Natural Magic

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Whereas in the Real World magic can roughly be defined as some non-natural means to alter the environment, people or things within it, Erfworld defines Magic a bit differently.

In Erfworld, pretty much *all* abilities to effect the environment, people, or things is thought of as some form of magic. Thus, any unit which is not a Caster but is able to do things to alter its environment without "casting spells" is using "natural magic."

In short, natural magic is the innate "magical" ability that some animals, people, etc, have to create effects related to that type of magic.

A real world stock broker then, would be using some sort of natural Moneymancy and so on.

There is debate, both in the fandom and within the canon itself, as to what types of "natural magic" exist, and what area of magic a certain thing falls under.

What follows is a list of abilities, actions, or things which are considered to fairly canonically possess natural magic. After that, a list that is more speculative follows.

Proposed Canon

• Natural Thinkamancy
  • Duty
  • Loyalty
  • Obedience
  • Love (debated) ^{LIAB Text 10}
  • Natural Allies knowledge of their Chief/s will ^{LIAB Text 4}
• Natural Dollamancy:
  • Fabrication
  • Warlords' Livery
  • Caster's Golem Livery
• Natural Dirtamancy:
  • City building and upgrading
• Natural Moneymancy:
  • Conversion of Gems into Shmuckers
  • Purchasing of units by Natural Allies and possibly Barbarians
• Natural Healomancy:
  • Altruist and Lofty elves' healing abilities
• Natural Stuffamancy:
  • Resizing objects like Eyebooks and weapons for one's personal use
• Natural Flower Power:
  • Love (debated) ^{LIAB Text 10}
• Natural Signamancy:
  • Love (debated) ^{LIAB Text 10}
• Natural Rhyme-o-mancy
  • Music ^{LIAB Text 15}

Speculation

• Natural Dirtamancy:
  • mining
  • farming
• Natural Signamancy:
  • Units' appearance (related to their Abilities)
• Natural Rhyme-o-mancy
  • Dance-Fighting
  • Rocking Out
• Natural Predictamancy:
  • Intuition
• Natural Changemancy:
  • Promotion
• Natural Weirdomancy:
  • Flight
  • Swim
  • Climb
  • Burrow
  • Jump