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RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE GUILTY OF WRITING WORLDBUILDING THAT IN-UNIVERSE NO ONE WOULD REMEMBER, HAS NO BEARING ON THE PLOT AND WILL NEVER BE MENTIONED SO READERS WON'T KNOW ANYWAY. I DO THIS MORE OFTEN THAN I SHOULD.

I tried creating a world called Aria, where music was how magic was used. Small cantrips were done by humming or whistling a candle to light. Giant orchestras would be used as war casters. The protagonists were fighting against apathy and the loss of creativity.

THAT SOUNDS FUN. MY SETTING HAS A MORE TRADITIONAL MAGIC SYSTEM (WITH THE OCCASIONAL HINT OF COSMIC HORROR). MY PROTAGONIST HAS A TENDENCY OF ATTRACTING TROUBLE AND MAGIC NEVER SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH TO FIX IT.

Is it meant to be more comical like the occasional eldtritch tentacle taps them on the shoulder in a Discworld manner or more serious?

I HAVEN'T READ DISCWORLD, BUT IT'S SERIOUS. BASICALLY, ALL MAGIC COMES FROM HORRIBLE ELDRITCH THINGS FROM THE VOID BETWEEN THE STARS. THE FEW THAT LEARN THIS TRUTH CAN SIPHON "PURE" MAGIC FROM THESE ALL-POWERFUL ENTITIES, BUT IT'S EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY FOR THEIR BODY AND SANITY.

You had me at "comes from horrible eldritch things".

THE ELVES USED TO CONQUER KINGDOMS WITH PURE MAGIC, AS IT IS FAR MORE POWERFUL THAN THE DILUTED ENERGIES MOST SORCERERS USE. THOSE KINGDOMS WERE BROUGHT LOW BY SOMETHING, AND NOW THE ELVES KEEP TO THEIR WOODS, USING THE CANOPY TO HIDE THEIR CITIES FROM THE HUNGERING STARS.