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In the very beginning of time, before even the cosmos existed, there was only the Light and the Void. Originally, only the Light (DRYGHTEN) existed as an unfettered, shifting ocean of living energy. However, as some of its energies faded and dimmed, pockets of cold nothingness were created. From the absence of Light in these spaces, a new power coalesced and came to be. This was the Void (CYTHRAWL), a dark and vampiric force driven to devour all energy, to twist creation inward to feed upon itself. The Void quickly grew and began to move against the Light, and before long, the mounting tension between the two forces ignited a series of explosions that ruptured the very fabric of creation, giving birth to the physical universe. The Light became known as DRYGHTEN, the pleroma of the Gods, and HIS two aspects of masculine and feminine - the God and the Goddess supreme - mated and created the universe through the Big Bang, giving birth to nebulae and galaxies. DRYGHTEN confined CYTHRAWL in the lowest reaches of Annwn. CYTHRAWL would become the source of dark magic, while DRYGHTEN became the source of light magic - while magic itself is without alignment, neither Good not Evil, it's very nature was Pure, but the Void corrupted it into something twisted and malicious. DRYGHTEN's emanated downward into the physical universe as pure energy, which burned through all things as an innate animating force, carried through the Earth on the Ley Lines, which pulsed with this magic, carrying the mystic energy across the planet, fueling it power and giving life, cross sections became Nexuses of Power, untapped wellsprings of infinite potential where the essence of the Divine could be felt as the Veil rifted there. High places drew near DRYGHTEN, low places drew near CYTHRAWL and his chthonic, necrotic, infernal influence.

Among the first humans, there was Neena and Reiner. They came across The All, a spiritual energy ran through everything that existed, neither Good nor Evil. The Source of All Magic. DRYGHTEN's lowest emanation. They tapped into it, drawing themselves close to the Gods, taking in more power than any one person ever should possess. As the first Witches, they became immortal, it bonded them forever to one another and to The All. They ascended to a place of pure, utter bliss that they shared with The All, known as the Higher Realm. Here, they were like gods, and eventually hubris overtook them.

Their presence there affected the earth as The All was contained to the Higher Realm. As a result, the world started to die. The only way to save the world was for the woman and her mate to separate their powers and allow the power of The All to flow freely again. The woman and man were forced to abandon the Higher Realm, never to return again. Once back on Earth, the woman gave birth to a pair of triplets that were conceived while she was in the Higher Realm. The first child was a female and had powers like her mother, just not as strong, and it was from this child that Witches came. The second child was a male born with the same abilities, but he used the magic for dark purposes, and that gave rise to Warlocks. The third child was neither male nor female, born with magic of a neutral nature, and from them came the Wizards. Their other children possessed no magic of their own, but they and their descendants could tap into The All as practitioners.

Every time a Witch would be born, she would inherit a tiny piece of The All. However, with every new descendant, The All began to weaken, as it was spreading too thinly. In order to reclaim some of the magic it had lost, it needed one of the two immortals to return to the Higher Realm. The Elders were forced to make a decision and chose Reiner. Against his will, he was taken away from Neena. Neena eventually fought against the Elders and the Charmed Ones in 2009, only to be banished to the world of her own creation - where the Source of All Magic manifests as a tree bearing golden fruit. For six months out of every year, Neena's beloved would join her, but for the rest of the time he would remain with The All in the Higher Realm.

1. Blessings - improves the condition of an object, buffs and healing
2. Charm - alters the object's properties, enchantments
3. Ward - inibits the effects of other spells, protection charms
4. Jinx - irritating but amusing, maintained as long as one keeps eye contact
5. Hex - consistently affects the object in an inconvieniet manner
6. Curse - intended to affect the target in a strongly negative manner
7. Glamour - alters the appearance of an object, illusion and conjuration

Scrying is commonly done for divination, brewing refers to the making of potions, and casting is for the use of spells via hand movement or wands and staffs. Chanting or incanting refers to vocal spells. When something is charmed, it is enchanted or bewitched. Blessing can counter curses.