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Extremely destructive magic tied to the fall of heavenly powers.

…in the conquest of Borund. His spell of meteorite rain is among the most powerful displays of magic in history.

…as bold and risky in his time. To allow magic, at least in the capital, was to admit that this power existed, that it could not be c…

… Jacob's rule was his relationship with magic. After generations of hidden learning and a semi-legal existence, it was during his re…

…schools focused on teaching destructive magic. It is from these centers that the first generation of battle mages will emerge who wi…

…portant steps was to restrict access to magic schools to only the residents of the kingdom. He officially explained it as overcrowdi…

…t was during his time that the level of magical education began to rise significantly, and it became clear that the older teaching m…

…pend time in libraries and even learned magic. He was not a warrior emperor, but rather an educated monarch who sought to maintain a…

…thers. This is when the true history of magic on the continent begins. Sorcer wasn't just the first user—he was proof that magic cou…

The history of kobold magic begins, paradoxically, long before the kobolds themselves were aware of it. As is know…

… to be the true beginning of the kobold magical age. Nuriak understood magic not just as an alien human tool, but as a power that co…

…ting features of the kobold adoption of magic is the fact that it has become not just a school or a narrow scholarly environment, bu…

A kobold's magical rise wouldn't be so fast if it was just patient study. For generations, the Kobolds …

…ontribution was not just that he spread magic among the kobolds, but that he changed the very way in which it could be handled. For …

Goblin magic did not remain locked away in classrooms, temples, or laboratories. Very soon it becam…

…d, he could usher in a whole new era of magic and possibly become the most powerful mage in the continent's history. His death ended…

Human magic originated as a systematic discipline. The schools in Magnursia were based on order, t…

… of Javorica became the heart of goblin magic. Here Nuriak founded the first school, which, however, did not have much influence at …

…o a reformer. Zareth-Ka understood that magic's greatest weakness was its limited stamina. Following up on Nuriak's experiments, he …

…encounters where the kobolds used their magic proved otherwise. They weren't as strong as the best human mages, but they were faster…

…into a problem it didn't expect. Kobold magic was not organized like human magic, but was dispersed among the entire population. Eac…

…he Sorcer himself had not yet legalized magic within the state, but his arrival made this future change possible. He brought knowled…

…'s return, there would be no schools of magic, and there would be no possibility of the monarch himself becoming a practicing magic …

… to create the first official school of magic within the royal environment. In doing so, he elevated magic from a fringe phenomenon …

During the reign of Ignatius II. magic first began to be systematically associated with war. A key role in this was played by…

…e of the first mages to understand that magic could function not only as a personal discipline, but also as an organized instrument …

…ing style, and the Battle of Jitron saw magic used on a decisive scale for the first time. This changed the nature of the war and th…

The first true martial mages grew out of the newly emerging schools and circles. These people were no longer just schola…

Ignatius III restricted access to magic schools to the kingdom's residents. In doing so he created the first truly conscious a…

… conflict believing that its schools of magic and the service of both court and military mages gave it a natural advantage. However,…

…s differed from earlier clashes in that magic did not only appear in the role of infantry support, siege or healing. It became an in…

Prior to the rise of magical universities, the teaching of magic was fragmented in many ways. It often depended o…

… by mastery of a demanding field. Thus, magic ceased to appear only as a privilege of a few court circles and began to function as a…

…f this transformation was the spread of magic beyond the old provinces of the original kingdom. The educational model allowed knowle…

It was in this battle that destructive magic was used on a truly strategic scale. It wasn't a one-off charm or a minor boost. It wa…

The arrival of new elemental magic, which gradually became one of the foundations of Magnursian and later imperial power.

…n. The Sorcerer brought a new elemental magic to the continent, and although he was later assassinated, his teachings lived on in se…

… power ready to rely on army, taxes and magic as a unified system. Banners, a new logic of military command, and the first official …

…tius III. The Weaver of Intrigue turned magic into a tool of power. The foundations, which originally acted as court novelties, beca…

… other powers have joined. The Kings of Magic thus stand at the birth of a new reality: the war ceases to be a matter of neighborhoo…

John I, Alfred I and Wavrin I led Magnursia on through increasing pressure. Each of them differently. Jan through defens…

…showed another danger of the new world. Magic was no longer just a tool of the state, but a force that could be wielded by separate …

…ought systematic knowledge of elemental magic to Ulvenor. Elder races had known shamanic, natural, and spiritual forms of magic long…

However, elemental magic did not remain a human possession. Kobolds were among the first non-human races to ful…

Magic working with the basic forces of the world.

Old and not entirely understood magical principles.

Knowledge too dangerous to be spread widely.

Findings from the past that have survived the ages.

The highest leadership of the Order of the Ancients.

A mighty object suffused with magic.

A legendary alchemical artifact of the Fellowship of the Silver Hand.

The joining of technology, alchemy, and magic.

Magical or symbolic signs bearing meaning and power.

Magic aimed at large-scale destruction.

Magic tied to death and the undead.

Magic tied to darkness, death, fear, or forbidden powers.

Magic exists, but it is never harmless. Before elemental magic spread across the continent, …

The first centuries of Magnursia were an age of consolidation and gradual growth. The early kings had to prove that the …

Elemental magic changed Ulvenor when the Sorcer returned from beyond the Green Sea with knowledge from…

…s of control, and death are real risks. Magic is weapon, science, craft, cult, medicine, and survival tool, depending on who uses it…

Humans institutionalized elemental magic through schools, armies, scholars, and state power. Kobolds reshaped it through Javori…

…the entire continent, because elemental magic entered history through that voyage. After returning, the Sorcer founded a school, or…

…present and older ages is the spread of magic and its deeper connection to states, war, and daily life. Elemental magic is no longer…

Psychic magic manipulates the mind, emotions and perception. Its practitioners do not need visible m…

Physical magic strengthens the caster's body beyond natural limits. Its practitioners become living w…

On Albarit there are places where magic is not hidden in the hands of sorcerers, but visible in the landscape itself. Rivers m…

After the arrival of elemental magic in the Empire, the gnomish advantage began to shrink. Many things that had once requir…

… played a crucial role in spreading new magic across Ulvenor. Magic did not originate here, but reached the city from the western co…

Elemental magic brought by the Sorcer changed the balance of power on Ulvenor faster than many wars. B…

…s developed their own relationship with magic. For a long time they did not belong among the most advanced magical races, but thanks…

… and brought the knowledge of elemental magic, which changed the history of the Empire and of the entire continent. If the naga kobo…

…e received from spells and other purely magical sources. This enchantment is especially useful against mages and bosses with high ma…

Reduces magic damage by 25%.

…o determines how advanced a character's magical abilities can be. The higher the magic level, the more effective their spells are in…

The caster creates a simple physical barrier that absorbs 5 base damage and remains active until depleted. It is a small…

…f the entire dynasty. During his reign, magic for the first time stopped moving only in the shadows, among disciples and whispered l…

…and opened the first official school of magic. His reign is rightly considered the beginning of the Magic Kings era.

… networks, fortifications, control over magical education, and pretexts for future wars. While his father was victorious on the batt…

…owing ability of foreign nations to use magic. The climax and end of his reign was the Battle of the Luna River, one of the largest …

…s, it was under him that the first real magical universities were established, which fundamentally changed the future form of the em…