Sorcery

Sorcery is the condition of possessing supernatural and inherent abilities. It is estimated that anywhere between 2% to 12% of the population have a sorcery of some kind.

Sorceries are most often held from conception or birth, but in rare occasions may be obtained even later in life.

A sorcery should not be confused with a possession or a geas, which also give an individual inherent abilities but have different origins.

Manifestation
A sorcery turns the sorcerer's entire self into a medium, so the Theory of Specificity holds in general. Even though only about 1% of the population is known to have a sorcery of some kind, it has been thought that there are far more people with sorceries than realize it, because either their ability is so specific that there are almost no opportunities to use it, or their ability is so general that it has almost no influence.

The individual sorcerer's control over their ability can also vary. Sorceries are generally classed into two categories: low-control and high-control. The owners of low-control sorceries often have difficulty consciously manipulating their abilities, and in some cases may require a suppressive agent to achieve a normal lifestyle. On the other hand, the owners of high-control sorceries find it easier to manipulate their abilities, and can suppress their abilities willingly through methods such as meditation.

The rates of low-control vs. high-control sorcerers can vary depending on the specific sorcery in question. Pyromancy has a historically and tragically low rate of high-control, leading to babies who immediately combust upon birth or, in some cases, while still inside the womb. On the other hand, empathetic sorceries generally have a very high rate of high-control, being so inherently tied to emotions[citation needed]. In general, however, low-control sorcerers are much more common than high-control sorcerers.

List of Sorceries
Main category: Sorceries

Due to the large population of sorcerers, with most of their abilities being more or less unique, it would be virtually impossible to compile a list of all sorceries. Some of the most common abilities or groupings of abilities are listed below:
 * Prophecy, supernatural intuition
 * Empathy, the discernment of emotions
 * Telepathy, the discernment and/or projection of thoughts
 * Telekinesis, the remote manipulation of objects or energy
 * Pyromancy, the manipulation of fire
 * Shapeshifting, the alteration of physical form (often one's own)
 * Lycanthropy, a half-wolf shapeshifting form