Folk magic

An aspect of the Jombrian Universe

Folk magic or folk sorcery refers to practices or rituals commonly believed to utilize sorcery, or otherwise observe or influence the Underways (and occasionally the Overways). Folk magic is usually embedded deeply into culture or folk religion, and transmitted orally. Spells and rituals often make use of magical objects and ritual chants, can be performed with little or no personal skill or experience in I La manipulation or Chlordansha, and have very general purposes such as good fortune, safety, love, and revenge.

Most folk magic is superstition, purely traditional, or erroneously assigns sorcery or Underway manipulation entirely natural Middleway phenomena. Real sorcery using objects is called natural sorcery, though folk magic and natural sorcery do occasionally overlap. Folk magic rituals may also be effective by entreating help or otherwise eliciting a reaction from the gods, though the participants may believe the ritual itself to be magic.