Lumuole

Magic on Diaemus is largely utilized through tiny microorganisms called lumuoles. Lumuoles are exceedingly tiny, smaller even than bacterial cells, and are built around special organelles which function as portals into higher, more energetic planes of existence.

Due to the myriad possibilities in their application, almost all native lifeforms on Diaemus harbor colonies of the organisms within their bodies, allowing for spectacular feats of magic. This depends on the lumuoles remaining close-by locations known colloquially as "hotspots," allowing the cells to maintain a connection to the plane of existence they derive their power from.

Cellular Structure
The particularly small size of lumuole cells is due to their lack of requirements. While the cells of more complex organisms are bloated with myriad organelles designed to keep the cell powered and alive, a lumuole is composed of little else but a cytoplasmic filling, thin DNA strands, and specialized organelles called mageia. (Singular: mageion.)

Mageia function as "portals" into another dimension, one which presumably entertains physical laws radically different than those considered conventional. Mageia are capable of channeling unlimited free energy from this dimension, and can cause profound effects on the environment around them through their position within the lumuole cell.

Lumuole Colors
Depending on the precise alignment of mageia within a lumuole cell, any one of seven? different "colors" of lumuole can be expressed.

Lumuole colors are as follows:


 * White lumuoles, which are inert and practically invisible. Over time their bodies can create useful mineral deposits, though.
 * Red lumuoles have power over fire and heat, and are associated with industry and fertility.
 * Blue lumuoles have power over water in all of its forms, and are associated with scholarship and mental acuity.
 * Yellow lumuoles have power over electricity, and are associated with pride and sovereignity. They can be used for meta-magics, types of sorcery that directly affect other sources of magic.
 * Green lumuoles have power over the winds, and are associated with life and joy.
 * Orange lumuoles have power over the earth and stone, and are associated with strength and resolve.
 * Finally, purple lumuoles have powers over light and darkness, associated with fear and granting capabilities of illusion.