Magic Types

In this intricate world of Empowered Entities, the presence of magic weaves through the fabric of society, shaping its history, culture, and relationships. Empowered individuals are those who possess the ability to harness and manipulate magical energies, granting them extraordinary powers and abilities. These powers can manifest in various forms, ranging from the primal forces of nature to supernatural creatures and everything in between.

## Description

The origin of empowerment is deeply rooted in genetics. It is primarily an inherited trait, passed down from empowered parents to their children. The presence of specific genes or a particular lineage determines an individual's potential to become empowered. However, there are rare occurrences where individuals can become empowered through unconventional means. For instance, a human can be transformed into a vampire by being bitten, or a person may be born with dormant magical abilities that awaken later in life.

Empowered individuals exhibit diverse magical affinities, allowing them to specialize in particular areas of magic. Some are known as shifters, capable of assuming the forms of different animals or creatures, granting them their unique traits and abilities. Others, known as elementals, are attuned to the elemental forces of the world, commanding fire, water, earth, or air with precision. There are also those who are inherently connected to the supernatural, such as vampires and demons, drawing power from their dark origins.

While the empowered form a distinct and interconnected society, the unempowered, often referred to as mundanes or normies, make up the majority of the population. They lack any inherent magical abilities and are generally unaware of the existence of magic unless they have close ties to an empowered individual. It is not uncommon for families to have both empowered and unempowered members, resulting in a delicate balance of secrecy and trust.

Within the empowered community, various organizations and institutions have formed to facilitate learning, control, and protection. There are academies where young, empowered individuals can hone their skills and learn about their heritage. These institutions provide education on magical theory, ethics, and the responsible use of power. In addition, there are guilds and covens that serve as social networks and support systems, helping empowered navigate their unique challenges and find their place in society.

The relationship between the empowered and unempowered is often characterized by secrecy, as the magical world remains hidden from the majority of society. Empowerees must be cautious in revealing their true nature, as there are potential consequences both within their own community and from outside forces. Some empowered individuals choose to live dual lives, carefully concealing their abilities from the unempowered world, while others embrace their magical heritage openly.

Conflict and tension can arise within the empowered community as well. Different factions, each with their own beliefs, agendas, and interpretations of the use of magic, vie for power and influence. Some seek to protect and preserve magical knowledge and traditions, while others strive to push the boundaries and explore new possibilities. These ideological clashes can lead to rivalries, alliances, and even all-out conflicts, further shaping the world and its dynamics.

In the broader society, the impact of magic on technology, politics, and cultural norms cannot be ignored. The integration of magic has led to advancements in fields such as alchemy, enchantment, and mystical engineering, revolutionizing everyday life. Governments may employ empowered individuals in specialized roles, such as magical law enforcement or diplomatic ambassadors to the magical community. Cultural practices and traditions are influenced by magical beliefs and customs, creating a rich tapestry of rituals, festivals, and folklore.

As you delve deeper into this world of Empowered Entities, you have the opportunity to explore the complexities of their interactions, the histories of influential families, the conflicts between different magical factions, and the unexplored realms where magic and mystery intertwine.

## **Human-Born vs. Magic-Born**

Human-born individuals are those who possess magical abilities despite being born to unempowered parents. This phenomenon is often regarded as a miraculous occurrence, defying the conventional rules of genetics and inheritance. Some speculate that these individuals are touched by fate or bear a special connection to the mystical forces that govern the world. The reasons behind their empowerment remain a subject of intrigue and debate among scholars and mystics alike.

In some instances, a human-born individual may be born to entirely unempowered parents, leading to surprise and awe when their magical potential manifests. This unanticipated empowerment can range from subtle gifts to extraordinary powers, and it is often seen as a testament to the unpredictable nature of magic itself. The sudden awakening of magic within a human-born person can be a transformative experience, altering their perceptions of themselves and their place in the world.

Alternatively, a human-born individual may have been born unempowered but later gained magical abilities through extraordinary circumstances. For example, being bitten by a vampire, subjected to a mystical ritual, or encountering a powerful artifact can trigger the emergence of latent powers within them. These transformative events, often accompanied by challenges and sacrifices, bestow magical abilities upon the individual, forever altering the course of their life.

On the other hand, Magic-born individuals are those born with at least one empowered parent. The magical heritage they inherit is ingrained within their very essence, shaping their identity and granting them a natural affinity for the arcane arts. The power that courses through their veins is a testament to their lineage, connecting them to a rich tapestry of magical ancestry and traditions.

It is widely believed that children with at least one empowered parent are destined to be Magic-born, inheriting their family's unique magical abilities. However, the complexities of magical inheritance are still a subject of ongoing study and speculation. While it is rare for Magic-born individuals to be born unempowered, such occurrences have been recorded throughout history, leaving scholars intrigued by the intricacies of magical genetics and the potential for unexpected outcomes.

The distinction between Human-born and Magic-born individuals holds significant cultural and societal implications within the Empowered Entities world. Magic-born individuals often grow up within magical communities, surrounded by empowered family members who guide and nurture their abilities from an early age. They benefit from the knowledge and traditions passed down through generations, allowing for a more seamless integration into the magical society.

