Arcane Magic

## Background

Arcane Magic is a unique form of magic, created in modern era as a means of harnessing Magic without going through the effort of training it. Used as a means of giving the user a boost in power, when activated Arcane Magic fills the user with pure magical energy, allowing even the most unskilled mages to harness their highest level spells, though not without sacrifice. Due to being artificial, it's not a Magic one is born with, and is instead a type of Magic that one acquires later on in life, allowing a user to have Arcane Magic as well as their original Magic. Its unofficial key concepts are Artificial, Unstable, and Addictive. Its symbolic color is fresh purple (HEX #D260E1 / RGB (210, 96, 225)), and users' eyes glow this color while using their magic. In addition to this, any spells cast with the enhancement of Arcane Magic also cause the user's eyes to glow this color, and the effect of the spells itself leave a glowing aura of this vibrant pinkish hue.

Arcane Magic has been harnessed in a physical form similarly to the Resin of other forms of Magic, however due to the fact that it's not a true form of Magic it does not manifest in the form of Resin. Instead, focused Arcane Magic manifests in the form of a unique substance known as Nectar. Though Nectar takes various forms, it's most commonly found in a liquid form, and is treated as a form of drug. Recreationally, it can be used by simply slathering it on the skin of an individual to stimulate a person's emotions, creating an exaggerated state of euphoria and disassociation without the hallucinogenic downsides that you might find in other drugs.

Nectar also has another use, stemming from its original Magical source. This utilization of the drug is done mostly through drinking the drug in its pure form or diluted into another drink or injecting it into the veins using syringes, as well as being inhaled in gas form. In small quantities, Nectar accelerates the healing process and enhance the user's constitution. In larger amounts, it can grant superhuman levels of strength, speed, and durability. In addition, those under the influence seem to display a sharp loss in cognitive abilities and increased aggression for the duration of the drug's effects. Frequent use of the drug can cause progressive degeneration of the skin and muscle tissue. Overuse can lead to permanent physical deformities, such as large tumors protruding from the skin, eventually leading to rapid organ failure.

Utilizing Nectar by injecting it into the bloodstream is how an individual gains the ability to cast Arcane Magic; the artificial Magical energy of the Nectar eating away and expanding until it replaces the blood of an individual entirely.

Arcane Magic was originally created accidentally by an individual who experimented with the idea of creating superhumans back during World War II. It was created by infusing Passerine blood with the Dimensional Magics, using Void Magic as a binder. The result was a small dose of Nectar, which the doctor injected into the veins of a test subject. The test subject then went on to gain the side effects of the Nectar, and the doctor was pleased. Little did the doctor know, the individual also inherited the first instance of Arcane Magic. The doctor went on to create more samples of Nectar, stashing them away and distributing them to various safehouses within the Crowned Isles. Before his research was complete and it began being administered to Earth, The Magistrate arrested him and destroyed his lab.

Years later in 2001, the safehouses would be found by vagabonds and exiles throughout the Isles, as well as the Nectar inside. By 2006 it was theorized that somewhere around 5,000 cases of Arcane Magic sprung up with the number gradually increasing. By modern day (2022), the cases have risen to 200,000 individuals and Nectar has began to become a more streamlined substance. Nectar has remained legal, though only for the recreational usage via application to the skin. Consumption, injection, and inhalation is all done in the shadows.

## Trivia

* Nectar is the only drug "native" to the Crowned Isles; before it was created, no artificial substances were