Magic: Chaos and Order

Magic is a means to shift the arcane (balance of chaos and order) in a manner to manifest power and control of the surrounding physical area (and the practioners body). About 5% of people are thought to be able to do some magic, though most would never know it, and it does tend to run in families. Most people are elementally aspected so it's easiest for them to learn one particular element though they can learn other domains. It takes a long time to become properly trained, usually 5 years, though some people are naturals and learn much faster. Once you have learned one domain its quicker to learn another though takes a lot of effort as its different from what you are used to.