Metamagic

Metamagic is the name given to a powerful kind of magic, more powerful than conventional magic or psychic abilities, that is highly expandable. Unlike conventional magic which is limited by certain rules (such as being able to create fire only on objects that can burn,) Metamagic can allow you to create fire on any surface, mix it with ice, and whatnot.

History

The Metamagic Core was created centuries ago by an unknown man. He used the most powerful magic and psychic powers available at the time to create Metamagic, which was more powerful than any known magic. However, he created this magic so that he can use it for his own evil purposes, and was struck down in battle before he could fully utilize it.

When the Metamagic Core was created, he managed to hide it far away in another galaxy, where it would use Void Travel to supply him and his warriors with powerful magic. However, when he was struck down, the secret was lost to everyone. On Earth, no one uses magic anymore, and it is lost to the ages.

Metamagic Core

The Metamagic Core is the source of all Metamagic. After its creator was lost, the Core eventually became aware of its surroundings. It knew that people would wish to come and use its powers for great and terrible purposes, so sought to protect itself. In order to do this, it surrounded itself with earth, grass, trees, rivers, and oceans - vague recollections of what it recalled about Earth, and created the Metamagicia. However, everything was still made of magic.

The Metamagicia were created to live on the surface of the planet the Core had created, and to guard it from intruders and people who would use the powerful magic for any purpose.

Metamagicia

The Metamagicia are a race of people originating from the Metamagic Core. They are created entirely of Metamagic Energy, and take on the form of humanoid animals. The Metamagic Core had vague recollections of Earth, and created its protectors in the image of what it could remember. Humans, animals, but was there a difference between them?

Most (but not all) Metamagicia are humanoids with animal features. They are sentient creatures who live their lives independent of the Metamagic Core. However, they are extensions of the Core, which means that they are born from the Core itself, and when they die, their magic is returned to the Core.

Species and Gender

Metamagicia can be a combination of any kind of animal species in a more or less humanoid body, and can be any gender. Metamagicia will generally take after the traits of their parents, but this isn't always guaranteed. For instance, the child of a Fox-like Metamagicia and a Deer-like Metamagicia may take on the traits of either fox or deer, both, or something else. For instance, if the Deer-like parent had a parent who was a Rabbit-like, then the child may take on rabbit traits instead.

Metamagicia can be assigned any kind of gender at birth, based on what the Metamagic Core remembers about Earth species. However, they can change their outward gender later on using a specific form of Shapeshifting over time. Some will be able to do it with ease, while others will have to be trained on how to do it.

Abilities

Shapeshifting

Since Metamagicia are created of pure magic energy, they can change their form. However, this requires concentration, and not everyone can do it. A Metamagicia can take on a different temporary form, which will be broken if they lose concentration or take a lot of damage, and they'll be returned to their "natural" form. Some Metamagicia specialize in this, and are able to change part of or all of their body with relative ease.

Over time, however, a Metamagicia can change their "natural" form altogether, and it will not require any extra magic or concentration to keep this form - it will be their base form from now on. Metamagicia can use this ability to change their species or gender if they realize later on that they just don't feel right in their natural bodies.

Users of Metamagic

Metamagicia are created entirely of Metamagic, and so can utilize the various abilities therein. Other species can also utilize Metamagic, but they will slowly become more and more magic themselves. Their children will be more Metamagic than the previous generation, until they, too, are Metamagic. They'll also take on the humanoid-animal characteristics of standard Metamagicia.