[ MAGIC SYSTEM ]
→ All magic is from mana paths. People born with mana paths allows them to use magic
→ Mana paths must always stay 'pure' because they are a blessing from the heavens.
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[ AWAKENING ]
→ As seven (7) has always been considered a sacred number, mana paths awaken when humans turned seven
→ An awakening ceremony is held during a child's seventh birthday, in which the child must do the following:
1. Bathe and cleanse the whole body
2. Fast. The child is not allowed to eat or drink for the next 12 hours
3. They have to offer a prayer kneeling inside a magic circle that will determine their designation for the next 12 hours
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[ DESIGNATION ]
→ there is a total of 5 designations based on the mana path an individual possessed.
✧ LAICS
→ Laics make up 70% of the world population
→ Laics refer to everyone who didn't have any mana paths
✧ HUNTERS
→ Hunters make up 10% of the world's population
→ They can use their mana paths for combative purposes thus they require guidance or cleansing as when mana is used in such a way, it can easily get corrupted
→ A corrupted Hunter is referred to as Fallen
→ Hunters can use their magic as either of the following: ELEMENTAL, SUMMONING, ENHANCEMENT
❋ ELEMENTAL
→ Can use element magic which is either fire, air, earth, and water
❋ SUMMONING
→ Can summon weapons and/or beasts or creatures from other dimensions
→ Most summoners use artifacts to either use elemental magic or enhancer magic
❋ ENHANCEMENT
→ Has enhanced abilities that made them superhuman.
e.g. super speed, super strength
→ Most use artifacts in order to use elemental or summoning magic
✧ GUIDES
→ Guides make up 10% of the world's population
→ A Guide's sole purpose is to balance or regular the mana path of Hunters
→ Due to the purpose of their existence their mana paths are always pure
→ In Serene, there's a scarcity of high-level Guides which resulted in a royal decree that all Class A and Class S Guides will have to serve the Imperial Palace or the dukedom they were assigned to.
→ When a Guide has a weak guidance or mana path, they would have to resort to a more intimate method of guiding which could involve not just kissing but sex.
✧ ACOLYTES
→ Acolytes make up 5% of the world's population
→ Has the purest mana path out of all designations
→ Can heal and provide medical assistance and on some occasions can also provide /buffs/ which enhance one's physical condition
→ Acolytes who have the ability to provide buffs are rare
→ Due to the fact that they have the purest mana path, they're sensitive to corruption
→ A corrupted Acolyte is referred to as Heretic
✧ RESTORERS
→ Restorers make up 5% of the world's population
→ Mostly referred to as the 'cleaners'
→ Restorers' ability is not only limited to restoring damaged areas, they can also restore and asses artifacts and classify dungeons
→ Only Restorers have the capability to recreate an artifact