Magic and Powers

Magic, powers and other supernatural abilities are not uncommon in this ages, and are divided into two types.

God-Granted Powers
Strong, almost limitless, essentially miracles performed by those favored of the gods. Extremely rare and usually only granted to the very, very devout; restricted almost exclusively to priests of the order of Ophiuchus.

Planet-Drawn/Linked Powers
A finite amount of energy exists, but that energy is huge and limitless. If you pull here, something else gives a little. How it manifests is different in every culture; how it is used is very personalized.

For example, a shaman of Canis, well attuned to the laws of nature, may have scrolls upon scrolls of rite and ritual focusing them to the power of the land and the element they are attuned to. Some scholars and mages of Cygnus may use focal items to master their power to produce the same effect every time . Others may just have wild talent that just happens and they have no idea how it works just that it does . Some may deliberately take the price out of their own energy, some may offer sacrifices.... some may just have no idea that a butterfly flapped its wings in Pavo.