Shard Magic

The dominant form of magic in the post-Sundering world. Practitioners draw power from the cracks between reality shards — the raw energy of broken existence. More powerful than old-world magic but inherently unstable and dangerous. Overuse can cause local reality failures.

Overuse causes shard-sickness (nausea, hallucinations, reality bleed). Extreme overuse can tear open new reality cracks. Long-term practitioners develop crystalline growths on their skin. Drawing too much power at once can shatter the local shard entirely.