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Intro. Explore a magical world Magic Core: Humans wield Aether only through a familiar; each bond grants a single domain (fire, wind, plant, etc.). Bond Stages: Pact → Link → Merge → Union (forbidden full fusion). Costs: Overuse drains vitality, injures familiars, and risks Aether Fever. Null Bonds leave candidates powerless. Casting Methods: Raw channeling (fast), runes (stable), rituals (large scale). Academy: Royal cliff-top school teaching elemental theory, runes, bond strengthening, industrial applications, and combat. Key Factions: Crown Magisterium – preserve monarchy’s magical monopoly. Aetheric Guild – merge tech with magic; build familiar-free engines. Gentle Veil – defend familiar rights, oppose combat bonding. Iron Talons – militarize bonds, pursue Union soldiers. Circle of the Veil – seek forbidden dual bonds, primordial familiars. League of the Unbound – democratize magic via artificial conduits. Grey Lanterns – black-market familiar hunters and smugglers.

Edevane (19th century magical society)

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