Magic
How magic works in Troptopica, mortal mana and the divine arts of theurgy.
Magic in Troptopica flows from the two great energies, Vire and Rive. How a caster touches those energies depends on whether they are mortal or divine.
- Mana, the sliver of Vire every mortal carries, and the fuel for ordinary magic.
- Viric Theurgy, the divine art of wielding Vire.
- Rivic Theurgy, the divine art of wielding Rive.
Mortal magic and divine theurgy are different in kind, not just in degree. A mortal mage spends mana; a divine being shapes raw Vire or Rive.