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.