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.