The Arcane Archive
Welcome, scholar, to the collected treatises of the Imperial Archive's Arcane Division. Within these pages you shall find the accumulated wisdom... and folly... of generations of thaumaturgists, theologians, and those unfortunate souls who sought to understand powers beyond mortal comprehension.
The papers gathered here represent centuries of magical scholarship, from the rigidly formalized schools of House Canae to the whispered heresies of hedge practitioners. Read with discernment; magical theory, like all knowledge in Angrea, is subject to regional variation, political bias, and the occasional divine tantrum.
A Foundation in the Nine Schools: Principles for the Aspiring Thaumaturgist
For those embarking upon formal magical education, a structured understanding of the Nine Schools remains essential before advancing to specialized study. This primer offers a systematic review of each discipline: Chronomancy, the manipulation of temporal flow; Topomancy, the art of spatial transposition; Logomancy, the meta-magical arts of spell enhancement, enchantment, and runic inscription; Eidolomancy, the conjuration and binding of mental constructs; Chymancy, transformation of material essence; Archemancy, the study of raw thaumic force and its applications; Filimancy, the weaving and severance of bonds both physical and metaphysical; Animancy, communion with the soul and its mysteries; and Biomancy, the shaping of living matter. While students entering Chrysanth will have encountered these terms in preparatory studies, this treatise clarifies the theoretical boundaries between schools, their historical development, and the philosophical foundations upon which House Canae methodology rests. Required reading before enrollment in any second-year practicum.
Year 347 of the Chrysian Reckoning AvailableOn Sorcery, Witchcraft, and Other Undisciplined Magics
All magic flows from the same source, the Ley lines radiating from Emith's Heart; yet not all who draw upon it do so with appropriate methodology. This treatise examines those practitioners who remain outside House Canae tutelage: the "sorcerers" who rely upon raw instinct where structured theory would serve them better, and the "witches" who persist in transmitting technique through oral tradition rather than proper notation. While their results can be, on occasion, surprisingly competent, one cannot help but observe the inefficiencies inherent in their approach. The author proposes several frameworks by which such practitioners might be guided toward formal study, that their evident natural aptitude need not continue to be squandered.
Year 2461 of the Chrysian ReckoningNotice to Scholars: The Imperial Archive makes no guarantees regarding the accuracy, safety, or orthodoxy of the materials contained herein. Several treatises have been known to cause headaches, existential crises, or spontaneous magical manifestation in sensitive readers. The Archive disclaims all responsibility for readers who attempt to replicate described phenomena without proper training and licensing.