Mana

## Fundamental Rules

Mana is the basic energy that powers all things, it’s the power of the Soul given form, and is additionally used for magic. It is the light that powers a star, and the energy that powers all electronic devices

Almost all people can utilize almost all forms of Mana. Similarly, almost every person has a predisposition to a certain form of Mana, called a Focus, and a unique magical ability tied to that Focus, known as a Magus.

### Focuses

Focuses are classified into eight types, based upon different applications of Mana. Every person has two forms of Focus, known as a Class Focus and Type Focus.

#### Class Focus

There are Eight different classifications of Focus, known as the “Eight-Fold Magics.” These classifications are:

Elemental

Equinoxinal

Cyclical

Emotional

Fundamental

Mystical

Spacial

Special

#### Types

Within those Classes, there are at least two different subclasses, known as Types. These types are:

Elemental (Fire, Water, Ice, Air, Earth, Wood)

Equinoxinal (Light, Dark, Sun, Moon)

Cyclical (Life, Death)

Emotional (Love, Anger, Sadness, Happiness)

Fundamental (Creation, Destruction)

Mystical (Holy, Demonic, Wiccan, Pagan)

Spacial (Area, Void, Time, Relation, Mathematics)

Special (Electric, Radiation, Omnimana, Antimana)

Every person can access spells relating to every Focus, excluding the Special Focus spells. People with any given Focus know several spells relating to that Focus innately, and can learn them incredibly quickly. It is difficult to learn spells outside of a given Focus.

#### Focus Frequency

There are different levels of Focus, known as “Focus Frequencies.” People with lower Frequencies know fewer spells innately and have a harder time learning spells within their focus, whereas people with higher frequencies know more spells innately and have no trouble learning spells within their focus at all. Normally, the higher the Focus Frequency, the weaker the Magus, and vice versa.

##### Minimum Focus Frequency

Every person has an absolute bare Minimum Focus Frequency, a number they cannot dip below. This number can only be changed through hard physical and spiritual training. Normally, the stronger the Magus Abilities, the lower the MFF, and vice versa.

##### Average Focus Frequency

An “Average Focus Frequency” is the average number a person maintains over the course of their life, changing over time. This is measured bi-yearly by trained Spiritual Physicians.

### Magus Abilities

Magus Abilities are the other capstone of this power system. Nearly all people have a Magus ability, which is inherently linked to their Focus.

#### Traits

All Magus Abilities consist of “Traits;” smaller, weaker abilities, that when combined, function as a far stronger and more versatile ability. There is technically no set number of Traits, but every Class has an average number. Those numbers are;

Elemental: 3 Traits on average

Equinoxinal: 3 Traits on Average

Cyclical: 4 Traits on average

Emotional: 4 Traits on average

Fundamental: 5 Traits on average

Mystical: 5 Traits on Average

Special: 6 Traits on Average

Special: Infinite Traits.

#### Special Traits

Some people have additional, unique traits due to circumstances.

##### Hereditary Traits

Special families have shared traits, granting access to a familial Living Weapon or similar other things.

##### Gifted Traits

Exceptionally powerful magic users can bestow Traits onto others, hypothetically being able to give their whole Magus to another person.

##### Divine Traits

Divine beings or particularly blessed mortals have unique traits pertaining to their domain or the domain of whatever blessed them

##### Unholy Traits

Demonic beings or mortals who have made a deal with an unholy being have unique traits pertaining to their domain or the domain of whoever they made the deal with.

#### Special Magus Abilities

People with a Special focus have Magus abilities that follow unique rules

##### Radiation and Electricity

Radiation and Electricity are two of the strongest Focuses due to the Magus Abilities they grant. Radiation and Electricity users have no set number of Traits, and their Traits are not set in stone, their abilities are able to adjust to the situation on the fly, and are shaped to the user’s heart and mind in the moment of its usage.

##### Omnimana

Omnimana Users do not have any Traits, and by extension, no Magus ability. However, they have the highest possible Focus Frequency for every single Focus Class and Focus Type. This makes Omnimana users very versatile Magic Users, alongside making them incredibly formidable. Omnimana users can only grain Traits, and by extension Magus abilities, via Gifts, Divine intervention, or Demonic deals

##### Antimana

Antimana users do not have a Focus, yet instead have 20 Traits, all equal to the Magus abilities of non-antimana users. Additionally, the properties of their Magus abilities can cancel out and temporarily disable other Magus abilities, and temporarily lower Focus Frequencies.

#### Soul Bonds

Magic is tied to the soul, and bonds formed between souls are the strongest form of magic of all. Different relationships create different, unique links between the souls, and by extension, the Focuses and Magus Abilities of different people.

##### Romance - Ring Bonds

Real, genuine, romantic love between two people links their souls together, allowing them to share focuses and traits. Depending on how close the romantic relationship is, more of a Focus and more Traits can be shared. If two people get engaged, they share 50% of all Focus Frequency and Traits with one another. If two people get married, their Focuses and Traits are fully shared. If the relationship weathers, or if they fight, the number of shared traits lowers, and the frequency of borrowed focuses dips dramatically. During moments of intense romantic love, the strength of the Traits and the frequency of the shared Focuses doubles.

For aromantic people, this bond applies to Platonic Soul-Mates

##### Brotherly Passion - Unity Bonds

A sibling-like bond between two or more people allows the involved parties to fuse their Focuses and Magus abilities together temporarily. They each gain an equal portion of each other’s power, multiplied by the average of the three Focus Frequencies at the time of fusion. This is called a “Unity Bond.”

##### Rivalry - Inverse Bonds

As spite, anger, and hatred rise between two people, their souls form an inverse connection. The involved parties will develop a unique trait, designed to counter the other person’s other abilities. For friendly rivalries, this occurs to a far lesser extent

##### Parental Love/Familial Love - Blood Bonds

The way families care for one another is special, and creates a unique link between souls. People who are genetically related have a high likelihood of having similar Magus abilities and Focus frequencies. A parent/guardian always knows what their child’s Focus and Magus are, and can tell when they develop new traits (They do not know exactly, they just can narrow it down dramatically more. They can feel when their child develops a new trait, and the general range of their Focus Frequency, alongside what their Type is). Additionally, they can vaguely sense other Soul Bonds. Siblings do not have this power. Instead, Siblings have an easier time developing a Unity Bond.

A person adopted into a family will develop these same traits.