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.