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.