Many historians claim that magic came from the Sau'lari Empire. However, recent evidence has suggested that magic may have already been practiced by a lot of northern tribes of Selyria, which leads to a theory that northern magic may have already been practiced before the Sau'lari Empire. Some historians also theorize that this primitive magic may have come from Duskalia, and through ice and land bridges, its influence must have went on to form what we now know as druids. This theory comes from recent findings regarding how Duskalian Druids seem to have the same political structure regarding how its people worship their Sanamancer leaders, and how their druids also live extremely long lives by the help of other malumancers. However, much more needs to be studied regarding this, especially with how some Historians debate that the northern druids may have instead been influenced by the Sau'lari Empire themselves.

The ancient Sau'lari God of magic and mystery, known as Akh Net, was known to be a trickster who cursed humanity with plagues and storms. This, according to SUV Historians, may be the reason why there is evidence that the Sau'lari Empire enslaved manaborn, and treated them as slave-soldiers to do their bidding. A theory has even come about that the word 'Arcane', comes from the the name of the god himself, but it is known that during this era, many mages fled the Sau'lari, which would be one of the reasons why the Sau'lari Druid theory may have been said.

During the conquest of the Genecian tribes, many of the tribes learned more about magic, as the Sau'lari Empire itself, used its mage slaves to fight the continent, but due to this, the tribes began to practice them, leading to what experts believe to be a massive genocide on the manaborn. When the Genecian tribes were conquered by the empire, many of the manaborn would be executed. Many experts believe this to be the reason why magical records would not be known, leaving a period of darkness for any manaborn to know how to work with magic.

Other theories however, take the 'Nullifier Theory' where the empire discovered nullifiers, but this theory does not hold a lot of evidence.

Experts currently call this early Sau'lari magic as 'Protomancy' or simply 'Arcana'. Some tales hint at Arcana's capabilities to resurrect the dead and give them a much longer life than usual. This, many experts believe, is what is currently the reason why there are mummies in southern Ibernus guarding the ruins of the former Yumbuwa Civilization.

During the years of the Centurion Wars, magic was rediscovered by a person who would be known as The Grandfather of Magic, and The First Sorcerer, known as Martinus Triventius. Martinus would be the first to specialize in Pyromancy, and use it to the best of its abilities.  During his time, he would be treated as an incredibly high-status person, which likely contributed to his recovery. 

More mages would then be discovered, and a race to find as many of them as possible would arrive. During these times, a famous mage, known as Sortiarus, would push himself towards his limit to try to show that he was much suited to a general's position instead of Martinus. This cost him his life, as he would suffer from 'Sortianus Morbius' (Sortiarus's illness) in which we now call 'Sorcerer's Syndrome'.

The death of Sortiarus changed the landscape of mages in Porthos. Recovery and discipline was now seen as a mandated practice, and more and more mages followed the 'Doctrina Imperialis', also known now as 'The Imperial System'.

While this happened, Martinus would be known as a threat to his enemies, and was one of the biggest reasons for Porthos's great expansion, where they even reached Sentora. Martinus's magical prowess is categorized as a powerful variant of the Imperial System, where basic spells are pushed to its highest limit. This meant that his small fireballs would explode much more powerful, spreading much more powerful heat. This may be too taxing to some, but experts can simply speculate on what this did to armies a 2 millennia ago.

After the death of Martinus Triventius, mages were further studied, and a culture of strictness became the norm. They were valued, and were seen as the pinnacle of discipline. This would change when another sorcerer named Lillith Avarisia was found as a manaborn in the forests of present-day Karthus.

When Lillith was taken from her tribe at 10 years old, she was abused, mistreated, and broken by Porthosian mageseekers, and was put into an institution to be obedient and subservient to the empire. She would follow suit, but she would also be known to grow up with a tendency to lash out and be extremely emotional.

She was extremely gifted, but she lacked discipline, leading her to be mediocre, and average at best. It did not take her long to learn spells, but she never mastered them. This would however, change when she started to join wine parties at 15, where she would learn to embrace what she called as her 'dark side'.

