Arcane Speech
Remember to say your words wisely as you say them for if you do not properly say the words then you will face dire consequences - Wizard teaching her studentMagic is a powerful thing that should never be taken lightly even by the spellcasters that use it. For actually casting a spell is more complicated than one would expect as it requires certain words to be spoken to do a spell properly and differently depending on what they want from the magic they were using. Of course due to the different types of magic there many different types of words to represent each one. But for a magic user that was born with that certain type of magic they just need to know the magic word for their magic. Then all they have to do next would be to remembering the word structure of the spell that they are using. This is why they either memorize them or use a spellbook to look up the words when the time is needed.
Chain of the Arcane
The chain is what allows the spell to come forth from the magic-user and manifest, with each word that is spoken into it the more powerful the spell becomes and how the spell will play out when casting. The most important part of these is the Word of power and Arcane Source, the rest is done by saying a command to manifest the spell the way they want it.Word of Power: A Word of Power is the manifestation of true power itself as to speak in a spell will cause the magic to bend to the user's will. Each word has its meaning and effect, it cannot be altered in any way and to do so will cause damage to themselves as they are the universal manifestations of magic itself.
Arcane Source: The source of a certain type of magic that allows a user to summon up their magic. Each source is bound to its limitations and strengths and the host must follow them as it is apart of their very being. It is considered the easiest to learn as a magic-user only has to learn their form of magic.
Command: The command is often a set of quick phrases that allow the spell to manifest into the shape or form that the spell requires it to come it. By doing this the user can control in better and suits their needs in their current situation. But it is imperative that they are said with detail and spoken clearly or it may cause the spell to be off and not meet the results that were desired.
Word of Power + Arcane Source + Command = Spell
Diane Morrison
I like this concept. Words of power, or magical languages, are an old concept that exist in real world magical systems. I also like the concept of a cost of magic. Are the glyphs you included intended to be the appropriate glyphs to use, or are they a placeholder? If they are intended to be used with your words of power, do you know which glyph corresponds with which word?
The thing about glyphs in this world each word of power and form of magic have their own glyph to use. As for the command the glyph has to be altered to match what they what, making them ever-changing while doing so. As for the glyphs in use, they are but an example of what they look like as it is hard to actually make them digitally. I still need to design the glyphs for the main ones to make them stand out to make them truly magical in their own right.