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.