#magicality

[avidrawsthings]

Hey Avi, I was wondering if Magicality's story will be on Tumblr or somewhere else. I'm asking so I can keep an eye out for it because sometimes I see people don't specify where it'll be uploaded, and you know how it is.

Yeah it'll be here! Although I haven't been active in a while, Tumblr will remain my main place for posting work first before anywhere else. It will also have its own tag so it'll be easier to find.

[avidrawsthings]

Hi, it's been a long time, and I had a question about the new story, specifically Magicality. I was wondering what the lore or context of this new story is, as I'm interested in learning more.

Oh sure!

For the basic rundown, Magicality is based on the world I created for another story years back. I decided to make it Reina's origins after I stopped caring about HP canon, however thanks to my habit of yapping and not showing, I didn't have much to show for it.

The world, an alternate version of our Earth, is divided into three factions: the Archaics, the Vytarians, and the Terrans. It's set in the 1980s but skips throughout multiple time periods. For the time being, the story will wrap up in 2028.

The overall lore focuses on Reina and her friends, based on most of the HPHM characters, going through average school life while dealing with an unexpected threat going by the name of Paragon.

Incoming wall of text!

The Archaics: The practitioners of Old Magic. They're based on the flaws of the magic system in the Harry Potter universe. Humans are at the top of the hierarchy, and they use magic that can only be channeled through a wand, so no wand equals no magic. They believe their ways are superior to those of everyone else, despite being technologically stagnant (still using quills and unaware of TVs or phones as of the mid-1980s). Archaics look down on Vytarians, believing their Magic is wasted at best or chaotic and unreliable at worst. Archaics are hidden in plain sight.

Within their society, there are the Purists, who live by the core beliefs that only pureblood Mages deserve to rule the world. They believe in the subjugation of anyone they deem beneath them. Thanks to their influence, non-human beings such as Werewolves and Goblins are treated as second-class citizens, so most of them leave Archaic territory for justified reasons.

The Vytarians: Practitioners of Vytarian Magic, a type of power that existed when a Korvati named Vytaris mastered and broke the rules of Old Magic to create this current system. Vytarian Magic is fueled by one's Soul, allowing it to be learned by anyone regardless of heritage. Although they don't care for the ways of the Archaics, they remain respectful and leave their doors open for those who wish for a new lease on life (with limits).

Wands are mainly used by beginners, and access to higher levels of magic requires forming contracts with Divinates, higher beings worshipped as deities in ancient human societies.

Vytarians also have access to alternate dimensions through the use of portals, so hiding is a lot easier for them. They have numerous communities scattered across the world. The story follows one of the larger communities located in Crystal Beach (Playa de Cristal), a fictional location in the Dominican Republic.

The Terrans: The regular Human world, having the largest population of the factions. The vast majority remain unaware of the existence of Magic as a whole, believing it to be nothing more than childhood fairytales. A small percentage of the population is born with innate Magic regardless of their ancestry. They're known as Espers.

The Espers: Humans born with the ability to use Magic despite having little to no magical heritage (equivalent of Muggleborns). While the powers usually trigger during early childhood, they can also activate later in life in rare cases. They're required to attend the proper Magic schools to get their powers under control.

Since they're subjected to discrimination from Archaics, especially Purists, who view them as abominations, Espers often transfer to Vytarian territory since they have the freedom to choose who and what they wish to be without fear of persecution.

I could add more, but the post is long enough as it is, even at its most basic summary. So that's the gist of it.

[inbetweenages]

Shit feels right tonight.

[jademactownsend-blog]

'MAGICALITY'

jade townsend 'Of Alchemy, Dreams and Revolution..' 2007

Opens First Thursday, July 1 and closes August 5, 2010

Including: Man Bartlett, Nick Fortunato, Johannah Herr, Baptiste Ibar, Kristen Jensen, Meghan LeBorious, Steve Pauley, William Powhida, Sarada Rauch,Garric Simonsen, Jacqueline Skaggs, Jade Townsend, Eric Trosko and Letha Wilson

“With this show, we desire to illuminate and challenge the parallels between the disciplines of art and magic(k). Both disciplines share belief systems that rely on a priori knowledge and metaphysics. In order to explore the parallels, we have sought out artifacts of practices rather than traditional art works. The difference between an artifact and an art work is dependent on our perception of an illusion or delusion. The distinction occurs through the acceptance of an idea, a value system that elevates common materials into works of art. In the art market, art achieves phenomenal values akin to precious metals and stones; the artist, the collector, the dealer, critics, and the auction houses transform ordinary materials with little intrinsic value into desirous objects. Creating the commonly agreed upon preciousness of art describes another form of magik, turning earth into gold, and in the art market, it is made possible. In the broader art world, artists can work in futility to achieve the desired transformation of their ideas, intentions into something of value, but that transformation is impossible without the belief of others.

“This show, and it is indeed a show, not an exhibition, presents a range of operators seeking tangible results; materially, socially, or spiritually. The operators include skeptics and believers whose work acknowledges the gap between what is and what could be.

“Through the use of associative thinking, non-scientific causal reasoning, symbolic expression, metaphor, metonym, and synchronicity the goal of artist and magician are the same seeking to affect change in the world. With this show we seek a synchronicity that will dissolve distinctions and help us to shed light on the dark and dark on the light. By looking at the production of art through much older means, we may discover new ways of experiencing and understanding its role.”

—W.P. and E.T.

Platform Gallery

114 Third Avenue South

Seattle, WA 98104

206-323-2808

www.platformgallery.com

Hours: Wednesdays to Saturdays, 11AM to 5:30PM

[jademactownsend-blog]

'The Reanimation of Dorothy'

New Drawing! 18"x37" Graphite, Ink and oil on paper. Ships out tomorrow for a group show at Platform Gallery in Seattle. More about the show soon...... I hope you enjoy. detail 'The Reanimation of Dorothy' detail 'The Reanimation of Dorothy'

[seeusings]

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Magicality

by Dr.ReB