A methodology for the magic behind the magic weapon.

Not all magic is pretty, or fair. Some is cold and exploitive. This is that kind of magic.

Power Sigils, Glyphs, Puissant Symbols - The Art of Sigil Magic is everywhere in Locastus, City of Mirrors

"So you want to be a wizard, eh? Well, then, this week we have a special on the Rite of Greater Induction that I´m sure you will be MOST interested in. Step right into my office and let me tell you more....."

The scent of magic

Vampires have strange powers indeed.

To the winds with memorizing spells and counting mana points.

"He's dead, Sir Paladin." "... What?" "Hens-bane, my Lord, a false tooth. Not even our best interrogators could get an answer from him now." "Bring the corpse to me. The veil of death will be pierced."

Dire Ape, I choose you!!!

Rotten piles of choss, that's all that was left of the wizard's tower, that's it.

Jhobham, Adventurer-Upon-Return

Not all magic is focused on war or power. Some magic is used to ease some of the hazards of normal life. The school of Midwifery is one such school.

The Zoimorph School of Magic is a school of magic specialized in altering and creating variants of life, sometimes referred to as Arcanaeugenics.

"a new (scientific) truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."

Max Planck

The sum of all spellcasting traditions of one world - or most of them - in one place.

The school of Entwiners is formed around the art of creating magic with rope and knots.

Deep forests hide many secrets, and traditions older and stranger than civilization itself.

The art of putting spells within spells.

Elven soldiers, elven armies? What a human, and therefore shortsighted, idea...

Athiyk student quote

Ah, MAGIC. A simple word, yes, but with countless meanings, endless depth, and doubtless power.

Somewhat system specific, but bear with me.