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.