my magic system

[AidenRayce]

 

here is the magic system I'm starting for the book I'm writing. suggestions would be great

 

 

              The core focus of the magic is the Aan. Everyone has an Aan, but not everyone can use it. Your Aan is kind of like your soul. The ability to use your Aan is called the Talent. The more Aan that you have, the more you can use it. People receive various amounts of Aan right from the begining, making it so that two people who just got their Talent will not have the same amount, although the one with less can work up to recieving the same amount as the other, eventually. A person uses their Aan by channeling it into a Glyph.

           The way a person can increase their Aan is not as easy as just using your Aan daily. An increase of the Aan only comes after you have worked hard and use as much Aan as you safely can. The reason that people don't do this is because it is dangerous. If a person uses runs out of Aan, the Gylphs will start using an alternative energy source to fuel its power. It will start feeding off of the physical body, making it so that users who are unaware of the amount of Aan they have will often lose limbs in the process of trying to use a glyph that is to powerful.

            There are two main categories of Glyphs. There are Pairing Glyphs and Change Glyphs. Also, different Glyphs have varying amounts of power. For example, A person who has enough Aan to use a simple Pairing Glyph might not be able to safely use a different Pairing Glyph that is more complex and powerful. In order for the Aan to channel into a Glyph, the Glyph has to be written, carved, burned, or any other way of inscribing it on something. The more exact that the Glyph is inscribed, the more potent it will be. Keep in mind that potency is different than power. For another example, if two people that have the same amount of Aan draw the same glyph, it will take the same amount of power from both of them. But if one of them draws their Glyph more acuratley then their Glyph will work better and faster than the other one.

             The biggest problem with Aanwielding is this. When you first recieve your Talent your Aan becomes corrupted while in the far reaches of the Night. Every time that a person Wields, it opens up thier Aan to the Night more and more. There is now way to avoid it other than never weilding at all. People who become completely corrupted by the Night become Wanderers. Wanderers only goals are to hunt down other Wielders. When your Aan is corrupted it is effects your body and mind as well. Hidiously deformed, Wanderers will hunt tirelessly, the only thing they worry about is finding others. The fight Aanwielders not to kill them, but over-tax them to the point where the Night can take over. Used only in absolutly necissary Aanwielding is relatively safe, but when used for extenseive periods of time you run into the danger of becoming a Wanderer. The only way to safely survive a Wanderer attack is to retreat or not use you Aan to aid in killing it. The Night grants the Wanderer's even more power than possible while not being effected by the Night, including the power of never growing any older. Wanderers will hunt for years, decades, even whole lifetimes. The only way to kill a Wanderer is severing the body's connection to the brain, and accomplishing that without Wielding is close to impossible.

            Non-Wielders can become Wanderers too, but only through using a Lifeless. When someone uses a Lifless the Master's Aan takes over the other Aan. That is how the Masters are able to Wield, even if they don't have the Talent themselves. They are using thier own Aan and using the Lifeless' Talent to control it. When they use a Lifeless it is the Master's Aan that is being used so it is the Master's Aan that is being corrupted. They are not as threatening when they become Wanderers, because they can not Wield by themselves.
 

Edited December 24, 2016 by AidenRayce

[AidenRayce]

its not perfect and still getting developed, but I like to think that its a pretty original idea

[AidenRayce]

also a fun little note, each persons Aan has a different color, unique to that person. when a person Channels, veins of energy travel under their skin, going from their glowing eyes down to where the Glyph is located. Many Say that the eyes are windows to the soul and this is the reason why. Also because of the beautiful nature of Aanweilding it is considered sacred by many people or groups of people. this is the case of the people of the West Isle. the West Isle is a place that is widely dominated by religion, and this is where Lifeless come from. the religions consider anyone who Wields without the proper authority to be heretical, so they are forced into slavery. the priests of the religion who are considered to have the Authority, find out the heretics True Glyph, a Glyph that is said to be visible inscribed into a persons Aan in the Knight, through a long kept secret ritual. they then brand that Glyph onto the Heretic and sell them to the highest bidder. whoever knows a Lifeless" Glyph, controls that person.

[A Budgie she/her]

Sounds good, but why do the Wanderers chase people? Is there are reason for this, such as they need to consume other's Aan to survive?
Actually, that sounds really cliche.
Or is this Night thing making them kill people for a darker purpose?

[AidenRayce]

The Night for a darker purpose. The Night is like an inverse world were the Aans originate from. Where everyone lives is called the Day.

[Droughtbringer]

Pairing and Change glyphs...what do they do?

[Droughtbringer]

  @AidenRayce

Would you mind answering?

[AidenRayce]

Hey sorry guys. I can not type stuff on my tablet and that's what I use most. They do exactly what it sounds like they do. They Create and Pair things. For example a person could tattoo a Pairing Glyph onto their arm, and also have that same Glyph inscribed on their sword. They could then use said Glyph and their sword would appear in their hand. Things like that. there are also Glyphs called Glyphpairs that would be used to string multiple Glyphs together into one Glyph

[Yezrien]

Just out of curiosity, can you tell us a little more about the story this'll be used in?

[AidenRayce]

Are you wanting a sample chapter or a basic plot line?

[Yezrien]

I just meant an outline. It'll be easier for us to discuss the magic system if we understand the context. What kind of story are you telling? And how does the magic fit into the plot?