Magic Level

While magic is active and plentiful throughout the world of Gilon, not all people take to it as readily as others. This might be for cultural reasons, or more often than not it is due to the availability of magical resources from which to learn. Each city in Gilon has a magic level, which is a generalized rating of just how predominant magic is within that particular society. Magic level has four ratings, as defined below: None, Low, Moderate, and High.

## None

Cities with a magic level of none are the rare place where just about no magic users exist. It is possible there might be a local priesthood with priests no higher than level 3, or maybe an odd wizard who keeps to themselves, but for the most part magic is unknown in the city. Reasons could be that the local population just doesn't have a taste for magic or are physically incapable of making use of it. Just as likely, the town might have a small population with no nearby sources of knowledge on the subject.

## Low

Magic exists within the city but is not overly prevalent. There may be a handful of magic users throughout the city, though they are no higher than 5th level. It is possible there might be a 'magic shop' in town that mostly sells healing potions to the locals and spell components as well as the occasional scroll to the handful of magic users living there. It is unlikely to find any permanent magic items in the area, though potions are not too hard to come by.

## Moderate

Magic is part of daily life for the people of the city. At least 10% of the population is capable of some sort of magic though the most powerful magic users in the city are 10th level at the most (barring perhaps one or two oddities). There is likely a couple of magic shops in the city, and it is generally not too much trouble to pick up potions and spell components. Some shops might even have a handful of permanent magic items as there is quite a market among locals for such things, particularly low-level ones. There may be a small school of magic in the town, but if not, one can probably find a mentor to take them on as an apprentice if they wish to learn some magic.

## High

People in this city rely heavily on magic for their day to day lives. A majority of the population has some kind of magical ability and the top magic users in town can easily be of 15th to 20th level. All but the most expensive of potions, scrolls and magic components can be found with ease among the various magic boutiques scattered throughout the town. There is most likely a major university or two devoted to the study of magic with massive libraries filled with books on all topics arcane. Even those who don't have any magical talent are likely to have at least one or two magical items in their possession (though not necessarily on their person). Such items are not necessarily the type of magic items that adventurers would be interested but are more useful for comfort within a city. For example, a ring that keeps you smelling pleasant, a bathtub that magically fills with warm water, or a box that keeps food magically cold to prevent spoilage. Magical weapons and armor are typically reserved for the local guard and/or military.