Malian Arts

As a planet, Malfadore has been thriving with life, magic, and color for trillions of years. Magic is what defines Malfadore as it can be used to help improve technology, weaponry, and even the simpler things in life. There are certain terms used to define those who are able to use magic. 

Magic Born is the term to describe the humans or alien species who are born directly into magic. They can start using their type of magic at a very young age and they barely need to be taught the basics for it comes naturally to them. One or both parents must be able to use magic or are Magic Borns themselves in order for their child to be one. But it is possible for the child to not be a Magic Born but instead, a Teachable. If both parents are Magic Borns of different types, the child can only use one type of magic, though they can learn very few other the other type. 

A Teachable are the humans and alien species who’d genetic code can grant them the ability to learn only one form of magic, but they aren’t directly born into it. Unlike Magic Borns, Teachables can’t use the full potential of that magic. This would usually come to be if only one parent is a Magic Born, both parents are Magic Borns but aren’t that strong in their magic, or both parents are Teachables themselves. 

Now a Novel are the humans and alien species who’s genetic code fails to process any form of magic. This means they lack the ability to be taught the magic they want, no matter if they end up getting the spells 100% correct. Novels are the ones who usually fall victim for certain harmful spells since they have no way to defend themselves against it.

So those are the three terms commonly used to describe the people who use magic, and now there are the different types of magic that cam be used.

The most common form of magic for anyone to have are the Elemental types. It can be the most easiest to learn to the Teachable since it’s such a common form of magic. There are four types of elements used: Fire, Earth, Water, and Air. One Magic Born of this kind can only hold the power of a single element, with the rare occasion of learning a few spells of one other. Elemental magic doesn’t necessarily mean having control of all surrounding elements by means of moving the earth or controlling the movement of water. There are spells that can allow the users to manipulate that element to an extent. The spells used for this type requires the user to have a clear mindset on what they want in order for it to work. If the spell fails, it is needed for the element to recover for a full 15 minutes before the same spell can be tried again. There is a fine balance of Magic Borns and Teachables who hold the ability to hold this type of magic. It is also rumored that a fifth unknown Elemental magic type can be found but only to those whose souls are pure enough and their will to learn it is high. Because of this rumor, there are church gatherings of Magic Born Elementals who are in search of this fifth element.

Another common type of magic is Sprite magic, not to be confused with Spiritual. Although Sprite magic is a more difficult form of magic to master, it is still a fairly common magic to see. It’s mostly Magic Borns that hold this ability, but only a select few spells can be taught to those Teachables. Only Magic Borns can see all the sprites that are native to the planet that are invisible to those not of this type. Each user of this type has their own personal sprite that follows them around and they can generate that sprite for everyone without this magic to see. When old enough, the personal sprites can also protect it’s user from dangerous toxins or if other kinds of magic are used against them. These sprites can get damaged from protecting it’s user and could vanish from even their sight until it fully heals itself. And since the sprites are soul bonded with it’s user, too much damage could eventually lead the sprite to whither and die, which ends up leaving it’s user weak and unable to preform the stronger spells. Another term for these sprites are called fairies since most of them are so small.

Mind magic, or more said as Illusion magic, is another commonly used and easy to learn magic types for Teachables. This kind is mostly used for show business, allowing those who use it to share their own contorted mind spells to an audience. There’s no real spells to use for this, though the user must have a clear image in their head in order for their illusion to work properly. Once that image falters, the magic is faded for about 30 minutes before the user is able to create another trick. Mind magic can also be used for harmful and evil things if the user hold bad intentions. If strong enough in their illusions, the user can create different nightmares for each person and can inevitably drive them insane or could even cause death. This particular way to use Mind magic is very frowned upon and can give the user some jail time and potentially get their magic stripped away from them.

The last common type of magic are simply known as Witch magic, and those who use it respectively earned the names of Witch or Warlock. Only those Magic Borns of this type are able to preform the spells. Witches are known to be cunning and untrustworthy to those without this kind of magic, but there is the rare occasion of befriending a Witch when both are young children. This form of magic has the combined use of spells and potion-making to create something used only by the user of this magic. Though some Witches has drastically altered their spells, potions, and trinkets so that Teachables and other Magic Borns of different types are able to use Witch magic. But if they use the unaltered spells, it can cause serious harm to the user who are not Witches. The spells used need to be spoken in a certain language called Witch-Speak to others. The Witches are commonly known to do three things: enchant objects, make hex bags, and transform a person, animal, or object into whatever they desire. Mostly these are used for personal reasons. At times, there will be large gatherings, called a Coven, of Witches and Warlocks to share each others magic, ideas, or knowledge of what happens in the outside world. On rare occasions, the Coven would combine their magic to create a new and powerful spell.

Now Spiritual magic is a very rare type for a Magic Born to have and even rarer to learn by a Teachable. The user of this magic type is mostly known to be silent for most of their lives, only speaking if in dire need to. The purpose of their silence is for them to listen in on those wandering and lost souls around them. Very few Magic Borns of this type are able to see, listen to, and speak with those lost souls most times to keep those souls from becoming angered poltergeists and also to try helping the souls move on from this world onto the next. All Spiritual type Magic Borns possess the ability to calm someone down when touched, though this can be draining to the user if used for too long or for too much. Some spells require written symbols and phrases to be said, but in order to make any kind of spell to take effect, the user must put their heart, soul, and deep feelings into it and must be completely focused, Certain spells can allow a certain spirit to appear before the living for only a short amount of time, and others can have the user go into the Spirit Realm, or even Purgatory, to find or talk to a lost soul. Spiritual Magic Borns are very hard to come into contact with because none of them carry a type of phone or any devices on them, for they say the electrical EMF currencies hinder their senses and abilities to use their magic.

Alchemy is the most extremely rare type of magic to come by, for it was said to be a dead and lost type that no one can even learn if found. Thought to be nonexistent at all, it is a very ancient form of magic native to only Magic Borns. Teachables don’t even come close to learning this form of magic. Alchemy is similar to Spiritual magic in ways of putting the users heart, soul, and deep feelings into certain spells. Meditation and patience is required to achieve a clear mindset for the Magic Borns to even come close to using their spells. This magic also requires the user to speak, understand, and write the Alchemic language fluently in order for any spell to work since certain spells will need specific kinds of symbols to be drawn. A good amount of these spells are used for attack and defense purposes depending on the user. Alchemy itself hold a lot of history behind it since it is technically a dead magic type. Alchemy was said to have been once a single type serving together in a large temple, but after some unknown start to a war, the magic was then split into Light and Dark Alchemy. Magic Borns of both types served their lives in their own separate temple hidden to the world so they can use their magic in peace. Those Dark Alchemists use their spells to preform rituals of sacrifice and darkness in worship of a greater being known as Shadow. Then there’s the Light Alchemists who use the spells rarely to preform rituals of any kind, but can be used to bring life and greatness to something or someone, all while serving under their greater being known as Guardian. In current times, the only evidence of there ever being an Alchemy magic type are really ancient books, found in abandoned temples, that were written in the unknown Alchemic language along with ritualistic symbols and spells. To this day, those books have been untouched from all humans and aliens for no one could even translate them. Only a single human, Professor Dural, has been able to fully read and understand what those books say, and it is because of him that the term Alchemy is known as a magic type.