First let me start by stating, perhaps superfluously, that there are 7 schools of magic: Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Light, Dark and Prime. The first 6 are elemental and have their origin in the power of the elemental gods.

Primal Magic has it's origins in both Asha and Urgash, yet is not their direct power, as opposed to the elemental gods/magic, but rather the residual power of their birth and/or the power of the spirit plain. Magic drawn from the Void is also classed as Primal Magic.


The schools of magic are generally favoured by these kinds of people:

Air magic is favoured by the priests of Ylath and the Human magi of the Free Cities. It is also popular amongst Orcs. (Via the invocations of Father Sky)
Earth Magic is favoured by the priests of Sylanna and the Elves. It is also very popular amongst Orcs (Via Mother Earth)
Dark magic is favoured by the priests of Malassa, Dark Elves and Faceless. It is also popular amongst Necromancers.
Light Magic is favoured by the Priests of Elrath, Angels and the Humans of the Holy Empire.
Fire magic is favoured by the priests of Arkath and Dwarves. It is also popular with Demons and their Cultists.
Water magic is favoured by the priests of Shalassa and Naga.
Primal Magic is favoured by the Priests of Asha, Necromancers, the Blind Brothers, the White Weavers, the Silent Sisters, the Dragon Knights, Nethermancers, Demons and their cultists.


As you may have noticed, the Wizards of the Silver Cities are not on this list. This has to do with the ways of using magic, which are 4, and I am going to explain next.

The First way of using magic is called the Path of the Elemental Dragons. This basically equates worship. Through the correct forms of worship, such people are able to channel the power of their patron Gods and prefrom magic thusly.

The Second way is the Path of Chaos. Either through the direct worship of Urgash (which is rare) or through tapping the Chaotic corruptions within them, these people are able to preform Chaos or Wild magic, which is either destructive or corrupting in effect.

The Third way, is the Path of Sar-Elam. Here, magic is a form of higher knowledge and it can be studied. This Path can be subdivided into 3 forms, which are the Ways of the Wizards, the Ways of the worshippers of Asha and the Ways of the Dragon Knights.
Wizards draw magic either from artifacts or from spirits that they have bound to them. For Wizards, knowledge leads to ways of binding spirits to their will, the drawing from or the creation of artifacts.
The Worshippers of Asha, for them the worship of Asha (who, as opposed to her children, does not answer prayers and worship) and the study of the world and sacred text is the same thing. Through worship and study, they find ways to acces Primal Magic.
The Dragon Knights are the ones who approximate the teachings of Sar-Elam the best. They tap into the residual magic of their own creation and are able to channel such outwards. They learn how to do this by close study of the teachings of Sar-Elam.

The Fourth way is the Path of Orc Shamans. As many of you know, Orcs are not natural beings, but artificial ones. And they are the amalgamations of Humans and Demons and as such beings of the directly opposed Chaos and Elemental Order. Because such creations are anomalies, the chaotic taint opposes their elemental(read Human) nature. This is most evident in their blood and the spilling of it, is in fact a very indirect and limited form of Chaos magic. However, Orc Shamans use the spilling of Orc and Goblin blood to disrupt the Natural Order of Creation and are able to "tear the Veil". What this means is they are able to connect the Material and Spiritual plains and "leak" magic from the Spirit plain into the Material one, which allows Shamans, who have ridden themselves of their Chaos taint, to direct the leaking Magic. (The most direct way of which is invoking Father Sky and Mother Earth(Both beings of the Spirit World)) The greater the magic used this way, the more blood needs to be spilled, which is why Goblins are often sacrificed, read simply bled dry, in such rituals.

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