Magician Lore

Magician Lore x1

There are Mortals who can perform real magic, without need for mirrors or tricks.
Some Magicians can sense and speak with wraiths.
Magic requires a specific formula, with inscriptions and sigils to work. Even the slightest disruption can waste hours of preparation.
Magic requires fetishes and items of mystic significance to work.
Magicians cannot let their bare feet touch earth or they will be rendered powerless
Magicians cannot easily swim beneath water, they tend to have remarkable bouyancy.
Magicians have a supernumerary nipple, from which they feed their familiar.
Magicians traffic with demons, spirits in league with the Malfeans.

The Magicians that can sense and converse with wraiths are part of a death cult.
Magicians can move amongst Mortals who are never aware of their powers
Magicians have formidable powers of will and are extremely hard to Skinride or otherwise affect with Arcanoi.
Some Magicians can trap and command wraiths.
Magicians are divided into various groups with diverse aims, methods and social structures
Magicians have specific methods of performing their magic, varying from group to group

Magicians call themselves Mages, Magus or Magi.
You may know 2-4 names of Traditions or Conventions
The Mages of the Death Cult are called Euthanatos, they seek the death of all mortals.
Mages contend with other, unknown powers over locations they believe hold power.
Mages are passionate yet Pathos is difficult to obtain from them compared to a mortal experiencing similar levels of emotion.
Some Mages not of the Euthanatos can sense and converse with wraiths.
Some Mages can summon Spectres to do their bidding.

There are factions within the Magi; one that promotes the modern technological world, one that promotes the faded mythological world and one that serves only their own selfish whims.
There are some insane Mages that serve only their own madness.
You may know 4-8 Traditions or Conventions and their brief description out of Mage: The Ascension.
You know Mages describe their Magic in terms of Spheres and you may know some of the names.
Mages do not become wraiths when they die.
Some Mages wield powers similar to the Arcanoi of Alchemy, Inhabit, Outrage and Phantasm.
Some Magi uses the blood of mortals and their own blood to fashion powerful magic.

You can name most Traditions and Conventions, though their exact relationship to each other is often unclear. You can describe them generally as per the Mage: The Ascension descriptions.
Mages are fighting over possession of the Skinlands and the Mortals. This war has been going on ever since some mortals learned magic.
Some Mages, the Nephandi, really do make pacts with malevolent spiritual beings akin to Spectres.
Mages can affect probability, their magic seemingly to be serendipitous events rather than the use of power. This makes them subtle indeed.
Some Mages can cross the Shroud, exhibiting powers equal to Gaunts.
Some Mages are immortal, maintaining their youth and vitality through magic.