Mana

Mana is the form of energy that fuels the use of magic within the Twokinds universe. Mana is a type of physical mineral that can be found within deep the Mekkan earth or close to the surface in the form of bright blue Mana Crystals. The presence of Mana Crystals continues to naturally grow due to the existence of Dragons, Dragons are near-immortal beings made entirely of magic that cause the eventual growth of new Mana Crystals around them should they remain stationary for long enough. Theoretically all three of the major races are able to utilise Mana and cast spell however, the conditions in which Mana can be used varies depending on one's race. The magical potential of Mana Crystals is contained in the crystals themselves, after the their energy is converted into magic the crystals themselves will begin to dull in colour, though each crystal will begin to regain energy over time (though this process happens over a long period and is not sustainable enough itself to usually warrant keeping a crystal for later use). Mana itself has no known specific purpose and Mana Crystals only appear in one form, Mana Crystals are simply a fuel for magic use and do not focus on a specific type of magic.

Spell casting is a whole other side of Mana, though the power of Mana is required to cast a spell knowlage of the spell you wish to use is also required. The offical teaching of spells in Mekkan is largely unique to the Human race, a handful of academies have been built by the Templar Order (the largest known mage guild and a group closely associated with the highest authorities of the Human Kingdom. The series has shown many examples of different field of spell casting including: conjuring, attacking, defending, teleportation, manipulating elements, controlling people, and healing; however in reality the list likely goes on much further.

Dark/Black Mana and Black Magic
Dark or Black Mana is a form of unstable yet powerful energy that can be drawn from Black Mana Crystals which appear to be corrupted versions of normal Mana Crystals. Due to the Human's ability to draw Mana directly from the crystals in the earth they can also access deposits of Black Mana, though only trained mages such as high ranking Templar are able to do so. Black Mana and it's associated spells are highly unpredictable and beyond a spells original casting it is hard for even the mage themselve to control it any more. Since there is known tone much less Black Mana within the earth mages who attempt to use Black Magic run the very high risk of running out of contained crystal energy to draw from, unlike normal Mana which would simply prevent the use of magic is none was present Black Magic can draw energy directly from the earth not just the crystals contained within which will result in the creation of "dying earth" (a state in which more Black Mana Crystals can form on over time). Black Mana will typically have a negative effect on it's user, ranging from destroying their mind or causing parts of their body to corrupt and become permanently blackened as what happened with Trace Legacy's arm at the Basidian Islands.

Use of Black Magic is extremely taboo and banned by even Humans, though many mages do not have access to it anyway due to not being strong enough. Some powerful members of the Templar Order are known to secretly use Black Magic despite their organisation being the ones that outlawed it's use. Knowledge of Black Magic spells is a closely guarded Templar secret however, even some Keidran have been able to pick up a thing or two about it.

Dragons
Dragons are creatures of pure magic and so can naturally do a pretty much anything that humans and Keidran can do with little to no effort. In fact, when Dragons sleep, Mana crystals often form around their bodies. This is where most of the mana crystals around the world come from. They can also shapeshift with ease, proven when Nora takes a feline form and Reni takes a human form. This kind of transformation is not easy for any of the other species to do, the only notable ones being Euchre and Rose.

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Keidran
Keidran, like Humans are also able to utilise Mana without consequence however, in order for a Keidran to use Mana certain conditions must be met. Keidran lack the ability to draw Mana directly from the Mana Crystals deep beneath the ground so they must have physical crystals on their person or close by to draw energy from. Typical Mana Crystals sold at stores and vendors across Mekkan are usually sold in the size of around a ping pong ball per unit, each crystal provides a small supply of mana, a single crystal is usually required for each spell. In order to utilise the Mana stored within one of these crystals the user must be making direct contact with it, meaning that the user must be holding the crystal (or otherwise touching it, for example as on a necklace like Natani seems to wear) to cast a spell. Although Keidran are able to use Mana perfectly fine assuming they are in position of easily available Mana Crystals the presence of professional Keidran mages are far between, only existing in rare cases such as Euchre. Due to the Humans and the Templar controllig pretty much all of the magical teaching it is very hard for Keidran to learn magic professionally unless they submit to the Human authorities, and even the most Humans would be unwilling to teach a Keidran how to use magic anyway (especially Templars). Since may Human Mana Crystal vendors are unwilling to trade with Keidran this presents a second large problem for an aspiring mage. Keidran who wish to become mages will likely result to what is know as "dirty magic", a form of crude spellcasting comprised of simple self taught spells. However, there are some Keidran guilds in their home territory that specialize in compiling Mana usage, these guilds are usually criminal in nature though and use said knowlage to commit a variety of organised crime. Keidran are known to be able to use Black Mana just like a Human so long as they possess Black Mana Crystals instead "formed of the dying earth," but like it does to Humans use will likely prove lethal or dangerous (as seen with the only Keidran shown to use Black Mana dying as a result).

Basitin
Unlike their fellow races Basitin are completely unable to utilise Mana naturally from the earth or even with the presence of physical Mana Crystals on their person like Keidran could, therefore their has never been such a thing as a Basitin mage and Basitin society has never had an interest in the practices of magic. However, although Basitin are unable to use Mana themselves does not mean that they can not use it completely. The Templar Order working with their fellow Humans have recently designed a prototype model of their classic Templar Tower design to allow Basitins to force the ability of Mana use. The main reason why Basitins cannot naturally react with Mana is becuase their minds cannot handle or comprehend magic mentally, therefore their bodies will naturally reject Mana use to prevent them from suffering any ill effects. The Basitin do not have the inability to use Mana in the same way that a Keidran would technically (a Basitin using magic must be in possession of Mana Crystals in addition to the Templar tower's radius to use Mana) but they physically will reject it's usage. The effect that Mana use have on a Basitin are varied and bring a range of negative effects, anywhere from of sever brain damage connected to direct Mana use or a headache should the Basitin in question only be in the towers radius. The prototype Templar tower works by providing a large enough source of Mana to override a Basitin's natural rejection and force out their magical potential. Although a case of Mana use actually killing a Basitin has never been seen however, the state in which one can suffer through extreme use is pretty close, leaving them almost an empty shell or zombie. After being exposed to Mana for too long a Basitin's mind stops functioning properly with the strain on their minds, eventually they lose the ability to even use said magic due to not being able to focus on even using spells anymore. Though Bastian can seemingly not die to Mana use it is technically not lethal but when prolonged exposure use is considerd it can leave one barely comprehensive or even able to speak properly, seemingly for life, dealing lifelong mental injury. It is unknown if Basitin are able to wield Dark Mana but considering they are barely able to handle even Pure Mana it is unlikely, since both even Human and Keidran who are all able to use Mana suffer greatly under Dark Mana use the effect on Basitin may be even worse (assuming the could use it).

Normal Mana Based
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 * Flawless Transformation (Used by Euchre)
 * Heart's Desire (Used by Natani)

Black Mana Based
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Normal Mana Based
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 * Fireball Spell (Used by various characters)
 * Dome Barrier Spell (Used by Carver)
 * Race Illusion Spell (Used by Edmund Sirus, Carver, Roan and Sam)
 * Gender Illusion Spell (Used by Nora)
 * Soul Link Spell (User by Clovis)

Dark/Black Mana Based
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 * Soul Fracturing Spell (Used by Issac)

Gallery
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Trivia
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