Source of Magic

Magic flows in and around just about everything in Galadorn. Traces of magic are found in the rocks and trees, the oceans and forests, and ancient wells found deep in the earth during its creation. Its influence swells stronger around living creatures and places of life or death. Certain creatures are almost entirely made of the fundamental elements of magic such as dragons and elementals. They are like living batteries of magical essence that to some practitioners of magic, can utilize in the creation of their spells.   There are three different ways one can tap into the fundamentals of magic, Divine, Arcane, and Natural. The magical essence or residual byproducts are invisible to all but the most powerful practitioners of magic and must be manipulated in one of these three ways. By becoming the focal point into which these essences flow, they can form this energy to serve their needs.    Divine casters are able to harness the magical essence from creation itself and use their connection to higher powers in an effort to tap into magical properties. They effectively become the bridge between the natural world and the divine world when crafting their spells. By gathering the residual magics from nearby and calling upon a higher power, the caster is able to "arc" magic into existence. Without a divine connection, the practitioner is missing a positive/negative element to "jump-start" a spell or effect.    Arcane casters utilize magic differently than divine casters, by gathering ambient magics nearest to them they become the grounding point into which that magic flows. They are able to pull this energy into a single source and incant or attempt to unravel this energy into existence. The danger however, is that the caster touches this energy themselves in an attempt to bring it into creation unlike the divine caster who is simply a bridge with which it passes through. Tapped magic in this way always has a cost whether material or physical and failure to pay can produce some truly hazardous effects.    Natural casters are able to affect magics with more ease than the arcane or divine caster. They understand the primal makeup of where their particular magic originates and rather than attempt to control or tame, they instead guide these energies on a more natural course, like a river. The basic elements of power are extremely potent and are constantly flowing, by controlling that flow the natural caster can then guide a particular power on its inevitable course.

Manifestation

One who is practiced in the arcane, divine, or natural magics, can sense and sometimes see the various flows. The gentle tugging and pulling of these flows can be used to alter the world around the caster in various ways from small mundane effects to colossal and sometimes permanent effect.
Type
Metaphysical, Elemental