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.