Corrupted Magic/Energy Flux.

As we mentioned in the previous post about energy flux (mainly in natural environments), it is dissipative, so energy is lost through the trophic levels. The individuals at the top trophic levels need exponentially more energy to stay alive, or, in our parallel, to maintain their power.

Natural environments have a buffer, it is mainly balanced and spontaneously regulated. There is a limited number of individuals in the top of the trophic levels. But, as we all know, human beings have been circumventing this for centuries. And it has serious consequences, as, for example, the one we've been experiencing since last year.

When we look at our parallel, where magical energy flows like the natural one:

If there are lots of powerful beings, the magical environment is unbalanced .
The energy itself flows in what can be considered an evil or, at the least, selfish way.
If the environment is unbalanced, the consequences for this powerful and magic setting are unimaginably serious.
If the source magic is the spellcaster's vitality, physical, mental, and spiritual corruption are to be expected.
Whether the source is the vital energy or the essence of the world / setting in which the characters are (I am more inclined to the later), the world becomes corrupt and worn out in a way that I have yet to elaborate further.

In the hollow earth proto-setting that we talked about, in the depths of the world there is an ancestral, very powerful and peaceful society that is aware of this magical corruption threat.

If the surface society thinks and acts in a careless and greedy way towards power, even if having evidence of the consequences of the unbridled use of magic. They will not stop its rampant search.

The depths society 's existence is a secret, they don't want to interfere with the surface. But with the threat, they must alert, send signals and, as a last resort, intervene, even if indirectly, following the knowledge and mythologies of the surface society. They can also make contact with more aware beings of the surface, perhaps more directly.

Thanks for reading, It's been a good trip so far.

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