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.