I agree with everybody.  I think magic should be a much more subtle, near non-existent thing.  I like the whole idea of its pretend-magic, that it's just someone making you think that they can do it.  Maybe, once there was magic, the legit, "holy-crap, how did you just do that" kind, but it has been lost to the ages.  Then again, we don't really have to go that way as this seems to be more of a low-fantasy RP.  As for the religion and orders and stuff, [@Partisan], you want to PM what you had in idea for religions?  One of the orders that you want could be a Templar-type order, but I need more information about the religions.  I kinda want to do a Children of the Light type group from Robert's Jordan Wheel of Time, but don't really have to.  That's just my suggestion.