Tides of Magic

A World in Change

The known world is in constant change. Kingdoms rise and fall, heroes are born and slain, knowledge is gain and lost. But change goes deeper then that. Even the magic, ever-present throughout the world, has cycles, and throughout time this magic level will drift. This is known as the Tides of Magic.

High Tide

During a time of high tide, magic is plentiful in the world. Liquid Magic will rise forth in plenty from Wells of Magic.This flows into the magical currents, filling the world with magic. Enchantments and spells become more easier to cast, but the excess magic in the world can sometimes lead to unpredictable events, and the birth of dangerous, magical beasts. Civilizations formed during a High Tide will often come to depend on this magic, resulting in a collapse when the tides change. 

Low Tide

During a time of low tide, magic becomes more scarce. Wells of Magicdry up, starving the land of the only sources of new magic. While it is not unheard of for a few Wells of Magic to remain open during these times, in general magic becomes more rare, resulting in weaker enchantments and spells, but the lack of magic also results in less chaotic events, and dangerous magical beasts will become rarer or even extinct. Civilization formed during a Low Tide often become used to this relative safety from magical dangers, resulting in a collapse when the tides change.

Manifestation

During Times of High Tides, magic becomes more prevelant in the world.