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.