magic          
                          
                                   
                                          
   magic is about being unaccountable,    
 about removing the source of the  action 
 from yourself. it works by exploiting  a 
        kind of gravity, called the       
              arrow of time.              
                                          
 things in this universe  always seek the 
 least energetic state. all  potential is 
 gradually lost into  lesser  forms (such 
                 as heat).                
                                          
     magic then, is creating tunnels,     
 specific and intricate canals, for  this 
 to happen in a  controlled manner. think 
 of  it as  setting an elaborate trap for 
                 entropy.                 
                                          
 and then,  when the circuit  closes, the 
 arrow  is  forced to  do  your  bidding! 
                                          
   of course, you're also irreversably    
 draining  time  from  the  universe, but 
                   yeah.                  
                                          
                                          
                                  
                                          
                                          
 the  danger is a runaway spell -  if the 
 filament of your  canal is  too weak, or 
 the potential is  high enough  to escape 
 any self-closing mechanisms  - a breach. 
                                          
     these are usually catastrophic.      
 although  many  are   local,  they  stay 
 active  until  closed   off  by  counter 
 spells (hard to pull off) or  there's no 
       more energy to fall through.       
                                          
 in that case the  outcome depends on the 
   spell. small-scale breaches might not  
 even  be noticeable by  the uninitiated; 
 but a spell  might also very well  bring 
 about  the  heat death  of the universe. 
                                          
                                          
                                       
                                          
                                          
 well. it  is  what  it is. a dying art.. 
           maybe for the best.