Magic

EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK OF MAGIC

By Bosley Pinkerton You may have heard that Keplerian magic is distributed unevenly, to a mere ten percent of the Mortal Kepler population. That is a myth! Magic is innate to all Mortals—and may be accessible to Immortals as well—if we are only willing to reach deep within ourselves to

EXCERPT FROM THE EVOLUTION OF KEPLERIAN EXTRASENSORY ABILITIES

Though colloquially referred to as “magic,” the extrasensory abilities expressed in human Mortals on Kepler are, in fact, rare, scientifically explainable traits caused by genetic mutation. Similar mutations are responsible for cases of enhanced vision and auditory capabilities, increased receptiveness to smell and taste, and certain skin sensitivities common to

EXCERPT FROM FALLING FAST FROM EAST TO WEST

The first record of magic on Kepler dates to the year 76 AAH (After Arrival of Humans), when Birch Talon fell while climbing the ridges of the Eastern Plateaus and avoided injury by controlling the air to slow her fall. The aerodynamic tendency was later exercised by both Talon’s son