1. Magic Lore

The Shaping of the Magical World

Beneath the surface of mundane existence flows a secret power — ancient, pervasive, and bound by blood. This is the history of the mana that shapes reality, the rise of magical bloodlines, and the enduring legacy of the Ossirian Deep Academy.

Planet Overview

This world, unnamed yet ancient, mirrors many aspects of Earth’s civilizations, but it is far older, shaped by forces unseen. Most @Mortalkin live unaware of the mana streams woven beneath their feet — a primal energy born from The Flamefall, an event etched into the planet’s very core.

The closest landmass to the Ossirian Deep — home to the last surviving magical academy — resembles a vast desert kingdom inspired by a sun-baked, camel-roaming version of France, with its own thriving desert metropolis akin to Paris, known as Nivaris.

Timeline of Magical Evolution

📍 ~65 Million Years Ago — The Flamefall
An asteroid impact marked the end of the age of dinosaurs — but it was no ordinary cataclysm. The impact brought raw mana from beyond, forever altering the planet’s fabric. From this event, all life that touched the lingering mana developed latent magical potential, changing evolution irreversibly.

📍 Ancient Era — The SixFold Awakening
From the earliest humans emerged six primal mana lines — each representing a fundamental aspect of the world:

  • Wood

  • Fire

  • Earth

  • Metal

  • Water

  • Ambient

Ambient is not simply another element. It is the invisible center — the core of imagination, chaos, and potential. It weaves through all the other mana lines and defies simple classification. The world believes there are six mana types because Ambient’s essence eludes ordinary attunement.

Every mana-born individual develops a permanent magical signature at birth — a Mana Core — irreversibly bound to one mana line. No person has ever been recorded with two, though many Mana-Born Fauna carry multiple signatures and stand as apex magical entities.

📍 The Conduit Age (1st – 9th Century) — The Rise of Conduits
Spellcasters learned to channel mana through conduits — rare, enchanted objects forged from dragon bones, crystalline shards, volcanic stones, and other relics. Conduits became sacred heirlooms and the source of great power, tied intimately to family bloodlines.

With this came the birth of the prestige casters, such as the Archivists — masters of conduit magic and arcane knowledge — along with warrior orders like the Stave-Knights and Enchanters preserving lore.

📍 The Arcane Accord (~900 CE) — Founding of the Schools
As magical wars erupted among bloodline houses, the Arcane Accord unified factions into a fragile peace. Six grand academies arose across the land, each tied to specific mana lines and families.

Today, only one remains:

The Ossirian Deep Academy, The academy is a bastion of magic — and the last bastion of the old ways.

Mana Purity Index (MPI)

Magic is inherited and nurtured. The Mana Purity Index (MPI) quantifies a spellcaster’s bloodline strength and attunement to their mana core.

MPI Score - Rank - Effects

16–20 - True-Blooded - Unlock rare traits, advanced heritage spells, conduit mastery.

11–15Strong Line No casting penalties, +1 conduit affinity.

6–10 Mixed Line - Minor instability in casting.

1–5 Faint Line - Risk of miscasts, limited conduit use.

0 - Null Line No natural casting without mutation or extensive training.

MPI Modifiers at Birth:

  • Both parents active spellcasters: +5

  • At least one parent an active spellcaster: +3

  • Raised by Wellspring clergy: +4

  • Born near a wild mana source: +2

  • No known magical heritage: +0

The Nature of Magic and the Mundane

Magic is not simply power — it is a living legacy. Each person’s Mana Core, set at birth, is immutable. The Ambient mana line, centered on imagination and creation, remains misunderstood. It can manifest in forms unbound by traditional elemental limits, often seen in rare and unpredictable magic.

To ordinary humans — @Mortalkin — magic is a myth, explained away by science and reason. The mundane world is confusing and chaotic to true casters, who often dwell in separate realities. For Archivists, the magical world is a realm of order and knowledge, while the mundane is baffling and static.

Mana-Born Fauna

Among the most extraordinary legacies of the Flamefall are the @Mana‑Born Fauna — animals infused with multiple mana lines, capable of innate magic without conduits. These creatures live in wild societies, revered by magical communities as guardians and companions. Their combined signatures place them at the apex of magical evolution.

Conduits & the Arcane Framework

“To wield a conduit is to carry the memory of magic, bound in bone, blood, or soul.” — Ossirian Deep Proverb

What Is a Conduit?

In the world of Ossirian Deep, a conduit is not simply a magical focus. It is a magical being, weapon, or heirloom designed to channel, shape, or amplify a spellcaster’s mana signature. It is not required by all casters — but for those who depend on it, it is everything.

Who Needs a Conduit?

