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.