Magic Channels

**Magic Channels**, also known as **Qi Channels**, **Chakra Pathway** or **Magic Circulatory System**, is a non-tangible, non-physical system within all living beings that can channel **Mana** or **Source** through out a Permanus body.

By default, this system is closed, preventing the average being from Weaving, and can only be open with a high intensity energy passing through them. This can happen due to Mana Overflow or foreign energy being introduced into the channels (however this one is more dangerous due to Mana Incompatibility).

## Mechanisms

   Magic channels vary from individual to individual, but they tend to have a genetic component attached to the quantity and quality of the channels, meaning that the ability to perform Thaumaturgy is partially genetic. However at birth, all Permanus have their Magic Channels sealed and is only when they are Awakened can they create and manipulate Mana.

### Awakening

When magical circuits are flooded with magical energy for the first time (whether Mana or Source), it opens the magical channels and permanently keeps that way.

### Mana Production

Once awakened, Magical Channels use the energy from biological systems and the will of the soul to produce mana and store it within the "core" (which tends to be close to the stomach). However this often leads to many believing the healthier and younger one is, the more they produce. While partially true, mana production is can be determined by use of mana, much like a muscle. The more used consistently, the more magical energy they will be able to produce.

Those with practice can change the amount they produce by controlling breathing causing changes in the beat of their heart and therefore other bodily functions.

### Mana Code

Mana created naturally by each individual has a unique mana code, much like a DNA sequence, which lead to all incompatible mana being "rejected",causing body systems to shut down.

### Quantity of Channels

Quality of Channels are determined by how many channels the system in a whole has. The number is determined at birth by genetics and therefore cannot increase or decrease in number naturally, and there has never been an attempt to artificially increase or decrease them due to how **Mana Incompatibility** can cause negative and permanent side effects.

Those with higher numbers of channels tend to be able to release higher amounts of mana and handle more energy within their body. Due to this it is tended to believe that those with higher number of channels are more powerful, however this judgement ignores skill and quality of channels.

### Quality of Channels

Quality of Channels is determined by how much on average can each of the magical circuits can handle, however unlike quantity, this can actually be increased naturally by practice, much like muscles. However, there is a chance if they try to channel too much energy through them that it can cause Burnout.

### Resistance

Those who have been awakened have a natural resistance to weaving, whether it be enhanced suggestion or raw mana attacks. They also can resist the effects of Mana Incompatibility for short periods of time and manually force foreign mana from entering their channels by flooding them with their own, therefore making them less susceptible to Possession and Mana Poisoning. The larger the amount of magical energy in their system the greater this natural resistance will be.

### Burnout

There is a chance that if too high of quantity of energy flows through a magic channel that it will **burnout** the channel and therefore render them useless permanently, as they cannot be healed by any natural means.

## Implanting

While a very taboo subject, it has not stopped some from pursuing the implantation of magic channels to increase the quality and quantity of magic channels within a body. While hard, it is in theory possible if proper precautions are met, such as flushing the system of any mana to avoid Mana Incompatibility, re-coding of the Magic Channels to match that of the target and a proper complete transfer of the channels onto the target body. Due it's dangers and risks, it is officially Illegal in both the Empire Of Arios and the Dynasty of The Sun Elves.