Magic Basics During the 1st Shattering
Magic in the world of Atolia is a unknow mystical force that permeates everything and many cultures and people have attempted to describe it in many different ways. Some people might describe it as a magical life force that they can channel to complete seemingly super human feats. It might be the force that keeps Giant Eagles aloft even though their wings should not be able to generate enough lift given their size. It could be the divine energy that an all powerful god grants his followers. The one thing that is known for sure is that it is a real force that permeates the Shards.
However, the mages of Magtheria have studied what they call The Threads of Magic and have found several Thaumaturgical laws.
The 1st Law of Thaumaturgy: Just like climbing a ladder requires one to burn calories to move up the ladder, manipulating the Thread also requires energy and that energy must come from somewhere. Usually, the energy comes from the Wizards internal stores of mana. However, large complex spells like Blessing of the Spring where the wizards of Magaria bless a villages crops, might require large supplies of energy. During the Blessing of the Spring the energy is supplied by the villagers multi day long celebration.
The 2nd law of Thaumaturgy: Much as a arrow loses speed as it flies through the air, magical manipulations of the The Threads lose potency as they travel through the weave. The further away a wizard is from the effects of his spells the harder it is for him to cast them.
The 3rd law of Thaumaturgy: Certain areas of the weave form what Magaria has termed Seams in the Thread. This is an area were the weave is "bunched up". This allows a mage to ignore the 2nd law of Thaumaturgy and cast spells at a distance as long as the spell is connected to the mage through the seam. The seams can be temporary and short, lasting only a few minutes and stretching a mile or two., or they can be long and stable lasting years or centuries and stretching hundreds of miles.
However, the mages of Magtheria have studied what they call The Threads of Magic and have found several Thaumaturgical laws.
The 1st Law of Thaumaturgy: Just like climbing a ladder requires one to burn calories to move up the ladder, manipulating the Thread also requires energy and that energy must come from somewhere. Usually, the energy comes from the Wizards internal stores of mana. However, large complex spells like Blessing of the Spring where the wizards of Magaria bless a villages crops, might require large supplies of energy. During the Blessing of the Spring the energy is supplied by the villagers multi day long celebration.
The 2nd law of Thaumaturgy: Much as a arrow loses speed as it flies through the air, magical manipulations of the The Threads lose potency as they travel through the weave. The further away a wizard is from the effects of his spells the harder it is for him to cast them.
The 3rd law of Thaumaturgy: Certain areas of the weave form what Magaria has termed Seams in the Thread. This is an area were the weave is "bunched up". This allows a mage to ignore the 2nd law of Thaumaturgy and cast spells at a distance as long as the spell is connected to the mage through the seam. The seams can be temporary and short, lasting only a few minutes and stretching a mile or two., or they can be long and stable lasting years or centuries and stretching hundreds of miles.
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