Magic in Kontinent

Manifestation

In Titenfisca, there are two kinds of magic: Soul magic, which functions on a democratic basis and old magic, which consists of excess energy from the dead gods that take crystalline form and is primarily extracted by bands of roaming adventurers.
Old Magic This type of magic is primarily used by midlling and petty lords, primarily for combat.
The larger empires often refrain from using old magic because it encourages relying on an finite resource and to preserve old magic in general, since they can tax the trade of old magic.
Soul Magic Every living being has a bit of soul magic inside them, but since individual mortal beings are a bit bad at containing magic, they can't utilize the small amount of magic they have. the only way for someone to gain magic power is to get others to share their magic with them consensuall (so you can't for example threaten someone into sharing their magic with you). This also means that democratic societies produce powerful magic leaders because the people trust them and therefore share their magic with them. It's not permanent however and as soon as someone loses the trust of others their magic dissapears because no one shares their magic with them anymore, so one can't betray people with one's magic.

Localization

Old Magic As people use old magic it gets harder and more dangerous to find and obtain, which drives up the price.This is why adventurers guilds are so popular.

Type

Metaphysical, Arcane