Resonance

Resonance

Resonance is the magic system of Drakomere. The magic is closely tied to the Three, and comes in expressions of the holy number, three. One who uses Resonance is a Mage
Resonance is the power that fuels all of the magic in Drakomere. In the real world, some amount of heat energy is lost to the universe and becomes useless, thus resulting in a slow increase of entropy. However, in Drakomere, that lost heat energy is quickly converted to Resonance. Under a microscope, Resonance looks like a transparent red blood cell, with a very faint glow of either blue, green, or red, but is otherwise invisible. Resonance also gives off a soft hum directly relating to the Tone it was most recently used for. This is extremely soft and only becomes noticeable if a large amount of Resonance begins to congregate. Because of this, large cities where Resonance is constantly produced have a natural hum to them, that’s unique to each city.
Resonance is used to cast magic by attuning it to one of the Tones. This is done via Focusing Acts, at least two of which are usually required. Mage's need to consciously choose to allow Resonance to fill them, and it is stored in the blood. The amount of Resonance that can be concentrated in one's blood is different for each Mage, but typically the most skill a Mage has, the more Resonance they can hold at one time. Mages can then attune this Resonance to the various Tones they have access to, thus exerting magical influence over the world.

Melodies

The Melodies are the three major divisions of the Tones. These are Arcane, Divine, and Primal. These are wielded in their entirety by the three Archcaster Classes, The Wizard for Arcane, the Cleric for Divine, and the Druid for Primal. Wizards access their magic due to study of how Arcane magic works on a fundamental, scientific level. Clerics access their magic through faith and devotion to a higher power, drawing on the Khaagaazh from the Geneolurgical Identity that false god has gained (eg. a Cleric who worships One-Eyed Flame), or from one of the Three directly. Druids access their magic by drawing it from the Khaagaazh tuned to each Region.
Each Melody is also associated with one of the Three, the Realm and type of Dragons that god rules over, and the Archcaster that has access to it.

Magical Melodies

Melody	Archcaster	Dragon God	Realm	Dragon Type
Arcane	Wizard	Tiamat	The Sea	Metallic Dragons
Divine	Cleric	Quetzalcoatl	The Sky	Crystalline Dragons
Primal	Druid	Ouroboros	The Earth	Vegetative Dragons

Harmonies

Each Melody has three Harmonies contained within it, each of these is associated with a Subcaster, a vice and a virtue, and a secondary member of the Three (and thus their Realm and Dragon Type).
The Harmonies are the nine subdivisions of the Tones, three for each of the Melodies, and each with a Subcaster associated with it.

• The Arcane Subcasters are the Psion for Evocation, the Bard for Manipulation, and the Magus for Abjuration.
  

Evocation has quick and sudden bursts of power, mostly for destruction. Manipulation affects the minds of other Creatures in various ways. Abjuration negates various forces, the exact identity being determined by Tone.

• The Divine Subcasters are the Paladin for Regeneration, the Thaumaturge for Divination, and the Witch for Degeneration.
  

Regeneration allows for the healing of Creatures. Divination allows for the seeing of other places, thoughts, and times. Degeneration allows for the harming of Creatures.

• The Primal Subcasters are the Shaman for Transmutation, the Warlock for Conjuration, and the Warden for Dynamancy.
  

Transmutation turns one thing into another thing or changes something in some way. Conjuration changes something or someone’s place in space or time. Dynamancy manipulates the forces of nature, the Dynamos like electricity, magnetism, and gravity.
Subcasters, while having access to less Tones than Archcasters, have greater power and skill over the Tones they do have.
(Also in general, a Sub-Caster will have access to two Tones in their Harmony and one Tone from their Melody.)

Arcane Harmonies

Harmony	Subcaster	Vice	Virtue	Secondary God	Secondary Realm	Secondary Dragon Type
Evocation	Psion	Anger	Temperance	Tiamat	The Sea	Metallic Dragons
Manipulation	Bard	Deceit	Humility	Ouroboros	The Earth	Vegetative Dragons
Abjuration	Magus	Fear	Equanimity	Quetzalcoatl	The Sky	Crystalline Dragons

Divine Harmonies

Harmony	Subcaster	Vice	Virtue	Secondary God	Secondary Realm	Secondary Dragon Type
Regeneration	Paladin	Sloth	Courage	Quetzalcoatl	The Sky	Crystalline Dragons
Divination	Thaumaturge	Craving	Veracity	Ouroboros	The Earth	Vegetative Dragons
Degeneration	Witch	Avarice	Peace	Tiamat	The Sea	Metallic Dragons

Primal Harmonies

Harmony	Subcaster	Vice	Virtue	Secondary God	Secondary Realm	Secondary Dragon Type
Transmutation	Shaman	Envy	Munificence	Quetzalcoatl	The Sky	Crystalline Dragons
Conjuration	Warlock	Avoidance	Moderation	Ouroboros	The Earth	Vegetative Dragons
Dynamancy	Warden	Pride	Diligence	Tiamat	The Sea	Metallic Dragons

Tones

Each Harmony has three Tones, which totals out to twenty seven Tones of Magic, nine for each Melody. Each Tone is associated with an Origin Lineage, a Region, and a specific kind of Dragon.

