KISMET Lore dump: The phenomenon of magic is fairly well understood by contemporary scientists as a kind of mana-assisted energy manipulation. With mana being ubiquitous in the Perseus system, even the most low-level Adepts are able to use the latent energy in their environment to create sparks or generate a weak light.  More uncommon are Adepts whose casting ability is great enough to convert potential energy to kinetic energy at will--a practice known as "kinesis."