Magitech

Magitech is any piece of technology that is powered by stored magic energy, usually in the form of a crystal battery. The magic energy stored within these crystals can be used to mimic the effects of spells in a controlled, long-term way, essential in things like electricity, heating, or air conditioning.

Collection

Climate affects magic collection greatly. Warm climates have more readily available magic that is quickly absorbed by the enviroment, while cold climates have more pure, unusable magic energy that must be heated to become usable. Both pose unique challenges for cities.

Thankfully, batteries have simplified the process of ambient magic collection greatly, using crystals-- or crystal-like structures-- to capture energy.

Batteries

A battery is anything that filters out and stores ambient magic in the form of a crystalline object. Sunlight usually aids in collection. Advancements in crystal storage and fast energy transfer has led to many of the innovations of today.

This process can either be natural, like crystals formed from the intense cool magic surrounding the Woodsea, or artificial, such as magic passing through stained glass blocks to power a neighborhood. Heat gradients are used to transfer magic energy from one end to another, owing for many amenities like light and warm water.

Clear crystals pass energy faster than opaque ones, who instead store more magic energy.

Batteries can either be as professional as a power grid or as informal as a stained glass bowl cooking a small unfortunate tangerine.

Batteries in Fashion

Because of this, crystals are a popular functional fashion statement-- with many being equipped with ports for on-the-go usage of phones and computers. The worn crystals absorb energy over time.

Culturally, the idea of crystals energizing a person or absorbing malicious ambient magic has endured for years, making worn usable crystals a popular continuation of the more antiquated idea.

Crystals can be a statement, too. Scrying orbs are an example of an antiquated crystal power source, absorbing magic energy through its opaque surface. They were usually used to supplement casting in the past when crystals were scarce. Nowadays, they’re mostly called generators, stored in dark rooms where the sun won’t come in contact with them.

With the return of crystal fashion, though, some generators have been renamed scrying orbs to garner sales from the fashion-forward youth and the rich eager to prove their wealth. Those who want to keep them as decor quickly find themselves setting their house on fire from the sheer magic energy with no outlet.