Magic



Magic is the power harnessed by mages and wizards in Orodan. Magic is present in almost all areas of the world. It is best thought of as an element similar to oxygen. It flows within and around the world, accessible at any time by those who know how to use it. There are two ways for one to harness magic, but both ways require the caster to traffic with Letiera, goddess of magic. Letiera can only understand a unique language, typically referred to as Mage-Speak or The Magic Language. When a mage casts a spell, he or she must speak an incantation in Mage-Speak, essentially asking Letiera, the goddess of magic, to allow them access to the magical power around them.



Magic can be used to do anything a magic-user can think of, so long as they can find the proper incantation with which to beseech Letiera. Much of a mage's life is spent studying the magical language for new words, new combinations they can use to create new effects with their spells. The rest of their training is simply learning to control the magical power itself. Whichever method they use, a misfired spell can be extraordinaly dangerous, often costing the magic-user and his or her comrades their lives. Controlling magic requires a massive amount of focus, and this comes only with practice for most mages, though some are born with a natural knack for it.

The two ways of using magical power are Channeling and Sorcery. Neither of these two types are necessarily superior to  the other, and a highly trained mage can be deadly using either sort. Some can actually use both types. Simply put, sorcery is high-risk, high-reward, while channeling is lower-risk, lower-reward.

Channeling
The first kind of magic is Channeling. A channeler takes the magical energy from around them and channels it through their own body. This allows them a greater amount of control over the magic, but also limits their power to what their body can handle. Highly skilled channelers are those who have trained their body to handle huge amounts of magical power, and they are almost unbelievably powerful.

Sorcery
The second magical method is Sorcery. A sorcerer wields the magic power around themselves in its raw form, without taking any into their body. This type of magic is much harder too control, but allows one to use more power without quite as much training. A highly skilled sorcerer is capable of controlling and focusing the magical power around them to truly devastating effects.

