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.