Unified Mysticism

The theory that there are more forces in the world than just magic. It is believed that there are five fundamental forces in the world. They are: In Shield of the People, Lin Shartien returns to the Magic department at the Royal College of Maradaine to refresh her understanding of Unified Mysticism, after witnessing an unsettling demonstration of Faith. This introduces the framework to the reader.
 * Magic - channeling numinic energy through a physical body
 * Faith - still a mystery. It has not been proven to be a real thing.
 * Will - the power of Psionics, telepaths and others.
 * Physical Focus - externally shaping numinic energy through other objects. Bardinic runes are an example of this.
 * Veranix's cloak and rope fall into this category?
 * Science - an understanding of the true physical laws of the universe.
 * This force is a base standard that everything will return to. Understanding the Science of the world will lead to how everything else interacts.