Artefacy :: Explanation of magic
The Collage of Artefacy was established by the sorcorous dynasties to rediscover the essence of magic. While the sorcorers had the knowladge to use the ancient spells, they rarely did have the knowladge to recreate the magic within the New world and to restore the tools they relied on by themselves. From the guidance of sorcorers and the through extensive meditations, debate and research of many scholars, a theory of artefacy has been created and improved upon, and while very incomplete, it does explain important facets of magic as used by the arteficers.
Definition of magic:
Magic is the hidden force that is manifested into reality through the flow of mystical energy through complex shapes guided through channels.
Essence of magic:
Magic is invisible and exists within all substances. It can change it's state and in its different states it interacts differently with the complex shapes known as injens and it flows through different channels.
Artefacy in relation to magic:
Arteficy theory studies the rules of magic, different types of injens, and how magic flows through different channels.
Utility
Arteficial magic is used to do actions often impossible through other means such as sensing Durge, summoning lightning or warding off sentinels, but it can also be used to do more mundane things as well, such as finding North, creating light and lighting fire.
Manufacturing
Arteficy requires injens and channels. While channels are often made by arteficers, only some basic injens have been recreated, and most originating from artefacts found in vaults. In addition, the materials used in artefacy are mostly found within vaults, thus creating a dependency between artefacy and vault dwelling.
Social Impact
Artefacy has been one of the pillars for the Empires power, and as such has been instrumental in building the livelihood of many.
Parent Technologies
Access & Availability
Artefacy has two facets - the general compendium of arteficer knowladge that all arteficers who have finished the Collage of Arteficy are expected to know, and the novel knowladge of artefacy that is passed down between arteficers only to those that they trust, such as trusted researchers, partners and apprentices. Over time, tested novel knowladge may be passed on to the general compendium, under the decision of the collage or the Perduin himself.
Complexity
The magic devices created by arteficers are complex, created by joining many channels and injens. Still, for many, arteficy is considered the simpler of the 3 magic theories, and many adventurers often pick up the basics of it to use and even repair some of the simpler artefacts. For artefacts with greater spells, an experienced arteficer may be required to use them without injury.
Discovery
Arteficy theory branched out from the sorcorous knowladge during the founding of the Empire and the Collage of Artefacy. While sorcory has been passed down through old esoteric knowladge, artefacy aims to uncover the underlying rules of magic, ones that have been lost to sorcory.
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