Magic and Its Schools

Magic
Magic is one of the most powerful tools in the world. It contains seven schools, each unique in its own right.

Elemental
The elements of the world are intrinsic to it. Elemental magic is the control and study of the nature of the World's Elements. There are five elements:

Fire
Fire magic is the manipulation and study of flame. A fire mage might be able to conjure a ball of fire form nothing, or swell a candle flame to the size of a man.

Water
Water magic focuses on the manipulation of water's flow. This can create a powerful mage, capable of drowning his or her enemies or making a ship travel much faster than it would otherwise be able to do.

Ice
Ice is the study and manipulation of all that is colder than dead bones. While this does encompass ice mainly, it does also include especially cold rock and water so cold, yet so compressed, that it cannot freeze.

Force(Wind)
Raw force is the ability to direct magical power in its rawest form. Force is often mislabelled wind, because wind is a common side effect of force in the air.

The Spark
The spark is a mysterious force. It is lightning, and it can be harnessed by talented mages. This can incapacitate, control or even kill an enemy.

Fabrication
Fabrication or summoning is also often called by its colloquial name: Pulling. This is drawn from the fact that the motion of summon a creature is one of "pulling" out of thin air the being of interest. Summoned creatures come from nothing, rather than a neighboring realm or dimension.

Flitonomy
Flitonomy is all in magic that is dishonest, under the table. Also known as charms or vexes, these spells effect the way the world functions in any way the mage sees fit, or might change the appearance of an object.

Healing
Healing is straight forward - the ability to heal wounds and manipulate the forces of life.

Necromancy
Raising the dead to do your bidding.

Polar
The forces of the White and the Black, always at odds, never joining.

Vanguard
Vanguard magic focuses on protections and shields.