Star Magic
Star Magic
During the proliferation of Dragons and the draconic races, before the Dragonwars, the Spellscales were a thriving and advanced race and culture. Being born of dragonkind, they were inherently magical, and thus became very skilled in the arcane. During this time, the Spellscales built many great cities and structures across the breadth of Aralith, as well as making great strides in magical research. Due to their magical and inquisitive natures, the Spellscales worked on not just new spells, but even new forms of magic that could be used to create wondrous new things. This research eventually led to the discovery of Star Magic. By manipulating arcane flows during particular astrological position and alignments, Spellscale mages were able to accomplish great deeds that would otherwise be impossible.
During the proliferation of Dragons and the draconic races, before the Dragonwars, the Spellscales were a thriving and advanced race and culture. Being born of dragonkind, they were inherently magical, and thus became very skilled in the arcane. During this time, the Spellscales built many great cities and structures across the breadth of Aralith, as well as making great strides in magical research. Due to their magical and inquisitive natures, the Spellscales worked on not just new spells, but even new forms of magic that could be used to create wondrous new things. This research eventually led to the discovery of Star Magic. By manipulating arcane flows during particular astrological position and alignments, Spellscale mages were able to accomplish great deeds that would otherwise be impossible.
Spellscales discovered that the position of the moons, stars, and planets had effects on the flows of the weave, just as they could affect the very planet itself. As magic heavily relies upon symbolism, so the various constellations and celestial positions had a significant effect on how the magic could be flowed. It started with simply assessing which spells would have the best reactions and effects during which constellations and positions, and eventually evolved into an entire system that harnessed the powers of the celestial bodies, utilizing their positions to exponentially enhance the power and ability of the caster. To do this, over a period of centuries, they charted and mapped celestial movement within the sky. With this celestial map they were able to maximize their power and draw upon the celestial power directly. This was accomplished by directing magical flows into and around the stars themselves. In this way, the celestial bodies would act as amplifiers, particularly in the use of spells and effects of a specific purpose. But to accomplish these feats, one needed to know the exact and proper positioning of the celestial bodies. An attempt to utilize star magic without knowing when and where to cast the flows, would have disastrous results that could potentially kill the caster and any living thing in the immediate vicinity.
Spellscales discovered that the position of the moons, stars, and planets had effects on the flows of the weave, just as they could affect the very planet itself. As magic heavily relies upon symbolism, so the various constellations and celestial positions had a significant effect on how the magic could be flowed. It started with simply assessing which spells would have the best reactions and effects during which constellations and positions, and eventually evolved into an entire system that harnessed the powers of the celestial bodies, utilizing their positions to exponentially enhance the power and ability of the caster. To do this, over a period of centuries, they charted and mapped celestial movement within the sky. With this celestial map they were able to maximize their power and draw upon the celestial power directly. This was accomplished by directing magical flows into and around the stars themselves. In this way, the celestial bodies would act as amplifiers, particularly in the use of spells and effects of a specific purpose. But to accomplish these feats, one needed to know the exact and proper positioning of the celestial bodies. An attempt to utilize star magic without knowing when and where to cast the flows, would have disastrous results that could potentially kill the caster and any living thing in the immediate vicinity.
Star Magic started out as Starcrafting and eventually evolved into Starcasting. Both are extremely powerful forms of magic, and extremely dangerous. Starcasting being the far more dangerous, to the caster and those around them. Only with the Celestial Codex can it be safely used. The codex was the compiled listing of celestial movements and positions. It precisely maps the movements, powers, and positions of the various constellations and planetary bodies.
Star Magic started out as Starcrafting and eventually evolved into Starcasting. Both are extremely powerful forms of magic, and extremely dangerous. Starcasting being the far more dangerous, to the caster and those around them. Only with the Celestial Codex can it be safely used. The codex was the compiled listing of celestial movements and positions. It precisely maps the movements, powers, and positions of the various constellations and planetary bodies.