The Origin of Power and Magic
as researched by Aular of the Light
The energy infinitum WAS and IS.
It has existed forever, both extending into the past for infinity and into
the future for infinity.
The Energy Infinitum is endless
and will never end. Its power contains all things within it. Before the
man existed, before the
world existed, and before the Universe
itself existed, there was the Infinitum. A massive sea of energy that was
both boundless
and orderless; it writhed and pulsed
on a plane higher than humans are capable of perceiving.
Through this massive fluctuation
of energy, it came about that a single point fixed itself, and became immobile.
As the energy
around the point continued its
swirled fluctuation, other points began fixing themselves to the first,
creating a pocket of fixed
energy.
The Chaos around the fixed mass
opposed the Ordered points. As the fixed points grew in number and power,
the chaotic
mass was being drained of its power.
In the ensuing struggle, a large explosion of energy in the super-natural
realm rended the
two opposing forces on the opposite
ends of infinity. The order sought its point of origin as far away from
the Chaos as it
could. The Order reached forth
from the most fixed location till it met the Chaos, which positioned itself
as far away from the
Order as it could. The border between
the two became a tense barrier of immense power. As the conflicts between
the Order
and Chaos reached a boiling point,
the border erupted. The smaller shock waves spread out in their area, and
overlapping a
bit, created pockets where Order
and Chaos could co-exist in some level or degree.
Thus, two major powers were created.
And along the border of where these powers met, 4 minor powers were also
created,
each containing a varying degree
of Order and Chaos.
The power of Order became known
as the power of the Light. It is the power that does not move. It's relentless
in its resolve
and steadfast in any condition.
It resists change, but also tries to bring things back to a natural harmony.
The opposing power became known
as the power of the Dark. It is the power of change. The power to impose
change and
the power to facilitate back to
the primal roots of the Energy Infinitum. It is aggressive and resists
all fixed states.
The four minor powers became known
to us as the elements: Earth, Fire, Water and Wind. Each contains a portion
of both
Order and Chaos, in varying degrees.
Most ordered is Earth, followed by Water, Wind, and the least Ordered or
most
Chaotic, Fire. Though even Earth
has some
measure of Chaos and Fire some
measure of Order.
Power diagram:
Pure Order/No Chaos: Light
Mostly Order/Little Chaos: Earth
Some Order/Some (less) Chaos: Water
Some (less) Order/ Some Chaos:
Wind
Little Order/Mostly Chaos: Fire
Pure Chaos/No Order: Dark
The power's were thus arranged in
a prismatic design in the vast sea of the Energy Infinitum. two at each
Apex, and four in a
square shaped at the border of
two poles. The powers, sending their energy in lines toward each other,
create a network by
which the powers feed each other.
Where Light goes to meet Dark, Dark to Light, Fire to Wind, Earth to Water
- these all
intersect at one point. And it
is here, where the six powers combine, that our Universe was created.
Our Universe rests at the meeting
point of these powers. It is naturally balanced. From these powers, the
laws of Chemistry
and Physics came into being. The
world was created, formed and molded.
As the worlds in the Universe evolved,
one planet in this vast universe saw the birth of sentient life. Man became
master of their
physical world. It was an accident
that led to the discovery of the Energy Infinitum. Magic was discovered.
Drawing from the
infinitum and the 6 powers, the
castor could alter reality to include their desire. They combined powers
to affect reality. To
throw a fireball, one would draw
from the power of fire and, to a lesser extent, the power of Wind. To cast
a healing spell, one
would draw upon the power of the
Light, and to a lesser extent, the power of Water.
Here are some examples of spells
and their power components. The ROOT or dominant power that dictates the
spell is in []:
Fireball: [Fire], wind
Earthquake: [Earth], dark
Holy Bolt: [Light], wind, fire
Teleport: [Dark] or [Light] (depending
on the person)
Flame Wave: [Fire], wind, earth
Heal: [Light], water
Portal: [Light], wind -OR- [Dark],
earth
Each mage who learned of magic found
they were strong in some areas, and weak in others. Those with a strength
in Fire,
could cast those spells that used
Fire as a root better. If you were strong in Fire AND wind, then your fireballs
were powerful
and fast compared to one strong
in Fire and weak in wind. Each person was different, too.
As people learned how to manipulate
the Energy Infinitum, greed emerged. Mages sought to gain more power than
their fellow
mages. The ensuing and inevitable
war wrecked havoc on the industrialized world. Eager men now wielding magic
sought to
gain power from the Energy Infinitum.
Men used the powers of Light and
Dark to sway people and rule. Evil existed in mages who wielded both powers.
As the
world plummeted back into middle
age type rule, the warring mages eventually killed each other. The wars
lessened as rulers
gained the power and land they
wanted. The world entered a period of relative calm.
Every person can feel the Energy
Infinitum. The degree of its presence you feel is directly connected to
how much of the power
you can hold. Thus, mages are among
the people who can hold more of the powers, but those who seek the blade
can still
manipulate the Energy Infinitum
as well. Thus, "magic" the attribute does not measure your intelligence,
rather, it measures your
natural ability to hold the energy
from the Infinitum.
Other Universes may exist. In amidst
this ancient sea of energy, not ALL the energy is grouped into one of the
six powers.
Primal Chaos Energy and Primal
Order Energy still battle beyond the realm of our powers. These two energies
may be drawn
upon as magical forces, though
not without GREAT consequence. Using any primal energy requires a strong
affinity in LIGHT
or DARK and results in adverse
results which have not been fully studied. It is reccommended that Primal
Energy be left to its
own device. Within the battles
beyond our universe between the primal order and chaos, other Universes
may have been
created. Travel to these is not
yet possible…and not known whether it is possible to do so. In theory these
Universes exist, but
proof is beyond Human capacity.
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