The Four Sources

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The Four Sources All special abilities in this universe are based in four called sources. If a character comes in with any ability, whether it's magical or supernatural, once someone crosses over they will use the same ability. However the sources listed here is is what their abilities will now come from instead of a god or a curse or a natural connection to the Earth. Abilities may be restricted in space or how much they exhaust the user, but they should work relatively the same. Vitis (Life) Healing spells and potions would draw from the vitae force. Vitae is tied to the life energy of all things. Vitae can be called upon when one wants to affect mood, increase strength or halt the effects of aging, or alter a being's mental perception, for good or for ill. Dynamis (Energy) Dynamis is a versitile force, relating to the manipulation of ephermal forces such as fire or lightning. Practitioners that can manipulate the weather tap into dynamis, or who can magically generate projectiles of energetic force. Gravis (Gravity) Gravis is what brings and holds together all things in the universe. Through the manipulation of gravis, one can turn the pull into a push, creating a levitation effect on oneself, others, and objects. Alternatively, the power of gravity can be increased, drawing together targets or holding them down. One can even reshape the earth itself with enough willpower. Dis (Void) The universe is made up of opposites, and dis embodies this very concept. The void is everything that is empty. Dis can turn other types of energy inside out; a spell that is meant to give life may instead, under the effects of dis, cause death instead. Through manipulation of dis, one may remove another person's emotions, pull the very air from their chest, and even remove the grip of gravity from an object. Some abilities will call upon more than one. Levitation is heavily based in gravis, but needs dis to work as well. Necromancy would be dis and vitis, or vice versa. A summons or transmutation would involve vitis and dynamis. If someone had anything to negate a property, it would affect anything else that used that property primarily: for example, a potion that would block vitis, there would be less of a chance for Necromancy to work if vitis was its main component. Magic may use these properties now but it will work as it originally did. The same words, the same potion ingredients, the same instinctual reactions that lead to summoning fire or transformations. It's the same abilities just with a different generator. To a scientist from another place this may all seem unlikely, but books detailing research (and controversy about that research) into how all this works litter the libraries. The sources are measurable and even phenomenally talented scientist can even duplicate it in machinery, so it's not impossible for an AI to use it (even life). Navigation