Royal Academy of Magic (OOC)

[The Wandering Magus]

lemme tell you what I think the world works like.

all types of magic are different but essentially driven by the same thing: willpower.  They are also seamlessly intertwined with pony biology; in fact, mana channels in ponies work remarkably like Chi lines in humans, affecting every part of the body and being effected by the body in turn.  Focus points of the channels differ from race to race.

For instance, the main focus point on unicorns is obviously the horn.  Although on the outside it is mostly hardened bone, it can still feel sensations of heat, and is filled with mana channels linked directly to the unicorn's neurological system.

Pegasus ponies have less obvious magic, but their focus points are clearly distributed throughout the wings.  Although their biology is generally optimized, their flight is actually predicated on their special magic aura, which creates an invisible aerodynamic shield around them and channels the wind.  This same shield is what allows them to walk on clouds or create storms and gale winds.  It is not only weather, but also to a certain extent gravity-based, and with careful training it is theoretically possible for pegasi to control gravity much as they control weather.

Earth ponies are by far the least obvious in terms of magic.  Their mana channels do not have specific focus points that I can think of, except perhaps their hooves.  They are linked intimately with the ley energies rooted in the very soil of Equestria, thus giving them access to their plant abilities.

There is crossover between the three races whenever focus points are placed differently due to genetics; for example, some unicorns are capable of flight due to vestigial wing focus points left over from pegasus ancestry.  Some pegasi have focus points on their hooves, linking them with the ley energies and thus with the earth.

Now biologically, the mana channels within the body are most concentrated in organs called mana glands.  These glands contain pockets of concentrate mana surrounded by cells which purify the substance.  Small resonance channels act like tiny biological pumps, bringing mana into magic resonance coils which interact with the aether of the Equestrian atmosphere.  When these coils resonate together, they create the magic fields which in turn create the observable effects, such as giving off electromagnetic waves.

Unicorn horns are comprised of a thick bundle of nerves called a horn chord with mana channels and blood vessels surrounding it and branching out into a biological array of mana glands.  Marrow insulates and protects the glands and chord from damage and excessive vibration.  Near the base of the horn are pheremone glands linked to some of the mana channels leading to a small opening at the tip of the horn.  These sensitive constructs are surrounded in turn by the bony horn itself, which being hard layers of dead cells has no nerves or blood vessels to damage.  Due to varying thickness along its length however, valleys in the horn and especially the base and tip of the horn can be sensitive to vibration and temperature differences.

Pegasus wings themselves are mostly similar to a mix between bird and bat wings; three "finger feather" bone structures extend from the wrist joint along with tendons connected to muscles at the base of the elbow joint on the wing.  These "finger feather" bones are crucial to pegasus magic.  The structure is similar to unicorn horns: a core bundle of nerves, blood vessels and mana channels with mana glands branching out from it, surrounded by protective marrow and sheathed in bone.  Unlike unicorn horns, however, the bones here are covered with two additional layers of flesh- a layer of blood vessel-dense spongy tissue, and a layer of nerve-dense skin, which are then connected to the less sensitive skin stretching between "finger feathers" and the arm.  These sensitive areas are protected by layers of down and rigid bony feathers.  When stimulated in particular manners, the spongy tissue fills with blood, causing the wings to involuntarily flare and the protective feathers to rise, exposing the sensitive down and skin beneath in a vestigial courting display.

Earth pony mana focus points are as of yet unknown, but are believed to contain similar constructs of mana channels and glands.

[Nala Valor]

... There's a difference about general Mana and a specific type of magic. I aprouve the mana system but I mean, what does it have to do what I just said?... I am a bit confused...

But my class would be like
*me show The basic elemental spell so they can come up with there spell. Then, for exams, I do a spell and they must find a way using there elements to create the spell I just did*

When I think of it, it's a bit like what they ask in art class. You learn the basics and go from there.

[The Wandering Magus]

forgot what my sophisticated point was to be, but the basic gist was "magic is different for different parts" vs "all magic is the same", I guess.

As an artistic, creative spellmaking class it does seem like a good class.

[Little Star]

Just curious....could I be a nurse at the academy? xD

[The Wandering Magus]

of course you can

[Lusterless Nova]

Small announcement: Summoning class will start in 5 hours.

[The Wandering Magus]

hope you all have fun!

[The Wandering Magus]

Since the Doctor hasn't been around for a while, I am not sure whether to assume that Time Magic class is to be postponed and/or cancelled.  In the interim, the second most popular class is Feather's, Inter-Magical Forces.  Would you all like to skip Time for one class and come back later, or continue waiting?

[Stitchin Time]

I guess skip it.

[The Wandering Magus]

Anypony else?  I'll wait a few more hours before doing so.

[SapphirePony]

I have a dragon OC, she's a baby, would I be aloud to be her in the RP? Mostly since I lost track of what was going on when I was Insanitis.

[The Wandering Magus]

Equestrian law has the school be required to accept any capable creature as long as it scores well enough on the entrance exam, so if the baby dragon can pass that, she can enter   Would be best to find a friend to avoid getting into uncomfortable situations with certain ponies though; it's only been a decade or so since the Academy was (somewhat) forcibly integrated, after all.

[SapphirePony]

... I don't think she would be smart enough to pass  hmmm...*idea* could she have been hatched there and be like a school pet? (If not I'm kay with it o3o)

[The Wandering Magus]

possibly, or perhaps she's treated like a younger sibling that's "visiting" semi-permanently

but then there would have to be a pony she was visiting.

[PPBG]

Shard doesn't mind, um 'fostering' a dragon.

[The Wandering Magus]

there's a solution!

[Teal Turken]

Shard doesn't mind, um 'fostering' a dragon.

Teal doesn't either! He loves kids of all races!

[The Wandering Magus]

lots of options!  So I think yes, having a baby dragon in the academy is just fine

[PPBG]

Teal, I think you should take *insert whatever her name is here*. Shard already has a dragon buddy. Share the dragon love. 

[Stitchin Time]

Teal, I think you should take *insert whatever her name is here*. Shard already has a dragon buddy. Share the dragon love. 

HNNNNGGGGGG at smileys.