Gameplay
There are many types of magic in the world, only a few are very well
documented.
Sorcery
Basically sorcery consists of drawing on a source of energy and directing
and shaping it. What this source of energy is exactly is unclear, it's
pretty well known that it is extra dimensional however. It's often called
simply 'The source' or 'The Ocean' some believe it's an ocean of energy on
some other world, others believe it's some kind of god.
Opening a way to this energy allows it to flood through, opening the way
further, it can then be transformed into other forms of energy and directed
as the wielder wishes.
Humans are not usually capable of this type of magic.
Rituals
Rituals are a type of magic that can be performed by almost anyone. All
they require is access to the proper instructions which every society
library should have. They also require specific ingredients however, in
particular they require human blood.
It's believed that rituals function by draining a form of energy from this
blood, which is then fed through the ritual to spirits who carry out the
request. Exactly what these spirits are or where they come from is unclear.
Gate Magic
Gate Magic is another type of ritual, and again anyone with access to a
society library should be able to perform it. However it doesn't invoke
spirits or take blood, rather it draws power from the Gate to enact it's
effects, most usually those effects are related to the Gate itself, such as
opening bridges to other worlds. A benevolent practitioner could use it to
end a drought through making a bridge to the plane of water, while a
malicious one could flood the world with a similar bridge. Luckily gate
magic takes some time to perform and is usually detectable by seers so it's
unlikely anybody could end the world without people noticing and trying to
stop them.
Magic
There are many types of magic in the world, only a few are very well
documented.
Sorcery
Basically sorcery consists of drawing on a source of energy and directing
and shaping it. What this source of energy is exactly is unclear, it's
pretty well known that it is extra dimensional however. It's often called
simply 'The source' or 'The Ocean' some believe it's an ocean of energy on
some other world, others believe it's some kind of god.
Opening a way to this energy allows it to flood through, opening the way
further, it can then be transformed into other forms of energy and directed
as the wielder wishes.
Humans are not usually capable of this type of magic.
Rituals
Rituals are a type of magic that can be performed by almost anyone. All
they require is access to the proper instructions which every society
library should have. They also require specific ingredients however, in
particular they require human blood.
It's believed that rituals function by draining a form of energy from this
blood, which is then fed through the ritual to spirits who carry out the
request. Exactly what these spirits are or where they come from is unclear.
Gate Magic
Gate Magic is another type of ritual, and again anyone with access to a
society library should be able to perform it. However it doesn't invoke
spirits or take blood, rather it draws power from the Gate to enact it's
effects, most usually those effects are related to the Gate itself, such as
opening bridges to other worlds. A benevolent practitioner could use it to
end a drought through making a bridge to the plane of water, while a
malicious one could flood the world with a similar bridge. Luckily gate
magic takes some time to perform and is usually detectable by seers so it's
unlikely anybody could end the world without people noticing and trying to
stop them.