Category Archives: Encyclopaedia Arcana

The ability to see and analyse magic is one of the distinctive abilities of mages.  Although any sensitive can detect the presence of magic, when people refer to “magesight” they mean something more. Seeing is Believing All sensitives, adepts, and … Continue reading →

Mind magic gives dominion over thoughts and memories.  It overlaps with charm magic, but while charm mages focus on feeling and emotion, mind mages specialise in controlling and interpreting conscious mental activity.  Mind mages are quite common and their magic … Continue reading →

Force magic is the magic of direct physical movement.  While force spells are often referred to as constructions of kinetic energy, they are better understood in terms of momentum.  Force mages can redirect and alter the momentum of objects and … Continue reading →

Life magic grants power over the biological systems of living beings, affecting their health, growth, and physiology.  Life mages can both sense and affect other living creatures, and do so extremely effectively.  They tend to be treated with respect or … Continue reading →

Gating is a particular magical technique that revolves around transporting objects or people from place to place.  It’s a general spell, used primarily by elemental mages, though a few other magic types (such as death and space) have access to … Continue reading →

Charm magic, otherwise known as emotion magic, is the domain of feeling, giving its users the power to sense and control the emotions of others.  Depending on whether they’re male or female, a charm mage is usually called an enchanter … Continue reading →

The Keepers are divided into three orders which function as largely separate entities.  Keepers from different orders may work together, but usually don’t. The Order of the Star The Order of the Star is the largest of the orders.  Their … Continue reading →

All nations in the magical world have an organisation responsible for enforcing the Concord and their national laws.  In Britain, this organisation is the Keepers of the Flame. Cops or Robbers? The easiest way to think of Keepers is as … Continue reading →

This entry will finish off the clauses of the Concord by looking at the fifth clause, then briefly cover how the Concord is enforced in modern Britain. The Fifth Clause: Forbidden Techniques This clause prohibits a number of spells and … Continue reading →

The third and fourth clauses of the Concord cover the relationship between mages and normals, and can be looked at together. The Third Clause:  Non-Interference The third clause of the Concord prohibits mages from large-scale involvement in national and international … Continue reading →