Magic

Magic (Magik) is both a crucial part of the cosmology and something from elsewhere, but it is what allows souls to shape and reshape the cosmos into a form that fits their needs, however such power comes at a great price and that price and magic feeds off a magic user's mana, but although that mana can be regained from other sources, if a magic user isn't careful, they can easily burn up as their vessel desperately converts energy stores into mana, oftentimes in the process letting out so much energy the vessel itself bursts into flame.

## The Paths of Magic

In order to codify magic itself, it can be divided into a number of Paths with different results and mindsets each with one of the major gods as a patron.

However it is important to note that many people do not fully dedicate themselves to one path and instead use spells from many paths however the more a magic user progresses in magic they are more likely to consolidate their magic into one or two closely related paths as they learn what best suits themselves.

### The Path of water

The path of water is connected to the gods Fjor & Bayo and is dedicated to the control of water and her ways, Mages and Shamans connected to this path tend to have an innate understanding of their path's element allowing them to form and shape it in seemingly impossible ways, however many Seamages will after decades of their craft will grow tired of being constrained to the surface and their magic will mutate and morph them into a form that will allow them to exist beneath the waves.

### The path of Air

Light and Etheral, Followers of the path of air are connected to the deity of Tor-front, while their powers give them control over air

### the Path of Earth

masters of Geokinesis a follower of the path of Earth controls the earth itself. many are blunt and unyielding much like the element they control.

### the Path of ice

follows of Lord Borealis they can control both ice itself and the closely connected cold, as such most Ice mages are native to the realm of Uderon in some way.

### the Path of Fire

Fire is the way of life of one who has chosen the path of fire. only those dedicated to the path of life are more energetic and full of life than these.

### The Path of Light

those who uses spells connected to the Path of Light are illusionists first and foremost and those dedicated to their path are reknown far and wide for the illusions they can generate with nothing but their imagination shaping their mana.

### The Path of Shadow

Just as the path of light can create illusions, the path of shadow can break them, however their more interesting ability is to twist light, and in the process generate and control shadows in a way that should not be possible for any being to do, but somehow the disciples of Umbra can do so.

### The Path of Life

Plants and Animals alike head the call of a magic user who is connected to the path of Life with many being known as Druids.

Unlike many other paths, the influence of Oberon is enough to alter the attitudes of those dedicated to this path as such many followers of the Path of Life are much like the path's patron the Horned god and are stoic and seemingly ever lasting much like ancient forests but others are like Oberon and are free and full of life fleeting galvanting from activity to activity,

### The Path of Death

little is known about the path of Death, and those few spells openly proscribed to it count it as a subset of the Path of life, only those closeted death cults hidden near places of death such as ancient battlefields or graveyards know much about the path of death and even than each cult only focuses on certain aspects of Death.

## magical focus.

wands, staffs, amulets, and swords, are all examples of magical focus, which are items that a magic user no matter the source of their powers, something that can be used to focus mana into spells more efficiently so to speak.

while in theory anything that the bearer has a personal connection to can be used as a magical focus, the best magical focuses are those that have inherent magical protentional of their own, such as those made of Orichalcum (Soul Bronze) or wood from the fey forests however these tend to be rare and powerful near mythical weapons so most magical focuses are made of ordinary materials.

## Archmages

'The title of Archmage is one that is rarely given but one who has earned the title of archmage is a worthy foe to any mortal who might earn one's wrath, they are usually the master of their chosen path and have taught dozens if not hundreds of pupils in the ways of their path, fitting as normally they lead a mage-guild or university, for example the current archmage of the school at Kedun, Geb the dwarf.