[James Calmara]

1548
Machine Shop

"I'd say a slight clip on top speed is a bargain given the gain is near infinite range." Calmara pondered aloud as he paced around the 'magical terminals' hanging in mid air. "As for the other factor I guess practice makes perfect. We got quite a few stick jockeys that will be itching to get off the ground so you'll have no shortage of test pilots. But I suspect your gonna take first dibs on flights." Pausing in front of the displays and watching the adjustments that were being made, he took note of the modular construction of the equipment. But that was not all that had piqued his interest. "Aear can I ask you. If this Mana exists all around, how do you 'tap into' it, manipulate it, is it a case of you've either got it or you haven't? Or can techniques be taught? " The engineer asked tentitivly.

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[Aear Charter]

1548
Machine Shop

Aear blinked at James. How do you 'tap into' the mana in the air and/or a mages body? Basically he was asking for a crash course in magic. Aear shut all the magical terminals down and folded his arms in thought. Aear had never been a teacher of anything before, he never thought he had to paitience or the discipline for such a job. And yet this wasn't the first time he was teaching people. Isn't that what he did when he raised his sisters? Training Chiquita to get into the ASD or helping Kana study for Medical School.

Aear stared at James for a good minute before he spoke. Ok, so a crash course in magic. Ok. So as i've already explained Mana is the energy used to power magic. Mana is generated in your body and can be absorbed from the air and it's nature and capability differs from person to person. The first thing you're going to notice is that everyone has a different magic colour. For example, I have white magic and Kana has green. Now whist the mana you generate is normally enough for most purposes mana can be conserved in cards and cartridges to be used later, usually for combat. In addition a percentage of the mana used in a spell disperses into the air as Ambient Mana. The mana bleed that accumulates is known as Residual Mana.

Aear paused to let the information sink in before continuing, bringing up another magicial terminal showing a mages body with a glowing dot in the chest. Before mana can be used for a particular purpose a mage shapes it into an appropriate form in a process known as linking. For this purpose all mages have an organ known as the Linker Core. Since efficient linking requires complex energy calculations, predefined magical programs known as spells are created to simplify the invocation of common magical effects. These programs are computed within the caster's brain, assisted by their Device, which can also serve as a storage medium for spells. The visual manifestation of such calculations is a magic circle. When they are complete, a trigger is usually required to release the magical energy.

Tag: James Calmara