#dead trees

Act 1: 2 chapters (plus prologue)

Prologue - Purity: A Sorcerer's Manifesto

Chapter 1 - Two's a Crowd

Set the scene and establish some tension.

History is a debate depending on who you learn it from.

Chapter 2 - What's a Name?

Questions of morality. Who can you trust?

An initial curiosity of the other and the need to understand.

Act 2: 4 chapters

Chapter 3 - Whispers

A bond is established. It is time to see what others think of you

Rumors begin to spread about the two of them, garnering some unwanted attention.

Chapter 4 - Woodskin

Bonds are tested and strained. It all comes down to one decision.

All eyes are on one of them. For better or for worse.

Chapter 5 - Wishes

Side quests among side quests.

A favor for a favor. And maybe a little something more.

Chapter 6 - Winter

At some point, reality catches up to you.

There is a dance that's supposed to happen. everyone is invited. maybe it's about time one of them makes a move.

Except it's too late now.

Arc 3: 4 chapters

Chapter 7 - Birds of a Feather

A spectacle beyond your wildest imagination. It's much worse.

The war is at your doorstep.

Chapter 8 - With all my Might

This old song and dance, except now, your life is on the line.

Battles are breaking out all over the place. Who will come out on top?

Chapter 9 - Big Bad Wolf

The past comes and haunts us all. the manifestation of the forgotten world, yet still so remembered.

reference to ren and the warmonger

A grand rally. Friend or foe, war is not the answer for anything.

Chapter 10 - Sunrise

Hunt and be hunted, there is no good or evil in a fight to the death, and yet somehow, it is so nice when you come out alive.

art hopefully coming soon! I will be working on this from time to time and we'll see how far I get!

for now if you have any further questions on any of the students, let me know! i'd be happy to answer and they've all got full arsenals and character sheets. I just don't want to overflow this post.

General Education

Language [REQUIRED to pass at least 1 that is not english at a high level]

English

Mandarin Chinese

Spanish

Hindi

Arabic

Portuguese

Japanese

Afrikaans

Arts

Drawing

Painting

Ceramics

Mixed-Material 3D design

Color Theory

Fiction

History [REQUIRED to take at least 2 classes]

History 101-150 (seperated by depth)

101: World history. the stuff we learn in highschool

105-109: Country specific for the 5 largest nations in the world

110: World history of Magic

115-119: Country specific world history of Magic

120: Magic and Significant Events

130: Magic and Terror

140: Magic and Religion

150: Magic and Reality

Math

Classes from basic algebra to high level calculus.

Logic and Language

Physics

Geography

World Geography

Natural Geography

Rocks and Minerals

Fossils

Astronamy

Astronamy 101

Astrology

Physics

Civics [REQUIRED to take at least 1]

Law and Government

Ethics 101

Journalism and Media

Politics

Economics

Home EC [REQUIRED to take 2]

Cooking

Small Scale Farming

Animal care

Gardening

Finance

Driving

Sewing

Physical Education

Sports

Yoga

Meditation

Travel

Dance

Intro to Magic [REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS to take 1 every year]

Usually students pick runes or incantation and go in ascending order

Runes and Characters

101-190: Elementary to Advanced

Enunciation and Grammar

101-190: Elementary to Advanced

School of Mechanics

Alchemy

Chemistry 101

Alchemy 110-160

110: Basic Transmutation

115: Advanced Transmutation

120: Solids

125: Solids Lab

130: Gases

135: Gases Lab

140: Liquids

145: Liquids Lab

150: Storage and Materials

160: Mentalist Workshop

Philosophy (as in philosopher stones)

112: Applications and Ethics

122: Synthesis Lab

Advanced Properties

Artificsm

Carpentry

Metalworking

Sculpting

Pottery

Painting

Glass Blowing

Robotics

School of Summoning

Elements

Realms 205

Realm Ethics

Fire

Earth

Water

Air

Experimental Lab

Research

Taming

Realms 110

Magical Beasts

Faespeak

Contracts and Vows

Familiar Health and Safety

School of Expulsion

Storyweaving

Illusion 101

Illusion 110-130 (elementary to advanced)

Projection 101

Stage Direction

Theatre

Ethics of Artificial Life

Expulsion 101

Elements

Elements 101

Elements 110-140 (elementary to advanced)

Fire

Water

Earth

Air

Experimental

Ethics

School of Evocation

Wards

Scripture

Handwriting

Materials and Ink

Conditions and Contracts

Ethics of Space

History of known Wards

Transfiguration

Transformation 101

Health and Safety 101-120

101: Anatomy and Biology

103: Biology

105: Ecology

107: Psychology

109: First Aid

110-120: Healing (elementary to advanced)

Transfiguration 101

Physics of Transfiguration

Ethics of Transfiguration

Names and Titles

Every spellcaster is given a title that can easily communicate their expertise to fellow spellcasters. The system was put into place almost a century before the first schools were ever founded.

