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Magi: a person granted with the ability to use magic. Gifted with longer-than-mortal life spans, Magi are born of four different bloodlines, the Adored, the Unseen, the Hallowed, and the Reviled. Each bloodline has innate talents unique to them, though a large proportion of the Magi lack magical aptitude beyond the most basic of spells.

Mortal: a person not gifted with the ability to use magic. Mortals still make up a majority of the workforce in the Magi society, so some Magi see them as lesser-than.

Adored: the wealthiest and most politically powerful of the Magi bloodlines. The Adoreds’ innate talents allow them to impose their will upon others, but only the most powerful families are able to wield it with much success.

Unseen: the servant class of the Magi. Unseen’s animalistic appearances have been a stigma for generations amongst the Magi. These animalistic traits are displayed in a variety of forms, but most often in the presence of animal features such as tails, fangs, claws, wings, scales, etc. All Unseen are traditionally male-presenting, and are capable of reproducing with another male Unseen. The Unseen’s innate ability allows them to wrap themselves in magic to become invisible, as well as grants them traits of their animal-like personas, such as enhanced speed and strength.

Hallowed: the religious class of the Magi. Hallowed worship the Source of all magic and govern the Church of the Source. These devout believers’ innate abilities allow them to use their magic to cure disease and heal wounds.

Reviled: the exiled branch of the Church of the Source, Reviled are thought to be extinct in the modern Magi world. These powerful practitioners possessed rituals that could bring the dead back to life, conjure spirits of the deceased, and even project their own souls from their bodies. Driven from the Church of the Source during a schism, the Reviled are pariahs of the Magi community.

The Source: Believed to be the source of all magic by the Hallowed, the Source is the recipient of the Church’s worship, and serves as their deity.

The Awakening: the inciting event that originally granted magic to the mortals many centuries ago. A popular belief among the modern-day Magi is that a second Awakening is coming.

Glamour: A low-level illusory application of magic that most Magi can use.

Veil: High-level illusory magic that can disguise a person’s appearance, voice, and tactile sensations. Only Reviled Magi are able to utilize these skills.

Distortion: a being of myth in the Magi society. A horrible creature, twisted by magic into shapes unrecognizable.