" ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁sp ells , ▁w iz ards ▁also ▁have ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁mag ical ▁re lic s ▁and ▁on ▁their ▁other ▁skills ▁and ▁tal ents ▁to ▁protect ▁them . ▁There ▁are ▁only ▁one ▁hundred ▁sp ells ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁known ▁to ▁man kind , ▁out ▁of ▁thousands ▁which ▁were ▁discovered ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁history . ▁P and el ume ▁implies ▁that ▁what ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁D ying ▁Earth ▁call ▁" mag ic " ▁actually ▁has ▁a ▁scientific ▁origin ; ▁he ▁indicates ▁that ▁many ▁sp ells ▁were ▁invent ed ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁mathematics ▁and ▁m und ane ▁sciences . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Title ▁characters ▁ ▁Gu yal : ▁Gu yal ▁of ▁S f ere ▁is ▁a ▁young , ▁wealth y ▁man ▁who ▁is ▁famous ▁among ▁his ▁people ▁for ▁end lessly ▁asking ▁questions , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁" void " ▁in ▁his ▁mind ▁which ▁comp els ▁him ▁to ▁seek ▁knowledge . ▁Event ually , ▁his ▁father ▁gr ants ▁him ▁mag ical ▁bo ons ▁to ▁protect ▁him , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁seek ▁the ▁f abled ▁Museum ▁of ▁Man ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ask ▁questions ▁of ▁the ▁legend ary , ▁all - know ing ▁Cur ator . ▁L iane : ▁A ▁" band it - tr ou bad our ," ▁L iane ▁the ▁Way far er , ▁as ▁he ▁calls ▁himself , ▁is ▁a ▁vain , ▁ven al , ▁over conf ident , ▁and ▁thoroughly ▁psych otic ▁advent urer . ▁He ▁travel s ▁about ▁seeking ▁wealth , ▁wine ,