Magic

The ability to bend reality and the laws of physics, via the use of aether which is emmented from nearby ley lines and materials. Only those who are magically intuned and disciplined can perform this art, through willing their mind and soul's aether to command/manipulate gathered up aether and existing resources to perform a particular reaction. This though has been deemed illegal by the U.N. and Vigilant, unless they themselves are licenced graduates of the Arcane Institute, and work as either researchers or enforcers for Vigil. Spells tend to be catigorized as enchantment, manipulaton, construction, and conjuration. Typically most spells would correspond with one or more of these categories and is generally agreed upon that all magi should understand the basics of each categgory in order to ensure the stability of their spells and abilities.

• Enchantment: Magic within this category refers to techniques that uses aether to affect the physical properties of existing object, besowing it with unique abilities and even its durability. Curses, buffs, and enhancement spells fall under this category and its a relatively important skill to learn when the magi in question plans to go into combat.
• Manipulation: Utilization of aether use to manipulate objects of the outside world and even the spells of other magi. Puppetry magic and elemental control utilizes aspects of maniulation so that they can control outside beings. Transmutation also falls under this is anadvance form of manipulation of the molecular structure of a particular, to the point where you can transform it into something else.
• Construction: Using the aether of the world to utilize the existing matter to construct temporary objects, with those with the most talent in this field even pulling them out of thin air. This category goes hand and hand with manipulation, as the act of altering the molecular structure of the world works wellduring the step by step of creation. Which is also why this form of magic can be found in alchemy.
• Transmission: Aspect of techniques revolving around projecting aether out of the body and travel through the air. This does get conflated with manipulation to an extent, but this largely focuses on shooting out aether rather than controlling it. Due to this the aether shot will grow weaker the farther it goes since it lacks a stable source that forces it to maintain shape.
• Conjuration: The act to summon or pull in aether from other planes of existence, which includes the souls of the Other-world. Shamans, necromancy, and othe forms of spirtualist magi are masters of this function of magic.

Type

Metaphysical, Arcane