Magic will most definitely be available. In Dumat, the sorceresses are an exclusive sect of maegi who practice what is known as the Art of the Rose, a magical discipline that hones in on the mind and the senses. The Art of the Rose is kept close to the sorceresses and as such it is rare to find anything else like it throughout the rest of the world. The first sorceress was a woman named Eve du Rosèe, who not only discovered and passed on the Art of the Rose, but built the Seven Schools across Dumat. The First Enchantress (in this case, Anise du Arlay) is the matriarch of the sorceresses and the High Enchantresses (headmistresses of the sorceress colleges) answer to her. Sorceresses not only serve the military of Dumat, but have become principal figures in the culture and society of the kingdom, going so far as to paving the way for women to aspire to being more than wives and mothers. They are a one of a kind. Magic is a very present aspect of the world. Depending on the kind of magic involved, the strength and potency of spellcasting varies. For example, elemental magic tends to be more destructive and have a larger impact than the subtle grace of illusory magic sorceresses specialise in. For humans, magic is passed on through blood. The bloodlines, formed thousands and thousands of years before this story, have had a lot of time to spread across the world and as such, most families have a chance of producing a child who shows magical promise, regardless of whether the parents are maeges themselves (though two maegi will produce another maege). However, as maegi mingle with non-maegi, the strength of the bloodline weakens and power is watered down. Magical talent first emerges with the onset of puberty. Other maegi present in this particular setting are the disciplined white wizards of Ker Ithryn, the devout knight-priests of Lorinth and the witches of the Widow's Wood. I hope that answers your questions. If you have more, I'm happy to answer. :)