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.