Lillith would then be known as the outcast sorcerer who studied in the morning, and partied every night. All indulgences were experimented by her, and she would rise the ranks as one of the most feared mages of her time. She soon gained a following, and a counter-culture to the Triventius way of doing magic. One of her students would then be known as one of the most powerful mages of all time, named Icasia. However, most people would know this student by the name 'Hiqash', or the Selyrian name 'Ekaj'.

While the Imperial Mage War was happening, magic also began to spread to the nearby Jian Empire (known today as the Xinjang Empire). While initially, the Jinyans followed the Porthosian ways of using magic as its raw power, the Jinyans were focused more on the physical aspects of magic. They discovered that affinity led to deterioration of the body. Because of this, they strived for what they viewed as 'inner balance' within the mind and body, which eventually led them to create what is now known as 'bending' or 'spellswording'.

Bending became so powerful that when the Jian Empire collapsed, the Xin Royal Family, which created the Xinjang Empire, would use these mages to conquer more of its neighbors and Kononagari. This would create many conflicts, and would force Kononagari to rethink its strategies in war, and soon, forge their own mages to battle the different empires.

During the rise of a very powerful mage named Ilicia, who was believed to be the vessel of the Solevist god "Solev" himself, many people followed her ways, and proceeded to fight against the forces of Ekaj, who at the time, was generating a massive cult following.

Ilicia became known by the title "The High Priestess",  and she continued to preach and gain more mage followers to her side. While she grew, the Porthosian government may have seen this as a threat to their authority, and it may have been the reason for her arrest, and eventual crucifixion.

The death of Ilicia sparked massive outcry, and furthered the divide of Porthosian Society. This, partnered with many natural disasters, famines, and external threats, would be what historians agree to be the decline of the Porthosian Empire, and with it, its magic. The Porthosian government would soon try to persecute all mages, but this would simply be too late, as most mages during this time, fled north, or towards the Arkasian coastline.

Windwalking is considered a staple of Kononagarian martial arts. It uses the wind to guide the weapons of its user, making the person strike and move faster. By using the wind, the user becomes unpredictable, agile, and free-flowing, with some even going so fast that some warriors could not keep track of them.

This was extremely popular during the war between Xin'jang and Kononagari, but it declined after the war due to the lack of demand when it comes to warriors. While most of the samurai began to live a life of luxury or retirement after the war, the windwalkers could not find a job, as their dedication to their craft made them not as physically incapable as most people. While some others would be very popular, such as Kimiko Hajiwari, who was known to be one of the best windwalkers ever, most windwalkers could not keep up with the competition, and soon turned into a life of banditry. Soon, being a windwalker became associated with being a vagabond.

Today, there are still windwalkers, but it is often done by being a mercenary.

Once the mage councils would finally form, different practices would soon be discovered. Ibernian governments would officially lift the mage ban, and would soon develop and discover the element of sand, and the practice of Aremancy would be done, which would soon evolve to the discovery of Geomancy, or the manipulation of rock and stone.

Dwarves of the Arcane North would also discover a way to metallize and crystalize rocks, creating the practice of Ferromancy and Kosmimancy respectively. Elite Ferromancers would use this to essentially produce the Selyrian Currency.

The Arcane North would lead developments in Sanamancy, Pyromancy, and Aeromancy. Sanamancy would be discovered to be able to manipulate Flesh, Blood, and Bone (Malumancy), and being able to raise and control the dead (Necromancy). For Pyromancy, the first Electromancer, named "Maris Jarla" would use his power to fight the Trostians.

All of these developments led to the era that we know today, known as The Selyrian Era, where mages are the most powerful individuals in the world right now.

During Vontur's rebellion, Nullifier crystals would be discovered, and would eventually be used around 1200 FS.

Around 1327, strange crystals were found in mountains and underground areas in Hreinngar. They would soon be used to store elements, creating an expansion to many uses, such as with Agriculture, transportation, and especially, warfare. These became known as the Manite Orbs.

Nullifier Crystals and Manite Orbs became popular during the 3rd Mage War. To this day, there is tension between the anti-magic side of Vontur, and The mage-centric side of Hreinngar.