>>34608237The nation leans towards tech, so magic is mostly found incorporated into technology and industry. Chuubanite is there to be used in order to produce goods. To be an alchemist or a chuubanite expert is a profession, and a somewhat lucrative one too.
nasfaqg chuubanite takes 3 different forms, a solid mineral mined from the ground, a liquid that can be extracted from the mineral, and a gas that can be refined from the liquid. The more refined forms are increasingly more potent and unstable. Long term exposure to the refined forms may cause schizofication.
The main concepts of the chuubanite are Desire, Value, Data, and Luck.
Here is a rentry detailing some of the passive effects
https://rentry.org/uqioaNasfaqg catalognauts are generally not that well versed for combat, but they make for amazing advisors, diplomats, and commanders. They can process and memorize massive amounts of information, and some have precognitive abilities.
Basically, in hand to hand combat nasfaqg catalognauts are about as good as normal people, unless they have utilized their knowledge to make themselves better at it, but as strategists, organizers, and chess players they would be unrivaled by all but the most exceptional prodigies.
Magic spells are sold in magic shops, as glyphs written on scrolls or inscribed into items. You can pay someone to enhance you with chuubanite and glyphs, but these services are quite expensive and you would likely need to fuel your enhancements by consuming chuubanite.
Chuubanite enhanced people are sometimes used in the armed forces, but mostly in the utmost elite units like the bodyguards of the Valt. When it comes to regular military, the nasfaqg logic is "armor is expensive, guns and artillery are more cost-efficient". You wont really see regular soldiers wearing armor, but you'll find them wielding a lot of guns and be backed by a lot of cannons. The nation has a high population so people are relatively cheap actually. Chuubanite rifles are somewhat common, as they excel at cutting down massive amounts of lightly armored targets, which most combatants in the Serene Republic will be.
You may encounter more heavily armored soldiers among the ranks of Valt bodyguard units, as the rich dont put a pricetag to their safety. These soldiers are almost always chuubanite users as well.
