Magic:Harmonics

Harmonics

Harmonic magic, unlike traditional magic, relies on a user's ability to directly manipulate the "harmonies" that everything in the universe is constructed from. By manipulating the harmonies, those skilled in this magic can change one metal to another or turn dirt into water. While harmonic magic is considered the only magic that the Duuema practice, there are many in the society that cannot practice it.

Mechanics

Harmonic magic is different than other forms of magic, in that it doesn't interact in any capacity with adawe. Instead, users interact with the harmonies of substances with their own harmonies.

According to reports published by the Harmonic Council, there are fifteen harmonies that are referred to as the Master Harmonies. These harmonies are:

1. Elemental Harmony - The most fundamental harmonies that are present in everything
2. Compound Harmony - Harmonies belonging to two separate groups but that are unable to be separated
3. Mineral Harmony - Harmonies that form inorganic solids
4. Metal Harmony - Harmonies that enable good conduction of heat and other magics
5. Non-Metal Harmony - Harmonies that do not enable good conduction of heat and other magics
6. Gaseous Harmony - Harmonies that form gases
7. Liquid Harmony - Harmonies that form fluids
8. Solid Harmony - Harmonies that form rigid substances
9. Organic Harmony - Harmonies that form basic elements of living substances
10. Polymer Harmony - Harmonies that repeat indefinitely without change
11. Aromatic Harmony - Harmonies that create fragrances
12. Acidic and Basic Harmony - Harmonies that borrow or accept fragments of other harmonies
13. Salt Harmony - Harmonies that form ionic substances
14. Biologic Harmony - Harmonies required by all living substances (such as genetics)
15. Unstable Harmony - Harmonies with unpredictable patterns that have the potential to negatively affect living substances

In addition, the Council determined that there is another harmony that cannot be manipulated by mortals. This harmony is the Celestial Harmony, which is thought to be the basis of the mortal soul.

Uses

The uses for harmonic magic are many. Most individuals use it to make work easier, such as by removing dents from metal parts of automalia. The uses for this magic are so numerous that it is not clear to anyone what the limits actually are when it comes to practicing it. Indeed, due to this, there is a council in Duuema society, the Harmonic Council, whose members devote their lives to studying harmonic magic and harmonies in general.

In Media

Monarch of the Lost: The Beginning

Rhzoreck uses harmonic magic a few times:

• In the Prologue, when he levitates to reach the top of Dyrro Fioth's tower,
• In Chapter 2, when he opens the door to Vouukjng-zel without a key,
• In Chapters 5 and 10, when he is mending the pipes in his home,
• In Chapter 6, when he lights the lamps in the keep,
• Doubled in Chapter 8, when he teaches Calen a harmonic spell (having held the spell while using another spell to teach him),
• In Chapter 10 when he attempts to teach Amaeus the same magic,
• In Chapter 23, when he unlocks the box for Amaeus,
• In Chapter 25, when he strips the duplicate enchantments from the Verstadn,
• And again in Chapter 25, when he summons Ereboseth.

In addition, Calen uses harmonic magic multiple times:

• In Chapter 8, when he initializes his connection to Calen Junior,
• In Chapter 20, when he is using Calen Junior to help him dig in the rubble,
• In Chapter 23, when he is levitating while assisting Rhzoreck,
• And in the Epilogue, when he has Calen Junior open the library's door.

Author Notes

Harmonic magic was inspired by reality. In real life, substances change states depending on how slowly or quickly the atoms within are moving. By taking this concept and adding a touch of magic, the idea of "vibrations" came into play. With an instrument, like when you pluck a string on a harp, the string vibrates and creates sound. In Zyrkthraan, the idea is that the molecules/atoms/what have you are vibrating and creating a sound. Although the sound is not audible to someone, it does exist. So, the Duuema recognize the vibrations inherent within each substance, know that they produce sound, and thus developed magic to interact directly with those elements to change things around them.