Magic

Magic has influenced history in many good and bad ways, whether it is helping an army win or throwing a kingdom into an unforgiving darkness. Mages were once very abundant in society, from alchemists to great mage lords. This all changed when King Daven VI was assassinated by a mage accompanied by warriors with enchanted weapons. His son took up the crown and told the guards to kill any mages, alchemists, enchanters, or any person with magical abilities. Swiftly knights, guards, and servants went into the streets with swords and outright slaughtered entire groups of mages and put their heads at the doorstep of the main castle. Alaria’s streets were lined with crying peasants and blood flowing into the sewers. King Daven’s son would rename himself as King Demror but the people would call him the King of Blood. The people who had magic that were left after the massacre became prisoners and servants of the king; they were beaten if they were not obedient and killed if they went against the King’s orders. Many with magical abilities are considered exiles and people of no worth. Magic became stale and rotten because the old ways of magic weren’t upheld anymore. There may be no hope left for magic but there is a light that shines on them, a light of knowledge, and a light of patience.

Regarding Magic:

Becoming a mage/magic user is nearly impossible, you are either born with it or have it imbued upon you by a magic user that gives you their magical ability, or you need to die and find it in the afterlife. Finding magic in the afterlife is hard because you can only be resurrected by the church, and the magic found in the afterlife is dark magic. To be able to learn spells you have to read books or be taught them.

Types of Magic:

Light and Dark Magic: The meat and potatoes of magic, if you use light you can heal, cure, or mend people’s illnesses and wounds. Dark magic on the other hand inflicts wounds and diseases upon people. Then there is the neutral magic, many mages use this because it is a combination of both light and dark magic. You can conjure fireballs from your fingertips or lay hands on a fallen warrior and make them live.

Enchanted Magic: This is a whole part of magic itself. When you enchant an item it’s putting magic into it and making both the weapon and armor stronger, but enchantment magic cannot be cast at people. Usually enchantment magic comes from a magical book, but some mages have perfected the art and can enchant a weapon or armor without it.

Ancient magic: Ancient magic is the magic that mages that lived in the time of creation had. It is believed that is can create things and make people do his/hers bidding. The magic vanished as the world industrialized and had newly found weapons. Some say that the Mages of the North Star still have this magic but it is only a myth.

Many monsters possess some magical abilities so when you are adventuring keep an eye out for a hag with a magical staff or a thief with an invisibility necklace.