Scholars of the Aether

Magic: a mysterious and otherworldly concept that bends the rules of Physics similar to how Quantum Mechanics works. There are many whom can wield this power effortlessly while others require a medium or "Catalyst" to use this strange power. In the pony world as well as other universes, there are hundreds of different ways to categorize a "Study" of magic that follows under specific rules or guidelines. The most common of these fields of "Study" are listed below.

The School of Restoration: The field of magic that specializes in the art of Medicine, Healing, or Biological Repair.

The School of Destruction: The field of magic that specializes in the art of causing destruction to any and all that the caster wills.

The School of Alteration: The field of magic that specializes in the art of warping the properties of the environment.(Don't get this confused with Transmutation. Unless you want some kinky shit to happen)

The School of Illusion: The field of magic that specializes in the art of changing the perception of the known world.

The School of Enchantment: The field of magic that specializes in the art of adding properties to objects.

The School of Alchemy: The unique field of magic that isn't considered magic, but through magic infused materials. One can create potions with magical effects or turning matter itself into anything you wish through the Laws of Equivalent Exchange.

The School of Hexing and the School of Charming: both are considered one and the same since they have an effect on the caster's emotions and uses said emotions against them or their enemies. The difference between the two is their passive properties: A Hex or Hexing causes inherent corruption while Charms or Charming causes purification.

The School of Light: The field of magic that specializes in the art of cleansing, protecting, and assaulting negative effects.

The School of Dark: The field of magic that is the direct opposite of the School of Light.

The School of Chaos: Want to drink a glass of chocolate milk and throw away the milk in a spectacular explosion of rainbow-farting-butterflies? Well, you can! Aside from the unique nature of Chaos magic, it can also be used where conventional magic cannot be used since it doesn't follow conventional rules.

The School of Necromancy: The field of magic that isn't completely evil, but more of a taboo. It's the study of using the dead as tools or puppets, and decaying life. Those who use this form of magic for their own gains such as... build an army of skeletons? They are the reason that this school is considered evil. In actuality, this school was created to help the restless dead find peace in the afterlife, but that history is long forgotten.(Like seriously, trying to look through all the materials on the history necromancy alone is a headache in of itself.)

The School of Conjuration: Obviously, you summon things! From slutty angels to shy demons. If you can form a contract without being killed in the process! You can have your very own minion! (Hmm, summoning a slutty angel sex slave. Mmmnnnnn~)

The School of Evocation: Evocation deals with the creation and manipulation of raw magical energy... mostly to cause harm.

The School of Abjuration: Abjuration is a school of magic that deals in protective spells and the suppression of others' magic.

The School of Transmutation: The art of transforming people, objects, or things into other things. Want to have a three-foot long horse dick as a female horse-cat-fox-lizard hybrid? Well, you can with this school! Or, ya know. You can turn a toaster into a dog, breed it with another dog and create mutant toaster doggy puppies... Don't give this power to Doctor Bright. Ever.

The School of Divination: It deals with the uncovering of mysteries, fortune-telling, and the perceiving of places and people at a distance.

The School of Spirit: This school of magic is both useful and dangerous as it deals with asking for the aid of Spirits to use magic through either a deal or offer.

The School of Nature: This School of Magic focuses on the more primal form of magic as it draws power from the environment. Since all forms of life from the smallest flower to the tallest tree, this field is used for growing things as well as turning a tree into a powerful (if a bit flammable) soldier. Don't forget rocks! Rocks have feelings too.

The School of Arcane: The field of magic that specializes in the art of manipulating all forms of energy.

The School of Shadow: This School of Magic is a mixture of Dark and Illusion but is considered a field on its own due to its nature of not corrupting the caster. It's more offensive than Illusion since it causes harm.

The School of Names: Not to be trifled with in any capacity. This school focuses on complete domination of the soul. Knowing the name of someone's else's soul grants a power that is unmatched. Mages are to protect their True Name at all costs.

The School of Runes: This field specializes in the written form of the essence of magic itself. Runes are a powerful tool in all other schools of magic hence its ability to record all information about a spell and place it on any surface for either activation or simple documentation.

The School of Universality. Basically, all forms of magic that don't fit into the other schools are places here. Example; Telekinesis.

These are just some of the more common Schools of magic that many people use. Obviously, there are hundreds of subclasses that are a part of the schools above. The reason these subclasses like Elemental Magic is because it is too similar to the schools of Destruction, Restoration, Alteration, and Nature. Of course, there are spells that can fall under all of the Schools above, but those are considered extremely rare. Those spells are the keys to unlocking God-hood itself.....

(This will be updated periodically.)