often try to optimize their hosts traits to the best of their ability, as is seen in Hereditary Magic.

### Viral and Hereditary Magic

The most common form of magic, or at least the form most familiar to Kaimerans, is that which bonds with a host. There are many species of this magic, each which interact their host and environment differently. Sometimes magic is accepted by a host, while other bodies fight off magic like a disease. Megafauna are the preferred host for magic, as their lives tend to be longer and they are often better at shaping their environment. Conversely, the immune system of larger animals can often overpower aggressive swarms. For this reason, natural magic often plays a minimal role in the host’s life, being naturally selected for covert inhabitance.

   In general, these hives are categorized by Kaimeran naturalists into two groups: viral magic and hereditary magic. Viral magic hives bind with any potential host, leaving once their host dies, and seeking out a new one to occupy and continue the cycle. Often the hive remains together, although occasionally they will spread out to other hosts, usually those nearby in the same ecosystem.

   Hereditary magic are hives that evolved symbiotically with particular population or species, their success or failure being linked to that of their host species, as they become too specialized for that species to adapt to a new host if their species becomes extinct. Hereditary magic is almost always passed from mother to child, as their bodies have more time to pass the hive along.

Hereditary Magic is the reason why Kaimerans live significantly longer lives than humans, as the magic in their bodies slows their growth to a staggering degree.

Although in most cases viral magic affects the host very little, some rare strains fight to take over the bodies of their host, often resulting in the death of the organism, many stories of Demons come from this peculiar parasitism. when volatile magic does find suitable hosts, often these individuals will be given high aggression and a high metabolism to support the magic, often ravaging ecosystems and human settlements

### Humans and Magic

Humans have a rich history involving magic which spans multiple millennia, and is today still deeply intertwined with how Kaimerans live today, an ancient civilization known as The First Children even mastered magic to such a degree they could alter the form of other organisms and travel across the Portal to Earth, their civilization still lives on to some extent in the Kabarahar, now occupied by Assembly agents, Kaimerans, and even Earth humans.

some lineages of people have a strange ability to control their magic, using it to do strange things such as change their form, summon fire, heal others, form bonds with animals, and other seemingly supernatural behavior, Kaimeran Naturalists believe these individuals gain these abilities from a mix of both Hereditary and Viral Magic.

In the southern continent, Kaishel, the Tlaton peoples use particularly large magic organisms in their clothing, using it not only for fashion, but also as for food flavoring and trade with Khalin sailors.

What individuals of the Portal colony look like- Keenan TaylorPurple Algae, one of the few visible types of magic, once ruled Kaimere, but have since been for the most part outcompeted by true algae and plants- Keenan TaylorKaishel hosts some of the strangest and most diverse magic in all of Kaimere, being floating lights similar in niche to plankton. some of the largest endemic life also resides on Kaishel, and though there is no multicellular endemic life on the planet, multiple species come together to make composite organisms, as is seen above- Keenan TaylorBefore the Portal harvested organisms from Earth, magic had to manipulate and protect its territory by creating 'golems' out of dirt and water- Keenan Taylor