Fundamentals of Intent (Magic)
Every being is created from a constituent of three elements. A Body, Mind and Soul. Without one or the other, it is believed that a being will have their existence thrown out of balance, either physically or ethereally.
The Body acts as a surrogate for a beings capacity to interact with the physical world. Assumed to be a mixture of the elemental chaos that first collided with the material plane, bringing with it strict laws for which all matter must follow. The body is only a material manifest of the mind and soul, possibly imperfect, but providing an avenue for the conscious to have effect on others.
The Mind is the literal manifestation of a being, its thoughts, wants, aims and rational. It is conjured through the Ethereal plane, for which serves as the plane of platonic forms that overlaps all of Wildfall.
The Soul is the Ying and Yang forces that counterbalance the previously mentioned Mind. A being is able to ration, understand and even form emotional connections without a soul, but it is unable to form the link between interpretation and objective; i.e Seeing a sword and understanding it is a blade, vs., seeing a sword and understanding it means danger or glee. The soul is believed to be a combination of forces from the Negative and Positive energy planes.
The Interplay between ones Mind and Soul is commonly referred to as consciousness. Due to the close connection between the Ethereal and Material planes, when the consciousness intends something with such conviction, it is actually able to conjure things into being. This conviction must be incredibly powerful however, even on deaths door, the intention must be hyper-focused and powerful. Because of this, many that want to be a practitioner in this form of magic must use certain tactics to hone their intent. Some may turn to a philosophy of the natural world and/or intense study to take significant load of the their need to manifest; or others may use music/poetry/imagery to emotionally fixate on an intended outcome.
Causal Schools of Magic
Causal Schools of Magic refers to the traditional forms that only rely on creating effects that otherwise fit within the material laws. Causing fire to emanate from your hands, conjuring images in thin air and/or mystically tricking another mind into believing, you no questions asked. The Causal School of Magic include...
Evocation, Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Illusion, Transmutation.
Perversion Schools of Magic
Perversion Schools of Magic, or arcane taboos, refer to forms that rely on not just creating effects in the material laws, but fundamentally changing them in the process. These forms can often come with disastrous effects and require significantly more intent to conjure. Perversion Schools of Magic include...
Necromancy, Graviturgy, Chronomancy, Ethelleturgy.
