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.