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.