Evocation Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Infusion	Polonium Dragon	Infused	The Chaos
Kineticism	Gallium Dragon	Aguinn	The Archipelago
Animation	Mercury Dragon	Gnome	Steelshroud

Infusion. Infusion (power over the elemental ideals)
Kineticism. Kineticism is the process of converting Resonance directly into kinetic energy (power over energy conversion)
Animation. (the ability to invest consciousness into objects, and sapience into objects and non-sapient creatures)

Manipulation Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Illusion	Bismuth Dragon	Lumen	Stellarsiege
Enchantment	Indium Dragon	Croaken	Stormwood
Domination	Thallium Dragon	Human	Wild Plains

Illusion. (altering a Creature’s perception)
Enchantment. (altering a Creature’s thoughts)
Domination. (altering a Creature’s actions)

Abjuration Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Negation	Aluminum Dragon	Dwoliath (Dwarf/Jotunn	Drakion
Protection	Tin Dragon	Stoneling (Stonebloom)	Stonebloom Plateau
Contradynation	Lead Dragon	Plumbite	Twisted Lands

Negation. (protection against the magical)
Protection. (protection against the physical)
Contradynation. (protection against the forces of the world)

Regeneration Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Mending	Quartz Dragon	Vespoid	Twisted Lands
Vitalizing	Beryl Dragon	Highborne	Wild Plains
Curing	Jade Dragon	Troll	Stormwood

Mending. (repairing of physical injuries)
Vitalizing. (repairing of spiritual injuries)
Curing. (repairing of sickness)

Divination Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Scrying	Carbonite Dragon	Anansi	Stellarsiege
Augury	Diamond Dragon	Kobold	Drakion
Clairvoyance	Oxidite Dragon	Saurian	Stonebloom Plateau

Scrying. (the seeing of other places)
Augury. (the seeing of other times)
Clairvoyance. (the seeing of other thoughts)

Degeneration Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Wounding	Garnet Dragon	Ork	Steelshroud
Wither	Topaz Dragon	Deepling	Chaos
Plague	Zircon Dragon	Hathinn	Archipelago

Wounding. (the causing of physical injury)
Wither. (the cause of spiritual injury)
Plague. (the causing of sickness)

Transmutation Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Alchemy	Algae Dragon	Triton	Archipelago
Fabrication	Lycophyte Dragon	Doppleganger	Chaos
Modification	Flowering Dragon	Beastfolk	Wild Plains

Alchemy. (changing an objects material
Fabrication. (changing an objects form)
Modification. (changing an objects capabilities)

Conjuration Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Transportation	Liverwort Dragon	Elf	Drakion
Geneomancy	Gnetophyte Dragon	Phrenian	Twisted Lands
Chronomancy	Gingko Dragon	Ogre	Stormwood

Transportation. (altering position in space)
Geneomancy. (drawing the Geneolurgical Narrative Ideal and making it manifest in reality)
Chronomancy. (altering position in time)

Dynamancy Harmonies

Harmony	Dragon	Origin Lineage	Region
Graviturgy	Conifer Dragon	Crystalkin	Stellar Siege
Electromagneturgy	Fern Dragon	Stoneling (Stonebloom)	Stonebloom Plateau
Radiurgy	Moss Dragon	Faerie	Steelshroud

Graviturgy. (power over gravity)
Electromagneturgy. (power over magneitc pushes, pulls, pulses, fields, and electricity)
Radiurgy. (Power over both non-ionizing, and ionizing radiation)

Geneolurgy

Geneolurgy refers to the softer side of magic in Drakomere. As something gains reverence, stories are told about it, and its legend grows, the world begins to shift to better accommodate for that. This is only truly observable over the massive timescales Drakomere has. An example of this in action is the Wanderlust. What began as a Cloven Orc that decided to travel the world to tell stories has since developed into a mantle of power. Now, when one bears the title Wanderlust, they gain expert knowledge on how to play all instruments, they speak all languages fluently, and gain the knowledge of all stories known by the previous Wanderlusts. This power was not gained via weaving of magic, but rather as the fame of the Wanderlust has grown over tens of thousands of years, Resonance begins to be imprinted from the stories, weaving the Tones to empower those the stories tell about. This is very soft and can be strictly inconsistent, but it will be consistent tonally.
Next to no one in the world of Drakomere knows of Geneolurgy, and the few that have their suspicions keep them quiet for fear that spreading the word of Geneolurgy will increase its power and make it more volatile, eventually snowballing to a single madman being able to recreate the world his broken mind sees it merely by raving about it.