[quote=@Inlaa]
One thing I don't remember seeing talked about: magic. Does it exist? If so, can a species be born with the ability to wield it?

I hate to ask these sort of questions because it probably isn't giving the right impression, but I want to ask before I proceed. I'm deciding on something concerning this species, and whether magic exists is important.
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Not really. I'm generally very iffy about magic as a whole, and when it comes down to it I like to see something put into it that's equal to what you want out of it. I didn't approach this RP with instituting rules for magic in mind.

There are however a few scattered exceptions. In the case of Vilage the Gul Shapur that rule Poertia are effectively immortal, but they have to consume human flesh regularly to maintain their immortality or they go insane and feral. And the advances of the Visha may be considered magic in themselves, particularly in their designs for golems/Automatons. But the secrets of the Visha themselves are very far removed and I would rather they not be readily available and known to anyone in the post-Visha world, their secrets died with their empire. All that remains are the bones and a few surviving pieces, but no one would have any idea where to start on them.