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.