The Eight Schools of Magic and You

n0t-int0-y0u:

I’m a sucker for urban fantasy, so here you go. Really though, let me know what you think, cuz I’d really love some feedback on this.

***

In the modern cities, sorcerers find magic from within themselves. They are natural born bags of magic, and all of that magic just wants to burst out. This obviously can cause complications if the sorcerer is not informed about what they are or go untrained on how to control it.

The other denizens of the cities who aren’t blessed/cursed with this natural aptitude for magic must study and learn how to tap into the lay lines of magic that run beneath the asphalt and concrete.

Thankfully, the magicians of yesteryear have compiled every known magic practice into eight handy and easy to remember schools of magic. This guide will inform you of what these schools are all about and how they work in this modern age, as well as how to spot the practitioners of these schools.

ABJURATION: This school is all about protection. It is a school of defense, of protecting what is yours and stopping those that might try and take that which is yours. These spells can be as simple as putting up magical borders to certain targets, or as powerful as even banishing its target to another plane of existence. In today’s world, where the mortal races (humans, elves, dwarves, etc.) walk about rubbing shoulders with all the things that used to go bump in the night that now smile in the daylight, abjurers are very common to see. The spells contained in the school of abjuration, as stated before, can be quite simple as well as intricately difficult, so its a school of magic that most have experience in, but few have mastered. Because of their power and increasing rarity, master abjurers are sought after by just about everyone in the city. Most of these masters are employed by the wealthy and the famous as heads of security, layering spell by spell until a thick, nigh impenetrable defense system of magic is covering them and their assets. The easiest way to spot an abjurer in this day and age is to look for the charms. Abjurers are known for placing protection spells on trinkets like necklaces, bracelets, and bits of jewelry. To protect themselves from any wandering eyes or hands, abjurers usually have at least five of these trinkets on at one time.

Keep reading