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.