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[center][h2]Known Nations[/h2][/center]
[center][h3]Saiga[/h3][/center]
	Saiga is a small rural province less than a square kilometer in size, with a scarce population of around 500 people. It is home of many traditionalists who forsake the ideals of technological advancement and prefer to learn from the teachings of Kho, their hero-god and prophet. The province is an Anarcho-Syndicalist Commune-- a self-sufficient government without the need of government, nor economy. The people are often farmers or monks, contributing to society with the peaceful application of martial arts and philosophy.

	The Teachings of Kho are one of the more popular Philosophies on Ki in Thorisa. Kho was once a guru and prophet to the people of Saiga back when it was a much larger nation. In ancient legends, it is said that he was the pioneer of Saiga's modern martial arts, and one of the first humans to discover, and quantify the concept of Ki. He had used his immense power to turn the tides of war, training many others to use his secret knowledge to their advantage. When the wars that ravaged Saiga ended, he had opened a school and taught martial arts to the youth and developed the true purpose of Ki: Enlightenment. These teachings are passed down even to this day by his successors.

[center][h1]Important Terminology In Thorisa
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[center][h3]A/D[/h3][/center]
	The Arcane Detector is a very crude device for quantifying arcane energy. It emits an arcane-infused humming noise when activated. The pitch heightens when the sound-waves are interrupted by residual arcane energy of in the immediate area, assuming it is of a high enough volume. These are very rare, difficult to create, tend to malfunction, and are impractical for anything other than finding arcane nodes in no-man's-land.[/hider]
[quote=@Hunter of Dreams]
Thank you for the detailed explanation (and the super mega simple one as well:) I think I might understand it a bit better.

So basically a person focusing on Arcane magic can use the energy all around them for their purposes as needed, whereas those focusing on Ki use the energy within themselves . . . right?  
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Not quite.

The human body has a network of arcane energy within it far denser than the latent energy in the atmosphere, and this is where one would draw power from to use magic. One could use the energy in the atmosphere if they wanted to, but there isn't very much arcane energy in the air, and that would still require infusing one's own energy into the atmosphere to control it.

Although all arcane energy is essentially the same at its core, humans produce unique arcane energy that directly connects to their nervous system/brain, which is why they can control magic in the first place. Imagine that humans are huge rechargeable batteries, and they can use their energy to do do a myriad of things.

Examples being:

[list][*]A human injects their arcane energy into the earth to shift it to their liking, as if they were 'infecting' the earth.
[*]A human forming his own arcane energy into a new element, or form of energy, like wood, or electricity, allowing them to shock people, or conjure up entire tables.
[*]A human manipulating the density of their arcane energy to emulate increased gravity.[/list]

A human can easily run out of arcane energy if they expend to much, but they can restore this energy by doing very obvious things, such as eating, sleeping, etc. If the body's arcane network ever runs out of energy, it will die. On the other hand, overloading the body with too much energy can destroy a person's system entirely, killing them as well.

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Ki is an infinite power source inside one's body. As it is expended, the soul continues to produce more energy. This however, strains the soul, and if too much energy is spent, it can affect a person's mental and physical state. Although using too much energy can never kill somebody, it can potentially cripple them, or destroy their very soul, turning them into a zombie as the person who they once were is lost with their spirit.

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If you have more questions, feel free to ask. I can talk about my principals on magical physics all night xP