Spellcaster Type - Conduit Required? - Notes

Archivist✅ Yes - Cannot cast without conduit. - Their power comes from intellectual preparation and swapping spells via external focuses.

Natural❌ No - Casts directly from the body’s mana signature. - Spells become muscle memory. Cannot change learned spells without ritual purging.

Clerics, Druids, Others - Optional - May use conduits for enhancement, but are not reliant on them. Some prefer sacred totems or relics.

⚡ Archivists & Conduit Bonding

Archivists, formerly known as "Wizards," are the only class mechanically dependent on conduits. Their entire discipline revolves around arcane preparation, mana modulation, and knowledge flexibility — enabled through their attuned conduit.

📚 Archivist Conduit Benefits:

  • Prepared Spells: Can swap daily prepared spells based on their learned repertoire.

  • Spell Amplification: Conduits offer bonuses to range, damage, or control effects.

  • Magical Storage: Can store additional spells or rituals within the conduit.

  • Legacy Effects: Family conduits may carry special heritage-based spells.

Without a conduit, an Archivist is unable to channel mana and becomes effectively mundane.

🧬 Naturals: The Conduitless Casters

Naturals cast directly from their mana core, with no need for foci, relics, or physical aids. Every spell they learn is etched into the body — into motion, breath, posture, and instinct.

🔥 Natural Caster Traits:

  • Spellcasting is internalized like muscle memory.

  • Cannot “prepare” spells or swap them easily.

  • Learned spells are permanent unless ritualistically shed or forgotten.

  • Cannot cast from scrolls or conduits, only from personal mana.

  • Immune to conduit corruption or overclock risks.

Naturals are feared for their adaptability in the field — and pitied for their inability to evolve mid-battle.

🛠️ Forms of Conduits

Conduits take many forms, depending on tradition, lineage, and creative magic. Below are the major classifications:

📏 Standard Conduits

Type Description

Wands - Slim, quick-focus tools, easily concealed. Best for dueling or elemental mages.

Staffs - Two-handed conduits for ritualists and large-scale spellcasters. Amplify area magic.

Orbs - Floating focuses often embedded with crystals or creature cores. Used in tracking, divination.

Tattoos- Bound to flesh, rare among tribal casters and bloodline druids. Permanent, but volatile.

⚔️ Martial Conduits: Weapon Wands

Hybrid magical-martial weapons forged with embedded mana cores, crystals, or raw magic shaping. Common among war-blooded lines.

Examples:

  • Sword of Echoes: Vibrates with stored sound-based spells.

  • Pyrelance: Channels Fire mana into piercing blasts.

  • Abyss Fang: A scythe forged from Leviathan bone; channels Water and Shadow.

Weapon Wands can be soul-bonded to the caster, allowing summoning, recall, or shared mana storage.

👁️ Soul Conduits: The Ultimate Sacrifice

A Soul Conduit is a person — typically a respected elder or war-mage — who willingly offers their life and essence to become a living focus for future generations.

The ritual of soul binding is sacred, secretive, and irreversible.

🧠 Benefits of Soul Conduits:

  • Reactive Defense: The soul can act independently to shield the caster (auto-casting protection magic at initiative).

  • Spell Reflex: Spells trigger faster; caster rolls with advantage on Initiative.

  • Legacy Magic: The soul retains access to forgotten or bloodline-only spells.

  • Auto-Countermeasures: Reflexively burns or suppresses foreign magic in emergencies.

🐉 Legendary Soul Conduit: @The Dragon Eye

The Dragon Eye is the most feared Fire lineage Soul Conduit ever created — forged from a war-saint who slew three Flame Sovereigns and sacrificed their soul during the Mana Purge.

Dragon Eye Features:

  • Visual Cast Point: Spells are launched from the user's gaze.

  • Gold Dragon Flames: Fires cannot be extinguished by water or magic.

  • Anti-Magic Burn: Gold flame consumes other spells on contact.

  • Unavoidable unless faster than sight: Only speed or magical precognition can dodge it.

Rumors say the Dragon Eye now slumbers in a vault beneath the Ossirian Black Flame College, sealed in obsidian and blood.

🔐 Attunement Rules (Archivist Only)

Only Archivists (and certain soul-bonded classes) attune to conduits.

🧭 Basic Attunement Steps:

  • 1 Hour Focused Meditation

  • Mana Signature Check (Arcana or MPI-based roll)

  • Alignment Penalties if conduit type doesn’t match mana core

📉 Failed Attunement Risks:

  • Disrupted spellcasting

  • Burning backlash (psychic/mana damage)

  • Minor Wild Magic effects

  • Soul Conduit rejection (disassociation or possession)