Arcana

Introduction
Arcana is the magical subconscious of the mind of a living being. Arcana resides in the essence of every living thing, even plants. However, it does not show itself unless the host delves deep enough into their subconscious to properly draw upon it and harness the powers it may provide. This is why humanoid species are most proficient at magic; because they are sentient and have the logical prowess to delve deeper into their minds.

All the spells that consume Arcana, one way or another, belong to the schools of Voidswrath, Chronomancy, Starshaping, Elementum, and Passive.

Unlocking Arcana potential
For a player to unlock their Arcana reserves in full, they must venture out into the world and seek out an Arcane Basin, whether it be natural or artificial. The Arcane Basin will serve as the appropriate crafting station to create the Dragon's Eye, which is a unique potion that, when drunk, unlocks the player's Arcana potential permanently.

The Arcana system is comprised of two segments:


 * The Arcana bar
 * The Arcanum Crystals

The Arcana bar is the player's raw magical reserves. The reserves will almost always be available for immediate usage. The player starts with 50/50 raw Arcana reserves immediately after drinking and harnessing the effects of the Dragon's Eye potion. These reserves can be upgraded through crafting and consuming an Arcaneblood potion, which can be found at an Arcane Basin. It is important to take note that a single Arcaneblood will not fully maximize the player's Arcana reserves to their fullest potential. Instead, the player must craft multiple Arcaneblood potions which vary in efficiency through the player's magical journey. Each potion will unlock greater amounts of reserves that the player can harness. The list of potions are as follows:

Be advised, one must craft Arcaneblood potions in chronological order. This means you cannot consume a Journeyman Arcaneblood without first consuming a Novice Arcaneblood. Once an Arcaneblood is consumed, it may not be crafted(or consumed!) again.
 * 1) + 50 Arcana | Novice Arcaneblood (total of 100 Arcana after this potion is consumed)
 * 2) + 100 Arcana | Journeyman Arcaneblood (total of 150 Arcana after this potion is consumed)
 * 3) + 150 Arcana | Potent Arcaneblood (total of 200 Arcana after this potion is consumed)
 * 4) + 200 Arcana | Riveting Arcaneblood (total of 250 Arcana after this potion is consumed)
 * 5) + 250 Arcana | Legendary Arcaneblood (total of 300 Arcana after this potion is consumed)
 * 6) + 300 Arcana | Elderblood (total of 350 Arcana after this potion is consumed)

Unlocking Arcanum Crystals
The Arcanum Crystals are mental mystical sources of raw and immense power that can only be spent on specific spells that require them. When the player unlocks their Arcana potential, they will not have any Arcanum Crystals to begin with. To acquire an Arcanum Crystal, one must first approach an Arcane Basin and craft a Silverheart. Once the Silverheart has been crafted, the player must venture into neutral territory and meditate until the Meditation bar is full. Once the Meditation bar is full, the Silverheart can be interacted with and consumed, unlocking an Arcanum Crystal for the player.

Only a total of 7 Arcanum Crystals can be unlocked per player, as there are only 7 slots for the crystals.

Restoring Arcana & Arcanum Crystals
Arcana can be refilled automatically overtime, albeit this process may be too slow for some players. A quick remedy to this solution may be to craft Arcana Potions, which directly increase the caster's raw magical energy reserves by a certain amount. A second variant, called the Arcana Regeneration Potion exists. Whilst this potion is far cheaper, it does not immediately restore Arcana, but gradually overtime; overall increasing the regeneration rate of the caster's Arcana.

Meditation can help speed up the process of gradual Arcana regeneration, so long as the Meditation bar is completely full.

Arcanum Crystals can be refilled similarly to how they are gained; the player must approach an Arcane Basin and craft a Crystalbloom. Once the Crystalbloom has been crafted, the player may consume it whenever they desire. Once a Crystalbloom has been consumed, the player will regain one Arcanum Crystal. Crystalblooms cannot be crafted if the player has not unlocked any Arcanum Crystal slots yet, nor can they be consumed if the player has full Arcanum Crystal slots.

It is important to take note that Crystalblooms are toxic to the human body and damage the player's health by 25 points upon consumption. Players can craft as many Crystalblooms as they want. They are stackable.