The Supernatural

The Supernatural

The Elednom Campaign Setting has 3 main categories of supernatural abilities

Magic

Generally speaking (exceptions exist). Magic in Elednom comes in two types (Arcane and Divine) and three distinctions (Made, Given, and Within). The supernatural ability to use magic is known as "casting", and the magic they cast is known as "spells". Castting spells typically require verbal incantations, physical sigils or movements traced in the air, and/or magical ingrediants or an item to focus and channel the energy.

Magic Types: Arcane and Divine

Arcane: During the formation of the Material Plane, spiritual entities split between the celesital and the fiendish planes, and those that were neither inherently good or evil remained on the Material Plane. Magical academics and historians claim there might be exceptions, but generally it is know that it is because of the existance of fey on the material world that arcane magic is possible.

Divine: Divine magic works very much like arcane magic, except the source of this magic is drawn from deities, gods that live on various planes (and a few that even call the Material Plane their home).

Magic Distinctions: Made, Given, and Within

At it's simplest explanation, magic made is magic that is created by the Caster through study and learning. Magic Given is magic bestowed by a source, most often divine. Finally, magic within is "natural" magic, a creature that is naturally magical.

Mystic

The most common type of Mystic supernatural ability is known as "ki" (or qi, or gi, depending on the region) which was discovered in the Eastern Realms, specifically The Spirit Kingdoms. Such "ki-magic" (as those outside of the Eastern Realms call it) are gained from tapping into The Spirit World.

Powers: Where magic users "cast" their "spells", those that use this mystic power, commonly called Spirit Energy, "initiate" their "powers". It is widely believed that mystic powers are less versatile and fantastical than magic. However, ki powers do not require verbal phrases or prayers, or ingrediants to use. Most ki powers are initiated with battle-like cries, known as "kiai shouts", and some require physical freedom, martial art movements, or "katas" to perform.

Aberrant

Finally, the third type of supernatural ability is often just classified as Aberrant. These are abilities that do not seem to draw from a source at all except the user. Depending on the region, this type of ability is called "psionics", "meta powers", "mutations", "occultism" or "anomolous ability". Aberrant abilities do not require "casting" like magical spells, nor do they require kiai shouts, they simply "manifest".

Not much is known about aberrant abilities.