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.