Magic

Magic was created before the current universe, by a man who called himself "The Primal Magus." In his time alive he had gathered enough energy for his creator spark to rival even The Creator at his prime. Even so, the creation of magic was well beyond their limits and it resulted in their death. Thanks to that however, the force of magic itself was given a creator's spark. The force of magic was created with the original intentions or The Primal Magus, and has a very light level of sentience although no true sense of agency outside of interpreting peoples commands for magic. Magic permeates through everything in the universe, and many different species utilise it to great effect. Some of these species also incorporate outside elements to strengthen the power of their magic, such as the Wurms. Doing this does cause drawbacks in other aspects of their magic however, and also puts a larger emphasis in specific types of magic depending on the catalyst they employ. In a way the system of magic is like a giant library containing all the different methods in which it can be applied and how to apply it. If a method or type of magic isn't found in this library then it quite simply isn't something that the magic can do. Originally this library was largely empty, containing only the magic that The Primal Magus had thought of when initially creating magic. Over the years however, a large number of studious creatures from all over the universe have discovered how to force their own additions to the library, and as such the library of magic is quite expansive, covering large aspects of the universe within it. In order for magic to be added to this library, it has to be approved of by the force of magic itself. The price for being rejected is quite dear, in that the person attempting to make the addition will be unmade.

Wurmian Weight-force:
Catalyst - Gravity

The potential of wurmian magic is proportional to the force of gravity in any given location it is being used in. While next to useless in a pure vacuum, if it were able to be used in a black hole it would give a master user power over stars. Wurmian magic can allow a user to levitate an object through manipulation of its gravity. Other applications include creating a crushing level of gravity on any particular body, or even greater forces on smaller specific parts of a body. While wurmian magic can be used to manipulate real gravity, any force it can apply is directly equivalent to the gravitational energy of the environment and cannot be reduced or increased. This is why the majority of their magic simply creates gravity-like effects, and not actual gravity.

Star-Force Heat Fever
Catalyst - body temperature

The potential of star warrior magic is proportional to that of the body temperature of the user. This does mean that most creatures get little to no use from this magic but the primary users of this magic (the star warriors) use it to incredibly great effect. Star warrior magic is almost entirely combat focused, as befits the star warriors themselves. Some applications of the magic include super-heating specific surfaces or objects, creating pockets of immense heat that explode outwards and creating a constant aura of warmth within an area. The Power of Creation is not a type of magic

Magic and Their Catalysts
The majority of magic that has been created since the dawn of magic has been created with a specific catalyst material in mind in which the type of magic was modelled after. Not only does this make the magic easier to perform and use, but it has also been shown to make it easier to have a new type of magic be introduced to the library.

Catalysts found after the magic
There have been times when a catalyst for magic was introduced after the type of magic was created. Such cases are more rare than not, but they do exist. One specific example is the magic of teleportation. For tens of thousands of years it was believed no such catalyst could exist and never would. At some point however a crystal was discovered that would move centimetres at a time seemingly instantly, and it was discovered the crystal mimicked a process similar to that of teleportation. Scholars quickly worked to have this crystal accepted as a catalyst, and several years later through incredibly hard work and large amounts of luck it was able to be reproduced in relatively average quantities.

Magic without catalysts
A large portion of magic is designed to be used without the aid of a catalyst, or in some cases no catalyst exists for the type of magic. Such magic includes things like light object levitation, one-to-one telepathy, and the refraction of light rays.

While a lot of magic was designed with the use of a catalyst in mind, all magic can be used without any such catalyst being required. When a catalyst isn't used however, any subsequent effect will either be greatly diminished or require much larger amounts of energy to achieve the same effect.