Alright ladies, let's talk about magitech.

[u][b]The Tech[/b][/u]

[b]Magitech[/b] - Literally the lifeblood of the City. Magitech is the electricity that runs through almost every nook and cranny of the metropolis, and it powers everything within its reach. The energy comes from a particular mineral known as Arcana - its crystals can be found in abundance deep underground and they are hooked up to any device you can think of like batteries. Of course, the larger the crystal, the more energy it can provide - but Arcana has a finite amount of energy per unit of mass and even more needs to be mined up from the earth to keep the City running.

Magitech is always created in the official districts, but it is distributed everywhere. The people within the City are subject to advertising campaigns for the latest new gadget almost every other week; toasters guaranteed to never burn the bread, torches that can be mounted onto any vertical surface, self-heating teacups, small-scale force fields you can attach onto fragile packages...the list goes on and on.

Magitech weaponry is rarer than normal firearms and a little more difficult to get a hold of unless you’re part of The Council, but it’s not unheard of. People have been seen with laser pistols, special energy shields and electrified knives.

[b]Buffs [/b]- These are a newer technological breakthrough within the City, and there have been quite a lot of debates surrounding the concept. Named after James Buffant, who devoted his life to ingesting Arcana and recording the effects, these chemical products are mass-produced temporary superpowers in pills, bottles or syringes. The most common ones alter the senses or increase durability, strength and agility. Some are purely cosmetic, allowing someone to change their appearance or shapeshift for around half an hour. All of them are Council Approved and rarely last over an hour or two.

[b]Nonapps[/b] - With the creation of Buffs, many individuals started wondering if The Council was hiding the true potential of Arcana ingestibles. Nonapps are Buffs that aren’t approved by the Council and they’re technically illegal, because their potency makes them addictive. Nonapps grant the user stronger powers for half the duration alongside some pretty horrible side-effects. They’re homebrewed and unreliable; with the side effects ranging from nausea to growing a third limb or being covered in scales, many people avoid Nonapps simply because they’re so unpredictable.