Magic

In the *Mystique* universe, magic comes from the force of life. Magic is part of everyone and everything, but despite this, not everybody is able to control these powers. So far no conflict has sprung from these differences and there are no tensions between either side. Traditions are holding back magical research and creativity, so there's a world of knowledge yet to be discovered. Usually a person will have one dominant type of magic and while there is a way to improve and strengthen your magic talent through practice and use of arcane circles, you can’t learn a different type of magic.

### **Magic Items**

**Sacred Artifacts** are the vessels of gods which take the form of a physical object. As vessels of gods, they can be used to impose the magic of the gods they house which override the regular world's laws of nature. Sacred Artifacts can be found existing in permanence or summoned.

User can create various forms of enchanted weaponry (constructed from magical energy) that suits their needs in battle whether they be offensive or defensive. The weapons are capable of being powered by or creating a wide variety or magical powers that often yield impressive results. Due to the weapons being powered by magic, they also act as a blank slate for different kinds of weapon-based abilities.

Somehow these artifacts grant powers to those who wield them even if only for a few seconds so in theory it'd be easy to spread the power to everybody in the world. There have been periods in time where one nation had a monopoly on the majority of artifacts, but there's now a balance in order to prevent wars.

## Anti-Magic

The user has the ability to use anti-magic which can nullify and destabilize most if not all forms of magic and even destroy a mage's capability to utilize magic. They can also achieve a variety of destructive effects on magic users, including crippling or killing them.

### **Sources**

* **Power Bestowal:** The user can give magic to others, either permanently or temporarily.
* **Activation:** The user can sense those who have powers but haven't manifested them yet or cannot access them and can activate them, allowing the target to access their latent powers.
* **Genetic:** The user can copy the powers of their parents. If one of their parents was an artist, they'd gain their artistic talents without any practice. May be limited to the powers from a single parent, but can gain the powers from the other parent later on in life.
* **Power Dealing:** The user can share their powers with others or vice versa to become more powerful or access a power that is otherwise not of their own. Usually requires physical contact.

## Types of Magic

The user can utilize different elements as a form of magic. They can use different spells to formulate their elemental quantities and energies for many uses. Without the knowledge or proper skill, the intended use of such magic can create unpredictable or potentially dangerous results.

* Sun Magic
* Moon Magic
* Earth Magic
* Dark Magic

## **Demon Summoning**

User can summon demonic beings from other worlds for a variety of reasons such as helping in combat or in granting power to increase the capabilities of the user. The user is capable of using demonic magic to achieve several feats such as creating, destroying and reconstructing anything, sometimes even to warp reality. This type of magic is usually used by a dark and evil entity or those related to them.

Users are able to acquire power from demonic forces. Often times, they're cursed with the evil from unholy items, spirits, or concepts. Sometimes their bodies are warped and twisted into a hellish parody of their previous state, becoming demons. Some are able to switch in and out of their new forms at will. Those who are too weak to control the power will lose their sanity as well as their souls. Demon summoning was a forbidden spell for many reasons:

* Without precautions, demons may turn against their summoner.
* Summoned demons may become uncontrollable and put the summoner in danger.
* Summoning demons very likely takes immense amounts of power.
* May require a contract to summon specific demon.
* Summoning may require a sacrifice, such as blood, wealth or life.
* Certain symbols, carvings or rituals may be needed to summon a given demon.

## Limitations

* Magic is balance, meaning the benefits it provides may result in consequences to offset it.
* Magic often drains a person's stamina or mana.
* Magic may be unpredictable, if one gets too creative or is interrupted in a crucial moment. Results range from amusing to annoying, but correctable, to destructive to lethal, to *catastrophic* to *apocalyptic*.
* Without the knowledge or proper skill, the intended use of a spell can create unpredictable or potentially dangerous results.
* Society with knowledge about magic is likely to have certain rules about its use, and areas of magic that are forbidden. In some societies, magic may be limited to a specific class or status.
* Using magic may take concentration, focus and mental strength.-