Well just gotta face the facts I won't be continuing with Mantra.  I have the ideas, I know where I want to go and like the concept, but despite all that, I just have no drive to continue the story.  Funny since I was really into it at first, especially the concept which was quite unique, but if I don't feel like writing anymore there's no point in pretending I might continue with it.

In the end, I think it just came down to finding it hard to write magic characters and having such a limited pool to work with.  If I make another character I think what I need to do is just thoroughly rework a character so I can write my own story but also be able to pull ideas from a much larger source.  My previous attempts have been rather too similar to their original incarnations which is probably why I tend to lose steam so easily as it feels more of a rehash than anything else.