Nora's Guide to Spellcraft

Nora's Guide to Spellcraft was written by the powerful human arcanist Nora. She wanted to help the average person to be able to have the basic understandings of magic.

Purpose

The guide was made to help instruct people on the proper techniques of spell casting. All six magic realms are detailed for extensive use from basic to advance tips. Well spell casting conjures up images of magicians using life magic or a illusionist using lunar magic. Spell casting applies to so much more then that and this book covers it.

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Publication Status

Active

Historical Details

History

The 1^st edition was published and widely purchased. Sadly due to the length of time to write these out, not many were made. This edition is widely regarded as the best edition because her writing was more theoretical and uncensored. It was not long before she made some enemies with her revolutionary book. An organization came to her and "suggested" changes to her work. She reluctantly agreed.
A few years after a 2^nd was published and is widely regarded as the worse edition out of the three. Much of her content was changed or removed entirely, but she now had proper funding to distribute the book across the world. While it still was a fantastic book, it lacked several of her core ideas about magic in her original publication. This lasted for many years until her passing several years later.
The last edition made was co-written by her apprentice Oliver Walters. He took some of her left over research and added it to the book. this was a significant improvement to the 2^nd it was not the original. This is the most widely used in the heart of the Imperium while the 2^nd is still printed in distant lands.

Public Reaction

This book is used by nearly all users of magic throughout the world. It's detailed, yet simple for beginners. Before this book was published, texts on practical and theoretical magics were very rare and such was valued among many.

Legacy

This single book revolutionized the research and study of magic for the entire world. Every student and teacher would have their own copy with their own little notes in the margins. Study of magic exploded among the youth for several years and more books were written to continue the research she started.

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Nora's Guide to Spellcraft

[The following is an excerpt from the book]

Chapter One: The Balance of Magic

What is magic? What does it do? Why is it around? These questions should be spiraling around in your head before you use magic. Magic is broken up into two hemispheres Light and Dark, each accumulation of the weaker forms of magic. Magic itself is limitless. In truth one's potential could be limitless and the combinations of these magics and lead to surprising results.
Light Magic consists of three distinct section of magic, Life or Arcane, Solar, and Fire. Dark Magic also has three sections of magic, Death or Necromancy, Lunar, and Water. Each section of magic is part of it's own coin. This makes each side connected, so by using one you are using the opposite of the other.
Life magic comes from within the soul of every living creature. the stronger this soul, the more potential of it to be able to harness and control this coin of magic. This is what is more traditionally considered magic in the world, but not the only. This is also the most flexible portion of magic. It can be focused into many different shapes and properties. Death Magic, can't be used by living creatures. It is process of controlling the soul, but while this may seem simple, the underling process makes it impossible to use this form of magic. When using this magic, the user must touch another soul with life magic, but when two souls touch they share magic. This is still Life magic, but when a is used in the same way, but the user doesn't have a soul then the touched soul can be control to whatever the user desires.
Solar and Lunar magics can be available to all creatures. When born into existence their soul is attuned to whether the Sun or the Moon is out in the sky. The Sun and Moon, both are sources of magic that radiant onto their world when they are out and in so they get that affinity. Solar Affinity has magic that heals and protects others. Lunar Affinity, uses the magic to deceive and manipulate the world.
Fire and Water magic are the manipulate the elements. Each need a source of water or fire to be used them. Water magic can be pulled from any source of water, but only a clear mind can truly master this art. Fire is the mastery of emotion and chaos, and in this way is the most difficult magic to control out of the six advanced magics.
Each of these coins are fractions of their mother/father magics of Light and Dark which together creates Raw Magic, the most chaotic form of magic. Make sure to keep in mind these rules of magic.

The key rules of magic.

1. Every person has a soul, so this means everyone is affected by magic.
2. Magic can help just as much as harm no matter the discipline.
3. To understand magic, you must see it as a coin.
4. Opposing magics are not compatible.
5. Inherently all magic is connected, one can affect the other.
[The chapter continues on with magic's interactions in nature]

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We used this book as a reference in all our research about magic. The general techniques of spellcasting are incredible sources of information for a novice. It's also an amazing read.

— Archivist Renna

Type

Manual, Magical / Occult

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

3378