Magic

Magic in Casus Mus is:

Hedge Magic: common cantrips and low powered spells.
High Magic: powerful reality-altering rituals and spells. Elemental summoning is one discipline within High Magic.
Binding: a powerful arcane art that allows Hedge Magic spells to be temporarily or permanently stored in inanimate objects; these are sought-after artifacts of prodigious power.

The power that magicians¹ draw on is the inherent energy of nature in the world. All living things are imbued with it, and those with the right training and natural ability are able to tap into this natural energy and weave it into startling and sometimes dangerous effects.

Tapping into the magical power of nature carries risks, and can grant rewards. Critical successes and failures using magic can increase or decrease one's POW. See the individual magic sections for details.

Magic Points recover at the rate of 1/day when carrying out ordinary activities. To recover Magic Points more rapidly one must bask in nature, away from any structures or mechanical devices. In this case Magic Points recover at the rate of 5/day. Only calm, peaceful activities are allowed in such a situation. If one is disturbed partway through this communing with nature, the additional Magic Point recovery is lost, and it reverts to 1/day.

Depending on the community, magical lore and techniques may be shared freely or jealously hoarded.

In The Hill, Casus Mus' default setting, healing and mending Hedge Magic is fairly common and is often taught to pups that have the inherent ability. Spells of a more dangerous or nefarious nature tend to be the domain of the Grand Mice and the Mole Friends, and that knowledge is rather more protected.

High Magic and Binding on the Hill is the domain of the Mole Friend enchanters, although some particularly rich or powerful Grand Mice family members may be trained in High Magic or Binding.

Enchanters, wizards, magicians, magii... the spellcasting mice of Casus Mus use various terms to aggrandize themselves.