Arcanica

Description
Arcanica, or the Arcane Arts, is the school of magic based around harnessing the four elements and raw magical power, known as aetherium. It is viewed as the mother of all schools of magic due to it's nature of using raw magical energy as opposed to going through a 'magical energy gateway' as the other schools of magic are believed to.

Arcanica is viewed as the most potent and the most unyielding of the magic schools for it's impressive variety and it's reputation of utilizing the most raw form of magic. It has by far the widest range of spells & incantations, as well as the widest range of use and is therefore is also the most difficult school to master.

Golroy Anduant, the forefather of Arcane magic, stated in his research that "Arcane magic is both sides of the same coin; a dream and a nightmare. Magi that utilize arcane magic will either be saved by it, or meet their end by it. Teaching youth proper care and control of the arcane arts is of the utmost importance, as all schools of magic technically stemmed from Arcanica."

Most Arcanica spells utilize raw aetherium to perform their effects, such as the 'arcanic blast spell', which is a very basic but powerful offensive spell used in dueling, that is technically a projectile of raw magical energy. Additionally, though they are still classified as incantations, many Arcanica spells do not require verbal or physical action to produce them. Scholars have theorized this is because using Arcanica connects the magi directly to magic itself, allowing for easy access of magic's effects.

Sub-Schools
Arcanica has 4 sub-schools that pertain to each elemental mastery:
 * Pyronica (Fire manipulation)
 * Aquatica (Water manipulation)
 * Ozotica (Air manipulation)
 * Gaiatica (Earth manipulation)