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.