Inner Magic Inhimog

{
  "aliases": [
    "Magic of the Living Self",
    "The Two Inner Currents"
  ],
  "content": {
    "definition": {
      "distinction_from_kaanurlmog": "Where Kaanurlmog magic exists independently of mortal will \u2014 ambient, ancient, and unchosen \u2014 Inhimog magic is wielded. It can be cultivated, trained, and expressed through the unique nature of the individual. Both Kori and Tazri have formal progressions of mastery, each with defined stages of growing power and risk.",
      "interaction": {
        "fin_okaaz_du": "The unraveling of foreign Tazri by a high Kori master. The life-fire consumes arcane energy. Usable only sparingly \u2014 overuse permanently damages the Olu.",
        "summary": "Kori and Tazri are fundamentally opposed in origin \u2014 one internal, one external \u2014 and can conflict directly. At the apex of Kori mastery (Ko\u0027Yolhak), a practitioner may develop Fin\u0027Okaaz\u0027Du: the ability to reject and consume foreign Tazri by burning it with life-fire. This is one of the few known points of direct interference between the two currents. In all other respects, they operate independently, through different mechanisms and toward different ends."
      },
      "shared_traits": [
        "Both are active \u2014 they require a practitioner to exist and grow.",
        "Both have formal progressions through stages of increasing mastery.",
        "Both are bound by the limits of the practitioner\u0027s body and soul.",
        "Both carry risk at extremes: Kori\u0027s highest techniques are irreversible; Tazri\u0027s highest stages consume the self entirely."
      ],
      "summary": "Inhimog describes all magic that originates from or passes through a living being. Unlike the world-forces of Kaanurlmog (Yoori and Ykheri), Inhimog magic is active, personal, and subject to individual growth and mastery. It divides into two distinct currents: Kori, which is born within, and Tazri, which is drawn from without.",
      "types": {
        "kori": {
          "ceiling": "At its apex, Kori transcends the individual \u2014 the master\u0027s presence reshapes reality around them, and their essence can be branded into other souls, echoing across generations.",
          "name": "Kori",
          "nature": "Not taught, but awakened. Kori enhances the bearer from within \u2014 strength, speed, resilience, healing \u2014 and bends itself to match the personality and spirit of its host. No two expressions of Kori are alike.",
          "progression": "Six stages: Ko\u0027Surhul (dormancy) \u2192 Ko\u0027Gornazil (stirring) \u2192 Ko\u0027Wokazil (ignition) \u2192 Ko\u0027Larkzil (steady flame) \u2192 Ko\u0027Yolhak (flameweaving) \u2192 Ko\u0027Vooklazil (expansion beyond the self).",
          "see": "magic.inhimog.kori",
          "source": "The Olu (soul) of the bearer. A primal remnant of the original whole, Pah\u0027Nad, seeded into all life when the world divided.",
          "translation": "In-Energy"
        },
        "tazri": {
          "ceiling": "At its apex, the caster dissolves into the Arcane Sea entirely \u2014 the individual ceases to exist, and only an Echo Form remains, altering reality by proximity alone.",
          "name": "Tazri",
          "nature": "Requires ritual, the Sigtaara language, and mental clarity. Unlike Kori, Tazri can reshape the external world \u2014 altering matter, conjuring forces, rewriting reality. But it is corrosive: repeated exposure erodes the Saeje, and losing control invites catastrophe.",
          "primary_danger": "Zaelmonir (soul-drowning): the erosion of the Saeje through uncontrolled Arcane Sea contact.",
          "progression": "Five stages: Taz\u0027Sulak (shivering reach) \u2192 Taz\u0027Gohraazil (listening wake) \u2192 Taz\u0027Yokaazil (silent binding) \u2192 Taz\u0027Laasok (willwoven rite) \u2192 Taz\u0027Zorzulkar (the drowned star).",
          "see": "magic.inhimog.tazri",
          "source": "The Arcane Sea (Yoos\u0027Okaaz) \u2014 the external reservoir of raw magical energy left behind when Pah\u0027Nad divided. Drawn inward through the caster\u0027s Saeje (soul).",
          "translation": "Out-Energy"
        }
      }
    },
    "english": "Inner Magic is the domain of the self \u2014 magic that lives in flesh, soul, and will."
  },
  "id": "magic.inhimog.overview_inhimog",
  "meta": {
    "notes": "Overview of Inner Magic (Inhimog). See magic.inhimog.kori and magic.inhimog.tazri for full stage breakdowns and detailed mechanics.",
    "status": "active"
  },
  "name": "Inner Magic",
  "native": "Inhimog",
  "relations": {
    "parent": {
      "id": "magic.overview_magic"
    },
    "x_relations_extra": {
      "counterpart": "magic.kaanurlmog.overview_kaanurlmog",
      "types": {
        "kori": "magic.inhimog.kori",
        "tazri": "magic.inhimog.tazri"
      }
    }
  },
  "sources": {},
  "subtype": "inhimog",
  "summary": "Inhimog \u2014 Inner Magic \u2014 encompasses the two forms of magic that arise from within living beings: Kori, the innate life-flame seeded into all creatures at the world\u0027s founding, and Tazri, the arcane energy drawn inward from the Arcane Sea through will and ritual. Both require the practitioner\u0027s body and soul to be the site of magic itself.",
  "tags": [
    "magic",
    "inhimog",
    "inner_magic",
    "kori",
    "tazri",
    "overview"
  ],
  "timeline": {},
  "type": "magic"
}