In Acheron, some individuals wield supernatural abilities. One of these such abilities is the wielding of magics from beyond the veil of our world. The forms of magic are divided into five domains: Arcane, Fae, Spirit, Demonic, and Eldritch. While many dismiss occultism as folklore, and Your Government denies its exsistence outright, true practitioners are rare and often secretive. Your Government works to suppress magical knowledge due to its unpredictable and dangerous nature. Each domain demands a unique price, whether mental stability, physical health, or fate itself.
Arcane magic is a raw, chaotic force capable of disrupting spells, destroying matter, and shielding its wielder. However, Arcane Mages risk their connection to reality as their minds become consumed by abstract metaphysical thought. Since their power is fueled by Mana, it must be replenished through meditation at Ley Lines or Arcane Nexus points. Making the wielder of the Arcane vulnerable when out of their own depth. When successful, Arcane spells invigorate the caster, but failure can result in blindness, confusion, and other maladies that put them at risk.
Fae magic is the art of bending luck and fate to ones will. Those who weild Fae magic specialize in the creation of illusions, bestowing of hexes, and probability manipulation. Practitioners, called Fae Hexers, seem naturally lucky, but each spell they cast unbalances fate, making them increasingly unlucky in return. While success grants resilience, failures induce vivid hallucinations, making the use of Fae magic a gamble with reality.
Spirit Mystics form deep connections with the spirit world, gaining access to wards, constructs, and life force manipulation. However, they risk infestation by parasitic spirits. Mystics attune to one of three Aspects of the World Tree - Leaves, Trunk, or Roots - each altering their magic's effects. Maintaining Attunement grants increasing power, but shifting between these Aspects can cleanse harmful effects from the caster. Failure results in physical afflictions like bleeding, burning, or poisoning while success allows Spirit Mystics to manipulate the world, themselves, and their enemies with ease.
Demonic magic is violent and relentless, fueled by the caster’s own flesh and blood. Demonic Banes summon monstrous entities, unleash hellfire, and bind their enemies with suffering. Most who go down this path perish or become twisted abominations. Killing with a spell negates its cost for a Bane, and success grants brief regeneration of life, but failure inflicts the rebuke of hell itself making every spell a risky sacrifice.
Eldritch magic taps into incomprehensible cosmic forces, allowing Evokers to trade sanity for forbidden knowledge. Evokers risk complete psychological collapse when they cast spells as reality itself warps around them. Their magic fluctuates with their mental state, sometimes increasing sanity loss, sometimes reducing it. Success grants temporary clarity and protection, while failure results in extreme mental distress, from panic to catatonia.