A title is created by four to five parts:

[Rank] [Name] [Class and Subclass] [Focus] [Suffix]

A spellcaster's rank ascends based on their achievements. The spellcaster themself rewards themselves with higher ranking names and there is little official regulation around who can claim to be what.

Ranks in ascending order:

Sorcerer Warlock Magus ← capable of mentalism (usually above 30 years of age) Shaman Wizard Witch Magician ← students are unranked until they graduate

There is an honor code in the ranking system and if you boast a rank higher than you are, you will be expected to prove yourself in whatever capacity you have boasted about.

The only rank that is rewarded and not chosen is Sage. This title appends all previous titles and is only achievable when a spellcaster performs Magic that transcends expectation. It can only be given by witnesses and other spellcasters.

The name part of the title is the simplest since it is simply the spellcaster's given name. Usually it is just the first name but some spellcasters choose to use their first and last name.

Both Rank and Name are meant to be wards against arrogance and pride. Back when spellcasters were fewer in number, there had been infighting because of family names or false claims of power. Since then, the self-guided ranking system and the lack of surnames in a title have provided an out for those who want to avoid such conflicts.

Class and Subclass are determined by the spellcaster's chosen type of casting. Spellcasters can learn more than one if they so choose, but in a title, spellcasters will only ever have one of each.

Examples:

Incanta Expulsor

Runic Summoner

Mentalis Evoker

Focus is determined by the spellcaster's magical specialty. It isn't hyperspecific but denotes which of six "genres" of Magic the spellcaster is using. A title can contain any number of foci, but unlike Rank, foci are determined by the spellcaster's educator and stays with them even after they graduate. Additions to the Focus section of a title require approval from that same educator or a spellcaster of Sorcerer rank or higher.

Foci:

Elemental

Transfiguror

Storyweaver

Alchemist/Artificer

Warden

Tamer

The suffix is a part of the title that only students have. It replaces the rank part of the title since students are still learning and therefore not contributing to the greater world. It is a quick way of verifying a spellcaster's expertise or age. It simply reads "Focus"

Example of full title:

Magus [Name] Mentalis Evoker, Warder Elementalist Artificer.

Example of student title:

[Name] Runic Mechanica, Storyweaver Focus

Realms

Human Realm

The world where humans exist.

In its natural state, it does not have Magic. Nothing in this realm is magical or has magical properties unless affected by Magic.

Sol Inorast

"Honest Soil"

The natural world of Magic and where Magic came from. It is home to every possible type of Magic and magical creature.

It is the birthplace of the Language of Magic and everything that lives there knows how to speak and write it.

Basically the Fae Wilds. Fae included.

Correath

The world of infinite energy.

An eternal storm of flames that burn anything that touch them.

It is a bounty of Magic and fuels it anywhere in the universe, even from a distance of realms away.

The Void

The world of infinite nothingness

The embodiment of pure emptiness.

Magic does not exist here. Theoretically, this is where all displaced mass or energy comes from.

Scrounge

The "land of the dead"

A land filled with creatures and soil that sucks the energy out of everything it touches.

Magic exists here but calling upon it is incredibly difficult when even the air you breathe is trying to kill you.

A popular banishment location

History

Most of magical history is records of the achievements that ancient spellcasters had completed to make the world a better place. Said history only dates back a couple of centuries when it is also common knowledge that Magic has existed for much longer than that.

The first event in recorded history is the breaking of the first coven.

Back when Magic was first being used, there were eight families credited with creating the known world of Magic.

Elderwood: The first to learn and record Magic. The first to discover Sol Inorast

Ophiuchus: The first to discover Correath and Void.

Lyresong: The first Incanta.

Moonstar: The first Runic.

Major: The first Elemental.

Sparfeld: The original Alchemist and first Artificers

Lord and Lady Death: The first to discover Scrounge. the first Tamers.

