Magic

"Maybe magic was once a mighty force in the world, but not anymore."

- Luwin

Magic is a powerful but little understood force in the world. In Westeros it is believed, particularly by the Maesters of the Citadel, that magic, if it ever existed, is now gone from the world. Nevertheless, in Essos, magic is still practiced, particularly in the eastern corners of the continent.

In any event, with the rebirth of dragons into the world, magic seems to be slowly making its way back into the world, with practitioners becoming more powerful.

Types of Magic and Magic-Related Abilities

 * Blood magic: practiced by maegi, involving sacrifice of both animals and humans. It is forbidden among the Dothraki.
 * Skinchanging: the ability to enter the mind of an animal and experience and/or control its actions.
 * Greensight: experiencing prophetic dreams. Associated with the Greenseers of the Children of the Forest.
 * Shadow-birthing: Red priestesses may give birth to shadows shortly after being impregnated by a man.
 * Bilocation: the ability to be physically present and perform actions in several places at once.

Magic Practitioners

 * Warlocks: magic practitioners of Qarth, based at the House of the Undying. Known for their custom of drinking Shade of the evening.
 * Maegi: practitioners of blood magic from regions beyond the Dothraki sea.
 * Alchemists' Guild: a society of learned men of Westeros boasting the practice of ancient magic and abilities such as transmuting metals. Now limited to the production and manipulation of wildfire, which may be magical in nature.
 * Red Priests: the clergy of the Lord of Light. They do not boast abilities of their own, only 'gifts' from the Red God. Adept at experiencing visions of the future by gazing into flames and pyres.