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Nodes of Power: Where The Field Bleeds Through
Leakage sites where magic can be industrialized, with predictable human and political costs.
Node Definition
Nodes are places or engineered artifacts where The Field leaks strongly enough to support extraction and storage operations.
Extraction Pattern
- Operator ignition via personal memory burn
- Channeler mind as conduit
- Ore array capture and storage
Why Nodes Matter
- They convert personal magic into institutional power
- They move debt from elites to labor classes
- They create strategic choke points for states and warlords
Failure Modes
- Overdraw cascades that damage everyone linked to the node
- Persistent corruption seepage into local ecosystems
- Social collapse from channeler attrition and coercion
Ethical Core
Node economies are scalable but brutal. Large-scale magic depends on channeler harm unless a society accepts severe power limits.
See: The Channelers