Magic

From Metrophor

Magic is the driving force of Alankha and indeed most of the world. While not as powerful as in the days of yore (Second Alankha and especially First Alankha), the availability of magic to anyone who can take the time to learn it ensures that there are constant innovations being revealed. Magic has come to pervade every aspect of daily life, and Alankha depends on it every bit as much as food or currency.

The two branches of magic in use today are enchantment and alchemy. The former deals with anchoring magic to inorganic, nonliving matter, while the latter draws its domain around the use of concoctions (sometimes themselves enchanted) to achieve effects. In the days of First Alankha and Second Alankha there used to be a third branch of magic, sorcery. However, sorcery has been outlawed ever since the Rending and any who seek to practice it today are dealt with quite heavy-handedly.