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.