Samsara: The first healers. The one who sought to share Magic.

The story goes that Magic was only accessible to these eight families. It was a well kept secret and each family worked to keep it that way. All except one. Samsara, or more commonly known as "The Defector," did not approve of the idea of power being hoarded when it could be used to better the world.

Samsara stole the knowledge the eight of them had collected and created a school of magic. By the time the other families had realized what he had done, he had established six schools in every corner of the globe. Under his protection, they defended the right to learn Magic and the first magic war was waged.

It ended in the first coven being completely disbanded after infighting threatened to tear their alliance apart. Samsara abandoned his name and carried on making schools everywhere he could, using old castles and abandoned fortresses to create twenty unique Magical Schools.

The lineage of each of the other seven families remained secluded, even from each other until recently. Their names still hold power in the magic using community, and anyone who is a descendant of the families is usually taught Magic much younger.

However, in the last two decades, the founding families have let go of the old grudge of centuries past and have started allowing their children to attend the Magic Schools of Samsara.

Magical Tools

Wands

Wands are popular tools with spells prebuilt into them. They are hollow rods of wood with a piece of parchment inside that dictates what spell can be cast with it. Usually, it is simple light illusion magic that allows the user to write runes in the air. Those wands are standard issue in most magic schools.

As long as the spell inside the wand isn't damaged or torn, the wand can last as long as it needs to and they are often passed down or sold commercially with descriptions of the pre-built spells.

Trigger wands are also commonplace where the spell inside is latent until the spell is triggered. These are usually attack-type wands.

Staffs

Similar to a wand, a Staff is a popular tool to help with spellcasting. Though, staffs are usually hand made by the one who uses them so they are held with much more reverence than wands.

A staff is typically carved with the spell that it is able to cast which makes the whole thing feel more permanent and important. Typically staff users make the spells custom to their own magic style so another spellcaster would not be able to use their own weapon against them. This is why staffs are usually retired with their user.

Hats

Though not inherently magical, hats are a bold fashion statement that has a lot of historical significance with Magic. They can be imbued with magic though, as could any piece of cloth through stitchwork, inking or branding.

Books

A primary weapon of storyweavers.

Grimoires are collections of recorded spells with specific binding that prevents the spells from being activated all at once. These are very hard to find and are kept in specific locations with specific wards that prevent the grimoire from leaving in unsafe hands.

With proper care, a book can be a good portable Runic spellcasting tool.

Rings

Similar to wands, rings can be imbued with Magic via metal engraving. The spells that are able to be cast with them are typically much weaker than their larger counterparts but sometimes that's all that's needed.

Rings can also carry magic gemstones which have largely been debated whether or not to actually enhance spellcasting potential since they are so small.

Crystals

Crystals are capable of holding energy if carved or harvested correctly. They are a popular medium for large scale spells with limited space or time.

It is debated on the actual source of their energy. Some believe that they get their power from the stars and the celestial bodies, others believe they get their power from the earth, and some believe that only gemstones from Sol Inorast are capable of magic.

None of these theories are necessarily wrong, but research has done nothing to prove which is most true.

Popular Occupations

World Cleaner - a spellcaster specifically trained in reversal or removal spells to remove the presence and effect of magic in a certain area or under a certain spell.

Fortune Teller - a spellcaster that can lay out multiple futures for their client. It's less of a fine art that can actually tell the future but rather a well educated guess using the powers of extreme observation.

Professional Tamer - a spellcaster that specializes in either taming magical creatures to fulfill a purpose or a communication bridge between magical creatures and humans.

Magic Athlete - a spellcaster who is physically capable as well as magical. They participate in sports enhanced by magic and provide entertainment and outreach for the magical world.

[Other]

There are more out there but these are the few that I came up with while working on other parts of the world.

Sports

Magic Ball. Combination of rugby and clash of clans. Very strict rules.

Racing. Any and all types of racing. Whether it be running, flying, swimming, climbing. This sport has a lot of subcategories.

Botfighting. Popular among the Mechanica class, basically bot battles but with golems or other machines.

Dance. Popular with Storyweavers.

Magic Puck. Magic hockey with full contact allowed as part of the rules.

Airball. An advanced form of basketball but exclusively performed in the air. The rules are simple which makes the differences between the players their choice of flight.

Author's Notes.

thank you for reading! this section is not fully fleshed out but we've got some key components to understanding how the world works!