Affinities

Item from Mage Errant by John Bierce

The magic system of Anastis — where mages develop natural connections to specific substances or concepts during adolescence, with more specific affinities granting stronger but narrower power.

Also known as: affinities, the affinity system, magical affinities, affinity magic

What They Know

• Mages develop affinities to specific substances or concepts during adolescence — they cannot be chosen
• Five categories: compound, cluster, structural, monolithic, meta — each describes how the affinity relates to its domain
• More specific affinities are stronger but narrower — 'granite' beats 'stone' within its domain but cannot affect other rock types
• Warlock pacts allow bonded mages to share affinities, dramatically increasing each partner's versatility
• Mana is the fuel for affinity-based magic — sourced from the mage's body, external mana wells, or rare structures like Hugh's labyrinth demesne
• Having multiple natural affinities is uncommon — Rhodes's five affinities make him a statistical anomaly

Connections

• magic system of — anastis
• channeled through — spellform_item
• shared via — warlock_pact

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