Magic

Magic is a big part of Serttena, both in warfare and society. It has existed through ages and has since then been developed and changed to become a tool of the denizens of Serttena.

History
As mentioned Magic isn't something new. But the oldest known mages fought during the war between humans and demons. It appears that they would have played a crucial part in the war, judging how they were the only ones that could retaliate to the demonology magic. But magic back then were a lot more unrefined than the present magic in Serttena. They say magic came from the heart, rather from the mind, and was very influenced of the casters personality and feelings. This is what is known as "primal magic" and are barely used by any mages in present Serttena. Magic proved it's worth during the war between demons and humans and would form that point boom in users. Many young soldiers saw what they could do and were so impressed that they begged other mages to be their masters.

As time went by more and more research went into magic and it went from being a force of nature to a tool. A tool to be used by power hungry people and maniacs. During the great war magic got to prove it's worth once more. It was fairly obvious that the side which could muster the most magic got a serious advantage. Many began to claim that magic is a weapon humans were never meant to find as it was to powerful for any being to handle with care and responsibility.

After the war Sourontolan was built. Sourontolan was the old name for the guild of mages but has now become a place were magic can be learned, but also supervised. It was a decision made by the great leaders of Serttena that magic was too strong to roam freely. So instead they made a place where magic can be taught under supervision, making sure magic doesn't become a weapon of terrorism. This would however prove to not be enough later as Xelorian made his mark in history.

Xelorian, an elf male filled with bitterness and hatred since the great war caused genocide, world war and almost brought down the moon into Serttenas orbit. All of this singlehandedly. He had managed to obtain inhuman magic powers, making him available to master all the elements known human. It was a bitter proof that magic will never be contained as long as there is people with bad intentions.

Elements
Magic is about using magic energy (often referred to as "Mana") and turn it into something physical. Magic will therefore take form in various of elements such as fire or wind. Here follows a list of the current known elements to man.


 * Basic magic
 * Trance magic
 * Arcane magic
 * Fire magic
 * Water magic
 * Wind magic
 * Earth magic
 * Light magic
 * Dark magic
 * Corruption magic
 * Metamorphism magic
 * Organic magic
 * Synthetic magic
 * Nature magic
 * Raw magic
 * Galaxy magic
 * Healing magic
 * Demonology magic
 * Religious magic
 * Will magic

Magicians mostly align themselves with certain elements, some a few. It's very rare for someone to master more than 5 elements but it has certainly happened. To learn an element you start with studying the nature of the element, learning how it works and why it works. The next step is to muster magic and shape it into an element with your newly earned knowledge. Sounds simple but it requires a lot of self control. The more powerful the spell the more Mana it requires to call upon.

Spectrum
Magic is sorted in Elements. Elements is then sorted in spectrums. Elements which lie within the same spectrum or are neighboring are usually easier to learn. So if you start off with Fire magic it would be clever to study a new element within the elemental spectrum instead of picking a whole new one.


 * The Shining spectrum
 * Light magic
 * Healing magic
 * Religious magic
 * Arcane magic
 * The Glooming spectrum
 * Dark magic
 * Corruption magic
 * Demonology magic
 * Galaxy magic
 * The Elemental spectrum
 * Fire magic
 * Water magic
 * Earth magic
 * Wind magic
 * The Living spectrum
 * Nature magic
 * Organic magic
 * Metamorphism magic
 * Will magic
 * The Power spectrum
 * Basic magic
 * Trance magic
 * Raw magic
 * Synthetic magic

Magical Compatibility
Not everyone can use magic though. Firstly you need to be of an eligible race. Races that can't use magic are Dwarves, Graltic humans, Harabs and Kaninur. Research prove that dwarves would actually be able to use magic, but won't because it's so inculcated in their culture and beliefs. [...]