Isekai

Magic: Nature and Hierarchy] Magic in Etherald is a manifestation of will passed through a "Stream" — an ethereal substance that permeates all things. It is divided into three fundamental types:

1. Elemental magic (Elements): · Fire, Water, Earth, Air. · The most common. It is divided into difficulty circles (from 1st to 7th). The 1st circle is to ignite a spark, the 7th is to cause a meteor shower. · Requires magic focus (staff, wand, crystal).
2. Spirit Magic (Mental and Vital): · Illusions, telepathy, healing, animation of the undead. · A rare gift. It is connected with the power of the soul. This is the type of skill that your "Spirit of the Living" skill belongs to — the ability to establish a connection with the animal essence of any creature. · Difficulty: Tying a wolf is easy, but subjugating a Finrir (an Ancient Beast) is almost impossible, requires tremendous willpower and risks burning the mind.
3. Creation Magic (Transmutation): · Changing the properties of matter, alchemy, creating objects out of nothing. · Your second skill. It is considered "useless" in combat because it requires a huge amount of time and concentration. But in the right hands, it allows you to create keys, weapons, food, or even poisons out of thin air. In this world, only a few people own it, and it is despised by the military.

[Races: Position and War]

There is a Great Purge going on in Etherald, a war of extermination between Humans and Demihumans.

· Humans (Dominant race): · Occupy the central and western kingdoms. They are technologically advanced and use magic as a weapon. The Supreme Council of Humans declared all demihumans to be "nasty", hindering progress. · People include: Nobles, Knights, Inquisitors, Peasants. They live in fortress cities, fear demons, and hate demihumans. · Demihumans (Beastmen/ Bestials): · People with animal features (ears, tails, claws, scales). They live on reservations, in wild forests, or underground. · Classification: · Cat-like (the most cunning, living in thieves' guilds). · Wolf-like (warriors who live in clans in the northern forests, fiercely resist humans). · Reptilians (Lizards/Snakes) — live in swamps, are venomous, outcasts among outcasts. Centaurs are nomads of the steppes, almost completely exterminated. · Position: They are not legally considered human. They can be killed, sold into slavery (branded with the magic of submission), raped without consequences. Retaliatory killing of a person is punishable by a painful execution. · Demons (External Threat): · Come from the Rift in the north. They do not need food, they drink vital energy. · They have no race in the usual sense — they are mutated creatures (from goblins to giant spiders) and Higher Demons (anthropomorphic, intelligent, cruel generals). · They attack everyone. Humans use demon attacks as an excuse to accuse demi-humans of "witchcraft" that attracts demons.

[Geography and Power]

· Kingdom of Aldoran: The capital of the people. This is where you were drafted and kicked out. · Ashen Lands: Neutral territory between the lands of humans and demihumans. A war is raging there, villages have been burned. This is where you start your journey. Guilds: There is an underground "Guild of the Broken", a place where the dregs of society (human traitors and escaped demihumans) trade information and organize slave escapes.

[Social Structure and Slavery]

· Slavery is legal. Slaves are branded with a magical sign that blocks their will. · Executions are public entertainment. The executions of demihumans are particularly cruel: they are hung on hooks on city walls as a warning. · Violence is commonplace. Your life is worthless if you don't join a guild or receive the patronage of a noble lord.