Magic

**Magic** is the manipulation of physical manner that bends or breaks the physical laws of the world of Airall through conversion of mana. Users of magic are usually known as **Mages**

## Overview

To perform magic, mana needs to be processed in the body. Mana exists within the atmosphere of Airall however, atmosphere mana cannot be used for spells. The process for casting a spell requires absorption of mana into the body. After mana is absorbed, it will need to be processed in the body. All creatures need mana to survive but not all creatures are inherently capable to use magic. Only about 2% of the world population are capable though this exact figure varies among race, location and culture. Moreover, the strongest of mages, the ones who are capable of destroying cities, are only ever known to originate from 4 nations in Airall. The exact nature of magic capability is not known and it is a topic of research among magicologists.

Magic is powerful up close but the further away a spell is cast, the weaker it becomes, as mana is dissipated out of the spell. Generally, the more skilled a mage is in magic, the much further they could cast their spell as they are much more capable of controlling their spell. 100m is the average range for a novice mage while experienced mages are known to cast spells up to 180m far. Another restriction on magic casting, is that each spell cannot affect areas over the size of cities. This is a soft limit and has been breached before by people like the Dark Lord.

## Principles

There are three major principles in the casting of magic. They are:

* Creation
* Modification
* Destruction

Creation is the creation of things out of mana. Modification is changing existing environments through the morphing of mana and Destruction is removing objects out of existence to change it back to its mana.

## Magic Types

There are 7 types of magic. They are:

* Light Magic
* Water Magic
* Fire Magic
* Earth Magic
* Wind Magic
* Dark Magic
* Timespace Magic

Timespace magic is unique in that it requires much higher amounts of mana. It also requires high amounts of magic skill to perform

## Goddesses & Magic

Magic exists independent of the Three Goddesses. However, the goddesses do help their followers in the casting of magic through their teachings. Each of the Three Goddesses have a specific magical domain that they administer. Ellat administers Light magic, Manah administers Water, Fire, Earth and Wind magic while Elluza teaches Dark magic. Timespace magic is not under the domain of any of the goddesses and it is kept a secret from Airallians at large.

## Study

Novices in magic have to incant their spells to perform the spell. This is not because the incantation is important but because the words help create the association of manipulating magic with the word. It helps them memorise the spells more easily. Mages that have mastered the spell do not need to chant. They only require to think about doing the spell to do it. Some mages would say it comes as natural as walking or using a hammer.

## Magic Tools

As one would need a quill to write or a saw to cut, magic too makes use of tools. The use of tools helps concentrate mana into the right shape to perform magic spells. They come in a variety of shapes like rings and staffs. These tools are not required for casting magic but they are essential for using magic effectively. Magic tools are tailored made for each task but general tools are available, though they are generally harder to create and are more expensive. They are created through the cutting and refinement of Magic Stones. Magic stones to not create mana but they help concentrate and shape mana.

The two main tools are rings and staffs. There are some major difference between the two:

* Staffs use much larger magic stones and are generally more powerful but they are unwieldy and much harder to transport.
* Rings use smaller magic stones and are portable but they are generally weaker.

## Specialisation

Mages do specialise into the required field they are interested in:

* Military Mage
* Civilian Mage
* General Mage