Arcane History

# History

### History

The answer is never the answer. What's really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you'll always be seeking. The greatest secret within history and time is Arcane. But what exactly is so special about this phenomenon? The answer is simple, there is no answer. The entire basis of Arcane lies on the fact that it’s connected to every individual's mind, it’s up to the interpretation of the being’s thoughts that truly determine the limits. Giving it a theorized description, you could call it a thought, a thought that connects one’s determination, presence and ideals. This abstract idea comes in many forms being Energy, Nature, Life and Death. A person living in a world without Arcane would not be living in a world at all.

Now, the actual history is not known, but legends tell of a race where one worshiped Arcane as if it was a god. Once upon a time, a civilization called the Magia walked the world of Infinitous. They can be described as benevolent people who seeked one thing in this almighty world: Answers. This mythology is called Arcanism, the belief of divine power. They were formed by an unknown group of people who questioned not the world, but the reasons so called gods exist, developing questions as to “Why is this person a god? Who decides that?”.

In addition to their intricate and formidable mindset, these individuals possessed ambitious capabilities, largely driven by their adventurous and experimental nature. While conventional magic hinges on a practitioner's comprehension of the power's origins to attain strength, this particular group opted for a different approach. They believed that harnessing the strength of an external source was the key solution.

During their quest, they got closer to understanding what Arcane was, unfortunately for them, the gods were not happy with this.

The gods exhibited a unique form of omniscience. While they possessed immense knowledge, the origin of their own race remained veiled in mystery. Curiously, this enigma held no sway over their existence; rather, their purpose lay in being revered rather than dissected, followed rather than unraveled. Those who held unwavering belief in them were called to exercise faith, embracing a deliberate inability to scrutinize the intricacies of their intentions. They let the Magia’s live in harmony, it seems quite non-characstic of the gods to just let non-followers live, but between the other ancient races that existed prior to the time of the Magia, they made the Magia into outcasts, a shadowed cult that is seen as up to nothing, and good for nothing.  But if they solved the source of power, and leaked that secret to infinitous, then society would fall and people would have no reason to pray to the gods. And that is what they did, they found out that part of the source of all is linked through one’s willpower, they theorized that gods get their power through prayer, it granted them willpower, so if they got people to stop praying, it would heavily weaken them.

And so, war erupted. The Magia wielded powers comparable to those of the gods themselves. Legend has it that their defeat came not from lack of strength, but from their limited numbers. This clash was a battle of ideals. On one side, the gods perceived the conflict as a means to safeguard the world. They believed that if mortals gained unfettered access to higher knowledge, the delicate equilibrium would crumble. Conversely, the Magia contended that if humanity fixated solely on unquestioning devotion to deities, they would forfeit their individual voices and be reduced to mere puppets.

While the Magia died out by the war, they held a legacy that would exist eternally. They were responsible for naming the source of power, something the gods weren’t able to do. They called it “The eternal trinity”, they classified each construct, “Magic” “Cognition” and “Physiology”, it connected everything supernatural and anyone’s potential. The final words of the Magia brought the life of the motivation for people to learn the power, "True power emerges from comprehending the universe, while potential is ignited by unending ambition."

The gods would be forced to swallow their pride and use these names for their own, and would use it forever.

The Magia race.