The Use Of Magic

Magic is an oddity among the races of Sanctum, not all are born with it, but any can use it. In order to harness the power you must tap into your own essence to project your abilities, essentially using your own life force to cast spells for various reasons.

There are no specific schools, all somebody needs is practice, however there are different classes that one can use, Dark, Light, and Elemental magics. Creatures spawned by the Light, Dark, and Elements naturally have an affinity for their corresponding aspect. Although all types of magic can be learned, it is quite difficult to master the other aspects around.

Magic without practice cannot be used for long, or to any real extent, as utilizing it for long stretches of time will tear too much off of your own lifeforce, over-use can result in fainting or even death depending on the extent.

Magic cannot be used to effect non-physical objects, such as air and other gasses, as they cannot be physically touched by the user. On top of that it can only be used in any serious degree. The specific time it takes varies from whether or not one was born with it, or has to learn it themselves, to reach a novice level without being born with Magic one must spend time training for close to a decade, where a natural mage would be able to do it in a fraction of the time.

Summoning with magic is a dangerous use of the arcane arts, specifically in the use of Elemental Summoning, and the dark art Necromancy. In order to bring beings to life in our realm, one must tear a part off their own life-force, and give the body life of it's own, although bound to your own will. With each summoning, your body slowly begins to die, as piece by piece comes off one will find signs of paling, weakness, and almost what appears to be rapid aging. Though if these summoned creatures are killed, or simply have the life removed from them, you will find your strength returning to you.

-From the records of High Scholar Tiyus, of the Avalonian University.