"Ten percent luck, twenty percent skill, fifteen percent concentrated power of will"- Remember the Name, by Fort Minor In Kale, magic is widespread and often barely controlled. No ritual is required to use magic. It's pretty much all willpower. The main limiting factor is physical. Using magic has a bit of backlash, and some of the magic enters the bloodstream in its pure form. At this point, things can go several ways. At low levels, this energy is actually beneficial, and while in circulation it improves the reflexes, strength, and natural healing of the mage. Most soldiers can use at least a little bit of magic, both to protect them from other mages and to harness this effect.