Human（Magician）

A magician refers to any human with magical energy, and thus the capacity to perform magic. Magical energy (or mana) is a special type of energy made from fusing spiritual energy and physical energy in a 6:4 ratio. While every living human possession spiritual energy (within their soul) and physical energy (within their body), the spiritual energy required for the formation of magical energy is particularly dense (i.e. strong). Thus, throughout history, only select few have been able to use magic.

Nomenclature

Humans who are capable of generating magical energy and perform magical feats are generally called magicians or magic users. Magicians from different schools of magic have different names.

In the West, magic users are generally called witches (f.) or wizards (m.), replacing the gender-neutral terms mages or magi (mage and magus as the singular form, respectively). The term sorcerer (m.) or sorceress (f.) have also been used in the past to refer to a powerful wizard or witch. Nowadays, it is used to as a title bestowed upon learned scholars of magic, those who have undergone additional training and gained deeper understanding of magical laws and principles. A common trait of sorcerers (men and women) is their capability to invent new spells. Warlock is a term that have also been used to the past, and it usually referred to the leader of a group of mages. Following the establishment of the Three Kingdoms in Mundus Magicus, the term was used as the title of highest ranking officers of a kingdom's military force, with Grand Warlock being the commander-in-chief. This practice has been abolished, and warlock has become a derogatory term for a powerful but violent or criminal witch or wizard.

Users of Taoist magic, otherwise known as the Tao, are called dàoshi (道士, Chinese: lit. 'scholar of the Tao'), translated as "Taoist priest" or "Taoist monk". After years of study and demonstrated proficiency, one can become a daocháng (道长, meaning "Tao master"). A highly accomplished and revered dàoshi is often called a zhenren (真人, "perfected person")^[1], and a dàoshi who have mastered the Tao (i.e., attained some form of immortality) is called a xian (仙/僊)^[2], loosely translated as "sage".

Any practitioner of Onmyōdō (陰陽道, Japanese: lit. 'way of Yin and Yang') magic are called onmyōji (陰陽師).^[3]

Alchemy, which is a school of magic and science, is practiced by both in the East and the West since ancient times. Those who study alchemy and/or able to perform alchemical transmutations are called alchemists.