Magic

Magic is considered the art of the making the impossible, possible. Of bending the world to one’s whims through means that physical acts could not normally accomplish. To most races, it is a wondrous ability limited to the few, though in the elder races it is as common as swords.

Spellcasting

Magic depends primarily two fundamental elements. The first is an understanding of the Divine Language that composes everything. The second, is the mana required to manipulate it. The requirement of the former often defines one's style of magic, while the latter is universally important to all practices.

Manifestation

Mana is a spiritual energy that permeates the world. It exists in all things from the mightiest dragon to the smallest pebble. The mana requires to work magic however, is great, far more than most people will generate in their lives. However one who practices with mana will develop an enhanced capacity for mana production, others are simply blessed.
Practitioners of magic that mana is both visible and invisible. It permeates existence on a fundamental level such that one always sees mana, but one cannot separate it as an individual object. Even spells such as 'Magic Missile' are but compacted pressure waves of air.