Everything in the Enchanted Hills is magical in some way. Potent enchantments drift through the air, and can be found in the grass, trees, even stones. Beasts carry it within them, and after prolonged exposure so do the characters.

Magic is learned through study and research. Even experienced mages who enter the Enchanted Hills will discover that many of the rudimentary facts of magic do not hold entirely true. The ether will respond with random chaos and almost arbitrary surges. Learning a spell, whether you are an aged arch mage or a budding student, is the art of gaining relative control of it within the aura of the Enchanted Hills.

Upon learning a spell, a character is considered marginally proficient with it. Please see the section on spell casting for more details about how to cast and the consequences of miscasting.

Many spells will have pre-requisites in order to learn them. This exists in order to ensure both game balance and proper translation of the intention of spells. For example, you must take a lower-level version of the spell Summon Magical Weapon before taking the higher level one. These restrictions are fairly flexible and there is a good deal of personal customization that you can have to your spell selection.

Unless otherwise stated, spells have no level requirement to cast provided you can accrue the appropriate research and have the mana to cast it.