Human-born individuals, on the other hand, may face unique challenges and experiences as they navigate their newfound powers. Their emergence as empowered beings from unempowered backgrounds can evoke a range of responses from both the empowered and unempowered communities. Some may view them with curiosity and wonder, while others may regard them with skepticism or even fear, unsure of the implications of their existence.

## Shifters

### Werewolves

A Werewolf (also known as a lupine) is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf, either as a result of genetics (e.g. one or both parents are werewolves) or after being placed under a curse or affliction (e.g. via a bite or seeing the eyes from an Ultima). Though werewolves can transform into their wolf forms and back to their human forms again at will, the transformation appears to happen automatically when a werewolf is exposed to the full moon.

### Werecats

Werecats (also known as the Cat People), are a species with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. They are also known to worship the sun.

## Non-Elemental Magic

### Phasers/Cloakers

Phasers/Cloakers have the ability to go invisible and walk through walls. As a superpower, this could be considered as Invisibility and Intangibility. Their magic includes them being able to cloak their clothes as well, allowing Phasers/Cloakers to go invisible without having to strip down to their skin.

### Healers

Healers can restore biotic organisms to their optimal health, curing damaged or withered organisms, wounds, broken bones, low vitality, and diseases/poisoning. Though the healer may potentially heal any form of bodily damage, the patient must be alive, even if hanging by a thin thread, in order to be healed; once the patient has died, it would transcend healing and would require resurrection instead. Under the one condition that they must have near fatal injuries. Therefore, in order for the healing ability to be used, the target must be injured enough to be half-dead.

### Dreamwalkers

Dreamwalkers are one of the most inconceivably powerful empowered in the universe as they are the personification of all dreams and reality. They can exert absolute control oversleep, dreams, nightmares, and even insomnia. They can conjure dreams, ideas, and nightmares into the minds of other beings with ease, having complete control over this aspect. Dreamwalkers can also make any human instantly fall asleep. They also have the ability to enter the dreams of others without them realizing it, often analyzing and even interacting with their target's dream.

### Deathwalkers

Just as there are dreamers, seers, and healers - the Deathwalkers are not grim reapers; they are an important role in endings, just as midwifery and fertility are for those that attend the beginning of the cycle of life. Deathwalkers are an important part of the cycle of life and one that they are particularly adept at through virtue of their own predilections.  That energy, which may exist after death, or is becoming unbound during the process, may well seek them out, not through intellectual choice, but through an attraction to the affinity for sight and action which seems to lie in those who work this practice in particular.  While a person who has died or is dying may have written the poetry of their own existence, they lack the final verse, and with gentleness, kindness and compassion they are able to write the last words with the help of the Deathwalker. Deathwalkers are perhaps the most powerful magic users, being the anthropomorphic embodiment of a universal fact. They are referred to as "They who trumps and defines all of existence". Deathwalkers have the power to free the soul of a body and escort a soul to its appropriate destination. Their principal job is to check each dying soul's Cinematic Record, or kaleidoscope of memories, one by one, to determine whether they deserve to die. For the human who receives the judgment, "this human should die," the Deathwalkers use their magic to sever his or her memories and souls from his or her bodies, resulting in the human's death. Afterward, they would promptly stamp "Completed" on the individual's file on the list. The human can be removed from the list only when they are judged to have been one "who has potential to be beneficial for this world"—notwithstanding.

### Telepaths

Their magic is where their strengths lie. To unempowered humans, Telepaths have the ability to read their mind without them noticing. This allows them to hold immense power over the unempowered community, as they can hear everyone's thoughts. To empowered persons, Telepaths can easily be noticed reading their thoughts. A second power they hold is the ability to place thoughts into people's minds.

### Timekeepers

Timekeepers can control and manipulate time, the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future, in the general area or for a specific target in various ways, with the most basic of acts revolving around accelerating, slowing, stopping, and even rewinding or looping it. The range of the affected area is proportional to the mastery of the user, with those at higher levels being able affect the entire space-time continuum.

### Demons

Demons consume human energy for sustenance. They can do this by either forming contracts with humans or simply feeding on their energy forcefully(depending on the demon). While demons are physically capable of consuming human food, it seems that human energy is the only thing able to satiate their hunger. It is stated that refraining from consuming energy can leave demons "starving" to the point that they cannot help themselves.

### Daemons

Many people equate the word "daemon" with the word "demon", implying some kind of satanic connection between UNIX and the underworld. This is an egregious misunderstanding. "Daemon" is actually a much older form of "demon"; daemons have no particular bias towards good or evil, but rather serve to help define a person's character or personality. The ancient Greeks' concept of a "personal daemon" was similar to the modern concept of a "guardian angel"—eudaemonia is the state of being helped or protected by a kindly spirit.

### Angels

Angles can transform into a divine spirit: a type of spirit whose very existence is immensely teeming with divinity, complete with raw powers that are beyond the natural laws of reality and allows them to commit miraculous acts. Their divine powers are deemed both spiritual and universal, capable of affecting almost anything to their will as beings of light, holiness and so on. Angels are known to have a superior status in mind, body, superpowers, and incredible feats that make them greater than that of the average magic user. In many cases, the user is also able to gain tremendous powers of highly advanced levels.

