Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-29461586-20150519060905/@comment-29461586-20150521174451

"Alteration is one of the six colleges of  magic, and the one least understood by the magical community. [1]  The art has been described as allowing a mage "to alter the nature of magic itself"  and as involving "the manipulation of magical forces and boundaries to bypass the structures and limitations of the physical world."  The spells in the school have their origins with the  Psijic Order of  Artaeum, who call their study the "Old Way",  and the school has occasionally been referred to as the Way of the Psijic.  The practice of Mysticism seems to require dealing with "conundrums and paradoxes"   and abandoning logic to "embrace a temporary sort of insanity" which may lead the student to long-term harm if practiced without proper instruction." Bane explained.

"To be short, this is a dangerous form of magic, even for those adept in it's use."