## Elements & Energetics

### Elementals

#### Pyromancy

The user is able to perform a legendary form of magic that allows the user to cast magical spells and feats through fire, be it fire-based spells themselves or using fire itself as the medium for casting magic.

#### Cyromancer

Users are able to perform a legendary form of magic that allows the user to cast magical spells and feats through ice. In cold regions or the cold season, the user is capable of utilizing unlimited magical powers unless removed from the cold region or the cold season has passed. Most people who use this power are called an ice wizard/witch.

#### Hydromancer

The user is able to perform a legendary form of magic that allows the user to cast magical spells and feats through water.

#### Anemomancer

Users are able to use a form of magic that is related to and based on air. For example, one can use this magic to gain access to (esoteric/mystic/magical) air-related abilities (E.g. Air Manipulation) or to cast spells that require or are related to air (E.g. an Astral Projection spell or Healing spell).

#### Geomancer

The user is able to perform a legendary form of magic that allows the user to cast magical spells and feats through earth and rock. Depending on the verse Earth magic comes from two major domains: the stone, minerals, crystals, and gems of the land, and the flora and fauna of the living world.

#### Neuromancer

The user is able to use a form of magic that allows them to cast magical spells dealing with plants.

### Energetics

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#### Magnet Magic

There are many forms of Energetic magic, but they are typically very rare among the magical world. The user is able to perform a variety of magical spells and feats that manipulate magnetic fields.

#### Gyromancer

Users can manipulate gravity, a natural phenomenon in which all things with mass or energy — including planets, stars, galaxies, and light — attract (or gravitate toward) one another.

## Allogenes

Allogenes are a unique group of individuals who possess an extraordinary ability to harness any type of magic effortlessly. Unlike traditional magic users who specialize in specific types of magic, Allogenes have an equal relationship with all forms of magic, including earth magic, fire magic, air magic, psychokinesis, healing magic, and more. This innate versatility and proficiency with various magical disciplines make them highly coveted and revered within their society.

Their reputation among their people is that of being blessed by the gods. This belief stems from the idea that their ability to wield all types of magic must come from a divine source. They are seen as exceptional beings, chosen by higher powers, and therefore they hold the potential to catch the attention of the Primordial Deities, who are the ancient and powerful beings believed to be the creators of the world.

However, as the story unfolds, it becomes apparent that the initial perception of Allogenes being blessed by the gods and having a chance to be noticed by the Primordial Deities is ultimately proven false. The truth is that the Primordial Deities neither care about humans nor do they actually bless them. The revelation shatters the illusion of divine favor, leaving Allogenes to come to terms with their true nature and purpose in the world.

The origin of Allogenes is deeply rooted in history, particularly during The Astral Empyrean Conflict. During this tumultuous period, the Six Sovereigns, powerful entities with dominion over different aspects of magic and the world, cursed mortals in various experiments. These cursed mortals became the ancestors of Allogenes, and each Sovereign's experimentation led to the creation of distinct branches of empowered humans, each specializing in the particular style of magic associated with that Sovereign.

## Singularity

As studied by the Department, Singularity emerges as a response to an individual's extraordinarily life-threatening condition, acting as a powerful catalyst that unlocks immense magical potential within them. When faced with a dire situation that pushes their physical and mental limits to the extreme, individuals who possess latent magical abilities may undergo a transformation akin to a metamorphosis. This metamorphosis is marked by the activation of the Singularity phenomenon, resulting in a surge of unprecedented power and talent that surpasses the boundaries of conventional magic.

The manifestation of Singularity is a sight to behold, as the individual's magical aura intensifies, radiating with an awe-inspiring brilliance. Their abilities expand exponentially, surpassing what was previously thought possible, and they gain an unparalleled level of control over magic. Whether it's manipulating the elements, bending reality, or mastering ancient spells, those who awaken Singularity are regarded as the epitome of magical prowess.

However, this newfound power comes at a great cost. It is widely believed that those who have awakened Singularity are destined to meet a tragic fate. The relentless use of magic during Singularity exhausts their magical core, the wellspring of their power, at an alarming rate. With each display of extraordinary magic, the user's magical core is gradually depleted, akin to a flame slowly extinguishing. The process of the magical core's depletion is irreversible, leading to a foreboding inevitability for those touched by Singularity. Despite the brilliance and potential they possess, these individuals are doomed to meet their demise once their magical core is completely depleted. This dark reality casts a shadow over their newfound abilities, as it becomes a race against time for them to achieve their goals, fulfill their destinies, or make a lasting impact on the world.

The toll of Singularity is not limited to the individual experiencing it. The incredible abilities displayed by the Singularity user can have profound effects on those who witness their power. The sheer magnitude of the unleashed magic can drain the nearby Magical Cores of bystanders, siphoning off their magical energy to fuel the Singularity user's abilities. This drain can leave bystanders weakened, depleted, or even temporarily powerless, as their magical reserves are involuntarily tapped into by the Singularity phenomenon.